...And Condoleezza Rice As The Devil

USA Today was accused of "demonizing" a photograph of Condi Rice. On the left is the USA Today photo, on the right is the original. USA Today removed the allegedly altered photo from its website with an apology of sorts:

Editor's note: The photo of Condoleezza Rice that originally accompanied this story was altered in a manner that did not meet USA TODAY's editorial standards. The photo has been replaced by a properly adjusted copy. Photos published online are routinely cropped for size and adjusted for brightness and sharpness to optimize their appearance. In this case, after sharpening the photo for clarity, the editor brightened a portion of Rice's face, giving her eyes an unnatural appearance. This resulted in a distortion of the original not in keeping with our editorial standards.

The thing is, I've met Condi Rice. Her eyes really are like that. It's a very sore spot for her. She's had to live with it since her childhood on Three Mile Island. I thought USA Today handled it as nicely as they could. They muted the eyes and moved on.

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