Back to the Blog-O-Sphere!

So here I am back to the drawing board. It's been nearly two years since I last blogged. Life had caught up with me, and needless to say, I had to make some sacrifices.

But, now I'm back, with a degree under my belt and a new lease on life. So, today's blog is just a reintroduction of sorts...

SO PARIS HILTON IS READY TO LEAD?

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Paris Hilton responded via video to a recent ad by John McCain's campaign in which his opponent, Barack Obama, is compared to Hilton and Britney Spears. The original ad asserts that Obama is merely a celebrity.

First, it is incredulous that McCain would even think to compare Mr. Obama to two young women, who both have major issues with drugs, alcohol, and the law. Paris Hilton having been jailed for a DUI (more than one, actually) and Spears having been in and out of rehab, several times. If McCain truly believes that Obama is nothing more than a mere celebrity, he could at least make a credible comparison. I have never seen Obama in a mugshot, nor have I seen him being carried in or out of a rehabilitation center.

Second, as Hilton's mother so eloquently stated in The Huffington Post:

"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. "

I really couldn't have said it better myself. It is wasteful, frivolous, and irresponsible on McCain's behalf to allow such a tactless and tasteless ad to be plastered all over the internet for the world to see. It is bad enough that the entire world is laughing at the U.S. for all of the poor choices made by our current upside-down, book-reading president. If John McCain is serious about earning the presidential nomination and bringing about improvement in our country, he needs to first delve into the real issues of this country: the economy, the war, and returning this country to the great nation it has always been.

Finally, it is sad when Paris Hilton can deliver a "campaign ad" that is more creative and more relative to the issues than the actually candidate she's spoofing. Her spin on McCain's "Celebrity" ad was ten times more hilarious and 100 times more relevant than anything that has come out of the McCain camp. Whomever wrote Hilton's ad, because undoubtedly she could not have come up with such a wondrous ad, should be commended, because not only is it interesting, but it is also enlightening. Hilton highlights an important point, "Why can't we splice two mediocre ideas of two opposing candidates to create a solution which will benefit the constituents?" Are we too hung up on the battles that we are completely forgetting the war?

Tucker Bounds of McCain's camp had this response for TMZ.com:

"In the unkindest cut of all, McCain's spokesperson Tucker Bounds tells TMZ that on the subject of energy, Paris is deeper than Barack. He says, "Sounds like Paris is taking the 'All of the Above' energy approach that John McCain has advocated -- both alternatives and drilling. Perhaps the reality is that Paris has a more substantive energy plan than Barack Obama."

While I abhor Hilton normally, I applaud her for stepping into the fire, even if it is only for personal gain.