Comments on: Did Time Magazine “Borrow” Its Obama/FDR Cover Idea From Firedoglake?

By: annamissed

annamissed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:25 +0000

Stealing is their idea of being creative, a necessity I suppose especially since they have so little culture to draw upon from within their own ranks.

By: Peeledonion

Peeledonion — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:40:42 +0000

Just goes to show you that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

By: shell

shell — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:54:18 +0000

Of course it wasn’t coincidence. And they got big bucks for making a few minor changes. And you got zilch.

Not fair! But that is how America is now. Most of the talented people get little or no money. The hacks spend 3/4 of their time eating garbage at Sally Quinn’s house, and then spend 1/4 of their time copying.

Didn’t your 3rd grade teacher tell you copying was bad? Sad to say that hasn’t been true lately …..

By: woid

woid — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:45:10 +0000

Replying to myself…

In fact, check the whole slideshow of artists’ versions of Barack — they’re all good.

By: woid

woid — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:42:53 +0000

The version in The New Yorker is a drawing by Richard Thompson… from a slightly different angle, but clearly based on the same photo.

http://www.newyorker.com/onlin.....showHeader

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:41:47 +0000

I should have added, the old bashed in business hat in the initial FDR picture is his Lucky Campaign Hat — not something he ever formally wore. He also sometimes wore the Campaign Hat while Fishing. Luck you see. If you want to see the silk top hat, look at the picture of FDR and Hoover during that silent ride to the Capitol. My guess is that the original picture is from the 1936 campaign.

Perhaps someone who can photo-shop, which I have not mastered, should do the FDR Hoover with their top hats, and put Obama and Bush heads on the famous picture.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:25:13 +0000

“Obama should don the FDR gear and drive himself in the inaugural parade”

And FDR wore a High Silk Top Hat to his inagural, meaning that all the other men had to conform.

And by the way, Eleanor wore her furs (which sadly were eliminated for PC reasons at the memorial). If I remember rightly she wore 11 mink. And if you don’t know what an 11 mink stole looked like — with each little mink having its own glassed over eyes and it’s own teeth, well then you don’t really get how the status thing really worked back in the 30’s. It was the measure of a woman.

By: punaise

punaise — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:54:44 +0000

too bad no copyright

By: stagemom

stagemom — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:46:39 +0000

New Yorker had the same last week.
you’re everywhere.

By: Swopa

Swopa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:41:34 +0000

But it’s amusing to think about the possibilities. :-)