« Hurricane Ike: Feds outline preparations | Main | Bin Laden by Election Day? New push »
by Frank James
Given all the attention given to the idiom "lipstick on a pig," intrepid Chicago Tribune reporter Bill Hageman asked the question: just how hard is it to put lipstick on a pig?
He decided to learn the answer. The result? It isn't hard, except when it is. It depends on the pig. And the pig-makeup artist.
(Anonymous comments will not be posted. Comments aren't posted immediately. They're screened for relevance to the topic, obscenity, spam and over-the-top personal attacks. We can't always get them up as soon as we'd like so please be patient. Thanks for visiting The Swamp.)
• Read series 
VoteGopher.com: Find your match
On the issues
McCain profile
Obama Watch
• The latest
• Campaign trail
Who's giving money to whom?
Comments
Lipstick is not tested on animals. Animal cruelty I tell ya. Next up "can pigs really fly?"
Posted by: hmm | September 12, 2008 8:32 PM
Better hope the left-wing loons at PETA don't see this.
Posted by: Terry | September 12, 2008 10:07 PM
hmm...That is a sexist remark.
Posted by: GK | September 12, 2008 10:22 PM
I think the larger questions is, "what is reporter BILL doing with lipstick in the first place?"
Posted by: Terry | September 12, 2008 10:24 PM
Mr. Hageman seems to run out of things to do. Does his boss know about this?
Posted by: Ryan | September 13, 2008 12:28 AM
I want to know where the two went after the taping. Anyone who would do something like this surely has a secret agenda, it's either smearing Sarah or smearing the pigs lipstick.
Posted by: What a pig | September 13, 2008 5:50 AM
I still want to know what brand it is. Maybelline, Sephora or something else?
Posted by: lochnessmonster | September 13, 2008 6:50 AM
When pigs fly, we will have a clean campaign. Politics=Stress!
No stress=http://www.boppoll.com
McCain 528,714
Obama 1,121,385
Posted by: If pigs had wings? | September 13, 2008 7:35 AM