| Sep102008 | Lipstick |
My head is swimming. But I’m going to try to talk about today’s political attacks. And I’ll most likely be wrong because I’m stupid enough to get my news from the internet. I don’t know how journalists write about this crap for a living. No wonder they go crazy. My aim in writing this is not to foster discussion or to draw more attention to a manufactured outrage. I just need to get this crap out of my head. So don’t read this post. Go hug your children instead.
So, Obama criticized the McCain campaign’s policies and politics. He thinks they’re just taking the old ways and calling it something different. “Lipstick on a pig”, he calls it. Now, I know what he meant. But it was a poor choice considering Sarah Palin describing herself as a hockey mom and a pit bull with lipstick. I’d describe this as a “dick move”. You had plenty of chances to use that expression before her speech.
In other news, McCain is happy to paint Obama as some sicko that promotes kindergartners “learning about sex before learning to read”. I haven’t checked my facts but the linked blog post said it was a program to help children identify what kind of touching is and isn’t ok. This would probably rank higher than a dick move.
There’s also the Salon article, titled “What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick.”. Which is, of course, ridiculous. First of all, Palin is a Christian with fundamentalist views. Second, maybe Muslim fundamentalists wear lipstick? We’ll never know. It’s a sensationalist headline, I get it. The article itself seeks to highlight how Palin’s fundamentalist views have influenced her and her actions as governor of Alaska. It just spices it up a little because WOW SHE’S JUST LIKE A CRAZY MUSLIM BUT A CHRISTIAN. And as we all know, America might elect a female president or a black president but they’ll never ever elect a Muslim one.
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