December 2, 2008 8:29:58 PM CST
(Newser) – John McCain's campaign has accused Barack Obama of bringing politics down to barnyard level after he compared its talk of change to "putting lipstick on a pig," the New York Post reports. McCain representatives charged that the line was a thinly veiled personal attack on Sarah Palin, and demanded the candidate apologize.
"You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change,'" Obama continued after the "pig" analogy. "It's still gonna stink after 8 years." The Obama camp denied that the comment was a personal insult against Palin. It's simply a saying the candidate is fond of, spokesmen said—and one McCain himself once used referring to Hillary Clinton's policies.
Source New York Post
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Nov 6, 08 1:22 PM CST With the election over, what's more fun than calling out all those whose predictions were off—way off. Der Spiegel lists some highlights:
You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change.' It's still gonna stink after eight years. - Barack Obama
Barack Obama • Sarah Palin • gaffe • campaigning
