What they ignore is the Sarah Palin has branded herself with her lipstick comment, so that line plays differently than it did even a week ago. The media ignores the reaction of the audiance which is much laughter. I bet that line did not recieve nearly as much response in the previous usage. It now carries a second meaning, and the audiance obviously gets it, even if the media does not acknowledge it.
They also ignore the fact that he paused and waited for their reaction. He begins, "You can put lipstick on a pig..." then waits a second or two until his fans got the message and began whoopin' it up, only then does he finish "but it's still a pig." That pause is really what says it all, IMO.
Well—the newest DNC “comment” about Palin’s only qualification for the job of VP is that “she didn’t have an abortion” is going to wipe the smirks off more than a faces in the media! And no amount of lipstick is going to cover up the UGLINESS of that statement!
The line is not funny. It is the context of the remark that gives it political force. In the context of Palin’s stunning line about lipstick as the difference between herself and a pitbull, made just a week ago to a WOWed audience, O’s audience reaction could not have been more clear.
By denying his intent his campaign wants us to believe that he is ignorant, not sarcastic. Tough choice.