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By Jess Snow Aug 11, 2008

Paris Hilton likes to call John McCain 'that white haired guy.' The dog-toting socialite is referring to the dad of Meghan McCain, that white haired guy is named John McCain and he just happens to be running for president against Barack Obama. Heidi Montag has pledged her support for her pal Meghan McCain's dad and he has jokingly welcomed the endorsement. Meghan and Heidi are pals. Paris, maybe not so much.

Heidi Montag Sides With Meghan McCain (Image: Wenn)

So who comes out on top of this celebrity blonde battle? Many have credited an ad by John McCain that basically compared the candidacy of Barack Obama to that of the celebrity train wrecks that are Paris Hilton and Britney Spears for taking the wind out of Obama's sails. When the ad first hit Obama had a seven-point lead. Now the race is a virtual tie.

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The thinking of the ad seems to be a comparison that Barack Obama is an empty suit and his celebrity will finally nose dive ala Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. That seems a bit harsh on Obama as Paris wound up in jail and Britney wound up in rehab but the ad really seemed to hit home to a lot of people.

So the question that is now being bandied about is how does McCain justify his daughter's new "celebrity" status of making the rounds in with paparazzi magnet and pal Heidi Montag with the Paris, Britney and Barack ad? It seems an odd comparison but of she gets as popular as Paris in Britney perhaps then it might matter. I wasn't a fan of the ad but it certainly seemed to work quite well. The wise thing would be to let it die, and move forward. Taking cheap shots at Meghan McCain certainly won't help.

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