Obama Strikes Back on Contrived Lipstick Controversy

Posted by Sam Stein, Huffington Post at 1:01 PM on September 10, 2008.

"The McCain campaign would much rather have a story about phony and
foolish diversion than about the future."

Barack Obama addressed the controversy (widely regarded as contrived)
over his "lipstick on a pig" remarks during an appearance in Norfolk,
Virginia on Wednesday, accusing the McCain campaign of childish
distortion and deliberate distraction from more substantive issues.

"I want to address the latest made-up controversy by the John McCain
campaign," Obama said. "What their campaign has done this morning is
the same game that has made people sick and tired of politics in this
country. They seize on an innocent remark, throw out an outrageous ad
because they know it is catnip for the media. It would be funny except
for the news media decided that was the lead story yesterday. The
McCain campaign would much rather have a story about phony and foolish
diversion than about the future."

Video: http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/98327/