Judy Baar Topinka says what she’s thinking, for good or ill. Here’s what she told the Daily Herald this week:
“Topinka attributed her lack of traction in the governor’s race to a slew of negative TV ads by Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich that would make “Jesus Christ himself look bad.†[…]
“You can make, you know, Jesus Christ himself look bad if you throw $12 million at him in this day and age. I understand that,†Topinka said. “But it’s not fair, and it’s not right, and frankly, it’s not true.â€
And this is what she told the Sun-Times:
“His campaign strategy is to try to make me look bad, so he looks better,” she said. “You know what? You can put perfume on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”
Asked if she was calling Blagojevich a pig, Topinka said, “All I’m saying is that old saying that you can put perfume on a pig, but it doesn’t change anything. It may smell better but nothing else.”
Nix said the remark is on par with Topinka’s earlier saying Blagojevich has “little weasel eyes,” and declaring “I’m the sword of justice, and I’m going to cut him [Blagojevich] to pieces.”
“She is unbelievable,” Nix said.