"The One"

by: alamantra

Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 18:19

The recent line of right-wing attacks on Barack Obama have been to emphasize his popularity and turn it against him by painting him as nothing more than a celebrity -- "an empty suit" was the phrase I heard one pundit use. Right-wing trolls and bloggers have commonly taken to referring to Senator Obama online as "The One." This attempt at sarcasm is a reference to the character 'Neo' from the movie, The Matrix. As they do this, I have to wonder if they realize who this makes them in their self-created Matrix scenario: Agents? Sentinels? If, in a world of ones and zeros, Barack Obama is "The One," what is John McCain?

An Ad for Obama on Celebrity

by: abbeysbooks

Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 00:38

Three quick clips of Obama in front of crowds: zip zip zip with voiceover saying: Yes, Obama is a celebrity

Britney Spears on Larry King in that video saying she trusts President Bush

One for McCain: Paris & Britney followup celebrity ad

by: Desider

Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 15:18

Rather than get bogged down discussing race, the Celebrity ad Obama could have done:

McCain, Mar 2003: I believe that this conflict is still going to be relatively short

Paris Hilton: It will work. I am a marketing genius.

McCain, Dec 2005: we will probably see significant progress in the next six months to a year

Britney Spears: I would like to be called an inspiration to people, not a role model - because I make mistakes like everybody else.

McCain, Nov 2006: the fate of the Iraqi venture would be decided in the next six months or so

Paris Hilton: I don't really think, I just walk.

McCain, Nov 2007: we've succeeded militarily

Britney Spears: I don't like defining myself. I just am.

McCain, May 2008: I would hope to have achieved at the end of my first term as president....by January 2013 the Iraq war has been won.

Barbie, Aug 2008: Math is tough.

Voiceover: Leadership - seeking real goals for the sake of real people. Vote Obama, 2008.

McCain: Make it a hundred - that would be fine with me.

Obama, Paris and Britney Are The Top Three--In Spam

by: Chris Bowers

Thu Jul 31, 2008 at 21:30

"What we decided to do is find the top three international celebrities in the world, and I would say from our estimations Britney and Paris came in second and third," Davis said. "So from our perspective we have in this ad the three biggest celebrities in the world."

So, the McCain campaign was sitting around, trying to rank the top three celebrities in the world? That sounds like a dignified, important piece of work for a presidential campaign. But I have to wonder-how did they arrive at this determination?

Today, after looking at my email, I think I have the answer: spam. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Barack Obama do actually appear to be the three people who show up the most often in spam emails. For example, here are the subject lines of the following spam emails in just the last twenty-four hours:

Britney and Paris Lesbian video
For: chris. Britney and Paris Lesbian video
Paris and Britney nude.
Paris Hilton Free Video.
Britney caught nude again. Watch.
Britney Spears and Paris Hilton are lovers. Video proof.
Britney and Paris having fun together. Watch.

While, in the last twenty-four hours, I didn't receive any spam email about Obama being a secret Muslim, or wanting to destroy the United States, and hating whitey, or not wearing a flag pin, it does happen on a fairly regular basis. Obama probably ranks third, behind Paris Hilton and Britney Spears on this front.

So, there you have it. If you are looking at spam email that engages in lying, slanderous attacks, then Obama probably is one of the three top "celebrities" in the world. However, all that really means is that the attacks on Obama are about as false and stupid as the emails people receive about supposed videos of Paris and Britney making out while nude.

(Also, let me say that looking through my spam folder was a frightening experience.)