Obama on Letterman: Palin is lipstick, McCain policies are pig

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Obama on Letterman: Palin is lipstick, McCain policies are pig

Amie Parnes reports that Obama just taped this evening's show with David Letterman, which touched at length on the McCain campaign's accusations that he'd spoken disrespectfully about Sarah Palin.

"Keep in mind, that technically had I meant it this way she would be the lipstick," Obama said. "The policies of John McCain would be the pig."

A partial transcript:

LETTERMAN: Let me ask you a question here, have you ever actually put lipstick on pig?

OBAMA: The answer would be no. But I think it might be fun to try .... This is sorta silly season in politics. Not that there's a non silly season but it gets sillier . It's a common expression in at least illinois. I don't know about in New York City. I don't know what you put lipstick on here. (Silly cringe from Letterman. Laughter from audience) In Illinois, The expression connotes the idea that if you have a bad idea -- in this case I was talking about McCain's economic plans -- calling them 'change,' calling them something different doesn't make them better. Hence lipstick on a pig is still a pig.

He then added that Palin represented the lipstick in the picture, with McCain's policies as the pig.

Letterman asked what Obama and the campaign thought of Palin when she was picked: "We didn't know much about her. Honestly, she's a skilled politician."

"There's no doubt that she has been a phenomenon," Obama continued. "I mean, as somebody who used to be on the cover of Time and Newsweek -- those were the days, I had a recent offer with Popular Mechanics, centerfold with a wrench," he said to laughter. "Look, she's on wild ride and there's no doubt that she has energized the base. "

Obama also talked about his plans to visit Kenya if he's elected, about his life in Hawaii, and about his grandmother.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Obama_on_Letterman_Palin_is_lipstick_McCain_policies_are_pig.html

[ContinentalOp]

1. LOL! Perfect. -nt-

[SmileyRose]

2. Bless Letterman.

[kestrel91316]

3. I'm tellin' ya. Obama is a frickin' genius. Makes Bill Clinton look

like a slacker.

[WinkyDink]

4. Let's not go overboard, here! :)