A good friend of mine sent me a message pointing out that John McCain has used the "pig"-line before:
Drawing comparisons between New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's current healthcare plan and the one she championed in 1993, Arizona Sen. John McCain joked Thursday, "I think they put some lipstick on the pig, but it's still a pig."
My response:
The HUGE difference is that I hold Obama to a higher standard. I want to believe that he is different. But he's showing me that he isn't.
McCain is way off message right now and the Democrats should ride him on it. Instead, they're stooping to the typical political jabs.
I have to add, another difference is that Obama's remarks today come shortly after Sarah Palin made a reference to herself as a pitbull with lipstick. Regardless of whether Obama was speaking about "the message" or the "messenger," it is just more of the same on the campaign trail.
I keep hoping for better.
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Oh come on. It's a cliche that Obama used, and not even a derogatory one at that. There is no context before or after that line that suggests that Obama was referring to Palin.
What I find fascinating is that McCain's people are calling Obama on being offensive and childish, and yet if there's anyone who is acting beneath their age level (which is hard to do considering his age) it's McCain for crying foul for what, if it were actually true, a schoolyard taunt.
But that's okay. We don't have to talk about the issues like the war, economy, health care or education. We just can't make Sarah cry. I try not to feel embarrassed of my leaders or press, but it's hard during moments like this.
There is no context before or after that line that suggests that Obama was referring to Palin.
I saw an interview with a few people that were in the audience during that speech on ABC. They said that they thought the line was funny because it made reference to Sarah Palin.
Whether he meant it or not, he should have known that people were going to laugh, make a connection, and that the Republicans were going to respond. That's what he needs to avoid.
He presented a bigger, better education reform plan than anything McCain's presented. But, yes, no one is talking about it. That's the problem. It is a schoolyard taunt. Obama needs to stay away from these back and forths.
Barack Obama does himself no favors by even continuing this conversation, which he has been. Last night on Letterman (which I recorded) he spent a huge chunk of time talking about Sarah Palin and the lipstick comment.
He needs to go back to the issues.
Well, first of all, when you're on a show like Letterman, it's not much of a platform for relevant political ideas. It's an entertainment show, so Letterman is going to talk about more lurid topics.
Secondly, I disagree that Obama needs to immediately move on. That's what John Kerry (and McCain in 2000 as well) did in 2004 when the Swift Boat crew kneecapped him. He didn't call it for the nonsense he knew it was. So Obama needs to address this and show the petulance that has become the McCain campaign.
Because let's get real. We're two months away from an election and we have yet to have someone who could feasibly be running the country by January talk to the press. This is astounding. Sarah Palin could be the commander of our armed forces and we have to stop and spend two days talking about name-calling and her feelings. It's just embarrassing, and our press continues to devalue itself when they lend it credence.
I've always liked John McCain, but after this and his unbelievably despicable "sex-ed" ad aimed at Obama, he has lost the last ounce of respect I've ever had for him. As a man, I will always value the service he gave to his country, but as a politician and presidential candidate, he has shown his true colors. This is not a person who has the integrity to be the leader of the United States. Period.
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