Your Turn: Romney Redux and the (Endlessly Flogged) Likeability Factor
Bag readers deconstruct (or re-construct) the new TIME cover in light of its earlier cousin.
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Santorum's Spell: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
Now, it could just be that "the Santorum effect" hitting New Hampshire is simply the latest, abbreviated "not-Mitt honeymoon." Still, the photos from the appearances M. Scott Brauer covered yesterday (notice the glow in #1) revealed riveted audiences
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Obama: Warrior Pride?
Sure, it's abstract art, but with all the notches in Obama's belt this year...
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The Perry Gut Punch — But Was It Really Self-Inflicted?
If the visual media delivers the gut punch here, it's because the media set up Perry in the first place.
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Iowa Pic of the Night: Newt's Poltergeist
Bottom line, though: the onslaught of $14mil in Super PAC negative ads would turn any monster into that much bigger of one.
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Iowa: Is It Over Yet?
And the punchline is: "after three days, the Texans walked out!"
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Tanks For Riding With Us In ’11; A Year Of Health, Happiness And, Especially, Fabulous Pixels In ’12!
A Happy, and Very Visual New Year To All from BagNews!
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Chair Man of the Board
I'm trying to figure out what's making this photo so popular....
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Newt and The Elephant in the Room
From NYT Pics of the Year: A great juxtaposition balancing the naturalist painting, the mascot and Newt’s knowing look. It’s as if Gingrich realizes that, despite all the vision and knowledge he has behind him, it’s contaminated by all his foolishness. And that fact — not lost on the American...
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Mitt: Finding the There There?
The best shot of Romney yesterday in the closing days before the Iowa Caucus? The jury’s still out over how much Mitt, dressed as a farmer, is passing the smell test. These two other wire shots also speak to the difficulty of finding “the there there.” This pic was sitting on...
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Next Up For GOP – Santorum's Pigeon Stew?
With the GOP campaign endlessly bound up in "anybody but X" and "savior of the month," might Iowa be Rick Santorum's best chance for a trophy?
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Yes Virginia, You Can Strike the Newt Clause
This photo is a wonderful example why politicians have a level of credibility on par with used car salesmen.
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Romney Christmas Card – You Tell Me
BagReaders deconstruct the Romney Christmas card.
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Variation on a Theme
Romney: the face of the 1% -- especially after the "wanna bet" screenshot at last night's Iowa debate.
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Heartland Hope and Motorcade Love: Osawatomie Through a White House Lens
In these days of brass tacks, Pete Souza's lens isn't looking for Kansans in the fold. No, the strategy here simply is to capture and demonstrate citizens of the heartland are still willing to hear out and even look to the President.
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Dark Side of the Newt
The photo reveals the dark, maniacal and deviousness side of Newt he's managed to mostly keep in check this past week with all the intoxicating-as-crack attention he's received.
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Pics to Remember Cain By
The photo is delicious in combination with the testosterone topping of GQ conversation.
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Paul Does Perp Number on Gingrich (or, is that Ted Kennedy?)
What's so blatant about Ron Paul's video ad (besides the imagery and because of it) is the struggle for the middle in the "Not Mitt” environment.
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