What's wrong with this picture? It's okay that six (yes, SIX!) of Time's Top Ten stories this week are about Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin. This election season is ground-breaking, to be sure. (Three were environment-related and #10 a tongue-in- cheek piece on the Obama/O'Reilly interview).
However, how sad is this commentary? Why is our main focus a search for "celebrity" status and "sex symbol" pictures of Governor Palin? Come on! Get with the election issues, and STOP turning TIME into People Magazine or US Weekly. STOP "dumbing down" the news, please.
1. Searching for Palin's 'Hot Photos'
The current Republican vice-presidential candidate is shaping up to be not only a celebrity, but a sex symbol, according to popular Internet searches
2. Are Evangelicals Really Sold on Palin?
Viewpoint: Her anti-abortion credentials are impeccable. But some of her views are at odds with younger Evangelicals
3. Mayor Palin: A Rough Record
Despite her reformer reputation, McCain's Veep pick was a polarizing figure in normally friendly small-town politics
4. In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret
Sarah Palin's hometown knew she was going to be a grandmother but also assumed it was nobody's business
5. Could Florida Survive the Big One?
The next big hurricane could leave the state not merely damaged but in financial ruin
6. Sarah Palin's Breakout Night
With curiosity high and expectations low, the vice-presidential nominee delivered a homespun howitzer of a speech
7. The Man Behind Palin's Speech
Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully had crafted the words even before Palin was picked. A match made in heaven
8. Collider Triggers End-of-World Fears
Scientists are dismissing critics who warn that the Large Hadron Collider could create Earth-swallowing black holes
9. Why Disasters Are Getting Worse
Hint: It's not really climate change. There's more destruction because humans have created more stuff to be destroyed
10. Obama Meets O'Reilly: No One Dies!
In a (mostly) civil exchange, the Democratic nominee and Fox kingpin talk about the U.S. and the threats abroad
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