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Is John
McCain Playing the Race Card?
By: Ironside
  
While the McCain campaign in
a new ad claims that Barack Obama is "the biggest celebrity in the
world" they elect to compare the Democratic candidate for President to
Britney Spears and Paris Hilton rather than the likes of maybe Brad Pitt, Tom
Cruise, or George Clooney. Could that be because they are male celebrities
and it wouldn't have the same message as two white women?
Is there a hidden message here as we've seen rightwing campaigns of the past
use before? John McCain said, "All I can say is we’re proud of that commercial."
McCain Donors Include the Hilton's
Campaign Donor records show
William Hilton has donated $18,400 to the McCain campaign, and $35,000 to
the National Republican Senatorial Committee over the past two years. Paris
Hilton's father also donated $6900 to the McCain campaign. As generous as
these donations have been it hasn't stopped John McCain from smearing their
grand daughter or daughter (whatever the case may be). John McCain has
"approved" and aired a campaign ad that makes a mockery of Paris
Hilton and Britney Spears in an attempt to belittle Barack Obama. How
immature and insulting to the American People can John McCain get?
McCain's Campaign Ad
Deja Vu?
 
While clearly more subtle, this ad reminds us of the
racist ad ran by Bob Corker in his Senate bid against Harold Ford, where
at the end of the ad a blonde woman says "Harold call me" in a seductive
tone then winks, suggesting an interracial relationship between a black
man and a white woman. Many would argue that the ad worked as Corker went
on to win the race by a slim margin.
Corker's Campaign Ad
Read More and
discuss it here.
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