CHECK OUT Time magazine's new cover!

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20061016,00.htm...

[Cooley Hurd]

1. HA!!!!!

The picked the right end of the elephant for the cover, that's for sure!!!!

[connecticut yankee]

108. I think

it's their good side.

[Philosoraptor]

2. "What a mess" it says

[frankly_fedup2]

79. They should have went with what everyone is thinking . . . me anyway .. .

"WHAT AN ASS."

[banana republican]

86. who ever heard of a great peice of elephant......

Vote democratic...

[ooglymoogly]

109. dumbo

[demnan]

3. They forgot to add

a big glob of elephant poop!

[RC]

33. My thought exactly

With a scratch & sniff at the bottom!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

48. That was my first thought, too. N/T

[jokerman93]

62. Not to worry

The big glob of elephant poop is very much present there simply by fact of its conspicuous absence.

No accident - these graphic artists know what they're doing. Visual communication is a wonderful thing.

[roguevalley]

113. I love elephants. they don't deserve to be the symbol of such a

bankrupt party. they have heart and soul, poor babies. That said, what a great ass.

[LiberalFighter]

126. Exactly... don't stand too close

[POAS]

4. What the hell, they put Hastert on the cover?

[Philosoraptor]

5. his good side too

[Zambero]

24. That's spelled ASSTERT!

But yes, that's him alright. It took nearly 6 years, but it appears that the era of fawning uncritical media capitualtion toward this irresponsible and corrupt entity is finally concluded.

[madokie]

30. all this time I thought it was spelled AssTurd

whats with that.

[tavalon]

67. No, I don't think so

I think it's a brief reprieve because the media folks have their ear to the tracks better than the DC beltway gang and they know it's trendy to dump on the pretzelnitwit right now. Next week, they may be talking about the amazing turnaround and how they are back on their knees with nary a knee pad.

[rock]

47. I didn't realize his nose was so long

Perhaps he out to cut back on the lying.

[Cobalt Violet]

6. He who lives by the sex scandal, dies by the sex scandal.

They had it coming after using a sex scandal as a political tool against Bill Clinton.

[PADemD]

28. What Goes Around, Comes Around

[volstork]

49. Ah, yes,

the beauty of karma!

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. The end of an error

or at least almost the end.

[Philosoraptor]

8. Their legacy will last a lunchtime

[Roy]

51. Good one!!!!!! (I just stole this from you) THANK YOU!

[hvn_nbr_2]

64. Unfortunately their legacy will last a lot longer

How long to pay off the trillions in debt they ran up?
How long to restore some international respect for the US?
How long till the wingnut federal judiciary dies or retires, and allows the constitution to control America again?
How long to undue the environmental damage they're done, especially about global warming?
How long to restore an independent press that reports the news instead of the propaganda?
How long to educate a couple new generations of Americans about the principles of liberty and the constitution?
How long...?
Although I initially chuckled at your one-liner, unfortunately it will be a lot longer than a lunchtime.

[civildisoBDence]

73. An apt photo for a media so adept at shoveling up the GOP's shit.

One more legacy that will live for decades: the decline and degradation of science. We used to be the top producer of graduates in the sciences--now we're down around number twenty.

Who needs science when you have ideology?

Newsprism

[hvn_nbr_2]

104. Who needs science done by 21st century scientists when you can have...

science done by Bronze Age priests?

[spanone]

9. It should read 'they shit on America'.

[mom cat]

10. That is a keeper!

[NNN0LHI]

11. DU needs a new avatar n/t

[RC]

34. Here ya go

[blogslut]

12. Oh my

That's a keeper.

[YDogg]

13. Sweet ass sweet!

[Kolesar]

14. They are sad that they are losing "their" party's control

There might actually be something like democracy and a free exchange of ideas if this keeps up.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. why does that remind me of my ex?

hmmmm.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

16. America's harvest..... bring your own

bag...... something smells about this whole affair, and it ain't the petunias.

[whistle]

17. The cover for Newsweek should show two elephants copulating

[Vidar]

20. LOL

[ClintonTyree]

115. One grown male elephant and one........

male baby elephant would be more apropos. We have met our saviour, and his name is Foley.

On edit: Something like this

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. To operate: 1. Lift tail, 2. Reap benefits.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. *guffaw*

Pass the windex please....

[localroger]

19. Subject: Holy Cow, I mean, er, Elephant

When I first glimpsed this I thought for sure it must be some DUer's photoshop. I had to click through to time.com to convince myself it was the REAL COVER.

[savemefromdumbya]

72. Me too I thought it was a joke

things really have started to move!

[Vidar]

21. Pretty serious coming ffom such a collaborationist rag.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Not a very flattering picture of Barbara Bush, is it?

[sce56]

43. ROTFLMAO you hit it dead on the nose err Ass

Got Fascism Yet?

http://www.georgewalkerbush.net/bush-nazilinkconfirmed....

[donheld]

130. "Not a very flattering picture of Barbara Bush"

IS there a flattering picture of Barbara Bush. I mean the Photographer can only do so much.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Stick a fork in the GOP, they're dung. n/t

[Subdivisions]

25. Props, SCE!

[sce56]

44. Ok here it is but you already got one

That has to

[OzarkDem]

27. News media as much to blame

They've allowed the GOP to destroy this country. They share the blame for the sorry state of our economy, foreign policy and democracy.

Funny to see how quickly they're trying to distance themselves from the mess they helped create.

[Dukkha]

dup

[Dukkha]

29. here you go

the laxative was neo con arrogance and the trainer is Middle America

[Clark2008]

32. Is that Rove buried under that pile?

[conscious evolution]

45. No. That is Joe Six-packed

[volstork]

50. we can only hope! n/t

[livingonearth]

63. No...Rove is the pile!!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

83. That is exactly what I was going to say!

[livingonearth]

61. You're hurting me with laughter

[CrispyQ]

31. A picture worth a thousand words.

Outstanding!

k&r

[malaise]

35. Hahahahaha

I'm loving it.

[DesertRat]

36. Wow! What a mess indeed. k&

[noahmijo]

37. Too bad it took a sex scandal for this to make "mainstream"

Considering all the other far worse crimes the Republicans have committed the last 6 years it's interesting how Foleygate is what it took to all of a sudden make everyone think "wow these guys are pretty crooked huh?"

Nonetheless though always nice to see another piece of evidence that the tide is turning...

[WePurrsevere]

38. LOL, that's PERFECT! Could it be that the corp media has had enough...

of the restrictions of BushCo & the fundie-CONs... or did they see the way the tide was turning toward the Dems being in power and are switching to the party were the gov deep contract pockets will be (or perhaps both)?

Although I dream of a return to "journalistic integrity" where corporate owned media is concerned, I'm skeptical about them reporting anything that doesn't benefit the bottom line of the corporation that owns them.

Still... if the corp media whores are bailing on this neo-CON cabal and starting to actually report all the BS they've held back over the years I sure won't stand in their way.

[orpupilofnature57]

39. Mrs. Barbara made the cover again ,how nice.

[filer]

40. Putting its best face forward...

They've been shoving it in our faces. Now it's "Time" to share with the rest of the country.

[JohnnyLib2]

41. Buy a few, leave them in waiting rooms---

that's my good deed for this week.

[Jeanette in FL]

75. That's a great idea

I am going to do the same. A picture's worth a thousand words. Great idea.

[soupkitchen]

42. I've always said that Republican voters are dung beetles

Economic army ants and cultural dung beetles

[sce56]

46. Hate to see that picture wait a sec YEAH LOVE IT MAKE IT TRUE GOP GONE!

This is how a true Repuglican elephant acts
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/rude-elephant-p...

I got all of these I got from a simple google search.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=elephant+pictu...

And for those who want to see the real GOP^3 Elephant go here {<(WARNING ADULT Cartoon)>} http://www.jokefile.co.uk/rude_jokes/pictures/elephant....
But I warn you it is not for those of faint heart or kids
And a sick one http://www.allfunnypictures.com/pages/elephant_m.html

GOP^3 = Gay Old Perverted Pedophile Party


Got Fascism Yet?

[MADem]

52. The ARTICLE inside is FANTASTIC, too....it's one nail after another

As Hastert and his forces have been trumpeting their charges against the Democrats, a whisper campaign has been launched in Washington to blame an internal culprit: a "velvet mafia" at the upper levels of G.O.P. leadership on Capitol Hill. Foley, that line of argument went, had been protected by gay staff members like Fordham, Trandahl and others whose names were being widely circulated. Says a top aide: "It looks like they may have tried to handle this among themselves because they were similarly situated."

In many ways, that story line is the product of the strains within the party over homosexuality. It's a tension nearly as deep and tortured as those the Democrats grappled with over race a half-century ago, when they tried—unsuccessfully—to keep an uneasy coalition of Southern segregationists and Northern civil rights advocates from tearing their party apart. Even though many of the G.O.P.'s policies have been hostile to gay rights, its leaders have long followed a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy with what pretty much everyone in Washington knows is a sizable number of closeted Republicans among members of Congress, upper-level staff and top party operatives. Says Patrick Sammon, executive vice president of the gay group Log Cabin Republicans: "There are a lot of gay Republicans who are working behind the scenes to advance the priorities of this party."

Until now, Republicans were able to manage the conflict. And they managed it by ignoring it. That even became part of an electoral strategy dating back to the 2000 election that suggested there was nothing to be gained by moderation. In a memo he wrote to Karl Rove, Bush pollster Matthew Dowd estimated that truly independent voters had fallen to a mere sliver of the electorate. There were, Dowd concluded, not enough percentage points in being "a uniter, not a divider." The key to winning in a polarized country was mobilizing the conservative base. That year, Bush refused to meet with the Log Cabin Republicans, choosing instead to see a handpicked group of gay Republicans, but only after the party's nomination was secured. In 2004, even as Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary was a potential symbol of the party's openheartedness, Republicans put anti-gay-marriage measures on 11 state ballots to drive voter turnout.

But the Foley scandal is making it difficult for the party to look the other way. Last week some conservatives went so far as to insinuate that Foley proves that every gay person is a pedophile waiting to happen. "You don't need 'gaydar' to understand he has certain dispositions," Utah Congressman Chris Cannon told the Deseret News. Televangelist Pat Robertson recommended that G.O.P. leaders simply explain the situation this way: "Well, this man's gay. He does what gay people do."

The resignations of Foley and Fordham sparked fears that other gay Republicans would also soon be forced out of both their closets and their jobs. "Kirk is the fall guy," says gay-rights activist Hilary Rosen. "It's going to be open season on gay Republicans. It's the right wing's perfect storm. They never wanted gays in their party anyway." ......

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,154387...

[progressoid]

53. I bet KKKarl's blood presure is rising!

[Mark E. Smith]

54. Tell Hastert to put some pants on

[Independent_Liberal]

95. Hahaha!!!!

[kawktees]

55. Mark Foley Official Scandal T-shirt

[blondeatlast]

56. Sometimes subtlety just captures the moment so perfectly, doesn't it?

Oh, damn, that's just dead on perfect--I'm going to buy several and frame them for holiday gifts!

[Counciltucky]

57. (a tear of joy slides down my left cheek)

What a thing of BEAUTY!

[jhrobbins]

58. What pisses me off about this cover is that...

the GWB administration will point to this as the reason for the decline of the 'Republican revolution' and will be able to abrogate its own very large contribution to the decline. If anything, I think that this is just the straw that broke a terribly, terribly weak camel's back.

[file83]

111. No doubt! A "sex scandal" - as opposed to ILLEGAL WAR, TORTURE, SPYING

ON AMERICANS...(the list goes on and on...)

Of all this crap, Time declares that it's a "sex scandal" that finishes the GOP's lead? Come on - this shifts all the blame OFF of Bush/Rummy/Rice (et al) and on to a couple of GOP nitwits?

It's bullshit.

[ClintonTyree]

118. Yeah, this is just the icing on the corruption cake.

Americans were getting pretty sick of Bush and his fascist bullshit, but they didn't want to come right out and say so because that would make them, in Bush's words, "standing with the terrorists". Now, a nice juicy SEX scandal....well, there's the perfect reason to abandon the Republican Party without looking "weak on terror". Bush has held Americans captive by his inflammatory rhetoric. "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists". This gives Americans the perfect cover to "cut and run" from the Renamblacans.

It isn't all black and white anymore. A HUGE shade of gray has entered the picture and it's name is Foley. Thanks you Mark Foley, thank you!

[Coexist]

59. beautiful.

[Laurab]

60. That and "The Return of the Grim Speaker" from the WP

about Cheney, were the first two things I saw online today. I think it's gonna be a good day!

[Miss Chybil]

65. Too bad all the blowing up of innocent people in Iraq didn't spell

an end to the GOP. I guess, in America, sex wins everytime. Whatever. Bring the bastards down.

[livingonearth]

77. Excellent observation Miss Chybil

it would be nice to hear that said more often!

[file83]

112. I agree with you 100% on that. n/t

[trashcanistanista]

117. Agree

Whatever it takes to get the job done.

[Cha]

66. What a grand ol' picture

of a metaphor for denny hastert and his covering repuke ass.

[mirandapriestly]

68. I thought it was a photoshopped joke

well, it's good.

[Up2Late]

69. Bhah Haaaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa!!!

Great!

[Blue Fire]

70. Someone at TIME finally realized

just where that awful stench in this nation is coming from! Outstanding!

[Mrspeeker]

71. naa

the end of the republican revolution will be when we get smart and smash every electronic voting machine

[savemefromdumbya]

74. I'm so happy, I'm so happy... tra lalalala....

Let us enjoy this while we can

[maseman]

78. They should have Karl Rove

Falling out of the elephant's ass like a big turd

[hsher]

89. G-d does exist

[opihimoimoi]

76. Close to the Final Redemption:: The GOP have given University

Proffessors around the world much to work with.

HOW TO BLOW A POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY

HOW TO LOSE THE BASE OF POWER

HOW AVOID THE LIE CHEAT STEAL PATH TO REAL LEADERSHIP

[shanti]

80. buh bye, elephant people!

you showed your ass one time too many!

[IdesOfOctober]

81. Wow...Andy Card's Face Isn't Aging So Well...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[autorank]

82. Words out, time to go...

Time as part of Time/Warner/AOL, whatever...has been a Quisling of the first order for the Bush-neocon project. Their departure (and believe your eyes this is a departure) indicates that * is rapidly losing his patronage and franchise from "management." ABC got the word too. After getting caught in the plot to lie to America and distort the minds of school children with their 911 series, they got the memo. Quickly, one of the few able reporters in the Corporate Media was producing a blockbuster story - Republican pedophilia + enabling in Congress. Hmm... That's quite a change form "Clinton did it" in the 911 show.

So that's TIME/CNN/AOL and ABC. Who else is jumping ship? The Washington Post via Bob Woodward. The NY Times is already overboard and swimming rapidly for shore. Whose left - CBS and NBC. They've gotten the memo but obviously lack the certainty of interpretation shown by the others. Watch the odious right wing cable shows on C & MSNBC. When they swing into full attack mode against *, you'll know they're in line with the shift. CBS has some turning around also. Maybe a rehabilitation of Dan Rather, a "new" finding that he was really right - * was a draft dodger, something like that.

The next four weeks will be remarkable but just remember, it's not justice or our efforts prevailing (although those efforts are absolutely vital). It is "management," the folks who own and control the great wealth of this country, finally realizing that * and the neocons are a danger to everything they own. They're not a very bright crew...look how long it took them to realize this. But they have ver good people to execute the task. The results should be interesting and the chaos may provide an opportunity for a real voice of the people, which is to say a voice of reason, to emerge.

[Independent_Liberal]

98. That's my Mike!

Peace bro.

[autorank]

110. Like they say, "It's all whatever..."

Peace to you bro,

[grizmaster]

84. I'm thinking I just might have to but a print of that cover

[Imagevision]

85. This isn't good, ---> Bush is going to go ape-shit losing power...

[hsher]

87. You are pulling my m*thaf*ckin' leg

No way is that the new cover. Are you serious???? (tap tap tap... Googling...)

Holllllllllllll-llly shit, Batman... Oh my freaking G-d. Worth a thousand words. I want this mounted. Framed. They should offer this as a limited edition gold-leaf collectors' item. I'm shaking, quaking, davvening, blithering... I do not believe this. Time has sounded the bell! It's over, ladies and gentlemen! "Elephant in retreat, walking away"... a thousand words, a thousand words...

Also: "elephant's ass". Nice tongue firmly in cheek there, Time editors. (clapping)

www.yourmorningleibowitz.blogspot.com
The Daily Show as a comic strip

[Ksec]

88. LMAO. NOW THATS a good cover....

That is funny. Im going to have to go out and buy that issue.

[hsher]

90. How's FR taking this?

Bwaaaaaaa


www.yourmorningleibowitz.blogspot.com
The (guffaw, roll on floor) Daily Show (laugh, choke, gasp) as a comic strip

[SeattleGirl]

91. Wow! This cover is a thing of beauty!

I haven't had this much fun watching the wheels come off the GOP since Watergate.

[Independent_Liberal]

96. You can say that again!

Peace bro.

[hsher]

92. Freepers' reaction is starting HERE

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715918/posts

[greiner3]

105. Caption "These boys do not play well with others"

Note to self; Write up research proposal to see if a study predicting future neo-nazi behavioral tendencies/latent homosexual activities/phobias can be predicted as early as Kindergarten, if not earlier maybe even inter-utero. If so, national databases can be put on alert to monitor when these bad boys go criminal, as we all know they are going to, and lock them up as terrorists ie without trial, and subject to torturous interigations so the good guys can learn all about thier criminal behaviors and plots to blow up anything and everything. To stop the for certain terrorist actions that they certainly had been training for and with others like themselves. $1,000,000 ought to be good for a start. I'll just say that this is for religious purposes and they may give me more!

[Maestro]

93. Poor Elephant

I mean to be associated with these asswipes. I'd sue if I were the elephant.

[Catchawave]

116. LOL...my first thought too.....

...and wondering how many of our great neoconvict leaders *kill* elephants for *sport* too !? You know, those Big Game Penis Extending Safari Junkets

Good for TimeInc, definitely a man-bites-dog cover

[Clinton Crusader]

94. BWA HA HA HA! n/t

[Patrick J Fitzgerald]

97. PULL MY TRUNK

http://patrickjfitzgerald.blogspot.com

[IWantAChange]

99. Real question is - where have they been since Dubyha came in???

its great - but there is so much they could have reported on almost from day one of the Dubyha regime and chose not to - but still - it is awfully sweet

[CoffeeCat]

100. Is that Strom Thurmond's face?

I'm not saying. I'm just asking.

[Rocknrule]

134. No it's Hastert's

[Towlie]

101. The Blind Men and the Elephant

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=U...

It was six men of Indostan,
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"

The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, -"Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear,
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"

The Third approach'd the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," -quoth he- "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"

The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee:
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," -quoth he,-
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"

The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said- "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"

The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," -quoth he,- "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"

And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

MORAL,

So, oft in theologic wars
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean;
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!

[Gregorian]

102. I was hoping they'd use mine.

Hey, it's almost as good though!

[Ksec]

103. Hey ! Its Ronald Reagan !! nt

[Swamp Rat]

106. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

[bliss_eternal]

107. That's a great cover...

says it all, doesn't it? I may have to add that one to my historical media box (with my 9/11, Katrina, Deep Throat, etc. stuff).

[Triana]

114. LOVE it!

Just saw it and have been emailing and posting links to it like crazy! Bwahahahaaa!

[Shine]

119. That's a great cover!!

[and-justice-for-all]

120. November is just the begining of Repuke suffering....

...Hope their ready, cause here comes the Pain!

[yorkiemommie1]

121. they didn't even choose a prettified elephant's butt

chose one that looks just like today's GOP

[yorkiemommie1]

they didn't even choose a prettified elephant's butt

chose one that looks just like today's GOP

[KalicoKitty]

122. The Great Republican Party Illusion

[Seabiscuit]

123. Yo, Foley! Check out THAT ass!!! Too bad it's not young enuff for you.

[ripple]

124. Awesome!!!

Although the cynic in me wonders if so many righty-tighties (and I include Time in that) are overblowing the chances of dems taking over, in an effort to increase turnout among republicans. In other words, SCARE the masses into voting. I mean, heaven forbid if Democrats take over- we might be forced to have a democracy again.

[KTinOhio]

125. I hate to be picky, but...

...according to the article (see page 3), the GOP had a 51-40 lead in the generic ballot just two months ago. This is false, of course; the GOP hasn't led the generic ballot all year, much less by 11 points. If the August figures were 51-40, the Democrats were in the lead. In other words, the shift in the past two months has been 4 points, not 26. Foleygate might be one more nail in the GOP coffin, but it wasn't the watershed some seem to think it was.

[Panda1]

127. Minor alterations.....

[Mind_your_head]

129. Bravo!!! YOURS is the better/more accurate cover! n/t

[Panda1]

131. Thank you!

Appreciate it.

[LTR]

128. So... that's what Barbara Bush looks like naked, huh?

Not that I really wanted to know.

[Rocknrule]

133. LMAO! Didn't see that one coming!

[Leo 9]

132. The new face of the GOP

, an elephant's ass.