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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Obama, the Hilton Ad, and Shakespeare

It is rather surreal watching the Democratic reaction to this ad in which McCain compares Barack Obama to celebrities mostly famous for being famous.


At first, I thought the ad wouldn't work and would be viewed as disrespectful. Then, I watched the Democratic response, and now I think the ad maybe a brilliant stroke of genius. Everyone from Donna Brazille, to Tom Daschle, to David Axelrod, to Bill Press are among a cast of thousands of Democrats and their media allies to come out and condemn the ad.

The whole thing took on a surreal turn when Paris Hilton's mom took her turn (H/T to Jammie Wearing Fool)


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 can certainly understand her maternal instinct in trying to defend her daughter except she really didn't defend her daughter. Furthermore, if she is going to defend Paris everytime someone attacks her, she will be spending an awful lot of time defending her daughter.

All of this righteous indignation about an advertisement reminds of a great Shakespeare line.

Me thinks thou dost protest a bit too much

The point of the ad is that Barack Obama is an empty suit. He is, according to the ad, famous for being famous and an individual void of accomplishments. The overwhelming condemnation tells me that it may have hit a nerve somewhere.

I maybe wrong but I don't remember the Republicans getting this worked up when the Democrats used McCain's words totally out of context to make it seem as though he is perfectly comfortable with a war that lasts 100 years in Iraq. I don't know any Republican fuming with righteous indignation when John McCain was compared negatively with George Bush.

The sort of fuming at what should have been a silly advertisement is not only unseemly but it maybe revealing. It maybe that the Democrats realize that attacking Obama as an empty suit is effective and for this reason they are trying so hard to condemn the ad.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I did not find anything disrespectful in the "Celebrity" ad. It would not have worked months ago though.

You're right about the theme. It runs as follows:

Obama wants to be the next Commander-in-Chief. Is the empty suit ready to lead?

These words would have been offensive to some extent, but this is not what the ad said.

I don't think Obama's answer to the young girl deflects from this ad.

BA

CKAinRedStateUSA said...

"It maybe [sic] that the Democrats realize that attacking Obama as an empty suit is effective and for this reason they are trying so hard to condemn the ad."

You figure?

Or is it that they've become so hyperventilated and oxygen deficient where it counts that they've lost their minds?

Or are they simply sensitized to what the Prince of Morocco said in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice": "All that glitters is not gold"?

Or from "As You Like It": "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool"?