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Around the Water Cooler: Was Sen. Barack Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment inappropriate?
Sep 11, 2008




THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

"Was Sen. Barack Obama's 'lipstick on a pig' comment inappropriate? "
Yes: 1
No: 9


■ Karen Anderson: No. Sarah Palin was not named nor referenced. McCain himself used the expression describing Hillary Clinton's health care plan. Typical diversion from issues.

■ Bert Berson: No. But it sure created an opportunity for phony uproar.

■ Chris Bryant: No, whether it was said with inference to a specific person or not, poking at your political opponents or their ideas is business as usual.

■ David Cohen: No when taken in context. What was inappropriate was the response to it. Way over the top.

■ Hank Miller: No because it has been used frequently as typical political rhetoric by both journalists and politicians, including Senator McCain and Vice President Cheney. Let's just stick with the real issues, please.

■ Linda McNulty: Yes, it was inappropriate even if he didn't mean the pig to be Palin, which I don't believe he did, but the bigger issue is that he seems to be really intimidated by Palin.

■ Lisa Pampuch: No! McCain used the same comment about Clinton's health care plan. McCain's faux outrage is hypocritical and inappropriate.

■ John Quick: No it was not. It was not a reference to the Republican vice presidential candidate. Just a common phrase, previously used by John McCain in referring to Hilary Clinton's health care plan. To call it inappropriate is simply silly.

■ Emily Shem-Tov: No, he was talking about their whole approach and it was a line others have used as well. But, once again, it is too bad all focus shifts from issues to these things.

■ Steve Staloch: No, but like this question, the media's fixation with Swift-boat politics is inappropriate.


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