WASHINGTON — Paris Hilton, the celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, issued a tongue-in-cheek rebuttal Tuesday.
Last week, McCain launched an ad comparing Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama to Hilton and Britney Spears, suggesting Obama was no more than a celebrity candidate not ready to lead the nation.
Hilton responded Tuesday with a spoof on the Web site Funny or Die.
“Hey America, I’m Paris Hilton and I’m a celebrity, too. Only I’m not from the olden days and I’m not promising change like that other guy. I’m just hot,” Hilton says. “But then that wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I’m running for president. So thanks for the endorsement, white-haired dude.
“I want America to know that I’m, like, totally ready to lead,” she said.
She then discusses energy policy, and suggests a hybrid of McCain’s offshore oil drilling plan and Obama’s incentives for new energy technology.
“Energy crisis solved! I’ll see you at the debates,” she said.
McCain’s ad uses footage of Obama’s reception by Germans during a recent trip to Berlin to dismiss him as just another celebrity. Obama’s campaign has criticized the ad; McCain has defended it as humorous.
Hilton’s rebuttal includes plenty of humor at McCain’s expense.
An announcer calls him “the oldest celebrity in the world, like super-old, old enough to remember when dancing was a sin and beer was served in a bucket,” and asks, “but is he ready to lead?” Hilton’s spoof also intersperses images of McCain and Yoda from Star Wars and the cast of television’s “The Golden Girls.”
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