Seeing what the National Enquirer did with John Edwards — endless press (eventually) and a slight, but noticeable, newsstand bump — Us Weekly is definitely not getting left behind with, or letting the Enquirer own, the latest political scandal. Or, you know, the scandal that might not really be a scandal, just a little matter of unwed teen pregnancy.
Enter Sarah Palin. Hitting this morning, this cover — which first broke on our own Queerty — "Babies, Lies & Scandal" slaps readers with the three things that are guaranteed to move a celebrity weekly from newsstand to readers' hands. (All that's missing? "Sex." But it's implied.)
Yes, Us is back on the political beat. But while it entered the fray with its well-sold Barack and Michelle Obama cover, that issue treated the wannabe future First Couple as genuine celebrities who should be celebrated.
This Palin cover, however, is "true" politics: sex! scandal! investigations! babies! cover ups! And it marks editor Janice Min's first real foray into the skankier side of politics.
But while Us is a magazine dedicated to pointing out Mary-Kate's fashion foibles and chronicling the girlfriends of Michael Phelps, Us is no stranger to touting scandal on its cover.
It's just that usually the type of sordid tale Us traffics in involves women named Lindsay Lohan or Jennifer Aniston, not the possible second-in-command of the nation. Nor is the word "abortion" ever mentioned. Nor do the first photos of a celebrity's baby — ahem, Halle Berry — get pushed to the sidebar.
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US is published by the same person that owns ROLLING STONE. Jeesh, I wonder if that had any influence? Smoke Doping liberals again.
You guys in the media should stop to think about what you are doing. Keep trashing Governor Palin, and "middle" America will be so disgusted that Barack Obama will lose this election. Keep it up…I dare you. As someone, who in the past, occasionally purchased your mag…you won't get a dime from me ever again..
i will never buy your mag; again until you stop attacting gov palin you are messed up in your head you need help for the hate you have.i am an indep,and the more you people keep this b.s. up i will vote for palin
I LOVE that cover!
Did I hear “a little sarcasm” in the parts of the speech I heard from her today? Or was it more like that, that I “only heard sarcasm”?
Gosh, is Palin going to tell us if we vote for Obama we’re all going to hell? This woman wanted to ban certain books in Alaskan libraries and get ‘creationism’ taught in public school - is she a politician or a preacher? Come down off the cross…we can use the wood. Amen
I love the cover also, For 8 years the media rolled over to the Republican thugs that has destroyed our Constitution and the Finances of this Nation. It is high time the light be turned brightly on these elitist non humane crime lords of the never endless Good Ole Boy Racist Networks.
To all of Sarah Palin's fans: Not to worry, the more scandalous things the Obamamedia spreads about her, the more support she will get from all mothers and working women :)