Fox News Ironically Obsessed Over Newsweek Palin Cover

So, have you seen the cover of this week's Newsweek, with vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in extreme close-up, revealing that the GOP's latest celebrity actually ages, and has slight wrinkles, like us mortals? Yeah, well, the good folks at Fox News aren't having any of it! The fact that this image was shot in this way, without an eye toward touching the image up digitally, is unfair. This morning, they gave this issue - that will help many of you decide how to vote, no doubt! - a thorough going-over. They even called in outside experts to discuss photoshop and alterations!

The overall message seems to be that the failure to alter a picture is a clear demonstration of liberal bias. How ironic! Because there was never a need to ask for outside opinion on this matter. As Jane Hamsher notes, Fox News has plenty of in-house expertise on how digital image alteration can help provide conservative "balance." Or have you forgotten:

On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings was a "hit piece." During the segment, however, Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Fox News gave no indication that the photos had been altered.

After putting up the photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe, Fox & Friends also featured a photograph of Steinberg's face superimposed over that of a poodle, while Reddicliffe's face was superimposed over that of the man holding the poodle's leash.

Insert "lipstick on a pig" joke here, I guess!

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Comments

[btanner]

Must be humbling for them when none of their talking points for the Republican Party are being heard. Then again, maybe not. Add humility to the list they have no concept of: intellectual, honesty, humility.

[truthyguy]

What else are they going to talk about?

Palin's race baiting and the responses to it?
The financial breakdown?
Iraq and Afghanistan?
McCain's lack of ideas or flip-flopping?
Health care?
Palin's formal education?
Palin's pregnant teen daughter? (Read Palin's new book: "Shotgun Weddings and the Parents Who Plan Them")

[MajorKong]

I guess they needed something for the Fox News Manufactured Outrage of the Week.

[wendynyc]

Typical FOX and GOP mentality - just check out the outside - no character needed on the inside!

[TallGrrl]

Wow. They really don't have anything to live for, do they?

[likeicare]

Jason --

That's the whole point -- change the subject to something stupid, stupid! That's why they're focusing on idiotic trivia like this.

If they just push it hard enuf, you see, everyone will forget about the economy disintegrating into a Zimbabwe-like puddle.

[prcleburne]

If she want's to be the candidate of Joe Sixpack and hockey mom's she needs to show she is one of us , with all our imperfections, including nasal hair, moustache, wrinkles, pores, blackheads, and zits.
While your'e at it , Sarah, I'd recommend that you blacken out a couple of teeth and get a tattoo on the back of your neck.

[JakeRedd]

It's the rot behind the facade they should be concerned about.

[janice1227]

ah! so true! "rot" is the perfect word - thanks for finding the one that escaped me.

[billydog]

What is so sad is that most Americans do not have a clue that this crap goes on in our country, the land of the free----free? Being so decepyively mislead is freedom?

[moreupnorth]

C'mon Fox is she an attractive middle aged beauty queen who looks good for her age or is she a middle aged beauty queen who's looking attractive "for her age" and needs a little help?

You remind me of John McCain's policies. Contradictory and changing with public opinion.

[Bigeasy]

After the Troopergate report they have more than her picture to be upset about.

[bluemoose]

Hey, at least they're not endlessly going on about some non-issue in a blatant attempt to distract people from some less-than-flattering report released recently.

[whatsthatsound]

Of course not! They're better than that!

[Preraphaelite]

Has nobody heard of The Picture of Dorian Gray?

The picture ages and corrupts,reflecting the way that the cruel and unscrupulous subject of the painting conducts his life.Meanwhile,Gray ,in the flesh,remains beautiful and untouched by the ravages of his lifestyle and the passage of time.

We will have to keep a close eye on Sarah Palin and this picture of her on the cover of Newsweek and see if she has discovered the answer to the question of eternal youth.

[uscitizen]

Wow, these guys are vultures. One day they're fawning over how gorgeous Sarah is; the next day, she needs to be photoshopped because she doesn't look good enough. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

[Thad]

I don't know that it's ironic so much as hypocritical.