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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Paris Strikes Back
Last week, John McCain's campaign released an ad that called Barack Obama "the biggest celebrity in the world" and included shots of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. The implication, of course, was that Obama is no more qualified to be President than Spears or Hilton are. Paris Hilton's parents, who had donated money to the McCain campaign, were furious at how their daughter's likeness was used. Today, Paris Hilton got her revenge by releasing a clip wherein she calls McCain "the oldest celebrity in the world" and contemplates painting the White House pink. It's actually pretty funny:
baila- Nah, jail didn't change her at all. I'm one of the few people in the universe who actually likes Paris Hilton. I really admire people whose egos are so inflated that they truly believe that they are the greatest thing ever. Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey- people like that crack me up.
That was funny, I read about what happened where McCain used Hilton in that way and then her mother got upset. But this was funny to see her fighting it back.
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5 comments:
Well, I think she'd have at least half the population's vote, don't you?
Very cute that she can laugh at herself.
I left for Israel right after she came back from jail. Has she changed?
And I need to know her views on Isreal.
:)
baila-
Nah, jail didn't change her at all.
I'm one of the few people in the universe who actually likes Paris Hilton. I really admire people whose egos are so inflated that they truly believe that they are the greatest thing ever. Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey- people like that crack me up.
That was funny, I read about what happened where McCain used Hilton in that way and then her mother got upset. But this was funny to see her fighting it back.
Pretty funny. Baila and everyone, check out this video. Dave rips her apart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koH0sDec2-k
You mean Oprah isn't the greatest thing ever???
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