September 10 at 2:21PM
Barack Obama Defends Himself For Calling Sarah Palin a Pig
While speaking to a crowd of people in some city or other, Barack Obama discussed what he calls "the made-up controversy" of Sarah Palin being a pig who wears lipstick, when everyone knows that she's really a dog who wears lipstick…
This is what they want to spend two out of the last fifty-five days talking about. You know who ends up losing at the end of the day? It's not the Democratic candidate. It's not the Republican candidate. It's you, the American people.
Oh, so now we're losers?! You heard him say it! Barack Obama just said that the American people are losers!
Disgusting!
But will the liberal media report on this latest outrage? Don't count on it.
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Some funny responses here. But unless you put out, Palin & McSame are going to be our next nightmare.
It would be great to think that American voters have "had enough" with Rovian tactics, but don't hold your breath.
Cheney & Bush were sold, twice.
The Republicans are Masters of the Universe. At spin. Still.
Rove is reaching the casual voter, someone who barely tunes in to politics, but can be swayed with simple, gross deception.
They've got nothing. "Lipstick on a Pig" is a common expression. And it had been used by Obama a dozen times before Palin came on the ticket.
For a look at the history of this expression in recent American politics, see the good article in the (I kid you not) Washington Times: http://tinyurl.com/6s3tal
"Mr. McCain, meanwhile, has used the folksy saying on the campaign trail himself, including at one appearance to describe former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's health care plan."
As with the Swift-Boating of Kerry, it's "game on" now. It will be "game over" if things don't change at Obama HQ.
Thomas Freidman (NYT) got it right yesterday:
Obama and his people need to keep their ear on the street (in the Walmart?). And respond better. Way better.
If Rove can win this thing (again) after what Cheney and Bush and the Republicans have done to our county, it will be so very sad, and familiar.
And a triumph of marketing, *again*.
Do Something! Please? barack obama dot com Send 'em some coin or volunteer, please. And hope they get some fire in their bellies.
We all have germs. We get germs from sick people who transmit them to us. The germ du jour is Rovian Lipstick and it's sickening that might be the death of us.
Hello America. Can I ask if you Americans actually know anyone who actually believes he aimed that comment at Palin?
I cant believe McCain is comfortable with the purile direction is campaign has taken. This isnt going to actually work for him is it. Please tell me it wont?
Today I rescind my intellectualism and surrender to stupidity.
Dear dave uk (if that IS your real surname),
Yes, many Americans will take that comment as a directed at the Governor of Alaska. Truly. That's because these are "Red Meat" Americans from "Red" states, real "Red"-blooded Americans who are quite easily led around as if they have rings in their noses. They are willing to believe anything told to them by a fellow "Red" Republican, especially if it is about a "Black" Democrat. Makes me feel "Blue".
BTW, can I come live in your country after November 4th? I don't take up much room.
Issues are lame. We have lipstick, Muslim candidates, trollops, pill-popping wives, Oxy-snorting offspring, offspring having offspring, militant wives, PUMA's, media-bashing, fish, moose, the Antichrist, and a deck of cards.
Barack,
You SO don't have to defend yourself. Oh, and the polls are full of shit! They aren't polling the thousands and thousands of new voters who are voting for you! Poll of polls? HA!!! Relax. You're already there! Considering that most women, virtually all minorities, and half of WHITE men are voting for you, it's laughable that people still think this is going to be a close race. Hell, even Chuck Norris won't endorse McCain – I thought he'd endorse anyone…
Even if Sarah Palin is a pitbull, do they run off to home and hide? No! Pitbulls do interviews. Pitbulls do all the interviews, all the time. Go, Pitbulls!!!!!! :X
The smear will work b/c "issues are lame". America is a 12 year old girl.
Is this real? As an European American media seems surreal. Please tell me that the American people can see through this kind of sick propaganda.
Jim – Sweden