Friday, August 1, 2008

Obama, celeb like Britney

White House contender John McCain invoked gossip-page perennials Britney Spears and Paris Hilton on Wednesday to portray Democrat Barack Obama as a vapid celebrity who was unfit to lead.

The McCain campaign and Republican Party rolled out a concerted offensive to allege that Mr Obama, fresh from an overseas tour, was keener to soak in the adulation of adoring crowds than to offer real solutions for US voters. Mr Obama hit back to accuse Mr McCain of promoting no positive ideas about how he might address challenging issues.

“It’s beyond dispute that he’s become the biggest celebrity in the world,” Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to Mr McCain, told reporters as the campaign unveiled a national television ad called “Celeb.” “The question we are posing is this, is he ready to lead yet? The answer that we will offer to the American people is, no he is not,” he said.

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