Was Barack Obama's "Lipstick on a Pig" Comment an Offensive Attack on Sarah Palin?
Was it an attack on Sarah Palin, or is the GOP cynically overreacting? Post your thoughts
Describing John McCain's policies yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama said that they would be no change from George W. Bush's. "You can put lipstick on a pig," he told a laughing and cheering crowd. "It's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still going to stink after eight years." Many observers thought Obama was taking a dig at Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, who in her Republican convention speech last week said that the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull was lipstick. The McCain campaign and its allies pounced on Obama's remark, calling it offensive, disgusting, and a personal attack on Palin. The Obama campaign and its defenders argued that the GOP was reacting disingenuously to a common colloquialism. Was Obama's comment offensive , or is the GOP overreacting? Post your thoughts below.
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Reader Comments
Palin as President NOT!!!!! Going to happen
We as a country do not want Palin as our President Sarah if you can't take the heat from David late night stay out the kitchen. Obama will have second term then it will be Hillary Clinton. She knows what to say and how to act. Hillary is able to take the heat.
Palin as a Hockey Mom
Let the real hockey moms of the world decide:
1. How many of Palin's kids play hockey?
2. How many years have each of them played hockey?
3. At what level do each of them play?
Stupid-Stupid-Stupid
The comment was about the McCain doctrine being the same as the Bush doctrin. Anything can be taken out of context and twisted.
Perhaps Palin was calling her self a bitch when she compared her self to a dog. Do you suppose? Have you read about her scandle in Alaska? Maybe the shoe fits.
Lets take everything out of context and make it what we want, then it works for everyone.
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