Freaky Photoshop disaster: Jay Carney puff piece goes hilariously wrong [pics]

The next issue of Washingtonian MOM doesn’t hit newsstands until next week, but lucky for us, we don’t have to wait for a sneak preview of the cover story:

"Gee, I wonder how glamorous DC politico-media power couples balance their hectic lives." – no taxpayer, anywhere, ever

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 11, 2014

Hey, don’t be so quick to dismiss. The story features some totally candid photos, like this one:

https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/454723805202497536

And this one:

https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/454724516707434496

Ooo! And this:

Hmmm … maybe we should take a closer look at that last one. Notice anything unusual?

Look how fake this picture is. pic.twitter.com/eS0zAlrJwZ

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 11, 2014

Wow. There's even more I missed. Updating.

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 11, 2014

That’s right. It gets better:

Updated with more duplicated books. pic.twitter.com/riXC3SsSSx

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 11, 2014

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/454733312032919552

Yep, that’ll do it. Heckuva Photoshop job, Washingtonian!

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https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/454728713650049024

"No problem at all Mr. Carney. We can just photoshop the 5 books you own to fill these shelves and make you appear literate."

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) April 11, 2014

But wait — would you believe it gets better still? Because it does. For reals:

@RBPundit I like where they left in the kids pinky

— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) April 11, 2014

@AmeliaHammy LOL

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 11, 2014

Glorious. Just glorious.

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/454734479836598272

You never know when you might need a stray pinky:

https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/454737248823812096

https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/454729666675638272

Might as well make your kids useful, right?