09.10.08
Pigs, Lipstick, Pots and Kettles
I didn’t think too much of the whole “lipstick on a pig” gaffe until I heard it put this way:
If McCain had made some offhand comment like, “Barack Obama is criticizing me for being more partisan than I want people to think I am. Well, that’s kinda like the pot calling the kettle black,” that would have sunk him immediately. Never mind that it’s a common phrase. The standard in politics (and governance) is that you don’t make comments that can very easily be taken the wrong way.
Kinda makes you think…
