(CNN) - Sarah Palin's image is everywhere as she launches a highly-anticipated book tour this week, but the former Alaska governor is unhappy with at least one media organization's depiction of her.
Palin took aim at Newsweek's eye-catching cover this week that shows the former vice presidential candidate in her running outfit - an image that was apparently lifted from a Runner's World photo shoot months ago. Writing on her Facebook page Monday night, Palin said the depiction is flat out "sexist, and oh-so-expected."
"The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this 'news' magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant," Palin wrote. "The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist, and oh-so-expected by now."
"If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention – even if out of context," Palin also said.
The photo is accompanied by text that states "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sarah? She's bad news for the GOP - and for everybody else too."
Palin has held back few punches at the media in the initial stages of her publicity tour. The former governor slammed the Associated Press for its recent fact check that took issue with several of the memoir's contentions and, in her Oprah appearance that aired Monday, Palin slammed the way the media treated her family during the campaign.
The Alaska Republican also doesn't hold back in her book, writing at one point, "I had been out of journalism for a long time, and it was pretty obvious the rules had changed. I felt sick about the depths to which some in the press had apparently sunk, not because it was unfair to me and John, but because it was unfair to the American electorate."
UPDATE: Newsweek editor Jon Meacham is defending the image the magazine chose for its cover.
"We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme of the cover, which is what we always try to do," he told CNN Tuesday. "We apply the same test to photographs of any public figure, male or female: does the image convey what we are saying? That is a gender-neutral standard."
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oh boo hoo hoo. so now that "she's out" and people of merit are asking lots of questions they are all wrong, wrong wrong. i hope she keeps going because all she is doing is looking like a complete fool (that she is). can't wait to hear from curick!!!!!
she wants SO much attention but STILL CAN NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS. imagine how world leaders would view her or even have a conversation with her????
The reason I like this woman the most is because she gets under the skin of the Liberals anf the MSM...but I repeat myself.
Yeah, yeah, we know. You posed for that picture when you were young and rebelling against your parents. Not your fault.
If it's sexist, why did you pose for it?
Was it a "sexist" photo when Runners World used it? I don't recall Palin making a stink about it then.
Boo hoo Sarah. Next time be careful about posing!
If the headline had been "Darling of the GOP", then I'm sure it wouldn't have been sexist in her view.
If you want to be the pin up girl for gun clubs it's only fair you accept you're the target for the other half.
Uh. You posed for the photo. And back to this whole "liberal media" thing... isn't Newsweek supposed to be the more conservative weekly news article?
Hmmm - Interesting. I watched Sarah Palin on Oprah's show yesterday and noticed that she didn't object to the video clip of her in shorts on her way to and from the gym – and even IN the gym if I'm remembering correctly.. This woman enjoys whining more than any other political figure I've ever seen. Maybe she figures that's the fastest way to get media coverage, or maybe she feels better qualified to whine than to discuss the relevant issues of our country. Who knows? Who really cares? I'm really getting bored with her and chastised myself for even watching her on Oprah's show. Watching someone whine and blame others for everything that happens to her gets really tiresome.
SHE poses for this picture (with the American flag bunched up and draped over a chair, obviously touching the floor... which it isn't SUPPOSED to), and somehow it's "sexist". Was it sexist when she posed and it was run on the Runners World cover?
What a clown!
She posed for it, duh? She is must have some kind of mental disorder, that is the only thing that would explain her actions then her reacations to what she did.
Palin has nothing to complain about. She has absolutely no talent beyond her sexual appeal to horny Republicans and the media, so she should not complain when her only asset is presented.
Didnt she pose for that picture? regardless of the capacity in which it was originally taken she still posed for it. Sounds like she should blame herself more and everyone else who "slights" her a little less.
Of course she doesn't like the photo... its awesome, and captures some very strange uncomfortable feeling that many moderate Americans, like myself, have about this pseudo politician.
It's sad that Newsweek would choose "tabloid tactics" . I really thought they were above that, but I guess journalistic integrity is not something they are interested in. I'm no Sarah Palin fan, I voted for the "other guy," but this is something I would expect from Rupert Murdock, not Newsweek. They just lost my readership.
Sarah Palin is a problem and just needs to go away.
Wait a minute...did she or did she not pose for the photograph?
That sure looks like a pose to me...
Seems like she wants to have her cake and eat it, too...
The woman is a nightmare that won't go away!
Maybe Newsweek should focus on REPORTING the news instead of trying to make/create news. Shame on you Newsweek.
I can't stand Sarah Palin, but I have to agree with her on this.
So what is new about anything she said in her BOOK? It's the same old BLAME GAME, Whinning and Crying about how unfair the media was with her.........I watched the interview with Katie and I didn't see how she interviewed Palin any different than she has interviewed other Politicians........I think this Book is going to do her more Harm than Good.........she might make some money in the first week but from there on it will not be on the Top Seller List ......but the effects of her remarks in this Book with last a life time
Why are we still talking about her.
It's more obvious in the original picture the disrespect she shows for the way the flag is draped over a chair for her photo-op.
Trying to start another tempest in a teapot, eh, Ms Palin?
The former beauty queen and pageant participant is complaining about a "sexist" photo (one that she did pose for, doesn't matter for who)? Are you kidding me? Does this woman EVER take responsibility for ANYTHING she does? Or is it always someone else's fault?
Congratulations CNN, you have sold more Sarah Palin "Going Rogue' books than Oprah's book club. ENOUGH with the 24 hour Palin advertising!
One question Sister Sarah:
Did you take the photo or not? Such a hypocrite in lipstick....leanin' on the American flag, no less.
Palin? Relevant? How so?
So Sarah finally realizes she is eye candy. Did she really think people followed her for her brain?
??????
What the heck is this woman talking about??? How is Newsweek "out of context"??? she sounds like a toddler that just learned a new phrase and now repeats it whenever she can. and by the way, i suppose the picture of sarah just took itself when she wasnt looking, eh?
Face it sarah, you will NEVER be president.
yuck yuck and yuck
make this go away
SArah Palin is STILL running around throwing a tempertantrum that she lost... it's immature really. When I was little and would cry that "it isn't fair" my dad would look plainly at me and say, "life isn't fair".
Get over it and go home Mrs. Palin!
"The media will do anything to draw attention"
Its a good thing that Sarah doesn't like attention or doesn't make stuff up because that would make her like the media. Doesn't she have a BA in journalism – six colleges in seven years. .
It's such a fitting photo...she should be proud. That's the image she tries to project. Look at me, I'm just a good ole hee haw honey from Wasilla and I'm going to bring order to this country.
So I guess she's never going to go away. Even Oprah is on the bandwagon...really bad karma. Seeing her resurface brings back vivid memories of why John McCain is on my "worst person in the world" list. Palin and McCain are holding hands in my dream and going down that yellow brick road. Only the end is a little different. You really don'y want to know the end of that dream.
If the photo is sexist – then why did you pose for it in the first place, Sarah palin ??
Freaky....super-freaky!!
she is not that great to look at and has the brain of a woodpecker- If I was dead drunk I might think she looked great but after she opened her mouth and exposed her brain I would know she is an over the hill bimbo.
The left wing and the liberal media are so afraid of Sarah Palin that they will resort to anything to slam this woman.
Re: the photo... to paraphrase the old adage... "Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time."
I agree w/ NW – Sarah Palin as a 2012 candidate is the surest way to give Obama a victiry in Campaign '12...
how is this photo sexist was it sexist in runners world when she took the photo, hey she should be happy , maybe next call she gets will be from the Heff....she certainly wont get any more G.O.P. calls
Palin is beginning to sound more and more like Prejean. What do they expect after they pose provocatively in your skimpy suit or make sex tapes? I wish these God fearing, holier than thou bimbettes would both go away.
Hey Sar,
If you didn't want the picture used, then why did you allow it to be taken. It looks posed, like you agreed to be photographed that way, yes?
With a cover that refers to "A PROBLEM LIKE SARAH", what did she expect?
And the problem is that there's a story about her in the media, every day.
Palin releases a book and now 6 of the top political tickers are directly talking about Sarah Palin. Shill for her more, CNN.
You shouldn't have taken the picture.
She's the GOP's problem, not the country's. Most thinking Americans realize she's just a distraction for real issues we have to solve. What can I say a beauty queen always sales magazines and Sarah's no difference.
Sexist?! Then why did Satan Jr. pose for this?
The pic is inappropriate for Newsweek but totally appropriate for Runners World? Uh, 'splain please, Lucy.
Whose writing Palin's stuff these days?
Interesting, she willingly posed for the photo in Runner's World and it wasn't sexist then, when she participated in Beauty Pagents it wasn't sexist, suddenly now those photos are sexist? Which is it Sarah you cann't have both ways.
She's a politician, a far right wing politician. Everyone even slightly to the left of her is afraid of what she represents. Since she cannot (or will not) clearly articulate what she stands for in an interview where people question her views, the media will do her explaining for her. Complaining about it just makes her look like she hates freedom of the press. It's not like she's complaining about papparazzi photographers peering in through windows or over fences to take 'candid' shots. She pitches a fit whenever a national news broadcast or printed publication even slightly mocks or criticizes her.
Somehow, I have no particular sympathy for Palin. She's clearly not familiar with the way the media and the internet works. Once a pic is out there, it's out there. You've lost control of it. She's a looker. It's too bad her insides don't match.
What's the difference between Sarah conjuring up images of 'Death Panels' and Newsweek conjuring up images to present her as a 'lightweight'. Both are manipulative. As with so many public figures, Sarah likes to dish it out but doesn't enjoy taking it. Go cry someplace else, Sarah. Isn't her 15 minutes of fame up yet? Geez, what an annoying . . .
Uggh. Please just go away Sarah. For everyone's sake- Go. Away.
Just remember these two little statements, Sarah:
1) Living well is the best revenge.
2) Annoy the Liberals: work hard, succeed, be happy.
Not sure you're presidential material - yet - but you sure are one heck of an impressive woman - and as a fellow woman, I'm proud of you!
Sarah Palin is right about the media. They are nothing but trash and they have made up stories not only about Palin but also about members of congress, Obama. Biden, McCain and others. That's what education didn't do for them. And there are movie stars that have sued them for indecent stories like Newsweek did to Palin. If I was her I would sue them also. I can just imagine what kind of family they come from and how they werre raised.
She is so painfully stupid!!!
Thanks, Newsweek, for the beautiful picture of Sarah, all the while proving her point that you media are totally biased. That's why her book will sell more copies than your rag mag ever will!
GO SARAH.
PS: What's the matter? Run out of pics of Michelle and Barack? haaaaaaaa
Apparently she can dish it out but not take it? Come on Sarah. Buck up girlfriend. Stay hidden and you wouldn't have to worry about exposure. Duh. Personally I love a good laugh every now and then.
Shocking? Shocking is what happened to Newsweek... It used to be a serious political mag, reliable and unbiased. Now it's a tabloid. Same for NYT. I hope Fox takes a lesson from that – if you over do it , you lose all credibility. Sarah has been very good for the Republican base – this kind of figure was desperately needed for the party. But she won't be a nominee in 2012.
Very accurate depiction of Palin!
This is what she wanted and she got it!
Media can not be changed you can call them whatever.
Media cares only for business and business is business no matter what.
So it's okay for conservative women to play victim, but if a minority where to say something was racist, conservative radio would be claiming they are playing the race card and hurting race relations. No one has accused conservative women of hurting gender relationships yet. I bet this is because the real reason they yell, "playing victim, or race card," is because they want to silence ethnic minorities from speaking out.
"Flat out" sexist? You posed for it you moron!
Is this the sarah network or what. Why is she still in the news.
Time to cancel my Newsweek subscription...Shameful!
This woman is a nut!
You posed for it. No one photoshopped that image. Exactly when is Mrs. Palin going to take responsibility for her own actions and words? It was 'Ms. Perky' who screwed her in the "what do you read" interview, and it was McCain's campaign aides who made her look bad on the campaign trail, and it was litigation that chased her from the governor's office, and it was.... and it was... and it was..... and so on and so forth. Case closed.
Was it photoshopped? If so, then she has a right to complain. If not, suck it up, Sarah. If you posed for that photo and allowed it to go into the public sphere, then shut the hell up. In fact, just shut up in general.
Enough already.
I would rather eat a roll of aluminum foil than read another word about Ms. Palin.
And why did she do that photo shoot? As a politician, ANY time you step in front of a camera, for any reason, you are putting your career at risk. That's the way it is. If she doesn't like it, perhaps she choose the wrong profession. I didn't feel the photo was sexist, or inappropriate. This is EXACTLY the mental image of herself that she tried to push on the American people during the 2008 election (the soccer mom). That it is now coming back to bite her at a time when she would rather be seen as a serious person is completely ironic, and frankly hilarious.
What did she think the public liked her for, her brains? AAA HA HA HA!
Her only real talents seem to be averting any responsibility for anything she's ever done and blaming others for her problems. That's when she's not writing a book full of already discredited lies. I think she treats the American people worse than any politician ever because she counts on their inability to weed out the truth to further her aspirations and booksales. She single-handedly destroyed McCain's chances at the Presidency (although of course she blames all the people that trusted her and gave her an incredible chance!), while I see that McCain has asked his staffers to be more professional than her. Shows you a little more about how shallow and arrogant she is.
How sexist could the photo be? She's the one who posed for it in the first place
Ohh…I love ‘the Sound of Music’.
Wonder how much she got paid for this? She slams Levi for his spreadsheet , this is hers!!! Moron.
Newsweek is focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant? Really? Well, what IS relevant about Sarah Palin? She's not a politician (she quit, remember?), so as far as I can tell, she's a wife, mother and new book author. Why she feels she needs to be held to a different or higher standard is beyond me. She holds no post, no position, no title that would deem that cover photo inappropropriate.
Hmmm...no one ever won an election by complaining. Correct me if I'm wrong! Good strategy, S. Keep it up, it hastens your demise.
Only in America....sad.
Lower than pond scum – that's Newsweek. But it is only the latest in the continuing effort by the left (especially those pesky wimmins libbers) to attack Palin's character. She's ready! Obama hasn't run a Dairy Queen, but this woman has run a state. Look out left – here she comes. Go Sarah! You betcha!
Why does she always blame someone other than herself? Any idiot would know that if you have a picture like that taken, it is going to be used. She shows such poor judgment and then blames others. How can anyone take her seriously?
She will be the hottest world leader in world history.
Of course I've never seen Cleopatra......but Sarah has
raised more interest for her times than even Cleopatra.
CNN, keep up the good work. Your negative coverage
of Sarah Palin for the last year and a half has backfired
on you and resulted in the greatest irony of recent
political history. You're actually going to help my girl
get elected.
I doubt she runs cold chills up Chris Mathews' leg
but she does mine and millions of other American's.
ROCK ON SARAH !!!!!!
Let's get this straight. They didn't Photoshop her head on someone else's body, she posed for this shot in a runner's magazine.
It wasn't sexist for that publication, but now it is for Newsweek?
I would agree that the subhead might be in poor taste, but don't call the photo sexist if you agreed to it.
So, I'm confused? Did you pose for the photo or not? If you did, how did it become sexist after you put on the outfit, the make-up, draped the American flag over the chair and said "cheese"?
I hope this candle burns slow and long, because she will take down the Republican party and there does not seem to be anything Steele and team can do about it. New York 23 forever!!!
Go, Sarah, go...
Um, didn't she pose for said picture? Perhaps then would have been the best time for such realization...
Sarah,
do not judge...is not that what you have been doing since some idiot introduced you? would not it be nice to have her in the white house so we she will be in the news 24 hours?ceryainly having her in the white house will usher the end of America as we know it. As the old saying goes and it applies to Sarah..there is not enough blood going to her brain and ass at the same time....Enjoy the ride..the country that produced G.W> Bush is certainly able to Produce Sarah Palin and the likes of Kennedy and Regan will be condemned for doing what is right.
buuuuut....she posed for it, no?
Questions still remains: "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sarah?
Palin / Bachmann 2013
She took this picture!! Why is it now sexist? She posed for it! Why was it appropriate before? Is an issue of the picture, Sarah, or the headline?
I don't know about sexist..but it is certainly biased politically....do you think they would put an attractive democrat woman on the cover like that?? oh wait...there are no attractive democrat women...............never mind
without the pandering media this moron wouldn't even have a book. What I am wondering is who would waste time reading it!
it's becoming clear, a majority of liberals are Sexist.
What's the old saying? Give 'em enough rope and they'll hang themself.
I guess we should be thankful Newsweek did not give us Obama in his bathingsuit on the cover.
Amazing how the Liberal media shows Barack-O shirtless to show how cool and sexy and desireable he supposedly is. So sexiness and good looks portray power and strength for democrat men..... but not for a conservative woman..... and liberals are supposed to be the ones who blow smoke up their own tailpipes about their support for women?.....O I forgot it is only for Liberal women...... because a
"Sleaze-week" basically pulls a lowbrow, sleazy photshop type mauever, using a photo from a running magazine to "TRY" and show this woman in shorts to make her look bad... are the the National Enquirer now?
Democrats can never be understood because they talk out of both sides of their mouth at the same time.....
If Sarah Palin is going to complain about the use of photographs perhaps she shouldn't put herself in the position that she is providing the photo opportunities.
She posed for the photograph, if she is so naive as to think that other people wouldn't re-use the photograph then perhaps politics is better off without her.
Just another saga in the fast failing American society. I personally believe Mrs. Palin is a good person. But this country continues to show its unmoralistic love of the evils unleashed by our filthy little minds. Im very much convinced that America has fallen totally out of control. We have no morals, no fear, no discipline, no leaders worth following. Its only a matter of time now before GOD puts an end to it all. Good luck.
Amazing how the Liberal media shows Barack-O shirtless to show how cool and sexy and desireable he supposedly is. So sexiness and good looks portray power and strength for democrat men..... but not for a conservative woman..... and liberals are supposed to be the ones who blow smoke up their own tailpipes about their support for women?.....O I forgot it is only for Liberal women...... because a conservative woman does not count....
"Sleaze-week" basically pulls a lowbrow, sleazy photshop type mauever, using a photo from a running magazine to "TRY" and show this woman in shorts to make her look bad... are the the National Enquirer now?
Democrats can never be understood because they talk out of both sides of their mouth at the same time.....
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...I am sick to death of hearing about this woman. Seriously...I think I'd rather be waterboarded or shot from a helicoper like the wolves or made to make out with Rush Limbaugh.
Enough already!!
And yet didn't a major American magazine run a photo of a shirtless Obama earlier in the year? Seriously, Palin's going to have to start playing nice to the media if she wants to have any hope of running in 2012. And if she didn't want those photos circulated she shouldn't have posed for them in the first place!
Did she not pose for the photo shoot??? What did she expect that the photo would never be used anywhere???? How stupid can one be???
It should be fairly apparent that she's been making sure she's always in the news is some way or another in order to strategically position herself for a shot at the BIG ONE.............an invitation to be on Dancing with the Stars! It has to be that because so many of the things she's said and done are going to come back to haunt her if she run's for office again.
I believe that she was on the other-side of that camera when the picture was taken.....she should have known better
She wants the attention. She doesn't want the attention. She likes being in the spotlight. She doesn't like being in the spotlight. She likes to be wishy washy. She likes to pretend not to be wishy washy.
She must be studying to be top diva. Poor Todd.
Obama was in only a swimsuit on a magazine cover.
Was that sexist? I never heard her complain about it then.
Why didn't Palin think about how this image could be used when she posed for the photo? It's not like they forced her to dress like that. Palin can't take responsibility for her actions and can't weigh the consequences of what she does either. Fit to be President? I don't think so.
How is it sexist if she posed for the photo? Regardless if it was shot for a running magazine. It isn't sexist when the running magazine used it? She is such an opportunist.
You mean, Sarah Palin didn't pose for this photo and someone Photoshopped her head on another body? I'm confused.
So it's ok to pose for a provacative photo for a public magazine (Runners World) but it's not ok for her dirt bag son-in-law to pose nude? What a hypocrite! This family values schtick is a load of garbage!~
I'm so liberal I make Michael Moore look like Sean Hannity, but yeah, that cover is a bit silly for a news magazine. But let's face it, the line between hard news and shallow entertainment has been completely obliterated for years.
Nothing sexy or sexist about a middle aged woman in a workout outfit.
didn't she pose, sounds hypocritical
I blame the media for hyping this individual to presidential heights when there is nothing there but "B-movie drama" and foisting her on th rest of us. The media is to blame for this sharade. It laughable, pathetic, typical.
Sarah, you twit. If you don't think people will take you seriously after seeing a photo like this, stop posing for photos like this.
I wonder if it occurs to her that she posed for it?
Probably not.
Why would she be so updet about the picture? After all her good looks are part of her appeal, because God knows it's not her knowledge, experience, or grasp of the facts. It's the wording under it, and presumably the article inside about her, that should be upsetting her.
Why did she pose for the photo? Is she so stupid to not realize that it would show up somewhere? Anyone up for a Palin book burning?
Does this woman take responsibility/ownership for ANY of her actions? FAILED MEDIA PERCEPTIONS
Why would a woman wear tight shorts and pose in a cheesecake photo for a magazine in the first place if she wants to be considered a serious, respected national political figure? She promoted herself in a sexist manner. It appears to be a tease on her part– "Look how sexy I am, you Sexist you!" She's doesn't present a good image for women in high positions in our country.
I don't know the woman personally but through observation and listening to her throughout her campaign for the vice-presidency I have formed this opinion. "I am truly happy and relieved she is not my wife, I do however feel deep sympathy for her husband." I also feel it would be a tragic error for the American people to elect this woman to any office where she might be in a position to affect National or regional policies. She should return to Alaska and remain silent for the remainder of her life!! And Sarah, should you become aware of these comments, be assured that the media had absolutely no part in influencing my thoughts, you did it on your own!!
How does this moron have the brass ones to call a picture she POSED for SEXIST!??! As a runner, you don't HAVE to wear shorts that barely cover your nether-regions – it's not a requirement. She chose to wear the Daisy Dukes and is now crying foul because the picture's being used in another context. You know what's actually sexist? Sarah Palin's anti-women's rights agenda.
Sorry, I don't see any sexism here. She chose to be photographed in that outfit. She's just whining because of the headline. The big bad liberal media has, once again, slammed poor little Sarah. Have a nice day!
This is be coming a little too much blame everyone else for yhe problem that you created in the first place. She took the picture they had to show her the proof and she pick out one now she wants to blame the photo this is no no who can handle pessure.
I guess she doesn't understand she should make friends with the media..Politics 101 girlfriend!
It's funny that a political party that (rightfully so) criticizes the Democrats for playing the race card are rallying behind a woman who will very easily throw out the gender card.
Just goes to show that EVERYONE will play the victim any time they are given the opportunity.
She says she's been "out of journalism for so long, obviously, the rules have changed."
What the....?
She was a television weather girl, folks. Television! Weather girl! That is not journalism, not by anyone's definition, except maybe Palin's.
And no, at the reputable outlets (I'm looking at you, Rupert Murdoch, and at Fox and at the Wall Street Journal) the rules have not changed at all. Anything you say in public, anything you wear in public, that's all fair game. So clearly there's lots to work with when it comes to this ditz.
Palin takes herself way too seriously. She should be happy enough that the ignorant masses on the right will gladly hand over their hard earned money for some of her intellectual drivel, much the same way the ignorant masses on the left hand their money to Mike Moore for his intellectually dishonest docutainment. These two are proof that you don't have to be an intellectual, or even that intelligent, to earn a fantastic amount of money in the US, even when your product is supposedly intellectually grounded.
What scares me about Palin, is that if the Democrats continue down the road they are on, the one of assured destruction, this dimwit may actually get into the executive office someday. That thought should scare the heck out of any reasonable person.
Um, as she says, herself: "you shouldn't judge a book by its cover." So, I'm assuming she's a hypocrite. She's judging Newsweek by its cover. Literally.
The beauty with no brains, how cute, but we need women in power who have a clue!
Newsweek has turned into a very Liberal rag............and their subscription base and declining sales reflect that. For them to put a picture that was used for Runners World magazine and depict it the way they did is reflective of what they have become. Newsweek has become Obama weekly and that's why I have become a FORMER subscriber. Good luck Newsweek, you will have to rely on your magazine surviving with a Liberal base...............or Obama bailing you out.
Instead of being of mouth-piece for Palin, perhaps CNN should do fact checking of their own. For example, perhaps CNN could discuss the merits of her memoir and the Newsweek article, instead of just printing anything she says as if it's news.
One gets the rather unfortunate impression that her book tour sticks to areas with "real Americans" because she thinks of savvy, well-informed, urban populations as "Mud People."
Sarah
I'm confused didn't you pose for that photo?
So a photo for which SHE posed, and for which SHE used as propaganda in her own campaign is now sexist?
Didn't she do this with Trig? Immediately after exploiting him for her campaign purposes, she cried, "How dare you use my retarded baby!"
Tit for tat Sarah! Live with it, quit whining and GO AWAY, you hypocrite!!!
Instead of giving Palin credibility and free advertising by rerunning clips of interviews with Oprah and Walters and posting her Facebook "pronouncements", why isn't CNN demanding she comes on their outlet to do an interview???
"I call that soft porn, yes. So it's a bit heartbreaking to see the road that she's on right now."
Tough trying to have it both ways, huh Sarah? Pandering to your radical base and trying to be politically correct at the same time?
She's not happy unless she's complaining about something or "slamming" someone. The media, the father of her grandchild, the current President and more.
Somehow the photo wasn't irrelevant and sexist when she posed for Runner's World magazine.
And let's face it: sex sells magazines, especially nowadays when print media is struggling with competition from the Internet.
Following the link to her Facebook page, she goes on to complain, but what I found particularly interesting was her rant about how the AP fact-checking is focused on her and ignoring other big issues. Sorry, lady, but I think the AP has access to more than 11 reporters and those many others are looking into the issues you reference.
Also needed to mention my favorite quote from her post: "we'll keep reminding some in the media that Americans are very tired of [the AP's] non-objective reporting." Because we know that Fox isn't the mouth piece of the Republican party?
I have a question.
WAS IT SEXIST WHEN SHE POSED FOR THE PHOTO IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Get this woman out of the news! Enough is enough with this right
wingnut!
Well, whether we want to admit it or not, the only reason this woman is getting all this attention, even after she lost the V.P. race, and quit as governor, and her life is a soap opera, is because of her LOOKS. Plain and simple. If she looked like Madeline Albright (no insult intended) she would NOT be getting all this attentiOn about her book, her family, guest on numerous talk shows, etc. It's her looks, she is beautiful and we are all wrapped up in her appearance. She has absolutely no substance whatsoever and would have gone away a year ago were it not for her appearance!! Bottom line, folks.
Does this woman EVER take responsibility/ownership for ANY of her actions? FAILED MEDIA PERCEPTIONS – It's Katie Couric's fault for how she portrayed Palin; FAILED CAMPAIGN – It's the Republicans fault for not being focused enough; FAILED CAMPAIGN STUMPING – It's John McCain's staffers fault for not allowing Palin to speak freely; FAILED CONTROL OF MEDIA PICTURES – It's Newsweek fault for obtaining the pictures from another magazine and using them. FAILED GOVERNORSHIP; It's the fault of all those silly indictments and legal accuasations that made Palin leave office... do I really have to give my other 12 examples?
However, posing in stretchy short-shorts and a saucy pose? Nope, not playing off any sexual stereotypes there. Palin loves to play the victim; who forced her to dress like that and pose?
Party of personal responsibility, my butt...
There is no end to this woman's hypocrisy.
Sarah, you were a beauty pageant contestant. The whole pageant process is inherently sexist. You don't see a lot of overweight or physically unattractive people competing on that circuit. Your looks have gotten you over your whole life. Suddenly now that you are trying to develop some gravitas, your looks are a problem.
I have news for you, Sarah. If you weren't pretty, no one would buy your shtick at all. Period. Your looks are part of your appeal, which makes commenting on them fair game for the media or anyone else.
If you feel that your appearance diminishes your stature as a 'leader', wear a burka. Or would that be un-American?
I dislike this person!
She has my vote!
I'm sooooo sick of her whining.... Maybe if she spoke about 'relevant' issues, she would be taken seriously. However, she herself has written a book that focuses more on 'settling scores' than any serious policy positions that might show that she actually has any intellectual chops and seriousness of purpose.
"...sexist, and oh-so-expected." You don't like being "objectified" by the media? Then, stop doin' photo-shoots that exploit you as a sex-symbol! You have nothing to whine about, if you're the one that's feeding the beast... and probably enjoying it, too. Although I can see that this was certainly a political move on the part of Newsweek, her response was purely political, as well. You think she doesn't like running around in tight clothes with the oohing-and-ahhing of right-wing "sexist" men that follows? Yeah, she does.
Palin wrote. "The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist, and oh-so-expected by now."
PALIN – STOP parading around like that if you do not want criticism!!! MEN – mainly the far right REPBLI-CAN'T men – are exploiting you – making YOU believe you are the HOTTEST thing in the PARTY and it's NOT because of your BRAINS!!!
Other MEN – who do not care about YOU – are making you look like how they SEE YOU – a big ASH flirt that uses her body when it is good for her and then SLAM people when it is NOT!!!
Pant suits and dresses below the knees PLEASE IF you want to be RESPECTED by the MAJORITY and NOT just by your MERRY MEN!!!
"... it's a bit heartbreaking to see the road that she's on right now."
Tough trying to have it both ways, huh Sarah? Pandering to your radical base and trying to be politically correct at the same time?
Sarah, now be honest. You love the attention and crave the notoriety. It is a shame that poor behavior is so well reinforced in American society. Looks over brains go a very long way in this country. Pity.
I'm sorry, did Newsweek attach her head to someone else's body? She was there when the photo was taken, wasn't she? Has she conveniently forgotten she was smiling at the time, so she didn't have a problem with the pose.
I've been a woman all my life and nothing angers me more than a chicken-little attempt at playing a victim. There is nothing, nothing remotely sexist about this picture. Sarah needs to get a grip on reality.
According to CNN headlines..... Palin's latest hobby is slamming everything and everybody. She is the author of her own reputation !!
As much as I hate to say it, because I can not stand this woman, that is a really lame picture choice for a "news" magazine. The Chief Photo Editor should resign for adding fuel to the flame.
This nitwit posed for the photo so why is she crying? I can't believe there are actually idiots out there who want her to be president. SHE posed for it! SHE knew what she looked like! SHE wanted that effect to keep her drivel spewing supporters happy. What a loser!
Republicans always like to blame the media for their own failings. If she spent half as much energy on real problems that effect "most" Americans (the media is not one of them). People like her feed off the media attention to give them a pulpit to preach jibberish.
As a kid I enjoyed watching Scooby Doo, which always ended with the bad guy proclaiming "I could have ruled the world, if it wasn't for those blasted kids!" Seems some things never change.
For the first time in my life I agree with her. That picture was a low blow and meant to make her look silly. That being said, please stop running stories about her, please.
Spin Negative all you would like. She is coming and represents lot's of people in the way she feels about current issues. Wonder if she will bow and lapdog to leaders of other countries? I doubt it, just like she will not bow and scrap to the biased media that exists today.
Did someone take that photo without her knowing it? Was it retouched, doctored, etc? Otherwise, as usual she provoked what she is now accusing: She posed in a "sexist" way in a photoshoot to extend her "15 months of fame." "Trailer trash" doesn't quite get to the heart of it.
Why pose for a photo like that if Sarah thinks
it is viewed as sexist?
I think she looks wonderful.
hey bimbo... did you not take the photo???typical republican response to feigh outrage at the least little thing. please take your millions from the book and go away!!!oh thats right you cant go away because you lead the republican party...right off the cliff
Wow, I never knew Newsweek was so biased. I have to agree that I don't think she belongs in the running for president, but wow. Tell us what you really think.
Actually I think if she were nominated, that would guarantee Obama's re-election. She can't win and God help us if she did.
And Levi is the only one trying to show a little skin? No double standard there, right Palin. Of course not..
So what's the problem with the photo? She's the one who did the sexist pose. and I don't see what's sexist... it's not like she's dressed up as a homemaker, and even if she was, it was her own doing.
Palin loves attention, she's just the person to expose herself at Mardi Gras and scream "Don't look at me".
i like the photo..........
is she upset by being called a problem?
bty.........i wish i was not so dumb
i dont like obama either
what a pity that a publication would sink so low. Guess we write them off our Christmas list as well. It is not about Sarah Palin – its about decency and fair reporting which they know nothing about. What a sad state of affairs for our country.
CNN will you ever stop commenting on this "thing"?
It's amazing she can pose for a photograph and when it's taken out of her subjective context it's "sexist" and when it's not she thinks she's an "opportunist", only in Sarah's World.
Hmmm...Sarah's response to the cover 'Oh...so expected'...She wants to have the cake and eat it too....she is the one who is in the media all the time and yet she blames to no end...get a life, woman...
Please. Just go away Sarah!
That cover page is exactly the reason I do not read the socialist, communist anti-American leaning magazines like Time and Newsweek. Neither publication is a news publication, they are tabloid trash..
How dare the magazine print a sexist picture that she posed for?! And who gave the authority to have her put on that outfit? Granted, it is out of context, but Sarah is the queen of taking things out of context. Hello Pot, this is Kettle; Kettle this Pot......you two should talk.
Just because you are portrayed in a cute little running outfit, does not make this an attack on you for being a woman. Would they ever do this to Hillary? No. Pelosi? No. It is not your womanhood being attacked-it is you. It has to do with your lack of intelligence and your lack of knowledge of the world around you and policy. For pete sake, they portrayed Bush as a monkey and the character from mad magazine–which to be honest, I find to be an insult to monkeys everywhere, but was an attack on his intelligence and capabilities. He was so moronic he was truly cartoonish. You and he are equally moronic, Mrs. Palin.
why are women and men in the media and goverment so scared of sara palin is it because she still has human feelings can understand the american people women are scared of her because she is a women most women in the media and goverment have forgotton what a women is really like men are so greedy and afrid to say to there wifes she is smart and real if this ofends anybody then the shoe fits get ready america the greed and no commone sense is coming to a end in the goverment maybe in this next election we will get real people in congress who know who and what they are we don't need anymore actors in congress we need people to stand up for america get god back into are goverment and quit worring about gay people gun laws who in goverment is sleeping with who we need jobs education and a end to big bussness and the stock market oh yes it would be nice if our presdent got our troops out of this war instead of traving all over the world getting nothing done its sad to see all these so called smart people show ther butt day after day
Ok, If you don't want photos on magazines covers that appear to be sexist, don't pose in your running clothes/short shorts with your hand on your hip while leaning on an American flag.
She doesn't seem to have a problem with Fox's media being biased toward her. She wants to have it both ways. Without her train wreck, what is there of her to report? Her rambling, indecipherable populist garbage? Her book which is more of the same, with added self promotion? I believe the Newsweek put her best asset forward with that cover. And when was she ever a journalist? She covered local sports.
Oh so expected huh? Yeah you saying it was expected changes everything :p! Man If we could round up all the people who want her to be President and just take away their right to vote, that would strengthen the country
She posed for the picture, weather it was for Newsweek or not.
Sarah seems so ready to punch and blame everyone else for anything and everything. She accepts blame for nothing, and lies like crazy.
Remember how she was for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it?
And she was against going on SNL before she was for it in her revised history.
How dare AP do fact checking!
And now she's paling around with bigots – her co-author.
It's time for this lady to take her windfall millions and leave the scene.
As far as I can see, and my vision is 20/20, the only thing Sarah has going for her is her looks. If I were her, I would have put a nude picture of me on the cover of "Going Rogue". Then I would say...."Please judge this book by it's cover", it's the only good thing about it!
All i hear from this woman is WHAAAAH! She has no problem critiziing others, calling names, and bad-mouthing poeple, but the minute someone does or says something negative regarding her- out comes the whine.
I guess with a slow news cycle her book is news- but then – enough!
Since she has such a problem with it, one has to wonder why she was obviously willing to pose for such a "sexist" photo in the first place.
ummm....Didn't Sarah pose for this picture? Did she say it was sexist then?
CNN....and all other media outlets....ignore her. She is not news.
She willingly posed but is oh so clueless regarding journalistic and political twists that will occur. Sarah has absolutely no business in the political forefront – of any party.
Any knowledgeable and objective observer, whether a Palin lover or hater, has to admit that journalism is dead and Newsreek is one of the assassins. I don't agree with everything Palin says but she's nailed this one.
"Irrelevant" perfectly describes most of the American mainstream media especially Newsreek and the New York Slimes.
you go girl!
You can not pick and choose what kinda media exposure you get. You gotta take the good with the bad.You asked for it ,now deal with it.! Be careful what you wish for,you just might get it!!!
Sarah slams this, Sarah slams that, Sarah blames everyone else for her ignorance. She has learned nothing. Nothing at all. How I wish this person would just shut up.
So it's 'sexist' because it's "out of context"? It has that cheesecake quality, no matter what the context. The pose, the expression: it's not sporty and never was, not even on the cover of Runner's World. So, Miss Wasilla, don't pose like that if you think it's sexist. As for DOING ANYTHING TO GET ATTENTION: it's not the media, it's Sarah who does that. Really. What a ridiculous accusation.
Whatever....she is the one that posed for the photo. I love how she is trying to make Newsweek look bad. What a moron.
Why are you extending her 15 minutes of fame? She's just another pretty face, but without the requisite intelligence. Move on, please, and allow her to return back to obscurity – with a few of Russia.
Can't keep the dual lives separate, Sarah? You posed for the photo shoot. Do we have another Prejean-style story waiting to be told?
There seems to be so little actual content associated with Sarah Palin. The fury and sensation surrounding her lacks substance. She seems to be much more focused on maintaining the limelight than on offering thoughtful solutions or rational dialogue.
She lacks credibility personally and politically and is easy to perceive as a detriment to her party and/or all but the narrowest of political or public causes.
I guess Palin herself is sexist since she willingly posed for that shot.
Booo hooo....
Poor me.... 
And all they ever show Hillary in is a pantsuit. Strange.
The choice of photo for the cover is unfortunate, but not for the reasons she states. The real crime is that it's her on the cover.
And sure, people complain about FoxNews, but wouldn't you all agree that Newsweek is a tad biased? I mean, really.
Not to worry at this rate NEWSWEEK will be out of business soon. They are no longer a news magazine, they have become as Liberal as the New York Times and MSNBC and they are all failing. CNN take note, when an organization works so hard to push their political view and quit reporting all the news, people will leave. FOX is a strong #1 for a reason.
HOW CAN SHE COMPLAIN WHEN SHE IS THE ONE WHO POSED FOR THIS PICTURE!!! Oh wait, I forgot- it is all about the victimization and narcisissim. What a piece of work. Wake up, folks.
What's wrong with News Week, isn't anyone paying any attention to them anymore. Sales must be bad if they have to stoop this low, however, leave it to CNN to pick it up, even if they are competition.
If this picture was Obama or John McCain wearing the same outfit – would it be called sexist? This is just anther ruse to put down the outlets that view Palin as she really is – Someone not qualified to be in the position she is in.
So how is a photo that she posed for and approved for runner's week now "sexist" when used by another magazine??
She certainly likes to cry wolf, and her minions lap it up.
Sad. Very sad.
If the ex-governor hadn't posed for this photo it wouldn't be an issue. The whole point of the article is that she wants it both ways. Palin's problems with Newsweek are the same as her problems with Katie Couric. She does not like it when people force her to acknowledge her shortcomings, which are numerous. She is a celebrity, hawking a book, who got her photo on the cover of Newsweek. BOO HOO! I don't fault the magazine for the choice of photos. I fault them for giving this nut-job any publicity at all.
I hope the ex-governor does run for President. Chances are it hurts the Republicans. And if,God fobid, she wins in 2012 she will have quit by 2014 and we can get on with life.
I am very confused. Why did she allow a photoshot like this if she thought it was sexist? Again, if it was "oh-so-expected", why did she allow a shot like this? I cannot get my head around her logic. This shot was okay for Runner's World but not for Newsweek? Does this sound weird to anyone else?
If she thinks the photo is so sexist, why did she pose for the shot in the first place?
Aw! Poor Sarah Barracuda, Kwame...Oops, I Mean Cry Me A River. I Do Agree With Ms. Palin's Gripe That Most Of The Media Outlets, Newspapers, An Magazines Are Unethical And Will Stoop To The Lowest Common Denominator To Get A Story Printed Or Aired. Unfortunately For Sarah Palin, That Includes The Clowns At Fox (Fixed) News Channel That's Not Named Shepard Smith, Or Geraldo Rivera.
It's getting harder and harder to tell Sarah Palin and Carrie Prejean apart. They put themselves on display as sexual sirens and the complain about being the victims of an sexist media when those images are actually used. This kind of faux feminism is getting a little tiresome.
Perhaps the former governor should avoid being photographed in such a way any time if she doesn't want to be portrayed as such. It doesn't matter though; she'll forever be in reactionary mode based upon her own poor judgment.
You know for dang sure that if it was Hillary or Obama on the cover and the headline read "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hillary/Obama" that the libs would be yelling up a storm and would not stop protesting until Newseek went out of business. But no, Newsweek is showing just how much it is in the pocket of the Democrat party.
Question, if Palin is so inept, so unqualified, and nowhere near as able as the (false) prophet that's currently ruining our country and letting decent soldiers die while he "mulls it over" (as you all cry out about), then why are all of you in such a mess every time she's mentioned? I guess you can't deal with the fact that the first female president will not be Hillary Clinton. Add to that the so called "Change-meister", Bucky Obumbles, is well on his way to becoming the worst president ever. Just shows how pathetic you libs really are.
A more fitting Newseek cover will be in Feb 2013, and it will read "Now that the bum's out of office, how do we fix the disasters of Obama?"
It don't look bad to me
Gee Sara I guess you don't want anyone to discuss the real reason that the party of Old Men thinks your so "qualified" to be ON the high desk in the land ?
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If she doesn't like the photo, why did she wear the outfit and have her photo taken? She probably does have a better chance at being running attire model than president though – better suits her, um, talents.
I'm confused by Sarah again. As she must also be. Was this picture 'sexist' when she posed for it ,or did someone cut & paste her empty head on another body @Newsweek? Time & time again Sarah tries to make a mountain out of a molehill. kinda like her political career. Shame on John McCain for trying to pawn this ditz off on the American people, thinking ANY woman on the ticket would get him into the White House. NEWS FLASH: Sarah picks Carrie Prejean for VP slot for 2010.
All about marketing. Sarah Palin is an attractive woman. I looked at the cover for about 10 seconds. Say Rush was on the cover, I wouldn't have looked at all.
So let me understand this – she posed willingly for this photo shoot but it is SEXIST now? What a loonie toon!!!
It is absolutely sexist. The problem is that people who believe everything they see on Saturday Night Live will also believe everything they read in Newsweek. There is a whole group of people out there (mostly under the age of 30) who do not know how to think for themselves.
I thought it looked like she was dressed to run away from her responsibilities as governor of Alaska.
Ok, so the cover is sexist, but the point is if you want to be respected as a legislator it might not be a good idea to do a photo shoot in revealing clothes. Sorry but that's the way of the world. It's not surprising that the media is putting on a sexist spin, but it's surprising that Sarah keeps making it so easy to portray her as an idiot. Stupid is as stupid does.
The reality is if Sarah Palin were a man he would have disappeared right after the elecetion... or better yet not even chosen.
This would seem to be right up her alley, given the general dumbing down of America that she has promoted. It's like watching a train wreck, so horrible you just can't look away.
Sarah,
Please run in 2012. Please endorse other Republican's in 2010. The Democratic party loves the result of everything you touch....which truns into failure.
Thank you.
The California Democrat.
She isn't happy?
She posed for the picture – right?
What isn't to be happy about? Maybe the fact that she is seen as a problem?
Although I know she agreed to to the pose for the running magazine she did not agree to the sexist context which newsweek is now subjecting her image to. This was not tasteful of Newsweek although I am not suprised that they are attacking the GOP I am surprised that they are lowering themselves to sexist commentary.
You just can't write comedy like this! She's been batting her eyelashes at the cameras for all this time and now she's bent when a cheesecake shot turns up. Maybe one day she'll get it that she looks a whole lot better with her mouth closed.
Tell me about fruitflies, baby! It excites me to hear idiots talk to me about science.
Welcome to the world Sarah...guess your not in Alaska any more...Maybe if you stopped your wild accusations like death squads etc...The world could stop having to deal with you as a wanna be celebrity and consider you as serious politician. If that's possible...
Palin is hilarious with the way she acts like an independent strong woman and is quick to call something sexist when it is convenient and then tries to act like a woman victim other times that is preyed upon. It is a photo you took for a cover of another magazine. How is the photo sexists?
Great legs!
They still publish Newsweek? I thought that rag went under.
Did she pose for it? If she did, she sold it. There is always someone else to blame in Sarah's world. She is such a phoney dishonest whiner and dumb as a brick.
Sarah's lookin pretty hot on the cover of Newsweek. I thought she'd be all over that, being the queen of vanity and all. Sarah, get over yourself and just go away.
I'm not a Sarah Palin fan by any stretch of the imagination, but this is really inappropriate on the part of "Newsweek".
Cnn is so obessed with Palin that they forget all other important news.
Why does she scare you so much. Maybe, you understand she is a threat to your status quo.
Go Sarah Go!!!!!
Sexist? Not at all.
What it is, is a disgrace the way you have our flag draped over the chair, crumpled, with your elbow on it. You should be ashamed of yourself.
and you posed for it with an improperly displayed American flag.
This photo is sexist...says the former beauty queen who routinely posed in bathing suits to win over judges.
Keep it coming Sarah, you are comedy gold!
Seriously, this woman in crazy. Maybe she should consider NOT doing these kind of photo shoots in the first place – even for Runner's World. I honestly doubt she was upset by the photo but upset about the headline. But of course, falin-palin likes to make an issue out of what is a non-issue for everyone else.
I cannot wait to hear what the Pro-Palin camp has to say. You people make me laugh every single day. Nobody but you people belive this woman has credit. "Oh, she's just a wonderful woman and mother who has been misjudged by EVERYONE ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET..."
I have to love Limbaugh's claim that the book is all about policy. That is a bunch of poo!! Its all about Sarah and Sarah bashing those who got her where she is today – mostly being the laughing stock of the GOP!
I have little regard for Palin, but in this instance she's absolutely correct – the picture is sexist, out of context and blatantly is intended to titillate. Is all written media turning tabloid?
If she didn't want the picture to appear in print, she shouldn't have posed for it. I personally would be more upset about the captions.
She & Madonna come from the same school of fame seekers-no such thing as bad press, only bad thing is no press. "Please don't throw me in that briar patch !!" You can't swinefully seek publicity & then cry "foul" when it doesn't come out the way you want.
When will women wake up! this is an assault on you, not just Sarah! It is basically the same things as rappers calling women the b-word and is accepted by women that listen to rap music. mind you, it isn't all that do it in the media but there is a popular majority out there that does this.
Is she photoshopped in?
God! She posed for it so I guess that makes her the sexist one.
You may or may not like Palin. Her comments about Newsweek's cover story are dead on.
CNN is the worst! News Week is a close 2nd.
LEAVE HER ALONE you perverts!!!
"The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this 'news' magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant,"
But Sarah...there is NOTHING relevant about you... they're focusing on EXACTLY what they should be... the only thing that keeps you in the media...your figure.
So they photoshopped this picture or did she pose for it? Evidently she cannot make the connection between her behavior and its connection to reality. Had she not posed for the shot, it would not be on the cover.
Can we go on to something important now? Please.
Sarah, if you can't take national criticism, then stay out of the national spotlight and stick to the softball, bubblewrapped gatherings where the media is banned.
Why is the lame stream media so afraid of this woman? I'm not a big fan of hers mainly because her voice is annoying but the Newsweak headline is too much. Why is she bad news? Because she's an attractive woman that has a mind of her own? Because she's a conservative? Or because the Democrats know she will be hard to beat without completely trashing her and her family which will expose them for what they are. Hate filled racists that hide behind the lie of inclusion and acceptance. She's not as easy a target as McCain and that has the Liberals running scared. Add the Obamanation and the left should be desperate in 2010 and 2012.
Don't pose for pictures. She seems jealous of Levi, monkey see, monkey do.
Maybe people would take her a tad more seriously if when engaged in a US Vice-Presidentila debate, she would refrain from winking at the camera..
Huh, isn't she the one who posed for it?
Please, this quack has really received far far too much attention. Can we just let her fade into the history books?
The least she could do is explain how the newsweek cover is sexist. I'm constantly fighting back against rampant sexism, racism, homophobia, agism, classism, and transphobia, and I show the links from the oppressor's words, or actions, to the offense. S. Palin has failed to do this, and she adds insult to all of the women, and oppressed minorities who fight against these attacks on anyone, who really are oppressed at the behest of men. She does this by not unpacking her claim why the cover is sexist!
Being "out of context" is not sexist! Shame on S. Palin for trivializing real oppression!
I thought that was her whole schtick! What else does she have to offer? Gettin' a little old though
I can't understand why she is miffed that they used a photo of her that she posed for.
If a conservative news magazine had published a similar by-line on Michele Obama or Hilary Clinton, the left would be up in arms. Hypocrites. Feminists, where is your sting? Is it only 'liberal' women that are taken seriously?
Oh so its ok to have the photo in Running World Magaizne but not this one, because they may not like you, now if the magazine had the same photo but was positive and loved her she would have no problem with it. She attacks anyone and anything that says anything negative about her. Grow up little spoiled rich girl, and by trying to always keep yourself in the media. The same outlet you keep bashing shows how dumb you are
She writes "The media will do anything to draw attention". That sounds like someone I know. I think she used to be a nobody and got famous by talking about things so stupid like "Rev. Wright" and "Socialist". Who was that again?
My God does this lady ever stop whining? If the lead-in on the Newsweek cover had been positive she'd be singing a different story. Granted the picture choice is questionable, but it isn't fabricated.
Sarah get a clue and stop embarrassing yourself.
I like the question James Carville ask on last nights Larry King show. Did Sarah Palin pose for this photo? The answer is yes she posed for this photo knowing full well that the photo would be published. I'm sick and tired of the whole victim mentality on the right.
Another ditzy comments from the Right's favorite ditz.
...she posed for the photo! Nobody made her do it..she is such a hypocrite. Keep blabbong Sarah, your 15 minutes, as well as your biological clock, is ticking..
Did she not pose for the photo?
Here come the righties who think the left is somehow afraid of this mess...
wait. i don't get it. is she upset about the photo or the caption?
Palin is a liar who embodies nothing but pure, unadulterated ambition. If she doesn't like such photos of her being used in the media, why does she pose for them? It isn't like they put her head on someone else's body. The GOP hoped they could fool us by using her as a front for their corporate interests the way they used "W"; try to sell us "folksy," and "I could have a beer with her!" while stabbing us in the back, and she was and still IS definitely "in" on the plan. Go away, Sarah. And GOP, please give us some substance for a change instead of the same old ideological drivel and scare tactics that are designed to do only one thing: make the richest one percent richer, at the expense of everyone else.
Good looking woman but dumb as a stone.
way to go news week and who tells palin how to use some of the BIG WORDS that she is now coming up with ? makes me laugh at how stupid she acts and how many people think she is smart .. well they would have to be smarter than a first grader .or preschool .. but it is scarey that she thinks we want her doing anything .. other than take cheney and the group and go away way far away today would work just fine
gary davis
harbor oregon
proud of our president
Truly, 'Ol Sarah is eating this up, though she will paint a different and sordid picture. The fact is anything that gets her in the fading limelight and or allows her to make a buck is "vintage Sarah"..
Excuse me, but didn't she pose for the photo?????
Sexist? You betcha! Oh, but wait, did someone hold a gun to her head and force her to pose in that outfit and in that manner?
Her party continually criticizes the liberals for always playing the race card. Now that the shoe is on the other foot we see how they respond. If she has asperations of seeking a national office she needs to stop saying things that will come back to haunt her. The book will do nothing to improve her chances. It merely shows why she is unqualified to deal with foreign or domestic issues. She also needs to look up the definition of rogue. That phrase was coined for McCain. Sarah was idetified as rogue because of McCain, not because she is one. In her case the term between rogue really menas a lack of knowledge.
Sexism, racism, stupidism...I'm sick of all the 'isms. There's nothing sexist about the photo. This is getting so annoying.
I can't stand looking at her no matter what she's wearing. The woman has a grossly inflated sense of her own abilities. What has been lost in all the ink spilled over Palin of late is how astonishingly irresponsible it was of John McCain to put the country in a position where she could well have ended up a heartbeat away from the presidency despite her appalling lack of ability. Those who argue that Obama, too, had a thin resume miss a critical point: through a long and grueling campaign he demonstrated a keen intellect and a broad and deep knowledge of international and domestic policy. Palin couldn't even tell Katie Couric what newspapers she read and believed that her ability to "see" Russia counted as foreign policy experience. Finally, the Newsweek photo is sexist? Did she not choose to be photographed that way?
It makes me sick to my stomach the lengths the mainstream media will go to bash someone who is conservative. It is obvious that the left (media) was scared of her during the campaign that they pulled no punches to drag her through the mud.
If she thinks the photo is sexist, then why did she pose for it in the first place?
The ditz should make up her "mind". What is her problem with this flattering photo that depicts her exactly the way she really is? If she had been surprised by a paparazzi while engaged in a private activity, we could sympathize with her whining, but she seems to be posing proudly for this photo, showing off her best attributes.
Please Sarah.
The NEWSWEEK people placed a personal picture on their cover showing a lighter side to your approach on politics. You took the picture for another magazine and they just re-used it....did you offer them a different one? How can that be sexist?
Sarah is more appealing when she takes it head on oppose to running behind the sexist statement woo is me...........there are sometime when it is appropriate, but this one is not it.....
She's started referring to herself in third person. Like Bob Dole. And The Rock.
Sorry Sarah but you posed for the photo. If it wasn't sexist when you posed for it the first time then its not sexist now.
Once again another complaint from a woman who claims to hate complainers. Ah the irony.
So, why is this image sexist, exactly, according to Sarah? She was okay posing for it in the beginning...oh, wait, this the outraged, self-righteous, Conservative Republican side of her.
She will say, or do, anything for five more minutes in the spotlight.
Is she not aware that she herself posed for the photo? What is wrong with this person?
Well here's a sex question that I can't answer: how do you check a book to determine its gender? Anyone? A little help, please.
i guess we might want to add some responsibility to the ninny who posed for this........lol........
I understand dear Sara...We can't see your brain !!! Would you please
give all the money that your are making to the poor and homeless !!
Maybe you didn't hear God or Todd telling you just that !
Sweet.
Hate Sarah... But love the cheesecake.
You go, dunderhead.
You gotta love the press. They take a photo from a running magazine and slap it on a "business" magazine....No attempt to discredit her here!
Apparently they have no shame. Not to mention wrong. Palin has energized the GOP.
They are also exposing themselves as bias. This would never happen if Palin was a democrat.
Even the most liberal democrat would have to notice the disrespect this woman is getting.
Liberals have re-established that glass ceiling we've all heard about.
They claim to be for women's rights, as long as that woman is not a conservative republican.
Just like they claim to be for minorities, as long as those minorities are not republican.
I don't think the American people will be buying Newsweek.
All this numbskull cares about is making herself enough money off the public so she and her puppet husband don't have to work.
Shame on all those ignorant people who buy this stupid book.
What a loser she is.
Oh poor Sarah, everybody is out to get her and she does not know why, she is such a nice and lovable person it is amazing why everybody is out to get me and my family,
Grow up Sarah, and stop whining, if you can dish it out, then start accepting people standing up and telling it like it is, accept, I don't understand why anybody is bothering to even talk to this lady, who has a brain of a bird and a voice of a shrew and she thinks she is so smart, but she is so stupid that she does not even realize that people are making fun of her.
Um, if you agree to take a picture for a photo shoot, you have complete input about what you wear, and the picture is shown, how can you call the picture sexist??? YOU AGREED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED!!!!
Err Honey. You didn't have any problem posing for this picture? So how does it become sexist?
Here she goes again with the sexism stuff. Stop crying wolf sarah!! When it really is sexism, women will stand behind you even if we do not like you. Listen you lie almost everything you open your mouth. YOU treat people unfairly. You are childish.
If she didn't want the photo to be taken out of context, she never should've posed for it. She's naiive to think the media is going to portray her exactly as she sees fit. She needs better advisers controlling her every move and insisting on good choices, in my opinion. Knowing Sarah, that's probably not possible.
Americans need to stop bottom feeding on non issues.
It makes you look shallow and dumb.
You are in the midst of one of the worst financial and economic crisis , seeking long over due healthcare reform , fighting wars on two fronts and let us not forget the constant threat of terrorism.
Yet , you give your media a free ride not to tackle the real issues but rather allow them to inundate you with petty , gossipy crap.
Is there any end to this woman's whining and complaining about the media. She likes the media when it suits her purpose, then she blasts them when it doesn't. If she hates the media so much, why was she on Oprah and the morning talk shows. Oh, that's right, she needs them for publicity to push her book, the "National Enquirer" in hardback. She is such a phony. She gave Obama a 4 out of 7 for job performance. This from an idiot.
First of all she posed for the photo, guess it wasn't "sexist" when she posed for it..If she would keep her mouth shut about the MSM, maybe just maybe, things would die down, but if they die down she doesn't have her face all over the place. She wants to be out there, but only on her terms..hypocrite.
This is the only thing this Palin is qualified for...lol
Leave our family alone!!!!!! Yet she poses for this picture knowing full well that it will be used. I noticed that Willow and Piper have been pulled out of school for the book tour. Propped on a couch to tell Barbara Walters that it would be "cool" for mommy to be President and that mommy is a good cook, and that she makes really good moose hot dogs with cheese." I tend to believe Levi when he says that she does not cook, that the children are in charge, and that her marriage is in trouble. Love the look in her eyes when asked about Levi's allegations and what he has on her. Kind of like a moose in the headlights. Lies grow so big you cannot keep them contained and that is what Ms. Palin is setting herself up for in the future because of her lust for publicity and money.
Did she pose for that picture and how much money
did she get? Or is that really Tina Fey.
Sarah loves the publicity. Who does she think she's kidding?
If she thought it was sexist then why did she pose like that?
Sex sells. Ask your son-in-law.
First, i'll admit that i don't like Sarah Palin much, from what i've read/seen/believe – but i don't see why she's so upset.
1. She posed for that picture; since she's always been somewhat public, she knew when she did it that it could end up anywhere.
2. I actually like the picture and don't think it makes her look bad. hell, most of the nation, including myself needs more exercise, maybe more people would be encouraged to exercise seeing that she does.
I dunno, i'm not very politically-minded i guess, i guess i'm missing how this is awful.
If the photo is "sexist" why did Sarah pose for it? Why did she choose to don short-shorts for the camera? Or perhaps her feigned outrage is only intended to focus media attention on her thunder thighs. Sarah is good at playing the media victim.
The art director got this wrong. They should have had you in a halloween 'pregnant nun outfit' much more apt for the Newsweek title and in keeping with your family's morals.
agreed - the photo is inappropriate. some people may think she posed for the cover, rather than that is was swiped from another magazine.
however, it is ironic that she is complaining about things being taken out of context. Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle “black!”
a book doesn't have a gender.