YouTube lecture by Paris Hilton becomes the highlight of US presidential campaign...? -The iPINIONS Journal

It’s a sad commentary on the state of world affairs that the diplomatic initiatives of a rock star or Hollywood actress are taken more seriously than those of a seasoned statesman. But that is the perverse reality…. Alas, worshiping celebrities is not merely the avocation of giddy teenage girls; because world leaders seem equally enthralled by these latter-day performing saints….

Now if we can only get Paris Hilton to take-up the cause of nuclear non-proliferation.

[Celebrity-obsessed world has made actors and rock stars the statesmen of our time, The iPINIONS Journal, May 23, 2005]

I hope the above quote explains why I am not at all surprised that presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have spent almost as much time this week debating the merits of Paris Hilton’s energy plan as they have explaining the shortcomings of their own.

I’m a celebrity too, only I’m not from the olden days or promising change like that other guy – I’m just hot.

But then that wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I’m running for president. So thanks for the endorsement white-haired dude, and I want America to know I’m, like, totally ready to lead.

Barack wants to focus on new technology to cut foreign oil dependency and McCain wants off-shore drilling. Well, why don’t we do a hybrid of both candidates’ ideas?

We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. Energy crisis solved, I’ll see you at the debates, bitches!

[Paris Hilton in her mock presidential campaign ad]

Not quite nuclear non-proliferation, but it comes pretty close to fulfilling my cynical prophecy, don’t you think?

Now, I hope the quote below explains why, despite its patent absurdity, more Americans seem interested in what Paris has to say in her mock presidential campaign ad than in anything McCain and Obama have to say in their ads.

Unfortunately, since most American voters think the way simpletons Britney and Paris behave, this “juvenile” strategy [of blaming Obama for high oil prices and comparing him to blonde bimbos] resulted in gains for McCain in national polls. It’s no wonder then that he decided to execute it in the most absurd fashion.

[The absurdity of McCain accusing “dollar-bill” Obama of playing the race card, The iPINIONS Journal, August 1, 2008]

Enough said…?

Thank God the Olympics will provide at least two weeks of media diversion from this political madness….