D’oh: McCain donors in Paris Hilton’s family miffed at “Celeb” diss
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Can they do anything right?
The McCain campaign runs a half-decent ad yesterday mocking Obama’s celebrification and comparing the Obamessiah to pop culture divas Britney Spears and Paris Hilton…
…and pisses off the big McCain donors in Paris Hilton’s family. Apparently, Camp McCain’s phones were ringing off the hook with complaints from the wealthy Hiltons who have showered the Maverick with cash. Doesn’t anybody check these things before they upload them to YouTube? The ad would have worked just as well without Paris. A pic of Obama gal pal Scarlett Johannson would have been smarter.
And McCain wouldn’t have lost his own celeb supporters.
Here are Rick Hilton’s $6,900 donations to McCain.
Paris’s mom, Kathy, also pitched in $2,300.
And here are Paris’s grandfather, William Barron Hilton’s, large donations totaling $53,400 to McCain and the NRSC.
D’oh.
Via Martin Eisenstadt (hat tip – Joe S.)
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that the new McCain ad criticizing Obama for being a celebrity has ruffled some unintended feathers. I, for one, quite liked the ad, but I hear whispers from the inner campaign staff that the phone was burning off the hook today with calls from Paris Hilton’s grandfather, William Barron Hilton (co-chair of the Hilton Hotel empire), furious that the McCain ad drew an unflattering comparison between Obama and his own granddaughter.
It seems that the elder Hilton has donated $18,400 to the McCain campaign, and $35,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the last couple of years. (Paris’s father, Rick Hilton, has given an additional $6,900 to the McCain campaign. Suffice it to say, he’s none too pleased either.)
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Update: Martin Eisenstadt is a hoaxer.
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Hey, it is an unfortunate reflection on them as parents-in-absentia. I suppose they don’t like the straight talk from the Maverick on this one. Too bad. Don’t like it? Be a better parent. I think it speaks volumes to personal and parental responsibility.
oppsie.
… I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night…
I think a better celeb to use in the ad would have been Ludacris. Find every rapper who has said something good about Obama and then find the horrible things they say about America and juxtapose them on screen.
Let’s not pretend like Momma Hilton doesnt love every second of the attention she receives vicariously through her daughters.
Wow. It seems to me if I were running for President of The United States, I would fact-check and also see any relations between donors and those who I portray on screen. I feel like the campaign team is a single A baseball squad, doing the best they can, but knowing deep down they’ll never be in the majors. I feel sorry for the guy.
Evil Party -Stupid Party-get together -make -Evil-Stupid laws…
in which camp is Mc’s campaign staff?
Looks like STUPID—-
He should put his wife-Cindy- in charge!!!!
I guess they’ll just have to give their money to politicians who praise Paris as a role model instead. If they can find any, that is.
I’m sorry, but we’re talking about the same Paris Hilton who ends up in jail and as videos of her having sex all over the internet? They’re upset that she was placed in the same ad with Obama?
Please tell me he at least stays at a Hilton once in awhile to keep them happy…Obama of course stays at the Ritz-Carlton to keep himself happy, but he is not an elitist…
I guess the Straight Talk Express just ran over a cow in the tracks!
Yup, it’s an old showbiz axiom; “there’s no such thing as bad publicity”.
Tell the Hiltons to suck it up. If they don’t like being dissed, then they should curb their idiot children.
At least she’s not up a tree throwing feces at the police.
Now you’re reaching a bit, MM.
Gotta get you some help for the MDS before Obama slithers into the White House with your help….
Okay. I know I shouldn’t be laughing about this but… ROFLMAO
Doh!
More than that, the Hiltons need to tell Paris (and Nicky) to please put some underwear on before having nights out on the town.
The Hiltons are, indeed, full of it. Perhaps, McCain was being a little more honest than he attended. Now, would the Hiltons like to comment on whether or not their hotels ever contributed to the illegal alien slave labor market?
McCan’t should’ve known better…the Baron lives in state income-tax free Nevada.
Also, let’s not forget that Ms. Spears is also a Bush backer.
self-edit: attended= intended
Gee, what a stingy donation by the Hiltons. I guess Paris and Nicky spent too much on their nails.
Well, how silly. I’m not the only one, I’m sure, who didn’t see the ad as dissing anyone other than Obama. It’s true that people all over the world are fascinated by Paris H. and Brittney S., even as they’re fascinated by BHO.
What…do the Hilton’s think the apple of their eye should be the POTUS because she enjoys world fame? Of course not. This was the point of the ad; not trashing the celebs.
Please. I expect better discernment, and far less over-reaction, from GOP donors.
C’mon, Rick and Kathy. Consider this “taking one for the team”, why not??
I think the thrust of the message, which is not lost on the viewers, is about the issue of “Celebrity” (v. steady & serious). In fact I believe it’s titled “Celeb”.
The ad did nada for me in the first place. Losing Paris’ support, to me, is a good thing.
Am I missing something?
Paris is such a dull pick. She’s slowly falling off the radar, thank God. Should have went with Amy Winehouse.
Yup, vicki – that being an over-hyped media celeb does not = competent leader of the free world.
People are enthusiastic about Obama and that’s bad for Obama? Is being an inspiring speaker a fault for the (potential) leader of the free world?
McCain (and the press and even the right wing noise machine) can hardly think of good things to say about McCain, so they spend all their time analyzing the sleaze he’s throwing at Obama.
I stand by my opinion that the best thing McCain can do this fall is go to a Health Spa in Sedona.
He is not a big spotlight guy.
His campaign seems to not be prime-time ready either.
Go to Sedona, Work out, lose a few pounds, get some hair transplants, let Obama have the spotlight. He is the one who needs the spotlight.
And is no better with it than McCain.
The best ad for McCain so far was the Obama Euro trash tour.
Senator go to Sedona, we will call you when we need you.
OMG. The Hiltons (some of them anyway) are/were donors to McCain. like BFFs? Who would have guessed? I don’t know if that works for or against them (I’m still processing this), but it is different. Maybe what happened is that McCain issued an order that anyone who sent his campaign money had to be a member of the Republican base (I know, but run with me on this) and was fair game for any of his spots. I mean it would be consistent with the rest of his campaign. Anyway, I’ll probably burn in hell for this, but I think Paris would make a really cool running mate for the geezertron.
Once again we are left in awe — what a strange man McCain is. A maverick candidate is one thing. A kamikaze candidate is quite another.
Let’s ask previous celebrity candidates John Kerry and Al Gore how well that went.
Seriously, obviously Obama’s celebrity status has done little for him. He’s fallen about 8 points in a few days in the polls.
Really? If people were so enthusiastic, then why doesn’t he have a substantial lead over McCain? Don’t you think he should be at least 5 – 10 or more points ahead? He’s barely in the lead, and some polls show McCain leading.
I think reality is setting in with intelligent people. And for those who are eternally ga ga over Odumbo, have no idea what he’s all about.
Name ONE THING he has done in the Senate that he can personally take credit for.
Crickets…chirping.
There.
Barry F:
Hey! Thanks for the sound effects!
it could have been worse, they could have showed her picking up her herpes meds.
Or, another one of those internet sex videos of how she probably got it to begin with, AJ.
OMG.
I’m about to break my own rule and acknowledge lgm and his inane comment:
“Is being an inspiring speaker a fault for the (potential) leader of the free world?”
No, it’s not a “fault“, but neither is it, even in the least bit, a qualification to be leader.
Oy.
I’m exhausted just giving you THAT much of my energy.
People are excited for Obama in the same way people are “excited” when the high school quarterback is voted Prom King, but nobody cares when the bookish girl is named Valedictorian.
Too bad this isnt purely a popularity contest, eh Hillary?
We’re screwed. I think a better ad would be running “Living Colour’s Cult of Personality” instead. Everytime I hear that song, I think of Obama.
Mac gave the money Ted Stevens contributed to charity. Perhaps he could give the Hilton money to VD research.
McAmnesty and Homer DO kinda look alike…
I so want to say something about this.
But it would be wrong….
There I go saying Mc ain’t ready for a tough campaign and what does he do.
He sends me a signed, albeit a fac copy, of him and Cindy for my little ole donation. It was in my mailbox just moments ago.
Anyone else get one?
What a guy.
How many illegal aliens does the Hilton hotel chain hire? HMM, makes you wonder why McAmnesty is pushing amnesty. Since he lost these big donors maybe he will not have to support the hotel industry hiring illegals.
Hey Collegeguy, you must have given more than my measley $50 bucks because it wasn’t in my mailbox today. Wow, I know you probably almost wet yourself with excitement, right?
I agree. Laura Ingraham said on her radio show she will never stay in a Hilton because if that is the way they raise their daughter and that is their values, she won’t give them her business.
McCain should give back the donations by the Hilton family. He is not hurting for cash.
The ad was a great one and worked because of shallow Paris being in it.
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
Shakespeare, Hamlet
This story exemplifies the moral bankruptcy of American politics.
I thought federal law limits each individual’s contribution to $2300 per candidate per election? Even if you throw in a wife and double for the primary, that’s only $9200 total…does Gramps have some minor children “donating” that I’m unaware of?
Terrig: Yeah that is almost what happened. It is a nice photo of he and Cindy. I have a lot of these type things from donations I have given over the past 1/4 century, has it been that long.
On a side note the First donation I ever gave was to Reagan in 1984.
I have that one framed in my office.
I actually have a Gore framed campaign photo framed also. It is in my bathroom beside my urinal in my shop area. It has some over spray.
Eh no biggie. Paris can take one for the team, hell she taken one or more before.
lgm,
Cult of personality, no substance = dangerous (Obama)
Donations to the campaign, ie pacs, etc are not limited as are direct personal contributions.
Wah, rein in your granddaughter and she won’t be pictured in an unflattering light.
They shouldn’t be complaining. They will be losing far more than their paltry donations (compared to their wealth) if Obama gets into power and starts redistributing wealth. They should be thanking McCain for making an effective ad.
MrScribbler #40:
WooHoo!! ROFLMAO!!
What did you have in mind instead of “backer”?? I’m thinking “flasher”…
Thanks, oldcollegeguy…
So the Hiltons don’t like it – well tough titties, the truth hurts. Perhaps they should take their precious Paris Hilton to task about it instead of having a fit over someone pointing out the painfully obvious.
Being a child of the 60’s, I am reminded of F-Troop’s Captain Parmenter whenever I think of McCain’s campaign. Patriotic, with a good looking squeeze, but without a clue as to what is going on.
Other pop icons from my youth that Juan reminds me of:
Ensign Parker comes to mind.
Wrong-Way Peachfuzz.
Gomez Addams.
Obama is the emptiest suit to head the Democrat ticket since… well, since I can remember. How McCain can’t or won’t land punches on this guy only underscores how and why it’s so hard to support him.
LOTE, indeed…
In reality, he’s a barely coherent speaker. He is, however, an excellent reader of teleprompter.
True. There is also a long list of ‘great orators’ that were horrible leaders or tyrants. An ability to speak well or “be popular” is not really a high priority for what I want in a president.
I’d rather a statesman rather than a politician. I just don’t know if there are any statesmen left.
This is one of the lesser of McCain’s problems. He gets himself in far more trouble with his own big, stupid mouth than anything his campaign could do in a commercial. He’s been out in SF pouring adulation on San Fran Nan, and his staff continues to talk up Lieberman for VP. With political savvy like that, Obama could spend his days in a coffin and still walk away with the election.
Bush beat Kerry by one percentage point. That represented a “mandate.” So when Obama wins by five, what’s the word for that? Super-mandate?
As for the weird celebrity attack, it was McCain who hosted SNL, not Obama.
Also, re the stupid “Obama is an elitist” comments…when are you going to mention Senator McCain’s $500 loafers?
I’m not arguing that McCain is an elitist, it’s just that if Obama or, God forbid, John Edwards had those shoes, commenters on this site would freak out.
What makes you think Obama doesn’t wear $500 shoes? Who cares? McCain’s wife can afford to buy him any kind of shoes he likes. So what?
Some people here own $500 loafers. So what? I own a Prada handbag. So what? As far as I’m concerned, anyone can own one if they work for it.
What makes Obama elitist is that, like so many libtards, he does not want others to own those $500 loafers. He can have armed security guards, but we can’t own a gun for self protection.
He can tell us to drive less, but he can be chauffeur driven in big SUVs.
Do as I say, not as I do. That’s the elitist hypocrisy we see in Obama and the libtards who love him.
Speaking of hiring illegals, has anyone looked into hiring practices as Hensley & Co.? That would explain a lot.
BTW, isn’t Obama the one telling us that we need to learn Spanish instead of us telling the Mexican immigrant to learn our language – and Spanish is a language he does not even speak!
He says that it’s embarassing that Americans don’t speak French when they travel to Europe – but all he knows is how to recite the Koran in Arabic!
Utterly hypocritical!
Well if McCain shows up in Iowa and asks the crowd “Have you seen the cost of shoes at Neiman-Marcus these days” we’ll let loose. It’s the disconnect. No one cares if Edwards gets $400 haircuts, we laugh at him when his campaign is about “two Americas” yet he shamelessly shows which America he’s in with exhorbitantly priced haircuts. Edwards probably does have $500 shoes, maybe even ballet slippers.
Sorry, just couldn’t couldn’t resist…
He may be in walking casts, after his wife breaks both his legs.
Aloha Guy:
I can’t resist either… from Edward’s girlfriend’s blog:
That $400 haircut must have snipped some of his brains out if he liked to listen to that kind of dribble…
I thought all publicity is good publicity as far as Paris Hilton goes.
We would only freak out because we wouldn’t be able to imagine him having a pair of shoes that he could not see his reflection in.
Every presidential candidate is a celebrity in the sense that lots of people know them. Some used celebrity status to get into politics — Reagan and McCain are recent examples. Others became known as politicians and worked their way up the political ladder — all recent Democratic candidates.
The difference between Obama and McCain is that Obama supporters are more enthusiastic about Obama than McCain supporters are about McCain. I still don’t understand why that’s an Obama liability.
lgm …It is a liability because that is all he has going for him. I want the leader of my country to have some experience. Being a jr senator for a few days doesn’t cut it. My God his energy plan is non existant. Today he said that “you need to air up your tires, that will help the energy crisis”
I loved the ad. I thought it was dead on.
How exactly did McCain obtain “celebrity” status? He was a POW, and the son of an admiral, but that hardly equals “celebrity” in the Reagan sense. He’s been a US Senator for many years with several pieces of major legislation in his resume, agree with him or not. Obama hasn’t “worked his way up the political ladder”. Everything he’s “achieved” to date has been handed to him. This is the first race he’s been in that has been in any way competitive, and he’s hardly had a distinguished career as a legislator – or as an ACORN vote creator, for that matter.
Naturally, no Democrat would do such a thing…
Naturally, no Republican would do such at thing…
Sometimes, we are just lucky! Judging by his media charged popularity, he should be far ahead of McCain right now. Kerry and Gore were ahead of Bush at this stage.
Truly worrisome.
LGM said:
I didn’t know John McCain was a celebrity before he became a politician…. Unless of course you are referring to his unfortunate “celebrity” at the Hanoi Hilton after he was shot down by North Vietnam…
What an adolescent you are, libtard guano machine. This is politics, not American Idol. The difference between conservatives and libtards is that conservatives are mature enough to realize that you don’t worship your leaders. Our Founding Fathers ensured that no aristocratic titles would ever be given to elected officials, and for good reason. They came from a place where they were under the yoke of tyranny by a monarch.
You libtards need to go live under some dictatorship to gain a perspective, if you can have one. You don’t deserve the freedom we have in this country because you have grown stupid, soft and ignorant.
Conservatives are suspicious of government because they understand that historically, government has oppressed people. That’s why we don’t get leg tinglings and faint when we see our elected officials. We know better.
Sorry to barge in Atheling, but what does ‘guano’ mean? thanks
Meghan McCain Interviewed by US Magazine
Wasn’t John Kerry better known as a “celebrity” than McCain? Gore was 4 when his father became a Senator, he was pretty well known…
love2rumba:
guano: bird or bat excrement.
I figure that since lgm is a moonbat, it would apply.
What’s the big deal? Paris Hilton isn’t exactly curing cancer or solving world problems. She’s an airhead celebrity. Her fam should be used to people making fun of her.
(I’ve heard much worse things about her than “she’s a celebrity.”)
By election time, I think that this site is going to be about 99.9% against McCain.
Well, an Obama presidency won’t be that bad. Right?
I’m sure it won’t be that bad.
Wiseman said:
Meghan McCain is quoted by Mookie as having said:
Meghan McCain’s comments do not help her dad, John McCain win any more conservative votes…in fact she should have kept that thought to herself….
I hope that in the end John McCain will get wise (himself) and pick a better campaign manager to run his team.
Like I said-what will make or break either Obama or McCain will be who they pick for a VP runningmate, and what their team’s rhetoric is by October 1st
In any event, I am begining to believe we will have a repeat of the 2000 election.
Atheling, thanks for the information on ‘guano’ a term I’ve never heard of…I don’t want it in my next bowl of Frosted Flakes though.
yea well, McDonalds built a drive thru in india! They could not figure out why they could not sell any burgers. Corperate joke of the decade!
As big and as professional as McDonalds is no one there figured it out in advance either.
If he gets elected, it will be in spite of his best efforts.
All Obama has on his resume is a speech he gave in 2004.
Similarly, all Paris has on her resume is a sex tape that got released in 2004.
Great ad, the juxtaposition between these people was perfect. We just need to get a picture of Obama with a chihuahua… and a sound clip of him saying, “that’s hot.”
From the latest
lame,completely unfair, sound and fury hit piecelovely article:So said the the Obama campaign press release…
Do you really expect anyone to believe that Paris Hilton et al, have the capacity to be embarrassed by ANYTHING anymore?
Brittney couldn’t be reached for comment because she is on Thorazine at the moment.
On July 31st, 2008 at 11:47 pm, love2rumba said:
“Meghan McCain born 1984 is an American blogger, aspiring fashion designer…”
I think I have articles of clothing older then Meghan McCain. Heck. I think there is stuff in my refrigerator that is older then Meghan McCain. She isn’t a campaign spokesperson, she practically just packed away her Barbie’s.
Meghan is a lot cuter then Chelsea Clinton though.
Meghan is a lot cuter then Chelsea Clinton though.
Well Bill considering that John married one beauty queen/model after another you kind of have to expect the above.
Still though the “loose lips, sink ships (or aspirations)” concept is still in play as her dad is still running an ongoing political campaign, and unfortunately the media will give her words more credibility than she is worth.
RE: post 91
…more credibility than her words are worth not
her words more credibility than she is worth.Also Bill That picture of Britney Spears is scary.
Does MM have MDS? She certainly seems to be edging toward the bozo end of things when it comes to taking glee and greatly magnifying and negatively spinning every possible move McCain makes. Its almost as if the wants Obamessiah to get elected.
Slam McCain deservedly on Immigration and Global (hoax) Warming. But to go off on this? Come on MM, you’ve lost your mind, McCain Deranngement Syndrome. With BS stuff like this, you’re only helping the liberals by doing their job smear-attacking McCain.
I don’t like McCain, but I dont like BDS/MDS people either.
Stick to busting McCain’s butt on Immigration and Global Warming. This sort of weaseling behavior from MM is unseemly and wrong.
Exactly! Good luck getting or keeping a job at a Hilton Hotel when they start raisng room rates (which are hefty enough now) and cutting back staff to meet the doubling in capital gains taxes Obama is promising if he wins.
Walmart is already running scared, according to a report I saw this moring on F&F, letting its employees know they’ll have to cut back on wages and workers, not to mention raise prices, if Obama wins and forces their stores to unionize.
B. Hussein Obama is more than an elitest, he’s an ARROGANT elitest. As for the shoes, I think he earned those with every slap he received from his Vietnamese keepers at the Hanoi Hilton.
At least a few people are wondering what the hell is going on, Ordinary Coloradan.