They’re calling it “shorts gate” – the cover of Newsweek magazine showing former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in shorts and running shoes. On her Facebook page, Palin called the choice of photo – which was originally taken for Runner’s World magazine – “unfortunate” and as well as “sexist and oh-so-expected by now.” She concluded: “The media will do anything to draw attention – even if out of context.”
On “The View” Tuesday, actress Sherri Shepherd agreed the cover was “so disrespectful to Sarah Palin” and her co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck asserted: “This is not a way that we should be addressing women in politics.” Joy Behar, on the other hand, pointed out that Palin “was a beauty queen and entered a pageant.” Not coincidentally, the controversial Newsweek cover – bearing the none too complimentary headline “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?” – comes amid a blizzard of publicity and promotion for Palin’s memoir “Going Rogue,” which has an initial print run of 1.5 million copies and topped Amazon.com’s best-seller list for weeks before even arriving in stores. From “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to “Good Morning America” to Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, Palin is ubiquitous this week. So what do you think? Is the cover inappropriate?
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She posed for it, so why is she complaining? Oh, wait, more of the same. The media picks on me.....
She posed for this photo for Runners Magazine, not Newsweek! Get a clue!
Sarah rocks and has the only coherant energy policy. Unlike our current administration.
did you read the whole story? she said it was taken for her cover for Runner's World, not Newsweek...
If this truly was outside her knowledge (and I'm sure it was because of Newsweek's history of purchasing phots) then it is wrong. There is not a "set" for Newsweek like there are other mags.
If you would read the story she posed in this picture for "Runner's World".
How about you read the article before you post pointless crap.
she posed for it...for a differnet magazine, like behar you missed the point entirely. probably just another blinded biased lib like joyless, who in her stupidity tried to equate this cover to pics of obama in the tabloids. this is the cover of a "supposed" respected news magazine, not OK, or Star. Even the other libs on the show disagreed with behar and thats saying something. Far less libs hate palin and carrie prejean more than terrorists it seems since the spend more time whining about the both of them than anything else.
It is a fitting image for her. She got to where she is by her looks - it clearly wasn't her brains. So, yes, it is demeaning in every sense of the word but it is the epitome of who she is and what she represents.
Joy Behar is such a partisan. She hates Palin because she's a woman who doesn't "toe the line" with Behar's ilk. God forbid someone should be independent of the hardleft bra-burners. Oh wait - I forgot Joy and Bill Maher decided there is no God! If Hillary was in the place of Sarah Palin, would Newsweek have shown the pic of Her and Bill dancing on the beach in the swimwear? If that doesn't explain the bias and contempt - you'll never see it BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you read the article closely you will see that the photo was taken for another magizine, Runners World, where the photo would have been fine, putting it on the political magizine Newsweek puts it out of place. It would be the same as taking a picture of Obama on vacation in swim trunks on a beach and putting it on Newsweek with a headline line "Is this the man leading our troups?" Too bad that a top line magizine like Newsweek is stooping so low to get publiciity. (I did find it to be a nice picture of Palin though, too bad all our politicians don't look that nice.)
Really, who cares? ... she's an airhead (IMHO).
It doesn't matter...she posed for the picture. If she didn't want it used for anything other than Runners world she should have negotiated better. Doesn't speak well of her ability to manage her own image. I certainly wouldn't want her managing the image of the US around the world.
Dems should be so lucky to have someone so photogenic as Palin. Imagine Hillary in shorts and it makes you want to become non-political. Nuff Said.
You guys are funny: "she should have negotiated better" How do you manage your own image when there are others like most of the people here who use whatever they can to make others look bad or misconstrue the facts to suit their purpose. Thats why America appears to be hated so: people who stretch the truth or pervert for their own benifit. If you think for a minute that this make Palin or the republicans LOOK bad - think again. My comment about Hillary in shorts stands: Even Bill would agree with me on that.
I don't think it matters that she posed for this picture for another magazine. If she wants to be taken seriously, she should avoid posing in demeaning photos of any kind. She has such a problem with people taking her seriously and this is just more proof of her bad judgment and limited intelligence.
When a bully in the school yard is too scared of someone, they call them names.
She needs the body of Madilene Albright, the mug of Janet Reno and a husband who cheats on her for the liberals to get off her back. What's worse, after Sarah Palin all children of canidates are on the table. Underaged or not.
It is wrong because the picture was for a jogging magazine not for a political one. Would you have a problem if Obama was photographed on his way to go play basketball and the picture was used for the cover of the Wall Street Journal for an article on his fumbling of the economy?
No, she posed for it for a running magazine. Newsweek lifted it to portray her as THEY saw fit. That you agree with them, lets people know where you stand too.
Part of me thinks that there is a whole section of the population that is angry with Sarah Palin for being outspoken and to the point, while unfortunately being more beautiful than they.
Just by the responses you can ascertain that. Like everyone here knows her personally. It's weakness of mind in it's finest form.
"Sarah Palin" and "coherent" in the same sentence: I defy anyone to make sense of that one!
Ismith...typical response from people like you....all of you who engage in this practice are experts misrepresenting facts and will do anything to stir things up....get a weapon, join the military and find out what she and others like her stand for...(you creep)
3rdpartyadvocate - I don't think this has anything to do with bullying and name-calling. No woman that is a Dem or a Rep should have a photo taken of them like this if they want to be taken seriously as any kind of leader or elected official.
It's a shame when media people lower themselves and trash a person as well as their views. Lots of stones being thrown from glass houses.
its not the pose fooool,, its the heading...
oh yeh! hows that hope & change working forya!!
Is there anything in this world that someone can do that isn't going to make some group of nosey busy body's get their panties all twisted up? I swear we aren't happy unless we are whining about something.
G.H. - Yes, I know that but that means that she shouldn't have posed for that photo at all if she wants to protect her political image. It shows that she either has poor judgment or she just wants attention no matter what.
She looks pretty hot to me!
lsmith-1474129, Let me see? You don't get it? Oah, of course not! Sexist? NNooooooo ! Bigoted? Nooooooo, Down right $^%^^$^^^, YESsssssssss. Which means it is up to Newsweeks standards. BIASED, Of Course! I expect poor judgement from newsweek and they come through as irrelevent as ever. And "their" side says we can't take a joke. Hint,,,,,, THEY ARE THE JOKE! ! ! !
HMM...
hmmmmm, Runner's World is a better read than the Newsweek rag, anyway. They are losing market share and they wonder why...
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Money-losing Newsweek hopes to break even by 2011 and plans to as much as double its subscription rate over the next two years, the magazine's top executive said Friday.
"Plans and hopes" are the operative words. I plan to be a millionaire by 2011 and sure I hope it comes true...sheeesh!
Democratic party and liberals with a minority base , wake up America !!!
I think she is hot! I would never vote for her though, she would be a greater embarrassment to the USA than W was. I am so happy Obama is president and we can be proud to be Americans again.
I'm an independent and I would independently do her, she is a MILF!!!!! ;)
for starters how is it sexist? Though the headliner's are a bit messed up to say about some one?
I am pretty sure that newsweek is going to get sued for illegally using photographs from another magazine, though?
Gotta agree with John Doe "Who cares she's an air head." Get a grip folks. 1st off Sarah got where she is 1st by her looks then by luck & now by operating on sound bites.
I'm sure there are leftists in the media just like there are radicals of all kinds (Limbaugh & mid-east government controlled media just to offer a few of the other radical a-heads) so there's no point in bellowing the "poor little conservative right winger" crap.
Any one trying to take on the big dogs in politics needs to always look professional no matter who the pic is for. After all, the capitalistic world we live in always means someone can purchase any photo to use out of your desired context. Obviously Palin learned nothing in her campaign time. She needs to retire after her book sales are done.
It was supposed to be on a sports type magazine not Newsweek. They managed to get her picture, thinking it would make her look dumb. But since most of us know that their magazine is liberal and not conservative and that they feel she is threatening to their cause, they will do or say anything to try and make that person look stupid, but they will look stupid in the end. I would vote for Sarah over any of their liberal cronies. I didn't vote for the person that calls himself president either. If he didn't have his prompters, he would not be able to hold a conversation with America. We want truth NOT his lies. THe only reason the military doesnt say anything bad in public is becuase they have been told by their commanders NOT to say anything negative, no matter how they feel.
I think it's a nice picture of her that was taken for Runner's World Magazine. I would say it has a hint of sexiness but not overboard. she's not wearing botty hugging shorts or a bra top showing some abs and cleavage. For runner's World it was fitting.
For Newsweek to purchase the pic with a mean spirited Slogan is in bad taste. But that is how magazines are today which is unfortunate.
To say that her decision to take this photo reflects her bad judgement is ridculous. A few others had a point. There have been photos of Obama at the beach shirtless, but of course when it's a photo of him it's seens as sexy. Michelle Obama wears a sleeveless top and media will go on and on about how sexy and toned her arms are.
Sarah Palin is an attractive woman in good shape who shook things up during the campaign and at times was a bit outspoken. So what... she was honest about her beliefs? This is America right? She is who she is and alot of peopple want to hate her for any reason that they can come up with.
jadams: You say Sarah "rocks?" Yeah.......she rocks, like rocks in the head. There has never been a more inaccurate, uneducated, inarticulate, and probably unethical candidate for public office. In addition, she is silly and an embarrassment. Can you just imagine her talking to a foreign head of State? She is a joke! When she recently said that the 2012 presidency is "not on her radar," the 65% of Americans who see her as a buffoon replied, "She is not on OUR radar!"
Sarah Palin is even more of an embarrassment to any educated woman. None of my lady friends or coworkers see her as having any credibility, and are embarrassed that she ran for office as only fluff for McCain.
Sarah Palin's book is so filled with inaccuracies and lies that anyone who pays hard-earned money for it deserve what they get.
The thought that this idiot would be in Washington makes me nauseous. Thank God McCain chose her as his running mate, because she lost the election for him. I would LOVE to see the mockery of her that Hillary would put on her in a debate.
Hopefully, Sarah Palin will fade away, as most Americans (thank GOD) see her for what she is: irrelevant.
It does not matter one bit what magazine she posed for, when you want to be taken seriously in a certain arena you must manage very concisely every detail about yourself that you put in the public eye. That is like saying, "well yes I did take those nude photos, but they were for my husband." stuff happens and when you do something you should be well ready for the consequences.
I am not saying that the photo is over sexy or anything of that nature, she is a great looking woman, no one is denying that, but she put herself out there so why is she complaining? We all know that in politics everything is fair game and if she really wants to compete she is going to have to be a little bit smarter.
Bumper sticker in Alaska
Coldest state, Hot Governor
Palin is a class act. Newsweek is pathetic and predictable... Democrat=good and Republican=bad- no exceptions!
Bobby J and all the rest, if Sarah got to where she is based on looks it is befitting of Omama to continue to split his pants when visiting foreign dignitaries. Clearly he was never qualified to run anything let alone the US government. What he is good at is to fill the heads of all the Omamanites with empty promises and broken dreams. Oops. Forgot. "He is the only one who can heal the holes in your soles". Apparently that hasn't happened, you all are still bitter, name blaming and drunk on your own rhetoric.
So can the topless pic of Obama go on Playgirl magazine? The fact that Libs acknowledge the bias against Palin and still eat it up shows the type of blind sheep they are. Come on Libs, that Obama snake oil is not working.
It seems you have a reading comprehension problem.
Just stopped in to see what the bleating was about...
Magazines are published to make money
If they were able to come up with something else that caused more attention and resulted in more sales, Palin would be forgotten in a flash
So, bottom line, Palin sells and they love her for it
Ca-Ching !!!
I would much rather see Sarah in shorts than thunder-thighs Michelle.
So many of you say that Sarah Palin would be an embarresment to the United States. Hmm.. Would she be anymore of a joke than Bill Clinton? Talk about a joke! He made our country look absolutely pathetic while he was in office. He mad a mockery out of so many Americans beliefs! How about Obama? All he does is flies around to other countries and apologizes and makes excuses for this mistake ridden country(dripping with sarcasm). He is great at speeches, i'll give him that, it's too bad that's all he has done (other than increase our debt to the point that our children's grandchildren will still likely be trying to figure out how to pay for it). I don't know that Sarah Palin would make a great president, but i'm sure she couldn't do any worse then Obama! God Bless America! The land of the free, because of the brave.
"pathetic and predicable..." they say we project on others what we are ourselves and this post supports that theory more than most... almost a cry for help! lol.
ps. if you're a GOP, move on to the next post... it's over your head.
It is still a "cheesecake" photo pose. She could have posed in a more dignified manner even for the running magazine. It also seems disrespectful of our flag she professes to love. If she wants to be taken seriously she should lose the beauty queen image. It doesn't exactly conjure up confidence in her intelligence--wink wink!
Sarah is a good looking woman with a cute body and pretty legs just like Michelle's beautiful arms. She knew the picture was being made and was not drugged The picture was in no way demeaning or sexist.
It's her politics that are the problem,not her looks. Republican women just whine when they are criticized. They are Republicans and fundamentalists and used to getting by on their looks and being treated as all bod and no brains. She and Carrie Prejean both need to get used to the fact that women are equal and therefore vulnerable to being held accountable and expected to defend their politics. And when that happens they run back into the "cute" closet instead of standing up for themselves.
This woman wants it both ways. She wants the publicity, money and fame but doesn't want the criticism or responsibility for her actions. She posed for this picture and it was widely circulated so if Newsweek wanted to use it to illustrate a story there is nothing wrong with doing that. (anyone wonder where her young son is these days and who is responsible for taking care of him???) Clearly it is more important to pose for pictures and do a book tour to get her fix of fame and fortune than to actually do the work of being a mother to a child who needs her care. If she doesn't want to have cheesecake pictures of herself out there in the public domain then she should refuse to pose for pictures like this.
It wouldn't matter to me what she was wearing; she still makes me nauseated! Any person who encourages and condones the shooting of wildlife from the air is a disgrace!
How many of us posed nude on fuzzy rugs as babies?...we don't put them on our resumes. While I do respect Ms. Palin's conservative views and relish the way she exposes the feminist movement as the liberal farce that it is, I do not view her necessarily as presidential material. Although she has way more executive experience than our sitting president. That said, any attempt to defend this picture creates such a sucking intellectual void that it renders the defenders opinions moot. OF COURSE IT IS SEXIST !!! This is NEWSWEEK... NOT MAXIM!
(She posed for this photo for Runners Magazine, not Newsweek! Get a cluue)
There has to be a clue in this statement but for the life of me I have no idead what this means.
Sarah, stop whining - you remind me of some woman that goes out and gets a set of silicone triple D b**bs and then whines that people stare at them and treat her like a bimbo
you love the attention or you would not be standing there in your "I'm a beauty queen" stance
I don't think, if Newt Gingrich, the only man on earth (arf!) that thinks you may be a viable GOP candidate posed like that he would be whining- you LOVE IT, sarah
I think you might be upset about the caption and story line though- the truth hurts' "Trouble for the GOP", doesn't it?
Are those screaming sexist that dense to not grasp for a second that Sarah Palin could have said NO to the look and clothes?????
Hello people.
Runners World August 2009 magazine is what she posed for, not NEWSWEEK.
It was provided to Newsweek by the photographer's stock agency.
Newsweek, in their attempt to belittle her, gave all the world the opportunity to see how beautiful she is.
Hey Goober, she posed for it in a runner's mag. Not for Newsweek. Nothing personal, but you lack intelligence. Must be a Democrat.
So she posed for Runner's World. Who cares? If she'd taken nude shots for Playboy and someone had posted them elsewhere, you wouldn't say "oh, but those were for Playboy, how dare they?" So drop the outraged act and realize that Palin is a one-trick pony and that one trick is her looks. If she looked like Margaret Thatcher, the highest office she could get elected to is dogcatcher...
OLDWISESANDCURIOUS--
Who was that to?
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Kindv'e obvious huh Kshark?...
But, then again people want to continue to 'blame others' when they are the ones to do something 'stupid'...She should take responsibility for the 'clothes' and the 'pose'...she was the one to put herself in that place...
Also, since RW and NW are owned by different companies the only way that this 'photo' was released should have been from RW to NW is because the 'contract' allowed it to be sold and/or the 'photographer' had the 'rights' to the photo and sold it to NW...happens all the time if the 'poser/subject' of the picture doesn't make a 'good contract' and signs away their 'rights' to the image...
So yes, she should take (dare I say it?...) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for having had the picture taken in the first place and apparently the lack of 'contract finesse' to make sure she retained her own 'image' rights so this picture could not have been used by any other entity but the one it was 'intended' for...
Calling NW 'sexist' isn't the issue. The issue is that SP isn't taking responsibility for her own mistakes regarding the picture in the first place..
Fieryone...you'd rather have Barry managing the U.S.' image? Bowing and sucking up to all the other world leaders, and apologizing for us?
She looks great in shorts.. great legs too.. What's the big deal?
Obama is NOT the topic of this discussion...
Get back on track people....
This is about 'Sarah'...
Let's see...it wasn't that long ago the media and the public had a fit about photos of the First Lady waring shorts at the Grand Canyon. The impression I got from those comments is our female politcal figures are not supposed to be photographed waring shorts.
No matter which publication...why is it okay now for Palin to "pose" and be photographed in shorts? It all sounds hypocritcal to me.
I can see New York from my office
With almost two-thirds of the population of the U. S. overweight or obese, it's good to see one of our aspiring leaders exhibiting and modeling a healthy and fit lifestyle. If the fat ass population of America would follow her lead, maybe they would appreciate Gov. Palin's healthy photo. I do agree that Newsweek should have asked her permission first, but hey, she looks great!
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Oh, On the contrary...
There were lots of articles on Newsvine about that very topic of Mrs Obama at the Grand Canyon...and most everyone was 'all for' her wearing shorts, and wondering why there was such a 'problem with it'.....the only ones complaining were the 'conservative types'...
http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/18/3165461-do-you-approve-of-michelle-obamas-shorts
http://pixie473764.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3170376-fussing-about-our-first-ladys-shortsshame-on-you-america
http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3168123-first-ladys-shorts-draw-some-long-hard-looks
Those are just three articles of the many that you can easily find with a 'search' on NV...They would disagree with your 'generalization'...
HMM et al,
Were you not aware of the picture taken of the Clintons on the beach dancing in their swimsuits? How about the picture of Obama sans shirt, not to mention Putin who loves to show off what he considers as his great physique by being photographed topless. However, the difference is that this was the cover of a magazine for which Palin was not even notified. So if you want to talk about being taken seriously, then you obviously don't take the Clintons nor Obama seriously!
If you want to discuss Palin's "abilities", she has far more accomplishments than our current President! She has actually HELPED the economies over which she presided, and she did it without selling them down the river! Palin backed down the oil companies as well as the old guard in her party, and she WON both times. She made some great deals that have helped Alaska tremendously. Palin also cut her budget rather than enlarging it by selling the governor's jet (Pelosi demanded a larger one! Yes, with a state as large as Alaska and the terrain as it is, travel in that state is a serious matter), cutting the governor's chef stating she cooked for her family and didn't need a chef, along with many other cuts!!!! You either choose to ignore her accomplishments or you are ignorant of them. Obama, on the other hand, had worked for ACORN, not something most would want on their resume', and we'll know more about his time in state office if he would allow any of his information to be made public. Palin's personal & professional life is an open book and we know squat about Obama's because he's paid over a million to keep it quiet. What we do know, like the extremist church which he attended of 20 years, is not exactly a positive reflection on his judgement. His selection for a VP is horrendous, even HE is trying to muzzle Biden. Yep, makes sense that the msm targets a woman who isn't even in politics now! Why? The left is afraid that she has what it takes and they want to try to diffuse any possible chance. Otherwise, they'd be hoping she would run so that they could wait and crucify her during the campaign.
To quote a line from Animal House.
"Dumb, Stupid, and Drunk.....is no way to go through life."
Sarah, meeting 2 out of 3 doesn't qualify you for anything more than a mayor of little fish town. Gotcha, huh?
Yes, she posed for the picture. And, when she is "controlling" her image, she is fine posing in what is a tasteless manner with an American flag draped in a very unelegant and tasteless manner beside her.
When her own photographs (or her own words, for that matter) are used by other people to make a point about how she portrays herself (which is the message), then she gets ticked.
If a person chooses to portray herself in a particular way, then she should not be particularly upset when that portrayal is commented upon by others. Her original photo was a satiric one about being a "runner" (i.e. running in an election). This is a satire of a satire--she is a "runner," all right, but is this appropriate?
One does not get to so control one's own image that others do not get to comment--particularly when one aspires to a high political office. Those of you who want to allow her to completely control her own message without allowing others to comment should read 1984 again.
i really hate that this is probably going to be construed as another close-minded argument and statement, but i personally believe that sarah palin has no right to call this photo sexist when that is not the point of the article newsweek printed. it was not to put her down as being a woman, and the picture was not supposed to do that either. the fact that she argued the picture as being sexist is wrong, though i can agree that it was not in the best of tastes. i do not really know which party i belong to or if i belong in one at all because, like i have confirmed once again by reading the posts for this online article, that people live and die by their party's beliefs instead of their own. once knowledgeable and free thinking individuals become enveloped in what their party tries to stand for, and the individuals start thinking through the party instead of for themselves, and become incredibly close-minded to opposing or alternative beliefs. i disagree with bobbyj and all the other people alike who post that palin got to where she is through her looks and luck solely. that is simply not true. you cannot arise to a position of her prestige through just looks and luck, because honestly while she is attractive, she most definitely is no super model. secondly, it sickens me that people like oldwiseandcurious exist and embody exactly what i detailed through the image of a close-minded, party-abiding individual. automatically assuming someone is a democrat and bashing them for it? what does that show for yourself? it displays your own ignorance and lack of ability to think from another point of view besides the one that "your" party decides you can look through. you cannot generalize someone's intelligence level and associate it with their party and vice versa. you yourself demonstrated an extreme amount of ignorance on your behalf as well as a lack of free thinking, as truly intelligent people realize that there are smarter people than themselves out in the world and are humbled by this rather than putting down the supposed intelligence level of others. people like rockymountainwoman also are not any better, through saying that someone is a spotlight or attention seeker and, through generalizing, stereotyping them and casting them into a social schema. true, some people out there are glory hogs and the like, but palin does not encapsulate this, though i do not think her little "memoirs" book that is being released helps my argument. i do believe that little acts, such as her new book, are grasping at the coattails of the wave she was riding earlier in this and last year, and i do not agree with these acts. furthermore, people like ticklemepinktoo embody more ignorance. saying that the feminist movement is a "liberal farce" is incredibly far from the truth and unexplainably unfounded. i do believe that some feminists push their views too far, as people do for every belief and ideal every thought of, but it most certainly is true that women were not equal in the past, that the movement has improved their social status and equality, and that their status is still not equal to the social status of their male counterparts. bond007x2 has a very strange outlook on palins beliefs, and im not exactly sure how to deal with someone who would not vote or support a person who condones killing an animal from a helicopter. completely irrelevant to the topic at hand, and rather silly i might say, but i do not think less of you for it. mfihser and their comment are more sexist than the article at hand. saying that she should be home raising a family relates the idea that either the father is not capable of doing the child rearing or that women are not supposed to go out and work for fame and money like many of their male counterparts do. are women supposed to stay at home and work at the stove? why cannot men do the same? through trying to bash palin and her view, you have proved yourself to be more sexist than the actual newsweek article and photo. finally, bshaver and those like them are a disgrace to the intelligence level and namesake of the american citizen. bshaver could not have been more blatant in their political beliefs and the blindness which it has caused them. it is just unfathomable to me and boggles my mind how someone can become so engulfed like that to reach such a severe point of close-mindedness and say that only their own party is good and that all others are wrong. how can you say that only your party is right? i guarantee you there are outside beliefs that you have that your party does not include or embody. that means you are no longer going by your party. either lose those beliefs and values or start considering yourself "bad" too. what about liberals, republicans, moderates, or whatever other parties you want to mention? i am 100% positive that at least one of them has at least one belief that you agree with. grow up and open your eyes. people with such ignorance slow this country's progress down and keep true change and positive reform form ever being allowed to occur. the only way we, as a country, can truly prosper is to cooperate with one another and realize that everyone has differing views and sadly not all of them can be met. however, there exists the great idea of compromise. when this does not work, sadly the only thing government can to do still maintain its order and civil order is to pass laws and amendments that positively influence the majority of its citizens. and for those naysayers out there who believe this is a corrupt way of dealing with law and government, realize that bills must be passed through multiple levels of legislation, recertified at multiple times, passed on a majority vote with hundreds of legislators and congressmen, and can still be thrown out if the majority does not believe that it is good for society. sorry that all individual beliefs cannot be accommodated, but i live in the same world as you and we are in the same boat when you feel that you are getting shafted by "the man" or "big government" or whatever you believe is keeping you down or repressing what you, not the constitution, state as your rights.
i really hate that this is probably going to be construed as another close-minded argument and statement, but i personally believe that sarah palin has no right to call this photo sexist when that is not the point of the article newsweek printed. it was not to put her down as being a woman, and the picture was not supposed to do that either. the fact that she argued the picture as being sexist is wrong, though i can agree that it was not in the best of tastes. i do not really know which party i belong to or if i belong in one at all because, like i have confirmed once again by reading the posts for this online article, that people live and die by their party's beliefs instead of their own. once knowledgeable and free thinking individuals become enveloped in what their party tries to stand for, and the individuals start thinking through the party instead of for themselves, and become incredibly close-minded to opposing or alternative beliefs. i disagree with bobbyj and all the other people alike who post that palin got to where she is through her looks and luck solely. that is simply not true. you cannot arise to a position of her prestige through just looks and luck, because honestly while she is attractive, she most definitely is no super model. secondly, it sickens me that people like oldwiseandcurious exist and embody exactly what i detailed through the image of a close-minded, party-abiding individual. automatically assuming someone is a democrat and bashing them for it? what does that show for yourself? it displays your own ignorance and lack of ability to think from another point of view besides the one that "your" party decides you can look through. you cannot generalize someone's intelligence level and associate it with their party and vice versa. you yourself demonstrated an extreme amount of ignorance on your behalf as well as a lack of free thinking, as truly intelligent people realize that there are smarter people than themselves out in the world and are humbled by this rather than putting down the supposed intelligence level of others. people like rockymountainwoman also are not any better, through saying that someone is a spotlight or attention seeker and, through generalizing, stereotyping them and casting them into a social schema. true, some people out there are glory hogs and the like, but palin does not encapsulate this, though i do not think her little "memoirs" book that is being released helps my argument. i do believe that little acts, such as her new book, are grasping at the coattails of the wave she was riding earlier in this and last year, and i do not agree with these acts. furthermore, people like ticklemepinktoo embody more ignorance. saying that the feminist movement is a "liberal farce" is incredibly far from the truth and unexplainably unfounded. i do believe that some feminists push their views too far, as people do for every belief and ideal every thought of, but it most certainly is true that women were not equal in the past, that the movement has improved their social status and equality, and that their status is still not equal to the social status of their male counterparts. bond007x2 has a very strange outlook on palins beliefs, and im not exactly sure how to deal with someone who would not vote or support a person who condones killing an animal from a helicopter. completely irrelevant to the topic at hand, and rather silly i might say, but i do not think less of you for it. mfihser and their comment are more sexist than the article at hand. saying that she should be home raising a family relates the idea that either the father is not capable of doing the child rearing or that women are not supposed to go out and work for fame and money like many of their male counterparts do. are women supposed to stay at home and work at the stove? why cannot men do the same? through trying to bash palin and her view, you have proved yourself to be more sexist than the actual newsweek article and photo. finally, bshaver and those like them are a disgrace to the intelligence level and namesake of the american citizen. bshaver could not have been more blatant in their political beliefs and the blindness which it has caused them. it is just unfathomable to me and boggles my mind how someone can become so engulfed like that to reach such a severe point of close-mindedness and say that only their own party is good and that all others are wrong. how can you say that only your party is right? i guarantee you there are outside beliefs that you have that your party does not include or embody. that means you are no longer going by your party. either lose those beliefs and values or start considering yourself "bad" too. what about liberals, republicans, moderates, or whatever other parties you want to mention? i am 100% positive that at least one of them has at least one belief that you agree with. grow up and open your eyes. people with such ignorance slow this country's progress down and keep true change and positive reform form ever being allowed to occur. the only way we, as a country, can truly prosper is to cooperate with one another and realize that everyone has differing views and sadly not all of them can be met. however, there exists the great idea of compromise. when this does not work, sadly the only thing government can to do still maintain its order and civil order is to pass laws and amendments that positively influence the majority of its citizens. and for those naysayers out there who believe this is a corrupt way of dealing with law and government, realize that bills must be passed through multiple levels of legislation, recertified at multiple times, passed on a majority vote with hundreds of legislators and congressmen, and can still be thrown out if the majority does not believe that it is good for society. sorry that all individual beliefs cannot be accommodated, but i live in the same world as you and we are in the same boat when you feel that you are getting shafted by "the man" or "big government" or whatever you believe is keeping you down or repressing what you, not the constitution, state as your rights.
dcstone01--
Why are you blaming me? I didn't know the god damn story behind it at all until some "blank" decided to call me a goober and lacking intelligence. Then I looked it up to find out the truth.
Blame Newsweek. They f-ed up using an image that was not their own. Or the photography sold them the image, to which Palin should have signed a bloody model Authorization form. I don't know all that happened behind the scenes.
They are the ones that put her into the bad light, not her.
And this is her fault how? She was posing for another magazine, and another magazine lifted that image to put on their cover, as a stupid publicity stunt, how is that Palin's fault?
Do you know for a fact 100% fact SHE authorized everything and for Newsweek to use that photo?
I don't like Palin, never have, unless you can tell me with 100% certainty SHE did this on purpose and wanted Newsweek to purposely USE that image in order to garner more attention, then again how is it her fault.
I think she looks pretty good for having five kids.
I think that even if someone used it to demean her, it only shows their smallness, not Pallin's.
I Vote for Palin.
Therese Nelson--
No she is not an ugly woman. I just do not like her politics.
If someone did purposely use the photo, as you said, to demean her, then it is stupid.
Excuse me she isn't really complaining about the pic. She is complaining that Newsweek took that picture to use. Like the poster said above this was for Runners world magazine not Newsweek.
i really hate that this is probably going to be construed as another close-minded argument and statement, but i personally believe that sarah palin has no right to call this photo sexist when that is not the point of the article newsweek printed. it was not to put her down as being a woman, and the picture was not supposed to do that either. the fact that she argued the picture as being sexist is wrong, though i can agree that it was not in the best of tastes. i do not really know which party i belong to or if i belong in one at all because, like i have confirmed once again by reading the posts for this online article, that people live and die by their party's beliefs instead of their own. once knowledgeable and free thinking individuals become enveloped in what their party tries to stand for, and the individuals start thinking through the party instead of for themselves, and become incredibly close-minded to opposing or alternative beliefs. i disagree with bobbyj and all the other people alike who post that palin got to where she is through her looks and luck solely. that is simply not true. you cannot arise to a position of her prestige through just looks and luck, because honestly while she is attractive, she most definitely is no super model. secondly, it sickens me that people like oldwiseandcurious exist and embody exactly what i detailed through the image of a close-minded, party-abiding individual. automatically assuming someone is a democrat and bashing them for it? what does that show for yourself? it displays your own ignorance and lack of ability to think from another point of view besides the one that "your" party decides you can look through. you cannot generalize someone's intelligence level and associate it with their party and vice versa. you yourself demonstrated an extreme amount of ignorance on your behalf as well as a lack of free thinking, as truly intelligent people realize that there are smarter people than themselves out in the world and are humbled by this rather than putting down the supposed intelligence level of others. people like rockymountainwoman also are not any better, through saying that someone is a spotlight or attention seeker and, through generalizing, stereotyping them and casting them into a social schema. true, some people out there are glory hogs and the like, but palin does not encapsulate this, though i do not think her little "memoirs" book that is being released helps my argument. i do believe that little acts, such as her new book, are grasping at the coattails of the wave she was riding earlier in this and last year, and i do not agree with these acts. furthermore, people like ticklemepinktoo embody more ignorance. saying that the feminist movement is a "liberal farce" is incredibly far from the truth and unexplainably unfounded. i do believe that some feminists push their views too far, as people do for every belief and ideal every thought of, but it most certainly is true that women were not equal in the past, that the movement has improved their social status and equality, and that their status is still not equal to the social status of their male counterparts. bond007x2 has a very strange outlook on palins beliefs, and im not exactly sure how to deal with someone who would not vote or support a person who condones killing an animal from a helicopter. completely irrelevant to the topic at hand, and rather silly i might say, but i do not think less of you for it. mfihser and their comment are more sexist than the article at hand. saying that she should be home raising a family relates the idea that either the father is not capable of doing the child rearing or that women are not supposed to go out and work for fame and money like many of their male counterparts do. are women supposed to stay at home and work at the stove? why cannot men do the same? through trying to bash palin and her view, you have proved yourself to be more sexist than the actual newsweek article and photo. finally, bshaver and those like them are a disgrace to the intelligence level and namesake of the american citizen. bshaver could not have been more blatant in their political beliefs and the blindness which it has caused them. it is just unfathomable to me and boggles my mind how someone can become so engulfed like that to reach such a severe point of close-mindedness and say that only their own party is good and that all others are wrong. how can you say that only your party is right? i guarantee you there are outside beliefs that you have that your party does not include or embody. that means you are no longer going by your party. either lose those beliefs and values or start considering yourself "bad" too. what about liberals, republicans, moderates, or whatever other parties you want to mention? i am 100% positive that at least one of them has at least one belief that you agree with. grow up and open your eyes. people with such ignorance slow this country's progress down and keep true change and positive reform form ever being allowed to occur. the only way we, as a country, can truly prosper is to cooperate with one another and realize that everyone has differing views and sadly not all of them can be met. however, there exists the great idea of compromise. when this does not work, sadly the only thing government can to do still maintain its order and civil order is to pass laws and amendments that positively influence the majority of its citizens. and for those naysayers out there who believe this is a corrupt way of dealing with law and government, realize that bills must be passed through multiple levels of legislation, recertified at multiple times, passed on a majority vote with hundreds of legislators and congressmen, and can still be thrown out if the majority does not believe that it is good for society. sorry that all individual beliefs cannot be accommodated, but i live in the same world as you and we are in the same boat when you feel that you are getting shafted by "the man" or "big government" or whatever you believe is keeping you down or repressing what you, not the constitution, state as your rights.
OK, this goes out to all the left-wing douche-berries and bull dikes. I'll explain everything to you like I would my 3 yr. old. Sara Palin likes to run. Sara Palin was probably paid a nice fee for a picture in her running attire. Nothing wrong with that because it's called CAPITALISM. You should try it someday. It's really a rather cool concept. You go out and work and keep what you make rather than give it to a bunch of worthless individuals that think America owes them something. If it's SOCIALISM and attacks on wholesome family values, MOVE TO FRANCE-PERIOD!
rdixiesunrise61--
Yes I got that. My comment is towards the people saying it is sexist.
even though I think sarah palin's an idiot--I do think the cover is sexist. I pose for pictures in my swinsuit on a cruise, but that doesn't mean I want them on the cover of Newsweek.
I think they were wrong for using the photo when it was not intended to be used for Newsweek. But boy, she sure looks great!
Ok: I know very little about politics but why is it ok for a male politician to run around the White House with his beer belly hanging out and have a bunch of illicit affairs while in office and we forgive it?
Now Palin is fit, and is wearing a decent length running short. she looks good but too good, is the allegation being made here and people have turned her into a 'dumb woman' figure. Meanwhile Hilary is getting on in her years and looks pretty good too for her age and having a 20 something daughter. But she is accused of being dowdy and unattractive. Um hello: her husband has nasty rosacea and is a cheater!
Bottom line: there are double standards and both women were hated on during this campaign. The only candidates taken seriously were Biden and Obama and McCain. The women were ridiculed. I think Bill Clinton added more to the campaign than Hillary because no one wanted to listen to a female candidate or let her get ahead. So lets call one overbearing, and pushy and make fun of her physical attributes as a normal woman. And lets do the same to the other one, but ridicule her as well for being attractive. Both of these women have no control over what they look like, just like McCain and Obama. It's ridiculous. It's a double standard. And it's just plain wrong.
The only objection I have is "She's everyone's problem." If she is giving the left such conniption fits she must be one heck of an asset for the GOP.
Maybe she is Newspeak's problem, (after all they called her inexperienced but puffed up Obama after two years of using the Senate as a campaing platform as his only experience) but she isn't a problem for the GOP.
Why would Newsweek put Sara's Photo on their front page and make the comment, "She's everyone's problem"? They are afraid of someone who reflects the values of the common man, and stands for the principles upon which this country were founded. How many conservative women do we see in politics? Mostly all we get are feminists that reflect left politics. The progressvie left would not attack her so aggresively if they didn't fear her. The more they attack her the more I know she is right.
who the fxxk cares?
What was interesting was the "TODAY" show interview concerning this piece. A member from the Newsweek staff and another member of a political blog site made it pretty clear that they had huge disdain for Palin and that this picture was proper. I think what is troubling is the fact that for the longest time we have been told that only FOX NEWS is bias and one sided but it seems pretty clear that the TODAY has gone totally O' fanatic.
The newsweek rep said that the magazine selected the best picture to represent the idea and feeling of the cover article and they came up with that selection? No bias at all. This article is surely fair and evenly balanced? Get real. I am no Palin fan but he should have just said, "I can't stand her and I was out to ensure to belittle her in this article." He said that if she was "serious" then she would be making public events at "economic centers for discussion" or "strategic foreign policy studies"? Have we seen much of this from our own President when it concerns public speaking? No. So why is this guy blasting Palin?
The difference between FOX and NBC is that NBC has shifted left but yet still claims to be an unbias news outlet.
If Ms. Palin is posing for a Running World photo - why does she have the American Flag draped in the background??? Or are all runners American??? Sorry - you can't have it both ways, if you want to drape yourself in the American flag then you pay the political price...
Why was 1.4 collapsed?
Anyway, My first though was that it is sexist, but on second thought, if Newsweek is trying to make the point that her looks have been a major component in her "success", or the public fascination with her, it may not be sexist. In any case, even if it is sexist, one can point out that conservatives usually reject the very concept of sexism, and dismiss it as "PC".
Some comments restored, traffic casualties.
Honestly, I thought Newsweek's main dig is that she's leaning on an American flag that's close to touching the ground. She looks fine.
Kshark, I think you misconstrued my 'approval' or the 'agreement' with your comment that I made...
I was not complaining...I was agreeing with your comment...that is why I said that it was 'obvious'...like,... you know...duh???
And, Then I went on to explain that she should take the responsibility for her own 'pictures'...I don't know how much more plain that can be...If she didn't want to 'pose' for the picture she would not have done it...nor worn those clothes either...(I won't get into having a bunched up flag being shown disrespectfully that is another topic altogether...)
I grew up with my father being a 'professional' photographer and yes there are 'contracts' written that give the 'photog' or the 'subject' or the 'business entity' (RW would come to mind here) rights to pictures..once 'whoever' has those rights, those pictures are 'fair game' to be sold...by any of these 'three' parties who has those rights...
Just because a 'sitting' is intended for one thing (RW in this case) doesn't preclude it as being 'exclusive' to that particular thing...or in this case just because the picture was 'intended' for RW, doesn't mean the contract was written that way as an 'exclusive to that company only' so either the photog or RW or SP were free to sell it to any other company to use...It is the nature of photography...
Now, as far as NW is concerned, it is a magazine just like any other and 'what sells the magazine' is what gets picked for the cover...it is a business decision...
I'll leave you all with this concerning photographers and 'pictures'......
Legal Rights of Photographers
Page 3 (of 8) says...
Page 4 goes on to say...
I do not know what the 'exact wording' of her contract was, but if it wasn't clearly spelled out that only RW had 'EXLCUSIVE' rights to USE the photo..well then it is fair game for any other company to buy it and use it...
She must really scare the hell out of you to believe what you say. Now that Obama has become such an amusement to the rest of the world maybe you can begin to accept that his end will more than likely resemble Carter's end, that is unless he can pump enough money into the unions to secure his reelection.
Is that comment towards me specifically because I bring in 'links' to verifiable laws and rights of the parties involved in a 'photo shoot' and you think that it is 'jealously'...because it doesn't 'give SP' outright support?
Or, Are you just making a 'generalized' statement of opinion there Opt...because it sure seems so...
To say 'someone is scared' seems to be the height of 'hubris'...as if you would really know what other people think...
Though to be generous towards you, perhaps it is just a reflection of your own insecurities to be unable to 'attempt' to 'comment' intelligently, without make a derogatory remark about 'someone'...
:)
I think that it exploits the cognitively challenged.
I may have missed it...but where was all the hype when they showed Barack Obama on the beach in his bathing suit? Did he or anyone complain? Maybe it just didn't bother me so I didn't follow the story.
Sarah...you shouldn't use the "liberal media" when it suits you to sell your books and then complain when it doesn't portray you in a favorable light.
She posed for it for Runners World not for Snooze Weak. I'm sure am glad I stopped reading that piece of trash magazine 20 years ago.
the thing is,
it's not sexy.
It's not a photo geared toward her sexuality as being who she is or what she is primarily, it's a photo geared toward showing her personality, her "rogue-ness" if you will.
it's the juxtaposition of a runner in an office that expresses that she doesn't "fit the mould"
there's nothing sexually charged about the photo other than the fact that she's got nice legs, but that's an opinion the viewer puts on the photo.
I think Ms Palin needs to become more comfortable with the role her looks have played in her success. She really would be alot less interesting to listen to if she wasn't so nice to look at while she's talking.
You can't have it both ways, Sarah. You're an attractive woman and that carries with it a WAY heavier "plus" side than "minus."
you'd have to be ALOT smarter if you were less attractive.
I think your response covers the issue ("issue") thoroughly.
Well i guess calling her the sexiest politician today would not be much of a compliment.
If the sexier you are the dumber you can be.
Wow! Very succinct, and to the point.
So...I guess you are NOT a politician?
So...then...Bill Clinton is dumb(er).
greck,
you contradicted yourself...you started out with "it's not sexy" then you went on to describe just how sexy she really is and that she should get use to it......also your comment about being smarter if she was less attractive just shows how people view an attractive woman and that is a sexist statement....so you proved Sarahs point quit well......................
As a young, successful and intelligent woman, I take an immense amount of offense to this string of posts. Wake up and think for a minute. There is such a thing as being beautiful and intelligent. And it is actually HARDER to be regarded as intelligent when you are attractive because people don't listen to what you have to say. They simply make assumptions. And that is exactly what you are doing. Perhaps you were not lucky enough to be blessed/cursed with it all, but don't prey on those who were.
Sarah is fabulous.
beanne,
He didn't say sexy, but rather pointed out that attractive has it's pluses and minuses.
Did you actually read the statement, or read into it?
This is fun. YoungLady, not only do I not think "Sarah is fabulous", but I think she sets the cause of women's rights back generations when she complains about being mistreated as a woman...then turns right around and refers to Katy Couric as "the perky one", or saying that she thought the interviews they had were just going to be two moms shooting the breeze!
To me, she is nothing more than a side show attraction, and many of you are more than willing to pay the price of admission!
It's a solid pic and displays a modern, confident contemporary women who's not afraid to run with the men. I wasn't crazy about her resigning gov'ship, but the repubs basically used her up and then tried to discard her, but she's tough and won't crawl into a hole. Good for her and good for us having someone out there willing to stick to their guns even if I don't agree with her on everything. She's a regular person who came up and did her best. That's alot more than alot of the s---heads we have in DC can muster up. So what if she is attractive; leave her alone and stick to the substance.
is that a herpe on her lip?
Do they have a poster of this out yet? Hawt.
wow...bsbfankaren...jealous much?
Palin is what all of you losers wish you could be. We can debate about her level of intelligence all day but she obviously saw a problem in her government and GOT OFF HER ASS and did something about it. The woman is ambitious, hard working and fought against government corruption REGARDLESS of party lines. THIS is the type of CHANGE we need in Washingscum whether it's Palin or someone else. I am sick of all the BS. Obama has done nothing but add a thousandfold to the corruption. Our bailout money is now going to feed the congressional supporters of the bogus health care bill. We the PEOPLE need to do something about these scumbags and I salute Palin for actually DOING it.
GRECk gets it totally right: Sarah you can't have it both ways!
Just stopped in to see what the bleating was about...
Magazines are published to make money
If they were able to come up with something else that caused more attention and resulted in more sales, Palin would be forgotten in a flash
So, bottom line, Palin sells and they love her for it
Ca-Ching !!!
Hey bsbfankaren, I thought the race for president was, indeed, a beauty contest.
Does anyone think Lincoln would have won if he had run today? Or FDR?
That's just to mention two of our past greats.
I know, I know, I'm just a man who admires a well turned ankle.
I think Palin is a bag of hot air -- no command over the pertinent issues, and yet so "confident" ... a very bad combination. And yet a small group of ultra-right-wingers love her. Odd. Ultimately, if she gets the GOP nod, it will be the best thing for the Democratic party. But that is neither here nor there.
As far as the Newsweek cover is concerned ... I could care less how a person dresses, etc. If they are worthy of a particular position like the Presidency, it shouldn't matter. If I were Palin, I would be more concerned about the headline -- "How do you solve a problem like Palin?", which explores the issue described in paragraph # 1.
As far as the photo is concerned, she may "say" that it was taken for another magazine, and "unfortunate". But ultimately, she has legal control over what is used or not used. So somewhere along the way, she signed a contract allowing Newsweek to use this photo. I would assume that she either liked the photo, thought it was flattering, or figured it would stimulate more controversy, which keeps her name in the news.
"pathetic and predicable..." they say we project on others what we are ourselves and this post supports that theory more than most... almost a cry for help! lol.
ps. if you're a GOP, move on to the next post... it's over your head.
What is the difference between Sarah Palin appearing in running shorts, on the Newsweek Front Cover, and President Obama and photo ops with NO shirt and resort shorts on the beach in Hawaii, while in office? This is a crazy, trivial subject.
They are all egomaniacs.
Did they get Palin's approval to put this photo on the cover?
Also, Levi Johnston posed front Centerfold in Playgirl.
All these subject people are desperate to catch everyone's attention.
Who Cares?
You would have to be a lot smarter to know that "ALOT" is not a word!
The very politically biased media like Newsweek, Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, do everything they can to degrade any Republican. I don't know why they are so aftaid of Sara. She seems like a very nice responsible lady. Don't ever think that Newswek is a news magazine, it is a propaganda machine for the liberal Democrats.
Look at the number of posts! Sarah appears to have elicited a good amount of opinions (with a simple picture). Seems someone really is smarter than the most. Way to go Sarah! Intelligent and GREAT legs. I truly admire this woman.
Possibly you didn't read the entire article....that picture was taken for runners world magazine....a bit more fitting dont you think? and as usual, the liberal media will do anything to make her look silly, out of place, or just plain stupid....I think newsweek did just that.
the difference is, Palin posed for that picture in a photo shoot.
the photo of Obama was snapped while he was relaxing at the beach with his family. I doubt he really wanted a shirtless photo of himself all over the media, but he probably just said hell with it.
far better than looking at michelle the butt faced obama
Are you people stupid? Her looks, which are quite appealing, have nothing at all with what she stands for. It's just a left wing obsession that she may prove to be the most powerful woman in the US today. Yep, over Clinton, Peolsi, Boxer, Feinstein and the rest of Obama's cronies. The left will do anything they can to trash her, her family and her lifestyle, and for what? Because she is a viable threat, that's why. they are scared shi. of her, and you know it and I know it. that's why they can't leave her alone. Pray that Michelle Bachman doesn't decide to run with her, as they'd grab virtually every male vote.
Looking like a jogger is not a sexist comment. And the lack of intelligence comes from those who think it is.
Furthermore, she isnt dumb. But the retarded statement on time isnt fitting to anything. Alaska is in good shape, and has been recently. She is making a pretty good income from her book. She looks great. But I am sure in the womb, she didnt decide to be pretty. Man you people suck.
Oops, newsweek not time
Why do people like mr joe bother posting. Do everybody a favour keep to your self unless you have something intelligent to say.
Don't worry about "greck" Sarah.....this is coming from someone who thinks "alot" is one word. Moron! I guess he would be smarter if he just kept his mouth shut!
You're an attracive woman who loves her country and can shoot a gun! That is hot. Obama just shoots his mouth and takes pictures that cost the tax payers thousands. Crap at this rate I will be paying for everything and not own a damn thing.....
Anytime you want to go running Sarah....give me a call!
You know what I like about you Sarah Palin? You’re the real thing. And that’s pissing a lot of people off. Let’s get you running this Country. I’m sick and tired of seeing all of the corrupt old farts running our Country into the ground. And that goes for both parties. Katie Couric you’re not half the woman that Sarah Palin is.
American Lobo:
Take your votes back.
President Obama does NOT do anything without the approval of his photos by the WH Press, going out to the public and being seen!
He said so himself. Only the White House Press can allow certain photos of Obama released.
It was a Photo Op in what he thinks is his gorgeous body, shirtless and shorts in Hawaii.
Next, he will pose for the Centerfold, too. Don't be surprised. He doesn't know his limits as President.
hmmmm, so you think liberals are afraid of Palin because she is powerful, yet you say "Pray that Michelle Bachman doesn't decide to run with her, as they'd grab virtually every male vote". Doesn't that suggest that they only reason they would win is because they are both attractive women? And that men are not capable of making a clear headed decision when faced with such attractive women? Now I'm not a big fan of Palin, but I think you are actually proving her point about the disrespectful attitudes towards women in politics, and on top of that, you are suggesting that men are airheads who are only interested in looks. I don't believe this to be the case. Furthermore, this suggestion that she would get "every male vote" does in fact illustrate what liberals are fearful of; not that Palin is too powerful, but rather that people will vote for her based on looks instead of brains. You're logic here is so trite, unconvincing, and quite frankly a disservice to whatever point you think you are proving.
Wasn't that shirtless picture taken before he was president? I believe that came out during the campaign, no? I'm not saying it couldn't have been some sort of photo op, perhaps it was carefully planned, but I highly doubt the White House Press had anything to do with it.
sorry, don't know why this is posting so many times and not all to the right person. first comment was for DavidP4660.
And so it goes, whether it is about Sarah Palin or any other woman other women percieve as attractive. If you don't like the woman, then you must be jealous! Then by same token, I suppose I should assume that Sarah Palin is jealous of Katie Couric?
Hey, that just might be true!
younglady...To say that Sarah Palin is intelligent is an insult to all sixth graders everywhere. I would say she is resourceful in her ability to use her fifteen minutes of fame to further launch herself into the public eye.She didn't even have to get arrested to get a book published!Intelligent people don't ignore science and call global warming a hoax.
After reading about the bow and now this I have come to the conclusion that the Republican party has been taken over by a bunch of 5th graders not neocons. Much to do about nothing.
Does this picture demean her? Well..., all we have to ask is how often our Commander in Chief has graced the cover of newsweek in basketball shorts and a tee shirt...
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The Liberals don't want to know this. They would Deny it for their entire lives. Liberals can do no wrong.
The shirtless Obama in the Hawaii photo op was taken early in his Presidency. Check it out.
If she thought it was demeaning, she probably shouldn't have posed for it.
She posed for it...for Runner's World, not Newsweek.
Newsweek took it out of context and they know it.
You are absolutely right....if she didn't want a photo like this 'out there'....she shouldn't pose for it.
But seriously, That's Mo. What difference does it make?
It is a picture of Sarah Palin that I would look at it the same way regardless of what magazine it was the cover of. After all the flack about the American Flag in lapel pin form during the primary and general election season, I have to ask why she is posing with an American flag draped over a chair, with her elbow resting confortably on it. If that were Barack or Michelle Obama, Fox Noise would be having a field day!
Just thought I'd point that out.
Just like her down syndrome son shouldn't have posed for that copy / paste job they did on him. How silly of a newborn can you be?
thats pretty low. picking on a little kid.
Hey there, 3rdparty. Although I would rather do without Mrs. Palin, to add mention of her child, really is insulting to everyone, and makes you look about as intelligent as you think Sarah Palin is!
oh geeze. someone mentioned Hillary/shorts. I need to pour bleach in my eyes.
You should point that out bsbfankaren, however, taking that argument about Obama into context... at that time there were many people in the country that wanted to see and hear proof that Obama truly loved America. With all the noise of propoganda saying he didn't, every move he made was under scrutiny.
I would like to point out to you that every move Sarah Palin makes is also under scrutiny. Granted it is probably not the same group the scrutinized Barack Obama, but it is still there. This country, and the people within, definitely like to stand for what they believe in. That's what makes it America... we are given that right.
I think it's more about the appropriateness based on the "event". I would happily wear my bikini to the beach but certainly not to a national convention. When she's on the cover of Runners World, the attire is appropriate, when she's on the cover as Newsweek, different story. Also, what do you think Newsweek's motivation was in selecting this photo? To make her look like an idiot? To make her look like we shouldnt take her seriously?
Just another reason why WE cant take the mainstream media seriously AT ALL.
Mo- Yea... I hear you, I read the article as well...
But the fact that she is striking a model's pose makes me think she was trying to be sexy... runner can run in long pants as well right? I would think she does most of her running in pants because not much sun in AK but those legs are pretty tan.
I'm not really convinced one way or the other on this one... but I'm just saying, if she is so concerned about her image and morals, there are plenty of ways to take this picture that wouldn't have made her come off as if she were a sex pot.
Just my opinion.
Palin is much smarter than most serving in the House and Senate. As for the empty suit Obama, we know his only source of information comes from Timmy the teleprompter. Calling Palin stupid is as bright as calling Obama a great president.
A glossy mag filled with glib, lightweight articles puts a posing poser gassed with glib, lightweight rhetoric on its cover. A marriage made in heaven; however, putting Palin on the cover won't make me buy the magazine any more than putting Palin in the contents.
Steve,
Barack and Michelle Obama remain understand scrutiny, the same scrutiny they were under before he was elected President. Case in point? Fox Noises have a heyday talking about how no other President has ever bowed to a foreign dignitary...which was then proven to be wrong on MSNBC.
Just as you believe Sarah Palin is under constant scrutiny, so are the Obama's. At least the Obama's are aware of what the truth is!
What was she supposed to wear in a runners magazine, a wedding gown? Stupid people, and stupid journalism-that's all it is. I'm still waiting for News Week to show Michelle's $500 sneakers. That will never happen, because they have their heads up both orafices. And for Al1475488, yep- I'd vote both of them just for looks alone, but I know what Palin stands for, and I follow Bachman's politics. They would shine intellectually as well.
David, I don't think you'll get any argument from Democrats.
Palin and Bachman would be a great ticket. The fact that those two appeal to such a small percentage of the population would really help them out.
Exactly. Do you know how many picutres of celebrities get copied and posted online and everything? Chances are because it's here, someone else was going to use it anyway...and she only said that it was "an unfortunate choice" in photo...she doesn't say she didn't want it up there...it sounds like she's being pretty cool about the whole thing....if she doesn't think it's sexist, why should the entire country, which seems to be the amount of people commenting on this post today...And newsweek prob got permission from runner's magazine to use it and runner's got permission to publish in the first place. She's not crying. She maade mention of it and that's that.
this cover puts news week in the same catagory as 'the national inquirer''and the other rags
Old - Not really, but it's interesting that you think so.
And what's up with the pigtails? She's 46 years old not 10. This woman needs to get over herself. I'm so sick of hearing about her.
Runners have a funny habit of tying their hair back. Helps 'em, uh,...see where they're going.
She was in RUNNING GEAR...........Ponytails are running gear at any age dim wit.
Wow! I was telling my mother last night that it doesn't matter how many lies are told in her book, there are people that will support Sarah Palin, come what may. I think the responses to this photo truly bare that out!
and the sky is still pink BSB
bet she looks ok nekkid
stupid,,,is you... and your fraud of a president...
If you are sick of hearing about her then can you imagine just how very, very,very sick a lot of people are of Obama, his ugly mug is on T.V. every time you turn it on ,If he would spend as much time listening to what people really want for this country instead of hamming it up every chance he gets on T.V. then he would be a half way decent president,Fat chance of that.
P.S. Sarah is gorgeous ,all 47 yr.old's should look so good.And you will be hearing a lot from her in the future so get use to it.
Hell, I'm over 60 and when I walk or work in the yard, my hair's in dog ears or pony tail. Where is it written that over a certain age determines the hair style. At least Ms. Palins hair is ALWAYS neat. Much more than most can say. Seems the Liberals think she's a threat, or they'd just ignore her.
hey bsbfankaren very fitting that you are against Sarah Palin but living with your mommy. Typical liberal. Let me complain but I'm not willing to get off my butt to work, not even if I'm 45 and living with my mom.
I suspect Not Tonight Josephine is a woman trying to masquerade as a man.
Otherwise I cannot make sense of her (his?) comment.
Lemme 'splain: Jealousy is jealousy. It's hard not to be ornery to a woman who looks a heckofa lot better than you do at 46. Innit?
She doesn't look better than I look at 45 or whatever she is. She walks like a horse and I don't think she is particularly attractive but you all are entitled to your opinion. However, the point is that our folksy Sarah used a basketball anology when she quit her job. Now we don't wear our heels and dresses in basketball so why is any picture of her in shorts a big deal. The fact of the matter is that her everyday character is how she connects with the people who want to be connected with her. By the way, this Liberal is raising her children with her husband and working at a career she has had for 29 years. I also believe that the Bible is God-breathed. I just try to use it to be a better person and not tell everybody how bad they are. Also, raised by two (2) parents who spent 57 years together and died a month apart. Don't I have the right to think that a Godly nation ought to be more interested in how they treat others than just talking mean about each other?
Why are some people so preoccupied with Ms. Palin's looks? I think she looks great. I also think the Newsweek cover is demeaning to her. The picture was originally taken to appear on a fitness magazine - pigtails and all. There it was totally appropriate.
You sound a little confused. First, you make snide remarks and about Ms. Palin physicality, then follow them with bragging about raising our children while married with a career, your wonderful parents and how people should treat each other in a Godly nation. Lady, and I presume you are a woman, get a grip on reality and make up your mind what kind of person you are. You seem to have a split personality. Good luck to you.
Prismlady,
I made no snide remarks. I merely said I don't think she is anymore attractive than I am and she does walk like a horse. This was all started with everybody talking about her looks. Then all the comments about how bad liberals are. You seem to forget that Jesus turned that table over in the temple and called others a group of vipers. I'm just letting you and others know that you need to take the mote out of your own eyes. Thank you for wishing me good luck but I don't work on luck.
Yes, AdamBlake. Like the liberal that I am, I and many other's of my generation, are taking care of elderly parents, rather than putting them in nursing homes.
Yep, I am one of those liberal's that lives with her mommy. Make you feel better? You see, although I could be selfish, conservative whiner, but I just wasn't raised that way.
It's your left wing cronies that keep her in the limelight. That's good, because she's moving up in popularity as we speak. Keep the trash talk. It makes her that much more powerful. "Left wing Palin derrangement syndrome" is what it's called. I'll save you a trip to the shrink.
It churns my stomach to hear people call on the name of Jesus and compare themselves to his altruistic, love all people way of being and then speak badly about others in the same breath. Jesus turned the tables at the temple because it was a sin issue of turning a holy place into a market place. He did not turn them because of differences of opinion or bad decisions. Differences of opinion on Sarah Palin are not based on sin, they are based merely on opinion. Not all who try to be like Christ are ignorant. We cannot call on others to take the mote out of their eyes when we have one stuck in our own.
Yep, I am one of those liberal's that lives with her mommy. Make you feel better? You see, although I could be selfish, conservative whiner, but I just wasn't raised that way.
BS - sure sounds like whinin' ...
That would mean that I regret the life I have chosen...which I do not!
No "whinin'" here!
Waaaah, waaaah, it's the media, it's the media, it's ALWAYS THE MEDIA! Waaaaaaaaah!
you'd probably be the same smartass bitching and moaning "unfair and disraceful" if a media outlet misused a picture of St. Obama.
J-324381, really? And I suppose you were mortified when you saw the cartoon with the cop killing the ape/stimulus bill. Repubs memories are very short, indeed. Didn't hear Palin complaining about that or even stopping the people from calling Obama a terrorist. Palin is a cry-baby. If she wants to be taken seriously, she should take pictures that portray her as being serious. And she should learn about the subjects she wants to discuss BEFORE she opens her mouth or does an interview. She's as clueless as they come. I can't understand how low one's self esteem must be to admire someone like her.
Wow..., that is a very uninformed and ignorant comment. Have you read her book?
I don't know why anyone cares. She's tediously boring.
Obviously not if the media keeps throwing her in the spotlight.
Newsweek wanted their slice of the pie this week with Palins book coming out. They can't bring themselves to discuss why her book hit #1 the week it went to publishing, so they're content with a few sales on hating her than less sales without her on the cover.
To respond to your comment 3rdpartyadvocate, I reason folks are just interested to see what idiotic thing she writes or says next.
Whatever difference she could have made, was shot when she resigned. Now I hear she bickers on who did what in her book. lol
I say let her write and enjoy are 13 minutes of fame. And if she gets vetted in the future for any political seat, she will indeed be doing the Democrat a major favor when they wipe the floor with her. If she chooses to resign as governor now, what makes her think she can handle presidency in a few years?
- My 2 cents.
No, SHE keeps throwing herself in the spotlight...both for her own issues and by responding to her almost son-in-laws comments
She is intelligent and independent as well as HOT ! She should enjoy it !
Intelligent?? Puhleeeze!
She is not intelligent - it took her 6 years and 5 colleges to get an undergrad degree and that could have been a heart beat away. Too scary. Thank god people were smarter than that.
So now Biden is a heart beat away. Talk about scary!!
yea, look at the mess "The Change" has gotten us deeper into...you liberals need to smarten up...let's do something for the country and vote these people who don't have America's core values out of office...if you don't like America there are plenty of other countries who already have crap health care, etc. that you can move to....
Yup, a real moron. Did a very credible job in Alaska and has pre-sold dump trucks full of books. I'm not particularly a fan of hers but I do appreciate accomplishments and clearly she has a few. May I guess more than you Carechap? Regarding your second comment about being a heart beat away, oh yeah, we did SO much better with B. Hussein Obama and Biden. At least Obama knows how to bow to other country's leaders; I don't think Biden could pull it off due to the perpetual shoe in his mouth. Lame Duck president before the first year is out. Now there's an accomplishment.
The experience of six years and five colleges also got her elected to be Governor of Alaska for a good length of time! Either she IS smart... or a very large group of people in Alaska was extremely stupid. I am going with the first one, but I'm pretty sure which way you would lean.
To whoever brought up the comment about years in college... It took me five years to get my undergrad because I had to work to support myself. Now that I have graduated, and am employed I have no debt from it. Apparently I am stupid too for not getting through in four years.
I put 9 years to get 2 Assoc & 2 undergrad, paying for most of it as I studied. Today, some 2 year schools cost over $100 G.
Ramrod, my question to you would be - how many colleges did you go to during those five years? I don't really have an issue with Ms. Palin taking five years to complete her undergraduate degree - many people take that long, for a variety of reasons. However, I would think most people would be at the same school for their entire undergraduate experience, not jumping around to six different schools.
She may be "fairly" intelligent, but last Fall proved she has no command over the pertinent issues. Ultimately, she proved to be a joke. Then to quit her job as governor less than halfway through her first term. Can you spell "MORON", "LACK OF COMMITMENT", etc?
She's not smart and you don't have to be smart to get elected. She is not Jesus there is no need to blindly follow and love her. You can tell when she is lying and you can tell when she has no clue she is that obvious and its pretty much every time she opens her mouth.
Rhazes, like the way you liberals followed Obama like he was Moses leading the Exodus? Huh kinda the blind leading the blind.
Rhazes said:
"She's not smart and you don't have to be smart to get elected."
Looking at the incumbents, how can I argue with that?
I'm a moderate conservative. I vote country over party.
carechap #7.2 It took me 7 years and 5 different colleges to get my BS in Aeronautics, big deal. Moved around a bit when in the military, paid as I went too so no post graduation debt. Many people choose this route for many different reasons, so why the attack?
She's a QUITTER!
And what do you know about her Ronald? That she could see Alaska from her house (even though it was Tina Fey). Bet she could out debate you, but it wouldn't be worth the effort. All you believe is what the left loons say about her. So she isn't a Harvard Lawyer- big deal. Half our congressmen and Senators are lawyers, but refuse to do anything about tort reform, because like the media is in the sack for Obama, they are all in the sack with each other and the unions. Anyone who calls Palin stupid is an idiot themselves. Because she didn't know what the Bush doctrine was? Neither did Charlie Gibson until he looked it up and baited her. Obama wouldn't have known it either, unless Timmy read it to him on the teleprompter. goes to show you, for a president who some though was the smartest president ever (but don't know his IQ), the man thought we had 57 states and was on his way to #58. I guess Obama is more stupid than Palin. She knows how many states are in the union.
She's acting like this is photoshopped. Was it sexist when she posed for it?
Get a CLUE...this was NOT for Newsweek, it was for a runners magazine...should she have worn a business suit to run in? Keep digging people...you only look more foolish and brainwashed.
It shows her bad judgment and lack of intelligence. She should NEVER have posed for a sports magazine in this get-up if she wanted ANYONE to take her seriously. No woman in their right mind would do that unless all they wanted was attention.
I see nothing wrong, her apparel is quite modest. Some people you could put in burlap and they still look great.
Almost every magazine cover is photoshopped. If they enhanced or made things look cheap, there should be complaints. Many stars have complained about the retouching.
No she's acting responsibly and appropriately. That was a pose for a running magazine and she was dressed for the photo shoot. News Week loses all their credibility by taking the cheap shot at her, as with the captions. I'm still waiting for Michelle's $500.00 sneakers on the cover of News Week, or Obabma bowing to everyone in creation, showing a sign of weakness. Where is News Week when there is news to report. Oh yea, they have to keep pouncing on Sarah Palin, who has more credibility in her pinkie then the entire collective media. Suck on that one for a while.
It was a cheap shot by News Week, which I think sucks as much Time, NY Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post and the LA Times. She had a right to pose for a sports magazine. On the other hand, where are all the photos of FLOTUS with her sleeveless blouses, which is considered highly inappropriate for the 1st Lady? And where are those $500.00 sneakers? Shouldn't we not have double standards? Can any liberal explain that one? I doubt it. Because there are two standards in the media. Everyone knows it, that's why Fox News kicks all their asses combined.
This person is not stable!
you mean E.L. ...correct???
Your right! Mrs. Palin isn't stable. She's responsable for what she does.
Sarah, Sarah, Sarah! Gag me! She's a media whore! Ugly, too!
What wrong with showing a obese nation that you are in shape. They showed Ms. Obama playing in the in shorts with her kids.
Give me a break - the people that care about this - should not be allowed to vote.
And Sarah looks a whole lot better than Michelle does
How true. Michelle looks like Jeff Dunhams' Peanut Puppet
Michelle was not and is not running for any office of the government. She is just the wife of the president. If a woman wants to be taken seriously in the political arena, she needs to guard her image carefully. This photo reveals that she either lacks good judgment or she just wants attention, no matter what kind of attention it is.
I agree, and if she stays in politics any length of time, she will someday be President. But that's 8-12 years in the future. She's young yet, and needs to be embraced by the Republican Party and groomed further in the art of politics.
Willie
great point. If nothing else she is a role model of someone who takes care of herself with exercise. It can't all be the Alaskan moose-elk diet. For the most part most of the politicians on both sides of the isle and both genders are fit and well below the national average of BMI.
I think Michelle is one of the hottest first ladies we ever had. Have you seen McKinly's wife??? jeesh. Mary Todd Lincoln???
On the other hand Dolly Madison was a babe.
In your dreams Valk whatever
Michelle wasn't purposely posing for a photo shoot like Palin was.
Palin still wants the attention to her looks, just like she did when she was in beauty pageants. "look at me, look at me!"
Mary Todd Lincoln was not much to look at. I will give you that. But, she was a tigress when the shades got pulled.
American Lobo, Michelle Obama wasn't posing for a photo shoot; she was just getting off the Air Force one, (which is a tax payer paid Air Plane to be used for official duties) for a vacation. I'm sure she thought nobody was looking. Personally, I never leave my own front door wearing something innapropriate, just in case someone happens to be looking. I don't know why the First Lady, which is one of the most observed and photographed people in the world, wouldn't think the same way.
Wish the media would just stop promoting all this Sarah Palin garbage. Who really cares about any of this!!!!!!
Ken-290247 does or he would not have read this far. Don't deny it Ken, she's hot.
Well, you for one would not like it if the media stopped b/c then they would have to print news about Obama rejecting all four options his appointed military guru suggested for Afghanistan, bow to the Emporer of Japan, bow to the schiek, not be able to make a decision that has any consequences, etc...
I dont like her - never did and never will - but that is not a sexist picture. Here in the 21st century, we have seen women's ankles before. She's in plain old shorts for God's sake. (Some women even wear less than that when swimming)
Politically, she's an idiot but this is just media-out-of-control -looking-for-ANYTHING-to throw-at-the-politico-of-the-month (regardless of party)
Ditto, Cee.... I want to hurl every time she's back in our faces... waaa waaaa'ing over something. I dont find the picture sexist, but found the caption for it hilarous and oh, so true.... :)
I have pondered why on earth she keeps sticking herself out there, book, talk shows, etc., looking for some sort of approval. Why? Who can approve of a VP candidate like she was, who got a taste of the big life, big $, and then up and quit being governor of the state of hard working people who elected her... that in and of itself will forever kill her credibility as anything to be taken seriously.... I dont care if she sees Russia from her house, lawn, or a UFO... She's a lightweight.
I just wish I could figure out WHY, truly, WHY, she thinks she is a force to be reckoned with.. that baffles me...
sounds like a bit of jealousley coming from the above.....Sarah is smart and she is a Reagan conserative..and a real American. And that my liberal friends pulls alot of weight being that the majority of Americans are conserative and don't like the way your messiah is pulling the country...into a Marxist state....do not underestimate her,she is going to rally the base and bring us all back to the basics of being America...USA not USSA>>>USA not USSA! Go Sarah...race towards 2012!
I agree, naked would be sexist. I think the reason these media whores keep coming back, boils down to ego. Every politician has an immense one.
You do realize you spelled conservative wrong...twice.
Do you know want to know what being American truly is? It's keeping majority power in balance with respect for the rights of the minority. Keeping personal beliefs like God, abortion policy, etc. out of the government's purview is proper because it preserves freedom--an individual's right to choose how to live their lives within a lawful system that protects them from violence and the trespasses of their fellow man.
Sarah Palin is scary because nothing she has advocated has ever toed such a line--she has actively played "popularity politics" in her elected career, she has worn her religion and beliefs as a rallying flag for a less-than-representative portion of America, she has shown little concern for those not on her side, and she is woefully unqualified to have been a heartbeat away from the presidency.
People like Palin because she reflects their beliefs and interests, and she is a woman who has managed to balance a family life with a high-powered career. However, her form of politics--deeply favoring her constituents' interests, simplifying complex issues, and bolstering her political strength by rallying popular support behind her personality, are characteristics inappropriate for a higher elected official. They are forgivable in representatives, because a representative holds little individual power and is forced to moderate their positions in line with the stance of the larger elected body. An executive official with similar characteristics does not serve the public interest--hence the debacles that were Troopergate and her early resignation from office.
I do not like the idea of a millionare's tax. But a graver threat to America are those whose form of politics proposes to eliminate personal freedom and choice on the basis of unchecked and unreasoned partisan politics.
p.s. All those who hold American citizenship are "real" Americans. The patriotic thing to do is to find common ground and mutual respect for your fellow citizens, rather than drawing a line based on who agrees with you.
Just to clarify, I'm not over the hill with Obama. I don't agree with a fair number of his choices, especially with the notion that he is going to tax people for their productivity and along class lines. I believe in letting people who work hard enjoy their well earned benefits. However, at the end of the day, I prefer an intelligent, pragmatic, and conscientious President to one whose politics align with mine but who's personal qualities are lacking.
Hmmm pub, you're so right and that is what makes Palin viable. But just think if Hilarious Hilary, who so many people wanted elected president, would've been elected president. Remember she was a hairsbreath away from being selected to run on the Democrat ticket. Talk about delusional!!!! How you all so easily forget what a total crackpot SHE is. While her husband was getting his horn honked and getting caught with his pants down with DNA proof that he was getting his horn honked she famously and so intelligently said "It's a vast right wing conspiracy". Now that same loose cannon crackpot is running around the world insulting whole countries but luckily they see right through her and laugh her out of their country!!!
Obama doesn't have the huevos to stand up to the Chinese either. Only strong leadership makes the USA strong not someone who kisses arses (see Lincoln, Washington, FDR, T Roosevelt, Kennedy, Reagan and even Bush II to an extent).
Publius hit it right on and Monkey here missed by mile and a half. Nothing he said makes Palin "viable", actually, nothing you said was understandable or intellegent, it was just immature Hilary bashing. If you're going to attack someone, please at least pretend like you know even a little tidbit about what you're talking about. Oh, and about China, i see you gladly point out that Obama isn't standing up to them, but you fail to offer any solution. China has a larger economy than we do, if we broke off all relations to them it would have a much worse effect on us than them, this isn't Cuba we're talking about. Regardless of whether we approve of the way China handles human rights, we need to deal with this gently and hope they make improvements (which, as I understand, they are doing). I don't know how we could "stand up" to them, we aren't the powerful country that we once were, and don't even try to blame that on the Dems or the Reps. It's a pattern in history that no one has ever gotten around, no democracy has ever lasted as long as we have, it's not a question of "if" America will fall, it's a matter of "when".
I would also like to point out that Nixon bowed to the Emperor Hirohito nearly 40 years before Obama bowed to his son. Hirohito ruled Japan when they bombed Pearl Harbor. Just in case you aren't familiar with U.S. history, Nixon was a Republican. Both Democrat and Republican presidents have used these cultural courtesies when dealing with foreign leaders. I really wish the propaganda spewing would quit from both sides, but I guess thats the negative of having a free press. The truth is, the media is unfair to Obama, and the media is unfair to Palin. In that way, it is fair, or as fair as it will ever get.
Strong leadership? She's a quitter!
As with other photos of other people, she did not pose for this for the article. She posed for an article in Runners World. Newsweek had no busness using the picture. Typical bad journalism that people believe. How do you fight that?
you don't fight them you ignore them. Winning an arugment on the internet is like winning the special olympics.
Even if you win your still *special*.
Newsweek can with permission from the magazine.
why did she pose for Runner's World as a political candidate?
There's nothing wrong with the picture.
Possibly because runners are interested in politics?
I don't think Sarah is complaining about the photo it was the two women on "The View".... read the article.
It made me want her more! She's hot!!!
tiranglexcraig1: you can have her. Take her to another country (maybe she can see the USA from her porch!).
How OLD is that remark!!!
This is why she very well could be the next President of the US. Men who drool over a woman's body...shows exactly where men's brains are residing! She is a beautiful woman, she knows how to speak...she knows nothing about politics and we will be in deep ca ca if she should ever be elected.
Um, weren't the last THREE Presidents runners? Bush 41, Clinton, and W?
She posed for it. If it was sexist, why did she pose for it? And would it be as sexist if it were a man posing?
Why is sexism only against a woman?
I tend to agree with the person who said...she posed for it so she could get some free press off it when it was published...the media is exploiting me AGAIN!!
I think you about answered your own question. How about this... why don't we see an issue of Newsweek with Barack Obama in shorts and sneakers on the cover? Why do we see Sarah Palin in shorts and sneakers (clearly an out-of-place image) on this cover OR why do we see and hear so much about Michelle Obama's uncovered shoulders and skirts? It has to do with sexism.
By the way, Sarah Palin posed for Runners Magazine, NOT Newsweek with the picture they have plastered on the cover.
The reason we don't see Barack in shorts and sneakers is because he never agreed to pose for such a picture.
What's out of context? Is the article saying that she dresses like this when she goes to the office?
Certainly she should have known that a picture like this would be seen and used elsewhere outside of a runner's magazine when she's running as a vice-presidential candidate.
And to answer future questions, I don't see aproblem with the picture at all and I wouldn't care if any other politician had a similar photo male or female.
She posed for it of her own free will. If she wanted to restrict its use she should have indicated it at the time it was taken.
This is not sexist. Its actually the opposite. Yes, she does have an attractive body for a 46 year old woman who just had a kid within the last couple years not to mention her previous children as well but there is nothing in this photo that screams sex appeal.
However, I love the caption next to her picture on the magazine!
i think if you got it like she has flaunt it
she is great
Wish she was the Pres instead of the idiot we got!
so you would rather have someone that is more of an idiot?
we do NOT need to increase the size of idiocy in the white house. Didn't you learn anything from the bushmen administration? She's frickin' Dan Quayle in an attractive body who doesn't have a clue politically.
Something wrong with you boy.... if you really believe she'd be better.
there is no way we could have someone who is more of an idiot than what we have now. would you bowl down to me please and show me just how stupid you really are?
Mike X
What is your issue with Dan Quale?
If you really wish that, then I am afraid you are the idiot.
Larry- who do you have in mind, Moe or Curly?
Your the Idiot!
I don't know why anyone cares. She is tediously boring.
Repeating the same post is even more "boring".
When is this country going to wake up to the fact that this woman is a certifiable delusional nut case ??????
AND THEN COMPLETELY IGNORE HER !!!!!!
Sarah is terriffic! Roy at 12 yrs old, you will see when you are older/
OMG I seen it in the supermarket this morning, I had to take a second look. She looks great, what's the big deal.
Wasn't this photo originally used to grace the cover of a running magazine?
She is Hott & at her age she should be proud to look so good....
I totally agree, she is a nice looking lady,i don't know what makes a person qualify for presidental canidate material, but we have had it with all other leaders, donkeys and elephants.one only needs to look at our so called leaders now. I say make this beautiful woman president, and first time she bows to a muslim, kick her out.