Senator Hatch: both sides "ridiculous" in squabbles (defends Obama))

[Nambe]

Source: By Susan Milligan, Boston Globe

NEW YORK -- Senator Orrin Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican, today defended Barack Obama from what Hatch called ``ridiculous'' charges that Obama had insulted GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin with the use of an age-old expression, ``lipstick on a pig.''

``I think it's ridiculous, what they've said about Sarah Palin,'' Hatch said, referring to criticisms of her fitness for the White House. But to suggest that Democratic nominee Obama was calling Palin a ``pig?'' Just as silly, Hatch said. ...

...While Hatch said he is committed to electing GOP nominee John McCain, ``Barack Obama is a nice person. He's smart; he's intelligent. He writes well. He's very charismatic.'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has served with Hatch for decades in the US Senate, is ``a very fine human being,'' Hatch added. ...

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/09/senator_hatch_b.html

[Kutjara]

1. What kind of a topsy-turvey, looking-glass world...

...has it become when Orrin Hatch is the voice of reason? Jesus.

[DLnyc]

4. Next thing you know, Ed Koch will be sounding reasonable.

oops.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3479163

[Kutjara]

5. I blame the LHC.

They only switched the damned thing on two days ago, and we've already been sucked into a mirror universe.

[Nambe]

2. Now there is a great Obama Ad.

`Barack Obama is a nice person. He's smart; he's intelligent. He writes well. He's very charismatic.'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has served with Hatch for decades in the US Senate, is ``a very fine human being,'' Hatch added.

[Gillian]

Where is Fox News? They need to know this stuff.

[HopeHoops]

6. O'Reilly is busy putting lipstick on a loofah, or a falafel or something

[VeraAgnes]

3. Hatch is just keeping the "lipstick " charges alive for yet

another day......that is all he is doing, make no mistake of his allegiance.

[Waiting For Everyman]

7. Wow! That, I never would've expected.

I'm keeping a list of those I notice speaking up on this McC/Palin over-the-top thing. Just to see... who has the guts to.

[L0oniX]

8. Orrin Hatch is a moran ...he wanted to make firewalls illegal. DOH!