Black Don't Crack, White Do

I'm being driven to distraction! These people are crazy! Why is Newsweek responsible for publishing glamor shots of Sarah Palin on their cover? How do they know Obama was retouched? Barack's skin may look worn after 8 years of trying to clean up George Bush's mess but, right now, it quite possibly is flawless because most black folks have it like that. I thought they knew ...

Newsweek found itself at the center of a controversy on Wednesday, after choosing to run a photo of vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin on its latest cover, that appears not to have been retouched.

After the cover went public, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, host of “America’s Newsroom,” was one of the first to draw light to the photograph, which shows the 44-year-old Alaskan governor up close, allowing readers to see a reportedly unedited version of Palin.

“This cover is a clear slap in the face at Sarah Palin,” Andrea Tantaros, a Republican political and media commentator said on the show. “Why? Because it’s unretouched. It highlights every imperfection that every human being has. We’re talking unwanted facial hair, pores, wrinkles.”

Tantaros said the cover image of Palin was in stark contrast to previous covers that featured Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

“This is a gross slap in the face to Sarah Palin after Newsweek has done so many favorable covers of Barack Obama that make him look presidential, that are clearly retouched,” she said. “He looks flawless. This is a slap in the face and the biggest reason is because the cover [headline] says ‘She’s one of the folks,’ and in parenthesis says ‘and that’s the problem.’”

Sarah Palin is a 44 year old white woman. My white roommates in college were getting crows feet before age 20. If Sarah has large pores and facial hair, she needs to handle that, not Newsweek. I wouldn't have even noticed anything like that because, despite certain GOP men jacking off over Sarah Palin, she is middle aged and, yes, has some wear and tear living in the cold of Alaska. So what? This election is not about being "hot." That's so Paris Hilton. This is about being qualified! Sarah is not!

(Oh yeah, I'm quoting Joy Behar with the black don't crack, "white do." )