NPR puts lipstick on a pig. Literally.

From the Sept. 10, 2008 episode of All Things Considered: "The phrase 'lipstick on a pig' is commonly employed by politicians including Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, Vice President Dick Cheney and Rep. Charles Rangel. Joel Salatin, a farmer from Swoope, Va., talks about what actually happens when one attempts to put lipstick on a pig." Listen Now [3 min 29 sec]

Recent recommendations from our readers:

• Check out Ben Zimmer’s Visualtheasaurus.com post, entitled "Of Pigs and Silk and Lipstick," which follows up on the super-informative article he wrote for Slate.
• And bite into Dennis Baron's Web of Language article, "Pig-gate: any way you spin it, lipstick on a pig is politics as usual."
• Some pics from Buddy Stone's Flickr photostream and the "Repigs Diversion Games" picture set: 
  

 

"Sarah McSame"

   

  

"McPig"

   

  

"Rove Pig" 

   

 

"Lipstick on Dick"

Keep sending your Lipstick on a Pig photos in to Brachish [at] gmail.com.

McCain-Palin Election 2008 Muppets; Miss Piggy Diplomacy; and Palin's Miss Alaska Swimsuit Vid

I was gonna say, "Someone put some lipstick on that damn pig!" - but then I got worried that I'd sound sexist. And besides, I've got too much respec' for the comedy talent of Miss Piggy - if she doesn't want to wear lipstick while doing her best Sarah Plain and Tall Sarah Palin impression, that's fine by me.

The image above was poached from hector.acuna's Flickr photostream. And below, Miss Piggy shows off her international diplomacy skills.

And now for Sarah Louise Heath Palin's swimsuit strut at the 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant. (Yes, folks - this one is real!):

Also, artist Dan Lacey painted these new Obama and McCain Muppets up for his Faithmouse blog:

Finally, let's have a side-by-side comparison of real-life Election 2008 players versus their Muppet counterparts:

Related Election 2008 McCain-Palin Muppets post & pics:

Lipstick on pigs - and pig noses on politicians - it's photo funtime, folks

Lipstick on pigs - and pig noses on politicians - it's photo funtime, folks

Ok, I admit it, I suck at Photoshop.

So help me out: Email your best Political Pig pics to brachish [at] gmail.com and I'll post 'em to this site for all to love. Be clever, not pornographic - 'k chief?

And while you're at it, leave some relevant Political Pig links in the Comments area below.

Remember: You Reap What Your Sow, Moe.

chow,

Lucas Brachish

Welcome to YouCanPutLipstickOnAPig.com.






Related Election 2008 McCain-Palin Muppets post & pics:

McCain-Palin Election 2008 Muppets; Miss Piggy Diplomacy; and Palin's Miss Alaska Swimsuit Vid

A Pork Barrel o' Vids That'll Put Lippy on Yer Sus Scrofa Statesmen

Put some Sus scrofa on a spit and some Canadian bacon on the fryer and then bust out your lip-paint (or manstick) and get ready to watch some wild-boar political comedy flicks, ya Captain Cookers and Hogzillas...

Barack Obama responds to the "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" controversy:


McCain uses the same phrase in an earlier speech, referring to plans by Hillary Clinton and the Democrats:


Dick Cheney busts out the same "You can put lipstick on a pig" joke, this time aimed at John Kerry:


A grand overview of "You can put lipstick on a pig" usage in modern politics, starting with Obama and working backwards:


Matt Damon (of "Team America: World Police" fame), denounces Vice-Presidential contender Sarah Palin (yo! new respect for The Damon, everybody):


Jon Stewart gives us a "Daily Show" rundown on John McCain's amazing career and McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC):