Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:43 PM
Newsweek Cover-- WTF?
So I come home from walking to dog to find that the 'ordained' would-be senator for the state north of me has opened his trap about rape- what an idiot. Good.
But just now I'm cruising The Daily Beast, and I come across what is supposed to be the newest cover of Newsweek: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/08/19/niall-ferguson-on-why-barack-obama-needs-to-go.html 
Someone tell me this tripe is a spoof. Is it April Fool's Day already??
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Author | Time | Post |
 Newsweek Cover-- WTF? (Original post) |
Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | OP |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #11 | |
| Blue_Tires | Aug 2012 | #73 | |
| Dawson Leery | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| hay rick | Aug 2012 | #10 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #12 | |
| russspeakeasy | Aug 2012 | #14 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| JaneyVee | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| wilt the stilt | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #8 | |
| Tom Ripley | Aug 2012 | #9 | |
| Tom Ripley | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| Dkc05 | Aug 2012 | #13 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #15 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #16 | |
| Dkc05 | Aug 2012 | #17 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #18 | |
| Khan | Aug 2012 | #77 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #78 | |
| Warren DeMontague | Aug 2012 | #79 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #33 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #38 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #42 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #43 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #44 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #46 | |
| Tunkamerica | Aug 2012 | #55 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #59 | |
| Tunkamerica | Aug 2012 | #80 | |
| Skip Intro | Aug 2012 | #19 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #20 | |
| LuckyTheDog | Aug 2012 | #21 | |
| Dkc05 | Aug 2012 | #70 | |
| 2ndAmForComputers | Aug 2012 | #22 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #47 | |
| NYC Liberal | Aug 2012 | #52 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #64 | |
| Gidney N Cloyd | Aug 2012 | #25 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #31 | |
| Posteritatis | Aug 2012 | #35 | |
| Yo_Mama | Aug 2012 | #49 | |
| woo me with science | Aug 2012 | #81 | |
| Dkc05 | Aug 2012 | #82 | |
| LeftishBrit | Aug 2012 | #86 | |
| JaneyVee | Aug 2012 | #23 | |
| spanone | Aug 2012 | #24 | |
| Kalidurga | Aug 2012 | #28 | |
| Major Nikon | Aug 2012 | #32 | |
| still_one | Aug 2012 | #26 | |
| BOG PERSON | Aug 2012 | #27 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #36 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Aug 2012 | #39 | |
| tkmorris | Aug 2012 | #48 | |
| progree | Aug 2012 | #50 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #60 | |
| MadrasT | Aug 2012 | #72 | |
| LeftishBrit | Aug 2012 | #88 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #29 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #34 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #37 | |
| Spaldeen | Aug 2012 | #40 | |
| jberryhill | Aug 2012 | #41 | |
| KT2000 | Aug 2012 | #30 | |
| progree | Aug 2012 | #45 | |
| Heather MC | Aug 2012 | #56 | |
| Amonester | Aug 2012 | #51 | |
| lpbk2713 | Aug 2012 | #53 | |
| CanonRay | Aug 2012 | #54 | |
| Laura PourMeADrink | Aug 2012 | #57 | |
| demosincebirth | Aug 2012 | #63 | |
| renate | Aug 2012 | #67 | |
| Laura PourMeADrink | Aug 2012 | #58 | |
| jillan | Aug 2012 | #61 | |
| YvonneCa | Aug 2012 | #62 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #65 | |
| DFW | Aug 2012 | #66 | |
| Cha | Aug 2012 | #68 | |
| craigmatic | Aug 2012 | #69 | |
| Catherine Vincent | Aug 2012 | #71 | |
| Usuk | Aug 2012 | #74 | |
| treestar | Aug 2012 | #75 | |
| Khan | Aug 2012 | #76 | |
| George_M | Aug 2012 | #83 | |
| Ruby the Liberal | Aug 2012 | #84 | |
| hlthe2b | Aug 2012 | #85 | |
| LeftishBrit | Aug 2012 | #89 | |
| LeftishBrit | Aug 2012 | #87 |
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:45 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
1. No, it's just that neocon douche Niall Ferguson.
Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:52 PM
7. What are their circulation numbers?
Response to Spaldeen (Reply #7)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:58 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
11. Pretty sad lately.
Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #11)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 03:01 PM
73. Well TIME got a lot of attention from a big-ass kid slurping a MILF's nip-nips
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:45 PM
2. There is a reason Newsweek was sold for a dollar.
Response to Dawson Leery (Reply #2)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:54 PM
hay rick (4,180 posts)
10. Sidney Harman didn't have any change.
Response to hay rick (Reply #10)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:02 PM
12. Sidney was a good guy! I don't know if he intended to push Newsweek to the left
Response to hay rick (Reply #10)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:04 PM
russspeakeasy (6,539 posts)
14. THAT IS DAMNED FUNNY !!!
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Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:46 PM
4. Guess its payback for the Mitt Romney WIMP cover, I guess.
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Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:49 PM
wilt the stilt (3,945 posts)
5. what i need to know
Response to wilt the stilt (Reply #5)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:53 PM
8. A Redcoat Imperialist Tory pig
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Get back to your puny island posthaste!
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Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:10 PM
15. Can the DOJ do that?
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People know the stuff on the front of the National Enquirer is never true, but that's still out there for people to buy.
Maybe it matters if it's subscription only or something you can buy off the news stand. I haven't ever seen it on the news stand, so I always assumed it was subscription only. |
Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:10 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
16. No, and they should not try.
Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #16)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:22 PM
17. i dont see the issue they published trash
Response to Dkc05 (Reply #17)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:34 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
18. "Trash" is protected speech according to the Constitution.
Response to Khan (Reply #77)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:25 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
78. No! The DOJ has no authority to do anything like that.
Response to Khan (Reply #77)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 11:28 PM
Warren DeMontague (65,793 posts)
79. Yes. That's all part of the sooooper-secret Obama Plan. It's why we faked Teh Barf Cartipricat.
Response to Spaldeen (Reply #38)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:56 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
42. No, for several reasons:
Response to jberryhill (Reply #43)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:11 PM
44. Yeah, I knew the FD was no longer with us
Response to Spaldeen (Reply #44)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:15 PM
46. I doubt you will find much support on DU
Response to Spaldeen (Reply #44)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:47 PM
Tunkamerica (4,441 posts)
55. I think you're mistaken or you were reading a post from one of the many temporary trolls
Response to jberryhill (Reply #59)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 04:28 AM
Tunkamerica (4,441 posts)
80. I know it's a stretch, but I read a rumor that it happens...
Response to Skip Intro (Reply #19)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:49 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
20. Thank you.
Response to Skip Intro (Reply #19)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:51 PM
21. Niall Ferguson is entitled to his views, even if he is wrong. We shouldn't demonize him
Response to 2ndAmForComputers (Reply #22)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:22 PM
NYC Liberal (17,085 posts)
52. I'm glad somene said it. nt
Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:06 PM
Gidney N Cloyd (14,040 posts)
25. Dear god...
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Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:40 PM
35. This isn't the dumbest thing I've seen here today only because I read Akin first. (nt)
Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 04:36 AM
81. They should just drone-kill the author.
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Response to woo me with science (Reply #81)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 07:00 AM
82. i think you have the solution
Response to Dkc05 (Reply #13)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:17 AM
LeftishBrit (36,208 posts)
86. Doesn't the American constitution's First Amendment preclude such actions?
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:01 PM
23. WE? Niall Ferguson isn't even a U.S. citizen.
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:05 PM
spanone (83,761 posts)
24. from krugman to newsweek....
Response to spanone (Reply #24)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:29 PM
Major Nikon (20,143 posts)
32. Krugman hates Ferguson and vise versa
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:20 PM
still_one (40,519 posts)
26. I haven't read Newsweek for over a decade. You just reminded me why? /nt
Response to BOG PERSON (Reply #27)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:46 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (42,293 posts)
39. So?
Response to BOG PERSON (Reply #27)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:17 PM
progree (2,454 posts)
50. All atheists don't need God because they think they are God, have no ethics or morals, since that
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comes from God, as revealed by God to his children in the Holy Bible.
Is that whatcha thinkin? |
Response to BOG PERSON (Reply #27)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:54 PM
60. Well, at least he's not, you know, one of "them"
Response to BOG PERSON (Reply #27)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 01:55 PM
72. WTF does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
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Response to BOG PERSON (Reply #27)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:31 AM
LeftishBrit (36,208 posts)
88. What has that got to do with the price of tea in China?
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:25 PM
29. I wish the Secret Service sold that logo watch
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The watch was a gift from his secret service team and has their logo on it. Jorg Gray makes an inscribed "presidential" version of their 6500 model, but without the logo on the one he actually wears. 
It's a tad thick, but I'd wear it if they got permission to make the logo version apart from Secret Service special orders. |
Response to jberryhill (Reply #29)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:38 PM
34. That is a nice watch.
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The dials remind me of the Navisail I used to own (albiet rotated 90 degrees clockwise), until someone stole it.
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Response to Spaldeen (Reply #34)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:44 PM
37. It's an okay watch
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It's a Japanese quartz movement that is nothing to write home about. The convex glass is nice, and it is not one of those freaking huge dials which have, for reasons beyond me, come to dominate the category at that price level.
He's only been seen with two watches AFAIK. He wears the other one, a Tag Heuer, that was also a gift, as a sports watch, and this one is his dress watch. Here's the Tag 1500 dive watch: 
That was a good value watch. The band is brown:  |
Response to jberryhill (Reply #37)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:47 PM
40. Not a huge fan of the big dials, either.
Response to Spaldeen (Reply #40)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:56 PM
41. Obama is a long time leather band guy...
That's a pretty cool watch for a kid. Except for my "beater" swatch with a plastic band, I also prefer metal bands. |
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:27 PM
KT2000 (12,205 posts)
30. Niall Ferguson is their
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:11 PM
progree (2,454 posts)
45. Romney: The Wimp Factor - Is He Just Too Insecure To Be President? Newsweek Cover Story 2 weeks ago
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Romney: The Wimp Factor - Is He Just Too Insecure To Be President? By Michael Tomasky
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/29/michael-tomasky-a-candidate-with-a-serious-wimp-problem.html  |
Response to progree (Reply #45)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:47 PM
56. Thanks I just posted this on a WingNuts FB page that was all happy about the Obama Cover LOL
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:21 PM
51. After selling to Obama's supporters two weeks ago...
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:22 PM
lpbk2713 (28,455 posts)
53. It's in the MSM's interest to keep the GOP alive.
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:43 PM
CanonRay (6,648 posts)
54. Glad I had already dumped my subscription.
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:49 PM
Laura PourMeADrink (18,085 posts)
57. Newsweek, you are dead to me
Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #57)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:26 AM
demosincebirth (9,740 posts)
63. I'll dump mine tomorrow.
Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #57)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:50 AM
67. I have to admit, I've never had a subscription
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:51 PM
Laura PourMeADrink (18,085 posts)
58. Krugman refuting in NYT
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:21 AM
61. And we should replace Barack Obama with Mitt Romney - is this guy high?
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:30 AM
65. On the plus side he's still mighty handsome
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:33 AM
66. Is this the Libbrul media the radical right is always whining about? n/t
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:57 AM
Cha (170,052 posts)
68. Tweet found on
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 01:03 AM
69. This can't be payback for the romney cover because this surpasses the 'wimp factor' they're saying
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 10:10 AM
Catherine Vincent (32,582 posts)
71. I remember their cover with Newt Gingrich
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 12:32 AM
treestar (60,834 posts)
75. Oddly the photo is pretty good
Response to George_M (Reply #83)
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:55 PM
hlthe2b (54,740 posts)
85. what is AGW and who is the "AGW idol"?
Response to hlthe2b (Reply #85)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:54 PM
LeftishBrit (36,208 posts)
89. Anthropogenic Global Warming. Don't know who the 'AGW idol' is, however.
Response to Spaldeen (Original post)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:29 AM
LeftishBrit (36,208 posts)
87. Argh. Niall Ferguson is a disgusting man.
