I disagree. Sarah got in a lot of good one-liners that were clean and funny. The lipstick/pig joke was tasteless and was name calling.....for nothing. Add the stinky fish joke and that’s a double shot at our lady. I do not buy that Obama, who has spent plenty of time on the streets of Chicago did not KNOW how offensive those remarks were. He is just surprised that WE understand exactly what he meant and are sick of his style politicing. The remarks were crass and uninspired.
He knew. And so did his audience. I saw the video again this morning. The audience instantly knew that Obama was making reference to Palin's lipstick joke. Now the guy holds a press conference in which he can't even own up to his own remark.
“He is just surprised that WE understand exactly what he meant and are sick of his style politicing.”
BINGO! Just like his “flipping the finger” twice - he clearly thought it was so nuanced that only the elite “insiders” would get the double meaning. It’s arrogance, pure and simple. And his reaction - sputtering slams against those who DARE to call him on it - are also indicative of supreme arrogance.
He doesn’t just think little of women, he thinks little of everyone not in his circle of synchophants...
PS Phone post - pls forgive misspellings.