Speaking of manipulate, check out the "skin graft" on Sarah's hand in the top photo and the fake wrinkles around her eyes and neck in the second photo. Compare that to other photos of Gov. Palin that have been taken recently. These photos are from a Reuters photog. His name is Jim Young.
Not so fast.
Although I can’t explain the crepey look of the skin on her hand in the top pic- the “lines” etched on her face in the second pic is from the light hitting the lenses of her glasses just right-causing line-like shadows. I’ve seen this before and the photog should have not chose this pic to publish, but...well, we know how that goes.
Reuters has a history of “faux-tography.”