Lipstick-gate

This made me laugh...even more so because I heard this speech while driving into work this morning. I guess McCain is saying that this comment that Obama made was sexist...

''John McCain says he’s about change, too — except for economic policy, health care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy and Karl Rove-style politics,'' Mr. Obama told his supporters in Virginia. ''That’s just calling the same thing something different. You can put lipstick on a pig; it’s still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change; it’s still going to stink after eight years.''

Now was Obama referring to Palin's pitbull/hockey mom/lipstick joke? Hell yeah. Was he being sexist? Not at all. Sexist would need to be a bit more objectifying...like the be the bumper stickers promoting Palin in Alaska (and proudly displayed at the GOP convention) -- ''Coldest State, Hottest Governor.''

I think this was just a clear use of a commonly used phrase. How common is it? Well, let's see...

''I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.''

McCain said that last year in October when criticizing Hillary Clinton's health care plan.

You have to admit...of the two who used the imagery...Obama delivered it best.

Click the headline if you want to read more about this in The New York Times article.

UPDATED 9/12/2008
Not sure if you saw this but I have to share it and give props to Papa Bear.