January 2011 - Page 3 of 3 - Reading The Pictures

Photo January 5, 2011

Day 1: Lake Boehner

Takes on our favorite shot from the opening day of the 112th Congress.

Haiti: The Earthquake Photo

I Love This Photo of Fabienne Jean. And That's What Worries Me. (Updated Again.)

Even though the NYT article completely downplays it, Ms. Jean is not a Haitian everywoman, thus someone randomly singled out by The Times as a lucky recipient of international care and aid. Rather, she is a beautiful and known Haitian, the kind who has drawn this kind of...

Campaign '10 Photo

Inauguration Watch: Next-Gen GOP Already "Having a Ball"

Not that Jerry didn't have a little event inside following the swearing in and before the wiener. But then, try comparing that to the multi-day, budget-blowing, rolling Rick-fest.

Campaign '10 Photo January 4, 2011

GOP '11: Corporate Stalking Horses Disguised as "Average Joes"

Whereas Pat Toomey (Sen- PA) and Scott Walker (WI - Gov) are both arch-conservatives supporting an unabashed "free market" (i.e. corporate) agenda, they are being framed and photographed in a way that perpetuates the most populist, modest, John Q. Public personas.

Culture Focus Photo January 3, 2011

Pneumonia on Rye

I see this wire photo as being as much predictive as descriptive of the health care future if the GOP has anything to do with it.

Culture Focus Photo

Navy Raunch and Post-DADT Crackdown: Relieving Sexual Tension For Real

Looking at the screen shots of the then-second-in-command, we see the worst exploitation of power, Honors barging into the shower to witness two males soldiers lathering each other or interjecting himself into another scene of two women in the suds.

Disaster Focus Photo January 2, 2011

Let the Year in Politics Begin!

I like it for capturing the love affair with spectacle, and the age old passion for pretty pictures, in spite of what the real hell is about.

BAGannouncements Photo

BagStravaganza! Raffle Winners and Revelry!

From all of us at BagNews, a BIG thank you to everyone who supported our end-of-year fund-raising drive! See photos and video, and raffle winners announced!

Campaign '12 Photo January 1, 2011

Barbour’s Colorful New Year

After getting dinged a few weeks back for his racist posture, I'm sure presidential aspirant Haley Barbour was feeling no pain this New Years after pardoning a pair of African-American sisters.

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Auld Lang $yne

What's your guess? Times Square at midnight last night? ...Not quite.