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The creaky McCain/Palin double-standard spin machine is clunking into high gear once again. Seems Barack Obama uttered one of John McCain's and Vice-President Dick Cheney's favorite phrases "lipstick on a pig" and now all of a sudden Obama is a sexist. But in October of 2007, it was John McCain who used the phrase "lipstick on a pig" while talking about Hillary Clinton's healthcare proposals. Here is what McCain said:
"McCain criticized Democratic contenders for offering what he called costly universal health-care proposals that require too much government regulation. While he said he had not studied Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's plan, he said it was "eerily reminiscent" of the failed plan she offered as first lady in the 1990s.
"I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," he said of her proposal." ...
Here is what Obama said:
Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, brought up lipstick on Tuesday in comparing the policies of McCain, his Republican rival for the White House, to those of President Bush. "You can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said during a campaign stop. "It's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still going to stink after eight years."
Same kind of thing if you ask me. No one needs to apologize for pulling out a tired but still popular cliche.
I am a dog lover, in fact we have two. But I don't really get the obsession with putting clothes on dogs and I don't really get the obsession politicians have lately with applying cosmetics to the lips of animals. But I do know this much: if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is, in fact, a duck. Maybe Obama should have just said that.
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By: Don on 9/10/2008 1:53PM
I love it, Obama is such an idiot. This is great to see this idiot self destruct. I also love the panic in your writing Ms. Dixon. Every article you write costs Obama another vote. Do you have your lipstick on? Please keep writing. LOL.
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By: Figure it Out on 9/10/2008 2:11PM
Don - I have to agree. He should have picked his words more carefully, regardless of what he really meant. While I don't think he was aiming his comment at Palin, really bad chioce of words. I actually voted for this guy in the primary. Then I read his book. I have yet to meet an Obama supporter who has read it, amazing. Most Germans never read Mein Kampf before Hitler came to power either.
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By: Cocoa Delight on 9/10/2008 3:06PM
Wanna bet that "Don" and "Figure It Out" are one in the same! No two people could be so stupid, do ya think? Yes, the McCain/Palin ideas are as ridiculous as lipstick on a pig, or lipstick on a pitbull. Get over it. If you can't stand the heat, blah, blah, blah!
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By: Johnny on 9/10/2008 3:55PM
He just keeps digging his grave deeeper
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By: Time for Real change on 9/10/2008 4:10PM
You people are sooooo Shallow! Pick his words more carefully? There's nothing in this world worse then unfair people! its okay for McCain to say it but Obama should say sorry. For what????? McCain made a similar comment about Hillary was it sexest then. The Republicans are trying desperatly to get women against Obama, Why not go through the whole Barack interveiw before jumping againt Obama.
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By: Don on 9/10/2008 4:10PM
OK Cocoa Delight (LOL). I think your guy is the one who can't stand the heat. He's absolutely melting down right now. I'm loving the kitchen right now after listening to you Obama nuts talk about how elequant this guy is for over a year now. BTW, Johnny must be on the same page as well, Cocoa.
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By: NoBama on 9/10/2008 4:32PM
Time for Real Change, Actually it was just as sexist when McCain said it about Hillary. But in case you haven't heard, Hillary is not running for anything anymore. Obama saw to that. The real point is that this guy talked about change and look at him now. He doesn't know whether he's foot or horseback anymore. I call him Uh...Uh...Uh.....Obama. LOL.
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By: Robin Oden on 9/10/2008 4:45PM
It appears that Sarah Palin was for the "Bridge to Nowhere", however, she is now against the "Bridge to Nowhere". To me that is not important. What is important is that if this election is won by McCain-Palin, all of America will be on the "Bridge to Nowhere" for the next four years just as we have been for the past eight years. This "Bridge to Nowhere" will provide tax cuts for the rich and big corporations, no universal health care for working class Americans, no end to the Iraq war, an increase in the jobless rate, an increase in the national debt and no tax relief for middle and working class Americans. It is time to get off of this "Bridge to Nowhere". It is time to get on the "Bridge to Somewhere". You must vote for real change, we all know what kind of change McCain-Palin is talking about. No change at all! This election should be about issues not personalities. A vote for Obama is the only way we can get off of the " Bridge to Nowhere" and get onto the "Bridge to Somewhere".
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By: shanequa on 9/10/2008 4:57PM
Bull. The guy has no respect for 52% of the population.
I am insulted that a potential candidate could stoop so low as to use a "sexist insult" because he is behind in the polls. I am now going to vote for McCain/Palin instead.
See it all for what it is, he is another Marion Barry.
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By: septmon on 9/10/2008 6:44PM
Why should Obama apologize for the statement used earlier in the campain when Hillary Clinton was running and McCain used it against Hillary Clinton?
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