Media Manipulation 101
Man oh man do the Republicans have their work cut out for them this presidential campaign. Not only are they following one of the least popular presidents in decades but they are confronting the nastiest, most partisan media they have ever come up against.
A few months back New York Magazine did a cover story on Rudy Giuliani. The photograph selected for the cover was almost a zoom of Rudy's nostrils looking up. A few weeks ago Time Magazine did a cover story on Mitt Romney. They managed to select a cover shot that actually made the very photogenic Romney look like a snake oil salesman utilizing another distorted angle. However both take a back seat to Newsweek, a publication without taste or shame. (Who else would hire Kieth Olbermann ?)
On this week's cover of Newsweek we have a photograph of the Clinton's with the title "The Bill Factor." The obvious premise is how the former president helps and possibly hurts Hillary's chances for the office in 08. What is so nauseating is their cover photo selection. We have a picture that manages to capture what the Clinton's might look like if they ever did have breathtaking, orgasmic sex with each other. Bill is whispering sweet nothings in Hillary's ear while the Democratic front runner beams in one of the most touched up, doctored, color corrected photographs in history. She almost looks attractive. You have to see it to believe it.
The entire thing reeks of one sided coverage. If "the Bill Factor" was the story, wouldn't something that suggests his past history be more appropriate. The one they used could be on the invites to their 50th wedding anniversary.
Like I said, this is the national media the Republicans are up against. Expect hatchet jobs galore on Rudy and company. It will not be pretty.
