Here I go:
I think what Newsweek was trying to convey was the realness and sincerity that governor Sarah Palin is associated to have with a large aspect of the American population, as indicated by her portrayal as a folksy 'hockey mom', and various other traits that Sarah Palin herself has tried to convey to the American public at large.
Thus, I feel the intention of the cover was to illustrate the intimacy governor Palin has with the American public,the extreme close-up (XCU) is used to connote a sense of realness and intimacy -- to give the sense that Palin is truly a normal, genuine American citizen, just like the electorate.
As a consequence of this, is would be contradictory of Newsweek to eradicate any blemishes in governor Palin's appearance, as this would contradictarily create a processed, manufactured image of Palin, which is an antithesis of the image trying to be conveyed. Through understanding this, it is nonsensical to argue that the lack of 'touched-up' image is a tactic to sabotage Palin's vice-presidency campaign, as it is this 'real', folksy image that she herself has tried to create in the media.
MetalGear_Ninty
That is precisely what I thought when I heard the headline of the article.
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