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   It just shows how educated people in America are and how much they like to take things out of context.

   Lipstick on a Pig is an old saying. It’s a “slang for when someone tries to dress something up, but is still that something”

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   It’s a good thing we have an elitist like yourself to tell the rest of us how stupid we are.

   Comment by ABC — September 10, 2008 #

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   I think people in the States understand the meaning of the old phrase - just that the Republicans have to try and make something out it to hide the fact the statement points to.

   Also read now that the latest set of polls showing a Republican resurgence were rigged to produce that result - by manipulating the sample to ensure many more registered Republicans were polled. Sort of wastes the effort of polling really.

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   A new poll by The Washington Post and ABC News, both liberal democrat, shows that 53% of white women will vote for John McCain as opposed to 41% will vote for Barack Obama. Click here to read the article.

   Comment by Debbie — September 10, 2008 #

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   This is completely stupid! For one it is an old saying. It is also true that Obama has used this statement in the past before Palin was selected for VP. You might also want to look up the fact that McCain used this same saying in the past which can easily be found on YouTube. Grow up!

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   If what you say is true, how about providing links to the videos.

   Comment by Aaron — September 10, 2008 #

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   Here’s one of the instances where McCain used the same line to talk about Hillary. Interesting how everyone laughs when it’s a man attacking a liberal white woman, but everyone cries sexism when a man attacks a conservative white woman. Attacks come on both sides of the spectrum and perhaps we should listen to another old saying: Don’t dish out what you can’t take.

   Comment by Val — September 10, 2008 #

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   I support McCain & Palin but I do think this is silly. I do not think Obama was attempting to insult Sarah Palin. Although I do think it was his intention to bait the conservatives.

   He is smart enough to know that people could take it either way. This is only the tip of the iceberg. These 2 months are going to drag on and get very ugly.

   Comment by Melissa — September 10, 2008 #

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   I agree that Obama should have had the sense not to make that statement. However, if you feel Obama is not acting very presidential by doing that, I consider far worse the judgment call of McCain (and Palin) and his campaign staffers to blatantly abuse the truth with their statements in the last couple of weeks.

   I mean, how can Huckabee with a straight face say that Sarah Palin got more votes in her two mayoral elections than Joe Biden did in his presidential primary race? She received 616 + 909 = 1,525 votes. Biden may have dropped out after the Iowa caucuses but in the 23 states and the District of Columbia where his name was on the ballot he still got: 76,165 votes

   And so the lies go on…. earmarks (Alaska still has the highest $ amount in earmarks per person in the nation this year, $295 to an average $34) …the successful auction of the jet on eBay…..Obama raising taxes rather than cutting them (Tax Policy Center estimates by $2.9 trillion from 2009-2018)… foreign policy experience because of the National Guard…that declared FBI vetting of Palin (which FBI denied) … Obama never using the word ‘victory’ except when talking about his own campaign…Obama never authoring a single major law or reform… that Bridge to Nowhere deal… and so it goes on…

   Your story states: “Whilst Obama talks about change, McCain is making it happen.” Well, there we need to go back to the root of this story, don’t we? You are only partly correct. It looks that way, and he and the campaign have cleverly created that picture. However, a pig remains a pig whether you dress it up with lipstick or put a hat on it, or put a coat on it or…..

   And the fact that they are telling all these untruths which the media catches but which a lot of the listening public does not, shows that really, there’s no difference still at the GOP base. They play the same way when they need to.

   I agree with Melissa. This is the tip of the iceberg. These 2 months are going to drag on and get very ugly. Obama showed better judgement when he said a few days ago:

   “I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she’s change, and that’s great. She’s a skillful politician. But, you know, when you’ve been taking all these earmarks when it’s convenient, and then suddenly you’re the champion anti-earmark person, that’s not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can’t just make stuff up.”
   We, the members of the public have just got to hold these politicians to that standard. That means reminding everyone everywhere to pay attention and check the facts. America owes it to itself to hold politicians accountable for their level of truth. Otherwise we are no better than those countries who have believed their leaders and got themselves in real trouble.

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   You are correct. Both sides are guilty of putting out information that isn’t always accurate, which is why McCain is running ads with Obama making statements in his own words. Obama really can’t judge Sarah Palin’s career since she is someone who gets things done, and still has more than a 90% approval rating. As for Obama, he rarely voted in the Senate, but instead was marked as present or not present, so he wouldn’t ever have to make a decision during his brief time there. When Obama does make a decision, like whether to meet with Iran without preconditions, or whether to use the Lipstick on a Pig statement right after Sarah used it, Obama is criticized for having poor judgment. Obama hasn’t even done enough in the Senate to be held accountable for much of anything. Talk is cheap when action is required. Sarah Palin and John McCain have a record of getting things done. Obama has a record of not getting anything done, except to try to get himself elected as President of the United States.

   Comment by hilary — September 10, 2008 #

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   1. It’s an figure of speech. It means a lame attempt to make something not pretty look pretty.

   2. if it were a slam it would be a slam on McCain. McCain would be the pig, Sarah Palin would be the lipstick. Choosing her is an attempt to make him prettier.

   3. It’s a figure of speech. False outrage is not presidential.

   Comment by republicrat — September 11, 2008 #

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