Boston Bomber makes the cover of Rolling Stone.
- Thread starter Dreamer
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Oh, OK.
The article is written by Janet Reitman, who has written for Rolling Stone several pretty in-depth and comprehensive articles on everything from Bradley Manning to Annonymous to Scientology. I expect this one to be just as thorough and enlightening about this guy. If so, I really don't see any problem with him being on the cover.
Sure beats seeing Obama on the cover for like a ninth time, or something like that.
The article is written by Janet Reitman, who has written for Rolling Stone several pretty in-depth and comprehensive articles on everything from Bradley Manning to Annonymous to Scientology. I expect this one to be just as thorough and enlightening about this guy. If so, I really don't see any problem with him being on the cover.
Sure beats seeing Obama on the cover for like a ninth time, or something like that.
It's pretty obvious by the title that it isn't a fluff piece written about a celebrity. This reminds me of news media who are outraged by something someone says, and then they play it. Why show the cover pic if you're offended?
Murraycroexp
Veteran Expediter
Is it just me or........
danthewolf00
Veteran Expediter
I'd rather see cobra commander on the front cover in stead of this PERSON.
Time magazine choosing Hitler as Man of The Year comes to mind.
Despite her being somewhat liberal (more MOR moderate, actually), based on her previous work where similar liberal sentiments could have been used, and weren't, I doubt that this story will take that angle, especially since the word "monster" is used here. More likely the story will be more like one about an improperly raised pit bull. It will probably show his dysfunctional family and how those influences got to him, unfortunately and tragically, but is unlikely to paint a picture that people should be sympathetic towards. People want to know how a bright, outgoing, well-liked kid with no history of problems or Islamic extremism, one with a bright future, quickly turned into a Islamic wacko. This story will attempt to show that path and the influences along the way.
After reading her stuff on Bradley Manning, her stories and book, Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion, her extreme dislike for Clinton, especially with his political motives for promoting wasteful and dysfunctional policies in Haiti, and her ongoing commentary of how gutless and chicken**** the mainstream media is about most stories, I can't see her making this guy into a victim on whom people should take pity. She is, after all, a Jew with no love lost for Islam or Muslims. Besides, she doesn't tend to write with a political agenda, rather, she's more of a fact-based reporter more interested in the Five Ws than anything else.
But we'll just have to see how the story is written.
I hope it's not a total sympathy, poor misjudged lil waif acting out, type of piece. If it's actually trying to understand his mind, it could be a good thing.