Paris Hilton Not So Dumb After All, Bitches

Alright, since I just mentioned Paris and she’s back in the spotlight, I might as well tell the story:

McCain released that horrible “Celeb” ad attacking Obama, Paris, and Britney alike last week [sadly, the ad may have worked].

Then, McCain got it back bad: he received angry phone-calls, telegrams and blog posts from the Hilton family, all the way up to grandfather and co-chair of the Hilton Hotel empire William Barron Hilton. It seems that, being Republicans and having supported his campaign, they did not approve Ms. Hilton being in this message.

I’ve been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity ad. I actually have three responses. It is a complete waste of the money John McCain’s contributors have donated to his campaign. It is a complete waste of the country’s time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs. And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States.

Here’s the surprising part: Paris did something smart and possibly funny. She went PR-friendly and parodied the whole thing on Will Ferrell’s Funny Or Die.

The realistic punch-line is that McCain’s spokesman actually responded to Paris’ video, implying her “energy plan” may be that of a dumb celebrity, but smarter than Obama’s [via Gawker, Huffington Post].

Addendum: Why won’t this thing let me insert Flash objects?