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 ...

LIPSTICK ON A PIG.... I suppose it's possible for our political discourse to get even dumber, but it's hard to imagine how. Last October, asked about Sen. Hillary Clinton's health care plan, Sen ...

When Barack Obama told a crowd at a campaign event on Tuesday, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” the McCain campaign swiftly took offense, claiming the analogy was ...

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama stuck his foot in his mouth today when he said “you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig” – which the angry McCain campaign immedi… ...

"I think they put some lipstick on a pig," McCain said, "but it’s still a pig." On Feb. 1, 2007, McCain blasted a Senate resolution that would have criticized President Bush’s strategy in Iraq.

Second, "putting lipstick on a pig" is a popular put-down, especially among politicians. It generally means taking a bad or unattractive idea and trying to dress it up.

Obama also told Dave that he's never actually tried to put lipstick on a pig, but said it seems like it might be fun. Apparently the All Things Considered staff thought so too -- they enlisted a ...

As the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. It's fair to say that the Commission proceedings have been a public relations disaster for the U.S. not because the congenial ...

September 13 - Thank goodness, the news week is ending better than it started. The presidential campaigns have moved from squabbling about “lipstick on a pig” to the importance of service.