Roberta McCain Chimes In On Britney-Paris Ad

Sen. John McCain may be "proud" of the Paris Hilton/Britney Spears ad released this week, but his feisty 96-year-old mother apparently disagrees.

Roberta McCain was a featured guest at a McCain campaign event on Thursday afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC. The Huffington Post obtained some audio of an exchange after the event where Mrs. McCain is asked about the Paris Hilton ad.

"Oh, well, I didn't see it -- I think it's kinda stupid," she says. "I'm just too old-hat for it. In fact, the other two, I didn't even know who they were. I knew who Paris Hilton was, but then there were other two young girls..." (Someone informed Mrs. McCain that there were only two women in the ad, and that the other was Britney Spears.)

Within a few moments, Roberta was back on message. An acquaintance noted the statement from Rick Davis that was "going to be in the headlines tomorrow," criticizing Obama "for injecting racism into the campaign."

"Oh, he definitely did," Roberta responded.

Audio here.

Comments

[Tropiholic]

old and older

[tlgeiger62]

He looks even older when he's with his mommy.

[fignozzle]

she looks more like what you would expect his wife to look like for sure.

[Elrancho]

That me me laugh!! Well said!

[Stagehnd1]

She looks good for her age,...but wow what a masculine looking woman!!

[elcojonu]

Is anybody home ?
It's 8-2-08 at 11:23 P.M. in L. A. and nothing's moving.
Are yous guys allright ?

[GerryS]

that's Grinnin Pappy McGrumpy's MOM??????????

I thought it was Cindy before a makeup session--------------

[Conejo]

McCain is so jealous of Obama that he is almost frothing at the mouth. I'm sure his advisors have recommended this series of ads as being clever and different. McCain says he is having a lot of fun with them--yeah, fun at Obama's expense. Fun intermingled with lying. Sickening.

[LettuceB1]

Last time I checked, other candidates didn't need their MOMMY to get elected POTUS. Is he going to ask her to bake cookies for the Iranians too!? LOL

[pupbayer]

John Kennedy's mother campaigned for him. Then there was Lillian Carter and Virginia Cassidy Blythe. ALL 3 of their sons WON, too, by the way! So what's your point?

[chronic]

The pt. is McCains mom looks like his sickening wife!

[ShamusNYC]

"I remember when Johnny was a young boy of 60 and still had integrity..."

[ShamusNYC]

BTW, wasn't there an early story about how McC's kid was actually inclined towards O?

[macbabe]

wouldn't surprise, anyone with 1/2 a brian is!!!
Pres B's daughter is a O supporter too!

[ShamusNYC]

Really (about B's daughter)?

Not the part of her having half a brain, supporting O - is there a source on that?

[TN]

She'll just have to hold her nose and vote for her son.

[Witchitalineman]

Isn't that what she said about voters voting for her son?

[TooLooze]

She looks great. Lighten up, people, she isn't running for anything. I feel pretty sorry for her.

[Anonani]

Do we really care what McCain's mother thinks about the ads? But, I have to agree with her spontaneous statement, it was "stupid".

I'm watching the polls and I frankly just don't understand how in the world these two opponents could be so close! I'm joing a voter registration initiative, because if there is even a slim chance that McCain could edge by Obama, we had all better get the vote out!

[Jessegirl]

Obviously this is the woman who told Cindy to 'lose the ponytails and beehives'.

[shela88]

Is that Cindy without her makeup?

[Desdemondo]

Or a dose of her daily diet of drugs?

[Jessegirl]

She looks fantastic...She makes John and Cindy look 'hip'.