By Andrea Tantaros
Republican Political Commentator/Foxnews.com Contributor

You might have seen Newsweek’s latest cover featuring Sarah Palin. If you haven’t, take a look:

The left’s blatant bias has crept from within its pages onto the cover shot. The latest Newsweek shows a magnified, purposely un-retouched photo of Sarah Palin that highlights every imperfection on her beautiful face. Women will understand this. We’re talking unwanted facial hair, wrinkles and un-extracted pores. Heck, we all have them. We just don’t expect them to be showcased on the cover of a national magazine, especially when we are running for the position of second in command of the United States. — Calling it unflattering is an understatement. Trust me.

We expect this from gossip magazines like Star, OK! and In Touch. Newsweek is supposed to be an unbiased, substantive weekly, not some fly by night publication that can afford to appear unprofessional. It is expected to have standards and a competent photography department (except when it comes to conservative, backwater female politicians, apparently). It’s incredible how this photo editor didn’t have time to make Governor Palin look her best but manages to make Barack Obama look like a statuesque, presidential image of perfection just about every other week. Mindboggling.

The most offensive part of the whole thing: the picture is coupled with a headline that reads “She’s One of the Folks (And that’s the Problem)”.

Problem? That’s her strength.

Last time I checked, Newsweek wouldn’t survive without all the “folks” that subscribe to their magazine. In point of fact, these same “folks” make up a majority in the United States. Unlike movie stars and liberal media types regular “folks” have more pressing concerns besides tweezing, waxing, moisturizing, exfoliating, detoxifying and pore tightening. We’re busy.

This cover displays how insular and divorced from reality big city, liberal media types are, and the power and populism of Palin. The only argument the left can muster is essentially “she’s not one of us.” Damn right she’s not. Liberals, if you want to have this culture fight I say bring it on.

Palin’s got an election to win, a jam-packed campaign schedule, a state to run, and five children. She’s not perfect. She’s real. That’s why “folks” love her. She deserves the same treatment as other candidates: a fair shake and a flattering cover shot.

The only mustache that deserves to be on a magazine cover is Geraldo’s.