In my humble opinion, if this “lipstick” issue and ad don’t turn voters against the McCain/Palin ticket, nothing will. This country has probably never seen anything so blatantly phony, so politically dishonest, as the "Lipstick" ad.
McCain's campaign pulled clips out of context in an almost laughable way. The outlandish nature of this ad reminds me of the "Daisy" spot - which aired only once during the Movie of the Week on September 7, 1964, that convinced many in the American public that Republican presidential contender Barry Goldwater was not the person to place in the White House in 1964.
This ad will do the same, but this time against its political creators. The Washington Post reports:
It's day two in the "lipstick on a pig" dust-up -- the latest instance in the presidential race of the campaigns warring over words to accuse the other side of dirty pool.
John McCain's campaign is out this morning with a web ad that shows vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, during the GOP convention speech last week, saying that the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is "Lipstick." The spot then shows Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama telling Virginia voters on Tuesday that they shouldn't believe John McCain and Palin's talk about reforming Washington. "You can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said. "It's still a pig."
Then the ad features footage of CBS anchor Katie Couric commentating about sexism in the campaign, primarily against Hillary Clinton. "Ready to lead? No," the announcer says over an image of Obama. "Ready to smear? Yes."
Former Massachusetts governor Jane Swift, a leader of a new "truth squad" defending Palin, blasted Obama Tuesday night, calling his comment "disgraceful" and asserting that "he owes Governor Palin an apology." Swift said Obama's comment was gender-specific: "She's the only one of the four presidential or vice presidential candidates who wears lipstick."
The Obama campaign hit back, accusing McCain of playing the "gender card."
“Enough is enough The McCain campaign’s attack tonight is a pathetic attempt to play the gender card about the use of a common analogy -- the same analogy that Senator McCain himself used about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s healthcare plan just last year. This phony lecture on gender sensitivity is the height of cynicism and lays bare the increasingly dishonorable campaign John McCain has chosen to run,” Obama campaign senior advisor Anita Dunn said in a statement.
The Obama camp also sent around comments from former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee saying that Obama was not referring to Palin. "It’s an old expression, and I’m going to have to cut Obama some slack on that one," Huckabee said on Fox News Channel. "I do not think he was referring to Sarah Palin; he didn’t reference her. If you take the two soundbites together, it may sound like it. But I’ve been a guy at the podium many times, and you say something that's maybe a part of an old joke and then somebody ties it in. So, I’m going to have to cut him slack."
And the Obama camp pointed out that McCain used the same phrase while criticizing Clinton's healthcare plan as the same as the one she pushed as first lady. "I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," he said of her proposal.
The world is watching, laughing and probably as sick to its stomach as I am.
I'm so angry about this stupid lipstick thing, I can't concentrate. Obviously McCain doesn't believe sexism exists. He doesn't believe it hurts real people. He thinks it's merely a game based on editing clips together that don't relate. Gotcha!
ReplyDeleteMcCain is no reformer. He's no maverick. With this he has proven he's as much of a slime dog as the current administration. When will the American people finally realize they are being insulted by this kind of garbage?
And I'm so sick of a "news" media that refuses to discuss the issues but are all over bullshit sensationalism like this. Talk about fiddling while Rome burns.