She's the one who agreed to (and was paid for) posing like a 'fucking idiot'in shorts with a flag thrown over the back of a chair like some sort of large sweat towel. I think Newsweek diminished themselves by choosing this for the cover, because it is idiotic and sexist, but Palin is not an innocent victim in this. Her Runner's World spread was just plain tacky and now it's coming back to bite her.
I think it was tacky of Newsweek to use this cover, but your analogy is ridiculous. Palin clearly posed for this picture thinking it made her look appealing. She wanted it published, just not in this venue. This was not some random college shot of her taken without her knowledge or consent. She diminishes herself by doing photo shoots in shorts for trade publications like Runner's World when she claims to want to be taken for a serious politician.
Katie should take her up on the challenge. Wow, she really is a dumbf*ck if staffers were able to convince her that Katie was depressed and needed St. Sarah to save her ratings. What was her excuse for her dismal performance with Charlie Gibson, then? Whatever. Can't really decide whether she's more stupid or more arrogant. Either way, she's definitely the turd in the punchbowl of politics.
Your headline is misleading. She didn't say Taylor didn't deserve to win, just that she's concerned about the 'too much too soon' thing that brings us Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan type meltdowns. Taylor Swift seems like a nice person with a good head on her shoulders and hopefully she can weather this fame. But we've seen a lot of people rise to the top quickly and then fizzle--sometimes disastrously--when they can't live up to the hype that's become their life. It's not a slam on Taylor--it's an honest assessment of what the entertainment industry does to nice people.
I think it was tacky of Newsweek to use this cover, but your analogy is ridiculous. Palin clearly posed for this picture thinking it made her look appealing. She wanted it published, just not in this venue. This was not some random college shot of her taken without her knowledge or consent. She diminishes herself by doing photo shoots in shorts for trade publications like Runner's World when she claims to want to be taken for a serious politician.