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10/15/2008
Obama Appears Unretouched on Rolling Stone Cover
Where is THE OUTRAGE?!?
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I am outraged outraged! at the lack of outrage. Wow, politics are rough. Barack's already getting grey. I don't recall him having all that grey hair a few months ago. Still looks great though. Can't wait for the inauguration. Ok, back to fighting Prop 8 for me!
Posted by: znsd | Oct 15, 2008 7:30:11 PM
women are held to different standards than men. especially with regards to looks. you know this. appearing old, worn, whatever is seen as more of a negative on a woman than on a man, so i don't think its quite fair to criticize.
Posted by: eric | Oct 15, 2008 7:57:45 PM
HOW DISRESPECTFUL.
Posted by: Toby | Oct 15, 2008 8:04:04 PM
Barack doesn't need Photoshop! He needs you to vote!
Posted by: GM | Oct 15, 2008 8:09:36 PM
hmm. well, I for one thought Palin looked good on the cover in question, and think Obama looks good on this one, so I'm not sure what's disrespectful or critical about this: Andy was making light of the FauxNews outrage about Sarah Palin not being airbrushed "enough". And she looked good! ok. whatever. nevermind.
Posted by: znsd | Oct 15, 2008 8:13:18 PM
Eric
It is more that the repubs were upset that their masturbatory fantasies about their great white ,xtian, reagan reborn hope = sarah fallin were ruined
If repubs aren't toe tapping males then they prefer young!!!!!!!!!!!! wrinkle free females
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Oct 15, 2008 8:13:40 PM
He looks like a bobble-head doll. That's more upsetting than anything.
No, really, he looks weird if you look at the size of his head in proportion to his body.
Posted by: Philip Wester | Oct 15, 2008 8:27:58 PM
LOL... too funny! The idiot republicans will say anything to distract from the issues at hand - their motto: distract distract distract... they can't win on the issues! I am soooooooo over them! They aren't going to go down easy though, get ready for FOX NEWS going overtime with their "Some People Say..." mantra... what is worse is that the whole thing is so transparent and they have been getting away with it for YEARS... and it even bleeds over into the Prop 8 battle...same chapter and verse. UGH!
Posted by: Mike | Oct 15, 2008 8:35:17 PM
as usual, obama looks great...and presents himself more and more presidential as each day passes.
republicans and palin have time magazine's o j simpson mug shot cover (from 15 years back) as rendered by illustrator matt mahurin for the unretouched palin cover... after that mess (google it) retouched celebrity covers on news magazines went out the window.
Posted by: my2cents | Oct 15, 2008 9:01:08 PM
I don't care about the retouching, but I think that's a shitty photo of him. It looks like it was taken with a fishbowl lens and overemphasizes his nose and especially teeth. I find it unsettling.
Posted by: Paul R | Oct 15, 2008 9:11:49 PM
Obama is Presidentially handsome just like Bill Clinton.....McCain has rat eyes like Bush!
Dave, WGB
Posted by: WickedGayBlog.com | Oct 15, 2008 9:53:23 PM
YIKES!!!! He's scary.
Posted by: Anon | Oct 15, 2008 10:59:03 PM
who the "f" is joe plumber that make $250,000.00 per year. I think this insane we are taking about some one who doesnt exist. ( 20 times mentioned tonite by John Mc Cain) All the Joe Plumbers I have ever known insist that hey get paid in cash and dont declare any of the money they make from you so of course they would be friends of John MCain...crooks in Wahsingtion bush and his friends on and on
Posted by: luckylarry | Oct 15, 2008 11:04:42 PM
LuckyLarry, that REALLY made me laugh... I am sure that Joe Plumber must have had a number of spontaneous orgasms for the amount of times he got verbally stroked!!!
Seriously though, in the debate, McCain came across like Uncle Festus with indigestion and anger management issues! Obama for the most part looked even more presidential than before, and answered clearly and concisely. Compelling and considered, not an erratic hothead like McCain.
On the whole I count it a win for Obama, and it's so good to see him on the road to the presidency.
Obama'08. Finally we have hope... relief from Republicans!
Posted by: CK | Oct 15, 2008 11:29:33 PM
It amazes me still that so many still think this guy is on our side. Do so many of you not read- he has clearly stated he is against gay amrrige. I do not want either of them, and could care less that Obama was not retouched.
Posted by: John H | Oct 15, 2008 11:47:32 PM
Lucky Larry,
Joe the plumber DOES exist, and his name really is Joe, Joe Wurzelbacher from Ohio to be exact. Here is Obama talking to Joe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDVM7ODUBn8
Posted by: Jake | Oct 15, 2008 11:50:14 PM
Are you kidding me John H!?
It is always about identifying the worse of two evils and then selecting the other candidate! Our community will be MUCH better off under an Obama administration. We must ALL vote Obama!!! Think of the children! LOL
Posted by: Mark | Oct 15, 2008 11:54:49 PM
He looks fine, if not flattered, though years of heavy smoking do take a toll. This is not the image he wants on Mt. Rushmore however.
Posted by: anon | Oct 16, 2008 12:45:09 AM
Obama looks like a genuine human being. Like getting right up in your father's face before you give him a kiss on the cheek or hug him. I think the photo is great.
After eight years of alien government we need a human being as president - even if he, like our fathers, is (or was), not perfect John H.
Posted by: dave | Oct 16, 2008 2:45:10 AM
Apparently Obama knows he should shave before a photo shoot - a lesson Sarah needs to note for the future.
Posted by: Timothy | Oct 16, 2008 6:25:45 AM
@ ZNSD - With my "HOW DISRESPECTFUL" comment, I was referring to those ridiculous Sarah Palin ads on TV. Try to keep up.
Posted by: Toby | Oct 16, 2008 7:41:13 AM
The real winner last night were kids on campus all across America. Thanks to McDouch's non-stop 'Joe the plumber' BS they have a new drinking game. Every time the MSM mentions Joe you take a shot.
Posted by: patrick nyc | Oct 16, 2008 8:36:11 AM
That's Rolling Stones, Barak doesn't need a face lift. He's a man and not a rockstar. I don't think he looks bad, he looks natural.
Posted by: TylerAnthony | Oct 16, 2008 9:34:44 AM