There are many people who have used that saying. One of McCain's aids wrote a book titled that. McCain himself used that saying against Hillary Clinton. Palin, in the plagiarized lipstick pitbull statement, also used a variation ofthe statement.
You are making my point for me, Mark. It is a common saying. If Obama is "sexist" by using it, then so is McCain, Palin and McCain's aid. ---------- On Sep 10, 3:49 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remarks by Sen. Barack Obama yesterday leading up to his controversial > "lipstick on a pig" jab at the McCain campaign mirror almost word-for- > word a political cartoon published last week in the Washington Post. > > Much has been made of Obama criticizing McCain's idea of "change" by > stating, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig." Taking it > as an attack McCain's vice-presidential running mate, Gov. Sarah > Palin, the campaign responded with a video on the Internet today. > > But less attention has been paid to Obama's statements just preceding > the lipstick reference, which appear to be an un-attributed copy of > the caption in a Washington Post political cartoon by Tom Toles Sept. > 5. > > Obama stated yesterday: > > "'Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health care > policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy and Karl Rove- > style politics – we're really going to shake things up in Washington!' > That's not change ... you know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it's > still a pig." > > The political cartoon, also mocking McCain's and Palin's concept of > change, stated four days earlier: > > "Watch out, Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy > policy and social issues and tax policy and foreign policy and Supreme > Court appointments and Rove-style politics, we're coming in there to > shake things up!" > > The similarities between the cartoon and Obama's speech were first > noticed by users at the Free Republic website. > > Obama's campaign did not immediately return a WND call seeking > comment. > > http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74881 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
