Sarah Palin's Newsweek Cover: It's Not Sexist

Of course, at this stage, attacks by the liberals only propel Palin to the front of the presidential contender pack. It's Obama's strategy because he thinks she is beatable in 2012. And, it does the conservatives some good because the republican party is so woefully lacking in presidential material. And, if she surrounds herself with some good conservative advisors, and learns how to properly respond to every issue, she will be formidable. What Obama is not considering is his disastrous presidency. People will be voting against Obama and wanting change. Palin will be a natural fit for that change.

Gnmk09 - Oh man, THANKS FOR THE VISUAL ON THAT OWWWWW!!! I flashed on Pelosi or Hillary and now I'm lying in corner in a fetal position, sucking my thumb, and crying. Pretty embarrasing at work.

I saw a photo of Hillary in a swimsuit dancing with Bill on a beach. It wasn't pretty. Anyway, Newsweek is just showing the rest of us how trashy they have become with their elitist bigotry.

i am digging the IDIOT STRIPPERS game. If ANYOBDY questions her answer to a question she will say you are attacking her and make MILLIONS more.

that is a no joke hustle right there.
She can make 40 MILLION destroying the GOP, they going to have to PAY her to SHUT UP.
mad hustle girl!!!!

YES, IT IS SEXIST! Does it pass THIS test? Would Joe Biden have been featured in this way--in shorts--from a stolen photo from years past? NOT! This is Newsweek's not so subtle way of making Palin look like a stooge, and selling magazines. They are on the brink of bankruptcy, and therefore desperate!

gnmk09

I think the point is that neither Pelosi nor Clinton would even consider doing something like this. The decorum of the office does need to be preserved.

All the woman has is her body and GOP talking points. If this is the best she can do, pose semi naked on a national magazine cover, then it says everything about her the voting public needs to know. She is still nothing more than an empty headed beauty queen bimbo and weather girl. Keep posing Sarah, you'll do good in politics!

What many of you are forgetting or just not aware of is she did NOT pose for this picture for Newsweek. PALIN POSED FOR A RUNNING MAGAZINE!!!!!!!!!!!! Then the creepy photographer sold it to an creepier (and desperate) Newsweek. This was against the photographers contract and he is now in trouble with the law!!! When Bush first became President much was said about his being an avid runner. He was pictured running on SEVERAL running magazines. Pres. Carter was often shown jogging around, as was Clinton. HOWEVER, pictures of them running were NEVER put on the cover of Time, or Newsweek or any National publication with any clientele that was not interested in jogging/running.

By the definition that the liberals have used for sexism, the use of this photo was sexist. It was also incredibly stupid on the part of Newsweek, but that surprises no one, except for buster.

Newsweek knows that there are a lot of real dummies in this country, and they know that these people don't fact check anything, or think for themselves, which arguably may be a good thing.

They knew that a certain percentage of the borderline comatose would think Palin posed for this photo for Newsweek. If that was the case, it would make Palin's judgement look bad, and in effect, that is what Newsweek was doing, making Palin's judgement look bad, while suggesting she is a bobble headed cheerleader type.

I now have to register an official protest over the 1st comment of this thread, where gnmk09 asked the disturbing question: would we rather see Pelosi in shorts, or Hillary in a bikini?

Now that was uncalled for! I have been forced to drink a whole bottle of 151 Rum in an effort to wash those images from my mind. This question clearly crosses the threshhold of cruel and unusual punishhment, and I'm afraid I will have to sue for irreparable psychological damages.

Thank God he didn't suggest Madeline Albright, or Janet Reno in a thong!

You're funny. The thing is, usually people in politics don't have such pix taken. On purpose. For any magazine. The shirtless Obama pic and the one of Bill & Hillary dancing in swimsuits at the beach were taken by paparazzi.

I think Matt's exactly right that Palin can't have it both ways. For a photo shoot for Runner's World, she would been just fine in a set of fancy sweats. She could have been actually running. Nope, they set her up looking like Betsy Ross changing for gym class, and by golly, she had NO idear that picture would ever be used again -- right?

I am no Palin supporter but I saw no sexism in the photo per se'---the main impression is that she is young and physically fit (we should all look so good in shorts!). However, was Newsweek contractually obliged to get her approval? Was the photo Newsweek's to use? In the context of what purported to be a serious article about Palin, I can understand that she was not pleased with the photo being used in that context. Minds have been made up about her since she first opened her mouth on nomination night--no minds will be changed by a photo.

Okay that's just wrong. LOL!!

Matt is completely on point with this one, Palin needs to stop blaming everyone else for everything that has gone wrong in her political life, the political life she coveted and nurtured and controlled. Grow-up Sarah, or bet yet--pick up your toys and go the hell home.

http://splashinthepacific.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/sarah-palin-the-review-this-is-gonna-hurt/

She ran on a platform of looks, not brains, so she should be proud.

I.S.


:-)

I can agree with almost everything you say upt to the point of class and morals.
No Biased bashing here, just advising you really check the facts.
Homey midwest drawl...linguists have pointed out there is a midwestern influence in the Alaskan dialect due to relocation after the "dustbowl" of the 30's, BUT "Sarah never talked like this in recorded speeches to the citizens of Alaska prior to her nomination""phony?"
Claims in text of her book "She had to pay $50,000 in legal fees for vetting prior to her nomination" DENIED by her own party! "morals?"
The true benifit of her writing a book is that she has preserved for all time the misconceptions/"lies?" she continues to spew in print supposedly from her own mouth so the record can finally be set straight.

mmross40,

I would like to thank-you for making my day....the "Hairy chested feminist Obama supporters" comment was priceless !!!

mmross40
5:52AM Nov 20th 2009
Yes Sarah Palin has great legs and good looking body for a woman who has had 4 children, along with being a working Mom and wife of a good marriage, she has class and good morals, and thick-skin. She sure has put up with a lot of ridicule from those hairy-chested feminist and Obama supporters. I say GO Sarah,I would like to see her make a comeback
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A comeback from what? Being a quitter? Class?? The woman threw her own daughter under the bus to further her career, that's neither class nor good morals. Thick skin? A thick-skinned person takes responsibility for their actions, they don't blame everyone else for it--especially the very MSM they use to sell their 'steaming pile of dung'.

DD:
So now I am 'Hairy chested feminist Obama supporter'? You are in so much trouble mister! LOLOL! (

http://splashinthepacific.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/sarah-palin-the-review-this-is-gonna-hurt/