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By: Reactions to McCain Vanity Fair Cover |

Reactions to McCain Vanity Fair Cover | — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:06:23 +0000

[...] Alan Stewart Carl goes on a sarcastic anti-VF rant. [...]

By: mw

mw — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:16:40 +0000

Since Ed thinks we are too dense to understand the differences, let me just try in my slow dense way to go ahead and summarize the “differences” as explained by Ed, Ralph and Jim:

1) Right wing half-truths, misrepresentations, wild exaggerations, and outright lies about the Obamas are so dangerous and subject to misinterpretation by stupid American voters, that they must be suppressed even satirical humor skewering those promoting them.

2) Left wing half-truths, misrepresentations, wild exaggerations and outright lies about the McCains should be treated as gospel truth, be promoted actively and never questioned.

Got it. Thanks for clearing that up for me guys.

By: ExiledIndependent

ExiledIndependent — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:06 +0000

This is the only situation of fair media treatment of both candidates that I can remember….

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:49 +0000

Okay I admit it. It took me a moment to catch this one. Very nicely done. =D

By: Bob Aman

Bob Aman — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:04 +0000

In a word, brilliant.

By: The American Mind

The American Mind — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:13:08 +0000

Reactions to McCain Vanity Fair Cover…

Ken Shepherd notices Vanity Fair’s McCain cover looks a lot like a 07.15.08 Seattle Post-Intelligencer political cartoon. Yes, not much originality among the Left.
Jim Geraghty doesn’t like VF equating President Bush with Osama bin Laden.
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By: Jim Beasly

Jim Beasly — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:07:14 +0000

The difference between the two covers is one is based on Facts (Vanity Fair) and the other is based on smears perpetuated by racist morons (New Yorker).

I think they are both something we can do without, but welcome to SHOCK Journalism.

I think both Vanity Fair and the New Yorker are trying to out-fox Faux news by taking SHOCK journalism to the next level.

Hmmm… wonder if it sells more subscriptions?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:54:40 +0000

The only difference between this and the New Yorker cover is that the New Yorker’s cover contained blatant lies about Obama (he’s a muslim, wife is a black panther etc…), most of the items on this cover are more or less true.

McCain’s wife is a recovering drug-addict.
McCain IS Old.
McCain Supports Bush and his unconstitutional policies.

I’m actually a little disappointed that they didn’t reference his temper or his cheating/infidelity. Oh well.

By: Tully

Tully — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:40:39 +0000

LOL.

My God, man, think of the children…

I’m tempted to subscribe just to cancel. But then, I was tempted before the cover came out. :-D

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:59 +0000

Obviously, you are too dense to understand the difference between the two covers. The faux McCain cover features exaggerations of McCain truths (he’s old, his wife is a pill addict, he’s following Bush, he believes in suspend Constitutional rights during wartime). The Obama cover is all smears and UNtruths perpetuated by the right wing.

I personally don’t have a problem with the cover, but the New Yorker definitely missed the mark with its “satire”. But to compare these two and consider them the same is wrong. A better one for McCain would referred to unsubstantiated McCain rumors such as his extramarital affairs and his treasonous behavior while a POW. Let’s see how that cover, while “satire” would play in Peoria.

By: mw

mw — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:30:32 +0000

Shocking! Just Shocking! What were they thinking??? How irresponsible. Did they not consider the consequences of this cover? What about all the poor “low-information” Democratic voters that actually believe these despicable lies about McCain? Everybody knows that those Democrats cannot think for themselves and are easily influenced by imagery and surface impressions. What if they were to accidentally see this cover and not understand the context? It will reinforce their ignorant – no – actually brain dead stupid attitudes about the McCain. It is just despicable. I am canceling my Vanity Fair subscription. Well I don’t actually have one. But if I did have one I would cancel it immediately.