Just as we suspected, the Hilton family is pretty pissed they donated money to John McCain only to have him make their little Paris out to be some kind of trivial celebutard in an anti-Obama attack ad. Between Paris Hilton's parents and her grandpa, the family has donated close to $60,000 to McCain and a Republican party senate fund over the past few years. And yet they apparently got zero corrupting influence in return! What's the point of even being a Republican plutocrat? The Hilton patriarch has dispatched a series of angry telegrams to McCain headquarters demanding answers:
I hear whispers from the inner campaign staff that the phone was burning off the hook today with calls from Paris Hilton's grandfather, William Barron Hilton (co-chair of the Hilton Hotel empire), furious that the McCain ad drew an unflattering comparison between Obama and his own granddaughter.
The Barroner, as he's maybe called, was no doubt wondering why the McCainiacs would imply that fragile young Paris is a vapid elitist like Barry "Islam" Nobama, just because she (similarly) lies, hates cute animals, drives drunk and is psuedo-beloved by aristocrats at Harvard. Please! Everyone knows she avoids the gross poors whenever possible, especially in Africa, where Barack was trained.
ICH BIN EIN BERLINER !!!!!
Current mood: hopeful
Category: News and Politics
This evening, at 7pm EDT, Barack Obama was scheduled to speak at Victory Column in Berlin.
Early this morning, Obama expressed concerns that the venue might be too big fearing that a low turnout could prove to be somewhat embarrassing.
MSNBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported that Obama even joked that it might be helpful if the media would pass out flyers to promote the event.
To no one's surprise (except perhaps Obama himself) 200, 000 American flag waving Berliners flooded the venue chanting
O-BAM-A !!! O-BAM-A !!!
You'd have thought he was the opening act for David Hasselhoff !
It was a damned good speech (surprise surprsise). If you didn't catch it, I did your homework for you. You can watch it here.
And, for nostalgia's sake, I added a couple of clips from other Berlin speeches that might be familiar to you.
Enjoy!
B xoxoxoxo
Obama Berlin Speech Part I
Obama Berlin Speech Part II
JFK Ich bin ein Berliner Speech
Ronald Reagan Tear Down This Wall Speech
OK Readers, let's see how smart you are. By now, you know that the music that accompanies my blogs is always tied to the content in some way, shape, or form. This time, the correlation is slightly more obscure. Who can tell me why I chose this song in particular?
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) felt this was such an important vote that he dragged his ailing body out of bed, threw on a suit and LIMPED all the way up Capitol Hill with a gaping hole in his head, smiling through the pain.
All but one of our 100 US senators, were present and accounted for. Can you guess who the no-show was?
I'll give you 3 hints.
1) He represents the State of Arizona.
2) It isn't Ron Kyl (R-AZ)
3) He is the (presumptive) Republican nominee for President of the United States.
OPEN MOUTH INSERT FOOT, ANKLE, CALF, THIGH.....
Current mood: betrayed
Category: News and Politics
If the late, great Walter Matthau were alive today, I am certain he would tell Rev. Jesse Jackson, "Do the world a favor, pull your bottom lip over your head, and SWALLOW!" Grumpy Old Men ~ 1993
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