Obama: 'Lipstick on a pig' comment. Not Smart.

TRFrance · #1 09-09-2008, 06:55 PM

I'm wondering if the Sarah Palin phenomenon is making Obama get a bit nervous now.

This is not a smart comment on his part. As a matter of fact, if this story takes off, he'll probably cost himself a couple thousand votes with this remark:

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."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi..._on_a_pig.html

rgcraig · #2 09-09-2008, 06:57 PM

Well, of course and the fish reference to her fishing too!

The politics are full force on both sides!

TRFrance · #3 09-09-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Well, of course and the fish reference to her fishing too!

The politics are full force on both sides!

I checked out the comments that accompanied the story. A lot of women find his comment highly offensive.

That was just a poorly thought-out comment on his part. That comment didn't win him a single vote, but it probably lost him some. This is bad publicity he doesn't need.

I think he might be cracking under the pressure. He was prepared to deal with Romney or Pawlenty. He wasn't prepared for Palin, and he seems to be a bit taken aback by the effect she's had on the race so far.

TRFrance · #4 09-09-2008, 07:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg

Elizabeth · #5 09-09-2008, 07:09 PM

He has now made comments about her pentecostal background, and speaking in tongues.

rgcraig · #6 09-09-2008, 07:09 PM

They just showed it on Foxnews and he was trying to be "cute" you could tell by the way he stoped and smirked after he said it.

rgcraig · #7 09-09-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeanie

He has now made comments about her pentecostal background, and speaking in tongues.

You should have heard the comments on MSNBC last night.

Blubayou · #8 09-09-2008, 07:11 PM

Just saw the comment on Fox News- I think he is running scared- The comment will further alienate voters.

TRFrance · #9 09-09-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeanie

He has now made comments about her pentecostal background, and speaking in tongues.

Obama did?

I must have missed that.
I know Keith Olbermann did on his show last night.

Elizabeth · #10 09-09-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

You should have heard the comments on MSNBC last night.

Well for one at least they are talking about it, but I imagine they were making a lot of jokes at her expense.

I like the way Fox talked about her being pentecostal with Britt Hume and other commentators is was very objective and fair without making light of chrisitan background.