Newsweek Defends Bachmann Cover
Newsweek editor Tina Brown defended the controversial cover photo of Michele Bachmann in appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Brown called the presidential candidate a “very strong-looking woman” and believed that the photo reflected the personal intensity that was driving the Bachmann campaign.
“The intensity in her eyes is in all the photographs of her. You know, this is the thing that’s connecting with
people,” Brown said. “We have people in the crowd saying, something about her tells me I should follow her. And there is something about Michele Bachmann, with the eyes looking out, she has this very, very, kind of, intense demeanor.” More
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Is it ‘personal intensity’ or ‘wild eyes’ that is reflected in this photo? Anyone remember the Palin jogging cover? Do magazine cover brouhahas matter in the long run?
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