Hiltons Support McCain, Reportedly Fuming Over "Celeb" Ad Featuring Paris

The new McCain ad featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears has roiled the 2008 campaign. In an unexpected twist, it turns out that Paris' father is on the record as an enthusiastic supporter of Sen. McCain:

Contributors to McCain's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination included Rick Hilton. In fact, Hilton was so enthusiastic about his candidate of choice that, The Times' Tina Daunt reports, federal records show he donated twice as much as the law allows (the campaign returned the excess).

Now, of course, daughter Paris Hilton is the costar (along with Britney Spears) in a controversial new McCain ad aimed at ridiculing Barack Obama.

It also seems that the eldest Hilton, William Barron Hilton (who has also contributed money to McCain), is furious with ad, according to conservative blogger and McCain supporter Martin Eisenstadt:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that the new McCain ad criticizing Obama for being a celebrity has ruffled some unintended feathers. I, for one, quite liked the ad, but I hear whispers from the inner campaign staff that the phone was burning off the hook today with calls from Paris Hilton's grandfather, William Barron Hilton (co-chair of the Hilton Hotel empire), furious that the McCain ad drew an unflattering comparison between Obama and his own granddaughter...

...Apparently, the elder Hiltons had breathed a sigh of relief that Paris was starting to get her act together since hitting rock bottom with her stay in jail last year, when all of a sudden the McCain ad compares her unfavorably to Britney Spears and Barack Obama.

Who would have thought presidential politics would be what dragged Paris back into the spotlight.

Comments

[wantunity]

I am annoyed because they could have compared Barack to some stronger celebs that aren't perceived as trailer trash or silly. I don't blame Mrs. Hilton for being upset that her daughter was used in that light...it is a negative ad and drawing negative attention to her daughter as well. I think the ad is silly overall!

[watchTVgetSTUPID]

McCain's mother was confused. she did not understand why the ad included only two of the three infamous slutty party girls. The answer is this ad is deliberately racist. The third woman (Nicole) was of mixed race like Obama and did not fit the message of Obama with young attractive white women who are sexually active.

[DoTheMath]

Was the McCain campaign allowed to use the footage of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears in an advertisement without their permission? Somehow, that seems unlikely to me.

[wilburr0g]

Honor. Dignity. McStain. "I will make you proud of your president again." McFilthbucket.

[lisakaz2]

Maybe they would have preferred if Paris crawled on the floor as in her commercial and said "call me now, Barack" like in those Harold Ford, Jr. ads. She's get paid, right?

[MyAudacity]

I agree with the families, McCain crossed the line by attempting to tarnish Obama using them as a weapon. Who hasn't made a mistake in life? Is it fair to hold it against them all of their life, especially when they are both working hard to straighten up.

This is only an example of the mindset of McCain......an us vs them mentality....he's treating Hilton, Spears, and Obama as if they are some kind of trailer trash or worse...because they are "different" from the status quo....there is evidence of racism and sexism in the one ad alone, and I hope the parent's remove their support, and it would be a real kicker if Paris and Brittney would in turn support Obama.....That would really rock!

[lisakaz2]

Brit's a Booo$hie, ya know. And you see where the Hiltons are.

[bryansmith]

We have all gone mad. I feel like I'm trapped in a room with a bunch of manic gossiping school girls. And sadly, this time it didn't start with the media, it was McCain.

I find it especially troubling that the younger, more inexperienced of the two, is obviously the more adult. How very sad that we cannot conduct a rational and adult election. So so tired.....

America, we get the government we deserve. Cut the crap and vote the issues!

[politicalgenius]

"Seems to me that Johnny McBushClone will do anything and everything he can to change his address to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!" That includes running ads that conjure up the black mandingo - hide your sweet, innocent daughters because the intelligent, smooth talking black guy is coming. McBushClone is even willing to throw some of his supporters' family members under the bus, back it up and run them over just for good measure so that he can get it.

This is the same kind of ad that the GOP ran against Harold Ford, Jr when he was running in Tennessee. But we have to keep in mind that the GOP dictionary's meaning of "honorable" is far different the than our definition.

[FirstShirt]

Then maybe they should get their girl under control. Please!! She has shown the world more than any of us want to see and now they are concerned about political correctness?

[kellygrrrl]

pleeez! the Hiltons LOVE any publicity - no matter how embarrassing it should be

[MissingAmerica]

This is too funny. It would appear that there is no need for this man to exercise, as his food intake seems to be limited. After all, how can you eat when your mouth is full of your own foot?!

[PatrickforO]

Pretty funny.

[WFV]

So, am I to gather from all of this that McC compared my candidate to two of his own supporters?

[FirstShirt]

Objective of him, wasn't it?

[taniacaa]

"Oop McCain did it again".....this explains his weird strategy.

Tania
Central Florida

[gladys46]

So, can we conclude that Mc didn't get Hilton's permission to use her "celebrity" in a national election campaign?? So, may we hear of a lawsuit that would ligitimately charge Mc with the illegal theft of celebrity ... injurous to a recovering "celebirity" at that!!?

Hey, come on Hilton's you love money ... go get it ... make your daughter "whole" again!!