On Political Celebrity
The latest line of attack by the McCain Campaign against Barack Obama is that he is a celebrity, along the same lines as Britney Spears or Paris Hilton. Clearly, McCain has always thought that being a political celebrity was a bad thing. Right?
Flip
This week, the McCain has hit Barack Obama hard on the issue of him being some kind of "celebrity." In addition to releasing a campaign commercial comparing Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, the McCain Campaign also released a scathing memo. From the memo:
Only a celebrity of Barack Obama's magnitude could attract 200,000 fans in Berlin who gathered for the mere opportunity to be in his presence. These are not supporters or even voters, but fans fawning over The One. Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day, demand "MET-RX chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of a hard-to-find organic brew -- Black Forest Berry Honest Tea" and worry about the price of arugula.
Ouch. Sure seems like Senator McCain has a thing against celebrities. Right?
Flop
As it turns out, the McCain Campaign had recently removed an article from the official campaign Web site which specifically referred to John McCain as a "political celebrity."
However, thanks to the power of Google Cache, and great research from the guys at "The Jed Report," the article was discovered before the McCain team could completely cover it up, as they clearly had tried.
And thus, you can see the last line of this story, clear as day: "A political celebrity, McCain is considered a top contender for the nomination."
Ooops.
