The XX Factor : lipstick

That Is Some Pricey Lipstick, Sarah

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Wow, forget medicine and law; I'm gonna push my girl toward beauty school, where the big bucks are. Here's where Sarah Palin's traveling makeup artist made more money than anyone else in the whole McCain-Palin campaign during the first two weeks of this...(read more)

Up Is the New Down

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:09:00 GMT

So I take my eye off Planet Palin for a half a minute—and by the time I get back, Dahlia has sworn off the stuff altogether, and the rest of you are acting like what Barack Obama said about lipstick is no big oink; are you kidding? I am so outraged, I...(read more)

The Lipstick Gaffe

Rachael Larimore — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Just to clarify my post from last night that brought attention to Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment, I was merely pointing out that Obama said something silly and might come to regret it. Which he probably is today, because, as John Dickerson pointed...(read more)

Swine Fever

Emily Yoffe — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:37:00 GMT

I agree with John Dickerson about the silliness of the McCain campaign getting all outraged over Obama's alleged "sexism." Their ticket is of a warrior and frontierswoman. They undercut their own case with their quickie video whining that Sarah Palin...(read more)