What’s on pages 4 & 5 of Us Weekly’s Palin-bashing issue
I scanned the pages of Us Weekly magazine over the weekend.
As if there were any doubt about how much of an Obama propagandist vehicle Us has become, behold: “Michelle’s Campaign Style.” We learn that “Michelle’s style can best be described as ‘timeless’ and that she prefers ‘festive jewel-toned dresses.’” We learn that she “possesses a natural and unpretentious sophistication” and that she “has the grace and beauty of a dancer” whether she’s wearing her “silk faille Moschino jacket,” or the “teal silk Narcisco Rodriguez dress.” On August 23, Us Weekly informs its millions of readers, “Michelle rocked a printed cotton poplin Moschino wrap dress.” And “on the night Barack, 47, accepted that nomination for the presidency,” we are told, “Michelle glowed in a silk radzimir kimono dress from Thakoon:
Michelle Obama = Beautiful gazelle in simple and chic designer fabrics!
Sarah Palin = Scary, right-wing scandal-plagued caribou killer!
Nope, no bias here. Perhaps Us Weekly’s editors will argue, as MSNBC execs have argued, that they aren’t left-leaning political hacks in Hollyweird gossip rag clothing. They just have “passion and point of view.”
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You’ll recall that on Friday evening, a michellemalkin.com reader e-mailed to inform us that Us Weekly was begging her not to cancel her subscription. The magazine’s customer service department asked those canceling subscriptions to give Us Weekly a chance: “In all fairness, we ask you please take the time to read the story before deciding to cancel. After reading should you still wish to cancel, please let us know and we will honor your request.”
Well, the six-page partisan hit job is every bit as smear-y and dishonest as the cover. Us weasel editor Bradley Jacobs claimed that Us deserved praise for being “one of the few magazines that actually did call to task those liberal bloggers for the news stories [the rumors about baby Trig being sister Bristol's baby] over the weekend.”
But the article makes zero mention of any of those liberal slime bloggers. Instead, here is how the magazine played up those rumors. Look at the big, red “Where’s the Bump?” headline. The caption reads: “In an earlier pregnancy (left), Palin had a visible bump. In a 2008 photo (right), used online to call Palin’s pregnangy into question, she is six months pregnant with her fifth baby.”
Bill Maher approves.
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I just wonder who the White House weave technician could have been….
Latisha from the Block?
(Ok, I think I went to far that time….. lol)
Michelle Obama has to have her husband speak for her because she is a loudmouth and she looks frumpy. Sarah Palin would come out swinging in a potato sack. If US magazine won’t recognise Sarah Palin’s brains and beauty, it’s their loss.
Enough said.
isn’t it funny how the financial woes in the country started when the conservatives stayed home last election and nancy and harry took over. the ensuing 19 months of misery while congress investigated everyone with an r at the end of his name while energy soared leading to rampant inflation and people unable to pay their mortgages in their overleveraged homes. NO ONE MENTIONS CONGRESS AND IT’S ALLIES IN THE MEDIA WHO CONSTANTLY PORTRAYED THE LAST 7 YEARS AS THE WORST IN AMERICAN HISTORY. the last time we fell for this drivel we elected jimmy carter and truly had the worst economy since the depression. (14% unemployment and 18% mortgages compared to 6%unemployment and 6% mortgages) we cannot afford to get fooled again by the saviors. EVERY government sacred cow help the common man program is bankrupt and bankrupting us. medicare/medicaid has 31% fraud and is bankrupt. fannie/freddie equally fraud ridden and equally bankrupt. social security, 3 times as much being spent on handicapped americans as older americans and bankrupt. who needs to discuss afdc and all the attendant welfare programs. ISN’T IT AMAZING HOW IN THESE BAD ECONOMIC TIMES THE SIZE OF EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT KEEPS GROWING.
Maybe its just me, but that outfit with the pants looks like she is dressing up as Captain Kirk for a Star Trek convention…
Agreed.
I’m really tired of this crap, building up the Zero Twins like they’re something special. They are not.
I have never seen the Bitter One as an attractive woman, and I do know attractive women when I see them.
Notice how they avoid showing Mishallow Obama’s ‘backside’ (kinda like when they’re hiding JLO’s big butt, when off diet), that’s for a reason.
Not being mean, BUT michelle obama’s average looks will even deteriorate… fast. Her rear-end will be twice as big in four years and you’ll be able to see it, her jaw and those teeth from 30,000 feet.
They talk about her dresses and ‘who’ she’s wearing like she’s at the Oscars in Hollywood. Not Elite? ha.
Trying to pass her off as a proud American is offensive and asinine, plus it’s an insult to our forefathers.
Trying to pass MO off as a ‘beauty’ is an insult to men.
Palin IS quite beautiful, in and out ( and she gets better with age).
Still, looks don’t matter that much in the white house, it is the obama attitude and policies that will end America as we know it.
( before anyone plays the race card on me, I was engaged to a very beautiful black woman)
I seriously doubt the journalistic viability of a magazine that would feature Kevin Federline on its cover and then presume to open a political debate.
As for Barry’s wife, I seriously thought she was dipping Copenhagen. Makes sense, perhaps as a move of solidarity as her husband struggles with his nicotine addiction. Guy can’t even beat cigs, why would I trust him with our nation?
On September 8th, 2008 at 9:17 am, granite said:
Welcome back, Granite! Hope everything’s well.
Btw, I agree completely with your post -
As I said earlier way back, compare these photos to videos of her…d’ya think Us had any airbrushing done?
Re: #s 107 & 108…purely a coincidence!
I’m a victim of soicumstance!
Thank you.
Have not stopped reading posts!
We have the boondoggle bailout, Russia/Georgia, hurricanes bearing down, Iraq/Afghanistan, real issues to be discussed in the campaigns, and the Rocky Mountain News has this for the front page:
Maried as Teens
Ahem…..
USWcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com
Ahem……
Pictures of Miz’ Michelle prior to “The One’s” Presidential campaign do not show a well-coiffed, designer-wearing, smiling woman…the one’s I’ve seen show an angry, somewhat plain woman with an obvious chip on her shoulder. You can dress her up and doll her up, but she’s still the same woman inside.
I couldn’t help myself and did a quick perusal of the Moschino “Cheap and Chic” line at Neimann-Marcus (online). Prices range from almost $500 for a blouse to close to $1,000 for some of the dresses. Narcisco Rodriguez? That’ll set you back about $1,600 on average for a dress.
Yep, Michelle Obama is just like us!!
Lifestyles of the Rich and Frumpy…
No wonder she wants you to pay for her kids’ health insurance.
(Emphasis mine, of course.)
I noticed when the family came out after Barry’s convention speech how very awkward she is, and commented to my husband (who agreed) that I don’t think I’ve ever seen a woman with so little natural grace. She LUMBERED down the stage. There was nothing dance-like about it.
And why they cant afford piano lessons for the kids.
Going broke on 7 figures a year….
Nope, no bias here. Perhaps Us Weekly’s editors will argue, as MSNBC execs have argued, that they aren’t left-leaning political hacks in Hollyweird gossip rag clothing. They just have “passion and point of view.”
Adolph Hitler had “passion and point of view” and we all know how that one turned out. What a ridiculous qualifier.
I wrote one of the sponsors listed on Boycott US Weekly and got this response:
Thought it was insightful
Anyone notice she always wears flats when standing close to The One? She pulls a Katie Cruise and ducks her head so he appears taller. I noticed the ugly black flats she had on after his speech. I think she could take him in a throw-down. Just saying.
That would be Andrea Mitchell / NBC News / Washington
Too bad I can’t do it in the voice that Rush uses when bringing up something related to Andrea Mitchell / NBC News / Washington; it cracks me up everytime he does it.
On the topic at hand, when will MO step up and claim that Us Weekly is racist because they gave the cover to a white candidate?
Oh yeah…she is soooooo stylish. That’s why they are having a run on all those types of dresses and completely ignoring the hairstyle and glasses that GOVERNOR Palin wears.
I personally lke the fact that she is forced to wear pumps so as not to tower over O-Dumbo. I wonder if her husbands forces her to do that in order to assuage his ego or if his handlers have told her that she should not appear taller than he does.
As for her fashion sense, I saw a couple of those dresses and was left to wonder as to what they were using as shower curtains when she put those on?
Since we are discussing fashion, or lack thereof, can someone please photoshop WABs face onto Carol Burnett when she was wearing the curtains ala Gone With The Wind? I could use a little humor today. : )
Have never / will never waste my $ on “Us Weekly.”
Ah yes, just like so many other American women out there. Seriously, who doesn’t know a nice lady with a “silk faille Moschino jacket” or a “cotton poplin Moschino wrap dress.” Why my gf alone has 5 of each. Or not…
And Gov. Palin is out of touch with America? Please.
Sucks to FauxBama and his angry missus.
What I find interesting is now that Obama is behind in the polls he is claiming..
-I really was going to enlist in the Army.
-I am going to delay raising taxes on the evil rich.
-I was mistaken by my abortion stance at saddleback forum
Just think his next one will be…
-I wish I had picked Hillary to be my VP.
He continues to say what he thinks we want to hear. America is catching on to this slick double talker. I can’t wait until the debates!
That’s an awful lot of Arugula! Seriously tho, each one of those dresses goes for the equivalent of one of my house payments. I guess you can afford a couple of them when you get discounts on your house like they did!
Speaking of fashion, my friend works for an optometrist. She said that they can’t keep the “Sarah Palin” eyewear in stock. Even the manufacturers have run out.
Go Capitalism!!!
Just a side note - my 25 year old daughter commented after she saw Palin for the first time “I love her hair!”
They’ve found their new Jackie Kennedy. If you think this is bad now, wait until you see what they do if Obama wins.
These dresses are Us Weekly’s view of great fashion?? I hope conservative women don’t listen to such drivel. All I see are wardrobe malfunctions.
Mi-O’s two blue-ish dresses look like painter’s smocks and do nothing to flatter the figure. Maybe rail-thin models can get away with this look, but mere mortals like Mi-O would be well served by a slimming belt or something else to break up the lines.
Mi-O’s two patterned dresses are just fugly. Too-busy patterns, garish colors, nothing to break up the cacophony, etc. Yikes.
Her eldest daughter’s outfit is much better styled.
And finally, Mi-O’s dresses are not tailored particularly well. The hems seem to break right across the knees, cutting them in half, rather that a few inches above or below.
The bottom line is there’s nothing here that a fashionista with any sense of pride or style would be interested in. This is pro-Obama propaganda, plain and simple. If Senator Palin or Cindy McCain were wearing the exact same dresses, Us Weekly would be saying the same thing about them as I am.
What’s that famous saying?
You can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of the day it’s still a pig.
Winnowill, your observation is similar to mine; my husband agreed with me, that (among other things) she’s bow-legged. And I also agree, she most emphatically does not move with the grace…of a dancer.
While in CVS today I happened (accidentally on purpose) to walk down the magazine aisle, and after my passage all the US magazines were turned backside to and/or placed behind other magazines. Small satisfaction, to be sure, but satisfaction nonetheless.
Family Man (on page 1) said:
Your post reminded me of a saying that I heard years ago (and it gets repeated every so often): the boys on Madison Avenue have you right where they want you.
In a recent conversation with a client the subject of fuel-efficient cars came up, and there was some disagreement about whether it was marketing that drove the rise of SUV or if it was the result of consumer demand. I tended to think it was marketing, and after reading your post, I’m convinced.
So….how long do you think it will take before they bust out the dashikis and the turbans?
No matter what she wears, Michelle Obama always looks like James Brown in a dress.
But she definitely does not have his dance moves!
I absolutely hate how lefty twits in the media have to refer to expecting women as having “baby bumps”. I guess it just adds to their notion that unborn babies are nothing more than mere objects.
ErinF, I hate that term “baby bump,” too. And, I think you’re right about the “objectification” of the unborn child in the womb being referred to as a “bump.” Pathetic, isn’t it?
You guys are confusing “Bump” with what they actually refer to it. Just a LUMP of flesh. See…it is the LUMP that causes the BUMP. It’s an easy mistake.
To me, the style looks right out of the local “Tar-Jay” but perhaps her intent is to look “common.”
Did anyone else see the reverand Al on Fox say that the McCain campaign lowered the bar when they announced Palin as VP? I don’t know about anyone else, but I, as a woman was highly offended. I want an apology.
Perhaps MIchelle will pay for her clothes sometime.