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Now Paris runs for president as she hits back at 'wrinkly' McCain in web spoof
Updated 01:24am on 7 Aug 2008
Paris Hilton has hijacked the U.S. presidential race with a spectacularly sarcastic attack on candidate John McCain.
The heiress filmed a spoof response to a television advertisement run by Mr McCain's team.
The Republican, 71, had tried to discredit his younger rival Barack Obama by likening him to light-weight celebrities such as Miss Hilton.
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But he may be regretting the comparison after her two-minute rebuttal video became an internet sensation and stole valuable air time on the major news channels.
The video, in which Miss Hilton describes Mr McCain as 'the oldest celebrity in the world', was the work of a TV comedy writer.
It starts with a grave-sounding male narrator saying that Mr McCain is 'like super old. Old enough to remember when dancing was a sin and beer was served in a bucket.'
Poking fun: Paris Hilton mocks Republican Presidential candidate John McCain in a spoof video
Then Miss Hilton, 27, wearing a leopard print swimsuit and lounging around a swimming pool, offers her take on the White House race. 'Hey, America, I'm Paris Hilton and I'm a celebrity too,' she says. 'Only I am not from the olden days and I am not promising change like that other guy. I am just hot.
'But then that wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad. Which I guess means I am running for president - so thanks for the endorsement, white-haired dude. And I want America to know that I am, like, totally ready to lead.'
Pressing matters: Paris interrupts her energy strategy by planning to up her carbon emissions by flying to Hawaii
The heiress - whose family has donated several thousand pounds to the McCain campaign - even offers her thoughts on solving the energy crisis.
She says: 'Why can't we do a hybrid of both candidates' ideas? We can do limited offshore drilling, with strict environmental oversight, while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars.
'That way the off-shore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in - energy crisis solved.'
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Yesterday Mr McCain's camp tried to make light of the video. 'In reality, Paris Hilton may have a more substantive energy policy than Barack Obama,' spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
Yet the video has shifted the focus firmly back to the thorny issue of Mr McCain's age, ahead of the November 4 election.
Miss Hilton's film was written by Chris Henchy, who is married to Brooke Shields. Mr Henchy said: 'McCain strayed into the pop world and now he's getting bitten back.'
The Paris video describes John McCain as the 'oldest celebrity in the world'
Reader views (10)
How ironic, a couple of responses from people who say "who is going to listen/respond to her?", isn't putting a post on here a response to it?
I didn't see the McCain commercial thankfully which is a miracle as all he seems to do right now is create commercials aimed at backstabbing Obama. I did see Hilton's response and while I am not a fan, thought it funny. It is about time someone mocked the personal attacks made during the presidential elections!
Raminder, shame on you for coming up with a ludicrous suggestion that Obama would have a sexual relationship with Paris, get your mind out of the gutter. Marc, shame on your for claiming the American people are "stupid". That is like saying all British people have bad teeth, not true is it?
- Nicola, Michigan, USA, 07/08/2008 15:12
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My first reaction was that surely McCain would be discredited in the minds of the American public for stooping so low as to make this comparison - not only is it insulting to Obama but also to the American public's intelligence. But then I had second thoughts. McCain must think the average American is stupid enough to be susceptible to the link - my view is that they probably are!
- Marc, London, 07/08/2008 14:55
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The only way in which Paris Hiton is going to get any close to being president of the US, is doing a Monica Lewinsky on Barack Obama, and I bet he won't be complaining!
- Raminder Bhalla, Northolt, 07/08/2008 14:51
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Normally I could not give a hoot about anything this spoilt mullet has to say, but unfortunately the McCainiac goon-squad have dragged her name into the campaign, giving her an excuse to pipe up again.
- David, North London, 07/08/2008 13:44
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This is like an episode of Survivor: do you vote for the young black guy, the old white bloke, or the dumb blonde with a hot body . . . ?!
Meanwhile I bet some people wish one of the best suited candidates - Hillary - hadn't been voted out so soon. She at least looks and behaves like a Statesman ('Statesperson'?) and can be taken seriously.
- Roz, Chamonix, France, 07/08/2008 13:08
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Like anyone in their right mind would listen to that mindless bimbo.
- Brandon Thomas, London SW7, 07/08/2008 11:47
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To fair on Paris, she carried this off with aplomb. Very, very funny.
- Moz, London, 07/08/2008 10:19
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Which one? John McCain? I think Paris is better than them both. At least you know what you are getting. (Nothing!)
- Tom F, Wickford, Essex, England, 07/08/2008 09:17
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Well, I suppose its one way of screaming out to world, "Hey - look at me! I'm still here - kinda..."
- Rogan, DFW TX, 07/08/2008 07:36
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Why is anyone still giving this pointless underachiever the time of day?
- Jp Getty, London, 06/08/2008 12:24
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