Lipstick and Sambo--the issue is about the low standards of politics

There is a call for an apology from Obama for the "lipstick" comment. He refused after explaining why he need not apologize. We can see (if we bother) the whole context of Obama's comments. Now, one might bring up the "sambo" and "bitch" comments Palin made about Obama and Clinton. Oh, they aren't true? Where are the sources? We find that these cases turn, literally into "he said she said." Well, then maybe we shouldn't use either episode so indiscriminately as media fodder to pull down a candidate.

If we can't provide the entire context, use multiple, reliable, and credible sources, and we cannot get Q&A with both candidates on the issue, then the media and both campaigns need to forcefully and overtly say that they do not CONDONE any media coverage or disparaging remarks about their fellow candidates. And, they need to prove that they MEAN this.

I think the issue is that the candidates rely so heavily on no having to face the music or be accountable for their campaigns and supporters. They just want the support and to get the votes. This is dirty from all sides, people. Let's call for credibility and standards in the media and in the campaigns. I do not approve of my tax money paying for any of this, and I demand reform--from all sides, as well as better citizenship.