CVS says it won't sell Rolling Stone issue with bombing suspect on cover

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Today News (NBC)

CVS says it won't sell Rolling Stone issue with bombing suspect on cover
Matt Murray
1 hour ago

The upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine features Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover, a place normally reserved for rock stars and celebrities. The August 3rd issue has sparked debate online, as some wonder if it glamorizes the actions of the suspected terrorist.

In the wake of controversy over the cover, CVS announced via its Facebook page that the pharmacy chain would not be selling the issue in its stores.

"CVS/pharmacy has decided not to sell the current issue of Rolling Stone featuring a cover photo of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect," the brand wrote on Wednesday. "As a company with deep roots in New England and a strong presence in Boston, we believe this is the right decision out of respect for the victims of the attack and their loved ones."

Tadeschi Food Shops also announced via its Facebook page that it would not be selling the issue, stating that it "cannot support actions that serve to glorify the evil actions of anyone."

Read more: http://www.today.com/news/cvs-says-it-wont-sell-rolling-stone-issue-bombing-suspect-6C10660674

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. I don't patronize either of those businesses.

Let them do what they want.

[Socal31]

2. Rolling Stone has the right to publish it, CVS has the right to not sell it.

Now that is out of the way, I think I am uncomfortable with the type of photo, which seems to idolize him. But print media needs to make waves these days, as it is on the way out.

[ananda]

65. Agree. RS must be really desperate for attention and sales.

However, this one appears to be backfiring.

[Tutonic]

3. Weapons of Mass Destruction?

As an international company with deep roots and investments throughout the nation, what decision was made by the elitist CVS Board when the following issues were at the forefront?

Patriot Act?
Invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan?
Drones?
Obamacare attacks by the right?
Mitt Romney denouncement of the 47%
Occupy Movement
Supreme Court gutting Voting Rights Act?
California/Mormon Mitt banning gay marriage?
Imprisonment of Bradley Manning?

Hey Tadeschi, I got a message for you: Corporations serve to glorify evil actions of a few of the 1%

[MADem]

7. It's TEDeschi, and they are a small chain of convenience stores, not a "mega corporation."

Years ago--like in the fifties/sixties, they used to be a few grocery stores on the south shore. Their name is the last name of real people who live in the Bay State. http://www.tedeschifoodshops.com/

I didn't know that drugstores like CVS were supposed to weigh in on all those issues that you cite. Gee, should hair salons and supermarkets do the same?

I do think think it is appropriate that they weigh in on issues that will directly, immediately, while IN THE STORE, impact their customer base. Plenty of people in New England were affected by what that little shit did.

And Massachusetts - based businesses have every right to say "No, thanks." You're just gonna have to go buy your magazine somewhere else.

Get over it.

There's NOTHING good about what that little shithead did--I don't care if he was a "lost soul" or not. You can enjoy his "glorification" and CVS and Tedeschi can choose to not participate in that game.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. He is called a bomber, a monster and an extremist on that cover. How is that 'glorification'?

Please explain that. What glorifies him?

[MADem]

10. It's the imagery--it is evocative of the Jim Morrison cover, as I said.

Jim Morrison was not a "bomber, a monster and an extremist"--he was a ROCK STAR.

Images convey messages, sometimes more profoundly than words do.

Reminder:

[Bluenorthwest]

12. So where do you see similarities? They are not dressed the same, posed the same, the

lighting and facial expressions are very different. Both are photos of men. What do you see as being so similar as to cause this outrage?
I do not recall you, Boston, CVS or anyone blasting CBS and 'Uncle Ruslan' for saying the killer was just another victim"

Why does Tsarni think Dzhokhar was involved in the bombing?

"The older brother involved him. Even the worst gangster would not involve his family member, especially younger sibling, into something dirty and cruel like this," Tsarni said. "He's just another victim."

Or his teacher:
Larry Aaronson, a history teacher at the prestigious Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School -- the same school Matt Damon and Ben Affleck attended - said Dzhokhar was a great kid.

"I know this kid to be compassionate. I know this kid to be forthgoing. He's a great athlete, a sportsman, he's never been in trouble,"

Aaronson said. "He was just generous, he was compassionate, he was thoughtful."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18559_162-57580612/dzhokhar-and-tamerlan-a-profile-of-the-tsarnaev-brothers/

But Rollingstone calls him a monster and a bomber and that's what you are upset about? 'He's just another victim' was fine and dandy for some reason? That Uncle of his was praised on DU a thousand ways.

I for one do not see any similarity in the two photos, so you should try to explain what YOU see that is similar or I'll just figure you are pissed he's called a bomber.

[MADem]

22. I have links too.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tsarnaev%2C+jim+morrison

Your links don't say "The kid's pic don't remind me of Jim Morrison" though--that's the diff.

You have a lot of nerve, too, telling people what they're "allowed" to be annoyed by. I support CVS and Tedeschi in their decision. You don't like it? Too effin' bad. You don't get to tell them what to do.

[Bluenorthwest]

31. No one is saying you aren't allowed to do as you please. Others don't have to bow to your views.

My link is to CBS publishing the view that this killer is 'just another victim' which many on DU agreed with at the time, they all love that Uncle who said this. Why was there no outrage from that?
My link shows people defending this killer, which you and CVS did not mind at all, while you are having a fit over a cover calling him a monster and an extremist bomber.
This 'it looks like Jim Morrison' thing is crazy talk, I mean it is amazingly bigoted and 'they all look alike' shit.
Morrison has two arms outstretched like Jesus, he is shirtless and wearing a necklace. The Bomber has one arm perhaps held up out of frame, wears a shirt and no accessories of any kind. One photo is composed in studio while the other seems to have been taken by the subject, hence the position of the arms. Just saying.
Very little actually in common. Curly hair guys are all over the place, that's the only thing I see as being in common, gender and hair style although not color and the facial hair is present only on the killer, not on Jim.
It's ok if Bostonians are unreasonable about this, but it is emotionality not reason. This is their right.
One would hope CVS and the other store will also refuse to sell magazines with other killers on the cover in future, although they have sold hundreds of such issues each year in the past and this year already. I guess some victims are more deserving of respect, you guys mourn for locals only. That's cool. They sold the covers with the Aurora Killer, of course. Will they alter the policy in future?

[MADem]

33. I am not suggesting that you have to "bow to my views." Just don't play OBTUSE.

It doesn't fly here on a "news/discussion" forum. And when you double down and continue to pretend that this "likening" is just a figment of my imagination, it reflects on YOU. Not in a good way, either.

All the major networks have picked this up; you're the only one out of the loop who "just can't see it."

And as for your nonsensical "I guess some victims are more deserving of respect, you guys mourn for locals only. That's cool..." I didn't know that Rolling Stone, a MUSIC magazine, was in the habit of featuring the "Murderer of the Week" on their cover.

I never saw a RS cover with the Aurora killer on it -- maybe you can post it for us?


I wouldn't want to see that magazine cover either, if it exists (I'll wait for your post of it), and I wouldn't blame the citizens of Colorado if their drugstores and Quickie Marts didn't want to display it, either.

It is typically regarded as an honor to be "on the cover of the Rolling Stone."

Maybe the little fucker can "buy five copies for (his) mother..."

[temmer]

13. How do you know Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a "bomber, monster and extremist"?

Proof, please?

"Because the FBI says so"?

Have you seen the video where he drops his bag? I'd be surprised because noone besides of the police has seen it.

[MADem]

23. I don't do WOO. Find someone else to play with. nt

[7962]

54. Dont forget, he was SET UP, remember? (whats WOO?)

The powers put guns in their hands and MADE them run from the cops. The PWB must have fabricated the social media pages months before too. The shoot out was all fake too, I guess. And them buying the fireworks for the gunpowder; another setup or photoshopped video.
And these are the same people who think Sandy Hook was all a setup too. That kid didnt do the shooting at all. Its amazing whats out there.
Here's another one: a lot of our politicians are doubles and actors!!

[MADem]

56. Forced 'em to sell weed, beat a girlfriend, kill a crew of dealers...!

Forced 'em to live off of welfare while wearing nine hundred dollah shoes...!

[7962]

58. Oh! I forgot about the murders! Thank you!

[truth2power]

26. Shhh....Don't be asking inconvenient questions. The AUTHORITIES said so...

It must be true.

Go back to sleep.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

27. Woo! Woo! Woo!

You Know It!

[hrmjustin]

41. He admited it.

Do you have real reservations about believing he did it, if so please explain if you feel comfortable.

[temmer]

67. What admission do you have in mind?

The one in the hospital bed, not able to speak, interrogated before being informed of his Miranda rights?

Or the "boat confession", where he promises he will follow his brother's martyrdom without even knowing he was dead?

[hrmjustin]

68. Which ever will work in court. Do you think he is innocent?

[GoneFishin]

61. This is the 21st century, we don't need no stinkin' proof. Proof is quaint. If we want to know

what is true we can just watch FOX News.

[Tutonic]

48. Hey Calm down!

And I'm not sure what I need to get over but I'll reflect on that while you try to stop hyperventilating. You make some salient points but your thinly veiled anger is difficult to digest. Calm down.

[MADem]

50. Why in the world would you try to deflect from your callous comments by pretending

that I am other than calm, that I am "hyperventilating" and have "thinly veiled anger." I am/have none of those things--please don't project them upon me--are they, perhaps, a reflection of your OWN emotions?

I have an opinion about this cover, one that most people I know share.

It's a craven attempt to get attention, to sell magazines, to pretend that eighteen year olds read that thing when the average subscriber is probably closer to sixty than sixteen. You're so worried about "corporations" and one percenters...how about the one percenters who are making a buck off of selling those magazines to guppies who think they're "fighting the Pee Tee Bee" by buying a copy? "Oh, but that's different....?"

So, you go on ahead, take your own advice, and calm down...if that's what you need to do.

[7962]

52. Amen, MAD. He doesnt deserve the exposure.

And many more chains have pulled it too. Stop giving these types media. They could tell the story without a huge picture.
I guess all the "false flag" conspiracy types will rush out to buy it

[hrmjustin]

4. I understand how they feel.

[MADem]

5. That cover won't go over well up this way.

The photo is evocative of the Jim Morrison pic...and that little shit is no rock star.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. It is? In what way? I sure as fuck don't see it as 'evocative' of anything.

What about the photo is similar to which photo of Morrison? What are you even talking about?

[MADem]

11. Do I have to spell everything out? Twice? You DO have Google....

?6

[Bluenorthwest]

14. Both are photos of men. They are not similar photos. You have been asked to state what YOU

see as the similarities between this photo and the other. I don't see it at all. You do? If so you should be able to specifically tell us how. 'Men, they all look alike'?

[MADem]

18. I am not the only one who was struck by the photo similarity--and that was well before the pic

showed up on the cover of Rolling Stone. I noticed it when it was still on the Russian facebook page.

But hey--you don't see it? Fine, don't. MANY others do.

Being obtuse isn't a positive quality.

Some light reading for you:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tsarnaev%2C+jim+morrison

[awoke_in_2003]

39. Except for the facial hair...

arms not in the air, and wearing a shirt, I can totally understand the confusion.

[MADem]

43. They should have put this picture on the cover.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/09/boston-bombing-martin-richard-sister-surgery/2148929/


The cover most are referencing is this one:



There's your facial hair, no arms in the air and a shirt for you.

There's no confusion. Rolling Stone used to be the apex-cover for musicians. Now they're trying to pander to a youth market that doesn't even read them with scuzzy 'faux-edgy' journalism. Feh.

[awoke_in_2003]

44. Okay, that one makes sense. nt

[MADem]

45. Now you're starting to get a sense of how the people of the Bay State and NE feel. nt

[Tutonic]

49. What official title do you hold that you are speaking for

"the people" of the Bay State and NE. I can appreciate that you have a strong opinion, but don't think to speak for "the people". Calm down.

[MADem]

51. Citizen. It gives me the right to speak my mind.

I can't understand why you would have a problem with my exercise of that right.



I can tell you that everyone I have spoken with, in this thing called "real life," feels the same way that I do.

If you turned on your TV and watched the news, you'd learn that this is the prevailing opinion in most places.

Most people would rather see this kid on the cover:

?6

But go on and fight those one percenters/corporations, buy a magazine from them...!

Or this guy:

[ejpoeta]

53. they both have dark curly hair and eyes. they look exactly the same!!!

only they don't.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

15. Huh? Evocative of Morrison, how? Because they both had long, dark, curly hair? Pffft.

[MADem]

16. Well, don't believe me -- go for the Google and see what you find. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

17. The fact that you refuse to answer questions about your assertion is indicative of a lack of

reason. How is Google going to explain your point of view? The photos are not similar. You say they are. You were asked to state WHY you think they are similar. You refused. If you can't explain your own passionately held opinion, what do you think that means? Google it and see!

[MADem]

19. Here's how (again--since you love to post and not look at links)

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tsarnaev%2C+jim+morrison

The photos ARE similar--and you're the proud RARE ONE who doesn't see it.

[Bluenorthwest]

29. I am asking YOU to explain what similarities YOU see and claim to be offended by.

Offering a link to show that others agree with you is not responsive nor impressive. The 'proud rare one' is also bullshit, as many agree with me that the photo is just a fucking Facebook photo.
What similarities do you see? Or are you just repeating that which others told you to steam off about?
What do YOU think? Answer that first and I might look at some crank link you offer. The cover calls him Bomber and Monster, which you seem to be upset about. I agree with that. Don''t you? Why not?

[MADem]

35. Continue to play obtuse if you'd like.

[temmer]

21. Correct - the photos are not similar at all

Morrison looks extroverted, Tsarnaev introverted. Completey different body language.

[Ash_F]

37. Neither is Bush but they put him on the cover too. /nt

[MADem]

38. They didn't make him look like a rock star, though, did they?

They made him look like a frustrated, loser - schmuck:

[Ash_F]

40. In all fairness, it is hard to find a pic of Bush where he does not look dumb. /nt

[MADem]

42. Close ups on the carrier, without the codpiece...on the rubble after Nahn Wun Wun.

Two instances, easy-peasy. They could have used those, but they didn't. That wasn't the story they wanted to tell.

Every picture tells a story, don't it? So saith Rod (in all his racism) Stewart....

[Joe Hyperion]

6. I disagree with CVS but respect their right

To sell or not.

[snooper2]

20. oh jesus iphone christ

[IggleDoer]

24. Wondere if they refused to sell any magazines with pictures of Zimmerman.

He killed 1/3 as many people as the "Bomber."

[hughee99]

30. Was Zimmerman on the cover of any major magazine CVS carries?

I can't think of one. I suspect that if someone else was on the cover, but RS ran the same story, CVS wouldn't have pulled it.

[MADem]

36. I don't see Zimmerman on the COVER of the ROLLING STONE--do you?

It's not about "magazines"--it's about a specific rock-n-roll magazine that has a history of glorifying people on their covers.

Are people here all so young they haven't heard the song?

[bullwinkle428]

25. Is CVS doing this only in the Boston area or nationally? There are several

in my area, and I live in Iowa. I might have to stop in if I think of it, just out of curiosity.

[Agschmid]

46. Nationally. n/t

[dbackjon]

28. Idiots

[Blandocyte]

32. Reminiscent of idea in Natural Born Killers

that we're turning killers into celebs

[7962]

55. Bingo!

[Tx4obama]

34. Kick n/t

[olddots]

47. As if there weren't enough reasons to never go to CVS

n.t.

[MADem]

57. Don't go to Walgreen's, either.

They've joined in as well. So have Stop and Shop, and Big Y.

http://business.time.com/2013/07/17/drugstores-supermarkets-boycott-rolling-stone-over-boston-bomber-cover/

[Redford]

59. I thought it was in poor taste

Next month: Zimmerman in a hoodie

[MADem]

60. The guy who owns Rolling Stone also owns US WEEKLY. Guess his pics of

television and reality stars at work and play aren't bringing in enough scratch...where there's a corporate will to make more money off of a faux-counterculture vibe, there's a corporate way...

I thought it was in poor taste as well.

[boilerbabe]

62. if the terrorist was butt fucking ugly and 46 years old i am sure there wouldn't be this outcry.

[6000eliot]

63. Rolling Stone tried to do something subtle and nuanced.

The US public doesn't DO subtle and nuanced.

[RobinA]

64. Well...

At least someone is still trying. How much longer 'til EVERY outlet just gives up.

[Sunlei]

66. it's ok, everyone knows CVS is only in business to price gouge medicine along with the drug corps.