It looks like Barack Obama will be knocked off message for yet another news cycle because of another verbal gaffe resulting from the fact that he hasn't learned that by fighting against Sarah Palin, he can do nothing but harm his own candidacy. From the ABC News Political Punch:
With his foot firmly implanted in his mouth, he continued with what OpinionPolitics would call a "backhanded compliment." After mentioning Palin a few seconds later, the crowd booed, and Obama attempted to stop them:LEBANON, Va. -- "That's not change," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said of what Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is offering.
"You know, you can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said, "but it's still a pig."
The crowd rose and applauded, some of them no doubt thinking he may have been alluding to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's ad lib during her vice presidential nomination acceptance speech last week, "What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick."
No, she's new. She hasn’t been on the scene, you know, she’s got five kids and my hat goes off to anybody who’s looking after five. I’ve got two and they tire Michelle and me out!By stating that his two children "tire" him out, Obama is, for the first time, raising the issue that keeps popping up on liberal blogs--whether Palin can serve as Vice President while also raising her children. If you don't agree, ask yourself whether you've ever heard Obama compliment President Bush (or any other male politician) for rasing a family.
Words do mean something, and it's context that gives those words meaning. When one of the most-quoted lines from someone's nomination speech involves lipstick, and in a race where liberal bloggers continue to question whether Palin would be able to serve as Vice President while also raising five kids, these words do mean something--that Barack Obama has problems respecting women.
Gee, what's a good word for someone who thinks men are better than women and holds women in low regard? Male chauvanist . . .
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