I despise Obama as much as anyone, but I would have to say that it is a bit of a stretch to say that Obama was calling Sarah Palin a pig.
That said, I think it it fair play considering that the liberals are twisting facts against Palin.
there is absolutely no doubt as to what the audience thought he meant....I am not giving him a pass on that OR the fishy remarks afterwards.
The lipstick line followed with a line about "old fish" wrapped in paper - don't change - "still stink" - obviously referring to McCain - it's very obvious...as obvious at when he gave Hillary the finger in national TV - his audience then 'got it' also.
This is a gutter snipe - and when let out on his own, he reverts
“I despise Obama as much as anyone, but I would have to say that it is a bit of a stretch to say that Obama was calling Sarah Palin a pig.”
-I think you are wrong on this. Even if Obama didn’t initially use the reference directed at Palin, he knew after the first phrase by the audience reaction...where they were going. If you have seen him interact with his crowds, he’s pretty on top of their comments and reaction. Letting them ‘go there’ as it were, without clarifying, stopping them or disclaiming either shows a real lack of perception, lack of judgement or a down right sinister sadistic streak. It’s the equivalent of setting a series of actions in motion that he must have known would create harm or injury. That is first year law school Torts class.
Go back to Brian Daley in Torts 101. A Tort occurs because you must have known that your actions or words would cause insult or injury to another party. If he’s smart enough to make law review, he certainly knew after the first phrase and the audience’s reaction, where it was going and he went anyway. That makes him guilty.