Paris Mom Blasts 'Wasteful' McCain Ad

Watch video preview for Hilton's spoof White House bid

(NEWSER) - It may look like the presidential race is over, but Paris Hilton wants you to know she's still in the running. The would-be "commander in bikini" has a new music vid, "Paris for President," coming out on SwagHouseMedia.com Sunday. In the meantime, People's web site has a sneak peek, showing the party-girl heiress strutting in a flag-inspired swimsuit surrounded by handsome secret service dudes singing the title verse. More»

Paris Hilton releasing another 'campaign' video

(NEWSER) - With less than two weeks left, Paris Hilton is still in the race. On Sunday, she'll release a music video as part of her campaign for "fake" president, Us Magazine reports. The reality queen first got involved after John McCain compared Barack Obama to her—and he didn't mean it as a compliment. Since then, she's made two political spoofs. And if she wins? "I'd get jobs for people so we can get the economy back on track," she says. More»

Steve Schmidt, brought aboard in July, has made daring part of McCain campaign

(NEWSER) - While pundits might disagree about results, there’s no doubt John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin and his move to suspend his campaign over the bailout are huge gambles that can be traced to strategist Steve Schmidt, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nicknamed “Bullet” by strategist Karl Rove, Schmidt is recycling tactics he used in leading George W. Bush’s “war room” in 2004. More»

Republican undercuts Obama with blend of mockery, fake sincerity

(NEWSER) - Between one ad hailing Barack Obama as the Messiah and another comparing him to Paris Hilton, John McCain’s camp might be running the most sarcastic presidential campaign in history, Michael Crowley writes in the New Republic. The tactic is “in stark conflict with his image as a straight-shooting man of noble values,” Crowley writes. “The question is whether he can really be both things at once.” More»

Whether in a swing state or a fave with young Hollywood, Obama and McCain can rest easy

(NEWSER) - Following the flurry of political press linked to hotel heiress and partier-in-chief Paris Hilton, campaign accommodation now requires serious vetting. Travel + Leisure plays candidate concierge, offering lodging suggestions for the presidential hopefuls:

• Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas: For John McCain, red-friendly name and removed from the sinful Strip. For Barack Obama: "blue" celeb George Clooney runs the hotel’s Cherry Nightclub.