Slog - Comments on Britney = Obama = Paris

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:27:10 -0800

desperate. God I can't wait for the debates.

Comment by cdc

cdc — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:34:37 -0800

Maybe they show the shots of Britney and Paris to help the comprehension of the morons for whom "celebrity" is a big long confusing word...

Comment by saxfanatic

saxfanatic — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:38:07 -0800

Wow. Based on imagery alone, with the monologue tuned out, the message is: if you dislike sex appeal vote for John McCain.

It's a really interesting approach but I doubt that they really want to stake this turf.

Comment by Ziggity

Ziggity — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:41:44 -0800

Wow. Just . . . wow. As if to say, if we judged everyone based on their popularity, as if there were some sort of "popular" voting mechanism out there, where every voice had equal weight, we'd end up with a Hilton-Spears administration. Clearly we must muzzle democracy with the electoral college - they know what we really need!

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:46:02 -0800

Yeah, America really hates attractive mega-celebrities. Another backfire from the Straight Talk Express.

Comment by Non

Non — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:47:31 -0800

The conflation of what America has been focused on with what America SHOULD be focused on.

it's so weird...and it's so sad.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:59:10 -0800

I thought Britney was a McSame girl ...

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:02:49 -0800

you haven't heard the half of it...McCain's staff had to spend half an hour convincing him that using Rosemary Clooney and Patti Page wouldn't be as effective as using Brit and Paris...

Comment by Anthony Hecht

Anthony Hecht — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:26 -0800

So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.

Sure hope so.

Comment by Anthony Hecht

Anthony Hecht — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:26 -0800

So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.

Sure hope so.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:23:45 -0800

i'm not so sure this tack with backfire. jealousy & spite motivate americans a lot.

and americans are dumb enough think that there's plenty of oil just sitting there offshore.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:23:57 -0800

McSame has been content-free for the past eight years.

You can't expect him to change, Anthony.

I mean, the guy is like, the oldest guy ever to run for President ... seriously, check the stats.

Comment by saxfanatic

saxfanatic — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:27:44 -0800

@8: What, they couldn't get Connie Francis?

Comment by Ash

Ash — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:30:09 -0800

Well, I am against offshore drilling (has anyone SEEN the coast of Texas? It ain't pretty), so it's kind of an ad for Obama.

It's hilarious that they're trying to argue that he's SO popular that you shouldn't vote for him.

Comment by Ash

Ash — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:30:39 -0800

Well, I am against offshore drilling (has anyone SEEN the coast of Texas? It ain't pretty), so it's kind of an ad for Obama.

It's hilarious that they're trying to argue that he's SO popular that you shouldn't vote for him.

Comment by Non

Non — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:07 -0800

Max (@11) has an interesting point...

"jealousy & spite motivate americans a lot."

Comment by tiffany

tiffany — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:10:04 -0800

that was the most pathetic attempt at campaigning i've ever seen.

Comment by iflurry

iflurry — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:48:06 -0800

The only morons who would be swayed by this ad are the same ones who think that a one-day boycott of gas will do jack shit.

Comment by rain

rain — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:48 -0800

Another own goal, self-pwning ad from the McCain campaign.

Who's running their ad staff, Obama Girl?

Comment by stacy

stacy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:22:55 -0800

I expected the republicans to be dirty and attack. But this is just plain stupid. They have surely lost their minds.

Comment by bohica

bohica — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:24:41 -0800

So...Senator McCain is against participatory Democracy? People shouldn't show up to hear from political candidates?

Comment by Andy Niable

Andy Niable — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:21:21 -0800

If McCain keeps this up, I just might start feeling sorry for him....

Naw....

Comment by raindrop

raindrop — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:27:23 -0800

November 5th will be such a downer day on Slog. "What happened?" "We came so close" "Hillary should have been the nominee" "I can't believe it, that's three in a row" "Now it's going to be 12 years of Republicans" "He was too far left" "We should have known this was coming" "No more rookies in 2012" "It's so sad, so sad" "Poor Michelle" "Do you think he'll run again?" "We should have seen it coming" "I'm moving to Canada"

Comment by Boomer in NYC

Boomer in NYC — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:33:06 -0800

The sad part is that McCain wanted to use Gypsy Rose Lee and Jane Russell in that ad.

Comment by jonah22

jonah22 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:20:53 -0800

isn't a celebrity basically defined as an immensely popular person?

If that's the case, then it's hilarious that the ad is basically asserting that Obama is the most popular immensely popular person in the world.

Comment by Smarm

Smarm — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:16:54 -0800

"Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!"

- I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

Comment by Silverstar98121

Silverstar98121 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:36:21 -0800

@23, we did that in 2004, we aren't doing it again.