FYI - The photo of Senator Clinton that's circulating...

[Sapphire Blue]

... is an AP photo, which you can view at the link below (note the reason for Sen. Clinton's reaction captured by the photographer, then sent all over the internet(s))...

AP - Fri Mar 30, 5:28 PM ET

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York reacts to seeing and old friend during a campaign stop at the National Education Association New Hampshire, in Concord, N.H., Friday, March 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070330/480/e42dd752c6364d8eae2c5d6e13c0c8fb

[Radical Activist]

1. ??? I don't see the reason

other than reacting to an old friend. Is there some other story here?

[sce56]

2. Just a bad photo shot that will be used in lots of anti Hillary adds!

[Radical Activist]

4. oh.

You can get anyone making a funny face if you follow them with a camera enough.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. You should see the one I have of RedWitch

that I took in DC in January. "snicker, snicker" She'd KILL me if I ever posted it.

[Kikosexy2]

17. We'll ...

keep doling the Guiliani in drag photos...okay?

[Sapphire Blue]

6. That's precisely the reason.

The other story is We're not the only ones captioning photos...: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x582053... (trying to turn the photo into something that it isn't - the link in the OP, not the OP)

[PATRICK]

9. I think it

is becoming plain or a plain need to study, that the AP is carrying water for the GOP and the GOP alone when it comes to specific political impressions. It seems to have gotten worse, as it has done in every recent election cycle. The fact that all this is done by YouTube and better on a daily basis means this unnecessary effort is a special strategy on behalf of the GOP even more than a foundational prejudice by AP writers.

Unfortunately these blips and fillers and anonymous digests that fill our MSM are so many and so quick no one bothers with them as much as they do pundits or honest editorials.

My personal favorite is a more subtle stroke by many newspapers that simply chose- with no slanted explanation whatsoever to choose photo of Bush talking tough about Iraq under a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt, but specifically with *'s head positioned under the horse's flying tail. Now THAT is economy of comment. AP has been laboring very hard and not subtly at all. They have to for their boy, because it looks to be a real dud like Romney.

[patrice]

3. I see Stress: Anyone who isn't stressed to the limit by what is happening

to this country isn't alive.

I'm not a Hillary fan, but let's be honest everyone, please.

I f-----g hate ridicule!

[Schema Thing]

8. I see a person who's surprised to see an old friend

I'm no fan of Hillary, but putting this picture out there is completely irresponsible of the AP.

[patrice]

12. Oh, I see the surprise, but faces are a very articulate medium

in real people, so there are many things that can be part of what you're looking at at any given moment, many ways one can look surprised.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. It's been on Yahoo for almost a week now.

[blm]

25. It's inappropriate for newspapers to use this type of photo. The standard is

supposed to be to use the best shot unless it's editorial or event driven.

No Democrat should REIFY the RW media stereotyping of Hillary as depicted in this picture, even if she does trade in that sort of thing herself.

[baldguy]

7. Hillary shows some emotion & makes a funny face.

What a coniving bitch! She obviously hates America!



But W is a good 'ol boy



who just LOVES America!

[MUAD_DIB]

10. Aww shucks Leme just siagn yer chinese-made Amurkin flag.

[AndyA]

11. Not one of Hill's better pics, but she's obviously very surprised to see her old friend.

Yes, the RWers will use it in a negative manner.

We've got more than enough to compete with them, though. The First Crime Family™ and Big Dick Cheney galleries are full of photos that are much worse.

Where's that video of Bush picking his nose at a sports venue and eating the pickings anyway?

[MODemocrat]

14. Excuse me for leaving, didn't know I'd signed on to AP Freeperville

This is totally disrespectful, no matter who it is they're poking fun at. What a bunch of clowns; er,
asses! :+ :+ :+ :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

[RebelOne]

15. And old friend? Doesn't AP know the difference between

"an" and "and."

[Roland99]

26. I noticed that right off the bat.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. LOL

[mmonk]

18. .

:rofl:
Yep, that one is going to be floating around awhile.

[loudsue]

19. This is the equivalent of the "Dean Scream"

Just more rightwing bullshit. I'm no fan of Hillary, but this is stupid.

:kick:

[UTUSN]

20. While Shrub gets all the "halo" shots

[Jim Warren]

21. Let's see what's in the 'ol kit bag, hmmmm

for starters, there's

[Jim Warren]

22. or maybe this

[Laughing Mirror]

23. The old friend must have become a frightening thing to behold after all these years

Such that the senator forgot, for one split second, that a person constantly in the public eye is only allowed to smile.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

24. She was excited and surprised and unaware that someone was

there to purposely catch her in an unflattering photo. I take that back. I'm sure she is perfectly aware of that fact, just doesn't give a shit anymore. The more I see these kinds of things (and I'm certain there will be many more) the more I am inclined to like her.

[mitchtv]

27. Is she wearing "Earth tones" yet?

[Neecy]

28. on her worst days, in her worst photos,

...she still looks a thousand times better and smarter than the chimperor.

I'm not a Hillary fan, but stack this photo up against any of Bush's and she comes out on top.