It’s an Arm; Get Over It

by Stephan Tawney on April 11, 2008

The MSM is still absolutely infatuated with the image appearing in Dick Cheney’s sunglasses, taken during a fishing trip. As I post this, it’s currently Fox News’ leading picture, a featured video on CNN’s frontpage, and a Google News search reveals 60 results for “Cheney” + “sunglasses”.

Here’s McClatchy’s entire 17-paragraph article on the image. They were able to conclude:

So McClatchy/Tribune Information Services photo editor George Bridges used the latest digital technology to enlarge the picture, took a close look at Cheney’s sunglasses and concluded that Mitchell was telling the truth.

The image is of the vice president’s hand on his fly rod.

I was able to conclude the same thing yesterday, using the latest technology in link clicking.

Guys, it’s a reflection of his arm. At first, it’s cute. Now it’s just an obsession.



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