Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) accepts the nomination for Vice President at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. Addressing the world, “You know they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull… lipstick.”

Condé Nast publishes The New Yorker magazine for Week 36, 2008. In a story about U.S. Army Gen. David Patreus (The General’s Dilemma), Steve Coll quotes Peter Mansoor—an executive officer to the General—during a discussion about the General’s responsibilities to both the military and the media, “He was very adamant about telling it like it is: ‘Don’t put lipstick on the pig.’”

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) gives a campaign speech at a town hall meeting in Lebanon, VA. Addressing the campaign promises of Republication Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama tells the crowd, “You can put lipstick on a pig… it’s still a pig.”

The New York Post and countless other news outlets begin a narrative claiming Barack Obama intended to draw the ire of Virginian ears by referring to the now famous line delivered by Sarah Palin 6 days prior. Gawker disassembles the media.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appears as a guest on The View at ABC Studios in New York City. Discussing his presidential campaign, and that of his political opponent, their conversation turns to the lipstick remark made by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 3 days prior. Co-host Barbara Walters scolds Sen. McCain for using the exact same line before. To Barbara, and the audience—and America by extension—McCain argues, “Senator Obama chooses his words very carefully, okay? He shouldn’t have said it.” Emphasizing, “He shouldn’t have said it.”