This week's #Inauguration cover features @BarackObama: "The Second Coming" http://t.co/NVgWKgVF
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(@Newsweek) January 18, 2013First the angel Obama-el got his gay-lo from Newsweek, and now, in the creepy 2013 Inauguration issue, he’s the second coming.
Framing President Obama as our lord and savior isn’t surprising. We’re more shocked by the news that Newsweek still has covers after killing its print publication. But that doesn’t make it any less creepy and cult-like.
No, Barack Obama isn't an object of a cult, why do you ask? twitpic.com/bw8u3c—
Joshua Treviño (@jstrevino) January 18, 2013
Hey, Newsweek knows its readers. (We think “readers” with an “s” is accurate, but our data may be stale.)
This is some creepy creepiness right here. RT @jstrevino No, Barack Obama isn't an object of a cult, why do you ask? twitpic.com/bw8u3c—
Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) January 18, 2013
I don't tend to get indignantly offended that easily, but this newsweek cover is makes me ill. http://t.co/ccu9qof2—
Ben Howe (@BenHowe) January 18, 2013
@newsweek The Second Coming? Really? You've got to be kidding me, @thetinabeast.—
Dustin Bass (@dustincbass) January 18, 2013
#Newsweek goes full Jim Jones. You /never/ go full Jim Jones. #tcot #teaparty #p2—
Deetz (@tahDeetz) January 18, 2013
Newsweek so desperate for hits they're trolling everybody they can think of bit.ly/YdiEpB—
Jeff Emanuel (@jeffemanuel) January 18, 2013
Good thing Newsweek had no credibility to lose! [Update: It's kind of hilarious that Newsweek's editors think this kind of trolling will result in increased readership.]
Newsweek is basically the Slipknot of journalism now. High shock value, really crappy content.—
Matt Cover (@MattCover) January 18, 2013
I wonder if there's any chance #Newsweek would've written "The Second Coming" under a picture of George W. Bush before his 2nd inauguration?—
Alexander Aivazis (@AlexAivazis) January 18, 2013
Anybody have a picture of Newsweek prior to Bush's second inauguration?—
Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) January 18, 2013
Glad you asked. Here’s Newsweek’s 2005 “Inaugural Issue”:
What, no cloven hooves?