Newsweek Sarah Palin Cover Outrage!
Apparently, some folks are irate that Newsweek put a close-up of Sarah Palin on their cover this week and didn't airbrush away her imperfections. This, apparently, is "a slap in the face." [caption id="attachment_25977" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Sarah Palin 'One of the Folks' NEWSWEEK cover"][/caption] Critics note that it's pretty standard to touch up photographs, especially close-ups, to be more flattering and that Newsweek ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 8, 2008 15:15
John Edwards ‘Love Child’ Photo
I am assured by the folks at National Enquirer that these are THE PHOTOS EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR! The NATIONAL ENQUIRER is releasing the photograph that the world has been waiting for – the first-ever picture of John Edwards and his love child! The stunning “spy photo” shows the former presidential contender holding his infant daughter Frances Quinn Hunter at the Beverly ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 6, 2008 13:13
Obama Has a Nice Plane - “O-Force One”
Barack Obama has better-than-usual accommodations on his campaign plane. Allison O'Keefe breaks the news on this important scandal for CBS News: Barack Obama’s new campaign plane is nothing short of grand. Well, for the candidate that is. Obama’s section of the plane rivals that of any first class. Recently the front cabin of the Boeing 757 was retrofitted to install four ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 4, 2008 06:55
OTB Caption JamTM
Weekend Caption Jam Linkfest. . . Rodney thought he was the valet. Wizbang needs an oil change. Wyatt Earp picked the wrong time of the month to give up sniffing glue. Willisms has Hans and Frans. Cowboy Blob is staying ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 19, 2008 09:55
Caption Contest Winners
The Toro Toro Toro Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Floyd - Suddenly $4.00 a gallon doesn't seem so bad! Second: DL - And they promised me that bulls never chase blue.... Third: Kenny - I knew I should have taken a left at Albuquerque! HONORABLE MENTION John425 - Manolete must be spinning over and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 17, 2008 20:21
Caption Contest
Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Winners will be announced Monday PMPosted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 17, 2008 06:09
With the Furies Breathing Down Your Neck
NASA is indicating that the asteroid 99942 Apophis, which had previously been deemed to not be an impact risk, might pose a bigger risk than originally thought: It turns out that there are a few things we still don't know about the orbit of Apophis, which could change its projected course by millions of miles, according to an article yesterday in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 16, 2008 15:39
More Good News For Solar
This morning, Glenn Reynolds linked to this bit of news from Popular Science regarding a discovery that could lead to greater efficiencies in solar cells: MIT engineers have recently helped up the feasibility of widespread solar power by developing a new “solar concentrator.” The concentrator, which is a flat glass panel spread across a large area, gathers light at the edges ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 16, 2008 09:59
AFP Iraq Photo Follies
Bob Owens discovered this photo accompanying an AFP story: It's captioned: US soldiers secure the area at a newly installed check-point at the Babadag training facility in Tulcea, Iraq. At least 28 people were killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of recruits on an Iraqi army base in an area known to be a stronghold of Al-Qaeda ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 15, 2008 11:01
Caption Contest
Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM I'm baaaaaaccckk!.... Happy Bash Steel Day! Thanks to Dodd for providing a couple excellent contests over the last couple of weeks. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN) Winners will be announced Thursday PMPosted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 14, 2008 06:09
