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Paris Hilton Pitches Energy Policy
August 05, 2008 7:58 PM
In a new online video, she responds to Sen. John McCain's commercial, which lumps her with Barack Obama and Britney Spears in the celebrity category. Find out what Paris says about energy policy from ABC News' Tahman Bradley.
August 5, 2008 in Vote 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (14)
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Probably has better ideas than Obama...
Posted by: Joaquin B. | Aug 5, 2008 8:13:25 PM
Paris Hilton and Barack Obama - proving that two halves don't necessarily make a whole.
Posted by: Truman | Aug 5, 2008 8:28:06 PM
Two candidates, two birth certificates ---McCain was transparent. Obama has been secretive.
Let’s review the facts reported by the Post:
John McCain’s campaign volunteered to show a hard copy of his birth certificate to a reporter that document named the hospital where McCain was born. John S. McCain Senior was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Coco Solo, which was under the command of his grandfather, John S. McCain Sr. 5. There is also a newspaper clipping confirming his birth. Roberta McCain, the Senator’s 96-year-old-mother, provided further verification when she told a story about giving birth to her son.
Now let’s look at the facts of Barack Obama’s situation (as I understand them):
Thousands if not millions of citizens have asked to see Sen. Obama’s birth certificate. Sen. Obama dodged the request for months. Finally, Sen. Obama published an image on his website that is meant to be his Certification of Live Birth (COLB) from the State of Hawaii. The reference number is blacked out, and to the naked eye, ALL of the markings required to make it a certified document are absent. The COLB form proffered on the Internet by Sen. Obama is used by the State of Hawaii as an abstract of one’s original birth certificate. The abstract includes only bare-bones information: names of the child and parents, city, county, dates, etc. The COLB form does NOT include detailed information from the original birth certificate, such as the name of the hospital, doctor’s signature, parents’ occupations, parents’ signatures, etc. Prior to 2001, the State of Hawaii’s COLB formed included most if not all of the information from the original birth certificate. Sen. Obama, by showing a recently dated COLB, would apparently have us believe that he does not possess an older version with more detailed information. There are conflicting reports about the hospital in which Sen. Obama was born. Sen. Obama has yet to show a hard copy of his birth certificate (not even the short COLB form) to a reporter. No newspaper clippings have been produced verifying Sen. Obama’s birth. Although the Senator’s mother is no longer living, his maternal grandmother (in her 80s) is alive and lucid by all accounts; yet she has been made “unavailable” by the Senator’s campaign. Questions remain unanswered about the authenticity of Sen. Obama’s birth certificate and thus the facts related to his birth.
So, what do you say, Senator Obama? Are you willing to be as responsive as your Republican opponent in showing reporters a hard copy of your birth certificate that identifies the hospital in which you were born? Or will one of those curious citizens have to file a lawsuit to see it?
Posted by: Mike | Aug 5, 2008 8:44:46 PM
I watched it, loathe as I am to encourage anything Parisian, but I have to admit it was amusing (for a Tuesday) - this has backlashed badly on McCain. First you had Jon Stewart pointing out Paris' parents contributed to McCain's campaign, and now the kid gets in a few slaps of her own.
Posted by: chicka | Aug 5, 2008 9:02:39 PM
This is awesome
Paris looks smarter than Obama
Obama is going to lose
Posted by: Krist | Aug 5, 2008 10:08:58 PM
Hey Paris, the ad is not a negative on u. Just that you are a celebrity .. You ARE a celebrity ...
This ad is about OBAMA not being ready to be President and he is NOT.
This election is too important ... we are voting who will run this country and we CANNOT have an unknown Obama as Commander in Chief ... Obama says this election is about you and me. NO, this election is only about one person ... OBAMA .... And those who think this election is about them need to go out and get drunk ... Then at least, I have a reason for why they are so dumb ... It is because they are DRUNK with OBAMAMANIA wine.
So Hiltons, dont be offended ... let it go. Winning the White House is too important. This ad is needed to make people just stop and think ...
NO OBAMA ... NO OBAMA and Hillary, stay home and forget about campaigning for BO ... nothing you say will change my mine ...
Posted by: NoObamaPLEASE | Aug 5, 2008 10:14:49 PM
Has anyone read Obama's foreign policy positions as described in a fairly recent article in Foreign Affairs magazine?
Posted by: Shoemaker | Aug 5, 2008 11:07:19 PM
I'm sure Obama is real thrilled at Paris trying to go to bat for him.
Posted by: Political Realist | Aug 6, 2008 1:19:28 AM
So much anger, so much old fashion politics and so much lack of ideas discribe McCain. The guy can't talk basic logic without attacking Obama, he actually can't talk without reading off a paper written for him. I just think you need to have basic intelligence to be able to run a country. McCain thinks solution to all our problems stems from outside specially middle east. My friend get a life, time has changed, wake up.
Posted by: Clear Vision | Aug 6, 2008 2:27:17 AM
NO OBAMA ... NO OBAMA and Hillary, stay home and forget about campaigning for BO ... nothing you say will change my mine ...
Posted by: NoObamaPLEASE | Aug 5, 2008 10:14:49 PM
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You're correct........
Obama IS UNFIT FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
Posted by: ROBERT | Aug 6, 2008 2:48:18 AM
I had respect for Maccain, but now i have only pity for him.
so sad....
Posted by: zen | Aug 6, 2008 4:15:11 AM
Paris for President
She is smarter than Obama, and already a Super Star.
Plus vast amount of money that would be saved on marketing and PR on Obama.
Posted by: seah | Aug 6, 2008 6:29:29 AM
I honestly never thought I would say this but dang that Paris. She is smart. She also made her point without being ugly and actually had a pretty good idea about the hybrid policies. (Love that analogy). She handeled the situation perfectly. She appears to be a marketting genius. Who Knew!!
Posted by: jenny | Aug 6, 2008 9:43:41 AM
Paris for VP?
Posted by: jenny | Aug 6, 2008 9:49:35 AM
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