LOL! How did I miss this "Texas Monthly" cover?

[Catherine Vincent]

And check out some of the responses about that cover:

From the March 2007 Issue...

Cheney Reaction


THREE WORDS ABOUT your January 2007 cover: incredibly bad taste.
PATRICIA DUBOSE MCDANIEL
Wichita Falls


PLEASE TELL ME what is the significance of an isolated accident that occurred on a private outing among friends. This was a cheap shot (no pun intended).
ALTON TEW
Whitesboro


VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney is by no means on my list of favorite people, but your unfortunate decision to publish this cover is simply another testimony of how shallow, sick, and distorted much of our society has become.
CHARLES VAN WINKLE
Austin


PERHAPS IF YOU showed more respect for elected leaders, instead of trying to disgrace them, you would have more subscribers and would not have to resort to scare tactics for sales.
DONALD R. KARRASCH
Houston


I SEE THAT YOU’VE accomplished your goal of becoming the hillbilly version of the National Enquirer.
STEPHEN G. YANOFF
Austin


Must have really pissed them off to want to complain about the cover. :-)

[BOSSHOG]

1. I think it was really classy and understated of the Magazine

They could have written:

DICK CHENEY WILL GET DRUNK, SHOOT YOU IN THE FACE, THEN DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE ALCOHOL HAS LEFT HIS SYSTEM AND THEN HAVE YOU TAKE THE BLAME FOR GETTING SHOT IN THE FACE.

[neuvocat]

2. Heh.

[dkofos]

3. A collectors item if I ever saw one.

He would look more in character with an Elmer Fudd hat on though.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. You think so?

I just saw this mag at the dollar store but left it there. I may go back and pick it up. :)

[tammywammy]

24. I think I'm gonna go look for it after work today

I think I'd like to have one to frame....a conversation piece.

[shain from kane]

4. "Buy this magazine or we'll shoot this dog" --- National Lampoon

Nothing new under the sun.

[mloutre]

21. yup. january 1973 issue -- which see:

[Tempest]

5. Those people are not the Monthly's readers

From the Texas Monthly's web site:

Our audience comprises an equal number of men and women, most of whom are between the ages of 30 and 55. Generally speaking, they are college educated, married, and affluent, and they live in urban areas.


The comments above don't quite meet the Monthly's reader demographics. ;)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. I loved that one

At the grocery it prompted a great conversation in line between me and a lady recently moved to Texas from Virginia. Neither of us harbored any love for the current admin and as it turned out several others in line agreed with us after we started chatting.

[gatorboy]

8. National Enquirer? Poppycock!

That cover's got Weekly World News written all over it. :P

And I love how the right is always whining about "Respect our elected leaders" when it comes to Republican politicians. Yeah, you guys certainly do alot of that :eyes:

[dogday]

9. See Guys, there are some Good Things that come out of Texas

Texas has it's share of bashing, but every once in a while we step up to the plate...

[gatorboy]

11. I always knew the Aggies were good for something!

:P

[annabanana]

14. gotta hand it to you: "When you're Good, you're Very Very Good"

(But when you're Bad, You're Horrid)

[dogday]

18. All I can say to that is

Yee-Haw!!!

[Marr]

10. I love people who honk on about "showing respect for elected leaders".

First, they're almost always the same people who can talk about Clinton's dick for 45 minutes straight. Second, I don't have- nor do I want- any fucking "leaders". I have some representatives.

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Hear Hear!

[The Count]

12. "Scare tactics????" Some people are really humor impaired!

Go ask Cheney what real scare tactics are - mushroom clouds and such...

[Hepburn]

13. Off to the Greatest Page with thee! n/t

[yardwork]

15. LOL!!!!

[The Straight Story]

17. The Cheney Motto: Shoot first, cover up later (nt)

[ends_dont_justify]

19. So what, sick jabs and political comments of defacing natures are only bad when it's the VP?

Where were they to be outraged at every last thing everyone from chris matthews to ann coulter to bush himself? Infact...where is the outrage to the VP shooting a man in the face?

[Javaman]

20. I'm from texas and I think it's pretty accurate...

besides, what do these mouth breathers care, chaney isn't from texas and for most thinking people down here, that's enough for them to be pissed at him. lol

[kedrys]

22. I liked the * footnote too

*Yes, this is a photo illustration. If we don't say it, Dick Cheney will shoot us in the face.

:rofl:

[yardwork]

23. kick because I laugh everytime I see this