N.Y. Times Photographs of Bush & Kerry: The Tally

[elf]

In the month of May, 2004, the NY Times ran 23 photographs of John Kerry and 21 photographs of George Bush. The total area of Kerry’s photographs was 522 square inches and the Bush photos measured 482 square inches.

Kerry’s “Photo Quality Rating” is 90 compared to Bush’s 34, or an almost three times advantage for Kerry. The Quality Rating times the picture size is 1875 for Kerry and 1154 for Bush, or 62% to 38%. There were 10 excellent photos of Kerry (rating 5 or better, see rating system, below) and 6 of Bush. In addition there were zero photos of Kerry with a negative rating, while there were 4 negative photos of Bush. (A negative rating occurs when the four factors of the quality rating scale add up to less than zero. In other words, they make the subject look dopey.)


watch the PICTURES here:
http://www.velocityassociates.net/pages/Bushkerry.php

[NMDemDist2]

1. i love it eom

[Philostopher]

2. The quality rating thing may have something to do with

the fact that other than Ohio's Bob Taft, Dubya is one of the most resolutely unphotogenic public figures of the last quarter century. He grimaces, smirks, has tics, you name it -- holds his body in awkward positions, stumbles. Kerry's got grace of carriage, and he's photogenic.

[MallRat]

15. "Holds his body in awkward positions?"

You mean, like this?



-MR

[JI7]

17. Kerry needs to use this in an ad

i'm not sure what the context should be. but this pic and footage of the flight suit should be used in an ad against bush.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Great. Give Republicans ammunition for the

liberal media myth to be perpetuated. </sarcasm>

Really though...it's about damned time they show the truth and the truth is the editors are mostly likely having to work triple overtime to find positive things for Bush.

[Democat]

7. Perhaps giving ammo is the idea?

:)

[readmylips]

4. How Petty and Scare those religious concersatives are...

But, better for us. We want Kerry!

[elf]

5. I found this late tonight

and want it kicked back into this morning.

Very interesting!:bounce:

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. how do you tell a good Bush photo from a bad one

He looks bad in EVERY photo. And I'm not just saying that as a partisan, but someone with fully functioning eyeballs.

[trogdor]

16. Bush is about as photogenic as a pile of dog shit.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. This is great

I have yet to see a "good" picture of GWB, with his asymmetrical facial features, eye squint, smirking, etc. I have been baffled by occasional descriptions of him, in the media, or by my misguided Republican friends, as dashing or (ugh) handsome. I feel he looks as if he's in a continual state of confusion, due to his being in waaay over his head as US president.

[elf]

10. Exactly

He was chosen by people surrounding Cheney, because he is so dumb, he didn't realize that he was used to put Cheney in!!!!!!!!!

[JI7]

9. Kerry gives easy access to him, many of his events are public

[elf]

11. They sweat bullets, when they put him out in public!

and try to avoid it as much as possible.

I think he knows what people think about his speeches and appearance. He is getting more and more insecure and makes more and more mistakes!

I'm just leaning back and wait for the big one!!!!!!!!!!

[AP]

12. Bush never goes out in public and rarely has a press conference. All his..

...other appearances are almost the exact same set up (the kind they show on Letterman). He doesn't really give the photographers much to work with.

Kerry tends to come up with pretty photogenic moments, and he's got all those different suits and shirts, and he's always doing something interesting.

But I'm still surprised Kerry has the edge over Bush in anythign that has to do with the NYT.

[elf]

13. Just wait and be patient!!!!!!!!!

:hi:

[Null Pointer]

14. At least they didn't intimate that Bush looks like Lurch.

Like the Boston Herald does:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x9541

[Cocoa]

18. don't blame the NYT

bush IS a dope.

[Bandit]

19. In other words, they make the subject look dopey.)

They make Dumbya look dopey Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ROTFLMAO

[ellie]

20. "Gastric reflux"

Ha! Thanks for my laugh of the day. I'm STILL laughing!