I agree with that...and I trully thank you for your thoughtful explanation...BUT...do you (or anybody else here) really think that the average Obamite in that crowd that whooped it up after the 'pig' comment took it in context? No...probably thought, 'Palin is a pig.' And I don't want to go to the smelly fish reference...there are alot of other ageist comments that could have been made to reference McCain advanced years. The fish one could be taken in an extremely negative form when aimed at a woman.
The thing about Palin's original comment...she compared herself, a hockey mom, to a pitbull. Its one thing to make fun of yourself...its another issue to lob the barnyard animal reference at another.
No matter how you slice it or dice it, this is the soul of BO and his supporters. They seek to dehumanize anything in their way — whether it’s a Christian mom or a newborn babe.