On the recordSeptember 8, 2008
You know, you can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.
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transcripts.cnn.com“You know, you can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.”
Barack Obama uses a metaphor to argue that McCain is not a true candidate of change.
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