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"Like Palin?" (*ugly* pic of Klondike Barbie accompanies ad): Newsmax crypto-push-polling on TPM?


Where do we even start in criticizing the distinguished Governor? 

Well, not in the category, "Hair and Makeup," that's for sure.  I don't know how sophisticated the software is or whether you are even seeing these TPM ads whereever you might happen to be.  Maybe for you, it's Jerry Lewis's muscular distrophy pitch, but what is showing up on our TPM screens here in freezing-cold Eastern Europe, are highly unflattering mouth-agape pics of the ex-Beauty Queen with the question in big letters, "Like Palin"?   In bigger script sometimes, "Do You Really Like Palin?" 

If the subtly repelling accompanying photo (yucch!!, and there are several of them rotating) is any clue to the preferred answer, the desired reply is "I'm actually a little tired of that mouthy skank!").   Mind you, this is funded by Newsmax, that conservative I-really-dunno-what-kinda group.   But this is an intra-conservative thing, apparently!  Eat their own!  Are they fronting for, say, Bobby Jindal in 2012?   Or are they on the level and just have excruciatingly bad taste in imagery (I'm serious)?

As any pro can tell us, the world is *full* of bad photography, really bad.   No Overreach -- even the covers of less expensive magazines are *so* frequently debased by repugnant shots.  The riddle thus obtains, "Is this subliminal or just totally idiotic?"   Is the Moose Queen being set up, or what the hell is going on, eh?! 
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