Posted on 07/12/2011 8:19:29 AM PDT by RummyChick
"Better Homes and Gardens" hasn't had a public figure on its cover in 48 years.
With President Obama's approval rating plummeting along with the nation's employment picture, they must have figured now was the time to break with tradition and do an ultimate exposure puff piece on his wife:
Better Homes and Gardens will feature First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of its August issue - the first public figure to grace the magazine's cover in 48 years.
Obama will be the focus of an article on healthful eating for children. The issue will hit newsstands July 19.
Editors from the magazine, which is owned by Des Moines-based Meredith Corp., and the first lady co-hosted a picnic in May for D.C. fifth-graders. The magazine features photos of the picnic and an interview with Obama about her efforts to promote healthful habits.
Americans better prepare themselves for wall-to-wall Obama cover stories between now and November 2012 not just about him but also his family.
If you thought the media pulled out all the stops in 2008, you ain't seen nuttin' yet.
“more proof that media is gone... So tired of them trying to glamorize and glorify this homely, ungainly, hateful, repulsive, spiteful, hypocritical, petulant wookie. Just makes me sick.”
I completely agree.
Amazingly, they managed to make Moochelle look attractive, and covered up the sheer girth of her hind end. That was no small feat... pun intended. :)
I’m cancelling my subscription and telling them why...don’t like commies being profiled
A hefty, bitter, Marxist woman who grew up in Chicago is going to tell me how to eat “fresh and healthy”?
Since neither my spouse nor I could cook, some the first purchases we made after our wedding were several pots and pans from the dimestore and a Better Homes and Garden cookbook. How times have changed. We learned how to cook, and we don’t need any propaganda. So long, Better Homes and Gardens.
Where are Moochelle’s favorites: cheeseburgers and fries and tamales?
This after she downed a 1700 calorie lunch yesterday - complete with Diet Coke? Seriously?
Glad I cancelled my subscription to BHG a long time ago.
That shovel still has the tags on it and looks like it has never been used.
The campaign finance laws really ought to make them count this stuff as donations to the campaign. Free advertising prior to the campaign really ought to be reported on Zero’s FEC filings.
Michelle spends every day eating Whoppers.
She say; ‘I luvvin’ it!’
OMG...I’ve never seen that pic.....sheesh....doesn’t she know anything about undergarments?
Michelle spends every day eating Whoppers.
LOL
BHG is owned by Meredith Corporation.
From their website: http://www.meredith.com/meredith_corporate/about_meredith.html
Haven’t had time to look into the connections with their corporate execs.
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Meredith (www.meredith.com) is one of the nation’s leading media and marketing companies with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media.
The Meredith National Media Group features 21 subscription magazines – including Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Ladies’ Home Journal, MORE, Parents, Fitness, and American Baby – and approximately 150 special interest publications.
Meredith owns 12 television stations, including properties in top-25 markets such as Atlanta, Phoenix and Portland.
Meredith has approximately 150 books in print and has established marketing relationships with some of America’s leading companies including The Home Depot, DIRECTV, DaimlerChrysler, Wal-Mart and Carnival Cruise Lines.
Meredith’s consumer database, which contains more than 85 million names, is one of the largest domestic databases among media companies and enables magazine and television advertisers to target marketing campaigns precisely.
Additionally, Meredith has an extensive Internet presence that includes 32 Web sites and strategic alliances with leading Internet destinations.
Meredith Hispanic Ventures publishes five Spanish-language titles, making Meredith the largest Hispanic publisher in the United States reaching women at every life stage.
But 90% of the people who see this will recoil in disgust. BH&G may think they are doing BHO a favor, but they are just driving his numbers further down.
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