Hot on the Trail

As the 2008 race for the White House kicks off, Radar's politics issue gets personal with the top candidates


Washington, the old cliché goes, is Hollywood for ugly people—a mecca for ambitious strivers who lack the cheekbones or the glamour to make it to the silver screen. But that was before wall-to-wall media coverage turned presidential campaigns into lengthy spectacles as relentlessly contrived and overproduced as the Golden Globes. Managed by fleets of pricey handlers and professional writers, candidates have become as manufactured as movie stars: coached on every aspect of their dress and demeanor, and supplied with perky sound-bites for spontaneous delivery on Letterman. Which is why, as we set out to plan the cover of Radar's Politics issue, it seemed appropriate to do a little facile packaging of our own. What better way to underline the ego, excess, and artifice that dominate modern politics than to borrow a page from Vanity Fair's now-notorious 2006 Hollywood issue, which starred Tom Ford, Keira Knightley, and Scarlett Johansson in various states of undress? More: Radar's Voting Guide >> This is an excerpt from the November issue of Radar magazine. For a risk-free issue, click here.


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10/05/07

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Hill should look so good. I can tell that she'd rather have the bro up her behin...I mean behind her.

Posted by: ragu4u on October 10, 2007 12:30 PM

Yeah, Hillary doesn't look like that for sure...and mr. ragu4u, she's lez so you're barking up the wrong tree entirely....seeing her in some girl on girl action might be cool though.

Posted by: stanbuie on October 10, 2007 1:41 PM

Alright, maybe can we just not have to see these people in the nude?

Ugh. Its more then a year away and we've already hit rock bottom.

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Posted by: JMEnglish on October 10, 2007 3:00 PM

LOOKS LIKE A FUN SIGHT.....

Posted by: SEDOTO on October 10, 2007 5:06 PM

It is bad enough seeing politicians with their clothes on... this has me reaching for a Pepcid.

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Posted by: Home4Good on October 10, 2007 5:06 PM

How did they get them to pose like that? They must have paid them a lot of money.

Posted by: credible_bulk on October 10, 2007 6:36 PM

I'm surprised the magazine doesn't get sued for the photo!

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Posted by: afadnow on October 10, 2007 6:49 PM

Duh! It's photoshopped!!! It's just like their recent Prince Harry cover. Do you really think that they could've gotten a picture of him sitting on the throne chair in his pjs? NO! I would also like to point out that Hilary DOES NOT LOOK GOOD!!!!!!!!! First of all, she is an ugly woman, and second of all, they did a bad job making her look like that because her head is obviously WAY out of proportion to her body. GO RUDI '08!!!!!

Posted by: mccabea on October 10, 2007 6:52 PM

That cover (which is obviously photoshopped and, man, do i hope everyone commenting here realizes that) looks like it's a parody of/tribute to the awful Tom Ford Vanity Fair cover. Check it out here: http://cache.defamer.com/hollywood/VF-hollywood06.jpg

Posted by: vanpatten on October 11, 2007 12:19 AM

Radar is brilliant....and brave. Great cover, and great package. Keep up the good work.

Posted by: Bellboy on October 11, 2007 1:06 AM

It will be a great hope for the World to see a lady becomes the president of the United States of America, the ruler of the whole world.

Posted by: ArchDahhan on October 16, 2007 4:32 PM

Hot on the Trail

As the 2008 race for the White House kicks off, Radar's politics issue gets personal with the top candidates

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