Paris Hilton

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

Kathy Hilton | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Kathy Hilton

I've been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity ad. I actually have three responses.

Barack Obama, Wimp

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

Obama has proven in the past that he has the ability to get his head out of the clouds and down onto the ground where elections are actually decided - but we need him there fast, before Team Bush/McCain's savvy and his own diffidence cause another surrender - and another Democratic defeat.

Barack Obama Just Loves Young White Women

Disgrasian | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

In watching "Celeb" about 25 times over, the thought never once struck us that Obama was being defamed with the insinuation that he likes to dabble in "young white women." What made us even go there?

Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...

Paris Hilton's Parents Donated To McCain

The Hill | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


The John McCain campaign may want to rethink its strategy of attacking Barack Obama by comparing him Paris Hilton, her family has kicked a lot of mone...

Hiltons Support McCain, Reportedly Fuming Over "Celeb" Ad Featuring Paris

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


The new McCain ad featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears has roiled the 2008 campaign. In an unexpected twist, it turns out that Paris' father is o...

Poor Paris -- Long a Political Punching Bag

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Poor Paris has come up a bunch of times on the campaign trail. Perhaps the most famed reference was when Obama brought her up when railing against President Bush's pardon of Scooter Libby.

Britney, Paris Air Savage Anti-McCain Ad

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

Ms. Hilton said she was also "offended" by the implication that she and Ms. Spears favor a tax on electricity: "We have both been very clear on that issue."

McCain Ad a "Dumb Blonde" Joke

Adele Stan | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Adele Stan

The point that the McCain folks are clearly trying to make is that Obama is just like female celebrities, who are, of course, slutty, stupid or mentally disturbed.

Reading The Celeb Video: Exploding Obama At The Subliminal Level

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-31-shaw_mccain_celeb.jpgI think we are really being played if -- in analyzing the McCain attack ad -- we go so far as unearth the racist sexual stereotypes but overlook the possible allusions to violence itself.

If We Don't Puncture Obama's Balloon, He Will Float Right Out of Our Hands --- McCain campaign

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

The polls are going back and forth, but the political pros ---- and the betting odds -- are convinced that Obama is going to win. McCain is getting...

A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

Sam Stein

Britney Spears-McCain Saga Continues: Pop Star And Candidate Share Talking Points?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


The surest sign yet that this presidential campaign -- not even in August -- has already gone on way too long: Britney Spears is the nexis of a politi...

McCain's Ad Team are Mad Men

Joseph Romm | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

2008-07-30-attackad.jpg Can anyone stop the madness? As depicted on the award-winning AMC show, people in the advertising industry in the 1960s are utterly despicable. So is McCain's ad team.

Jason Linkins

McCain's Paris Hilton-Britney Spears Ad (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


There's a fine line between smart and clever, and a similar border between clever and stupid, and John McCain's campaign ads keep on standing on all the wrong sides.

The Facination with Celebrity Women in Crisis

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

Our culture is obsessed with celebrity and when famous women are in crisis, our interest is only heightened. But don't you think we've had enough?

Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair Embarrassment The Latest In A Long Line That Includes Lohan, Hilton, Wolfowitz

New York Observer | Matt Haber | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media


As you may have already read, Miley Cyrus is totally embarrassed by the semi-topless (back view) photos printed of her in this month's Vanity Fair. In...

Hillary and Britney: Of Caucuses and Carcasses

Joyce McFadden | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Joyce McFadden

Two women are commanding television, newspapers and magazines with questions of whether their tears were real, or appropriate, or effective in holding their fan base.

Paris Hilton Takes Her "Hasty Pudding" To Harvard

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


According to the Boston Globe, Paris Hilton is scheduled to visit Harvard University in February to make a special announcement, but despite being soo...

Paris Hilton's Inheritance Diminished After Grandfather Pledges Fortune To Charity

Reuters | Michelle Nichols | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


U.S. hotel heiress Paris Hilton's potential inheritance dramatically diminished after her grandfather Barron Hilton announced plans on Wednesday to do...

Tom Toppers Of 2007

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Bonnie Fuller

When Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah's couch and told the world he was in love with Katie Holmes, he set a new standard for celebrity behavior. How else to explain the rash of Tom Topping celebrity behavior in 2007?

Paris Sets The Record Straight On Drunk Elephants

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Paris Hilton was on "Ellen" today, and Ellen asked her about the rumors circulating a few weeks ago that Paris was embarking on a "Global Elephant Cam...

Paris Hilton Saves Drunk Indian Elephants! Or Not, As AP Forced To Retract Story

Huffington Post | Danny Shea and Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


You may have noticed in your AP feed earlier today a strange story about Paris Hilton saving drunk elephants in India. Paris, the story led us to bel...

Iowan Tells Hillary She Should Try To Look Like Paris Hilton

First Read | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One older man at the Dakota City, Iowa event, the last stop on Clinton's "Middle Class Express" bus tour, had a bit of beauty advice for Clinton. Ern...