putting lipstick on a pig

Political Speak for labeling your campaign with words that dont represent what it stands for.

"Yo, John McCain's putting lipstick on a pig when he calls the same failed Bush policies of the last eight years Change"

by Vinfiz October 27, 2008

putting lipstick on a pig

what the Democrats are doing to their health care bill

Putting lipstick on a pig is insisting that the health care bill be written behind closed doors, using obfuscating language, making deals to buy votes

by Precious Freedom March 3, 2010

putting lipstick on a pig

trying to make the ugly fuck look good

"making cara look hott is like putting lipstick on a pig"

by Willie May 13, 2005

putting lipstick on a pig

Said by Barrack Obama about Sarah Palin, the vicepresident candiate for the Republican party.

"Its like putting lipstick on a pig" - As in, whats the difference between Sarah Palin and a Pig? Answers Lipstick.

by politicalmatt October 24, 2008

Putting Lipstick on a pig

a cheap shot politicians use to denounce MILF VP canidates.

"Letting Sarah Palin run, is like putting lipstick on a pig"

by Mysterywriter October 24, 2008

lipstick on a fascist pig

In politics, the use of lies, spin, compelling personal narratives, and other forms of propaganda to distract and mislead the voting public so that it may be manipulated into giving consent to violations of its own rights and interests by the perpetrating parties.

The candidate blathered on and on about the glory of his high school football days--clearly just more lipstick on a fascist pig.

by Del Griffith October 27, 2008

lipstick on a pig

(a term originally used by the Democratic party to insult Sarah Palin during the US presidential campaign of 2008 because some of the -IMHO misogynistic- Democrats didn't like how much make make-up she was putting on)

overkill, when people go over and/or beyond their call of duty or responsibilities, or beyond acceptable socio -moral boundaries when doing something.

I support capital punishment as a principle for certain crimes and under certain conditions, and will not, under any circumstances, go lipstick on a pig and reject the principle of capital punishment itself because I hate lethal injection or lethal gas as a method of execution; I will simply state that IMHO such or such a method of capital execution (but not the idea of capital punishment itself) is absolutely inappropriate in modern society. Or, I might reject the use of capital punishment for a specific case, but not as a principle. The moral of the fable is, do not go lip lipstick on a pig and betray your own moral principles.

by Sexydimma January 1, 2014