Your fellow Democrats

We've just been discussing this elsewhere and noting, with some chagrin, that the repubs are already rushing to Palin's side in support.

Oh. my. freaking. god.

It's just no fun to be a democrat.

Obama doesn't get it.

That is a well worn saying.

Sarah Palin does not own the word "lipstick".

Here is a McCain quote from 2007...

"While he said he had not studied Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's health-care plan, he said it was "eerily reminiscent" of the failed plan she offered as first lady in the early 1990s.

I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," he said of her proposal."

Enough fake outrage.

I'm not buying it either.

But Obama has stepped on another landmine.

The repubs are making a killing.

video so folks can judge for themselves.

Obama seems a bit off his game there, so in trying to be fair, I don't think he meant Palin, he meant McCain's policies, but the crowd seems to have recognized the implication even if he didn't.

Which means that meant to or not, he's writing Republicans' ads for them.

you or anyone else that supports Obama calling this a "fake outrage" are preaching to the choir.

If you think people will forget what happened to Hillary - the vile attacks by democrats- is forgiven and forgotten, you are sadly mistaken.

I'm seeing a lot of defensiveness around the blogosphere these days. The man is not such a rock star.

and it wasn't just a repetition of a well worn phrase. You'd have to have been living under a rock to not know the pitbull+lipstick line from the campaign. Rep. Russ Carnahan also used a lipstick line- so this is no coincidence.

“For all his tough talk [McCain] buckled to the right wing of his party in his choice. Picked someone with zero experience in national government, zero experience in foreign affairs. There’s no way you can dress up that record, even with a lot of lipstick," he said.

Especially when you take into account how much Barack says that "they" will say such and such to make people afraid. A campaign that has been so sensitive to racial code words didn't see this coming? Bullshit.

After RFK-gate, you really want me to get upset over the injustice of it all?

As I've said many times before - "This would be funny if he weren't dragging the whole party down with him."

Now the wingers have him dissing America's Hockey Mom. I guess that beats claiming he wants her dead.

Of course, the O Man is about a quart low in plausibility by now.

"You'd better get this straight. Wise up before it's too late." -- Sister Sledge

not for anyone--not that "uppity" guy-- and not Obama.

those days are gone, and he's not up against a hated figure anymore.

according to the comments at DU, and they were quite appreciative.

Reminds me most of the 'brush off the shoulder' moment. The audience gets it, the Obama-nets get it, the people he is insulting get it - everyone gets it except Obama.

I'm so sick to death of this, I can't even tell you.

and Dkos and myDD are the ones I'll be thinking about when I cast my vote. Obama's supporters are his worst enemies. I wonder how many votes they have lost him.

"You'd better get this straight. Wise up before it's too late." -- Sister Sledge

that's when he makes cracks like this--it shows that they've really gotten to him.

"... Jane Swift, the former governor of Massachusetts, held a conference call to demand that Mr. Obama apologize, and called the remarks “disgraceful.” ..." -- http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/...

Why doesn't Obama know they're watching every second? Mr. "words matter", no less?

Obama walking back and forth on a stage, and sorta aimlessly going over and over things people may say about him to paint him as a scary man and now these kind of slow moviing, not very witty put downs of the opponents' campaigning.

He seems kind of down, showing seeming low affect--and all with the down home droppin' of those endin's. Whassup with that?

Great speaker? Huh?

It's pretty clear he was talking about McCain's policies, so I'll save my outrage for a real offense. If no one has ever seen or watched Obama off teleprompter, this is his typical, aimless thought flow. It's like watching a short-circuiting android. These are the reasons he didn't want to take on Hillary in townhalls and debates, and why he turned down McCain's 10 townhall debates.

As others have mentioned, though, the real story is that the audience so very obviously took it as a reference to Palin both at the rally and in the blogosphere. To note, my anger has always been much more at the OFB than the candidate, himself.

To me, this strikes in the same vein as the reaction to the Hillary RFK gaffe, only a million times more benign.

the other day about her: Mother Governor Moose-shooter?

Combine that with all the outrageous stuff he did to Clinton and this guy has some real woman issues. Don't know if they are mommy issues or not, but he's definitely got women issues. And that's one of the groups he needs to win over. Ah well...

Politico:

Palin's bio is "compelling," Obama said.

The crowd booed. "No, it's an interesting story." More boos. "No, no, it is. I mean that sincerely. Mother, governor, moose shooter."

The crowd broke out in laughter. "That's cool. That's cool. That's cool stuff," Obama said.

Granted, "mother, governor" is a lot better than "mother governor." Assuming Ben Smith got the transcript right.

And again, look at the crowd.

Would "Senator, father, basketball player" raise a laugh? Well, probably now it would. Now that the riff is in the air.

[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

to begin with but the repubs have taken everything away from him and now all he as is "words." Well, he knew what he was saying, the audience knew, DU knew, I knew - so who didn't know. Puuuhhhlllleeeassssseeeeuuhhh.

The guys got nuttin'. Where the fuc* is Biden?! Why isn't he out there taking on Palin??!!! What a fuc*ing bust that selection was. All that money is disappearing and the PUMAs are sitting on their hands. Best of luck to the Obama campaign on 11/4.

I love this job!

The hook on the moose shooter is that it sums up so many atypical images - guns, a moose (really, would a duck hunter get the same response?) and a woman. So basketball player is good but doesn't create the same feeling of discomfort and naughty delight at something inappropriate. It's hard to find one for BO but arugalla jumped to mind.

This would be nice project if I had the time or brain for it.

How about "father, senator, community organizer". Yeah, I think I like that better. That's a keeper.

I love this job!

Now, when they're on the other side, when the GOP gleefully becomes FITH, can they even complain how they no longer profit from the media wilding? Obama let the dogs out, and now those dogs want more flesh.

We tried, didn't we?

Now they'll waste a week beating this down, one of eight weeks they have left to actually campaign.

With no snark?

Thanks!

Hey, how about the economy? That would be a good place to start!

[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

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the proof is in the way a surrogate used it the same day

Indeed earlier in the day, Missouri Rep. Russ Carnahan, appearing at a speech by Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, said that Palin is “someone with zero experience in national government, zero experience in foreign affairs. There’s no way you can dress up that record, even with a lot of lipstick.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/10/...