It's clear that Obama's "lipstick on a pig" remark was about John McCain's policies. Palin was neither mentioned nor referred to obliquely in his comments.

If you watch or listen to the remark in context -- from when he starts with McCain's policies on economics, education, foreign policy, etc., to where he mentions an old fish smelling as bad as the Republicans' policies over the PAST 8 YEARS -- it's undeniable that Palin was not the target.

What worries me is that I am UNABLE TO FIND the original speech (even that short excerpt) either on You Tube or via "the google."   It was there earlier this morning on You Tube. Now all I get are excerpts, the vast majority edited and spun by Obama opponents.    Whazzup with that?

But since the media seem to be making it the scandal du jour and making a BFD out of it, I think Obama and Biden should run this ad:

"We never called McCain's running mate a pig.   She's not. She's a charming woman.
She's just the Queen Of Pork."

(The crawl at the bottom would be listing the stats showing how much she brought back home in "earmarks.")