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After altering photos to smear New York Times journalists, Fox & Friends featured segment criticizing Newsweek's choice of Palin photo as unflattering

Summary: Fox & Friends criticized Newsweek for publishing an unaltered cover photo of Gov. Sarah Palin, three months after airing altered photos to smear New York Times journalists for an article about the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings.
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Posted by nerzog

The look on that douchebag's face says it all.  It shows just how far the Republican party has fallen.  I saw a bumper sticker in traffic the other day that was also quite telling.  It simply said "McCain • Palin", but all you could see from one car length away was a big "Palin";  "McCain" was so small that it looked like a dingbat.

Posted by neon desert in reply to nerzog

Ah, you thought you'd plant "dingbat" there just to elicit a comment about McCain, didn't you?  We may not be the sharpest bulb in the box, Nerzog, but we won't be suckered into juvenile insults by such overt solicitations.

We'll come up with them all by ourselves...

Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to neon desert

Right, Neon.

"McCain" was so small that it looked like a dingbat.

First of all, most people tend to shrink down to little gnome-like stature in their golden years, and referring to Grampy as "it" is as bad as him calling Obama "that one".

Posted by neon desert in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

Well done, Colonel.

Leave the bait to the less cunning...

Posted by nerzog in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

Not that I am above snarky namecalling, but I was using "Dingbat" in the typographical sense.

I would never refer to Grampy McCheesenuts in such a disrespectful way.

Posted by snoopy in reply to nerzog

I agree. It would be completely wrong for us to refer to that ticket as "Gramps & Cramps".

Posted by mary59 in reply to snoopy

I'm shocked that you all would use these terms to describe John "strayed from the herd" McBush and Sarah "phone-a-friend" Cheney/Palin.

Posted by worrierking

We've lost 2 trillion dollars in our retirement accounts over the last fifteen months. The stock market has lost many trillions more. There are two wars going on, some are trying to instigate a third, foreclosures are at 10,000 homes per day, unemployment is skyrocketing, credit has been frozen and GM is discussing bankruptcy, yet the focus of Fox is on a photo of a middle-aged woman on Newsweek's cover. A woman they want us to think of as presidential material, not a cover girl.

The McCain/Palin campaign thinks it's more important to question past associations of Democrats but not their own. The candidates wife rants about the disrespect shown her son on his service in iraq while demeaning the service of 2,500,000 men who served in Vietnam.

What's wrong with these people?

Posted by pklute63

My retirement is disappearing and all the morons at Fix Noise care about is a picture of Palin!!!! IDIOTS!!!!!!

Posted by foghornleghorn in reply to pklute63

Yeah, but we still need to know what the Fox talking heads really care about:

GUTFELD: She's still pretty hot.

Posted by LarryScan

More double standards from the good people at FOX News.

Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to

I'm not even sure what their beef is with the photo. It's a strange crop, and a close-up, but is it just that it doesn't jibe with the fantasy the rightys have built up about how "hot" Palin is?

Maybe it's all psychological with them, and being confronted with her mug that close up after the initial excitement has worn off has them a little confused.

Stoopid reality! It's like wingnut wolfsbane.

Posted by magnolialover in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

That's the thing, I was reading this issue just last night, and while checking out the cover, she looked fine in the picture. I don't know what their problem is. Seriously, she has a few wrinkles here and there, but what the heck? Wouldn't that just add to her "one of us" moments?

She looked fine. Fox is hyperventilating about nothing here.

Posted by princeofwheels in reply to magnolialover

Magnolialover...MissJoeSixPackSoccerMom performed in Pittsburgh tonite as just a regular gal.."one of us"......$1000 a plate dinner and to be special, $25,000 to sit at a table with her.  Now that be must be one helluva six-pack. The line was probably around the corner here in this blue-collar hard workin' beer drinkin' Steeler lovin' town, throwin' down 25G's to sit at a table with her. ;>)

Posted by neon desert in reply to

I think you caputred her in full-spectrum kodachrome accuracy, MadDog.  I've been watching her appearances develop since the Republican National Convention, and I've noticed her increasing audacity.  She loves the attention, and feeds off of it.

To many, the phrase "attention whore" might come to mind, even though I, myself, would NEVER suggest using it to characterize Ms. Palin...

Posted by donaldmaddog5642 in reply to neon desert

Thanks, neon.  The strangest thing, though, is it seems my post was somehow erased (or photoshopped?) I remember posting and you obviously read it, but now it has disappeared.  I know I didn't use any "bad" words or vulgar language, although both would have been appropriate for Palin.  I agree completely with your "attention whore" description.

Posted by snoopy

And to think these are the same twits who just months ago used photoshop to purposely distort the faces of anyone they didn't like.

Posted by DAWUSS in reply to snoopy

Nailed 'em

Posted by mr. l

How to make Palin unattractive..- just read what she says...

Posted by NiceguyEddie in reply to mr. l

And THAT'S why I'm going to give this a WITH.  Fact is, if this WAS Sen. Clinton would be (rightly) up in arms about it.  So to point of Fox's hypocrasy hereis kind of... hypocritical? 

It's a bad photo.  And it's sexist.  (No one would has photo'd McCain that way!)  And Fox, despite their own photographic shenanigans in the past, was right to critisize it.  We don't need these kidns of things folks.  The photographer should have known better.  This doens't help.  No female cadidate, from either party, or any party (even a FRAT party) should have a photo taken of them like this. 

Let's at least apply what feminist / equality principals we do share, and apply them to everyone.

Posted by holly in reply to mr. l

Amen to that, Mr. l.

Posted by DAWUSS

Is it just me, or do the other women on that clip sound jealous?

And while we're at it, are any of the women here jealous?

Posted by holly

Malkin is getting moist for Palin. Don't contemplate where that might lead, for it will kill straight men's appetite for lesbian porn and with so many industries crumbling, let's at least hang onto our lesbian porn industry. Anyone interested in signing my petition for Proposition 9? It would null the "marriages" of those who fornicated pre-marriage or raised a pre-marital fornicator?

Posted by neon desert in reply to holly

Well, Holly Dearest, you've spoiled MY Friday night plans with your very first sentence.

Thanks.  Just.....thanks.

Posted by holly in reply to neon desert

Sorry 'bout that.  There's always Angelina.  At least she backed up her feminine affections, unlike Malkin, who only uses her tongue to suck pleasure out of life. 

Posted by congero6189599 in reply to holly

Somebody watching you :

Posted by nerzog in reply to congero6189599

GAAAAAAAAK!

Posted by DAWUSS in reply to neon desert

Just replace "Malkin" with "Maddow" and "Palin" with...

Damn, who's the Democrat equivalent of Palin?

Posted by Kyle_Broflovski in reply to DAWUSS

If we're talking about the reaction they evoke, then probably Hillary.

Posted by Brabantio in reply to DAWUSS

I think your first question should be "who's the Democratic equivalent of Malkin".  Is Maddow even similar, outside of having ovaries?

Posted by magnolialover in reply to Brabantio

No. Maddow isn't the foaming at the mouth rabid liar that Malkin is. Not even close. Dawuss is always doing this, trying to show how "both sides are doing it" kind of thing. Maddow's show is intelligent, and funny. Malkin just rants about evil liberals and things like that, and just outright makes things up. Maddow is about 10,000,000 times better than Malkin ever thought of being.

Posted by DAWUSS in reply to magnolialover

No, not this time - I tried to find a left-wing girl to replace a right-wing girl.

Posted by captfoster2 in reply to DAWUSS

DAWUSS,

Are you kidding? You want to lay claim to saying that Rachel is ugly? I think not! 

I will grant you Malkin is slightly more attractive than Rachel.... but since Malkin has decided to be nothing more than a paid political hack to spew nothing but sewage.... what attractiveness she may have over Rachel is lost is that transaction!!

Of course, if Rachel would be so kind as to grow her hair long..... she would be doing my fantasies a service!

As for Palin..... I'm still trying to figure out if she's trying to run for VP or the Hot Teacher of the Year Award??

Posted by rtwmd1230 in reply to neon desert

And to make it worse, we all remember Malkin talking about "stinky tofu cheese."

Posted by SFnomad in reply to rtwmd1230

The phrase was smellier than stinky tofu

Posted by snoopy in reply to holly

Thanks, now I've got to go burn my lesbian porn collection. And I had such plans tonight...

Posted by neon desert in reply to snoopy

You too?

Maybe we should just get together and.... OMG.  Yuck!  What was I thinking?!?

Never mind...

Posted by snoopy in reply to neon desert

You were thinking "How could I pass up such a cool dude?"...

Posted by neon desert in reply to snoopy

Actually, I was thinking "hey, I've watched 'Debbie Does Alice' and 'T*tty T*tty Gang Bang' so many times now that I've memorized the dialogue.  Maybe a trade for some new material might be in order".

But then I got to thinking "Doggie porn?  Ewwwwww...."

Posted by snoopy in reply to neon desert

Once you go beagle you'll soar with the eagles! ;)

Posted by holly in reply to snoopy

I couldn't.

Posted by nerzog in reply to holly

I propose a bailout for the Lesbian Porn Industry.

Posted by holly in reply to nerzog

Then I counter-propose some lesbian porn for the bailout!

Posted by snoopy in reply to holly

Throw in a comprehensive health care package or we'll just be getting screwed again...

Posted by blueberrysushi

[A]re any of the women here jealous?

DAWUSS:

Of course I am jealous of Sarah Palin, in a sense. How many of us (men or women) get to be governors? How many of us are nominated to be vice president? We should all be jealous of the success of Sarah Palin, in part because she seems to have stumbled upon it, with neither hard work nor brains to account for her position. I am jealous of the alternate universe Blueberry who gets to wake up in the governor's mansion, youbetcha!

But if you're asking whether women (and I'll admit that I'm n=1) are jealous of her looks, the answer is no. There are plenty of women to be jealous of, and I'm not going to say that looks don't play a huge factor. But Sarah Palin isn't attractive enough to make up for her personality. I'll take a witty, funny, intelligent beautiful girl (Amy Sedaris) over a vapid, crazed, corrupt, pretty girl any day.

ps - Are you jealous of Obama?

Posted by jonesjax2374 in reply to blueberrysushi

Love that you mentioned Amy Sedaris.  Biden and Obama are both handsome men. They HAD to pick someone younger and cuter AND conservative or McCain would lose.  Oh. Whoops.  But the one thing we can give Sarah is that she's cute.  Usually goes a long way and has, apparently.  OH, I am female, btw.  It's not jealousy - it's  repulsion at her politics.  Hillary would be furious if they did that too her -- whoops --- they did have a field day with that cleavage shot!   

Posted by neon desert

"KILMEADE: They would never do that to Obama."

Posted by nerzog

The Republicans are the masters of phony outrage.  I'll bet that if you look at magazine covers from past years, you'll see this treatment fairly often.  It's just an impactful way to show a face.  Flattering?  Who cares?  I propose that insisting on a flattering photo is in itself sexist.  It only reinforces the notion that Palindrone Twit got where she is on her looks (which is what I believe).  She certainly didn't get there on her brains.

As for horny boy between the Twit's ankles, what a great photo!  It's a great editorial shot, and I'd give the photographer a Pulitzer.

Posted by congero6189599

Hey, remember this :

On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings was a "hit piece." During the segment, however, Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Fox News gave no indication that the photos had been altered.

Posted by congero6189599

Yea, that "terrible librul media..."

Posted by doggone-ga

Huh? It looks just like her. How is that "unflattering"?

Posted by manndan

That gal's got legs like a Steinway pianie.

Posted by jonesjax2374

I'm not jealous of Sarah. I think she is a very pretty woman. I think her politics are terrible for women. I'm older than her and she perhaps forgets WHY Roe v. Wade is important. And perhaps she forgets WHY we don't teach CHRISTIAN CREATIONISM in schools, despite what you call it. But yeah, she's pretty. Cutest republican I've seen I suppose. Reagan was cute, too, but I detested his politics as well. Perhaps your jealous comment is a little sexist as well? Bush was kinda cute - hahahaha....

Posted by joseph_b26

Is Sarah Palin Supposed To Be A Sex Symbol

Maybe I am getting old. I don't see Sarah Palin as a sex symbol. Instead, I thought she was trying to make the case for Clark Kent's sister. She appears to be deliberate in toning down any sexual references.

Michelle Malkin's comments appeared to hold a element of jealous feelings. It's fitting that the wannabee white would wannabee a white bomb shell as well. Thank God for the in depth coverage of Fox News.

Actually, with all the bad news the John McCain camp is getting these days, you have got to wonder how Fox News and the true bias MSM will deal with it. What will they say during this period? Who will they lie on? What news will they create; they don't report news. You can bet their best will be working at it, so put on your "stink" reflection suit. The boo boo is about to fly.

Joseph

Posted by tman418

I honestly don't think that photo on the newsweek cover is bad.

Posted by zamfir273114

Michelle Malkin looks hotter all the time. Palin has some killer calves.

The pictures of Palin were in poor taste.