Of lipstick on dogs and pigs
Lipstick as a political issue? At the recent Republican convention, Gov. Sarah Palin conjured up an image of a dog wearing lipstick — specifically a pit bull — and she got a big laugh from the rapt crowd on the hall’s floor. No doubt, her hockey mom joke went over well with many Republicans watching her […]
Lipstick as a political issue?
At the recent Republican convention, Gov. Sarah Palin conjured up an image of a dog wearing lipstick — specifically a pit bull — and she got a big laugh from the rapt crowd on the hall’s floor. No doubt, her hockey mom joke went over well with many Republicans watching her on television for the first time, ever.
About a week later Sen. Barack Obama used an old joke about putting lipstick on a pig, a joke that’s been walked around the block by many a politician — including Sen. John McCain — and ever since, Republicans have been foaming at the mouth with outrage.
Putting “lipstick on a pig” has been turned into a sexist slur for partisans with a flair for feigning a temper tantrum.
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