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marleed says:

I voted “Slur”
It was either calculated or horrifically stupid. Either way, the blame lies squarely at the feet of the Chosen One. Let’s fire him!

Shawmut says:

Clearly O’Man is well scripted. The “pig” issue will be seen as an attack on Palin.
BUT…Knowing that there would be an initial negative response to it, he can now say that it is being exaggerated..one of those “distractions” to hurt him – victim – and avoid issues.
ISSUES? What ISSUES? I have heard him raise any yet.
Let’s not get too complacent.
I wonder if he’s even deeper in the “pig” issue to hold his islamics together. His Muslim Brotherhood advisor, who was fired, evidently is still working the hustings for him.

pat_s says:

I think you have to be pretty gullible to give Obama a pass on this. Palin’s lipstick quip was big news just a few days earlier. He deliberately choose the phrase to use the word “lipstick” as a reference back to Palin with a zinger attached. The uproarious response from his audience wasn’t over a commonly used expression. It was a slam and they knew it.

I hate it when people think they’re so clever by coming a sliver close to an obvious act and then feign shock when they’re accused of doing what they had every intent of doing. They’re sneaky and creepy.

Tink says:

Tammy- you stopped the Matt Damon clip before the dinosaur/finger on the button finale! It’s hilarious. I literally laughed out loud! very loud.

Godzilla says:

Here’s a scary thought: can you imagine the sort of dirt that the Chicago Politicall Machine has on Obama? Those power brokers could destroy his career in a nanosecond if they let a thing or two slip out. Obama may just be the walking talking apotheosis of a president (if he were to win) that will be controlled through the threat of blackmail.

Colocelt says:

He may have been trying to use a cliché… but his timing was horrible. Lipstick references in the past week and a half have been attributed to Palin, so even though he may have been trying to reference a phrase used time and time again, it was in poor judgment and I believe intentional.

Docc says:

Sen. Obama is too smart to have done this unintentionally from what we are fed from his campaign and the media.

enkithoth says:

If you listen to the clip, hear the audience’s reaction and The Messiah’s effort at comedic timing, there is no doubt that this was an attack on Sarahcuda.
He also goes on to call McCain a stinky old fish.

So there’s the new nickname:
The pig and the old fish

jeweytunes says:

I would give a LOT of money for a Palin Piglet stuffed animal. Somebody needs to quickly put one out with copious lipstick… otherwise I’m gonna paint up my Miss Piggy doll (she was cooler than Kermit) and take it with me to the rallies. J

Talkin Horse says:

Not only was it intentional, but it was done with a calculated element of future plausible deniability. It’s the same as when he said that his political opponents were racists, but you see, it’s all just a joke, ha ha, so what are you getting steamed about? Tammy was spot-on when she observed his style to be passive-aggressive, and that he’d likely developed this sparring tactic over the years in dealing with his angry wife. And maybe he can beat up a woman with an attitude like that, but his big mouth won’t get him far when he goes up against the genocidal maniacs of the world.

Maxine Weiss says:

Even if you wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt…which I don’t—

This incident calls into question his judgment, and if you question a Candidate’s judgment…..clearly that Candidate is not ready assume the Presidency.

nacilkdr says:

Regardless wether of not it was intentional, a subliminal slip or entirely innocent, Sarah Palin has a terrific opportunity to swipe a few more Hillary voters if she would say something to the effect that Barack at least has now got an understanding of how she, Hillary and Ferraro felt all during the primaries.

whitney says:

After you watch MSNBC, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow’s shows, and their fawning coverage of BO, and their unhibited trouncing of all the rules of Journalistic “fair Play” and an unihibited go for trashing of the Right, and the Bush admnistration, and the new substitute in their mind’s eye, Mr. McCain…and all the polls leading up to the Governor of Alaska’s nomination and the early primaries where this junior Senator of Illinois beat the living hell out of every one of his Democrat Senior Senators, until they cried uncle…look at his opponent in the illionois Senate Race!!!!…Anyone Remember that perenial loser, Alan Keyes? He ran against Barak Obama as an afterthought since the Republicans were grasping for someone to run against him….remember how the seat became open? Does anyone remember Senator Carol Braun? and the Illionois governor who was indicted and who wanted to run for Carol Braun’s seat she lost for being so incompetent? So, Obama must have surely felt it was God’s will that he was given the seat of Senator in Illionois…..dick Durbin, the Senior Senator in Illinois practically begged him to run for president as a freshman Senator….This has got to be shocking to him….he’s probably Not going to be the Messiah, ever since this young female freshman governor of Alaska has come into the picture….he must be shell-shocked at about this time………

J says:

DON”T CARE.

I care about the country and I do not plan to WASTE another dime into the wars , defense spending in the name of security….

These comments are all for people who have plenty of time to waste – let us make sure the women’s rights are pursued equally and fight for it…

Tammy – you are doing a disservice by supporting a woman who quotes god in the name of war – what have we achieved in Iraq – have we killed Osama???? OR the perpetators of the crime???

PeteRFNY says:

I’m going to buck the wave here and say that enough is enough with this lipstick comment. The Obama camp has been very creative at avoiding the issues in this campaign and by making a big deal about a schoolyard taunt (intentional or otherwise), we’re giving them the ammunition to both continue playing semantics over substance and at the same time, make THEMSELVES look like the victim.

It would suit McCain and Palin better to not make huge deals about things like this…they should just brush them off and say, “well, that’s how they want to campaign – not us” and take the high road. No one wants to see an election turn into a pissing match…that is something that turns EVERYONE off.

Time to let it go and move on.

PeteRFNY says:

Katie – that could be, but in all honesty my opinion changed a LITTLE overnight. I’m starting to wonder if Obama says these things just because he’s an idiot. Besides that, these kinds of things shift focus away from the issues which is exactly what the Obama camp wants. McCain and Palin should let it go now and just move on.

If Barry wants to put a foot in his mouth, they should let him and use it to show his inexperience as a politician. By getting all flustered and demanding apologies, the GOP is playing right into his lair – the schoolyard.

Cutter Bench says:

What has been lost in Obama’s impolitic PIG-lipstick, FISH-stink speech, followed by his biting CAT-nip rebuttal, were his perceptive compare and contrast and insightful, point-by-point analysis; linking Bush’s policies to McCain.

Oh wait, that didn’t happen. The “BEEF” (it would appear) is conspicuously and not coincidently missing from not only his metaphors, but his message as well.

Obama would have us believe that he is desirous of elevating the level of discourse, but all we ever hear from him and his minions is “Bush, McCain, same.” That, and of course, “They must think you’re stupid.” Notably, I’ve yet to hear him use the inclusive “we’re” connected to “stupid.” I’m thinking he will say that about the same time we hear him say, “I was wrong about the surge.” (((((((Crickets chirping)))))))

Also notably missing in this election cycle is the clarion call from his DNC operatives for the ever-elusive quality, known as, “Gravitas.”

I’m thinking, inasmuch as the veneer of Barrack’s message appears to be as thin as his skin, and given his lack of Presidential comportment; were about as likely to hear his handlers issue a call for “Gravitas,” as we are the importance of having a “leader with military experience, during a time of war.”

If Obama thinks he can convince the American people of his qualifications to lead; using barnyard metaphors, monotonous mantras, and castigating us like a shrill school-marm (“Enough”) after being called out for his imprudent behavior, “He must think we’re stupid.”