“...and it annoys the pig”

[ewx]

So Barack Obama may or may not have allusively compared her to a

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[ghoti]

A dog looks up to you, a cat looks down on you, but a pig looks you square in the face and sees an equal.

[ext_72852]

I read an impassioned LJ entry about how fluffy pit bulls are recently, so I'm now convinced they are fluffy.

[ext_72852]

(also, surprised more people haven't taken the opportunity to just tick the lot)

[anonymous]

I thought he was just comparing a pig with lipstick to a pig without?

Apparently he's used the phrase on at least two other occasions during the campaign before Mrs Palin was selected.

To make a big thing of one phrase issued during a single speech which may or may not mean something is absolute nonsense. Sure, if Mr Obama kept using it or put out adverts with it, then they might have a point.

The Republican tactics at the moment seem to be playing the man rather than the ball, or at least they would be if they played decent ball games over there. Maybe that's the American way - cf. American football?

[imc]

I am after all named after the Tolkien Society's publicity officer.