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Barack Obama made light of his "lipstick on a pig" remark on
Wednesday's
Late Show With David Letterman, calling the hype
part of the silly season in politics.
Its a common expression -- at least in Illinois, Obama said of the
remark. I dont know about New York City, I dont know what you guys
put lipstick on here.
But in Illinois, the expression connotes the idea that if you have
a bad idea, in this case I was talking about John McCains economic
plans, that just calling them change, calling it something
different, doesnt make it better, hence, lipstick on a pig is still
a pig.
McCain's camp had accused Obama of making a sexist stab at Gov.
Sarah Palin when he said at a campaign stop earlier this week: "You
can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig." (Palin famously
referred to herself as a
pit bull in lipstick during her GOP convention
speech.)
But Obama told Letterman, "had I meant it this way, she would be
the lipstick. The policies of John McCain would be the pig."
(Asked if he has ever put lipstick on a pig, Obama joked, "The
answer would be no. But I think it might be fun to try.")
Check out Barack Obama's "Just Like Us" photo
gallery.
Obama praised Palin as a "skilled politician" and said his team
knew little about her when she was chosen as McCain's running
mate.
"There's no doubt that she has been a phenomenon," he admitted.
See photos of Sarah Palin's family on the campaign
trail.
"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," Obama joked.
"Look, she's on a wild ride and there's no doubt that she has
energized the base."
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