Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience Tuesday that GOP presidential nominee John McCain says he’ll change Washington, but he’s just like President Bush.
“You can put lipstick on a pig,” he said to an outbreak of laughter, shouts and raucous applause from his audience, clearly drawing a connection to Palin’s joke. “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.”
Obama followed up by saying Palin is an interesting story, drawing boos at the mention of her name that he tried to cut off.
“Look, she’s new, she hasn’t been on the scene, she’s got five kids. And my hat goes off to anybody whose looking after five. I’ve got two and they tire Michelle and me out,” he said.
A questioner rose and asked Obama to join Republicans and agree that candidates’ families and religion are off limits.
AP
9/9/8
H/T Just Me
UPDATE:
From the Y’all Politics archives – Dickie Scruggs’ use of the “lipstick on a pig” phrase and political attack ad.
Magnolia Tribune
