Jahar Tsarnaev on Rolling Stone Cover - Rock Star?

[Mertex]

I can understand stories about the Massachusetts bombers, the Tsarnaiev brothers, but do we have to elevate Jahar to Rock Star level by featuring on the front cover of Rolling Stones Magazine?

I think it is disgusting, and Rolling Stones should be ashamed for publishing the picture of Jahar Tsarnaev on their front cover. What do you think?



BOSTON, Mass. — Boston officials reacted with outrage Wednesday to an upcoming cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine featuring an image of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that was described by Mayor Thomas Menino as “a disgrace.”

While the magazine defended its decision, drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp refused to sell it.

“It’s a total disgrace, that cover of Rolling Stone,” Menino told reporters at the opening of a rail station. “It should have been about survivors or first responders. Why are we glorifying a guy who created mayhem in the city of Boston? I am going to be in touch with the publishers and tell them how I feel about it.”
Rolling Stone cover photo of accused Boston bomber draws outrage ? Nation ? Bangor Daily News ? BDN Maine

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev. Reitman spent the last two months interviewing dozens of sources – childhood and high school friends, teachers, neighbors and law enforcement agents, many of whom spoke for the first time about the case – to deliver a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster. Here are five revelations about Tsarnaev from our latest cover story, "Jahar's World":

Boston Bomber: How Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Fell Into Radical Islam | Culture News | Rolling Stone

 

[R.C. Christian]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

 

[rdean]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

If it was left up to Republicans. They never would have caught him. Remember, it was Bush and the Republicans who let Bin Laden go. Now they are screaming for the "privacy" rights of bombers and "gun rights" of kooks.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

If it was left up to Republicans. They never would have caught him. Remember, it was Bush and the Republicans who let Bin Laden go. Now they are screaming for the "privacy" rights of bombers and "gun rights" of kooks.

And USMB refuses to open the Rdean ward in the Rubber Room

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[TheOldSchool]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

It's embarrassing how partisan they are. I got a free subscription a couple of years back and didn't renew it because of that. It's unbelievable.

 

[R.C. Christian]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

It's embarrassing how partisan they are. I got a free subscription a couple of years back and didn't renew it because of that. It's unbelievable.

That rag is despicable. Pretty much all of them are.

 

[Synthaholic]

Yeah...it's...uh...shocking.

 

[skye]

Totally insensitive to put the face of that thug on the cover, where is the respect for the victims?

Put a face of a victim..... of one of those who lost limbs... of the dead child!

Stupid and irresponsible move by Rolling Stone.

 

[Connery]

I can understand stories about the Massachusetts bombers, the Tsarnaiev brothers, but do we have to elevate Jahar to Rock Star level by featuring on the front cover of Rolling Stones Magazine?

I think it is disgusting, and Rolling Stones should be ashamed for publishing the picture of Jahar Tsarnaev on their front cover. What do you think?



BOSTON, Mass. — Boston officials reacted with outrage Wednesday to an upcoming cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine featuring an image of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that was described by Mayor Thomas Menino as “a disgrace.”

While the magazine defended its decision, drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp refused to sell it.

“It’s a total disgrace, that cover of Rolling Stone,” Menino told reporters at the opening of a rail station. “It should have been about survivors or first responders. Why are we glorifying a guy who created mayhem in the city of Boston? I am going to be in touch with the publishers and tell them how I feel about it.”
Rolling Stone cover photo of accused Boston bomber draws outrage ? Nation ? Bangor Daily News ? BDN Maine

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev. Reitman spent the last two months interviewing dozens of sources – childhood and high school friends, teachers, neighbors and law enforcement agents, many of whom spoke for the first time about the case – to deliver a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster. Here are five revelations about Tsarnaev from our latest cover story, "Jahar's World":

Boston Bomber: How Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Fell Into Radical Islam | Culture News | Rolling Stone

"We" have not done anything. Rolling Stone has....it sells copy. That is what matters, not the people who have been victimized....

 

[R.C. Christian]

Preferred rag of the looney left and hippies everywhere.

 

[Mertex]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

Why, because it exposes a lot of Republican shenanigans?

At least you can say that a leftie doesn't try and defend their repulsive act, had it been the National Review, the hypocritical right-wingers would be defending it and you would probably have been the first one to do so.

 

[Mertex]

Rolling Stone is a filthy leftist magazine. What did you expect?

It's embarrassing how partisan they are. I got a free subscription a couple of years back and didn't renew it because of that. It's unbelievable.

You would probably be more at home with National Review.

But this thread is not about whether RS is partisan, but rather how you feel about the bomber's picture being highlighted like a Rock Star.

 

[Mertex]

Totally insensitive to put the face of that thug on the cover, where is the respect for the victims?

Put a face of a victim..... of one of those who lost limbs... of the dead child!

Stupid and irresponsible move by Rolling Stone.

I have to agree with that. Maybe if they had used the picture as he was being escorted out of the boat it would have been more appreciated.

 

[Mertex]

I can understand stories about the Massachusetts bombers, the Tsarnaiev brothers, but do we have to elevate Jahar to Rock Star level by featuring on the front cover of Rolling Stones Magazine?

I think it is disgusting, and Rolling Stones should be ashamed for publishing the picture of Jahar Tsarnaev on their front cover. What do you think?



BOSTON, Mass. — Boston officials reacted with outrage Wednesday to an upcoming cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine featuring an image of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that was described by Mayor Thomas Menino as “a disgrace.”

While the magazine defended its decision, drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp refused to sell it.

“It’s a total disgrace, that cover of Rolling Stone,” Menino told reporters at the opening of a rail station. “It should have been about survivors or first responders. Why are we glorifying a guy who created mayhem in the city of Boston? I am going to be in touch with the publishers and tell them how I feel about it.”
Rolling Stone cover photo of accused Boston bomber draws outrage ? Nation ? Bangor Daily News ? BDN Maine

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev. Reitman spent the last two months interviewing dozens of sources – childhood and high school friends, teachers, neighbors and law enforcement agents, many of whom spoke for the first time about the case – to deliver a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster. Here are five revelations about Tsarnaev from our latest cover story, "Jahar's World":

Boston Bomber: How Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Fell Into Radical Islam | Culture News | Rolling Stone

"We" have not done anything. Rolling Stone has....it sells copy. That is what matters, not the people who have been victimized....

I think RS is getting a lashing and probably won't sell as many copies as it would have had they used a different picture. It's not so much that they featured him, but the picture they used seems to make him look like a regular normal person, a sweet kid.

 

[rdean]

The last two the Republicans rush to protect the rights of were both child killers. First SandyHook and now George Zimmerman.

Can't wait to see what they do for an "encore".

 

[Rozman]

Morning Joe discussed this today.
Seemed they were saying that a kid who looked
just like the kid next door was part of such a heinous crime....

In a society where the young folks only care about things that are explained in short sound bites
will probably not read the article...

I'm sure the sale of this magazine will be huge because of all the young teen girls who will buy this
issue for the cover so they can pin it up on their bedroom wall because he looks so dreamy.

 

[Stephanie]

the rolling stone rag is desperate to sell their crap..

that is why nothing should be taken seriously from them when they have to dig out from the bottom of the barrel with stuff like this..

 

[Mertex]

Morning Joe discussed this today.
Seemed they were saying that a kid who looked
just like the kid next door was part of such a heinous crime....

In a society where the young folks only care about things that are explained in short sound bites
will probably not read the article...

I'm sure the sale of this magazine will be huge because of all the young teen girls who will buy this
issue for the cover so they can pin it up on their bedroom wall because he looks so dreamy.

You're probably right, adults are offended, but teens are more concerned with "looks".

 

[Synthaholic]

Morning Joe discussed this today.
Seemed they were saying that a kid who looked
just like the kid next door was part of such a heinous crime....

In a society where the young folks only care about things that are explained in short sound bites
will probably not read the article...

I'm sure the sale of this magazine will be huge because of all the young teen girls who will buy this
issue for the cover so they can pin it up on their bedroom wall because he looks so dreamy.

Bill Maher says that's the point: that evil can come in the form of a cute guy as well.

 

[Mertex]

Morning Joe discussed this today.
Seemed they were saying that a kid who looked
just like the kid next door was part of such a heinous crime....

In a society where the young folks only care about things that are explained in short sound bites
will probably not read the article...

I'm sure the sale of this magazine will be huge because of all the young teen girls who will buy this
issue for the cover so they can pin it up on their bedroom wall because he looks so dreamy.

Bill Maher says that's the point: that evil can come in the form of a cute guy as well.

Ain't that the truth. And these two brothers were anti-government, but didn't mind milking it! I wonder how many conservatives that are anti government are secretly getting their little checks each month?