The Perils of Long Lead Times

The cover of today's Parade:

If you can't make out the text toward the top of the photo, it says, "Is Benazir Bhutto America's best hope against al-Qaeda?" I'm going to go out on a limb and say, "I sure hope not."

Comments

Egosumabbas | January 6, 2008, 1:34pm | #

Younger Stewie to Older Stewie in the Family Guy movie:

"You read PARADE?!"

Jennifer | January 6, 2008, 1:34pm | #

Ouch.

Jesse Walker | January 6, 2008, 1:45pm | #

"You read PARADE?!"

And where do you go for your weekly dose of "Howard Huge," smartypants?

Taktix® | January 6, 2008, 1:50pm | #

This just goes to prove my theory that many newspapers are written by a throng of inefficient robots...

Franklin Harris | January 6, 2008, 1:51pm | #

And now Bhutto's 19-year-old son is co-chairman of Bhutto's political party. So, real democracy movement or cult of personality? You decide.

Episiarch | January 6, 2008, 1:53pm | #

And now Bhutto's 19-year-old son is co-chairman of Bhutto's political party. So, real democracy movement or cult of personality? You decide.

Considering that our current president is the son of a former president and the wife of the president before him is running for president...

Cesar | January 6, 2008, 2:10pm | #

And now Bhutto's 19-year-old son is co-chairman of Bhutto's political party. So, real democracy movement or cult of personality? You decide.

Sounds like our politics since 1988 if Hillary gets the nod.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:10pm | #

Parade couldn't of pulled that story and replaced it with something else? Most Parade articles seems as if they where written in about 15 minuets.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:11pm | #

"DO DOGS THINK? A new study might surprise you."

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:11pm | #

"WHAT PEOPLE AROUND THE PARADE OFFICES EARN"

JW | January 6, 2008, 2:12pm | #

I am what the terroists most fear.

What? A corpse? A pretty face? What?

And where do you go for your weekly dose of "Howard Huge," smartypants?

I get it for the articles.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:12pm | #

"GETTING THE MOST OF OF YOUR JELLY BEANS"

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:14pm | #

"HOW BURGER KING CROWNS ENABLE FINICAL STABILITY"

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:17pm | #

"ASININE HEALTH ADVICE THAT YOUR MOM WILL TAKE TO HEART AND TRY TO IMPOSE ON YOU WHENEVER YOU VISIT."
"Hope you like drinking soy milk"

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:20pm | #

"SHOES: ARE THEY GETTING TOO COMFORTABLE?"

Brian Sorgatz | January 6, 2008, 2:27pm | #

"Why are you so glum, Alvy?"

"Well, I read this article in Parade about how the universe keeps expanding."

"Cheer up, Alvy! Look around you! Brooklyn isn't expanding!"

Franklin Harris | January 6, 2008, 2:27pm | #

Considering that our current president is the son of a former president and the wife of the president before him is running for president...

Well, of course the Clinton wing of the Democrats is a cult of personality.

But I don't know what the Bushes are. To have a cult of personality, you first need a personality.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:29pm | #

STEVEN HAWKINGS GIVES HIS FAVORITE COOKIE RECIPES

Brian Sorgatz | January 6, 2008, 2:30pm | #

WHO WENT TO HEAVEN AND WHO WENT TO HELL IN 2007? THEOLOGIANS AND CLERGY SPECULATE.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:39pm | #

I'd read that

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 2:42pm | #

THE TOP SATANIC CULTS OF 2008

Rick H. | January 6, 2008, 2:55pm | #

America's Frightening Addiction to the Daily Jumble

P Brooks | January 6, 2008, 2:56pm | #

TEN REASONS YOU SHOULD INVEST IN REAL ESTATE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS

Taktix® | January 6, 2008, 3:00pm | #

THE NEW FACE OF THE DOG SWEATER INDUSTRY

Joe S. | January 6, 2008, 3:17pm | #

THE TOP SATANIC CULTS OF 2008

Put the Huckabeeans at #1. If he doesn't win the nomination, he'll be passing out little paper cups to his staffers.

"What's this?"

"Just Kool-Aid."

"Well . . . it's purple."

"Look, either drink or the Mother Ship will leave you behind!"

J sub D | January 6, 2008, 3:35pm | #

or TEN REASONS YOU SHOULDN'T INVEST IN REAL ESTATE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS

brotherben | January 6, 2008, 3:42pm | #

BRITNEY SEES CHRIST ON A CRACKER! GOSPEL ALBUM DUE OUT BY FALL!

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 3:55pm | #

MY COLD MEDICINE ADDICTION NEARLY DESTROYED MY LIFE
-An interview with Ghostface Killa.

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 3:56pm | #

URBAN LEGENDS; DO THEY REALLY EXIST?

Jonathan Hohensee | January 6, 2008, 3:57pm | #

HOW NEWSPAPERS THAT CARRY "LIFE" MAGAZINE ON SUNDAYS CAN KILL YOU.

joe | January 6, 2008, 4:20pm | #

I like the "Questions About Celebrities That Were Obviously Made Up By the Guy Who Answers Them" feature.

Taktix® | January 6, 2008, 4:45pm | #

DOG BITES MAN

Seanny Rotten | January 6, 2008, 4:56pm | #

Be sure you digg this baby, http://digg.com/world_news/The_Perils_of_Long_Lead_Times

Warty | January 6, 2008, 4:59pm | #

TEN SIGNS YOU MAY BE PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MAGAZINE ADVICE.

Brian Sorgatz | January 6, 2008, 5:14pm | #

BRITNEY SEES CHRIST ON A CRACKER! GOSPEL ALBUM DUE OUT BY FALL!

Unlike Wilson Bryan Key, Britney Spears doesn't claim to have a Ph.D. Nevertheless, Spears sees Christ where Dr. Key sees only the word "sex."

Makes you think, don't it?

ed | January 6, 2008, 5:22pm | #

Benazir got her Bhut kicked.
'Nuff said.
Are you aware that Britney got hauled away in an ambulance?

ed | January 6, 2008, 5:22pm | #

OK, evidently you are.

P Brooks | January 6, 2008, 5:47pm | #

Are you aware that Britney got hauled away in an ambulance?

I believe she was wearing one of those bathrobes with the sleeves which tie in the back.

J sub D | January 6, 2008, 6:30pm | #

Are you aware that Britney got hauled away in an ambulance?

I believe she was wearing one of those bathrobes with the sleeves which tie in the back.

Wow. Britney always seemed so together.

WEB COMMENTS BREEDING! | January 6, 2008, 11:13pm | #

HILLARY: 6th PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO ONE OF TWO FAMILIES?

Mike Laursen | January 7, 2008, 12:35am | #

IS AMERICA READY FOR A FIRST GENTLEMAN?

Mike Laursen | January 7, 2008, 12:53am | #

RACHEL RAY: THEY CALLED ME FATTY
IS THERE A ROBOT IN YOUR FUTURE? They're Already Here!
10 EASY THINGS YOU CAN DO TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING
LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG HEARTS
DREW CAREY: THEY CALLED ME FATTY
10 WORST PAYING CRIMINAL CAREERS
CATCHING UP WITH: TONY ORLANDO, JR.
AMERICA'S 2008 PEEWEE LEAGUE ALL STARS

Jonathan Hohensee | January 7, 2008, 1:48am | #

"DOG BITES MAN"
Parade magazine in a nutshell.

daten | January 7, 2008, 2:43am | #

for all the farkers joining us...

you know who else thought they were what people feared most?

Tamerlane | January 7, 2008, 4:22am | #

Marilyn vos Savant is absolutely insufferable.

NotNowStewie | January 7, 2008, 8:49am | #

Nice Godwin, daten

Lamar | January 7, 2008, 9:05am | #

Sounds like our politics since 1988 if Hillary gets the nod.

daniel k | January 7, 2008, 9:15am | #

THE NEW SHAMPOO CHEMISTRY: CLEANSING AND AROUSING

Jonathan Hohensee | January 7, 2008, 11:47am | #

I have a feeling Marilyn vos Savant is completely made up. If YOU where the smartest person in the world, would you work at Parade magazine?

Mike Laursen | January 7, 2008, 12:08pm | #

ARE AMERICA'S ZOOS SAFE?
THANK A TEACHER: 10 Teachers Who Made a Difference
WHAT TEENAGERS THINK ABOUT DRUGS: They might surprise you!

JoshH | January 7, 2008, 12:09pm | #

Or how about the classic Onion one:

"THEY TRIED TO TEACH MY BABY SCIENCE."

Ayn R. Key | January 7, 2008, 12:26pm | #

"You read PARADE?!"

And where do you go for your weekly dose of "Howard Huge," smartypants?

He's just a cheap imitation of Marmaduke.

joe | January 7, 2008, 1:12pm | #

A: I don't get this one.

B: (Looks over his shoulder) The dog's really big.

A: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...HA!

Mike Laursen | January 7, 2008, 1:22pm | #

Once again, joe, you're missing the point. Yes, Howard Huge, is big, but what makes him special is that he has a big heart!

Ken | January 7, 2008, 1:28pm | #

The manufacturing guys over at Evolving Excellence have some comments on how long publication lead times created the Parade fiasco with the Bhutto article. Interesting about how the digital files are created in India and the publication outsourcing demands.

http://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/2008/01/parade-bhutto-a.html

Stevo Darkly | January 7, 2008, 2:49pm | #

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IN STEP WITH: CHRISTOPHER REEVES

COLLECTIBLE PLATES OF THE THIRD REICH

LOVE TIPS FROM HUGH DOWNS

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IF YOUR BEST REASON FOR LIVING IS A COLUMN BY NORMAN VINCENT PEALE, MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST GO OUT BACK AND SNUFF YOURSELF

Llama | January 7, 2008, 4:12pm | #

CAN CANCER CAUSE CANCER: WHY ONCOLOGISTS ARE LOSING THE BATTLE.

WHY THE MEDIA KNOWS YOUNG, WHITE WOMEN ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE KIDNAPPED IN AMERICA?

CRYSTAL HEALING: WHY NEW IMPLANT TECHNIQUES ARE MAKING THIS FIELD POPULAR AGAIN.

OIL PRICES: ARE THEY TOO HIGH?

78% OF BEACH GOERS EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO MANY DANGERS

J sub D | January 7, 2008, 4:30pm | #

I have a feeling Marilyn vos Savant is completely made up. If YOU where the smartest person in the world, would you work at Parade magazine?

Thread winner!

some ass | January 8, 2008, 1:19am | #

The Franklin Mint ownes parade- the articles are just filler to sell tacky figuines.