McCain Says Obama Famous for Being Famous

John McCain has defended his latest campaign ad, not-so-subtly comparing Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

In the ad, you see images of Paris and Brit flash across the screen for a split second, then Obama, as the announcer says, "He's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead?" The unspoken implication: another famous flake.

McCain's peeps just came out with this statement: "This ad obviously also addresses a unique facet in Barack Obama's campaign that is unlike any other campaign we've seen in modern political history. A campaign that is focused on the development of an enormous image of celebrity status."

The statement continues, "These images of celebrity status and the way he has conducted his campaign ... owe more to the development of an international celebrity status than it does to a traditional campaign for President."

Translated, McCain is comparing Obama to a woman who shaved her head in a fit of craziness and another who skanked up the screen with a sex tape.

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151. Better than being famous for being old

Posted at 9:45AM on Aug 3rd 2008 by MOSKI388

152. There is one difference between McCain and Obama, and a difference that matters most, CHARACTER. Sen. McCan has proven his and so has Sen. Obama, and Sen. Obama's is lacking. He knows it and so does his campaign. Therefore, Sen. Obama's campaign must focus on personality; just as Pres. Clinton did. Sen. McCain is correct to expose this to the electorate. Personality is not a substitute for character. Popularity in Europe or anywhere else does not translate to character. The actresses mentioned in the ad have a cult of personality, but neither has character. The ad is spot-on.

Posted at 11:41AM on Aug 3rd 2008 by doug

153.
Whoeva still dinks that obama has no chance of winning,wakey wakey
where the hell have you been?, I'm not even an obama fan( well
neither I'm I even a mc cain fan) but really now even I can see dat
this is obama's year (poor america),
Obama just gets to me,lyk now since he is running for president he
feels the need to emphasise that his family is from africa (lyk wtf
he's just lyk is fake FRIEND oprah, who in all honestly is the one
really running for pres,lol), gawd dat women,
I'm so trilled she's not south african lol to think she wanted to be
a zulu, oprah loves rsa but its really sad that most south africa's
don't feel the love for her, like the school dat she opened,all the
footage about the school made it seem as though south africa doesn't
have any modern schools n dat we all still living in the bush, if she
really wanted to help y build a whole new school y not help n equip
those hundred others schools dat don't have chairs,desks,chalkboard
etc.

A few month ago I visited one of the homes,in which a few of "oprah's
girls" ( girls dat go to her ladida school) stay, the grls stay their
with quite a few non-oprah girls, n the saddest part was that while
oprah's girls had the latest clothes n stuff n were eatin very
expense food,these other girls had old torn clothes n had to eat
beans, oprah's girls sit on a totally diff table n don't associate
with these other girls, lyk wtf! it was so sad to witness,wat exactly
is this school teachin these girls, dat if others don't have wat u
have then they below u.The whole thing just pisses me off. N even
with the whole elections in the US I just feel dat oprah is such a
hypocrIte,If obama was white she would have been behind Hillary lyk a
hark.
My prayer is just dat wen obama comes in2 power dat he is able to pay
back all those "big names" dat have been behind him because in
politics nothing comes for free, look at bush he had to pay back all
those oil giants dat backed him.N dat he is able to deliver wat he
promises, regardin iraq,(its sed ERAG NOT I,GAWD u guys invaded the
country for no reason atleast get name rite), yes obama is rite in
wantin to take the troops out but america can't just go invade a
country cause totally chaos n den say sorry my bad n leave, u guys
have to atleast help re-build all wat u guys bombed.Lastly I hope
obama gets america back to its former glory, cause seriously bein the
most hated country in the world must suck!

Posted at 4:22PM on Aug 3rd 2008 by kj1(rsa 4 lyf)

154. Wow! He needs to grow the hell up! Considering that he's must older than Barack, I thought he was going to have a bit more taste than that. What is this.... high school?

Posted at 11:40AM on Aug 5th 2008 by dev

155. McCain is the latest puppet from the sick and very degenerate minds of the far right and
very out of touch Republican Party that now needs at least three defeats in order to be rebalanced.
They will obviously be trying to get people to follow them by arousing animal passions based on
idiotic blurps and sound bites, all along insulting the American public to the extreme and conveniently
bypassing the fact that the Republicans are currently led by people with no ideas, no sense of
responsibility except to a very small list of entrenched corporations and banks.
AMERICA IS NOT FOR SALE AND ITS GOING TO STOP THE BLEEDING! THE AGE OF THIEVES IS OVER!

Posted at 6:35PM on Aug 3rd 2008 by PolarBear

156. McCain is running scared. Why else would someone make such an iodiotic statement? Is that the best he can do? Obama is going to win and McCain knows it.

Posted at 6:27PM on Aug 4th 2008 by kimtastic!

157. McCAin is correct!! If OBAMA wins the Nomination he will be ASSINATED!! Sorry its the truth, and if it happens before the Election HILLARY will win the NOMINATION because she hasn't released her Delegates haha! So yes obama is just popular he sucks fucck him!!! If you want to email me go ahead surfingturtlejoe@yahoo.com THANKS

Posted at 2:53AM on Aug 4th 2008 by Joe Joe

158. Obama isn't playing on the fact he's Black. That's a stupid comment. It doesn't matter that he's half White. When society looks at him, people see a Black man. Not a White man. Period. He's Black and he's proud of it. What's wrong with that? McCain must be desperate if he has to try to attack Obama for being popular. Sounds like someone is jealous. McCain is an old geezerly White man married to an ex-drug addict. Wow, sounds like he's a much better choice than Obama is. NOT!

Posted at 9:34AM on Aug 4th 2008 by Victoria C

159. What did Obama mean by he didn't look like any of the other Presidents you see pictured on US Currency?
I would say there is a bit of hype. I all heard about was that 200,000 people came out to see Obama in Germany.. What didn’t make the news right away was that there was a FREE rock concert prior to this. That would be like one of us going to the Super bowl to sing and then saying that several million people were on TV watching “ME” Not exactly true…
McCain needs to get over the Obama hype and move forward with issues..

Posted at 2:50PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Wayne S

160. NO i don't think its a fair comparison not only because he's half black, but he's also half white so white people jumping on the banwagon like he's a fully black man running for presidency need to take a nap and get over it only time will tell if he is going to win and we all didn't want bush as president but who wanted kerry so this is a prime example dat republicans get away wit bloody murder they drag creditable people through the dirt to lench 'em later...politics is a dirty world its messed up cuz mccain may win regardless of his degrading race and stupid campaigns he chooses to send out...
if Obama doesn't win then it will show & prove that the election is a big joke...they jus need to pick each other as there VP is dat possible? to end all this mcain this obama that, what about what u stand for as a individual candidate? this is sad!!

Posted at 2:26PM on Aug 5th 2008 by Ceebaby

161. Relax McCain......Obama won't be elected. He's black and Muslim. He just is'nt President material. Who ever heard of him before he started running for President. What has he ever done that is so wonderful? Obama is pathetic. If by some stupid chance he did get elected, you can kiss the USA goodbye. We will go down the toilet, worst than what Bush has done to the USA.

Posted at 4:56PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Karen

162. Afghan email a lie!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp

Posted at 5:56PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Scott

163. We've been in Gemany for 63 years, Korea 54 years, to think we're going to leave Iraq or Afghanistan anytime soon regardless of who's president is a bit rediculous. To compare a man who has only spent 143 days in the Senate of a 365 day year against a man who has been there for years is again a little bit rediculous. American may need change but surely not on the line of a president that would have a first lady that only recently has been proud to be an American. You'd think that being a black american would be better than being black anything else. If you don't think so try it some place else. Go live in some country that is run by a black government. Tell me one that is as safe of a place to live or of a place that gives you a better chance of live lierty and the pursuit of happiness as as America. Obama may be charismatic but it'll take more than that to be the president of the United States. Common America don't be duped by his showman ship. educated or not he's a fraud running on the the race card. The only thing he is going to change of feeling of being less safe in this treacherous world of ours. Us needs to stay strong and thios guys isn't going to provide that. Let's not let Rome burn. Their military never was weak is was there government that fell apart. we can't let that happen here. America, You want a black president give us Colin Powell.
An always proud American

Posted at 9:32AM on Aug 5th 2008 by Tapache

164. Absolutely fair. Really, does anyone know where he stands on any of the important issues, what his plans are for this country? He never has anything to say. I considered backing him but I can't find out what he stands for.

Posted at 10:46AM on Aug 5th 2008 by leni

165. Obama as our military's Commander in Chief????

What is this world coming to??

Posted at 5:21PM on Aug 5th 2008 by CORAL

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