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Pig lipstick: Barbara Boxer smacks down Republican smearsUploaded by: AntiConformist911 Video Description: Some Thoughts on Pigs in Lipstick I'm trying to get work done on something else—a piece of writing and thinking not related to the Alaskan body-snatcher who seems to have invaded our collective brain—but my mind keeps returning to the trivial campaign flap of the day, this flurry of feigned outrage about "lipstick on a pig." Rachael's right that the Obama campaign's unfortunate choice of this phrase to describe the cynical repackaging of John McCain's economic plan opens the Dems up to charges of sexism. But I honestly can't decide: Is the use of the phrase, even if it does include a veiled jab at Palin, really sexist? After all, this is a woman who, in a much-praised convention speech (now being endlessly repeated on the stump) referred to herself as a "pit bull with lipstick." Isn't Obama's repurposing of a related metaphor just pointing out that, beneath that lipstick, the emperor's pit bull has no clothes? As is being widely blogged today, McCain used the same figure of speech to deride Hillary's health care plan back in May. (The Christian Science Monitor reports that Dick Cheney also used it to demean Kerry's war record in 2004, and that Obama used it earlier in the campaign to criticize Bush's Iraq policy.) As far as I can recall, the Clinton campaign, which was never slow to seize upon opportunities for umbrage, let the phrase pass unnoticed (if anyone has a clip to refute that claim, please send along). Then again, McCain did preface his comparison with the sentence "I don't like to use this term." Why not? What would his disclaimer mean, if not that the phrase was somehow offensive to Hillary? Pigs and pit bulls: two animals popularly considered to be unpleasant (though both can actually make smart and loving pets!), both repackaged with a slapped-on coat of Revlon (personally, I like Cherries in the Glow). The difference, of course, is that the pit-bull joke puts an admirable spin on the image of the dolled-up beast: Pit bulls are to be admired for their toughness and tenacity (and lipstick only makes them cuter!) while a pig is just a pig, cosmetics or no. What do the rest of you XX-ers think: If the Hillary campaign had cried sexism over the same porcine imagery, would you have given it more or less credence? And would you rather compare yourself to a dog, or have someone else compare your ideas to a pig? http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/09/10/lipstick-some-porcine-ponderings.aspx All campaigns must change in order to handle the arrival of a vice-presidential candidate. To accommodate Sarah Palin, John McCain's Straight Talk Express has now installed a fainting couch. It's not for the vice-presidential candidate—she's plenty tough—but for McCain aides who are rapidly perfecting the act of expiring on the cushions on her behalf at every sign of perceived sexism. Tuesday night they turned in a spectacular performance. Barack Obama used the expression "lipstick on a pig" to refer to McCain's new pitch as a change agent in Washington. "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 McCain campaign reacted to the remarks with emergency umbrage. A conference call was ordered for 7 p.m. Former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, the newly minted chair of the "Palin Truth Squad," told reporters she was offended at Obama's attack on Palin. She couldn't explain how Obama's general attack was a personal one aimed at Palin but asserted it was just obvious. She also took offense on behalf of her children. She may have even put her hand to her brow, but it was a phone call, so I couldn't tell. (Note: If it had been a man on the call, I also would have used this expression because of the silent-movielike theatricality. I believe that this gesture is gender neutral, but if you have another one, drop us a line and we'll fix it.) The McCain team's hypersensitive and highly managed approach to the new vice president offers up yet more signs of just how far the Republican nominee has come from his freewheeling days. McCain, once one of the most accessible politicians in modern times, has essentially hidden his vice-presidential pick from the press since her selection. Palin's performances are highly scripted, and the campaign that once rightly criticized bloggers for taking McCain's every utterance out of context has now perfected the blogger's quick trigger of outrage. http://www.slate.com/id/2199738/ Tags for this video: Barack Biden card debate gas gender interview Joe john Lip Mccain Obama oil on Palin pig Sarah sexist speech stick tax Find more videos in the "News" category See more videos uploaded by AntiConformist911
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It's a shame she has to ruin things by speaking.
It's just hard to believe that she is in a position of leadership for our country and is supporting someone that is an obvious black seperatist with anti american views and strong terrorist ties.
And poor Chris gets a tingle going up his leg every time Barrack feeds him another big spoonfull of lies.
Do these people really want to be socialists.
Say it aint so Joe.
sod off.
not you of course, I meant the ass who marked your comment as spam.
he's not a sexist, please explain why palin is in favour of burning books, shooting wolves, even the cubs for god's sake!
she should not be running for prez, why? simple. A mothers FIRST AND FOREMOST purpose is to raise her children to the best of her ability, how is she gonna manage that while being prez?
one of her children has downs syndrome, that is a child that NEEDS it's mother, and won't have one, why? BECAUSE IT"S MOTHER IS A PRESIDENT!
obviously you don't give a fuck either way.
I've little else to say other than, I pity you and all of the poor sods in this country who honestly think McSame will make a diff.
I pity the fact your type fell for their bullshit.
that's all.
McSame Is Disaster + Palin Dumb