[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Thank you Michael, for this great piece! You ARE the man!

[Paladin2]

0be is of the old politics and needs to be called out on it.

[gridlock]

It does us no good to be polite and give them the benefit of the doubt when they are being a$$holes.

Rather we should point out that they are being a$$holes, make sure the voters know it, and move on. We’re not picking up the victim role. Rather, we are just pointing out their bad behavior.

[jporcus]

Totally agree with you. I’m disappointed with some of our conservative friends giving Obama a pass and the “benefit of the doubt.” The way he delivered that line, the way the audience was eating it up, the way he juiced it up with them, and the fact that he COINCIDENTALLY came up with this right after Palin mentions lipstick, makes this very obvious. Not even close.

I hope people don’t start getting soft on Obama, now that McCain is starting to do well. We need to keep hitting Obama on everything. This should not even be a close election. Only a crushing defeat of Obama will do, to give McCain/Palin the clout to really change things from day one.

[ovrtaxt]

If there was anyone in the audience still too dense to get it - say, an employee of CNN, perhaps

lol the knives are out!

[ari-freedom]

that’s the kind of response I wanted to see from hannity and o’reilly.

[supremedoctrine]

First it was Hillary that was on her way to a coronation.
And she got upended by Obama.
THen it was Obama who was on his way to a coronation.’
And he got up ended by the McCain/Palin ticket.
I don’t know know what I’d do if I was a Democrat.
Maybe vote Republican.

[syriacus]

Imagine a President Obama making an "innocent" pig comment in reference to Ahmadinejad's policies and not immediately apologizing!

[ovrtaxt]

Backing up from this littel incident, I can’t get over how rattled Obama is over Palin. He’s barely even dealing with McCain anymore!

She’s really gotten into his head. haha

[mylife]

Smart people are asking why Obama would do something so dumb. He couldn’t have meant to say it, they argue, because he had to know it would exacerbate his biggest political problem - women voters abandoning the Democratic ticket.

BINGO!

The answer? Barama couldnt help himself from saying it.

[LOC1]

Obama is certainly not ready to be president if he cannot tell a pit bull from a pig !

[Anti-Bubba182]

The big mistake is that Obama personally got involved. Surrogates should do the dirty work but, it is good for McCain that Obama panicked and jumped her.

[visualops]

Obama can deny it all he wants, and I was surprised even all the talking heads on Fox thought he "didn't mean it that way", but it's a no brainer and everybody knows it. The key thing is time and again Obama says stuff without thinking.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Hussein Obama can go on national television and deny that he was referring to Gov. Palin all he wants, and he can mock outrage at the McCain for their righteous indignation, but the ALLUSION is undeniable, and any American who heard it knows that was intentionally alluding to Gov. Palin.

[Tax-chick]

This wasn’t a political plot. It was a Barack Obama point of personal privilege. What we’re seeing is how Barack Obama performs under pressure. And so far, it isn’t pretty.

Great. The more the voters see of the Democrat ticket, the more they want to vote for McCain.

[cvq3842]

Good article! What a weasel - making attacks and then denying them. Is this the “new kind of politics” Obama promised?

Is there anyone with half a brain out there who is still supporting this guy? Don’t answer. I’m afraid I know already.

[Dick Vomer]

Or, even more laughable, that the first three letters of the word “night” in the kid’s “Goodnight Moon” pajamas were highlighted for nefarious purposes.

I wish she'd stop niggling the Obama supporters. errrr, oooops, I mean, I wish that she'd stop finding fault with (someone) in a petty way..... bwahahahahaaaaa....

Lipstick pig and Old fish for VP and POTUS!! ahhahahahaha.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I thought it was niggardly of him.

If I can't say niggardly, he can't talk about lipstick. Fair's fair.

In fairness, when I heard his comment it instantly evoked Palin’s self-description as a pit bull with lipstick. The comment cudda been innocent, but it's like a White politician callin’ him niggardly. Not smart.

[GWMcClintock]

“Just a hockey mom with a bachelor’s degree, who has brought the great and powerful Obama to his knees.”

And by the power and strength of the Savior who sustains her!

[cricket]

No question - as to 'who' was 'what'and refreshing to see someone in Media not being dismissive here. Palin WAS the pig. . .and the 'OLD fish in yesterday's newspaper (his old programs)WAS McCain.

Nice that, when in trouble, Obama can always count on a visit with Letterman, to get his revision out there quickly.

(Amazing how often we hear per his defense - he could not be that 'stupid'. Can only way, with so many enablers, 'why not'?) By and large; Obama will skate again; and with a trail of 'swiftboating' accusations covering his tracks.