Darkness Visible
David Knowles
Contributor
Posted:
03/6/08
Here's the question: Did the Clinton campaign purposefully darken and distort Barack Obama's image in a recent television ad?
Decide for yourself. On the left is the televised image of Obama at the democratic debate in Texas. On the right is the purportedly treated image used in the Clinton ad.
DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas believes that not only did the Clinton ad people darken Obama's skin tone, they stretched the photo as well, to give the appearance that Obama had a wider nose.
Official Clinton response to the charges:
Obama's people have no comment.
I'm not really sold on this one. Though I do think the width has been exaggerated, this case seems much more ambiguous than the famous blackening of O.J. Simpson on the cover of Time.
Whatever its merits, the story is out there causing a stir (here, here, here, here, and here, to sample just a few sites). So have at it. What's your read?
Decide for yourself. On the left is the televised image of Obama at the democratic debate in Texas. On the right is the purportedly treated image used in the Clinton ad.
DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas believes that not only did the Clinton ad people darken Obama's skin tone, they stretched the photo as well, to give the appearance that Obama had a wider nose.
Official Clinton response to the charges:
Asked for comment, Clinton campaign spokesman Jay Carson said, "this is a bogus assertion. Ads look different based on software, screens, computers, television, etc."
Obama's people have no comment.
I'm not really sold on this one. Though I do think the width has been exaggerated, this case seems much more ambiguous than the famous blackening of O.J. Simpson on the cover of Time.
Whatever its merits, the story is out there causing a stir (here, here, here, here, and here, to sample just a few sites). So have at it. What's your read?
| Yes | |
|---|---|
| No | |
| We'll Never Know |