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To: gamesmistress who wrote (267480)	9/10/2008 2:47:39 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793998

But to those in the audience, it was clear that Mr. Obama was employing an age-old phrase — lipstick on a pig — and referring to Mr. McCain’s policies. He had not yet mentioned Ms. Palin at that point of his speech. Nice try, guys. To those in the audience, as to the rest of us, the only remaining question is whether Sarah Palin was intended to be the pig or lipstick.

To: gamesmistress who wrote (267480)	9/10/2008 3:04:56 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793998

Silver Tongue............LOL Adj. 1. silver-tongued - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" eloquent, smooth-spoken, fluent, facile, silver articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

To: gamesmistress who wrote (267480)	9/10/2008 4:25:24 PM
From: Brumar89	7 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793998

The "lipstick on a pig" etc remark wouldn't have been perceived as offensive if it wasn't so obvious a response to Palin's well known remark about hockey Mom's, pitbulls and lipstick. If not for that, it would be just a reasonably well known and inocuous phrase. But she had made the "lipstick-pitbull" remark and is very widely known for the phrase and that changes things. Obama's remark was clearly intended to be and perceived by his audience to be a shot back at her using her own signature phrase. And a shot back that amounts to calling a woman opponent a pig. As such, it's a juvenile statement that a candidate looking to project gravitas shouldn't make and in addition is something thats extremely unwise for a man to make in reference to a woman anytime under any circumstances. Liberals aren't getting it and are responding to the controversy by becoming even more offensive and sexist. This compounds the problem for their side. But it is very good for McCain-Palin. Every woman turned off by Obama calling Sarah a pig is one more woman that won't vote for Obama. The uglier the Democrats act The uglier liberals act, the better for our side.