New third-party ad: Obama no longer the biggest celebrity in the race; Update: Her plan’s better than Obama’s, says McCain camp
posted at 6:45 pm on August 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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She’s got a sense of humor, a thoughtful energy policy, and nearly as much federal legislative experience as Barry O. If grotesque overexposure and grandiose ego are now prerequisites for the presidency, then the choice is … actually, the choice still isn’t clear, is it? Exit question: Way better than Bob Barr, though, right?
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Update: Hot.
In the unkindest cut of all, McCain’s spokesperson Tucker Bounds tells TMZ that on the subject of energy, Paris is deeper than Barack. He says, “Sounds like Paris is taking the ‘All of the Above’ energy approach that John McCain has advocated — both alternatives and drilling. Perhaps the reality is that Paris has a more substantive energy plan than Barack Obama.”
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You’re right. Trolls feed on confrontation.
malan89 on August 5, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Wow. You must be really, really smart. Would you please school one of the few remaining morons who will not vote for McCain on the positions that Bob Barr currently holds on the issues that are pathetic? Please, use his website and school me on how his position on the issues is pathetic. Jeez, I mean I could at least respect a person selling principle down the river if there was a new novel reason for it - but for a carbon copy of the past eight years? McCain is pathetic, and people like you who, like a battered wife, are willing to accept the treatment of the Republicans in order to keep a democrat from getting elected, are pathetic.
King of the Britons on August 5, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Good lord!How big are her feet?She could cross the Atlantic
on foot!
greaseywrench on Aug 5,2008 at 7:57PM.
greaseywrench: Great Scott,you found a new energy source,
Paris Hilton’s pontoons!haha:)
canopfor on August 5, 2008 at 8:11 PM
This was INCREDIBLY funny.. she is hot… and she wears a size 11! Jimmy Choo makes thems special for her….
Great job Paris and much much sounder policy than Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi AND Harry Reid…two other wrinkly people.
originalpechanga on August 5, 2008 at 8:13 PM
HA!
Well played by Hilton, but also well played by McCain. The crowd gives the gladiators a thumb up.
Spirit of 1776 on August 5, 2008 at 8:16 PM
I really hate her guts…but it was pretty good…
WisCon on August 5, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Actually, I thought …I got it…hence the “LOL” …
Now I’m confused… not hard …for me… lol!
jerrytbg on August 5, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Also, I hope that chair was incinerated…
WisCon on August 5, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Fake news from BBN,Bendover Backwards News!
Due to an ongoing hijackings of Liberal koolaid
shipments to Hollywood,it appears that the celebrity’s
are coming out of their politicaly induced haze,as
Paris Hilton has actually said something worth
remembering,and repeating!
In other news, Micheal Moore was tragically run over by
Code Pinko’s,in a rush for the last Koolaid keg!
(Snark!)
And now sports! haha.:)
canopfor on August 5, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Got my vote
Wade on August 5, 2008 at 8:29 PM
In the middle of the summer of an election year, when no one is really paying attention except us dopes, this is a gift to McCain. I hope he utilizes it well.
bnelson44 on August 5, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Agreed…what a windfall…hahahahaha!
jerrytbg on August 5, 2008 at 8:35 PM
That was AWESOME!!!! I know I’m late, but she’s actually got a sense of humor. Clearly that skips a generation (or two).
mjk on August 5, 2008 at 8:36 PM
ROFL
Paris FTW!
LimeyGeek on August 5, 2008 at 8:37 PM
At least she can read her cue cards (and I wouldn’t throw her out for eating crackers…)
Biffstir on August 5, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Well, Bob Barr has NO chance of WINNING!! If somehow gives you a sense of satisfaction by not ‘compromising your values’ go right ahead and vote for the looser….Vote for Paris Hilton….it’s going to amount to the same thing……who cares?!?!?..yer bound and determined to make a stand and back a LOOSER…Good Job, yer head and shoulders above the rest of us….
Just shut up about it…
BigWyo on August 5, 2008 at 8:42 PM
That was funnier than ass-flavored icecream.
Immolate on August 5, 2008 at 8:42 PM
You know, I gotta tell ya. The more McCain and his campaignd pokes fun at Obama, the more playful and, dare I say it, youthful he looks. The more Obama whines and cries the older and curmudgeonly he looks.
Weight of Glory on August 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM
I’ll try, but since Mr. Barr seems to have made a hobby out of changing his positions on numerous issues, I doubt my analysis will be relevant tomorrow, when he decides to change them again. Earlier he was just pandering to the LPers. Now he has to pander to everybody.
All of the below are from his campaign’s website:
Ahh, I see we have the Ron Paul “They hate us because we’re over there” theory on islamofascism. That must be it!
Mmmhmm. It’s all fear (or “scare”) mongering. Nothing to be alert or aware of. No legitimate threat to the United States and it’s people. We’re all perfectly safe.
But, when we do, Mr. Barr, you oppose it (or actually, vote for it, then go and say you oppose it). Which is it? I’m very confused? Can you have a triple flip flop? We’re getting into some Kerry-esque territory here.
I don’t mind most of Mr. Barr’s domestic policies, but he won’t have time to enact them (even if he would end up enacting them…you don’t really know what this guy actually believes) if we’re being nuked by the Iranians or fighting active terror cells on our own soil.
————————
P.S. When did the “Issues” tab of a candidate’s website become the go-to place for finding out who to vote for. They’re almost always filled with buzzwords and vague descriptions of policy. Barr’s is no exception.
malan89 on August 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I think the word you were looking for was ‘loser.’
Keep up the good work.
King of the Britons on August 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Engorged organs don’t dangle. Not mine, anyway.
Ugly on August 5, 2008 at 8:51 PM
I was wondering when we were going to get the skinny on all this. As for vetting a VP, my collie suggests:
Collie, did you see any phallic symbols in that ad?
My collie says:
CyberCipher on August 5, 2008 at 8:54 PM
I have been thinking about this. Paris just basically described the avg joe’s view on energy policy. which corresponds to the REpubs plans. The RNC should put out an ad saying they are happy that Paris has embraced the “all of the above” energy plan of the REPub House. And that they hope she will use her celebrity to help get their shared plan passed.
unseen on August 5, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Nice…a spell check post…
nice…I also wrote ‘yer’…Or is that acceptable in Captain Potato Head Land?
Keep prattling on about Barr, mebbe you’ll convince a few people. Then, after the election, you can get together with the rest of the Barr supporters at a booth at Denny’s and tug each other.
BigWyo on August 5, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Never. You could not pay me enough. She is just horrid on so many levels (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I behold none).
That hit the Liquid Ejection from Oral Orifice button as soon as I read it. Well done.
Voidseeker on August 5, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Paris would probably get more votes than the 3rd party cranks
jp on August 5, 2008 at 9:07 PM
What happened? The link won’t work and all the youtube clips says it has been taken down?????
Did the Messiah take her out of the race?
USBB on August 5, 2008 at 9:13 PM
When grown men and women don’t know the difference between loose and lose, we know we’re in trouble. Apologies for calling you pathetic earlier. I do respect actual Libertarians that hold those beliefs and choose to vote for Barr based on that. What I don’t respect is people trying to frame him as the conservative alternative to McCain. Barr is not conservative any more, he is a Libertarian and he holds the views of the Libertarian Party. These include weak national security and liberal stances on immigration (which seem to be clouded on his website by a storm of campaign double speak). I do respect a lot of his domestic policies like free market education (which apparently one of our commenters would benefit from), strong compliance with the 2nd Amendment, and protecting life. I just don’t like being lectured to that you’re not a conservative if you vote for McCain. Barr is not a viable alternative for conservatives that care about national defense. Apologies to you if you weren’t trying to frame him as such and were simply a Libertarian that normally votes LP and wouldn’t vote for any of the Republicans (besides Paul) anyway trying to express their point. I’m a little bit trigger happy with the pro-Barr people because they always seem to be uninformed on what he actually believes post-transformation from GOP to LP and try to pass him off as being the “pure conservative”. I’m not trying to bash people that are actually informed on Barr’s beliefs and agree with him, just people that use Barr in an attempt to make people that are voting for the “lesser of two evils” feel guilty.
malan89 on August 5, 2008 at 9:15 PM
This is like totally the headline at Drudge right now.
Buy Danish on August 5, 2008 at 9:18 PM
“How can you expect to be taken seriously?”
Why is anyone listening to that shameless media whore? I don’t.
newton on August 5, 2008 at 9:19 PM
The republicans protesting on Capitol Hill should invite Paris to testify about her energy plan. I think Miss Hilton goes to Washington would get some real media exposure.
meci on August 5, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Pretty hilarious.
tree hugging sister on August 5, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Was that really her? That was disconcertingly funny.
Tanya on August 5, 2008 at 9:29 PM
So, if Obama advocates oil drilling in the future, McCain needs to say: guess Obama is taking advice from Paris Hilton now.
LOL.
lorien1973 on August 5, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Yep that’s her. She has described herself as a moderate republican in the past. Not surprising she’d be all about oil drilling and tax breaks to get new technology.
lorien1973 on August 5, 2008 at 9:32 PM
The Hiltons, the parents and grandpa, should resume donating to the McCain camp. It enabled her to be resurrected and humanized, again, for a while.
Entelechy on August 5, 2008 at 9:33 PM
McCain/Hilton. Sounds good to me
Hummer53 on August 5, 2008 at 9:33 PM
……. I just glad for the break from another post with Obama’s picture on it.
Seven Percent Solution on August 5, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Ditto. That was fun.
baldilocks on August 5, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Ha! I totally agree.
lorien1973 on August 5, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Jay Leno had a great line about Kathy Hilton yesterday. “For all the videos Paris Hilton has been in, this is the one mom’s upset about?”
clghitis on August 5, 2008 at 9:38 PM
The Drudge headline.
OMG: PARIS STRIKES BACK; MOCKS MCCAIN IN ‘AD’
Right Matt, she never even mentioned Obama, good grief.
lowandslow on August 5, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Is there something wrong with big feet?
:::10M:::
baldilocks on August 5, 2008 at 9:44 PM
It sure sounds like she does.
forest on August 5, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I’m glad this election has been more funny than the past two combined.
AbaddonsReign on August 5, 2008 at 9:47 PM
http://newsbusters.org/stories/mccain_not_first_compare_obama_paris_hilton.html
Enoxo on August 5, 2008 at 10:01 PM
That’s gotta hurt… Good
Gwillie on August 5, 2008 at 10:01 PM
That is FREAKIN’ hilarious! HOT!
SouthernGent on August 5, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Wow, I do blame McCain for giving this dish-rag whore a reason to chime in… I mean, couldn’t he have chosen Elvis or The Beatles or Satan?
Claypigeon on August 5, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Where’s my Cobra Commander/Hilton ‘08 bumper sticker?
Micheal on August 5, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Just about any plan is better than Obama’s. Here’s a picture of McCain’s energy plan compared to The One’s…
Gilda on August 5, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Man, McCain’s ad went from being called racist with phallum to being sided with Hilton’s … who has a better energy plan than Obama.
LOL
darwin on August 5, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Paris Hilton for Speaker of the House!
So far she’s more intelligent on energy policy than Nancy Pelosi by a long shot.
DUDE.
GOT MY VOTE.
MadisonConservative on August 5, 2008 at 10:23 PM
How can you hate on a girl with that kind of sense of humor? I’m utterly charmed…but I’m a pushover.
She’s smarter than Obama, funnier than McCain, and looks better in stupid glasses than Barr.
Jaibones on August 5, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Yeah, about 80% of the guys denying it would sing an entirely different tune after two drinks with her in an alluring piece.
MadisonConservative on August 5, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Ice cold.
Jaibones on August 5, 2008 at 10:25 PM
And I hear Paris Hilton supports drilling. I’m not sure what her stance is on oil exploration though.
Texas Rainmaker on August 5, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Badda Boom!
(ya forgot yer rimshot)
hillbillyjim on August 5, 2008 at 10:33 PM
She’s actually a good actor when she’s playing herself. And her ideas aren’t that shabby. At least she understands there is no magic immediate clean solution.
Mark Jaquith on August 5, 2008 at 10:45 PM
No worries. I am a libertarian who used to be a Republican until I matured philosophically and politically (not to say that those who are Republicans are not mature - I am just talking about me). I would label myself a conservative/libertarian not a anarcho-libertarian. I do hate how many on this site immediately start calling Barr supporters idiots/pathetic/traitors and then call us trolls when we defend ourselves. I do disagree with you that Barr is weak on national security. I believe that Libertarians are just not pre-emptive in pursuing national security. The Libertarians wholeheartedly believe in National Defense, but that it can be accomplished without trying to expand/maintain an empire around the world. I am not naive enough to believe that we wouldn’t ever be attacked if we weren’t involved everywhere in the world, but you cannot also be naive to believe that we don’t make enemies when we do get involved around the world. I have fought in this war (commanded an infantry company in theater for a year) and have spent much time getting advanced degrees studying this topic, and I would argue that fighting this enemy is like killing mosquitos - you can kill alot of mosquitos, but you are never going to kill them all. And as long as there are a few around, they will come back. I don’t know the answers, but our country cannot afford to keep fighting this war at the rate we are. That is a fact. Nevertheless, it is good to keep talking and exploring this.
King of the Britons on August 5, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Ms. Hilton must NOT be eating any more of those Carl’s Jr’s. cheeseburgers. Wouldn’t you agree?
DfDeportation on August 5, 2008 at 10:47 PM
The tenor of this thread is disheartening.
I’d hit that.
AntonDomi on August 5, 2008 at 10:55 PM
I felt the need for some penicillin
BobH on August 5, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I know this going to open up a whole can O worms..
But I have to ask…
Did you talk like this in front of the boots or just your Officers?
On any topic..
jerrytbg on August 5, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I think that calls for an appropriate
“I’s hit it” pic.
wise_man on August 5, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Paris Hilton a realist.
Whooda Thunkit?
hillbillyjim on August 5, 2008 at 11:26 PM
OK look, Paris absolutely ROCKS.
You people and others can talk all sorts of crap about her, but she is a national treasure. She’s brilliant (acts stupid), funny, hot, and rich. People just don’t like her because they are jealous of her.
And yeah, I’d probably vote for Paris over anyone else who is running now.
ThackerAgency on August 5, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Hmm,
… I can think of worse things than the whitehouse being painted pink.
wise_man on August 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Paris and Cindy Mac?…Color that house naughty
AntonDomi on August 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
A better energy policy than Obama.
Dr. Manhattan on August 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM
You are doing the other 20% a grave disservice.
Jaibones on August 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
It is a sad sad day for America when Parris Hilton actually talks more sense than either candidate.
That limited part maybe the catch-22 but in reality we should be selecting choice “D. All of the above”. Alternative fuels, drilling, deregulation of current techs and new untried techs, etc……….
C-Low on August 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Wow, I’m actually impressed. Her ad, based solely upon substance, is quite honestly better than most, if not all, ads I’ve seen for any candidate thus far. What keeps me from laughing though is the fact that the folks typically influenced by such ads will probably vote for Paris because her ad is so much better. (Don’t worry though, she’s not yet 35.)
Send_Me on August 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Admittedly that’s pretty hilarious. However her “energy plan” pretty much mirrors the Republican’s “All of the Above” Energy Strategy
60B on August 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Interesting. Just searched recent Tweets on topic “Paris Hilton,” and the video has definitely gone completely viral already - something like a million hits in the last hour alone. What’s interesting is that 99% of tweeters seem to feel it’s an anti-McCain slam and a highly effective one at that. I can see how they would interpret it that way, as a “hit back” at the implied insult McCain dealt her, but I think she hits Obama pretty hard, too, if indirectly. She makes BOTH candidates look foolish, plus the punditry that inflated the significance of the ad in the first place. And her “energy plan” is clearly closer to McCain’s than Obama’s, which ultimately makes the “ad” sympathetic to McCain in my opinion.
Based on the popularity of this video, I fully expect “Paris for President” merchandise to be everywhere by tomorrow morning. She’s going to be this year’s Pedro for the fed-up-with-both-parties apathetic crowd.
aero on August 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Not sure what you mean - talk like what? I certainly did not discuss politics with my soldiers if that is what you mean.
King of the Britons on August 6, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Close enough and good to know.
The last thing they need is the distraction of a political debate. But you did discuss politics with the officers?
Yes no?
jerrytbg on August 6, 2008 at 12:08 AM
On occasion with peers.
King of the Britons on August 6, 2008 at 12:11 AM
Obama?
funky chicken on August 6, 2008 at 12:14 AM
There is no empire.
hillbillyjim on August 6, 2008 at 12:21 AM
The reason I asked ,on one occasion I had been a part of a command structure that nearly fell apart because of differing political views. Fortunately, it wasn’t fatal. I’m not comfortable talking about it so I ask that we let it be.
I don’t mean to quote John Lennon but …scary days they were.
jerrytbg on August 6, 2008 at 12:23 AM
So, if I understand you, if one is “fed up with both parties”, then that person is “apathetic”?
Here’s my reasoning, if you care to read, for not voting for either candidate and voting my conscience.
1. 2000: Honestly, how different were Bush and Gore? How large was the workable pool of voters (# of swing/moderate voters?)
2. 2004: How different were Bush and Kerry? I mean, come on, how many liberal or incompetent policy proposals has Bush supported? Did that pool of workable voters increase or decrease in size?
3. 2008: We see that McCain and Obama are very much alike, focusing not on their bases of support, but rather on the lukewarm crowd, the folks who are swayed by cheesy commercials, the ones who really don’t care about politics but want a good show. The far left is alienated, as well as the far right.
2012 prediction: The candidates will be even more alike than they are now, and we’ll once again ask ourselves, “which of the evils should we choose?” The problem though is that the differences will not be as apparent.
Conclusion: Unless we wish to continue down this road, where neither party cares to remain responsive to its base, we must make them realize that we are still sentient beings who vote with our brains and conscience, not out of convenience.
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” ~John Quincy Adams
Send_Me on August 6, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Giving credit where it’s due.
That was pretty clever.
(I complimented Paris. If you need me, I’ll be enjoying the skiing in hell.)
Hawkins1701 on August 6, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Queue ZZ-Top.
She got legs…
hillbillyjim on August 6, 2008 at 12:55 AM
But, When you kill that mosquito, it does not bite you again. Just like, when you execute a muderer, he can’t muder again.
Johan Klaus on August 6, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Professor Blather on August 5, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Don’t let her act fool you… she’s a savvy business woman.
DaveS on August 6, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Be very careful - you could catch something which isn’t pleasant.
Entelechy on August 6, 2008 at 1:09 AM
My God…that…was actually really funny.
Cylor on August 6, 2008 at 1:11 AM
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