Pit Bulls, Pigs and Lipstick

By now we all know about the “lipstick on the pig” remark by his potential highness Barack Obama. I think we could safely say that Obama, seeing that he is an Ivy League graduate, could not possibly be so stupid as to equate Governor Palin to a pig. (Although only the good Lord knows what’s in his heart.) Purposeful intent of that nature would, for all practical purposes, kill his campaign. Such a purposeful gaff and he might as well be running for Cook County Dog Catcher. But, even though his intended meaning is between him and his Maker, the way the audience received and perceived the remark is what counts. And here is where the damage was done. The group of invitation-only volunteers that made up his audience went wild. There was no doubt how they understood the expression. Thus, the damage was done regardless of Obama’s intent.

You see, Palin has the cosmetology on animals expressions on reserve throughout the campaign. She got to the “metaphor and simile library” first on this one and checked it out for the next two months. Whether or not the liberals like it, they cannot say anything about animals and makeup in the same paragraph. It is Republican domain. But the good news is that if Obama fails in his attempt to win the White House, he will have somewhere to place the blame since he can’t seem to accept responsibility for any failure.