Facing Defeat, Obama Resorts to Name Calling *UPDATE*
Obama called Sarah Palin “a pig” today. I guess we know, now, how he responds to pressure.
Reasonable people’s opinions of the messiah were already on the down slope, but his resorting to name-calling should pretty much assure his defeat.
He took the time to disguise the insult: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” the Democrat said, referring to Palin’s famous ad lib that the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is the lipstick. (Michelle cracks back.)
Obama’s sophomoric behavior should give undecided voters caution. There’s no doubt that he would not have resorted to low-brow tactics were it not for the polls. McCain’s surge of 20 points in a week threaten to put the election out of reach. Even California and New York are now in play for McCain and Palin: a scenario considered ridiculous when the Dems were praying that the God they don’t believe in would annihilate New Orleans through Hurricane Gustav.
Obama’s incivility followed Low Blow Joe Biden’s insinuation that Sarah Palin’s Down Syndrome baby is moral retribution for Republican opposition to Democrat dreams of harvesting stem cells from murdered babies–a practice Biden supports even if it involves murder.
Obama and Biden are beneath contempt. Perhaps they should appear on the Jerry Springer Show.
**UPDATE** It’s amazing how up-in-arms the moonbats get when their boys are caught acting like morons in public over something trivial, but how silent they become when Obama’s quasi-legal influence peddling with Fannie Mae executives.
**UPDATE** I missed the interview with O’Reilly tonight, but watched on Gateway Pundit. What a pathetic, lying, idiot Obama is. Are you liberals as stupid as he is, or do you like terrorists, racists, and socialists? The Pundit’s points:
He could not defend or explain his associations with terrorists, racists, and Leftist nutjobs.
He couldn’t defend his decision to appease the Daily Kooks.
He compared Sean Hannity and FOX News to the vile nutroots radicals.
He excused Bill Ayers’ terrorist attacks.
He could not name one example where FOX News smeared him.
He could not name one conservative friend.
Obama was so bad that O’Reilly started laughing.
Meanwhile, Glenn Reynolds points out that the “lipstick” meme from Democrats is too frequent to be coincidence. Duh. It’s called a “talking point.” Sorry, moonbats: your defense of your candidate falls short of convincing.
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A new McCain strategy! Anything said by the Obama camp will be distorted into an attack on the Palin. The lipstick comment refers to dressing up a pork barrel project and the term was first used by McCain himself. The stem cell comments by Biden addresses those with physical disabilities-not genetic defects such as Downs syndrome but hey, Americans for the most part are poorly informed and don’t know the difference which lets McCain twist what is said to make it an insult of his Palin.
I would like to see the media dissect this new strategy for what it is—taking advantage of Americans who lack the information to make informed decisions for themselves—Americans who can be easily manipulated with distortions of the facts.
You’re an embarrassment for perpetuating this garbage. They were dealing with a campaign that was plummeting southbound fast, so all the Republicans had is this attack strategy. Sadly it’s working among the gullible, because there’s calling any legitimate questioning of Palin “sexist”, and any attack of GOP policy “unAmerican.” What a bunch of bull. I am disgusted by your blog and disgusted by the people who actually believe this nonsense. Any furthermore, where are you getting this “20 point surge” for McCain? What is your source? That, too, is garbage, just as your blog post is. Check the facts. Democrats have outregistered Republicans 10 to 1 for this election, at least. Polls are not capturing these new voters. Get a life, Hennessy.
Save your breath Keith. Most of the sheep have already made up their minds. Besides the image of a black man in the WHITE House just drives them crazy. This year your country is going to have a woman VP who is not yet ready for that position and for the first time a candidate will not have to face reporters since the sheep think she is being attacked. All of your candidates have to face reporters all of the time but she is to be treated special. If the Republicans don’t think she can face reporters what will happen when she faces a crisis in the Oval Office if the President dies. This isn’t a popularity contest this is an important position.
You can put lipstick on a right-wing, close-minded, radical nutjob, and it is still a right-wing, close-minded, radical nutjob.
He said you could “put lipstick on a pig and it would still be a pig.” Isn’t it funny how Palin supporters automatically assume it’s Palin. Hmm, who’s infantile? He said it, and he should repeat it three times a day, everyday until election! Kooky conservatives are so afraid of “entitlement” programs but support the biggest global entitlement program in American history, the Iraq war. Screw the lower classes, let them pull themselves up by their bootstraps! But Iraq? Oh, well, they can have our military, our money, our resources, a huge surplus and do they have to do a darn thing for it? No. Thanks Bush and super loyal conservative pinheads, have it your way, America bought and sold by China and Iraq, now that’s country first!
I’m so tired of the whining from both parties. When will the Republicans and Democrats actually start talking about what is important? Dogs, pigs, lipstick…the average American doesn’t have the time to care. I’ve been in the Armed Forces for 16 years and honestly, I’m extremely disappointed with the behavior of both my current and future political leaders. QUITE THE BICKERING AND FIX THE THINGS THAT ARE BROKEN WITH THIS COUNTRY!
reply to Scott:
. . .did you say hard hitting, award winning journalist Charlie Gibson is gonna interview her ?!?!?
we all feel much better now, ‘ cause I KNOW we’re gonna hear him ask her -
* about her LYING daily about the Bridge to Nowhere
* Troopergate
* Charging Wasilla rape victims for their own forensic tests
* and charging the State of Alaska for being at home and flying her kids around the state
riiiight – more like ?
what do you thing about Obama not wearing a flag pin ?
why are you so gosh darn popular ?
how do you stay in such great shape ?
how did you become such an awesome reformer ?
don’t ya think it’s kewl I get $10 mil a year for staged, campaign friendly interviews ?!?!?
Sorry, we cannot discuss the issues here until ‘chicken’s with lips’ are addressed by Obama and I’m sure McCain will distorted that too into a sexist comment of the Palin.
Bill if you have never heard the expression before you must live with your head up your @>@. Come on, grow up and stop making crap up. Do you really think that most Americans believe that he was calling her (Palin) a pig? This is you pushing your agenda by trying to make him look extremely bad. Sorry but most American people are not that stupid. Maybe you should talk to the actual Pigs in America as they are probably as smart as you.
BIDEN MAKES MORE SEXIST COMMENTS ABOUT PALIN
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080907/ap_on_el_ge/biden
“She didn’t mention a word about health care, a word about the environment, a word about the middle class. They never parted her lips…”
Biden making nasty comments about Palin’s genitalia. We all know what he was thinking.
“She didn’t mention a word about health care, a word about the environment, a word about the middle class. They never parted her lips…”
Biden makes a disgusting comment about Palin’s genitalia.
Your insinuation that Obama called Palin a pig is itself putting lipstick on a pig.
It’s about time the holier than thou Republicans faced some of their own tactics. Talk about desperation, when Mc Cain launched into his “Change” strategy, stolen directly from the Obama campaign, that showed true desperation and continuing lack of any independent thinking. I think it’s great that the Obama team took the gloves off for a bit rather than follow the traditional Democratic strategy of taking the high road, letting the Republicans do all the smearing and mud slinging..and winning!
Your insinuation that Obama called Palin a pig is itself putting lipstick on a pig. And then you say it is a talking point, yet you are calling everyone here a moonbat. Could it be that there are just a lot of people who know a colloquialism that you are not familiar with? You my friend are the nutjob. Many people on here are just telling you the truth of the matter, but you would continue to put lipstick on a pig and then just call people names. Sure, Obama has his negatives and many of us know them. His stance on the economy, wishy-washines of stance on individuals who have been in his life, etc. but you have absolutely no level-headedness to your argument at all. You call people out for being left wing, but you are obviously right wing. Personally I am an extreme moderate. Fox news is a non-subjective news channel? Yeah, right. What is going on in a lot of people’s heads right now is “We are unsure of Obama, but we don’t like McCain.” Put another way, I would rather vote for the guy I am unsure of but like his positions rather than the guy I am sure of and don’t agree with his positions.
I find it ironic that the new McCain ad would attack Obama’s support of a bill that protects adolescents and teaches them how to recognize sexual abuse and pedophiles. Since I’m not a politician, maybe that bill should be introduced in Alaska…if it were; maybe the Gov’s daughter wouldn’t be pregnant
It’s laughable that the McCain camp is so sensitive. These are real concerns facing real Americans and the Democrats are better for putting them on the playing field and making a play. The Republicans cry fowl and cause a distraction because their position is not beneficial to those in need. Obama used McCain’s very own words and it’s a testament that McCain can’t play his own game and is possibly too old to remember he uttered those very same words more than once in the past.
foul..not fowl (I guess I was thinking McCain was a chicken)
For heavens sake, Obama did not call Palin a Pig.
That is a phrase that was even used by her and Obama has used it many times before before Palin ever came on the scene.
Get a Grip people
On the trail in Virginia just now, Obama answered the McCain “lipstick” attack, refusing to engage the central phony charge and using it to cast McCain as unwilling to discuss serious issues.
Obama also directly attacked the news media for turning the “controversy” into a major story. It’s worth quoting his response at length:
“Some of you may have — I’m assuming you guys have heard this, watching the news. I’m talking about John McCain’s economic politics, I say, “This is more of the same, you can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.”
And suddenly they say, “Oh, you must be talking about the governor of Alaska.”
[Laughter from audience]
See it would be funny, it would be funny except — of course the news media all decided that that was the lead story yesterday. They’d much rather have the story — this is the McCain campaign — would much rather have the story about phony and foolish diversions than about the future.
This happens every election cycle. Every four years. This is what we do. We’ve got an energy crisis. We have an education system that is not working for too many of our children and making us less competitive. We have an economy that is creating hardship for families all across America. We’ve got two wars going on, veterans coming home not being cared for — and this is what they want to talk about! this is what they want to spend two of the last 55 days talking about.
You know who ends up losing at the end of the day? It’s not the Democratic candidate, It’s not the republican candidate. It’s you, the American people. because then we go another year or another four years or another eight years without addressing the issues that matter to you. Enough.
I don’t care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swift-boat politics. Enough is enough.”
“It’s laughable that the McCain camp is so sensitive. These are real concerns facing real Americans and the Democrats are better for putting them on the playing field and making a play. ”
Excellent point. I think that Palin was chosen because it gives them an opportunity to cry foul anytime anyone says anything about her.
On the otherhand, had McCain chosen Bobby Jindal, maybe Obama wouldn’t have said, “you can add more garam masala to bad curry, and it is still bad curry”.
I personally don’t care what anyone has to say from the McCain camp or its supporters say anymore, because most of what is said is just crap and lies and stretches of the truth.
Debating with his supporters on line, that supports his lies is about the biggest waste of time, and a waste of server space!
Palin referd to herself as dog at the RNC.
I am sorry, but, Palin jumped into the potitical ring and put her boxing gloves and started punching with the big boys. She needs to learn how to take the punches.
McCains TV observer whimps need to understand the concept and not watch for every word said and try to spin it!
They ought to be trying to figure how Palin pays herself per diem for stayting in her own house, pays for all her family to travel on the state funds etc. They think that seeing she saved so much money, it ok for her to abuse the state travel guidelines. She probably didn’t pay income tax on the income either!
Go commenters go!!!!!!!!!
It won’t be long until the hypocritical lying and whining from the McCain camp wears thin on everyone.
When are the M/P supporters going to get that they have nothing new to run on?
Oh! One more thing…McCain/Palin need to step up and take it like a Hillary!
“Facing Defeat”
What election are you watching? Seriously, are you even paying attention? At best, McCain is in a dead-eve tie with Obama as of today – and that’s the first time in his entire campaign that he hasn’t been behind Obama.
“called Palin a pig today”
Since you’re blogging, I assume you are also capable of reading and possibly even fact-checking your own statements before making a fool out of yourself. Please do so. Obama most certainly did NOT call Palin a pig. The “lipstick on a pig” analogy used by the entire country has nothing to do with referring to a person as a pig, and I’m sure you’re perfectly aware of this but, like the GOP and it’s minions, willing to disregard that so that you can jump on the smear bandwagon. The republicans are jumping on anything they can scratch up to complain and cry about to try to bash Obama’s character and integrity.
What do these underhanded, slimy tactics show us all? They show us how truly scared the GOP is of losing… that they can smell their own demise and it’s only about 50 days away. Desperate people to desperate things.
If Obama visited Alaska and said “It’s cold as a witches’ tit up here”, would the conservatives assume that he was calling Palin a “witch”?
McCain ally Mike Huckabee took Obama’s side on the issue, saying he didn’t think it was a swipe at Palin.
“It’s an old expression, and I’m going to have to cut Obama some slack on that one. I do not think he was referring to Sarah Palin; he didn’t reference her.”
“McCain ally Mike Huckabee took Obama’s side on the issue, saying he didn’t think it was a swipe at Palin.
“It’s an old expression, and I’m going to have to cut Obama some slack on that one. I do not think he was referring to Sarah Palin; he didn’t reference her.””
Do you think that Huckabee was trying to make amends on his “someone pointed a gun at Obama” comment.
I think that the honorable Mr. Huckabee is disgusted by what the media is showing on the evening news. The economy is in the toilet and all that McSame can talk about is a childhood phrase. Mr. Huckabee probably wishes that McSame would start talking about the issues. This race is McSame’s to lose.
First of all, when McCain made a similar comment he was refering specifically to a policy proposal. I was willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt until I learned that a Biden was introduced at his rally with a lipstick comment-something about “a record you cannot cover up with lipstick”. This is typical Obama, make a comment and hide behind it, just like the primaries. Hillary could not show him for what he is because he would pull the race card. You know what else-the comments Biden made about special needs children are ridiculous. Obama camp response it is “about differences in policy not personalities”. So how is it a clash of policies if McCain, the Presidential candidate, is for stem cell research.
This is another attack on the VP candidate and why is Obama’s crowd making her the centerpoint-I thought Obama was running for President against McCain? The more he speaks the less presidential he sounds
Wow! Some of you are such idiots. Obama made a simple comparison. The comparison was not to Palin, in regards to her being a pig, but to the policies of her and her running mate. The comparison merely stated that the policies can be dressed up as well as they can dress them, but in the end they all look and smell like the policies of the failed Bush administration. Obama is not an idiot. He knew exactly what kind of bait he was feeding to the Republicans and they bit all they could handle when they reacted the way they did. The same exact comparison was used by McCain when speaking of the healthcare plan Hillary was considering, when she was in the Race during the primary. Did the Democrats jump up and cry foul? No, because it is an old saying that has been used for years. Did Obama speak of Palin, yes. He stated that he respected her running for VP , while beaing a mother of 5. He stated that he had just two children and they were a hand full for him. Her having 5 children and being able to run with all going on was given credit on his part. Only a fool would see a headline and not read the complete quote. I guess all conservatives are alike. They choose portions of a quote and flip it around to work for them. This reaction just made McCain look loke the old fool that he is. Every chance he gets, he tries his very best to attack Obama. I guess he is just trying his best to avoid the talk about policy issues.
Jeff,
A presidential candidate should never say it is as Cold as a witches tit up here where the public could hear. The more he speaks away from the teleprompter, the less presidential he sounds because the true man that wants to lead the strongest country in the world comes out. The polls show he is losing support because of it
I’m sorry that she is a woman. But the fact of the matter is that this is a man’s world and therefore and man’s game. This is how the game is played. The Republicans lie and the Democrats catch them in those lies. After doing so, the only option left for Republicans is to cry foul. “He is attacking her because she is a woman”. McCain did not choose her because of policy and what she can do for the country. He chose her merely based on the fact that she was a woman. He wanted brownie points from women voters and also wanted to be able to use the sexist card. Plain and simple! Nothing more, nothing less.
And the Republicans have fallen for her – hook, line and sinker. If the hockey mom was a man this would not even be an issue. The Republican party better grow some balls because they are going to need them.
“Obama called Sarah Palin “a pig” today.”
…This couldn’t be further out of context. I mean it couldn’t, possibly, be further out of context. You’ve taken it so far out of context that it’s a study in interstellar distances, which is admirable in a way I guess.
If “Sarah Palin is a pig” is what you hear out of “you can’t put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig”, then that means you were the one who thought she was a pig subconsciously. Admit it.
Now, what amazes me is how this, well, I can’t call it a poor choice of words, because it’s just something some people decided to read too far into as if they were being payed a million an hour to read into things. At any rate, what amazes me is that this farce is getting more attention than the fact that Palin’s husband is a member of a radical party which wants to separate Alaska from the USA. If Michelle Obama wanted to separate California from the USA, we’d never hear the end of it!
By the way, the change in polls is about 1 or 2 percent. The swing of 20 percent was in white female voters, which seems a bit suspect to me, but on such slim threads do hang the hopes of Republican candidates who picked Sarah Palin as VP.
As long as McCain keeps Obama and supporters (me) off message he wins because he has nothing to offer. We have huge issues in this country and we need to stop the silly name calling and get with the program.
I think it’s amazing how many people are struggling to make their house payments or rent payments (as well as other living expenses) and continue to spout out the virtues of the McCain/Palin ticket. Are you people totally brain dead?
As a totally pro-choice woman, I can guarantee you that the people who would have voted for Hillary are NOT going to vote for McCain/Palin. I don’t care how pretty she is or how good her speeches are. Having a “hockey Mom” in the White House just isn’t good enough and anyone with half a brain should be able to see that. McCain’s campaign was a tired, worn out yawn until he introduced Palin. It was a stunt to get some votes and nothing more. There are far more people qualified for the job of VP (and even a few women I might add) if only McCain had taken the advice I’m sure some of his advisors were giving him. Palin is a joke. Sure, she’s pretty and if everyone wants to go out and get eyeglasses just like hers, well…then have at it! BUT, those same people will soon realize that she is a far cry from what this country needs. McCain will not be the shot in the arm that the U.S. needs to get back on track economically. Or do some of you not remember McCain saying that the “economy is not my strong suit”? Most Democrats have not forgotten it and I certainly haven’t.
You people who are on the bandwagon of the McCain campaign need to get off the stupid train. Sarah Palin is not going to help our economy. You are blinded by the media frenzy and it won’t make one ounce of difference in your economic future if you don’t wise up and realize that we need Obama/Biden in the White House. Not an old guy who is out of touch with the common working-class person or a woman who was dumb enough to let herself get pregnant at 44! We can talk all day about how many special needs children there are in the schools today. Sarah Palin made some ignorant choices. Don’t make another one by voting for the Republican party in November.
Yup it’s a common enough phrase that even Mccain used when refering to hillary’s healthcare proposal. Here’s the Video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR8IhMMhe8w
Moslems commonly refer to women and Jews as pigs. Libermann’s probably next on Hussein Obama’s verbal hit list.
“Moslems commonly refer to women and Jews as pigs.”
Conservatives commonly refer to gays and lesbians as deviants and sinners.
What is your point?
most of the comments i have read were written prior to the election. I can only now laugh at all you idiots who voted for Obama. you were stupid then and have not gotten smarter since. He will continue to lie to you lemmings and you will follow. How is that hope and change? When you liberals grow up,yeah right, maybe you will realize that the dems are not out to help you. They are about keeping power and will lie through their teeth for that result. Obama is no more than a Chicago thug politician. Feel proud that you voted for the socialist. You who still support the fool, will live to regret it. And that, maybe my only solace to the ruination of this country.