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Obama: Lipstick on a Pig (Did he just call Sarah Palin a pig and a stinky fish?)
Politico ^ | Tuesday, September 9, 2008 | Ben Smith

Posted on 09/09/2008 3:36:33 PM PDT by kristinn

Amie Parnes reports from Lebanon, VA:

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."


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To: polymuser

Great tag!

I saw a wonderful anagram of “lipstick on a pig” = “sap politicking”. LOLOL! I think I’m changing my tag.


1,521 posted on 09/10/2008 2:16:25 PM PDT by alwaysconservative (Anagram of "lipstick on a pig" equals "sap politicking", LOLOL!)
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To: teeman8r

I’ll drink to that.


1,522 posted on 09/10/2008 2:38:51 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: newzjunkey

I agree. I have wondered the same things myself - is he just slow or is he trying to be politically correct and say what he knows his “peeps” want to hear? I tend to think more the second - but either would be bad. I am not sure this man has any original thoughts.


1,523 posted on 09/10/2008 3:12:10 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Miss Didi

I know how you feel. I didn’t like Bill Clinton but I didn’t feel like fingernails were scraping the chalkboard when he talked. I literally am in agony listening to BO; I can’t bear the thought of 4 years of that drivel; not to mention what he’s going to do to our economy by driving up all of our taxes.


1,524 posted on 09/10/2008 3:13:41 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Right Wing Assault

I missed the finger part. Maybe this is why Bubba’s inviting him to Harlem? LOL


1,525 posted on 09/10/2008 3:18:55 PM PDT by tpanther
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To: tpanther

The “youtube” vid of Mr. B. Hussein Obama and the pig/lipstick reference. “ENJOY”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zAbeu3v3Wc


1,526 posted on 09/10/2008 3:39:16 PM PDT by cwcsunflower (Phil 4:13 A Marine mom)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Exactly.. just make a joke out of his remark and move on.


1,527 posted on 09/10/2008 4:15:49 PM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Oh please.. an expresion that is not sexist or racist cannot be compared to a racist remark.

Nice try.


1,528 posted on 09/10/2008 4:16:46 PM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: CottonBall

Easily...but comments like these tend to take a life of their own unrelated to why would vote or not vote for someone.

Nobody here likes Obama except for the trolls.. so of course there is going to be this need to nitpick him.


1,529 posted on 09/10/2008 4:19:51 PM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: Almondjoy

I’ve seen your comments on this subject, they indicate that your mind is closed, so I won’t waste my time. HAND.


1,530 posted on 09/10/2008 4:21:12 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (diogeneticistical...esque...ish...)
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To: bricklayer

“Your analogy gives me the creeps!”

I assure you, it was purely intentional.


1,531 posted on 09/10/2008 4:34:58 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: Lions Gate; kristinn

“Everyone in the crowd knew EXACTLY what he was talking about when he implied Sarah was a PIG!”

You have said something that bears further explanation.
It is not that Obama called her a pig, because he didn’t.

He very carefully made sure the remark was made in reference to the McCain/Palin campaign strategy.

The ‘trick’ was to find a phrase, that could be used, and had the word ‘lipstick’ in it. Then to use it carefully so he had plausible deniability.

And he did that. The important part, and the one that you hit on, is that it made the ‘link’ in the minds of the audience. The conception that the remark ‘really’ applied to Sarah Palin, was all in the mind of the listener.

It is a simple mental trick, and advertisers use the same trick all the time.


“I haven’t seen the video yet but it would be interesting to see the expression on his face as he said these snide remarks.”

Again. Without any foreknowledge, you hit upon another trick.

You could not see the expression on Obama’s face, as he said the remarks, because he put his hand up to cover his face, while he said those words.

It’s a ‘tell’, actually. Like when you are about to say something to another person, that is considered really risque. You turn your head away from them, and lower your voice some while saying it. You don’t look them in the eyes. Kind of pretending you didn’t really just say that.


1,532 posted on 09/10/2008 5:01:43 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: FreeReign

“Seems to me Obama didn’t call Sarah a pig.”

That is correct.

What he did is use a simple advertising trick (psychological trick) as bait on a hook to get the audience to make the connection, via the word ‘lipstick’.


1,533 posted on 09/10/2008 5:06:54 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: popdonnelly

Well, that makes it pretty hard for DEMOCRATS to deny they are calling Sarah Palin a pig. Even if Obama wasn’t.

: )


1,534 posted on 09/10/2008 5:09:12 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: Paved Paradise

“is he just slow or is he trying to be politically correct and say what he knows his “peeps” want to hear? “

From what I can tell, he reads the political CARTOONS, and steals their lines.


1,535 posted on 09/10/2008 5:13:29 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: MEG33

Good One!


1,536 posted on 09/10/2008 5:15:50 PM PDT by Palladin (Hello!! The Grand Old Party is BACK!!!)
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To: Paved Paradise

“I literally am in agony listening to BO;”

Then you’ll just hate this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cNtH1mULo

This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ted9Hzn8foY

And this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0drwfnGlF_E


1,537 posted on 09/10/2008 5:17:09 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: Paved Paradise

And, because things must have a balance,

here is something I think you will like.

Surprise ending.

-Dear Mr. Obama-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8


1,538 posted on 09/10/2008 5:19:35 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: VA40

“Was wondering why Andrea Mitchell was looking more constipated than usual today.”

HAHAHAhahahaha.....

It all started when Andrea was buried by Sarah’s balloons at the Republican Convention. A symbolic moment.

It’s been downhill for Andrea and her beloved Obama ever since!


1,539 posted on 09/10/2008 5:23:04 PM PDT by Palladin (Hello!! The Grand Old Party is BACK!!!)
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To: Windflier

Obama has said a ‘lot of things’ that turned people off.

Listen to this man, in a video called DEAR MR. OBAMA.

Have your wife/husband/children/friends/neighbors watch it too.

This is the kind of response we should put forth, against the negative attacks from the DNC and Obama.

Here it is. You will not be the same, after you watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8


1,540 posted on 09/10/2008 5:24:42 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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