I don't suppose that Newsweek's staff are too horribly stung by Sarah Palin's accusations of sexism. The self-styled pit bull with lipstick says the magazine was exploitative in its use of a cover photograph originally taken for Runner's World, of Palin resplendent in shorts, because it was used "out of context".
However, it rather looks like it was Runner's World that pictured Palin "out of context". She posed in a well-appointed office, fully made-up, beside a US flag, clutching a couple of BlackBerrys and in hands-on-hips, one-knee-bent, beauty-queen pose. Neither the setting nor the accoutrements seem appropriate for the promotion of healthily non-sexist, non-political, outdoor activity.
Perhaps international exposure of those tanned Alaskan legs really is making Palin blush. Yet, there is no sign in the Runner's World shot of cheeks reddened by strenuous cardio-vascular activity. "How do you solve a problem like Sarah," asks the Newsweek cover. No chance, of course, of just ignoring it, until it takes a very, very long running jump.