Swift blasts Obama over 'pig' comment

Boston Globe ^

[Chet 99]

Jane Swift went quickly to work this evening as a leader of a brand new "truth squad" defending GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, excoriating Barack Obama for a comment he made while campaigning in Virginia today.

Obama told voters that they shouldn't believe McCain and Palin's talk about reforming Washington. "You can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said. "It's still a pig."

Republicans took offense, saying that was a personal attack on Palin, who during the GOP convention speech last week, asked delegates if they knew the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull. Pointing to her mouth, she exclaimed, "Lipstick."

Swift told reporters on a conference call that Obama's comment was "disgraceful" and that "he owes Governor Palin an apology."

Challenged about how she could be sure that Obama was referring to Palin, Swift replied, "She's the only one of the four presidential or vice presidential candidates who wears lipstick."

[BobS]

"Sarah is being DESTROYED by lefties and Peggy Noonan types."

They think? Hillary and Bill didn't say any bad things about Sarah. Watch them closely. They will slowly and quietly slink away into the shadows and deftly leave this campaign with other things scheduled. It's not defendable and they know when things are going bad.

Oboma and Biden said stupid things today that McCain can make funny ads with.

[RonDog]

Anyone have links on how the PUMA's are responding to this?

http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=28812

[o2bfree]

Both I and the PUMAs think Obama said this as a double hit.

Pig - reference to Palin.

‘Old fish wrapped in paper called change” - that was a reference to McCain.

[BobS]

I went to your link and the best response sort of looked like this:

"I'd like to take a sock and shove it in his mouth and then duck tape it."

What a ........

SEXIST PIG!!!!!!!

"I'm just simply disgusted and fed up with this puke."

This is what guys sitting in an NCO club joke about among private convo and jokes when no woman can hear. So it takes idiot Obama to put it on WW TV and radio and the NET?

There are things women don't want to hear. Don't men learn this at an early age? Those Hillary women have a frying pan ready for Obama over there. You DO NOT insult a woman. Men describe how they come to conclusions. The conversation starts there. Then women do. ____________________________________________ McCain/Palin 08

[RonDog]

It's hard to believe that FReepers are joining forces with former Hildabeast supporters...

...but for now, "the enemy of my enemy" is my friend...

...so, GO PUMAs!

[Shortstop7]

Did he scream “allah akbar” after he said that or did he bang his head on the floor?

lmao.. I suspect MichelleMaBelle is banging his head on the floor right about now.

[BobS]

All the women where I work at who were flippy 2 weeks ago are just like Sarah. Various problems just like her. And McCain has a fresh kind of step, as his wife does.

I hope they avoid the DC bunch and just do talk radio for interviews. There's more people listening. Or local TV stations, just like W Bush did twice. Go around them.

Who knows what Obama's wife is throwing at him tonight? The SS must have her handcuffed to a bed!

[Norman Bates]

The McCain List.

This story is continuing to develop, and could cost Obama dearly. We'll see where this goes tomorrow.

[Earthdweller]

"Isn’t the “pig” he’s referring to Washington DC?"

50/50 chance of that...but he is a college grad. He knew what he was saying could be taken both ways. He blew it because it is so outrageously, disgustingly rude.

[C210N]