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Tough Truths About Obama's Character
IBD Editorials ^ | September 12, 2008

Posted on 09/12/2008 6:21:29 PM PDT by Kaslin

Election '08: Barack Obama's campaign is crying foul over John McCain's new hard-hitting ads. But the Democratic nominee has no one but himself to blame for his statements and his behavior.


One new spot slams Sen. Obama for riling up a crowd with his "lipstick on a pig" jibe on Tuesday, just days after GOP running mate Gov. Sarah Palin brought the house down at the Republican convention in St. Paul with her line about lipstick being the only difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull.

Another ad hits the former community organizer for voting when a state senator for sex education for kindergarteners. A third commercial compares dozens of Democratic Party operatives sent to Alaska looking for dirt on Gov. Palin to ferocious wolves on the hunt in the Alaskan wilderness.

Obama has accused the McCain camp of "lies." But a careful look at the video of the full Obama lipstick statement to a rally in rural southwestern Virginia indicates that it was not innocent, but exactly what Sen. McCain is accusing it of being.

After rattling off a list of policy areas in which he charged that McCain was identical to President Bush, Obama accused his opponent of calling "the same thing something different."

He added, "you can put lipstick on a pig . . . ," and he paused. It was at that point that the crowd went wild, grinning and hooting — clearly recognizing it as a reference to Palin, whose lipstick one-liner was seen and heard by millions the week before. The roars were going full blast by the time Obama finished by adding, "it's still a pig."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionads; lipstick; mccainpalin; oinkgate
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1 posted on 09/12/2008 6:21:29 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Obama doesn't have any character. He only has purpose, the purpose to obtain the Presidency.

Congressman Billybob

Tenth in the ten-part series, "The Owner's Manual (Part 10) -- The Remaining Amendments"

Latest article, "I, Obama"

2 posted on 09/12/2008 6:24:50 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (www.theacru.org)
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To: Kaslin

Muslim men have a low regard for women, and calling your enemy a pig is the ultimate Muslim slur.

But, but, Obama is a Christian


3 posted on 09/12/2008 6:29:29 PM PDT by realcleanguy ("I have not yet begun to fight")
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To: Kaslin

Nobama knew exactly what he was saying. And he went on to talk about “old fish”. Wonder who that referred to? I hope he gets his a** handed to him Nov. 4. I am really getting to hate the guy.


5 posted on 09/12/2008 6:35:43 PM PDT by nobama08
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To: Congressman Billybob

Like all liberals the empty suit can dish it out, but whines when the tables are turned on him


6 posted on 09/12/2008 6:38:21 PM PDT by Kaslin (Vote Democrat if you like high gas prices at the pump)
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To: nobama08

Of course he knew what he was saying and no amount of spin lame excuses, he and his handlers come up with convince me otherwise


7 posted on 09/12/2008 6:44:26 PM PDT by Kaslin (Vote Democrat if you like high gas prices at the pump)
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To: Kaslin
But the Democratic nominee has no one but himself to blame for his statements and his behavior.


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8 posted on 09/12/2008 6:48:22 PM PDT by B-Cause (It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.)
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To: Kaslin
Democrats are only now realizing that putting lipstick on a pig is not a winning strategy.


9 posted on 09/12/2008 6:50:39 PM PDT by Islander7 ("Common sense and common decency are uncommon virtues among America's left.")
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To: nobama08

fish=barracudo

He’s just bitter, clinging to his car bombs and koran.


10 posted on 09/12/2008 6:51:34 PM PDT by BigDaddyTX (Don't Mex with Texas)
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To: Kaslin

mark


11 posted on 09/12/2008 6:52:50 PM PDT by Christian4Bush (No way, No how, NObama! *************McCain/Palin 08************)
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To: BigDaddyTX

LOL - he does seem to be becoming increasingly bitter.


12 posted on 09/12/2008 6:54:27 PM PDT by nobama08
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To: nobama08

>I am really getting to hate the guy

“Love your enemies...” Jesus said.

Don’t addle your mind with hate. It will inflict confusion on you. Learn to love despite disagreement.


13 posted on 09/12/2008 6:56:09 PM PDT by ROTB (Our Constitution [is] for a [Christian] people. It is wholly inadequate [for] any other. -John Adams)
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To: realcleanguy
My Muslim faith....

??Obama is a 'christian'...EXCEPT when being interviewed by George Stephanopolous, who had to remind him.

14 posted on 09/12/2008 7:07:30 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain Opposing -> ZerObama: zero executive, military, or international experience)
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To: Kaslin

The really comical thing about all this is that, with all the whining by the dimlibs, Gov. Palin was only telling the truth: They’re angry because she pointed out the obvious fallacies about them.


15 posted on 09/12/2008 7:09:12 PM PDT by Marauder (Damn all Bolsheviks to hell.)
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To: Kaslin

You can’t discuss ‘character’ of the DEM team without discussing the ties between Joe, Beau, Barry, and Larry. Why did Beau arrest Larry on trumped charges only to release him after Joe was nominated? Where’s Charlie Gibson on this subject, and will he grill Joe and Barry on this issue as much as he grilled Gov Palin on the ‘Bush Doctrine’?


16 posted on 09/12/2008 7:14:20 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: nobama08; freekitty; gonzo; Piquaboy; SouthTexas; Free ThinkerNY; oswegodeee; 2ndDivisionVet; ...

Just getting to hate this guy? Everyone I know finds him (and his cohorts and the media) disgusting and reprehensible. The words that one would use to describe this arrogant, elitist, moron and his shrew can’t be printed on FR.


17 posted on 09/12/2008 8:23:56 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Kaslin

When Obama mad his famous “lipstick/pig” remark, he had his hand in front of his face so that no one could see his expression, at least no one with a camera could. This is the only time I remember him hiding his face from a camera. Body language experts anywhere want to examine this aspect?


18 posted on 09/12/2008 8:43:39 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: Diogenesis

You can put lipstick on a socialist, but it’s still a socialist.


19 posted on 09/12/2008 8:55:16 PM PDT by BigTen
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To: realcleanguy
But, but, Obama is a Christian

Has he been seen to eat anything during daylight hours over the last twelve days?

20 posted on 09/12/2008 8:56:46 PM PDT by Wil H
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