Putting lipstick on a pig

Barack Obama is quoted to say, “You know you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”
Republican Claims
The problem according to the McCain people, is that it was too close to Sarah Palin’s stump speech phrase, “You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.”
As a result, the McCain campaign is saying that Obama called Palin a pig. And they went hog-wild in responding to the alleged smear. “Ultimately, I think the American people will realize that calling a very prominent female governor of one of our states a pig is not exactly what we want to see when we supposedly are going to have this great debate that is the politics of hope,” they say. And they have put together campaign add immediately :

Barack's people responded
"Enough is enough. The McCain campaign’s attack tonight is a pathetic attempt to play the gender card about the use of a common analogy – the same analogy that Senator McCain himself used about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s health care plan just last year. This phony lecture on gender sensitivity is the height of cynicism and lays bare the increasingly dishonorable campaign John McCain has chosen to run."

My Take
I agree with Barack's camp on one thing. Any one who has seen complete speech and not only campaign add put together by McCain camp will also agree with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg
This is common analogy. Here is somethign i have found in book of knowledge:
A term used by many, generally in reference to someone who may be trying to make something or someone look appealing or attractive when it quite clearly will not work, or will only deceive the dumbest of people. Car salesmen are generally good at "putting lipstick on a pig" because they are always selling unroadworthy buckets of shit and try and hide their shitfulness by tarting them up. Example: The dude in that car yard just put a body kit on that piece of shit. Talk about putting lipstick on a pig

Where I Disagree
Where I disagree with Barack's camp is, the argument that Sen. McCain has used the same for Hillary's healthcare plan and Hillary had not used lipstick in her speech. And if I put myself in shoes (Or Sandles) of Democrate faminist groups it definitely has sexism touch, though that is not how i think myself.
What i believe is that Barack is not fool, unless I am wrong about him, to use this cheap shot and loose his credibility as different candidate. Which I think day by day more and more people thinks he is not.
Second traditionally, VP candidates are for attacking opponent President and VP candidates and not President hopeful normally does attacking. Where Barack proved surprisingly he is different candidate, he has used his acceptance speech more to attack Sen. McCain and President Bush in absence of VP candidate, more than Biden did in his speech.
Keeping this issue aside, in my mind he is making bigger mistake of attacking Gov. Sarah Palin himself, because by doing so he is actually raising her at his level. And that is helping McCain - Palin camp more than anything else.

McCain's VP Pick

Not sure why everyone was so surprised. Sherlock homes might say, its elementary my dear Watson... I am surprised, why others had not seen it coming. I was sure either the choice would be African American or Woman all along.

Same reason why Obama has chosen Biden. he has chosen someone who had quality he was criticized for. He must had to find some one with experience, just to show experience on ticket. And today, McCain has chosen a women who is not Washington celebrity, what Obama campaign is criticizing about McCain and he is long time in Washington, who not only could show breath of fresh air in Washington on ticket but also can help pull Hillary support women's Votes. If you think it’s the kind of master stroke from McCain. which proves he is better ready for the Job.

Today I have overheard Democrats criticizing McCain's choice, as she has no experience - ROFL Don't you find it funny. Actually she got more experience than your Presidential candidate, the community organizer, absentee Senator, Obama. In US there is no roll for VP post until President dies or something. so Biden's experience is only useful in event of death of Obama. And Governor Palin's inexperience is only harmful in even of death of McCain. and that is as likely as unlikely Obama's. and in worst case we are still better off with Governor Palin than Sen. Obama experience wise.

Palin, was elected governor in 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and former Democratic governor Tony Knowles in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to be elected governor of Alaska. Before becoming governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla, Alaska, City Council from 1992 to 1996, and was elected and re-elected mayor of Wasilla for two three-year terms in 1996 and 1999. She also ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Alaska in 2002. So in my mind she got Executive experience for at least 12 years, 2 years as Governor and 10 as city Mayor. What is Obama's Experience?
Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin