The Anti-Terrorism PR
After years of unrelenting censorship and propaganda from the military, a good deal of it cushioned by the process of embedding, it's no longer possible to take a picture of the U.S. military in action on its face. ...But the great photographers also know that.
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Crucial Issues
The economic crisis. Social justice. Militarism. These are the themes BAGnewsNotes plan to emphasize in the coming year. Please help with whatever you feel you can spare.
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Suddenly, "America’s Preacher" Surrounded By Rays And Stars
As part of the transition into the Obama era, Pastor Rick Warren has suddenly elevated into the role of "America's Preacher."
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Obama: The Smoky Years
Obama, if somewhat reluctantly, has spoken up recently about his battle with nicotine. To the extent that the man has been over-idealized, part of the post-election process in building a more pragmatic relationship with Obama involves realizing the man -- like all of us -- has his demons.
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Barack Obama: TIME’s Machiavellian Leftist Of The Year (Or, Shepard Fairey Takes TIME To The Bank)
Maybe I'm just being cynical, but the TIME "Person of the Year" cover -- in an attempt to be catchy -- seems to play on the Machiavellian idea that a clever and charismatic left-wing Obama exploited a couple key issues, turned himself into a pop icon, then captured the...
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Yes We Can
I know you're knee-deep in holiday plans and Hank Paulson isn't exactly coming around to call. But, The BAG's been there day-in and day-out; we've been a great place to chat -- the discussion threads filled with insight and wit; no one else is filling our niche; we've got...
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Dana’s Shine(r), And More
Shoe attack victim, and still attractive White House Press Secretary Dana Perino is recipient of extra-special close up coverage.
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Caroline Kennedy’s Resumé?
Given this image of Caroline Kennedy sitting in front of a poster blow-up of her late father, especially paired with news stories about Kennedy pursuing the seat, many would assert what we're looking at is a resumé.
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Colonel Graham
So, Colonel Lindsay Graham -- the only Senator serving in either the Guard or the Reserves -- did a little stint in Afghanistan last week. ...See you in 2012, soldier.
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Madoff’s Artist Genius
Considering Bernard Madoff may well go down in history as not only Wall Street's biggest swindler, but also a Ponzi scheme master who would have put Ponzi to shame, it's rather ingenious of him to have posed for the New York Times way back when in front of his...
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Power Backlash
The media is starting to turn on the upper class. But is it just the fashionable thing to do?
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Chickens Coming Home To Smoulder
In light of her kittenish (or clownish) relationship with the visual media, photos of the arson attack on Sarah Palin's church suddenly makes her own hate graphic.
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Lame (Duck) Iraq Visit Guarantees Bush Shoe-In As Worst President Ever
In this image from APTN video, a man, centre throws a shoe at US President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President...
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Economic Descent
As someone perpetually frustrated over the variety and creativity of business images, this jumped out as a counterpoint to all the charts and graphs I've been seeing lately.
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Looking At The "Post-Partisan" Religious Political Picture
Doesn't the current political climate, as expressed by the Obama victory and the dispersal of the "values vote," makes this picture much harder to read?
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Your Turn: More "Blagobama" Games
More on the media trying to tie Obama to Blagojevich through pictures.
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Can Obama Escape Blago TIME Taint?
Media doing as much damage placing Obama and Blagojevich together in pictures as they are with words.
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