Hilt-Owned -- Paris Responds to McCain's Ad
Love her or hate her, you've gotta hand it to Paris Hilton...
She just made John McCain her bitch.
In less than two minutes, she accomplished not one -- but FIVE things McCain himself has been unable to do in two years of campaigning:
1) Come off as intelligent and self-effacing.
2) Present a well-reasoned energy policy.
3) Generate excitement on the internet.
4) Win over a new block of supporters.
5) Say the word "Hilton" without the preface "Hanoi."
Yeah, I know -- it's just a funny little video. But no matter what the flacks say, I promise you they aren't laughing over at Camp McCain. Because as you read this, that funny little video is spreading faster than a case of Cancun herpes...and it's only Tuesday.
Team McCain can expect to be thrown off message (assuming they have one beyond "Yay, motorcycles! Yay, race cars!") tomorrow as the MSM picks this up and plays it to death. They know their candidate will be asked to respond, and that he has no choice but pretend he finds the whole thing amusing, or paraphrase Tucker Bound's envious, childish response: "Paris Hilton might not be as big a celebrity as Barack Obama, but she obviously has a better energy plan."
Either way, he looks ridiculous, because he's engaging in a dialogue with...Paris Hilton. Expect the "celebrity" backlash to continue all week (the last before we tune out and watch the Olympics).
Who knows? Maybe the media will also remember that for all his "celebrity" talk, John McCain's the guy who made cameos in movies like Wedding Crashers and TV shows like 24 -- and whose daughter, Meghan, is like, totally bff's with Heidi Montag from The Hills. (But let's face it...they probably won't).
Here's to you, Paris. You may be famous, but unlike some people -- you aren't ashamed to admit it.
And that's hot.
Seth Grahame-Smith is the author of Pardon My President: Ready-to-Mail Apologies for 8 Years of George W. Bush.
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Paris was great.
But this was a trojan horse ad. The real attack ad was the Moses ad which has the hidden message to the rapture crowd who Obama has been courting heavily. The Moses ad is completely missed by latte liberals, they think it is about the Matrix! It is by far the dirtiest most despicable fear mongering but at the same time horribly brilliant attack ad I've ever seen. And since the latte liberals do not understand the message to evangelicals they just go on and on about the celebrity ad which was probably meant both as an attack but also as a distraction. Dems are not even addressing it. "The One" ???? check it out.
As Paris was presenting her energy plan, I could easily see her fully dressed on Meet The Press.
If you shut your eyes, one could visualize this for sure.
without giggling? don't they already have someone to hand out coffee and donuts to their guests?
maybe after a pitcher of margaritas...
Nice going, Paris! Your energy policy makes sense while the" wrinkly old guy's" mutterings sound
pathetic at best. Your video was entertaining and thoughtful--a stark contrast to the frat boy humor of the
McBush campaign!
I never thought I would be saying this, but Paris Hilton just rose a notch in my esteem.
I'll say. She certainly comes off as more intelligent and articulate than I thought, and certainly more than McCain. I look forward to their debate.
You go, girl!
Many years ago the comedian Jackie Gleason had a phrase, "How Sweet it is", and it certainly describes Paris Hilton's kick ass video against John McCain.
There are many ways to avoid issues and distraction is an effective and well used technique. I sugegst that is is careless to employ simplistic and non-relevent distractions that obscure critical issues. In point of fact, the energy debate requires effective presentation of arguments and perspectives founded in reality. A perspective favoring no "normative" energy development of those modalities that are tried and used around the world: oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, etc., is one perspective. Usually, but not always, this perspective is accompanied by a view that favors "esoteric" energy modalities that include solar, wind, biodiesel, etc., that have hitherto not demonstrated base load capacity or other technical inefficiencies. In actuality, the Hilton gambit still leave all the issues on the table and provides no solutions and once again the interesting analysis energy realities is left wanting.
j popphan, why do you think she is a republican? The report was that her mother, who was upset, had made a maximum donation to the McCain campaign--not that Paris had. There is no report on what Paris's politics are. Remember, one of the reasons the Republicans hate Hillary Clinton so much is that she was born and raised a conservative Republican, then changed her party. Paris is an adult in her own right, with her own politics, whatever they may be. She is a young person who could easily fit the profile for an Obama supporter, and the energy plan she cited was Obama's. Interesting, Ummmm?
The McCain dunderheads made one big mistake lampooning Paris. The again demonstrated that they are among of the "bottom feeders. Looking forward to another low road blunder by the dunderheads!
"Bottom Feeder "or "Grease-trap Dwellers" ? Time will reveal which one.... or both.
She's not as dumb as she makes herself out to be!
it's not an act...
Does this mean it's now OK for me to admit publicly that i actually LIKE Paris? I thought she was funny on her show,now this!
I'm actually pretty impressed. She's a lot smarter than I gave her credit for being, and I'll bet you're right about the "happiness quotient' in the McCain Camp ..... Thank You Paris - You Go Girl. The only quibble I have with the production values on the video ... we couldn't see the soles of her hot heels. I presume they were red?
Paris has stated what many of us have thought was the way to move into alternative energy for cars. Why no candidate has paid attention to this (and certainly our state reps aren't paying attention to our letters to them, either), I can't explain. Way to go, Paris - now you got the attention to what's needed.
Totally unexpected from PH, but spot on! Don't you love it when the result of a negative ad turns positive in the end:)
I thought it was great that she didn't just sit while McCain and Company involved her in an insult ad. Her publicists, etc.., really gave it to 'em.
I must say my opinion of Paris Hilton has gone up. She certainly put that old white-haired wrinkly dude in his place. Her energy plan mirrors the compromise plan that Obama is supporting.
Poor McCain. He's been complaining the media is ignoring him. I'll bet he wishes they'd ignore him now.
Poor McCain still doesn't get it that he is the butt of the joke.
he gets it, he just has a sense of humor...
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