Texas GOP candidate alters photo in mailer - head attached to different body

[kurth]

Texas candidate alters photo in mailer
Fri Jan 18, 10:00 PM ET

HOUSTON - A mailer from a congressional candidate's campaign contains a photo of his head attached to an image of a different body that makes him look thinner.

The photo is presented as a true image of Dean Hrbacek, a Republican former mayor of Sugar Land. In reality, it is a computerized composite of Hrbacek's face and someone else's slimmer figure, in suit and tie, from neck to knee.

Hrbacek, a tax lawyer and accountant, did not immediately return a call to his campaign headquarters Friday by The Associated Press. He is seeking the nomination to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson.

Campaign manager Scott Broschart acknowledged to The Houston Chronicle that the image is a fake...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_fe_st/odd_candidate_doctored_photo

[thunder rising]

1. Fu@#$ poser has "no time to pose" that's a hoot!

[Skinner]

2. Does anyone have a copy of the image?

I would love to see it.

[gratuitous]

3. Curiously, there's nothing with the story

One would think that a story about a doctored image would be a natural to have a side-by-side comparison.

I particularly liked the campaign's explanation:

Campaign manager Scott Broschart acknowledged to The Houston Chronicle that the image is a fake. Hrbacek has been so busy that he had no time to pose for a full-length photo for the mailing, Broschart said.

"He may appreciate that we took a few pounds off him," Broschart said. "I think the voters ... are more concerned with the issues as opposed to pretty photo shoots."

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First, Mr. Hrbacek doesn't have time to pose for a full-length photo. I mean, cameras that can capture an image in 1/1000 of a second just aren't fast enough to get the candidate, who's a go, go, go kind of guy. And really, what's the big deal? Voters are more interested in issues than with whether our guy's a fat slob or the second coming of Scott Steiner.

Sheesh, you have to know it's a Republican when they do something so stupid, then call the people who notice it stupid. Scott Broschart clearly has a brilliant future in Republican politics.

[kurth]

4. "Decapitated Dean":

http://lonestartimes.com/2008/01/18/decapitated-dean/

http://wonkette.com/346764/dean-hrbacek-republican-for-congress

[Oilwellian]

5. The new image

Regular photo of the schmuck (second from right):

[Bluebear]

7. Voila

[KansDem]

6. Here's one Bush used with "cloned soldiers"

politicalhumor

It's all about perception with these people, even if that "perception" is false...