Obama Lipstick On a Pig Comment

Barack Obama appeared on the David Letterman Show last night and the topic of Sarah Palin came up. "Let me ask you a question here, have you ever actually put lipstick on pig?" Letterman asked Obama, a reference to a recent campaign controversy over Obama's use of the phrase. Obama's comments where clever, and he didn't miss a beat and was obviously prepared for the question. Watch Barack Obama On Letterman Responding To Sarah Palin _ Visit InfoStar Celebrity Blog Read Full Story

Republican attacks on the Obama/Biden ticket have become increasingly aggressive in campaign ads, speeches and news stories. Two of the latest jabs at the Democratic ticket have come about by taking quotes from Barack Obama and Joe Biden and placing them in a disgusting new context. Let's look at Exhibit A, the new John McCain ad that insinuates Barack Obama is sexist for making his "lipstick on a pig" comment. Looks pretty bad doesn't it? Barack Obama is now using sexism to win over voters. But let's give it a little more context. Here's Obama delivering the line in a stump speech. Obviously, he ... Read Full Story

Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks about a plan to prepare students for the global economy during a campaign stop at Stebbins High School on September 9, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio. Obama unveiled on Tuesday an education plan to double federal funding for privately run charter schools ensuring a better education for American students. (Photo by Mike Munden/Getty Images North America; Photo added by Zimbio editorial) There has been much made in the news the past couple of days about Barack Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” comment. For those of you that haven’t heard the comment, I’ll backtrack. Yesterday, Barack Obama said “You can put lipstick ... Read Full Story

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