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Why is it that Paris Hilton is able to speak more substantively about energy than John McCain? Kind of embarrassing for McCain, no?

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 That sounded damn near redemptive. Is Paris growing up?


by QTG on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:10:33 PM EST

Well Played, Darling - that was HAWT! (none / 0)


"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!
by Al Rodgers on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 02:17:32 AM EST
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what I really like is the way the ad is so over the top about his age. While we dance around the issue, worried about who might get offended, she just comes right out with it, over and over and over, and ties it clearly to his ability to lead. Imagine if this is what becomes the beginning of a more open discussion about it. Yeesh.


by vadasz on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 02:25:36 AM EST
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Actually lot of folks think Paris Hilton is stupid (2.00 / 1)

but then how many folks have created a brand name out of literally nothing (nothing to offer)? Today she gets paid to attend parties..now how many normal folks can reach to that level of insanity?
McCain's advert was completely asinine and stupid to begin with. I cannot believe he is paying hundreds of thousands to Schmidt and Co for this garbage...

by louisprandtl on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:14:46 PM EST

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John McCain, of all people, should not be attacking Social Security.


by Ephus on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:16:30 PM EST

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I have to say, that is really funny.  The McCain campaign is becoming a JOKE.


We care about politics because we know politics matters for people's lives and opportunities.
by politicsmatters on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:23:23 PM EST

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ahaaaha. damn. yeah "i'll see you at the debate bitches."

i think i might just endorse Paris for President.

she actually made a better ad than mccain. thats so sad.


by alyssa chaos on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:41:32 PM EST

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Isn't it sad?  Her "ad" had WAY more substance than McCain's ads.  Not that I think she came up with it...but still!


No way. No how. No McCain.
by freedom78 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:27:43 AM EST
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I think you have to be conscious to be embarrassed.


by Bush Bites on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:49:44 PM EST

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LOL!  Absolutely love this video.  Thanks for sharing.


Purity! Or else!
by ChitownDenny on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:50:12 PM EST

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Is this really Paris Hilton or is she just a look-alike?


by Jaxx Raxor on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:52:55 PM EST

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That was very much really Paris Hilton kicking John McCain square in the nuts.


ENOUGH!
by JDF on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 12:26:50 AM EST
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Roshambo (none / 0)


by Khun David on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:20:55 AM EST
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How many ways... (2.00 / 1)

has McDesperate's "celebity" ad blow up in his face?


by Glaurung on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:00:20 PM EST

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Paris/Rihanna '08

Now that's a ticket I could get behind.  
LOL!

I love the "See ya at the debate bitches!"

Too funny!


He that lives upon hope, will die fasting. -Ben Franklin
by TxDem08 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:02:43 PM EST

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I agree! I cant wait to get behind Paris/Rihanna 08


by bsavage on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:14:26 PM EST
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Why get behind them when you can get under their umbrella. Ella. Ella. Eh. Eh. Eh.


Stop the racism. Fight the smears.
by CrazyDrumGuy on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 09:04:02 PM EST
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Paris' Revenge (none / 0)

Isn't it wonderful what a media saavy celebrity can do to turn the tables on an attack comment?  Now if Obama could just hire some of Hilton's PR people to deal with the GOP ad hominum attack adds, he would be getting better milage than with his current lame or non-existant responses.


by TJ1 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:12:13 PM EST

his current lame or non-existant responses. (2.00 / 1)

Uh....you mean like this?


by Glaurung on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:33:57 PM EST
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Or this? (none / 0)


John McCain defends Bush's Iraq strategy.
by recusancy on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:57:47 AM EST
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Let's be fair though. (none / 0)

Do you think for a single second that Paris actually WROTE that herself?

Bravo if she did but I would doubt it.


by DawnG on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:12:30 PM EST

Re: Let's be fair though. (2.00 / 1)

I was impressed she could read the cue cards that well.


by TCQuad on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 09:07:54 PM EST
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Re: Let's be fair though. (2.00 / 1)

Uhm- neither do the candidates. That's why they have speech writers.


by bruh3 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 11:24:14 PM EST
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Re: Let's be fair though. (none / 0)

Maybe she didn't write it (though I wouldn't be surprised if she helped touch it up, I think she's smart playing dumb) but regardless she delivered it as well as any candidate and more excitingly too.


by MNPundit on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:45:05 AM EST
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Um..Obama does. (none / 0)

He wrote his masterful speech on Race entirely by himself.


John McCain, maverick
by lojasmo on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 06:28:49 AM EST
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Re: Um..Obama does. (none / 0)

that's a big who cares on my part since it doesn't change the thrust on my point.


by bruh3 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 08:25:00 AM EST
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It directly contradicts your "point" (none / 0)

But you don't care.


John McCain, maverick
by lojasmo on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:26:13 AM EST
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Re: It directly contradicts your "point" (none / 0)

you are right, I don't care what you think because you are analyze a comic sketch. lighten up.


by bruh3 on Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 12:02:18 AM EST
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Re: Let's be fair though. (2.00 / 1)

Like John McCain writes his speeches.


by Khun David on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:21:53 AM EST
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This is seriously really f'ing funny.

The thing to note here is that Paris has pretty much stolen Obama's current Energy Plan, but I guess that just puts her domestic policy positions on par with McCain's foreign ones.


by hello world on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:15:36 PM EST

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Yeah, that's Obama's current energy plan. And the thing that struck me (and it should strike anyone who sees this commercial) is that she delivers it more coherently and more persuasively than anything McLame has ever uttered about energy policy. And if anyone out there thinks, Hmmm, that actually sounds like a good policy, just remind them that Obama's got the exact same plan.

And it's always nice to see someone swing back at a bully.


by elawyer111 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:41:56 PM EST
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When was drilling ever part of his plan or either of the democrat member's of congresses plans?

You tell me which plan is closer to Paris's:
- http://origin.barackobama.com/issues/ene rgy/
- http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issu es/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4. htm

For two canidates who are looking more and more the same.  I think it is hilarious how people can say one day that expanding drilling is a "phantom solution" then next day, following Paris Hilton of all people, say it has always been part of there plan.

I have been telling people for weeks the energy issue is killing democrats becuase they refuse to buge on off-shore drilling.  Now you say it is part of Obama's platform, I can not help but laugh.

BTW: I hate both of their plans.   Both include cap and trade type schemes, I have to say at least McCain has drilling and nuclear in his plan.  Moving people from oil to energy can not be done without increasing our electrical output and renewables will not fill that gap in the near future.  We need more power.


by Classical Liberal on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 07:20:12 PM EST
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Up next the Britany ad!


by nzubechukwu on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 08:52:32 PM EST

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She already made hers...



by TCQuad on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 09:09:40 PM EST
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Paris gets a bad rap. I think she's pretty cool. She was definitely pretty cool to do this video.


by Steve24 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 11:35:21 PM EST

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Little Ms Hilton has risen to the occasion. Yes she is a looter class kid and yes she has a messy life but you gotta love her puckish boldness and sly zen way of messing with an old grouch who tried to trivialize and use her after her parents gave him nearly 10 grand.

America has no way to properly applaud a bold woman's sexual assertions. She is stuck in a double bind where men think it is bitchen' while women are ready to crucify her. Few are ready to celebrate her humanity.

She's a kid. I have a sense that there is some yearning in her to transcend the stigma of bimbo hood and find a purpose and I refuse to write her off as dumb or trivialize her beyond a reasonable doubt.  


by chris rich on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 12:54:55 AM EST

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dude, I loved the vid, but aren't you getting a bit carried away with the Paris love?

but it's all good...that was a hoot!


by CalDem on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:20:35 AM EST
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I want to hear more of her platform.


"And I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on?"
by Hollede on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:26:18 AM EST

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She could try:
"I really, really need another tax cut.  Tax cuts are HOT!  If my dividends were tax-free, that would REALLY get my creative juices flowing."

I enjoyed the hell out of the video; my respect for Paris Hilton increased a bit on account of it; but I'm not quite ready to make her an honorary leftie just yet.

-- TP


by Rethymniotis on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:54:57 AM EST
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Uh, hearing, fine, but I really like to SEE more of her platform, too!
:D
No way, no how, no McCain!
by Gray on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 02:49:35 AM EST
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It is right here: http://tinyurl.com/595nuk


by Classical Liberal on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 07:23:40 PM EST
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Heh, Paris scores another PR coup. This ad will be a hot topic for a couple days. I can see the headlines:

"Paris Hilton descends from the mountaintop dispenses... wisdom?!"

Lots of positive PR for this.


by MNPundit on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:45:56 AM EST

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In my mind, Obama needs to start associating McCain with Bush. That's one of the keys to this race and he's so far done an "ok" job on it. I mean it's mentioned here and there, and nudge and wink in an ad here and there...but they need a pure ad where its just like Bush/McCain,Bush/McCain,Bush/McCain


by werd2406 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 02:42:10 AM EST

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What's on my mind?  LatinoVoter's newest sig.

Barack tried to do McCain like he did Hillary. He was riding dirty with the race card.

It's so unbelievably dumb I can't stop thinking about it.  He liked Rev. Wright's "Bill did to us just like he did to Monica - he was riding dirty" so much that he's been putting variations of it up ever since; either making no sense, or implying all sorts of weird things like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had oral sex.


We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.
by Jess81 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 03:50:10 AM EST

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Good point.  He thinks it means "anal sex," which it of course does not.  Every young person who has ever seen Chamillionaire's video knows "ridin dirty" means getting caught with guns or drugs in your car.  But some people just create their own reality (like McCain).


by ProgressiveDL on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:59:22 AM EST
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As usual... (none / 0)

Someone needs to lay out the real deal here.  The Paris ad spoof just keeps McCain's celebrity ad in the social discussion, and that's not good news for Obama.  Additionally, the way I heard the video (I'll have to listen again), she was implying that the big boys need to compromise on their positions, which means people will construe that as Obama has one hard and fast position, and McCain has another.  Hardly the type of message you want propagating.

So yeah, it's funny, and no, no one believes she wrote a line of it.  But this is not good news for Obama in the end, as people just doing their summer thing will wonder why it originated, and eventually be directed back to the source McCain ad.  That's politics, bitches.  


by DaTruth on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 05:58:07 AM EST

Re: As usual... (none / 0)

Well, the McSame campaign tried to react in good mood on the Hilton ad, but I don't think they overly enthusiastic about Paris harping on McCain's age. However, you're right, most people don't know that Hilton effictively recited Obama's energy policy, so this isn't really a slam dunk for the Obama camp.  


No way, no how, no McCain!
by Gray on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 06:30:02 AM EST
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Funny, but still entirely ignorant (none / 0)

I love it that Paris is getting McCain back.  But the part that supposed to make her look smarter than she actually is, if it's her position and not the person that directed this faux ad for her, is still pretty damn ignorant.

The United states produces 2.2% of the world's oil, and consumes about 25% of the world's oil.  Estimated oil reserves don't come anywhere near the number to cover our consumption, and even if it did from the time we gave the word "go!" for drilling, offshore on on-shore, you'd be looking at 5+ years (and that is extremely optimistic) before you saw a barrel of oil.  Even longer before that oil is refined to gas and put on the market.

So this idea that drilling here drilling now will somehow tide us over is a complete falsehood.  And though I don't take Paris Hilton seriously, it appears that 70% of Americans are devastatingly ignorant about what it takes to meet our energy consumption.


by shalca on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 07:23:59 AM EST

old white haired wrinkly guy (none / 0)

i might come around to actually like her


vote blue in 2008
by sepulvedaj3 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:26:19 AM EST

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This is on my mind: http://www.mccainisreallyold.com


by OldMcCain on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:41:58 AM EST

fucking genius n/t (none / 0)


What is The October Protocol?
by Koan on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 11:04:41 AM EST

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McSame and company just got out smarted by Paris Hilton !!!

Is this really who I want to be the next "Commander Guy".  Seriously, the McSame camp went out of their way to get their asses handed to them in public by Paris.  This is just too funny.  The longer this campaign goes on the more the old white hair guy is going to regret it.  

Come November McSame's only goal will be to do better than McGovern or Dukakis.  He's about to become a footnote, a party joke, the Bill Buckner of politics, and you know he really, really, is going to hate that.


by BSelznick on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:15:44 PM EST

I was listening to O'Reilley (none / 0)

At lunchtime today. So he goes through through the whole spiel about Paris Hilton having no talent, and he calls her a dunce, etc. And the he plays the ad over the air.
O'REILLY DELETES THE ENTIRE PORTION ABOUT HER ENERGY PLAN Now, I notice he left in the spot about her saying 'bitches', though.

This is why I hate FOX. Yeah, we know she's a lightweight. I don't even think she's that attractive. * But damnit, if you are going to insult her for having no brains, then you better damn well represent what she says accurately.

So after the *edited spot plays, O'Reily continues to pile on.
I  see Mr. O'Reilly is not one for letting the facts get in the way of a good story.


A PROUD Hopium user!
by xodus1914 on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 01:30:04 PM EST


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