Obama: Lipstick on a Pig (Did he just call Sarah Palin a pig and a stinky fish?)

Politico ^ | Tuesday, September 9, 2008 | Ben Smith

[kristinn]

Amie Parnes reports from Lebanon, VA:

Obama poked fun of McCain and Palin's new "change" mantra.

"You can put lipstick on a pig," he said as the crowd cheered. "It's still a pig."

"You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still gonna stink."

"We've had enough of the same old thing."

The crowd apparently took the "lipstick" line as a reference to Palin, who described the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull in a single word: "lipstick."

[Revolting cat!]

I see there is a stiff competition on these lipstick threads for the Captain Obvious title, with the crowds of contestants anxious to educate and inform us dumbies that "this is an old expression", to demonstrate oh such tolerance, fairness und understanding, and thereby excuse once again their boy!

[tomkat]

Exactly! That's what FReepers are for!

.. and a lot of us like it !

*grin*

[maica]

Obama was using a hand mike and a townhall-type presentation. I doubt if he was giving a speech written for him.

[topfile]

And the crowd’s cheering should have told him something.

When I first heard about this I thought it was a joke. Then after seeing the Video link at Drudge.... ....speechless.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Hillary was asked about this (the pig/lipstick/smelly fish) commentary tonite? And she refused comment? Wowsers...that is huge. Think it out folks...Hillary couldnt/wouldnt/shouldnt defend the misogyny. If this happened...this is a biggie.

[Natchez Hawk]

Interesting theory.

I don’t think he would tank knowingly. But maybe in the back of his mind a little voice has told him he bit more than he can chew—and it’s time to spit it out.

Why would he want the pressure anyway? Good time he could be working on his memoirs.

[Right Wing Assault]

My feeling is Obama truly didn’t mean to reference Palin, but I’d bet a paycheck his speechwritier knew what HE was doing in referencing this in the speech.

That's naive. Of course obama knew what it meant and who it was aimed at. That's why he paused for the first laugh. The old pig saying is so old, people don't laugh at it. I bet obama suggested it to the speechwriter or ad-libbed it.

[BossLady]

Come on ladies.....say it with me.....

GOD

GUNS

AND LIPSTICK!!!!!!!!!

[GonzoGOP]

Kurt Grove referrs to a picture of Karl Rove with a set of glasses and fake mustache. It's thrown out whenever Obama or Biden does something so stupid that the only explanation is that somebody inside their campaign must be sabotaging them. I just couldn't remember the link to the picture.

[Hamilcar_Barca]

I hope it’s on Rush Wednesday.

[NetSurfer]

I hope this is the proverbial straw that breaks the campaign. It would be so fitting.

[marajade]

Obama feels threatened by Sarah. And McCain is a leader. I think I have it all figured out.

[KevinDavis]

This was suppose to be the Rats year.. They screwed it up by supporitng Obama..

[DocRock]

I love conservative women! My sister sent me an invitation to her Thanksgiving dinner in the mail today. It ends with these words... “Bring a Gun, We’ll kill something”. I’m not kidding.

[KevinDavis]

She is not stupid..

[Right Wing Assault]

Something happened around post 1000 that didn’t happen in the first 1000. All of a sudden we are getting people who claim obama didn’t mean any offense to Palin. Where did they come from?

[fhayek]

His mannerisms before the lipstick remark indicate to me that he knew full well that he was about to deliver what he thought was a real zinger.

My belief is that he mistakenly thought that Sarah Palin had said 'pig' in her speech, not 'pit bull'. I think Obama, like an idiot, made the transposition in his mind, and thought he was being clever.

[maica]

Very like, but the old Bubba was much better at it.

[Gene Eric]

>> I know for sure he meant to associate her with a pig

I agree and that seemed evident by the pause and interaction he had with the audience.

Prayers for the Palin family for the unwarranted and nasty assault they’re getting from the Left.

[newfreep]

I knew Greta would come through...shame on Sean and the Huckster!

Did Sean defend zerobama?