> Again, I strongly suspect Obama knew exactly what > he was saying. The metaphor he used has an obvious meaning. To try to connect this with a disgusting slur on women is such a stretch that I am amazed you could believe it. I can understand the right wing using it as a cynical tactic, but you surprise me here. As I said in my other post, there are plenty of things to go after Obama for. But this kind of connection seems completely crazy to me. (That is not an underhanded reference to the antiquated diagnosis of hysteria in women although I am as proficient in the "cure" as the quack doctors of that era. Special credit for anyone who can tell me what the "cure" was. I'm sure you know Judy.)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> > wrote: > > > > > > It's difficult to explain away Obama's "lipstick > > > on a pig" remark that he wasn't referring to Palin. > > > But, what follows is equally damning in Obama's > > > own words, "You can wrap an old fish in a piece of > > > paper called change, it's still gonna stink after > > > eight years." Women get it that Obama was referring > > > to a woman's lady-parts as stinky fish. Obama > > > just lost the election. Bets are on. > > > > Dude, you are being the sexist, disgusting, pig > > here. I'm guessing you haven't had much actual > > contact with the opposite sex if that is your > > immediate association. > > In the first place, raunchydog isn't a dude, > she's a dame. > > In the second place, you're fortunate if you've > never encountered the insulting association of > smelly old fish with a woman. Sorry to be > clinical, but it's a reference to menstrual blood, > which does smell a little fishy as it's drying. > > It's a slightly elderly association from pre-Tampax > days when the odor was much more of a problem for > menstruating women. No older woman would fail to > recognize that association, and older women, of > course, are Hillary's base, those who may be most > tempted to vote for McCain because of Palin. > > Again, I strongly suspect Obama knew exactly what > he was saying. >