Could the McCain campaign get any more stupid?
Rick Davis of the McCain campaign has just released this memo:
To: Interested Parties
From: Rick Davis, McCain Campaign Manager
Date: July 30, 2008
Re: Barack Obama's Celebrity
Barack Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world, comparable to Tom Cruise, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. As he told Congressional Democrats yesterday, he has become the "symbol" for the world's aspirations for America and that we are now at "the moment ... that the world is waiting for."
Only a celebrity of Barack Obama's magnitude could attract 200,000 fans in Berlin who gathered for the mere opportunity to be in his presence. These are not supporters or even voters, but fans fawning over The One. Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day, demand "MET-RX chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of a hard-to-find organic brew -- Black Forest Berry Honest Tea" and worry about the price of arugula.
Yet, despite all of the fans, paparazzi and media adoration, the American people still have questions: Is Barack Obama prepared to lead? Is being famous the same as being a credible commander in chief?
Like most worldwide celebrities, this status has fueled a certain arrogance. As The Washington Post reported this morning, Barack Obama has gone from his party's presumptive nominee to "its presumptuous nominee." His advisers are constantly reminded that their candidate is not actually the President of the United States, despite the "presidential" seal. On his plane, his chair reads "President."
So, claiming Obama works out three times a day like that's a normal thing is totally misleading. But nevertheless, how lame is it for Republicans to act like working out and eating healthily is somehow a bad thing? Not to mention, I'm sure McCain has had many a fine meal in his day. Hell, I'm sure he's even taken his own private jet to get around to some of the finer restaurants in Arizona. Hypocrites.
While McCain is wasting money on ineffective ads, please donate to Obama so that we can help with things like voter outreach. The RNC is gonna have a ton of money.