Newsweek Under Fire for Michele Bachmann Cover Photo

Spoken as a Conservative Christian. She’s not a serious candidate. She’s an idiot who didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling and pay our bills.
Has she ever said she was wrong now that the markets are tanking? Do any Fox News candidates ever say they are wrong or make any rational arguments? No. Do we all understand she would have sent the US back to the Revolutionary War in regards to credit-worthiness? Come on. Typical idiot Fox News stuff. Rupert Murdoch has run the GOP into the ground with moronic illiterate economists and based on the recent coverage, the WSJ is becoming a joke, too.

“and based on the recent coverage, the WSJ is becoming a joke, too.”
Thank you for saying this.
The Wall Street Journal has become a biased piece of garbage. It’s bascially a GOP rag. There is nothing journalistic or respectable about it. It panders to the low IQs and greed that made wall street what it is today.

the country is swirling the finacial toilet bowl and this idiot’s picture is a topic of concern…

It looks like an official photo? Unless they snapped it while she was in a fugue state it is fine, she is crazy, so why shouldn’t she look crazy.

Im very conservative and find her appalling. Please dont assume that all conservatives are whacko.

Well, if she wasn’t insighting and courting the rage filled element of the country, the name wouldn’t fit. she brought ths on herself.

MJW149, Who is the idiot? I bet you blame the Tea Party for having to raise the debt celing don’t you? You liberals have been in power for 6 years, there has been NO BUDGET for 850 days, and you are blaming Bachmann for not voting for Barrys plan of spending more to get nothing? Did you read that the only thing that would have saved us from getting downgraded was CUT CAP AND TAX? WE ARE SPENDING OURSDELVES INTO OBLIVION. Our “President” wants to make us like Greece, and then he goes out and says we need to SPEND MORE. you need to open your squinty little eyes and wake up, ask yourself, why did the dow TANK AFTER BARRY SPOKE???

What’s wrong with the cover picture? That’s how she looks….OFTEN !!

If this woman becomes president then I am definitely leaving the US.

Looks like every picture of her I have ever seen. So who brought this up in the first place? The conservatives, so they admit she looks crazy, if they didn’t bring it up, no one would have noticed. They are calling her out as crazy themselves. Can’t have it both ways.

She may be crazy, but she sure is fun.

All you liberals – and so called Christian Conservatives – get out all your name calling here on this blog – you are certainly trying hard to do that. Long has passed the day of decent conversation and posting without name calling and profanity – which shows a real inability to think or communicate in a logical thoughtful manner. No one is going to be convinced to your side with name calling and insulting posts. No wonder the country is so screwed up today.

The current state of republic party is scary. I have voted republic in the past but voted for Obama after 8 years of Bush! Bush looks like a wise saint after seeing the new batch of republic nominees like Bachmann, Palin and Perry .. I wonder if Al Queda is succeeding by bringing out more extremest in our politics, no room for decent, intelligent leaders any more?

Umm..Sean Hannity thinks this is a sexual photo? That tells you so much about him. Also, the uproar over this photo is silly–it’s more important to talk about what she says and how INSANE that is.

Bachmann is just  like the rest of the Republican congressmen in Tea party caucus. 
These Republicans congressmen are afraid with Grover Norquist and his Kool-Aid drinkers at the Americans for Tax Reform, who are more than willing to protect the millionaires and billionaires in this country, with their jets and yachts, from having to pay taxes at previous levels.
They are willing to sacrifice the whole countries for the shake of Koch industries and his billionaires clubs.
Bush and Chenney bankrupt this country and now Boehner and Cantor and all of his Tea party crews ready to take down this country.
They want to take back this country at any cost. When they say this? It means taking Senate and White house. 
They do not even care if it means to stop Social security and Medicare. Or throwing the people over the cliff. They don’t care if half of the country die in misery. Just like Boehner and Cantor keep saying. The debt is not their problem. The unemployment is not their job. The economy is not their job. So what the heck they get their paycheck for?? Doing nothing? 
Bachmann keeps saying she did not want to pay US bill. Let that’s go for default. She did not believe the credit rating will cut US credit rating and destroy US Economy. Did she see what happen in last 9 days? Now tell me is she crazy or not??
And she keeps saying I do not like US government and their help. What? She used to work for IRS to collect tax from people. She took $420,000 from government for her clinic to straight all the gay prior aka Barbarians (this is what her husband called Gay people). Now can anyone tell me she is not nuts? IT IS A BIG LOL

So people actually still care about Newsweek? When was the last time any of you even read a news magazine outside of a waiting room? Are they even still considered mainstream media?
I think this was clever on their part. People are actually talking about their publication for once. As for the sexist allegations, I think they’re unfounded. I think that Michele Bachmann was just a convenient target since the prevailing opinion of her is generally negative and they probably didn’t think they’d catch much flak for it.

It’s a shame that a magazine or a newspaper can’t just report without bias. I’d like to be able to get the news and make my own decision on it instead of getting it slanted in one direction or another.

What’s a Newsweek?

You know the liberal mob is running scared when they resort to name calling, which is very often these days.

That’s what she looks like – - why the controversy over the photo?

It’s hilarious and child’s play. Let’s focus on the real issues in life…

DJM3 – Everyone who doesn’t think EXACTLY as you do can’t be a Republican? Or Conservative? That’s extremely narrow minded.

“She’s an idiot who didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling and pay our bills. Has she ever said she was wrong now that the markets are tanking?”
Uh… Do you understand logic? The debt ceiling was raised. The markets tanked after the debt ceiling was raised, because the federal government refuses to significantly cut spending and continues to borrow and borrow and borrow and put our grandchildren and great-grandchildren deeper and deeper in debt.

It’s neither misogynistic or sexist to call someone a nut job. That’s especially true when they are a nut job.
As usual the right wing is playing the victim card. I wonder how much time is spent at tea party meetings huddling in a circle to whine about how persecuted they are?

So, I think Bachman is nuts myself. If she wins the presidency I fully intend to flee to Canada.
But I have to agree that the Newsweek cover is a cheap shot.
I don’t know what’s happened to Newsweek but they’ve become a joke. They should just close.

We need an atheist in the white house and one that is not tied to any religion.

It just reconfirms the insane bias of the media in general. Somewhat astonishing that they can remain so faithful to an administration and ideaology that is CLEARLY unraveling before all of our eyes.

Newsweek is selling covers rather than a once serious magazine.

But she IS a nutjob!!

not this one(bachman), but there is someone out there who can lead us out of the mess were in…..I could do it, but I ma not that stupid……whose it going to be America? I would start with a flat tax rate, legalise marijuana, scrutinize immigaration carefully and fairly, cut spending and Have Amercia in a surplus economic condition in 7 years!!! Anyone got a better plan; have not seen to datwe and “HOPE and CHANGE are not covering America’s needs!

A deer in the headlights …

Her body language indicates imbalance. Her words are divisive, and lack rationale. Her actions denote lack of common sense. Her statements clearly indicate she is not a critical thinker. Her sets of beliefs should have not place in politics. Do I need to say more?
I am liberal and I totally agree with JsLkinHere statements.
The country needs to move forward and ask for our leaders to have the balls to make common sense decisions for the good of the people and not for pleasing the party base. The people should rule, not the church, corporations, special interest or the parties.

Put a portrait up that captures the substance of the subject, then get attacked for it. Typical.

I don’t like the “Queen of Rage” title because it is sexist. I am not a Bachmann fan at all; however, I am a woman and I think that when women take a firm stand on something or express themselves in any way other than being polite and demure, they are seen as crazy, wild with rage, easily excitable, unable to control their emotions, etc. Where’s the cover with a man that says, “King of Rage”?

DJM3 you miss the point. It is true that morals matter and most libs agree with that. But it isn’t the case that 90% of the country wants to be governed according to the Bible. Fortunately our Founding Fathers had the sense to add the Establishment Clause to the First Amendment. It is ironic considering that Bachmann holds the Founding Fathers in such high esteem.

As an American, (not dem nor repub) congress screwed our economy up badly. It is my personal goal to see every incumbant voted out. These no compromise children must be replaced. We can no longer afford to continue to spend like we have. Reduce our foreign aid, stop ridiculous research funding, and reduce the size of the government.

Whether you like Bachmann or not is not the problem. The problem is the “Socialist Agenda” of the mainstream media. As “Cooky Roberts” said on “This Week”, “The problem, is the US Constitution”. Did she really say that???? (YEP) That’s the problem folks, we have this thing called the US Constitution which is preventing the socialists from having their way. (and they don’t like it) The mainstream media is fully engaged in a psychological warfare against the American people. We need to get serious about this! There must be consequences for words that are used to destroy a nation of free people. Like yelling “Free Crack!” in a crowded public housing complex.

What’s the big deal? Did they alter her photo in anyway or is this just the way she looked at the time photo was taken? If she looks crazy, well maybe she is. I find nothing sexist about the photo, just unflattering.

So, what’s wrong with the photo? It’s real. She’s a “flake” and it shows. Oh well . . . Republicans always need something to cry about. Damn cry babies.

We are in the mess we are because we did not cut enough. Comrade Obama wants to spend more. Now there is your idiot.

haha Every time a liberal puts down a conservative we’re told “we’re scared.” Whatever. She’s crazy. Maybe they refused to photo shop it out of the photo. The fact she’s even on Newsweek is a testament to how low this country has gone.

LMAO over the outtakes Newsweek has put out. They’re the same.

I absolutely think Michelle Bachman would be a great president. Look at the what we elected in “08! No experiance, had associates such as Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, and Bernadene Dorn, (racists, and REAL BOMB THROWING TERRORISTS), no real job experiance, voted present as a state senator when the issue had any controversy to it. Please dont tell me SHE cant be president after the what we’ve had. Michelle Bachman would be a welcome breath of fresh air after having endured our present resident of the people’s house!

It’s not sexist. They’re just attacking her because she’s not a Liberal like them. NEWSFLASH: the liberal media is BIASED and will do anything to frame the political arena of Washington. Wake up America!

She couldn’t lead a brownie troop. If she tried, she’d probably get a migraine. What’s really scary is that she is know nothing nut job.

Doesnt matter. Bach doesnt have a chance anyway.

I fail to see how this cover is sexist, misogynistic, or a slight at ‘powerful women.’ I don’t recall Hillary Clinton ever being the subject of such coverage during her presidential campaign and she is just as ‘powerful’ a woman as Bachmann.
The reality is Bachmann is extremely polarizing and a far more contentious figure than Clinton was in the eyes of the American public. I’m so tired of the perpetual playing of the victim card when a public figure and their platform/beliefs/statements are analyzed by the media. What the hell has this country come to?

What would happen if any magazine had a picture of Obama with a caption: “King of Incompetence”?
That would start a storm we haven’t seen yet.
Yes, that would have been mean, but at least it would have been TRUE.
Another low for mainstream media.
Shame!

Newsweek has long-since given up serious journalism. This is juvenile, tabloid-style smear tactics with one goal: selling some magazines.
And… MJW149, I didn’t realize that Fox News had become a political party and was in the nominating business. MJW149, maybe you need to go back to 4th grade and take civics lesson. Very nice “Christian” comments. LOL.

msnbc has also given up journalism. its tabloid cheerleading for commies

Sexist YES, and bias. They did this with Hillary Clinton, using unflattering pictures. This is what they think is going to sway voters. NO, we are wiser since the flim-flam of 2008

She is nuttier than a fruitcake.

Hey Dave….the founding fathers would tax all people not just the middle down. Put your money where your mouth is….advocate getting rid of the tax code that protects the rich from paying their fair shair of taxes. Then you can downsize the IRS….isn’t that what Republicans preach…smaller government? — It’s not that simple but I do agree in principle to fair taxes! The problem is that our leaders, left and right, LIKE the loopholes. Their back pockets are being stuffed by lobbyists. We’ve lost our way. Of the people, by the people, for the people! VOTE TEA PARTY!!!!! It’s our only hope for America. Unfortunately, the right candidate has not risen to the top yet. Ron Paul is the only candidate I know who is appealing to both the left and right wings. If he can get me and Bill Maher to agree on something, we might actually have a chance. Ron Paul 2012!!!We have got to get back to a “Constitutional” view of our government.

Sorry but I think the picture represents her own extreme and moronic views. So I’m glad to see that there are a few Republicans posting who realize that our country shouldn’t go from one extreme to the other. It’s time to come together (both parties) and fix what is broken not go off on some extreme whim. Please, if you want Obama out at least be level-headed about it. This lady will destroy our country and everything we represent.

The left-wing “kooks” who publish Newsweek forget something worth remembering. The worst picture of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann depicts a ravishingly beautiful woman who is fully qualified to be President of the United States. The very best pictures of the publishers, editors and staffers at Newsweek, depict a group of jealous liberal ugly old crows presiding over a dying liberal rag which has lived long past its time!

I’m sorry, but that’s how she looks. Ya know who else makes those types of faces at the camera, is Newt’s wife. I think sometimes middle aged women, in an effort to not have their eyes sag, try to open then very wide when they see a camera, because I have seen a number of pictures of these two that look exactly like this. Or, you can be a Palin and get that face lift and boob job, which she HAS had plastic surgery, so there’s always that route, or, like HIllary, you say “screw what I look like, I’m smart as a whip” and just look like a normal aging women. Margaret Thatcher is of this “I’m getting older, deal with it” sort. And, let’s be honest, she is pretty crazy, so it fits.

No, I do not think the cover is sexist. It, however, makes a political statement about our right wing citizens. The photo could just have easily been of a man with wide open eyes.

she looks like a republican very tightly wrapped- ready to explode

liberal media HATE strong Women—you dont get any stronger or smarter than Hillary and I dont see anyone complaining when a picture of Hillary is out there making her look old, because…she is aging and she doesn’t care. Hillary is respected for her brain and her ability. SO a picture of her with wrinkles or a sagging face a little, nobody says it’s sexist, and it’s not. It just is. She’s not 20 anynmore and nobody expects her to be. This frozen face, trying to make her eyes wide is just vanity. She’s trying not to look old. Stupid. Dont make stupid faces if you dont want to look stupid. LIke Palin when she posed in that skin tight running suit full make up (Yeah, I always do my hair and make up before I run too -lol!) and then says “oh look, they put that photo I POSED for out, that’s sexists!” hey, you’re in control of your own image. act like someone who is simply smart and effective and you’ll be seen as such.

we are told that the republicans are the party of the rich…and also the party of the uneducated white —you are, sort of. The ubber rich, about 2% of this country, are republicans for the most part. Not totally. Those in Texas anyway like the scumbag who was killed yesterday -a billionaire who never did crap for humanity. Complete waste of human space. People like Bill and Melinda Gates who give away to hospitals and food programs, they’re liberal rich. Anyway, about 1% of republicans are the ubber rich, and other 99% are the uneducated poor/lower class white yahoos. Yeah. That’s true. Polls have verified this.

deceit —the picture isn’t doctored. It’s her posing, as a matter of fact. This IS the face she makes when taking a picture.

a quick internet search turns up countless articles during the run-up to the 2008 election accusing the media of sexism towards hillary clinton, with charges of the intentional use of unflattering images as a primary basis for such complaints. so, for those saying this is just some right-wing whine fest, give it up. liberals went through the same whine fest 3 plus years ago. and yes, the media chose unflattering pictures of clinton during that time. and yes, the clinton camp and its supporters complained about that too during the election, lodging accusations that the media were sabotaging her because they were in the tank for obama. what short political memories some have.

mjw149 – You say you “became disillusioned with Bush’s tax cuts” … that is truly sad. The Bush tax cuts lowered the tax rates for every single tax paying American and was a great benefit to poor and middle class Americans. Yes, the rich benefited too, as the media loves to remind us, but when you talk about rolling back the Bush tax cuts, you essentially are saying that poor and middle class people should also pay more taxes. When people complain about the Bush tax cuts, why is it that they gloss over that?
As for GOP being “a bunch of Christians, they worship money, period” thanks for reminding us of the stereotype. I am Republican, I am not white, not Christian and I do not worship money – no one I knows is stupid enough to worship a government-backed currency. Perhaps if you opened your mind a little, you’d find that people are people – and most, regardless of party, simply try to live a good life that benefits others. Do you really think that spouting party line and repeating tired old stereotypes qualifies you as living a good life that benefits others? Perhaps, instead of going around bashing people whose political views you don’t agree with, you should look within and try to come up with ways that you can make your corner of the world a better place.
Lastly, name-calling is name-calling. There are no two ways around it. It’s immature and intellectually lazy. It’s the last resort for people who have no real argument and simply want to insult the other person or party.

She could state down a bear when she has one of those daily migraines. foriegn leaders will be terified. I am!

Its not sexist. A bit of yellow journalism perhaps but you see the press use unflattering photos of political figures all the time. Its nothing new and the technique has been used with men and women.

Why does the media do this? There should be standards for media & candidates whether “viable” or not. Everyone in the same pose, same color oufit, same background & same questions asked with a chart to show diferences between candidates. Last time it was her migraines. Would we have doubts about John Kennedy since he had such severe back problems he had to stay in bed on some days? Get real!

I’m no fan of Michelle Bachmann. She’s great at pointing fingers, but gets her tail all bushed up when the fingers are pointing at her. As far as Newsweek’s cover photo, it sure looks like she posed for it — all the airbrushing in the world couldn’t make the photo look like an impromtue “opportunity shot.” Furthermore, it isn’t sexist at all.

Why would it be sexist to show her as the cross-eyed twit that she is? Must be “gotcha” journalism, again! Maybe, her husband can pray the crossed eyes away, and charge the government for the work, like he does hundreds of times a year! Perhaps, it is a result of all of the paperwork she has to submit, for all of the government farm subsidies she benefits from?

There is a reason why Newsweek and Time sales have gone down. They are overtly liberal propagandists. Unabashedly so. The public needs to have a list of what orgs are for conservatives and liberal so they understand their sources. About 90% of outlets are run by liberals. ABC is full of liberals. Thanks for letting this post for 2 min before you delete as usual.

That’s what she looks like…what’s wrong with the picture? And crazy? Yes I think she is but we don’t need a picture to proove it.

Why is it sexists? Was it sexist against men to show pictures of Bush looking dumber than a pet rock? Or cartoons of Obama with big ears? She’s a lunatic. Don’t blame the photographer if that comes out in the photo.

People still read Newsweek?!

If you think the media will do anything at all flattering to ANY of Obama’s challengers, you’re deraged. They’ll be in his corner just as they were in 2008. They have no reason to support him (based on results so far), but they’ll support him anyway. What a shock, huh?

For crying out loud. Her team is filled idiots if they didn’t require sign-off on what picture would be used.
As far as the photo itself goes it is probably more rather than less representative of who she is.

She always looks like she’s in trance. You are crazy if you think she could handle the office of President

Oh please, I wish I had a dollar for every time an unflattering picture of Hilary Clinton showed up in one Rupert Murdoch’s rags. I could retire on that money. Get over it!

Very Sexist…. but then again very biased too. They never ever treated Hillary in such a way.
Why it is okay to call names even in this comments when you disagree with someone? If the conservative did the same thing, you would be calling them racist or sexist or intolerant… oh wait you already call them that… because you are the party of blame and name calling.
Michelle Bachmann nor the Tea Party created the fiscal crisis we are in. While you guys continue to call them names, you don’t realize that these “idiots” saw this crisis coming for years now and want to get Washington to do something about it before it becomes even worse. The S&P said it was the failure of Congress to make more significant cuts and come up with a plan to reduce the deficient… more infrastructure/stimulus spending (Obama’s bright idea) doesn’t fit in with what they wanted to see… neither does the debt ceiling compromise. What should have happened is the Tea Party should have held out for more cuts and maybe we wouldn’t be downgraded today.
And don’t start with the taxes… the IRS even says if you take the top wage earners in America and taxed them 100% it would only cover 18 days of the deficit spending we are doing!
It is the Democrats have failed to lead, have failed to pass a budget and nearly doubled our deficit while focusing on social changes. And the president comes on TV yesterday trying a cheerleading act, no real plans… but ready to blame anyone but himself. There would be no need for the Tea Party if there was no debt. Come up with a plan that doesn’t include borrowing more money from China… we are waiting!

It goes to show how desperate the liberals are today. I guess George Soros had to pull off the gloves, as his propaganda machine is losing the battle! I guess he will need to pour more money into Newsweek and MSNBC and buy more propaganda from the likes of Chris Matthews and Tina Brown! We also have the Supreme Court to thank for all the lobbyist money, now flowing to discredit candidates–on both sides!

Bachmann is a moron. She will get the dumb voters who hang onto guns and bibles. A Palin “Want to Be”
A few weeks ago Bachmann was quoted as saying that it was good for America to default on its debt and that it was just an Obama scare tactic. The week after the budget deal, she blames everything including everything Congress did to block everything on Obama. She’s such an idiot.
Only in America would someone vote for this woman.

Great job Newsweek for showing the true look of Bachmann!
It should have read “Queen of Lies and Rage”

I haven’t made up my mind as to whether this cover is sexist or not. I have noticed a trend in magazine covers towards using unflattering photos with sensationalist captions or headlines. It is being done to both men and women, though I think it is used more with women (which is sexist). I think it is part of the move away from serious newscasting and print journalism toward info-tainment. Unfortunately, it is turning formerly serious and informative magazines into tabloid-like hybrids. This is especially disturbing during such a critical election season that is taking place when our country is in crisis and a serious examination of candidates, their policies, and their records is in order so that voters can make informed choices.
I have no problem with probing, in depth questioning of candidates. In fact, I think it is essential. If a candidate can’t stand up under the pressure of thoughtful and thorough media scrutiny, perhaps he or she is not the right person to hold an important and high pressure position. On the other hand, articles and interviews that lack depth and consist mainly of innuendo not backed by facts and designed simply to stir up controversy in order to increase magazine sales or increase a station’s viewership or listenership are reprehensible. In this country, the fourth estate has an important role to play but it is failing to do so in the pursuit of cheep profits.

Oh, yeah, she’s also a former lawyer working for the IRS, her and her family have taken a couple hundred grand in government subsidies, and since she home schooled her kids, she makes me very nervous when she misspeaks common knowledge history, and even more nervous when she anything about the constitution, since she either hasn’t read it or doesn’t understand it.
See her advice on the census, and then read the actual document.
In fact, this is 2011, and everyone here is on the internet. Look things up for yourselves. When some one calls it the Tea Party Downgrade, go to the S&P website and read the doc for yourself.
I think the downgrade is a joke, but it is clearly a problem, and it is clearly blamed on the tea party by S&P.

Michelle Bachman said that we should make no deal that raises the debt limit. Oblamer said that if we didn’t the US would default and that would result in a lowered credit rating. Well, we did and no default occurred. Uh oh! Lower rating anyway? At this point Bachman looks like the smart one. Markets panicked just as they always do. But wait! The bond market didn’t panic. Yields are down to 2009 levels Interest rates are down. So it seems that the only problem lies in panic over statements coming from the Oblamer administration. Hmmm. Bachman was right all along? Obama the “genius” – wrong again? Getting to be a habit, Prez?

If it had been some Liberal woman with that heading, the Left would be screaming bloody murder…but since it is a woman of the opposite political views, its not sexist or demeaning in any way. Typical hypocritical liberal beliefs.

Give me a break. She looks this way. all the other pics basically look the same. if she cant handle the press, she shouldnt be in the game.

ellen: go for it……works for me

This is what she actually looks like! This is what “crazy” looks like. Get over it!!!

NDW —- Get real!!! —- S&P said if they would have passed the proposed CUT, CAP AND BALANCE legislation, we would never have been downgraded!! — And guess WHO proposed this SANE deal? — The GOP, and especially the Tea Party Reps…. so they were right all along… the DEMOCRATS BLEW IT!!!

I think it’s a perfect picture for a right wing nut, which is exactly what she is!!! LOL!

She now wears false eyelashes that softens her look, its a valid picture of her, there are also pictures of myself I don’t like, “man up” I think that was one of her sayings

C’mon now… It’s sexist to show Bachmann as she really is?? A fruitcake is always going to be a fruitcake. And someone who becomes wealthy due to government subsidizes is always going to be someone who became wealthy due to government subsidizes.

I’m an independent and I promise you if this lunatic gets the GOP nomination I will vote for Obama. This picture isn’t sexist – it simply captures her insanity.

The cover is NOT sexist…Michelle Bachmann IS actually crazy.

Spoken as a Conservative Christian. She’s not a serious candidate. She’s an idiot who didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling and pay our bills.
Has she ever said she was wrong now that the markets are tanking? Do any Fox News candidates ever say they are wrong or make any rational arguments? No. Do we all understand she would have sent the US back to the Revolutionary War in regards to credit-worthiness? Come on. Typical idiot Fox News stuff. Rupert Murdoch has run the GOP into the ground with moronic illiterate economists and based on the recent coverage, the WSJ is becoming a joke, too.
Posted by: mjw149
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I don’t see how your post relates to the Newsweek cover of Michelle Bachmann.
As to what your post DOES say, I’d like to remind you that YOUR party still has solid control of the White House and the Senate. You guys call the shots, not Michelle Bachmann, FOX News, or the WSJ.
Under YOUR party’s leadership America’s credit rating has been downgraded. Who are the “idiots”? Who is the “joke”?
I am in agreement with Brit Hume’s statement, “winners take responsibility and come up with solutions. Losers blame everybody else”. YOUR heroes have done a wonderful job of blaming everybody else.

It’s not a good picture and is clearly meant to make her look bad. —of maybe, it’s her just posing, it is how she looks, and if that is bad, ah well. Maybe it’s just meant to show you who she is. She’s said if you end minimum wage unemployment will dissappear, she’s made oodles off government subsidies and now wants to claim she thinks they’re bad but I dont see her paying back all the millions, she’s a far right wing nut who had screwy theories that are so out there and gets migratory that leave her “incapacitated” and “unable to move”. She’s nuts, and SHE is the one posing for this photo. that is just how she looks. period. She’s not caught by surprise at all, she is POSING! This is just her. That’s what the story is about -who is she. Well, she was told to pose THIS is what she did. there you go.

It not sexiest i have seen worse.

Please leave the country all those who want to leave. At the current rate there will not be much
Here to want.

She has had many photos of her with just that look, and lots of them when she has been on TV speaking. For some reason, she does get that funny look in her eyes like she is spacing out. Maybe she should have approved it before it was put on the cover. I don’t think anyone is picking on her because she is a female, it is because she is scary and very dangerous for our country. That could happen with a man too, if he ranted like she does.

Remember when they made fun of Obamas ears and he couldn’t handle it, if Bachmann can’t handle this picture then I don’t think she is a good candidate either.

“Liberalism is a Mental Disorder”

That cover is not sexist. That is how Bachmann always looks, it’s one reason we in MN refer to her as ‘Ole Crazy-Eyes’.

Michelle Bachmannn is reaping what she has sown. Simply look back on her statements of misfact, her simply unexplainable ideas on governance, and her views that are very, very far right. This isn’t an issue of sexism but an issue of her, and her new handlers, being too thin-skinned for the job.

Minnesota residents outside of Dist. 6 KNOW Michele Bachmann is legitimately crazy; we just can’t figure out why she’s even placing in national polls or why she’s not down in the single digits with Pawlenty. The photo is not “sexist.” It’s not even remotely suggestive of sex. It’s a straight portrait photo. She can’t help being ugly with a slight tendency toward a cross-eyed look (ditto that idiot Palin), and FYI, Bachmann does do that wide-eyed thing (watch the video with Hannity when she said she wanted congressional members investigated for their anti-America views). Of course it’s emphasized in a still photo, but she does the wide-eyed thing in real life. So what if it’s a bad photo; grow up, get over it. There are bad photos out there of every candidate (especially Democratic candidates since Moronic Media loves to diss them every which way possible, especially with unflattering photos). From a MN resident who knows: Just wake the hell up and realize that Bachmann is legitimately and certifiably mentally unbalanced… and vote accordingly.

Does they way she look have anything to do with the way she thinks?
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The photo is not bad! I have seen worse.

It could have been worse. It could have been a driver’s license photo. We all know how awful those make everyone look. The point is that few people look model perfect in photos, even attractive people.

Perfect. I love it. The quicker we make her irrelevant, the better.

Every single person has a picture of themselves that they don’t find quite flattering. So why stress over it. Wouldn’t it be nice if all we had to worry about was an ugly picture?

I like the present VIEWS ON CONGRESS
CNN/ORC Poll
It has to include my vote on mostly all
of the Republicans including Rep. Michele Bachmann. They are a bunch of clowns. Comments made by a few to keep Our President to one term, I viewed as a crime of betraying Our country.
Rep. Michele Bachmann Is The Queen of Washingtons Clowns! Unworthy of any serious political office, oh most definitely.
Yes, I think the cover is unfair, she needed needed her Clown makeup and her homophobic husband by her side.

Well, I’m surprised they didn’t make her eyes crossed. Why not??? The liberal media’s intention is to make everyone/anyone who has one shred of moral fiber look like a complete idiot! Just wait till you see who goes into the voting booth in 2012. I think some peeps who are calling her names may be a bit surprised. Some of us will remember how good people are thrown under the bus in the name of a political party and their agenda.

I wish people would stop saying things are sexiest. It is a photo that is all it is. If you ever look at Mrs Bachmann, she is very intense. This is just her look. There is nothing wrong with it. Publications are there to sell and make money. Newsweek is doing exactly that, they are selling magazines and getting free advertising while we all talk about it. I am sure there will be many other covers of many other candidates. It is a picture, that is all it is. I am glad she did not even comment on it.

The kind of weird faces you see during Halloween. This hyperventilating monster looks scary.

THINKS2010, you have Obama and the Dems mixed with up with Bush and the GOP.

Michelle Bachmann needs anger management. Oh! Wait a minute, maybe we can pray away her insanity. LOL

She should have not gone to Newsweek no one twisted her arm! Either way who cares she is nuts everyone knows it so lets move on.

Well, now lets see?? Obama has sure got us NOWHERE QUICK and in a hurry. He can’t destroy out country quickly enough. I don’t think she can hurt us anymore.

Hey folks…guess what, that’s her face for better or worse, but certainly for worse. I mean, a Picaso painting looks crazy too. She is…what she is. A picture speaks a thousand words.

I don’t think the cover of Newsweek is sexist. It is not like people are saying don’t vote for her because she has a flat chest. Nor are people saying she needs to act like a man. And the title is fairly accurate. Some people feel she represents their viewpoint. And it is a lie to say that the tea party viewpoint that she espouses does not have a lot of rage directed at the American government. Others feel she is immature, makes inappropriate comments, lacks enough experience, and/or is a flake looking to cash in as yet another narcissistic Fox News political commentator. Overall, the Republican presidential field is widely regarded as weak. I share that opinion. I think Michelle Bachmann is one of these weak presidential candidates. So far, I view her as a flake. Only time will tell whether she improves or simply fades away like Sarah Palin has.

What’s the big deal about Bachmann’s photo? That is the way she looks, and retouching and other tricks should not be used unless she wants to be a beauty queen, an actress or something like it. Maybe that is what she wants.
Bachmann woman (“Back”-man in English) is just a Palin lookalike trying to impress the American people. She is just an ignorant and opportunist, trouble-making individual trying to capitalize from the financial situation by blaming the President, who inherited it from the Republicans’ disastrous behavior in the 8 years before his administration took over.

That’s how Bachmann looks. Was Newsweek supposed to photoshop the picture to make her look less wild-eyed? And she IS the Queen of Rage. That is the emotion she articulates, over and over again. This is not a sexist cover; it’s a reasonably accurate depiction of its subject.

Bachmann is great and will be great for this country.
Only a moron thinks we should have raised the debt ceiling. When was the last time you went to the bank to borrow money, when all your credit cards were maxed, your cash non existent, your assets over leveraged and the bank said sure borrow more??? Stupid people. We need to reduce today’s debt not 2017′s.
Of course she can take it.
The left can’t run on Obama’s record so they will have to try every trick in the book and then some to destroy whoever becomes the nominee

you can’t airbrush crazy….this IS what she looks like. You have to consider the source as well though.
Looking at the BS Newsweek has put on their covers lately this doesn’t even rank.
move on…..

That’s her regular face.

She looks like Charles Manson in that picture. CREEPY!

During our last gubanatorial campaign here in Michigan, Virg Bernero (Mayor of Lansing) was repeatedly billed as “The Angry Mayor”, in text and pictures. NOW stated that the headline was sexist and a male candidate would never be described in this way. They are incorrect. And who could forget Howard Dean’s campaign?

I don’t see anything sexist in the photo at all. If people don’t like the photo, ok. But sexist? Hardly. Not even close.
If that were a picture of Bush or Obama would people be making the same comments? I doubt it. Just playing the “sexist” card is sexist.

Obama is the President… so deal with it. And if you don’t think this is a AAA country, go back to where you came from.

The truth is: I have already been won-over to the fiscal doomsayers regarding the economy. Has someone observed any ray of hope in this “slow-down”?