Am I the only one who thinks that Obama set this "lipstick" thing up?

[Bleacher Creature]

Maybe I'm giving him too much credit, but it just seems odd -- especially when you see that he went straight into the "fish" analogy (as if to provide himself cover). I really think that the Obama campaign did this on purpose, as if to continue the narrative of McCain being angry, thin-skinned, impulsive and everything else that goes to his temperament.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. McCain fell into a trap, badly

The GOP is gobsmacked as Obama tells them straight up: Enough: spare me the PHONY OUTRAGE!

Bwahahahaha. Hilarious.

[justiceischeap]

2. I think it was used to get free press. It was used to get a free news cycle. (nt)

[VWolf]

16. Bingo.

Deliberate and masterful.

[madmax]

3. Come on - you know you need it

:tinfoilhat: ;)

[tallahasseedem]

4. Didn't he just meet

with the big dog in New York this past week? I'm telling you, I'm loving him hitting back like this!

[madmax]

6. I think they're meeting tomorrow

After the 9/11 ceremony in NYC.

[tallahasseedem]

12. Thank you!

I wasn't sure. But man, he sure is hitting back! I love it!

[trudyco]

5. Of course. And it was masterful. LOL -nt

[TwilightZone]

7. Nope. I think so, too.

I think it was well-planned and well-executed.

[americanstranger]

8. Yep. Not rope-a-dope, but a stutter-step.

I blogged about it here: http://www.blah3.com/article.php?story=20080910005333109

He head-faked them into a stupid move.

- as

[gblady]

21. nice writeup....

I like that analogy...

[islandmkl]

9. i like to believe he did...re: m.c.jonny/hillary health care/pig & lipstick....

the Obama crew works the 'memory banks' pretty hard...and m.c.johnny's crew aren't up to looking into the past too far...

probably be more of these 'similarities' in the future...one can only hope...

[Demi_Babe]

10. he is clever enough

[WeDidIt]

11. Obama moved his knight into a position to fork McCain

McCain took the bait.

His Rook and Queen are now in a fork. He loses out no matter what he does now.

[jenmito]

15. I refuse to believe that McCain is the King. He's just a Pawn of the right.

:)

[Alter Ego]

13. The response Obama gave was too perfect for it not to be a setup.

Even if it wasn't pre-planned, Axelrod knew that as soon as he said it that McCain would turn on the sirens--and Obama could come in and smack down the whiny bitches.

[BlooInBloo]

14. Yes - he set it up over the last decade or more. Slyly saying that phrase...

So that he had a long track record of saying it, all in preparation for the one day he would say it against McPOW/Palin.

OBAMA IS OMNISCIENT!!!!

:rofl:

[marshall]

17. It continues the analogy of McCain being old

with the added bonus that he is also smelly like an old fish.

[TheKentuckian]

19. Hell, yes Republicans

You can sit and spin and you will be forced to talk issues.

Sit and spin!!!

[progressivebydesign]

18. No, I don't think so. The line has been used many times before...

.. it's just not our fault that McCain's people over-identify with it. :rofl:

[goletian]

20. nah, i dont think he wouldve done that on purpose.

[azmouse]

22. I don't know and don't care if it was deliberate....

It worked and McPalin looks the fool. That's fine with me.

[calmblueocean]

23. Whether it's genius or serendipity, it's a game-changing comment

Because Palin really is 'lipstick on a pig' to John McCain's terrible policies.

You can't see her now without thinking of it. It's Lakoff in action, my friends!

Wooo hoooo!

[kestrel91316]

24. Yep. He set it; they walked right into it. Has he perhaps studied

Machiavelli or that Chinese warrior/philosopher?