Obama takes the Pig and Poke at Palin

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OBAMA TAKES A PIG AND A POKE AT PALIN
By GEOFF EARLE in Washington and CARL CAMPANILE in NY

Barack Obama stuck his foot in his mouth yesterday when he said "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig"- which the angry McCain campaign immediately denounced as an out-of-bounds attack on running mate Sarah Palin.

Obama delivered the line while campaigning in Lebanon, Va., tearing into his rivals for not representing real change.

"You know, you can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said, "but it's still a pig."

He added, "You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change.' It's still gonna stink after eight years."

Many in the Obama crowd cheered and leaped to their feet in delight - apparently taking the "pig" comment as a direct slam at Palin.

McCain's camp in turn accused Obama of "smearing" Palin in his "offensive and disgraceful" comments and demanded an apology - though McCain himself used the folksy metaphor a few times last year, including once to describe Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care plan.

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The McCain campaign on Wednesday issued an Internet ad that said Obama was talking about Palin and said of Obama: "Ready to lead? No. Ready to smear? Yes."

Obama then accused McCain's campaign of using "lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics" by saying his comment was sexist, and called it "the latest made-up controversy by the John McCain campaign."

One of her most memorable lines during her vice-presidential acceptance speech at the GOP convention last week was the ad lib: "What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick." The line drew roars from the party faithful.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, speaking on behalf of Republican nominee John McCain's presidential campaign, quickly called on Obama to apologize.

"It's disgraceful. Sen. Obama owes Gov. Palin an apology," Swift said.

"This is just the latest in a series of comments that females like me will find offensive . . . There's only one woman in the race. It's hard to think this was directed at anybody other than Gov. Palin."

New York Republican activist Georgette Mosbacher said Obama's pig remark was beyond the pale.