Palin Borrowed 'Lipstick' Schtick from Hagee

[Ichingcarpenter]

Sarah Palin's now famous "lipstick" joke from her acceptance speech Wednesday night is generating lots of buzz in Democratic circles and the liberal blogosphere. Not because of how funny it was, but because of its similarity to another (in)famous one-liner delivered by controversial evangelical pastor John Hagee.

Palin, who, like Hagee, is an evangelical Christian, had Republicans inside St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center doubled over laughing when she said, "What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick."


Hagee, in his book "What Every Man Wants in a Woman," wrote, "Do you know the difference between a woman with PMS and a snarling Doberman pinscher? The answer is lipstick."

(Just playing a little MST -- Mystery Sleuth Theater, in this case -- for a minute, we'd have to give Palin much higher marks for execution and audience appreciation of her joke.)

And remember, Hagee also called the Catholic Church "the great whore" and suggested in a sermon that the Holocaust was God's will. His last faux pas, in which he called Hitler a "hunter," forced John McCain to reject Hagee's endorsement of the GOP presidential candidate.>>>>.snip


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/09/did_palin_borrow_her_lipstick.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. I thought it was a stupid line. Calling yourself a bitch on national TV.

[curious one]

5. I have not seen anything that indicates she is smart. So ...

[asdjrocky]

2. It's actually a much older joke than that...

It used to go-What's the difference between a woman with PMS and a pit bull? Answer... lipstick. People were telling that joke 20 years ago.

[fed_up_mother]

4. VERY old joke.

It stopped being funny a long time ago, imo. :)

[asdjrocky]

6. Hey, I didn't write it.

I didn't even tell it, well, not that version anyway.:-)

[noonwitch]

3. Bill Maher had a funny line about that

"Lipstick, and you can neuter one of them".