Glenn Greenwald has an excellent timeline put together highlighting the growth of this whole lipstick bullshit. It really shows you how an innocent analogy gets turned into the most talked about controversy, with the help of the media and internets.
Education is obviously not the issue Senator McCain spends the most time on That is a quote from McCain adviser Lisa Graham Keegan. Kind of reminds you of the economy and how he really doesn’t know that much about it. I guess all McCain does spend time on is war, war, war.
John McCain didn’t support equal pay for women because. Well I’ll let him speak for himself: “They need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else,” McCain said. “And it’s hard for them to leave their families when they don’t have […]
The National Review is trying to push the sexist meme even more: The “lipstick on a pig” phrase was bad, yes, but kind of schoolyard nasty. But this riff, which followed in Barack Obama’s little speech is far worse: …you know Sarah Palin is an interesting story.” The crowd booed. “No, she’s new!” Obama said. […]
Newsweek is all over troopergate: Court documents show that Judge Suddock was disturbed by the alleged attacks by Palin and her family members on Wooten’s behavior and character. “Disparaging will not be tolerated—it is a form of child abuse,” the judge told a settlement hearing in October 2005, according to typed notes of the proceedings. […]
Yes it is such an uncommon analogy to use. So uncommon that McCain’s former adviser, Torie Clarke, even wrote a book: I seem to remember a not-so old quote that certainly applies to this; “you are stuck on stupid” (you being the McCain campaign).
There I said it. He is an enormous pussy. Why do I say this? Simple – he has to hide behind a woman. Case in point – today’s pig comment by Obama. Obama was clearly talking about McCain, but the McCain campaign quickly spun it into “he was attacking Sarah”. Total bullshit. So why does […]
Here is the top headline on Drudge right now: Which links to this article on Politico: 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 […]
The proof is in his new ad: The legislation Obama sponsored? A bill to teach children about inappropriate touching. Yes – telling kindergartners to not let their parents or dirty neighbor touch them wrong. More at HuffPo. (And of course McCain wouldn’t want legislation like this. It might hurt his friends like Mark Foley)
Dow closes down nearly 300 points with concerns about the future of Lehman Brothers. But the fundamentals of our economy are still strong and the people on Wall Street are just whiners. Just ask the McCain campaign.