Newsweek’s Special Obama Issue

Posted on 11/15/2008 at 12:06 pm by Bob Cesca

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Photo: Charles Ommanney / Getty for Newsweek

Capturing a photo of Axelrod smiling like this is like capturing a photo of a sasquatch. Rare and out of focus. More excellent photos from the campaign in the Newsweek commemorative issue.

Incidentally, I’ve been hearing predictions that advertisers will shy away from political content — both online and in print. And I’m wondering if these writers have updated their media playbooks from the 1999 edition. This is the Obama era, and everyone is a political junkie now.

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  • cactusgal

    For just a second there I thought Mike Huckabee had hijacked the campaign plane.

  • Nanotyrannus

    Dammit I want Obama to bring back the afro. I’m not kidding. I’d lose control. The Secret Service would have to shoot me off of him. With a bazooka.

  • http://obamaproject.windonwater.net QueenTiye

    LOL! Nano – he rocks that fade pretty well if you ask me… ;) And – I’m not so sure about the “back.” Thanks to the hip hop generation, all kinds of black hair is “in.” Which I like quite a lot.Bob – so, when is Camp Chaos coming out with its Obama flick?QT

  • http://obamaproject.windonwater.net QueenTiye

    Oh – one more thing. What precisely is Obama saying in that picture? I mean – he’s all casual, laid back, and talking sh*t, and Axelrod and Biden are cracking up. At least it looks like that to me…QT

  • dontpanic23

    Thank you for taking me to the site so I could order one of these special editions. (I still have a JFK one from LIFE that my parents saved, a boxfull of special editions of mags I got after Lennon was shot, and it’s great to celebrate a LIVE person with one (shredding fingers knocking on wood). Yes, my house is packed and my kids will someday sift through my ashes and kill me again). The crazy file lady.Anyway, thanks for the heads up. I might have missed it.Sasquatch. Good one.

  • http://livefreeordie08.wordpress.com LiveFreeOrDie08

    Just ordered mine too DP. I had it addressed to my 8 yr old daughter.

  • dontpanic23

    Nice touch, LF.

  • KatinWilm

    What an awesome photo. I had been meaning to order it, so I did as well this evening. And thanks for the great idea, LFOD, I had mine addressed to my 8 year old son. :)