As Dave pointed out earlier today, Barack Obama is being criticized for using the same metaphor that John McCain has sometimes used himself, as he did when criticizing Hillary Clinton's health care plan. "Lipstick on a pig," is the phrase in question, and some people would like you to be outraged that Obama would mention "pig" and "Sarah Palin" in the same breath. Clearly, they cry, Obama was being sexist. It's also clear that what Obama--while making an allusion to transformative powers of lipstick--was poking fun at was McCain's claim that he is suddenly the "change" candidate, not Palin's looks.
Obama family distributes Thanksgiving treats WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama family passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization. President Barack...

