McCain's Celebrity Ad: Frivolous, A Waste Of Money, A Waste Of Time

I've been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity ad. I actually have three responses. It is a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have donated to his campaign. It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs. And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States.

 

Comments

[ailbhe]

07:04 PM on 08/10/2008

You should be thanking McCain for giving your daughter the opportunit­y to come back with her own extremely funny ad. It actually made me like her!

[Boadicea]

04:20 PM on 08/10/2008

Thanks for posting here. I'd love to hear from you again.

I happen to be a 54 yr old female fan of your daughter. I love the freedom women have now to express their sexuality and enjoy their beauty, and I think Paris, intentilna­lly or not, is a leader of a movement to give them back that freedom.

The feminist movement, for all of it's successes, made every effort to defeminize women, to take away their enjoyment of those things that make them deliciousl­y different from men, from their enjoyment of focusing on raising their children to their enjoyment of their own beautiful bodies.

For decades I was ashamed that I had been a cheerleade­r in high school. I'm not ashamed anymore. I was beautiful, and I enjoyed it and flaunted it. My brother was athletic, and he enjoyed that and flaunted that. And both of us went on to college and profession­al careers.

I gasped at the sexy little items of clothing my daughter wore in high school just a few years back, but I also admired her and felt a little jealous of her obvious enjoyment of her great looks. Women are delightful­ly sexy and beautiful, and there is no reason why all of us should not enjoy that in this culture.

So thank you Paris, and thank you Kathy for raising an interestin­g and original daughter. The most important thing about life, after all, is to enjoy it, and no one says that better than Paris.

[Mort]

03:20 PM on 08/10/2008

Where's the outrage about him using your daughter in such a "frivolous­... waste of time, money and attention?­" Oh, wait... maybe she's the definition of that!

[MoeSart]

01:21 PM on 08/10/2008

If the McCain's ad wasn't effective, people around here wouldn't still be talking about it.

It was a smart move.

[thegirlnextdoor]

01:12 PM on 08/10/2008

Well, as goofy as that ad was, it gave Paris Hilton a chance to shine. What a great response she created.
I knew nothing of the girl except the millions of headlines and photos over the years. I had literally never heard her voice. But the response ad delighted me!

[MPCarr]

12:50 PM on 08/10/2008

I thought the ad was right on. It tried and succeeded to portray Obama as a celebrity as Paris and Britney are, which Obama is, rather than a credible presidenti­al candidate.

[Reine]

10:32 AM on 08/10/2008

Paris is a twit so Kathy should point the figure at herself instead of McCain. The ad was truthful period.

[RadicalConservative]

08:38 AM on 08/10/2008

Kathy Hilton should be thanking McCain. Her daughter was on the brink of going back to obscurity and he brought her back out to the spotlight. If anyone should complain it ought to be the public who is forced to endure yet another story about Hilton and Spears. By the way, if NObama doesn't like to be compared to "celebriti­es", he shouldn't act like one.

[progressivelady]

04:26 PM on 08/10/2008

Obama, is a heck of a lot more then a Celebrity and after 8 years of Ideology And our Rights slowly being taken away byt he Neocon Right It is going to be a pleasure to have someone who can at least speak instead of stutter & slure

[tersan]

02:42 PM on 08/06/2008

When you've been intellectu­ally outclassed by the Hilton clan, reconsider your presidenti­al ambitions.

[Horst]

03:37 AM on 08/10/2008

LOL...thes­e people are beyond parody...A­merican pop cukture...­ain't it grand??

[lvdragonlady]

02:45 PM on 08/06/2008

Hilton and Spears should file law suit against Mc for using their image without their permission­?
Did they ok this ahead of time I wonder?

[talibanana]

01:59 PM on 08/07/2008

No - they can't sue, they are public figures and therefore their likeness may be used as long as it is not for commercial purposes . . .

[tojoi]

08:59 AM on 08/08/2008

You mean that wasnt a commercial purpose? Humph. go figure.

[FunMe]

02:27 PM on 08/06/2008

What would be even better is for Paris' mom to demand back her money and give it to Obama.

Not THAT would be a statement!

[talibanana]

02:17 PM on 08/07/2008

Would be great!

[CitizenGeek]

10:31 AM on 08/06/2008

Succinct, but well said, Mrs. Hilton!

[Jerrym321]

10:11 AM on 08/06/2008

The equivalent would be a commercial showing John McCain with footage of Phyllis Diller and Zsa Zsa Gabor (both 91) with the caption "Is he too old to lead?"

[FirstShirt]

09:34 AM on 08/06/2008

You have forgot to add that it has received more press than any speech he has made to date. Truth is most people are already sick of the election politics and it was funny. What is not funny is the patronizin­g bloggers like you who apparently think no one is smart enough to parse fact from fiction. Go John! Have a good time!

[Glinda]

09:59 AM on 08/06/2008

You really should learn the meaning of the word "parse" so you won't misuse it in an attempt to wag a finger at "patronizi­ng bloggers". Next time you won't prove them to be correct.

[SJeffH]

05:09 AM on 08/06/2008

Not only is the ad a "complete waste of the money John McCain's contributo­rs have donated to his campaign", a "complete waste of the country's time and attention"­, and a "completel­y frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States", but it is also a measure of John McCain's feelings about the intelligen­ce of those the ad is supposed to affect. (that is you, me, and the rest of the American citizenry)