[Cinnamontea]

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 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.

[Question Liberal Authority]

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.

EXACTLY! And the reason they were cheering wasn't just because Obama made the comment, but because it looked like he finally grew a spine.

Imagine if Sarah Palin spent the day after her speech apologizing for making the speech and saying that she didn't mean to offend community organizers. She'd be a drag on the ticket and polling lower than Biden.

If Obama wanted to give his crowd red meat, he should have doubled down. "You heard me, Sarah. I called you a pig. Now if you can't handle that, maybe you should high tail your whiney little white butt back to Alaska."