Is Sarah Palins Newsweek cover degrading?
Chris Clark | The Grand Rapids PressSarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” book tour bus is parked in the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum parking lot off Scribner Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids on Wednesday morning, the day her tour kicked off at Barnes & Noble in Woodland Mall.GRAND RAPIDS — During Sarah Palin’s visit to the Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids’ Woodland Mall today, it’s safe to say she won’t be autographing covers of the most recent Newsweek. This week’s cover photo shows the former Alaska governor, one-time GOP vice-presidential candidate and “Going Rogue” author standing with her elbow on a chair draped with an American flag. Also, she’s wearing tight running clothes and short shorts. The photo first appeared in an issue of Runner’s World, not on the cover, and Palin objects to Newsweek’s use of it. On her Facebook profile, Palin wrote, “The choice of photo for the cover of this week’s Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this ‘news’ magazine has relished foc
