Paris Hilton and political ads an odd mix

By: Jena Donlin Posted: 08/06/08 11:11pm

Paris Hilton as president of the United States — as if.

The “that’s hot” heiress was dragged into the presidential race by a John McCain campaign ad that attacked Barack Obama for his celebrity status and responded by creating a campaign ad for herself.

The Hilton ad was posted on Funny or Die and is a brilliantly hilarious, political-ad satire with a wonderfully ridiculous pop culture twist.

The ad opens with the melodramatic voice-over: “He is 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. But is he ready to lead?”

A picture of the Golden Girls fades into images of Larry King, Yoda and the KFC Colonel. Relevant? Not at all. Hilarious? Totally.

Sitting on a lounge chair in a classy leopard-print bathing suit, Hilton said: “Hey, America. I am Paris Hilton, and I am a celebrity, too. Only I am not from the olden days, and I am not promising change like that other guy. I’m just hot.”

That wrinkly white-haired guy either got himself in a world of a mess or made a brilliant political move by putting Hilton and Britney Spears in his ad. On one hand, the ad shows at least he is young enough to be down with current popular culture, negating some of the oldest man in the world jokes. Yet, he also brought Hilton, who is dreaming of painting the White House pink, into the mix. She was able to rattle out a McCain-Obama hybrid energy plan that would wow many a cynical Hilton-haters.

On second thought, McCain should be worried about the effect of the ad, because when Hilton shows you up with her own talk of an energy plan, you have got problems.

Loves it.

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