How Palin is Playing in the Supermarket Aisles [more disgusting attacks]

ABC ^ | Sept. 2, 08 | Rick Klein

[cdchik123]

Rick Klein, from ABC’s The Note, reports: Let’s say you don’t read The New York Times or The Washington Post (or The Note, for that matter). Let’s say you don’t follow the big political blogs and you’re not obsessed with every turn of the screw of this fascinating presidential race.

Let’s say, instead, like millions ofworking-class Americans, you get your “news” on the political race from the supermarket aisle. Let’s say you’re -- I don’t know, a “hockey mom” -- and you’re intrigued by this Sarah Palin person you’ve been hearing so much about since Friday.

So you’re shopping this week -- and what do you see on the cover of US Weekly? That esteemed journalistic institution is taking it right to John McCain’s running mate -- with a hard-hitting piece that details the “scandal” involving her daughter’s pregnancy.

“BABIES, LIES & SCANDAL,” screams the headline on the cover, with a picture of a smiling Palin holding her fifth child, 4-month-old Trig.

Inside is a collection of Palin lowlights -- from her daughter’s now well-known pregnancy; to Internet rumors that the governor pretended to be pregnant to cover for her daughter; to “troopergate”; to her onetime support for the “bridge to nowhere”; to a radio appearance where she giggled while shock jocks called a political rival a “bitch” and a “cancer.”

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But this, to me, is the clearest evidence yet that the McCain-Palin campaign is losing the battle over Palin’s image. US Weekly readers are the voters her selection was designed to attract. There’s not much to like in this early take -- and not much to indicate that the next round will be much better.

[cdchik123]

disgusting.

[GWB00]

This is the strategy. Make her out to be Lynn Spears.

[HokieMom]

Who owns that supermarket tabloid, Time-Warner?

[wardaddy]

Jan Wenner who owns Rolling Stone.

A teen aged boy buggering faggot....who left his wife to be a chickehawk.

[silentreignofheroes]

I don’t think these folks realize they’re pissing off alot of American People.

[HokieMom]

Ah, that explains a lot.

[GoCards]

I am coming unglued!!! Are you kidding me. Damnit. Someone needs to get me off the ceiling.

[Army Air Corps]

Who buys advert space in the rag?

[HokieMom]

I can assure you I don’t know.

[WashingtonSource]

Jan Wenner, a rich fag who wants to attack all that’s good and decent so he will feel better about being a total degenerate asshole.

[econjack]

Wow. When the MSM goes this far out of their way to discredit the family of a political candidate, they must really be worried. Personally, I think all of this is going to backfire on the MSM.

[dila813]

What we need to do, is pull them from the SuperMarkets.

[Veto!]

I think they retouched SP’s eyes to make her seem wild-eyed. Just a tad. You know the tabloids to that to almost everyone they do the “honor” of featuring on their covers.

[mojito]

Here is contact information for US Magazine. Let them know how you feel:

Janice Min, Editor-in-Chief
Victoria Lasdon Rose, Publisher
Scott Willett, Associate Publisher
Jon Tuck, Advertising Director

New York
1290 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
Phone 212-484-1616. Fax 212-484-4242.
Nina Levine (Entertainment Director) nina.levine@usmagazine.com
Andi Rimas (Account Manager) andi.rimas@usmagazine.com
Erica Shlafer (Fashion Account Manager) erica.shlafer@usmagazine.com
Kate Solinsky (Account Manager) kate.solinsky@usmagazine.com
Jon Spellman (Account Manager) jon.spellman@usmagazine.com
Michele Goldenberg (Direct Response Account Manager) michele.goldenberg@usmagazine.com
Sabrina Ng (Direct Response Account Manager) sabrina.ng@usmagazine.com

http://www.srds.com/mediakits/us_weekly/contact.html

[trumandogz]

It was the supermarket tabloids that broke the Edwards' Love Child Story.

Looks to me that they are willing to attack anyone for anything as long as it helps them sell copies.

[buccaneer81]

Who buys advert space in the rag?

Psychic hotlines, Depends, home pregnancy test kits, OTC acne meds, McDonald's...

[kinghorse]

Well that’s unfortunate. The tide has turned where we mainstream americans can’t trust any of our media any more. When People and US turn against the American Dream it’s over. That’s unfortunate.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Let’s say you don’t read The New York Times or The Washington Post (or The Note, for that matter).

Let’s say you DO. You’re going to get the same dose of crap from *them*.

No, this is just of a piece with the MSM’s crusade against McCain and now Palin.

Did you note the obvious elitism here? If you’re elite (like me!) we got you covered with the Slimes and the WaPo. And if you’re stupid and shallow (like mere working stiff supermarket shoppers!) then we’ll reach you there, too.

I don’t think PUS Magazine will make much difference. The Democrats *already* have a lock on the stupid and shallow voters that would read it for information. (The few that actually *vote*, anyway.)

[avacado]

I’d love to introduce that disgusting fairy to a Texas sized knuckle sandwich!

[trumandogz]

What we need to do, is pull them from the SuperMarkets.

What?