Having read Tina Fey’s book and watched a lot of Ugly Betty and America’s Next Top Model I feel I have a working knowledge of how photoshoots go. Unless Bachmann was in a hurry to get to her next rally campaigning for government office while demanding less government there are probably hundreds of photos of her on some guy’s Macbook Pro.
While I know that it’s hilarious to laugh at that one really bad photo from a session I’d hope a big time magazine like Newsweek would be professional enough to DISCARD IT and use something that didn’t make it look like Bachmann just sat bare fanny on a stool made of ice.
You’re right, Curt. The cover was a disgrace.
Here’s a segment of the best critique I read: