“I don’t care what they say about me. But I love this country too much to let them take

“I don’t care what they say about me. But I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics. Enough is enough.”

Barack Obama

Democratic presidential candidate, accusing Republican John McCain’s campaign of manipulating Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” comment into an insult against McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin.

“The bad news is, some of this stuff resonates. The good news is, it’s only a matter of minutes before we move on to the next outrage.”

Eric Dezenhall

A damage-control specialist, pointing out that both political camps feign outrage over comments in order to gain media attention.