1.0 link 116257 <![CDATA[LA Times: Hollywood Thinks McCain's Britney, Hilton Ad "Smacked Of Desperation"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/01/hollywood-mccains-britney_n_116257.html TO HOLLYWOOD it smacked of desperation.

That's why the reaction to a new John McCain ad attempting to portray Barack Obama as a kind of mindless celebrity -- likening him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears -- drew collective yawns and shrugs of irritation from politically active members of the entertainment industry.

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