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Paris Hilton's mom calls McCain ad "waste of money"

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-05 12:53

SAN FRANCISCO  - Paris Hilton's mother -- a John McCain donor -- on Sunday dismissed as a "waste of money" a television ad that used her daughter and Britney Spears to portray Democrat Barack Obama as more celebrity icon than chief executive.

Kathy and Rick Hilton pose in the lobby of the Hilton hotel in Vienna February 14, 2007. [Agencies]

Kathy Hilton, the mother of the blond socialite-actress, lambasted the Republican presidential candidate's advertisement in a blog posted on the political website Huffington Post (www.huffingtonpost.com).

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"It is a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have donated to his campaign," Hilton wrote.

"It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs. And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States," she wrote.

The McCain ad, titled "Celeb," asks viewers: "Is he (Obama) ready to lead?"

Hilton and her husband, a scion of the Hilton hotel chain, donated $4,600 to McCain's November White House bid.

McCain has portrayed himself as an independent-minded politician with a history of bucking authority and said last week that his rival has shown little more than strong speaking skills.