Pharyngula: Paris Hilton slams John McCain?

#1

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | August 6, 2008 9:18 AM

I find Paris an obnoxious little twit who is famous for being famous, but this was fantastic. I have to give her (or her handlers) kudos for it.

#2

Posted by: Undo | August 6, 2008 9:18 AM

McBush gets into trouble every time he opens his mouth. Maybe he didn't his daily naptime.

#3

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 9:21 AM

"See you at the debates bitches!"

Loved that, even though Paris is in the "I hate you because I know who you are" category...sort of like the Lohan Clan.

#4

Posted by: Kobra | August 6, 2008 9:23 AM

Holy crap! Paris Hilton is smarter than a Presidential candidate?

This country is screwed. It's bad enough that 29% of the US has a positive opinion of George W. Bush (Link: http://www.gallup.com/poll/28093/Bush-Job-Approval-29-Lowest-Administration.aspx)

#5

Posted by: marc buhler | August 6, 2008 9:27 AM

I just decided to vote this year - what ticket is she on?

#6

Posted by: Snitzels | August 6, 2008 9:28 AM

Well, really, she can't be that dim if she's so famous (for no reason) that she's paid thousands to simply show up at clubs around Hollywood. Think about it, her family can afford the very best schools, she doesn't have to work if she doesn't want, and all it took to become a mega star was to get caught in an "accidental" dirty video and proceed with the bimbo act. She is probably smarter than portrayed, but I'm sure her handlers wrote this one up. Very nice.

#7

Posted by: LisaJ | August 6, 2008 9:30 AM

ha, nice! That's hilarious. Good for her.

#8

Posted by: AJ Milne | August 6, 2008 9:32 AM

Y'know, Ms. Hilton never seemed especially attractive to me... Before now.

#9

Posted by: Didac | August 6, 2008 9:35 AM

I think so, but the Ad doesn't lack of political criticism against Obama. It's not simply to say "Don't Vote Obama because He is Famous" but "Don't Vote Obama" for such things as taxes, drilling oil in Alaska, etc. However, the inclusion of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears images is very unfortunate.

#10

Posted by: Claudia | August 6, 2008 9:36 AM

Okay, this is clever and funny...

But is she really hot? Really?

#11

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | August 6, 2008 9:36 AM

She is probably smarter than portrayed

Oh I'm no fool. I'd bet she's measurably smarter than the character she plays on TV and in the Tabloids. But that doesn't make her any less annoying.

I mean look, we're talking about her. One of my least favorite things to do. I try to avoid making any of that crowd a part of my life in the least.

This was a good stunt.

#12

Posted by: shonny | August 6, 2008 9:37 AM

The real dimwits are those of the general public who make it possible to be famous without anything to really show for it, or for making a moron president, i.e. The People!
Look at Mr. Darwin's reaction to by mistake turning on 'Big Brother live': http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/charlesdarwin/2008/08/04/i-understand-i-am-featured-on-the-television-this-evening

#13

Posted by: Mark Borok | August 6, 2008 9:41 AM

Paris Hilton's energy plan sucks. I never thought I would ever see those words in a sentence.

"Drilling for oil now to tide us over" doesn't work, because by the time the oil begins to flow we should already have the other parts of the plan in place, making it less necessary. It's not supposed to be a short-term solution.

Also, McCain was never opposed to alternatives and Obama has signaled a willingness to compromise on offshore drilling, so at this point they're all basically on the same page.

#14

Posted by: LisaJ | August 6, 2008 9:41 AM

I'm with you Claudia. Do men actually think she's hot? 'Cause I think she's just so weird looking... and generally (except maybe in this case, but I'm sure someone wrote the script for her) not very smart.

#15

Posted by: GK4 | August 6, 2008 9:43 AM

Finally, Paris Hilton has done something useful with her life. (I can't believe I'm actually admitting that.)

Even if this video will be less than a nine-day wonder, at least it was funny.

#16

Posted by: Chris | August 6, 2008 9:43 AM

It's the first time I wasn't annoyed by Paris, but entertained.

Watching the video I got the impression that she isn't as dumb as she apparently wants us to believe she is.

I particularly liked the Crypt Keeper comparison...

#17

Posted by: BMcP | August 6, 2008 9:43 AM

Hmm.. early swipe at senior citizens, nice. Love how it is so hip to debase older people.

Sure she is intelligent, at least enough to make herself a good deal of money playing up the bimbo stereotype, which doesn't do much for the image of women in general but at least she is rolling in green, *shrugs*.

#18

Posted by: Nick Gotts | August 6, 2008 9:48 AM

Paris Hilton? That's a 5-star hotel in the capital of France, no?

#19

Posted by: Claudia | August 6, 2008 9:51 AM

I know, LisaJ! I could even understand if she had a nice body or something, but there ain't nothing there! She's shaped like a gangly boy. And I realise I'm going to sound like a jealous woman or something, but seriously, I'd rather my phat-azz than her buttflap. Now, Salma Hayek is the thing lesbian dreams are made of...

#20

Posted by: Keith B | August 6, 2008 10:06 AM

She's just reading a cue card written by someone who thinks they can pass themselves off as intelligent. Look at her eyes. Kind of funny if you suspend your disbelief, mostly weird and stupid. This election is bizarre...

#21

Posted by: Cheezits | August 6, 2008 10:06 AM

Do men actually think she's hot?

I'm sure I would if I was a dude.

#22

Posted by: Zeno | August 6, 2008 10:09 AM

When I started my blog in 2005, the first real post I ever wrote included a list of things that would vanish without a trace if I were the sole arbiter of popularity and taste. In it I said,

Paris Hilton? Gone already.

No one is more surprised than me to find myself writing a post this week in which I came not to bury Paris, but to praise her (or whoever makes her decisions for her).

Funny world.

#23

Posted by: bigjohn756 | August 6, 2008 10:10 AM

Paris for President!

She's at least as good as the two twits we've got now.

#24

Posted by: Keith B | August 6, 2008 10:10 AM

Oh, I'm a dude, and her messed up grill and gangly, over-tanned body do absolutely nothing for me. I needs a woman with a touch more fat content, yo.

#25

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 10:11 AM

Do men actually think she's hot?

I don't, and I've seen the tape.

#26

Posted by: Doug | August 6, 2008 10:11 AM

Unlike McCain, Paris Hilton didn't finish at the bottom of her class.

#27

Posted by: mwb | August 6, 2008 10:24 AM

An argument to moderation, draped in the trappings of some petty squabble between two jerks. What an intellectual contribution. The dial must be turned all the way to "interpret as humor" to avoid even more severe criticism.

#28

Posted by: AE | August 6, 2008 10:27 AM

Ooh, so she's reading a teleprompter. No American politican has ever used a teleprompter, right? right? Or got someone else to write a script for them, right?

Ms Hilton's level of attractiveness - like a barbie doll come to life. The act of pretending she has much the same substance between the ears as a barbie doll is annoying also. But then tastes do vary.

#29

Posted by: cactusren | August 6, 2008 10:27 AM

I agree with Claudia and LisaJ. Paris looks like she suffered some sort of physical trauma (car accident?), and this is the best the plastic surgeons could do with what was left. Hence the weirdly small nose and lack of curves.

As to the energy policy, which she certainly read from a script, offshore drilling is not a "quick solution to tide us over until new technologies kick in". In fact, we would start getting relief sooner with T. Boone Pickens plan of building tons of wind turbines across the plains. As it is, both candidates are starting to hybridize their ideas, so that soon they won't be very different anyway.

Regardless, this was by far the funniest thing Paris has ever done!

#30

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | August 6, 2008 10:30 AM

Do men actually think she's hot?

I don't find her unattractive, but not anything special. Plus her annoyingly prevalent position where I have to hear and see her so often doesn't help.

Damn It! Must stop commenting on Paris.

#31

Posted by: Capital Dan | August 6, 2008 10:31 AM

I'm going to agree with This guy. Adam McKay could make Bush look smart and likable.

#32

Posted by: rr | August 6, 2008 10:40 AM

Whether we find PH attractive or not is beside the point. She's HOT by definition. Because they say so. (The "they" that decide these things.)

#33

Posted by: iwstat | August 6, 2008 10:43 AM

While she owned McCain, and while she *is* attractive, that was really self absorbed and obnoxious. God, when she says "I'm just hot" I felt like puking. The feeling just got worse throughout the video.

#34

Posted by: Orac | August 6, 2008 10:43 AM

Lame. Not even very funny, actually.

#35

Posted by: Chris | August 6, 2008 10:44 AM

I'd vote for Paris before I'd vote for McSame.

Regarding the hotness (or lack there-of), I don't think she's hot, and I too have seen the tape. Twice.

She's too skinny.
Makes me wanna force-feed her, instead of you-know.

#36

Posted by: Arnosium Upinarum | August 6, 2008 10:45 AM

Claudia #10:

"Okay, this is clever and funny..."

Yeah, in a very opportunistic way. And as soon as anybody grabs that, it's not so funny.

"But is she really hot? Really?"

No. All the heat involved is simply her handlers knowing how to manipulate her image and declaring her "hot".

She's not hot. Let's get real. She's an obscenely wealthy female idiot who thinks that obcsuring her natural beauty with excessive appliance and attention to mirror and cosmetics somehow enhances it. I can't think of anything more grotesquely ugly (or stupid) than that.

Yet everybody is listening to this crap, as if the stench is an exhileration.

#37

Posted by: procyon | August 6, 2008 10:45 AM

Didn't she appear in a "get out the vote" campaign only to find out that she'd never registered to vote (or even know she needed to register)herself?

#38

Posted by: Claudia | August 6, 2008 10:46 AM

Chris, you could always combine the two! ;)

Wow, I cannot believe I went there! I've sunk to a new low...

#39

Posted by: Capital Dan | August 6, 2008 10:51 AM

Whenever I see Paris Hilton, my first thought usually centers around whether or not my vaccinations are up to date an in order.

#40

Posted by: Claudia | August 6, 2008 10:54 AM

Is that all it takes? Can you guys just start declaring me hot? I'll return the favour...

#41

Posted by: hje | August 6, 2008 10:58 AM

Hot is a social construct for sure, but sometimes slightly weird looking is attractive. I'm not sure why since studies have shown things like symmetry to be the most highly rated in terms of attractiveness.

What's with all this knee-jerk "this sucks"? Geez, laugh a little. Or get a rectal arthropod-ectomy.

#42

Posted by: Jon | August 6, 2008 11:02 AM

I've never found Paris all that attractive, for me a girl needs to have some booty and brains, two things Paris is sorely lacking. While this is the most clever thing she has done, I'll just chalk it up to her handlers.

Still, even if she were quite bright she is still lacking in the curves department.

#43

Posted by: Brian D | August 6, 2008 11:02 AM

Mark Borok: Also, McCain was never opposed to alternatives and Obama has signaled a willingness to compromise on offshore drilling, so at this point they're all basically on the same page.

Not true, although that's the image he's spinning. Here's a quick summary of his actual voting history with regards to permanent energy (renewables under a less-spun name) and carbon emissions over the last nine months. See also his track record for 2007 from the League of Conservation Voters, where he's the only senator to get a zero score (opposing or being absent from every environmental vote, which included permanent energies).

Don't get your news about McCain from McCain; he's a bald-faced liar. Just dig a bit into your sources and see the double-talk.

You are, however, spot-on on drilling.

#44

Posted by: Ricardo Silvestre | August 6, 2008 11:03 AM

OK. One has to admit is a very funny piece. And Paris masters the part to perfection... bimbo, but a smart one.

"I see you at the debate, bitches!"

LOL

#45

Posted by: Ricardo Silvestre | August 6, 2008 11:05 AM

OK. One has to admit is a very funny piece. And Paris masters the part to perfection... bimbo, but a smart one.

"I see you at the debate, bitches!"

LOL

#46

Posted by: Max Verret | August 6, 2008 11:06 AM

What makes Paris attractive is that she is poised, demure and HOT. Those three features aren't found together too often.

#47

Posted by: Tom | August 6, 2008 11:19 AM

I think what makes Ms. Hilton hot is that she is not horrible to look at and is extremely wealthy. ;) Actually she knows exactly what to do to keep the paparazzi interested in her... showing up at every important event and occasionally getting caught with no underwear on.

Anyway, her energy plan is kicking ass on the CNN poll.

#48

Posted by: Bob L | August 6, 2008 11:20 AM

She wasn't just mocking McCain with that video, she was talking a dig at all the rest of us who thought she was clueless airheard. Funny

#49

Posted by: Tom | August 6, 2008 11:20 AM

I think what makes Ms. Hilton hot is that she is not horrible to look at and is extremely wealthy. ;) Actually she knows exactly what to do to keep the paparazzi interested in her... showing up at every important event and occasionally getting caught with no underwear on.

Anyway, her energy plan is kicking ass on the CNN poll.

#50

Posted by: hubris hurts | August 6, 2008 11:22 AM

Oh, come on you guys - lighten up! These are the jokes! It's okay to just laugh at a funny video now and then without analyzing it to death. Really!

#51

Posted by: goatboy | August 6, 2008 11:23 AM

If Paris Hilton "thinks" that off-shore drilling is part of the solution, then it must be lame, right?

Oh-oh, so do those other guys . . . .

Could this be satire layered thicker than most of us can grasp?

Could the same be said about the current election?

#52

Posted by: Cardinal Shrew | August 6, 2008 11:23 AM

I for one, as a heterosexual male don't find her physically attractive. Her public persona has taken her from neutral in my book to down right repulsive.

I must say though I did enjoy that clip though.

As for attractive women, I would have to agree with Claudia, Selma gets my vote. Women need a curve or 2.

#53

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 11:26 AM

Is that all it takes? Can you guys just start declaring me hot? I'll return the favour....

WOOF!!!

#54

Posted by: Bureaucratus Minimis | August 6, 2008 11:27 AM

Paris Hilton's energy plan sucks.

Mark @ 13: I think you're taking this too seriously. Part of the joke is that she's pretending to run for pres, and as part of that joke is outlining her platform. Her energy "policy" is a middle-ground compromise between those of the actual candidates, which makes her look, on the surface, more serious since compromise is generally the mark of an elder statesman. She drops the pose when she talks of painting the White House pink.

#55

Posted by: MH | August 6, 2008 11:38 AM

I feel like I should be passing around saucers of milk.

{meow}

Is Paris Hilton hot? No. She's HAWT!

Watching this video was the first time I've found myself attracted to her, though. If only I could believe that she was as literate as it tries to suggest.

#56

Posted by: Longstreet63 | August 6, 2008 11:39 AM

Gosh, I had no idea so many people had such single-dimensional measurements of beauty. I think both Salma Hayek and Paris Hilton are hot. Let's face it, Paris has the same dimensions as many of the women with the same job--which is fashion model, by the way, although I know that's obscured by her professional celebrity gig.

One also might credit her with the fact that she does not have augmented breasts, which suggests certain reasoned limits to her own vanity that escape a great many women whom nature has endowed similarly.

I suspect that, really, the extremely wealthy generate very few genuinely stupid children--only those who don't have to use their intelligence. Most of them eventually have to learn to do so.

Others get to become president.

#57

Posted by: Capital Dan | August 6, 2008 12:02 PM

Posted by: Longstreet63 | August 6, 2008 11:39 AM Gosh, I had no idea so many people had such single-dimensional measurements of beauty. I think both Salma Hayek and Paris Hilton are hot. Let's face it, Paris has the same dimensions as many of the women with the same job--which is fashion model, by the way, although I know that's obscured by her professional celebrity gig.

Oh. Superficially, I think Paris Hilton is insanely attractive. She has a great body, long, yummy legs, a pretty face, etc... But, she's kind of like an F-15. Pretty to look at, but I know if I put myself in that cockpit, I'd probably regret it for the rest of my very short life.

#58

Posted by: Capital Dan | August 6, 2008 12:04 PM

Posted by: Longstreet63 | August 6, 2008 11:39 AM Gosh, I had no idea so many people had such single-dimensional measurements of beauty. I think both Salma Hayek and Paris Hilton are hot. Let's face it, Paris has the same dimensions as many of the women with the same job--which is fashion model, by the way, although I know that's obscured by her professional celebrity gig.

Oh. Superficially, I think Paris Hilton is insanely attractive. She has a great body, long, yummy legs, a pretty face, etc... But, she's kind of like an F-15. Pretty to look at, but I know if I put myself in that cockpit, I'd probably regret it for the rest of my very short life.

#59

Posted by: Capital Dan | August 6, 2008 12:07 PM

Damn! Sorry about the double comment. Pharyngula seems to have gotten a bad batch of bandwidth in it's morning fill-up.

That's what you get for using corn-based bandwidth, you bastards!

#60

Posted by: BobbyEarle | August 6, 2008 12:07 PM

Claudia @19...

Now, Salma Hayek is the thing lesbian dreams are made of...

And lesbians are the thing heterosexual male dreams are made of.

See Rev...you can post on a Paris thread without mentioning Paris. No wait, aw poop.

#61

Posted by: Longtime Lurker | August 6, 2008 12:14 PM

I was let down when Paris discussed her energy plan. I had hoped that it involved immersing her in water and using the resultant steam to drive turbines, because she's like, hot, and all.

I always thought Paris resembled an Afghan hound. Now, you want my idea of hot, Alana Ubach is the best, hands down:

http://www.alannaubach.net/

She has geek cred up the wazoo, too.

#62

Posted by: BobbyEarle | August 6, 2008 12:17 PM

Longtime...

It is tough to not like a "Patriotic Bitch"

#63

Posted by: CJColucci | August 6, 2008 12:22 PM

Claudia is hot!

#64

Posted by: Salt | August 6, 2008 12:23 PM

If anyone actually paid attention to what she said beyond her self claim of hotness, she endorsed John McCain's energy plan.

Funny stuff.

#65

Posted by: Scott Simmons | August 6, 2008 12:24 PM

Nick Gotts: "Paris Hilton? That's a 5-star hotel in the capital of France, no?"

They named it after her. She's just ... that ... famous.
;)

#66

Posted by: Longtime Lurker | August 6, 2008 12:30 PM

We're all super hot... how do you think hell stays that temperature?

Never mind the fundies, it's all because of folks like us!

#67

Posted by: uncle frogy | August 6, 2008 12:36 PM

Geee howdy!
how could anyone who makes a career out of very little talent in the performing arts and is "famous for being famous" pass up the opportunity that Macain handed her by using her name as an insult to his opponent. It was also an insult to her though to me her entire "act" is self-deprecating.
no publicity is bad publicity she is in the news isn't she and she is not paying for it.
I did not go and see it but wasn't there a movie not long ago that had a "pretty blond" become pres? Wasn't she just doing that part in the add?
who is advising Macain any way? I mean really how is this good for him? Is his argument really that too many people like Obama for him to be elected? We should elect the guy with the least votes the least popular?

#68

Posted by: Bill Dauphin | August 6, 2008 12:36 PM

But is she really hot? Really?

Yes, really! Look, there's obviously an enormous range of preference according to type, and it's perfectly reasonable to say "she's not my type"... but if she is your type (she is mine... or, at least, she's one of my types), she's definitely hot.

I think there's a sort of reflexive meme that eventually declares [whine]she's not even really all that attractive[/whine] about virtually every woman who becomes famous as a sex-symbol. It's as if we're obligated by the mere existence of the hype to doubt her hotness. Ironically, I suspect many of the haters would think she was perfectly fine if they could somehow just look neutrally at a picture of her, apart from the Paris Hiltonness of it all.

BTW, I haven't actually seen the ad, though I did hear the audio on the Rachel Maddow show. I agree with Jeff: "See you at the debates, bitches!" is the killer line.

#69

Posted by: Sickduck | August 6, 2008 12:38 PM

Oh come on, this is ridiculous! She didn't write the ad (to be fair, neither did McCain write his) and the taunt "McCain is old" is getting real old by itself. Paris Hilton had the time and the money to buy herself an ad that makes people think she's not that stupid. And you're all loving it because you don't like McCain. I don't like McCain either, but I find her video clip really lame. Yeah, McCain IS old, but so will she (at least, I hope she'll get to be as old as him).

#70

Posted by: TheWireMonkey | August 6, 2008 12:41 PM

I thought it was funny. She was dragged into the campaign as an example of celebrity for celebrity's sake (never mind that her folks donated $4600 to the McCain campaign) and she had every right to hit back. I find her mildly annoying, but I don't actually dedicate too much energy to her one way or the other.

Actually, using Hilton and Spears as examples of celebrity just showed how out of touch McCain is. Surely any of the Lohans or the kids from The Hills would have been more au currant.

#71

Posted by: Zeno | August 6, 2008 12:42 PM

Salt: If anyone actually paid attention to what she said beyond her self claim of hotness, she endorsed John McCain's energy plan.

Oh, yes. This is a total win for the McCain camp, as any careful, detailed analysis will show. No wonder the McCain people are so happy today that Paris bitch-slapped their man, because really perceptive people will look past that. And really perceptive people form the bulk of Hilton's fan base, as we all know.

#72

Posted by: skyotter | August 6, 2008 12:42 PM

Claudia *is* hot!

[/seconded]

#73

Posted by: Longtime Lurker | August 6, 2008 12:47 PM

I'd bet she differs substantially from McCain regarding the use of sunscreen.

Do you suppose that she'll eventually end up looking like him, because of overexposure? Aside from being taller than him, that is...

#74

Posted by: Evolving Squid | August 6, 2008 12:50 PM

I would have expected a battle of wits between Hilton and McCain to be a fairly even contest, the wind whistling through her head while the rusty gears lock up in his.

That's the best quote I've seen in a long time.

#75

Posted by: Alexandra | August 6, 2008 12:51 PM

So what we've learned here is that (with enough takes) a bimbo can read from a teleprompter. If she can manage to do it while standing up I bet she can finally land that "hot weather girl" position at Channel 9.

#76

Posted by: NonWonderDog | August 6, 2008 12:56 PM

If anyone actually paid attention to what she said beyond her self claim of hotness, she endorsed John McCain's energy plan.

That's the McCain campaign spin, but it's bullshit. Both the McCain and Obama plans have the same broad goal and talk about the same industries, so she could have been talking about either one. The difference between the plans is in focus and extent. The McCain plan is to DRILL DRILL DRILL NUKES NUKES NUKES (and oh, yeah, that other stuff too), while the Obama plan is to subsidize alternatives VERY heavily (and allow more drilling if people insist).

Just read the two websites. Obama's energy plan lays out specific amounts of money in specific funds to meet specific alternative energy goals. McCain's "plan" is a nonsensical stream of buzzwords loosely organized around DRILL DRILL DRILL NUKES NUKES NUKES. It's just meaningless drivel written in that particular brand of legalese that's meant to dissuade people from actually reading or understanding it.

This is honestly the most detailed, direct statement about alternative energy in McCain's entire issue paper: "To develop these and other sources of renewable energy will require that we rationalize the current patchwork of temporary tax credits that provide commercial feasibility. John McCain believes in an even-handed system of tax credits that will remain in place until the market transforms sufficiently to the point where renewable energy no longer merits the taxpayers' dollars."

#77

Posted by: Evolving Squid | August 6, 2008 12:56 PM

@Claudia
Now, Salma Hayek is the thing lesbian dreams are made of...

Not just lesbian dreams, although you've now added another dream to my list of dreams involving Salma Hayek.

Paris, like Spamela Anderson, just seems skanky to me. They're Star Trek girls: To boldly go where every man has gone before...

#78

Posted by: hubris hurts | August 6, 2008 12:58 PM

This "hotness" debate is making me laugh. Speaking as a heterosexual woman (who is also a feminist), I believe that Paris is absolutetly beautiful (physically) and very hot. Would I trade in my middle-aged out-of-shape body for Paris'...in a heartbeat, bitches!

For all of you women who questioned whether or not Paris is hot, stop it. No matter what your true intentions are, this question just makes you look jealous and insecure.

For all of you men who say that you don't find Paris attractive, imagine her naked in bed with you, with no post-coital consequences, then tell me whether or not you think she's hot.

For that matter, imagine any young woman of reasonable attractiveness in that scenario, then tell me whether or not she would be "hot" (at least for the next 15 minutes).

Just my opinion, I could be wrong...

#79

Posted by: LisaJ | August 6, 2008 12:59 PM

Claudia, I totally agree with Selma Hayek. Now that's a real woman. We could also add Charlize Theron, I think she's a hottie. Also Angelie Jolie when she used to have muscles, but not the recent skeletor version.

What I would consider truly 'hot' women in hollywood, like a whole package kinda deal, is really very rare.

#80

Posted by: JonathanL | August 6, 2008 1:05 PM

Yeah, I think this was an opportunity Ms. Hilton just couldn't pass up. As to her attractiveness I think she is an incredibly finely polished turd. All she really has to do is act like she is the hottest girl ever and market herself as such and people start believing it.

#81

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 1:07 PM

For all of you men who say that you don't find Paris attractive, imagine her naked in bed with you, with no post-coital consequences, then tell me whether or not you think she's hot.

*Runs screaming out of the room.*

#82

Posted by: JonathanL | August 6, 2008 1:08 PM

For all of you men who say that you don't find Paris attractive, imagine her naked in bed with you, with no post-coital consequences, then tell me whether or not you think she's hot.

Substitute Paris Hilton for a blow up doll in that scenario and you'd get the same result. :P

#83

Posted by: Nick Gotts | August 6, 2008 1:08 PM

Hubris hurts@78,

No, really, and speaking as a het man, whether she really is or not, Paris Hilton looks stupid. Stupid women don't turn me on.

#84

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | August 6, 2008 1:12 PM

For all of you men who say that you don't find Paris attractive, imagine her naked in bed with you, with no post-coital consequences, then tell me whether or not you think she's hot.

pfffffffft. I've seen the tape. Nothing special. I'll take Mrs. BigDumbChimp any day.

#85

Posted by: Tony Sidaway | August 6, 2008 1:13 PM

That was a very witty way to say "don't use my name in vain".

#86

Posted by: hubris hurts | August 6, 2008 1:15 PM

Wow! You guys really *are* good! Love it!

#87

Posted by: Brownian, OM | August 6, 2008 1:16 PM

For all of you men who say that you don't find Paris attractive, imagine her naked in bed with you, with no post-coital consequences, then tell me whether or not you think she's hot.

Way ahead of you, hubris hurts. We're guys. Whenever we describe a woman as hot or not, it's pretty well guaranteed we've already figured the above scenario in our calculations.

Having said that, I don't find Paris Hilton particularly attractive (though not particularly unattractive, either) so I'd have to take into account factors such as personality, 'chemistry', etc., etc.

#88

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 1:17 PM

Wow! You guys really *are* good! Love it!

Well, I'm merely gay, and thus not a man.

#89

Posted by: Bill Dauphin | August 6, 2008 1:17 PM

the taunt "McCain is old" is getting real old by itself

On the contrary, I think it's a legitimate issue, and it seems to me increasingly relevant with every mush-mouthed, muddleheaded thing I hear this candidate say.

I would never argue that age is inherently a disqualifier, and I know there are countless examples of people much older than McCain doing brilliant work, but... if elected, McCain would be the oldest ever to be inaugurated as POTUS for the first time. This is an extraordinarily — perhaps uniquely — taxing job both physically and mentally: Think about the before and after images of the presidents of our lifetime, and recall how much the job ages a person. And McCain's life to this point has been full of uncommon stresses — imprisonment, torture, cancer — that make it likely his physiological equivalent age is significantly greater than his chronological age.

I admit to being a partisan, but even aside from my partisan preference that McCain not become president, I have real concerns about his physical capability to do the job adequately. It's a touchy subject to approach, because of the risk of appearing ageist, but that doesn't mean it's not a legitimate issue.

#90

Posted by: Max Verret | August 6, 2008 1:18 PM

Lisa @ 79

Paris is a sleek kiddie meal; by "whole Package" do you mean a double cheeseburger with lots of bacon?

#91

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 1:20 PM

Claudia, I totally agree with Selma Hayek. Now that's a real woman. We could also add Charlize Theron, I think she's a hottie. Also Angelie Jolie when she used to have muscles, but not the recent skeletor version.

Penelope Cruz.
Iman.
Emma Thompson.

#92

Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | August 6, 2008 1:20 PM

Claudia's hotter than Paris. And unlike MAJeff, I am straight.

(I really have no idea who Claudia is, but trust me on this. It's the internet, and there is never anything wrong on the internet.

#93

Posted by: LisaJ | August 6, 2008 1:26 PM

Max @ #90. Yes, that's precisely what I meant :

MAJeff. Agreed, mostly. But Penelope Cruz? Meh.

#94

Posted by: Brownian, OM | August 6, 2008 1:27 PM

I'm with you Mike. Claudia is way hotter than Paris (but not as hot as Lark Voorhies--then again, no one is.)

#95

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | August 6, 2008 1:29 PM

MAJeff. Agreed, mostly. But Penelope Cruz? Meh.

Volver got me.

#96

Posted by: Claudia | August 6, 2008 1:30 PM

Hooray to those who've declared my hotness! I love you!

Hubris Hurts, I'm going to have to stand by my statement in my first comment; something to the effect of keeping my "phatazz over her buttflaps". So, there's no jealousy at work. Bewilderment at best. I don't take issue with those that find her "hot". I just don't get it. But whoever it was that was talking about personal preferences is correct. To each their own. Paris gets picked on because being "hot" is her schtick...

#97

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | August 6, 2008 1:31 PM

Lark Voorhies? I mean she's hot and all but ...

Lisa from Saved by the Bell?

Is Brownian really Screech?

I just got a really odd picture of you on Saturday mornings sitting around watching SBTB reruns.

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