The Cover of US Weekly..........OUCH

[Thrill]

[GarbagemanLB]

1. Oh my god.

:rofl:

[roguevalley]

69. that is one cute little baby.

[marshall]

74. he's got down syndrome

in case you didn't know ;)

[Tesibria]

92. ? does that make him less cute?

???

[okieinpain]

105. my nephew has down's has never missed a day of work in his

life. well he did have to miss a week or two because of surgery. he's really one of the most honest people I know. when he's ready to go home, "it's ok, I'm tired take me home".

[roguevalley]

130. don't matter. babies are wonderful. :)

[knitter4democracy]

143. He's still adorable and makes my fingers itch to knit him a hat.

Babies need hats to help regulate their temps. And a sweater. He needs a sweater for when it gets colder. What an adorable little guy. Too bad his parents are so messed up.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

2. HAHAAHAHAHA.

Ouch.

[Parche]

3. BAKED ALASKA

:woohoo: :hi:

[Bozita]

59. ... on a half-baked ticket

[calimary]

96. O. M. G. !!! Best caption EVER!!!

You ROCK, Parche!

I can't believe how clever that is!!!

Baked Alaska!!!

LOVE that cover!

How do you like the bigtime, sarah?

[tekisui]

4. Even better than imagined,.

[nc4bo]

5. OUCH x2. nt

[AspenRose]

6. David Duchovny's a sex addict?

Who knew? :shrug:

[MadrasT]

7. *snort*

:spray: :rofl: :party: :woohoo:

Sorry... is that too gleeful? :shrug:

[d_b]

8. is that a joke?

o.0

[davepc]

9. Cut to "independent female voter on line at the grocery checkout stand"

She is it really into politics...she doesn't really even know who Sarah Palin is....this is the 1st real thing she sees and pays attention too..


BABIES, LIES, & SCANDAL

[nc4bo]

18. exactly what I was thinking. Ouchx3. :) nt

[NotThisTime]

100. That cannot go well for her LOL...

[Blackhatjack]

10. OH MY! The Grocery Store CheckOut Voter Cannot Avoid Seeing This!

I guess the 'cone of silence' has been broken.

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[Arugula Latte]

12. Stick a fork in it, folks.

:rofl:

[Barack_America]

13. That's almost unfair.

Too harsh, IMO.

[FatDave]

42. Seriously?

Is "too harsh" even in a republican's vocabulary? It's OK if you don't like it, but please, let those with stronger stomachs do what needs to be done.

[seabeyond]

47. wow. who are you. what isnt true. why is truth too harsh. are we so conditioned we must

NOT call it like it is even when it is....

[melody]

51. This woman wants to outlaw abortion and trample on the Constitution

NOTHING can be too harsh.

When you take out a bazooka, you shouldn't expect a .22 in return.

[me b zola]

79. +1

:thumbsup:

[TahitiNut]

63. She's reaping what she's sown.

It's HER political ideology that makes such issues a matter of PUBLIC law. SHE dragged her brood out into the spotlight. It's THEIR behavior that's the issue, NOT the public concern for the character and integrity of public officials.

[CakeGrrl]

65. I have to disagree. The repubs wouldn't hesistate to drag a Dem through the mud

And these are legit issues against Palin.

Whatever dirt sticks to her is her own doing, and if it keeps her from being one step away from the WH, then use it.

[Crunchy Frog]

72. Almost, but not quite.

:)

[Erin Elizabeth]

75. She's playing the game. She has to expect shit

if she's playing it nationally.

[Love Bug]

89. How is it any harsher than the constant tabloid assertions that

Hillary had Vince Foster killed or was pregnant with an alien baby? This is the Big Time and a politican has to have a thick skin.

[calimary]

104. Hardly. Look - nobody, repeat, NOBODY is holding one of those big Alaskan shotguns

to her head and forcing her to take on this challenge.

Nobody is ordering her to do this against her will. You probably couldn't, anyway.

She wants this. She clearly has bigtime ambition. But this is the raging river you dive into when you want to get involved at this level. And you better be ready to swim with the current.

[cali]

14. and I'll bet a lot more undecided voters read/see that than

the Washinton Times or the Post or any other print outlet.

[rebel with a cause]

111. I just wonder what the article says.

Is it the same as the title, or does it explain it all away and end up praising her. And yes, I know most people don't read the article and just take the cover at face value but I just wonder about it all anyway. :shrug:

[vanderBeth]

15. Oh.....

Lies and Scandals don't look good plastered on your picture.

[calimary]

107. No!!! Indeed!!! LOVE IT!!! And Welcome to DU!

I'm just THRILLED that this story has legs. MAN does it have legs. That's all people seem to want to talk about. I think they were hoping the weather and the weekend and the gushing over the pretty lady with the photogenic family would make us all forget. It'd just fade down the memory hole.

NOT A CHANCE.

And EVERY question about her preparedness and ability to serve is absolutely worthy. EVERY question should be asked. And this woman's situation provokes a LOT of questions. As it should. And it also makes me wonder - she's 44 with another new baby - her fifth, and this one's a special-needs child. I wonder if she intends to keep crankin' out babies until her clock runs out? I'd think if you already have a good-size family, at an advanced age (for getting pregnant, anyway), you might say you've done quite nicely enough and call it a day. ESPECIALLY if you already have a big important job, and you're angling for an exponentially bigger one.

[SeaLyons]

16. The values party's candidate!!!!

omg.

[DerekJ]

17. WOW ..:D

[butterfly77]

19. There you go Scarborough...

she made the cover :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[NotThisTime]

103. LOOK! She's a CELEBRITY!

[calimary]

108. Oooohhh, a celebrity! Straight up there with Jennifer Aniston and a sex-addict actor.

And Halle Berry - herself an unwed mother. What a confluence. "Ouch!" isn't the half of it.

Paris and Britney, anyone?

MAN is karma a bitch. Good Lord...

[nichomachus]

20. Devastating!!!

Karl Rove is now in the fetal position and has wet his pants.

[bdamomma]

21. not a good way to get publicity for your state huh?

[AndyA]

22. "Houston, we've got a problem..."

:rofl:

[ikojo]

23. Gotta love it!! The GOP and their lackies in the media

KNOW that if Chelsea or Amy Carter had gotten pregnant while living in the white house their parents would be raked over the coals.

All's fair in love and politics, Palin family.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden can choose to lay off the family but IMHO for the rest of us they are FAIR GAME.

IMHO, the first indication of how someone would run an executive position is how they run their family life.

I LOVE IT!!!

Hypocrisy thigh name is REPUBLICAN FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIAN!

We need to write letters of thanks to US magazine for this cover!!

[butterfly77]

39. Scarborough was hinting...

to his republiCON buddies all morning about leaking something about a Dem whose child has gotten pregnant what they fail to realize is they are the people who are always preaching about family values and abstinence and no birth control but always,always viagra...

[Cha]

54. Jann Wenner is the publisher of

US and Rolling Stone. He doesn't want a tyranical, hypocritical, seditionist a heart beat away from the presidency.

[Kolesar]

155. Thanks for the information

Just when I thought Rolling Stone was moving away from political stories, they have done quite well. RFK Jr, bush the dunce, etc

[blondeatlast]

24. Take that, those who prefer "American Idol" over politics! LOL!

:rofl:

[marylanddem]

25. Is this for real?

[MadrasT]

37. Looks like it

It's here: http://thepage.time.com/

And here: http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/02/giuliani-biden-lay-off-bristol-palin/

And there's no indication that it's satire.

[gateley]

40. I think so - I went to their site and although they didn't show the current

cover, there was a lot of stuff on this story.

[Betsy Ross]

26. DU their Sarah Palin poll.

http://www.usmagazine.com/

[blondeatlast]

32. And vote NO. nt

[nc4bo]

38. thanks LOL - was doing some major brain twisting over here. nt

[nc4bo]

33. What do I say? 1st thought - yesss but she's been such a gift so

I'm left with NO - but no way she should be 2nd in command.

I'm really Unsure.

[vanderBeth]

45. Uh-Oh

Lindsey Lohan is telling us to stop talking about the baby. I'm glad she has become a voice of reason.
:rofl:

[calimary]

109. 59-and-some YES, 41-and-some NO - 52-thousand-and-some votes.

Question - should sarah palin step down?

OUCH.

[TooRaLoo]

27. Wowwwwwwwww.

sunk.

[mitchum]

28. BWAWAWAWAWAWA!!!!

[suffragette]

29. Went to their site to look and they're taking a poll

Should Sarah Palin step down as the Republican vice presidential candidate?

I clicked to view results and it's currently running 60 % Yes and 39 % No.

Ouch, indeed!

[Erin Elizabeth]

35. Link?

Thanks!

[suffragette]

49. http://www.usmagazine.com/

Scroll to the bottom of the page. They have pic there next to the poll. Then click on view results.

[redqueen]

53. Vote NO!

http://www.usmagazine.com/

Such a gift...

[blondeatlast]

77. Indeed! nt

[Dawgs]

91. VOTE YES!!! McCain losing Palin will destroy his candidacy.

Why would you vote NO?

[redqueen]

99. Cause having her on the ticket is worse for him, IMO.

[City Lights]

30. That's a keeper!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

138. I know!

[Erin Elizabeth]

31. Mags like that normally don't give politics too much play

but if it involves sex, pregnancies, and lies involved with any of the above, they're all over it.

Game's over, republicans. You lose. THAT magazine cover is more damaging than hours of talk on TV. People stand there and stare at those covers and even if they'd never buy one, they look at it. Pick it up, scan it. Absorb it.

That's really REALLY bad right there.

[Thrill]

48. I think many in the media feel insulted by her selection

[Cha]

61. They had the Obamas on the front cover which

I still have and US Weekly is owned by Jann Wenner who also owns Rolling Stone. They've been a beacon for our Democracy when all the other mags were pro bushit.

[Mike Daniels]

101. US Weekly is such a celebrity suck up magazine that this is quite a manuever

That's a cover you expect to see on Time, Newsweek, etc. Not some People-ish personality rag that would normally run a fluff piece.


Yeah, if this is real I'd say that Sarah may make it long enough to annouce her withdrawal and her replacement for VP.

[Cha]

110. I just stated in so many words that, yes, US is a Celebrity mag

whose owner cares about our Democracy. You never know where you're going to get assistance in the battle.

[Virginia Dare]

80. I love the headline "Shocking Teenage Pregnancies"..

LOL, this is going to turn a lot of conservative soccer moms off. I remember how a lot of conservative women/soccer moms I know reacted to the Jamie Lynn Spears announcement. They were all trashing her mother.

[FatDave]

90. Which is exactly the point I've been trying to make to the "sitck to the issues" crowd.

Nobody out there in gen pop pays attention to the issues. They pay attention to shit like this. Sucks, but this is the turf where the election will be won or lost.

[calimary]

114. Especially with the big yellow words "Lies" and "Scandal" plastered across the cover.

OUCH indeed!

A really quick hit - and for those who just look at the cover and either don't buy the magazine or do buy it but may not get much time to read it. If they're busy moms, they may not. Personally, I LOVE reading "the trash," but I seldom get time to wade through a whole magazine of it.

The meme is planted. So is the seed. It will grow without watering or feeding. This kind of stuff sticks like gum on the bottom of your shoe. Hey, mcsame, you still wanna go for this? There's always Holy Joe, y'know. His family doesn't include a teenage trainwreck, as far as I know.

[Erin Elizabeth]

125. What I REALLY love about this:

it's US Weekly doing it.

Not the Democratic party.

Not Democrats.

A magazine.

As someone who unashamedly follows all that celebrity gossipy stuff on the intertubes, I can say with complete certainty that US Weekly just handed a huge gift-wrapped present to the Democratic party and to America.

[Tatiana]

34. Damn - now that is ice cold. n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

36. Time to go to the Supermarket..... and watch the customers in line

That's fantastic.........

[beac]

55. And buy a copy!

Let's make this their most popular issue EVER!!!

[Erin Elizabeth]

70. Yes, I think I'll be breaking my no tabloids rule and buying this one.

Maybe a few copies, to have some extras to put in my doctor's waiting room.

Muwahaha.

[chatnoir]

88. LOL Excellent - awesome idea

:thumbsup:

[blondeatlast]

116. Make certain to leave it at the doc's office, beauty salon, bus stop, coffee shop... nt

[beac]

56. And buy a copy!

Let's make this their most popular issue EVER!!!

[Stevendsmith]

41. What "Lies" are they referring to?

Not that there hasn't been plenty of lies, but I'm just curious.

This cover is a joke? Right?

[Ichingcarpenter]

44. Not fake ........ here is a photo spread picture from the magazine

http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/shocking_teen_pregnancies_121907


They also have a poll if she should step down as VP

running 61% yes right now




http://www.usmagazine.com/

[redqueen]

58. Maybe the lie about her being against the Bridge to Nowhere from the beginning.

That's the big lie she told in her first speech to the nation.

In reality, she was campaigning for Governor at the time and backed it 100%.

[gateley]

43. The only think that bothers me is that in my grocery stores, anyway,

US doesn't get a prime display location.

I'll have to rectify that. :evilgrin:

[MadrasT]

57. It does at the Walmarts in Redneck, PA

And I :loveya: it.

[cottonseed]

46. She's going to be a boon for these junk mags.

This is actually the demographic they wanted to win too.

Obama/Biden, the "serious"/"sober" foreign policy choice.

[JBoy]

50. Babies, Lies and Scandal, OH MY!

You're not in Alaska anymore, Sarah!

[WA98296]

52. Ouch is right....

[seabeyond]

60. embarrassing surprises? about the baby. could we all of been onto something and those telling us to

STOP IT.... were wrong

[hasssan1]

62. NOW I Don't feel bad for Her . Happy Guys ?

[tekisui]

66. Not me.

I won't feel sorry for her until she
a. drops out
b. loses in November.

[seabeyond]

67. eeeeew. not me. i have had it with liars and them getting away with it

do you know how many she tromped over cause she had power. in her holier than thou, let god decide, god kinda way she laughs at people being called names, imagine how she lives life.

no feeling bad for me

[Erin Elizabeth]

71. Why? She's playing the game. The public figure game.

Ask Obama-you have to be prepared for shit like this. Remember the cover in which Michelle was depicted as some crazy radical and Obama was depicted as a Muslim?

[Brotherjohn]

64. Who's yer celebrity NOW, McCain?! (nt)

[seabeyond]

68. you're funny. n/t

[blondeatlast]

87. LOL! nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

94. Nailed it ........ LOL n/t

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

106. Perfect post. Two thumbs up

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Mad_Dem_X]

145. BAM!

:thumbsup:

[Born_A_Truman]

73. The Fundies love her!

One of Rush's callers today said, "She didn't give away her 'retarded' son and her daughter made a mistake." That's as I was switching the station before I ran off the road.

That tells you alot about his listeners. I didn't stick around to hear his response. I normally only drive on weekends and listen to the tech shows on KFI but I had go into town today.

[crispini]

76. SNORT.

Heehee hee hee hee.

[TheDonkey]

78. LMAO!!!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

81. That's gonna leave a mark,

big time.

[saltpoint]

82. As Republican delegates fly home from the Twin Cities, this mag

is going to be in every airport newstand on their way home.

[MadrasT]

93. Yes it IS !!! Buwaahhaahahahaha!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Erin Elizabeth]

126. Oh bloody hell, that's right.

I had completely forgotten about airports.

BWA!!!

:rofl:

[Veruca Salt]

83. ...

:woohoo: :rofl: :spray: :popcorn: :party:

[calimary]

119. Welcome to DU!

What a way to start the work week, 'eh?

[Veruca Salt]

134. Thank you for the welcome! I'm so glad to be here!

And I have to say I wish all my work weeks started like this! :toast:

Now, excuse me whilst I go and see if I can find a copy or two of that magazine... there's a couple repuke bathrooms that I think need gracing with it's presence! :evilgrin:

[Ilsa]

84. Anyone else see some body language in that picture?

Really, I have a couple of ideas, but I'd like to entertain yours first.

[Demi_Babe]

85. she NEVER holds that baby in a way that denotes "attachment"

[knitter4democracy]

144. I've been wondering about that, too.

She holds him like a tired mama who's hit her limit on how much she's holding the baby. Just my two cents.

[bleever]

152. That's my very strong impression too.

Hell, I practically want to adopt that baby so that he gets some real love, and the kind of attention he'll need.

[vanderBeth]

86. I think the thing is that a lot of people don't actually read the article

but just see the cover while waiting in line at the grocery store. All they see is scandals and lies.

[MadrasT]

95. By the time this is all done...she may not even be Governor of Alasksa

:shrug:

[TheDonkey]

113. Tony Knowles better gear up for when she's up for relection.

[Stevendsmith]

97. The Rethug Powers will not let that go into print. No effing way. nt

Unless, of course, it's already in print.

And in that case. :rofl:

[CakeGrrl]

115. Even if they could buy it off newsstands, they can't stop subscription mailings. n/t

[me b zola]

98. Yeehaw, Sarah! This was your try-out for the big leagues...

...and YOU FAILED!

[trashcanistanista]

102. 4 words.

Can't. Wait. For. Colbert.

[Egnever]

112. lol

[spanone]

117. bwahahahahahaaaa

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Kdillard]

118. I know which tab will be getting my money this week. Thanks Janice Min.

[BlueIdaho]

120. This is a joke/photoshop right? nt.

[tblue37]

121. Oops! People actually read those magazines, you know.

Salt of the earth people who don't hang out on political message boards will get the message in supermarket checkout lines.

[Erin Elizabeth]

129. That's what I love about it.

I know FAR more people who will check this issue out than would ever pick up U.S. News and World Report or even TIME or Newsweek.

[uponit7771]

122. McSame does NOT WANT TO BE PRESIDENT!!!!

[LibDemAlways]

123. I love it. Especially good because people actually pick up

and read US magazine when it's on a waiting room table or they're in the market check-out line. The average uninformed American who thrives on Entertainment news will actually be exposed to some info about Palin from a source they are familiar with. Wonderful.

[RagAss]

124. "send Lawyers, Guns and Money the shit has hit the fan"

[Left Is Write]

127. BTW, if anyone's interested - the US Weekly website is usmagazine.com

I tried usweekly.com and it turned out to be a smear site attacking Barack Obama!

[tinrobot]

128. Hey. weren't "celebrities" Paris and Britney on their cover, too?

What wonderful karma.

[Thrill]

131. Just keeps getting better

[SurfingAtWork]

132. Yikes! Thats gonna leave a mark.

[bushisanidiot]

133. how long til this thread is locked?

.

[Ichingcarpenter]

135. Why should it be?

It is a real magazine that millions see.

[bushisanidiot]

136. It shouldn't be. but I thought any reference to "she who shall not be named" was

enough to lock a thread. seems to be happening left and right around here. :P

[WinkyDink]

137. "John McCain's Vice President"? Not yet, she isn't! BTW, it's real:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/ius-weeklyi-set-to-pile-o_n_123311.html

[FloridaJudy]

139. w00t!

Oh my. I was going to stay in tonight, but now I've got to make a supermarket run. I wonder how many copies they have...:rofl:

[hedgehog]

140. Not all their covers are sleazy....

[rcsl1998]

141. Beautiful Baby - But The Adult Holding Him, Well That's Another Story nt

[krkaufman]

142. Ok, so now she's been covered in People and US.

Who'd the celebrity, exactly?

[ClarkUSA]

146. OK magazine has the same pic with the sympathetic headline "Painful Decision"

Feeding frenzy... I prefer Us' front cover. :evilgrin:

[samsingh]

147. accurate cover.

[Kablooie]

148. Yeah, but she's against abortion so why quibble?

[Kablooie]

149. whoops. hit the button twice. nt

[gatorboy]

150. Is that the real cover???

I saw it on Crooks and Liars yesterday but I honestly thought it was some sort of Photoshopped joke.



Wow.

[Kolesar]

154. Wow. It is -> http://www.usmagazine.com/

On the lower right at the moment
http://www.usmagazine.com/

[DeschutesRiver]

151. More than makes up for the New Yorker magazine cover

depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as turban wearing, gun wielding terrorists. Mostly because the audience who will see the US cover is standing daily in checkout lines, thumbing through, and probably has never heard of The New Yorker.

I almost cancelled my subscription and I've been a subscriber since college.

[npincus]

153. K&R