What on earth was Sarah Palin thinking when she posed in a pair of teeny-tiny gym shorts for a photograph that ended up on the cover of Newsweek -- a cover she has called "sexist"?
Perhaps she was thinking that her image would only appear in the magazine she was posing for, Runner's World, and nowhere else, at least not for months and months. If so, she had good reason -- since, as DailyFinance has learned, the photographer who shot the picture violated his contract by reselling them to Newsweek.
On the cover of this week's issue of Newsweek is a photo that was shot exclusively for the August 2009 issue of Runner's World, in which Sarah Palin was featured on the monthly "I'm a Runner" back page. The photos from that shoot are still under a one-year embargo, and Runner's World did not provide Newsweek with its cover image. It was provided to Newsweek by the photographer's stock agency, without Runner's World's knowledge or permission.
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
Didn't stop her from posing for the shot.
Hmm...could it be that it's okay for her to post sexy pics of herself for one group of people but not for another?
I suppose that she could've stuck to the other shots..the one's where she isn't wearing the tight, high-cut shorts. Maybe she's just fishing for things to get angry with.
Nah..couldn't be it.
"We're in a bookstore, at a public event, in a place one would think was a bastion of free speech. And no one was allowed to ask questions. What are they afraid of?"
ROFL - You go Marg!!
How dare they post a stolen picture she posed for and approved??!?
How dare they!!
Yeah...that photo of hers in shot-shorts leaning on the American flag was all about health. Sure it was.
She can run, but she's awfully good at spinning too, it seems.
It's not pronounced MardJeBy the by, she should learn how to spell "Marge".