Going ROUGE

**VickyRN** · Nov 19, 2009, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by leslie :-D

where does it say she's a sex object?
but keep in mind, she did pose for that cover.
and fwiw, i don't think she looks like a sex object...
more like a cheerleader, maybe?

leslie

In her interview with Sean Hannity one or two days ago, Palin and Hannity both alluded to the disgusting Newsweek cover. She in no wise did pose for this - instead, this was an old picture of Palin that Newsweek had dug up, from her marathoner days. They did this on purpose to make her look like a sex object or just a dumb female, not to be taken seriously.

**Elvish** · Nov 19, 2009, 02:26 PM

She in no wise did pose for this - instead, this was an old picture of Palin that Newsweek had dug up, from her marathoner days.

She posed for that pic to be displayed in the August 2009 issue of Runner's World. If you'll notice the blue star banner in the background - for her son Track in Iraq. Not really 'dug up'. Now, I'll agree that Newsweek shouldn't have used because they did not get permission from Runner's World to, which if I'm not mistaken is a bit of copyright infringement. That's wrong.

Here's a link to the Runner's World issue where the photos are originally found:
http://www.runnersworld.com/photo/sarahpalin/

I know this got discussed in another thread earlier this year...
http://allnurses-central.com/world-n...03-page18.html

She posed for a picture that shows off her admittedly nice figure, and then gets upset because it gets used? Personal responsibility and all that....

**VickyRN** · Nov 19, 2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Elvish

She posed for that pic to be displayed in the August 2009 issue of Runner's World. If you'll notice the blue star banner in the background - for her son Track in Iraq. Not really 'dug up'. Now, I'll agree that Newsweek shouldn't have used because they did not get permission from Runner's World to, which if I'm not mistaken is a bit of copyright infringement. That's wrong.

Here's a link to the Runner's World issue where the photos are originally found:
http://www.runnersworld.com/photo/sarahpalin/

I know this got discussed in another thread earlier this year...
http://allnurses-central.com/world-n...03-page18.html

She posed for a picture that shows off her admittedly nice figure, and then gets upset because it gets used? Personal responsibility and all that....

From Sarah Palin's FB page (Monday 11/16):

Newsweek

The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness - a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention - even if out of context.

- Sarah Palin

http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-...k/175955933434

A reader's comment:

Haven't rec'd Newsweek in years & after this it'll be never. Won't accept even if someone tried to "gift" the rag to me.

**Elvish** · Nov 19, 2009, 03:43 PM

She didn't pose for those photos for Newsweek, and they shouldn't have used it without permission. I'm in agreement on that. But that's different than saying she never posed for them at all. She can't truthfully claim that.

I'm not so sure I see sexism behind this action of Newsweek any more than I see racism behind every dig at Obama. I see lazy journalism.

*leslie :-D* · Nov 19, 2009, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Elvish

I'm not so sure I see sexism behind this action of Newsweek any more than I see racism behind every dig at Obama. I see lazy journalism.

no...i'm not seeing it either, nor am i understanding all the hoopla over it.

leslie

**Medic2RN** · Nov 20, 2009, 07:58 AM

I saw an interview that she claimed that she indeed pose for this photograph - it was intended for a runner's magazine.
That what this picture was intented to be used for: the cover of a runner's mag.

Let's keep this in context. Have we ever seen....better yet, IF we had seen a male politician in the same situation as Palin on the cover of a national magazine in running shorts instead of the normal suit/tie combination and then the normal political article written inside....would this not seem strange to you?

Have you ever seen Palin wear this attire or revealing clothing/ anything other than appropriate in public prior to this picture? No?

Am I to assume it's okay for women to be treated like this now?? If she was a nurse and portrayed as a naughty nurse, I'm sure we'd all be in an uproar...right? Or would would we have to check to see what political party she leaned toward?

It's a matter of professionalism.

**VickyRN** · Nov 20, 2009, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Medic2RN

I saw an interview that she claimed that she indeed pose for this photograph - it was intended for a runner's magazine.
That what this picture was intented to be used for: the cover of a runner's mag.

Let's keep this in context. Have we ever seen....better yet, IF we had seen a male politician in the same situation as Palin on the cover of a national magazine in running shorts instead of the normal suit/tie combination and then the normal political article written inside....would this not seem strange to you?

Have you ever seen Palin wear this attire or revealing clothing/ anything other than appropriate in public prior to this picture? No?

Am I to assume it's okay for women to be treated like this now?? If she was a nurse and portrayed as a naughty nurse, I'm sure we'd all be in an uproar...right? Or would would we have to check to see what political party she leaned toward?

It's a matter of professionalism.

:yeahthat:

*leslie :-D* · Nov 20, 2009, 08:49 AM

i disagree, medic.
it's not that she's wearing sexy/revealing clothing...
it's more like being shown in casual attire vs formal.

so yeah, if it showed a male politician posing in his tennis shorts, really, no biggie.

leslie

*Spidey's mom* · Nov 20, 2009, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by Medic2RN

I saw an interview that she claimed that she indeed pose for this photograph - it was intended for a runner's magazine.
That what this picture was intented to be used for: the cover of a runner's mag.

Let's keep this in context. Have we ever seen....better yet, IF we had seen a male politician in the same situation as Palin on the cover of a national magazine in running shorts instead of the normal suit/tie combination and then the normal political article written inside....would this not seem strange to you?

Have you ever seen Palin wear this attire or revealing clothing/ anything other than appropriate in public prior to this picture? No?

Am I to assume it's okay for women to be treated like this now?? If she was a nurse and portrayed as a naughty nurse, I'm sure we'd all be in an uproar...right? Or would would we have to check to see what political party she leaned toward?

It's a matter of professionalism.

I agree - there was already a big brouhaha over this photo when it first came out in the appropriate spot - on a runner's magazine.

Why dig that up again? To make a point . . . (Sarah is just a pretty girl in short shorts . . . . )

Personally, I think it takes a lot of mental acumen to be a runner. So the runner part should actually make her look smart!

But it belongs in a different context than talking about her new book coming out.

Cheap Shot Newsweek.

http://townhall.com/columnists/SECup...lin-hating_101

Friday, November 20, 2009

Palin-Hating 101

. . . ."Newsweek, in advance of Palin's book release, obviously went for subtlety. Their headline read, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah? She's bad news for the GOP -- and everybody else, too." Accompanying it was a photo of her in running shorts used in a June 2009 Runner's World spread. Newsweek's message was clear: You are not to take this woman seriously. Never mind that Runner's Week told me that the photos from that shoot are still under a one-year embargo, and that Newsweek ran the photo without Runner's World's knowledge or permission. No biggie. . . . ."

*Spidey's mom* · Nov 20, 2009, 09:34 AM

Palinophobes Hate First, Ask Questions Later

"The apartment was small, with slanting floors and irregular heat and a buzzer downstairs that didn't work, so that visitors had to call ahead from a pay phone at the corner gas station, where a black Doberman the size of a wolf paced through the night in vigilant patrol, its jaws clamped around an empty beer bottle."

Other readers pounced like wolf-sized Dobermans on an intruder. One guffawed, "That sentence by Sarah Palin could be entered into the annual Bulwer-Lytton bad writing contest. It could have a chance at winning a (sic) honorable mention, at any rate."
But soon, the original contributor confessed: "I probably should have mentioned that the sentence quoted above was not written by Sarah Palin. It's taken from the first paragraph of 'Dreams From My Father,' written by Barack Obama."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.2aceaec.html