It's no worse than "no child left behind," or "misunderestimated." Hey, idiocy wasn't BORN in Texas, it just GREW there.

Honestly? This is what Salon has come to? This anorexic 'faux' celebrity flatulates her stupidity on the internet and Salon picks it up? Does she have even the smallest clue as to what was written on her cue cards? Is she trying to come across as having an intellect?

She should stick to what she does best - absolutely nothing, except filming herself giving blow jobs.

Uttered by Bebe Neuwirth in a memorable Cheers episode. The sly " well I know who I'm voting for" slid right by me. I shouldn't be allowed to vote.

helluva thing to be famous for. Temporarily at least, I've upgraded my regard of her to grudging respect. It would be mind expanding to have her in Denver (or at one of the debates), but then I remember this election process is already a farce on many levels. Must be something the puritans put in the fluoridated drinking water.

Dammit,dammit, dammit! That is something with which I shall not put! Ben Franklin

Well, I hear you. But at least we're discussing her "energy policy" and not her va-jay-jay.

If she keeps that up she'll have worldwide respect in no time.

She'll have to change that Frenchy sounding name though to something more 'Merican! :)

Paris Hilton has a sense of humor! That pushed her a few notches up in this Obama supporter's eyes.

Good for her, and I like the way she zinged McCain! Let that teach him he can't just walk over people.

"Don't serve the commercial, let the commercial serve you!"

The only problem is that we and our country are in deep doo, and here we are, contemplating Paris Hilton. I guess it's better to go down with a sense of humor.

Anyone want to offer money to the Obama campaign if he gets Paris to speak at the Democratic convention?

It wasn't a joke. The video itself is a joke. The energy policy is the typical sort of false-equivalence-based compromise you hear on the street every day. If it had been a real joke, it would have been ... funny.

I am a woman who liked the Paris Hilton video. No, it wasn't brilliant comedy but I thought it was a nice low-key comeback to the McCain ad. Raised her a bit in my estimation.

I don't think her calling him an old white guy is going to do Grampa JohnnyMac any good. The video nicely put him in the category of out-of-touch and a little ridiculous.

"You do understand that her respose hurts Obama?"

I'm sure it does among clueless, humorless voters, but they're voting republican anyway.

BTW, Paris Hilton does not equal Barack Obama. Anyone who can't figure that out shouldn't be allowed to drive, let alone vote.

I say let it play. The key to this election is energizing the people who already have a clue.

I'm not a fan of Paris, but I thought her video really funny. There might be some IQ lurking under that party-girl persona after all.

And the video poked fun at both candidates. I don't see the cryptkeeper images as a positive for McCain.

Paris Hilton for President.

Perish the thought!

Still, I have not been too nice about this vapid, talking mannequin, celebrity wannabe, but I have to give her credit. She makes more sense than these other cut-rate reality cuties (Brooke Hogan, Heidi Montag, the Kardashian chick, ad nauseum).

She actually sounded like an articulate young woman when describing what essentially is Barack Obama's energy proposal. I was chilled to my soul. Then she reverted back to her "normal" persona when she signed off with "See you at the debates, bitches". Made me think that maybe the shallow blond ditz thing was just an act all along. For just a moment. Then reality intruded.

Still, if she keeps doing this kind of stuff I might have to start taking her seriously, and, well my whole worldview would just collapse.

I can't let that happen.

Everybody who hates Paris is most likey just jealous of her wealth and her (albeit somewhat synthetic) looks.

The girl does not have to work, yet she has built herself a nice little acting and singing career.

Give her a break. This video was spot-on.

-troy

Sorry. I meant to say Sam Kinison. My bad. And especially since I apparently just killed off poor Bobcat. Mea Culpa.

To the people who are critiquing Ms. Hilton's "energy policy" I offer the words of the late great Bobcat Goldthwaite:

IT'S A FUCKING JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!

Are you folks without any sense of humor at all? I daresay your on a par with the McCain staffer who (apparently seriously) said that Hilton's strategy was closest to McCain's so the video constitutes a McCain endorsement.

Sheesh.

OK, now you botched it. 'Whom' was correct, but awkward. 'Who' is incorrect/

Rule of thumb: if you can use 'he' it's 'who; if you can use 'him', it's 'whom'

I'm voting for HIM not HE.

But can an ex-con be elected President?

I don't know why it matters if the people who like this ad are female, but I am a woman and I saw this ad last night on "Olbermann" and laughed non-stop. I think it is timely, witty, and I give Paris Hilton a lot of credit for standing up to the McCain campaign's ridicule of her. How do posters here think this hurts Obama? It's incredibly funny, it makes McCain look old and feeble--what exactly could hurt Obama?

Isn't it funny? So many have said so often, get someone NEW into the race for the White House! Now we have one (the one from Illinois), and some are now saying, nope; he's a freshman, not yet ready for the varsity. It's time to nominate an alien, I guess. As in, from the Crab Nebula? Oops! No, that is Cheney! My bad.

John McCain's payroll?

She just expanded on the "is he ready to lead" meme, to Obama's detriment.