Poli Sci Professor: "You Just Sound Dopey When You Put Paris Hilton In An Ad"

[Hissyspit]

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McCain's Ad Formula Employs Lowest Common Denominator

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 1, 2008; Page A04
RACINE, Wis., July 31 -- In a celebrity-driven culture that has left little space for John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate has decided to go tabloid.

By featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears in an attack ad against Barack Obama, the senator from Arizona has risked charges of silliness to draw attention to his frequently overshadowed campaign. And on one level, it has worked: Television, with its love of pop culture, has replayed the spot hundreds of times, and the NBC, MSNBC and Fox morning shows had aides to McCain and Obama debating it Thursday.

At the same time, analysts questioned what message McCain was sending by interspersing footage of his Democratic opponent before a huge crowd in Berlin with that of two socialites famous for their irresponsible antics.

"I don't get it," said Ken Goldstein, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "Is it valid to go after Barack Obama on inexperience, being a bit glib, perhaps even a bit arrogant for doing the European tour? Absolutely. But you just sound dopey when you put Paris Hilton in an ad."

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[Deja Q]

1. I think most of us are still scratching his inclusion of Paris Hilton too...

Just not for the same reasons as to why Paris keeps scratching herself...

[callous taoboy]

3. I've heard vagisil is a great product.

[Jim__]

2. well, it was Dopey that did it. - n/t

[KharmaTrain]

4. Rut Roh...Has Gramps Lost Whorie Kurtz???

Has he screwed the pooch with his beloved base? Are they starting to see how he's trying to use them and they're not too happy about it?

Supposedly the GOOPers think this stupid spot is working...with whom? Dittoheads? Fundies? It sure isn't reaching many others...and making him look both silly and desperate.