RNC Launches 'Obama Is A Celeb' Website

John McCain's "Celeb" ad, which he portrayed Barack Obama as an intellectually vacant pop star, made several members of the GOP recoil. Most notably, McCain's former campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, derided the spot as trivial and childish.

But Republicans believe they have a winning issue. And on Friday, the Republican National Committee showed no sign of slowing in its push to label Obama as vacuous celebrity.

The committee announced the creation of a new interactive Web site, www.WhoSaidItCelebrityEdition.com, in which users are presented a blind quote and tasked with choosing which celebrity (Obama and three others) said it.

The game does a decent job of furthering the Obama-is-just-another-celeb meme, primarily because the RNC cherry picks the shallowest, most nondescript quotes. For example: "I didn't expect it to come so quickly. It's been hard to keep up with. There's been articles in the papers that say I've got too big for my boots but people who know me say I'm just the same"? (For the record, soccer star David Beckham, not Barack Obama, is the author of that line). Or, "You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now." (George Clooney).

But one can easily imagine the Democratic alternative. It would probably look something like this:

Who said the following about the Iraq War: George Bush, Dick Cheney, John McCain, or Paul Wolfowitz? "There's no doubt in my mind that once these people are gone that we will be welcomed as liberators."

Comments

[indianadem]

All I've got to say is that if John McCain wins this election over Barack Obama I give up on America and the whole democratic process. The things that are happening in this election are unbelievable.

And if HuffPo doesn't allow my comment I'm giving up on it too.

[lmab]

Who addressed his wife as "C**T?

Who said women enjoy being raped by a gorilla?

[hydenorhare]

"Who said women enjoy being raped by a gorilla?"

Mrs. lmab?

[djelimon]

I guess you didn't hear about McCain's "joke" about a women getting raped by an ape and saying "Where's that marvelous ape?" when she woke up.

[JimR]

The sourcing on the alleged "c" word incident is extremely sketchy...

[Appalled]

Wow -- a direct steal from "The Daily Show" -- Rapper or Republican. I hope Comedy Central sues the crap out of them.

[booksnmore4you]

If the RNC wants to play Kitchen Sink, we need to throw a much bigger and more sustained and dirtier Sink.

Welcome to how to win in American politics. No, it ain't like it ought to be.

[WoodyCPM]

The Democrats will never do that. The media would eat them alive for it.

[kristycu]

your right, because when the dems do fight back they try and turn it around on them and them make it seem as thought they did it first. Man this stuff sucks. it is stupid

[oaddi]

Single parents for Obama Thanks MeCan't Remember.

[LaPointeBreak]

The RNC continues to define the Republican Brand - unmatched stupidity.

[MelDel7365]

Okay - Obama and the Democrats need to act fast to put up a "who said it - McCain or George W. Bush" website -- which would actually be relevent to the issues in this election.

[JackND]

This is the best idea ever!

What the GOP fails to realize is that their attempt at pointing about vapidity is the most vapid thing of all.

I have to send this to fellow North Dakotans...why should I get all the laughter?

[Missmn]

Here are some quotes. Can you guess who said them?

"The fact is we had four years of failed policy. We were losing. We were losing the war in Iraq. The consequences of failure and defeat of the United States of America in the first major conflict since 9/11 would have had devastating impacts throughout the region and the world."

"We have a lot of work to do. It's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border."

"I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don't expect to be a great communicator, I don't expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need."

"Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed."
"We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies."

[blog4um]

Good One!

[Dreamers101]

Spot-on can we get this comments in front of the MSM?

[Zogtastic]

Took the quiz... it didn't teach me anything relevant or otherwise about Barack Obama or celebrities in general... kind of pointless... I didn't draw any connections

[Daly]

Hey JSMc you have gone too far K-Fed is a single Dad and from all accounts he is staying with and protecting his kids; so what's the issue?

Now Brittany & Paris I can see; with the substance abuse, they remind you of a young Cin.

[JScott]

Hmmm kinda proves GOP is behind the curve sorta speak. Paris has been outta the media lately, I think she's not at her Hollywood home. Britney seems to be gettting her act together.
But of course the GOP doesn't know this they are still too busy watching infomericals, televangelists or test patterns.

[JackND]

They don't know anything about these people other than their names.

That's what makes these attempts at... ... so hilariously hapless.

[MelDel7365]

A "winning issue" -- are they kidding??

This is NOT an issue - it is a swift boat style attack that has NOTHING to do with Obama's ability to lead the country.

The Republicans are using the fact that Obama is Popular AGAINST HIM? The sorry thing is that the polls are showing McCain is closing in - What, have we become a nation of morons? Who's falling for this utter nonsense anyway?

[Lex10]

I agree with the RNC and so do my buddies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan and Fred Thompson.

[zurcl]

fred thompson? dude you just showed how vapid you are... oh yeah, and your buddies too.

[ryanf1088]

I went to the site, and it really doesn't make Obama look bad at all. I am actually confused why they would release this website at all because it appears the only quotes they could find were when celebrities actually said intellectual things.. just because it was a celebrity that said something it doesn't make it bad and the RNC just looks stupid for believing that.

[LeftLeanWing]

We should have a 'Whose Jaw is This ?" contest,

Showing portions of the Jawlines of the following Oldlebrities:


Grandpapa Munster
Karis the Mummy
Bea Arthur
John McCain