former McCain press secretary wrote a book: Lipstick on a Pig.

[BklynChick]

Match. set.

[Bad Thoughts]

1. What women was he trying to diss?

Just wondering.

[BklynChick]

4. it's all about spin, which was Obama's point last night

[JimDandy]

8. The phrase "it like putting lipstick on a pig" has NOTHING to do with women.

It never has. The phrase "it's like putting a "$400 haircut on a pig" could replace it just as easily, without ANY change in meaning.

[Bad Thoughts]

9. I know

Except, apparently, in McCain speak it means something nasty.

[JimDandy]

10. Oh my gosh, IT ACTUALLY CAN BE SEXIST!

I just heard on NPR a segment on this entire "It's like putting lipstick on a pig" thing. The announcer replayed clips of various politicians saying this phrase. The last politician, Charles Rangle, I believe added a part to it:

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but you can't call it a LADY."

I had never heard the last part before, in my entire life. I always thought the phrase stood by itself with the implication being that the pig will always be what it is, no matter what you put on the outside.

A few times, I'VE heard a second part added:
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it still a pig." or
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it still stinks."

I googled: "lipstick on a pig" "'call it a lady" and there were about 100 hits, most of them recent.

One was a longer version than Rangle's:
"You can put lipstick on a pig, and call it a lady, but it's still a pig."

Never-the-less, the phrase one nearly always hears is the non-sexist:
"lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" -- That had 105,000 hits on google.

[BklynChick]

2. it's out of stock.... LOL!

http://www.amazon.com/Lipstick-Pig-Winning-No-Spin-Someone/dp/0743271165/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221081293&sr=1-1

[Hepburn]

3. Hahahahahahahahahahaha....

...:rofl:

[rocktivity]

5. I know that no one likes an I-told-you-so

But dammit,

:headbang:
rocknation

[KathieG]

6. LOL...It's just too perfect!

:rofl:

[BklynChick]

7. also, Tweety pointed out about 5 times (2 on tape) that he used the phrase. D'uh.