Dying Newsweek Tries Something New

A new graphic feature on the last page, “The Bluffer’s Guide,” will tell readers how to sound as if they are knowledgeable on a current topic, whether they are or not.
—New York Times via Newsbusters

Obama's "Slightly Creepy Cult of Personality"

Newsweek’s Evan Thomas and Jon Meacham shared a bizarre Obama love-fest session with Charlie Rose on the PBS host’s program on Wednesday. Meacham stated that he was "very struck watching the stagecraft" of Obama and pointed out how Obama gave his victory speech by himself: "...[H]ave you ever seen a victory speech where there was no one else on stage? No adoring wife, no cute kid -- he is the message." Thomas went one step further in this vein: "There is a slightly creepy cult of personality about all of this." Rose confronted him on his use of this phrase, and he explained that it made him "a little uneasy that he's so singular. He's clearly managing his own spectacle. He knows how to do it. He's a -- I think, a deeply manipulative guy..." Later, all three marveled about how it was "amazing" that Obama "watches us watching him."
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Lunatic Leftist Join Newsweek

Daily Kos boy has another gig:

"We have always sought to represent a diversity of views in Newsweek, and we think Markos [Moulitsas] will be a great part of that tradition. He will give our readers in print and online a unique perspective. As always, our job is to create the most energetic and illuminating magazine possible, and Markos will help us do that as the campaign unfolds."

Source: National Review Online

Newsweek Claims America Desires Homo-Erotic Military

Do you think gays and lesbians should or should not be able to serve openly in the military?

	Aug. 2007	Mar. 2007
Yes	68%	63%
No	23%	28%
Don’t know	9%	9%

If you knew that a presidential candidate was a strong supporter of gay rights, including same-sex marriages and gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, would that make you more likely or less likely to vote for that candidate?

More likely	12%
Less likely	34%
Not much difference	51%
Don’t know	3%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 American adults, conducted on Aug. 1, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

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