How Magazines Treat Obama

From ‘new hope' to ‘senator who sings in the shower.'

By Joanna Pettas
04/22/2008 -12:40 PM

"In electing presidents we are also choosing stories," Newsweek editor Jon Meacham wrote in his March 31 letter to readers. "Obama's personal narrative is a crucial element of his campaign."

Meacham may be stating the obvious here, but it underlines one of the reasons the media seems to be so fascinated with the presidential candidate and all the different ways magazines portray him: the contender, the new hope, the impassioned speaker, the suave sartorialist, the debonair intellectual, the family man, the fresh alternative—even, as Tiger Beat reported, the senator who sings in the shower.

And on magazine covers, telling the tale of thousands of words, there's been an effort to capture them all:

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Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 17:00.

Obama came to viaduct ave. downingtown, pa last week. No notices were provided. Huge crowds descended on our small street. People felt they had the right to hang out on our lawns, sit on our porches (including our benches), and a few even tried my front door. We were not allowed to park on our street and had to walk up to a mile to get home at times. The police did nothing for us (I guess they were only thee to protect Obamas rights). When they left they left a huge mess that we had to clean up. The lack of respect shows me the type of man this would be president would be. I voted for Hillary on the 22nd.

"The lack of respect shows

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 21:40.

"The lack of respect shows me the type of man this would be president would be. I voted for Hillary on the 22nd." Yeah right, that's why you voted for Hillary. Give me a break!

????? Senseless!!! ***

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 05:54.

The lack of police montioring on YOUR porch and the fact that Obama supporters parkd where they should noy have, shows you what type of president Obama would be????? Yea RIGHT! That makes NO common sense! You voted for Hillary because you wanted to. The supporters parking doesn't show you anything about Obama.... it more so shows, that maybe someone should invest in More parking in that area

That Tiger Beat one is fake.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 04:44.

That Tiger Beat one is fake. It's from an article in The Onion. Nice fact checking, Tex!