American overseas? The more people who vote in this election, the broader the margin of victory for Obama.
Meanwhile, somewhere on the road to Sturgis for a speech to his base…
Kathy Hilton, a huge contributor to Republican causes including the McCain campaign, has this to say about Johnny Mac’s inclusion of her daughter Paris in McCain’s recent “celebrity ad:”
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.
Martin Eisenstadt provides this analysis (beneath a fetching pic of Paris in a tight t-shirt and short denim skirt):
…[William Barron Hilton, Paris' grandfather] 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.)
Apparently, the elder Hiltons had breathed a sigh of relief that Paris was starting to get her act together since hitting rock bottom with her stay in jail last year, when all of a sudden the McCain ad compares her unfavorably to Britney Spears and Barack Obama.
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Paris Hilton isn’t just a tabloid tart to be tossed around willy-nilly. She’s the living brand name of one of America’s most successful global corporations. It’s no wonder her grandfather’s upset: every time Paris is in the news, fewer people stay at their hotels. Try explaining that to The Blackstone Group – the hedge fund firm that bought into Hilton Hotels last year. Blackstone chairman Peter G. Peterson gave $30,800 to the McCain campaign this year. Guess who also called the campaign today?
Old hundred-year-war Johnny Mac can’t help but put his foot in it. I can’t wait for the YouTube postings from Sturgis tomorrow. But while we wait for the next layer of frivolity from the frivolous Mccain campaign, here is something to think about:
