There's still at least a few dozen people out there who haven't yet viewed the McCain ad reminding folks that celebrity doesn't equal qualification for leadership.
Massachusetts' own Dean Barnett of The Weekly Standard explains why the ad is so effective (if it's slow to load it's because so many people are still watching it):
Someone tell me precisely why Barack Obama “has become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.” Was it because of His spectacular achievements as a community organizer? Or His stellar work as a part-time lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School? Or maybe it all boils down to those good grades He got in law school.The point is, like Britney and Paris, Barack Obama hasn’t earned the status that He (like they) so enjoys. And then there’s the further and still more relevant issue that He’s unworthy of that status. Obama’s ranking as a Savior would be easier to handle if it turned out He had all the right stuff to handle the presidency. But repeatedly, Obama has shown Himself to be ill-informed, historically illiterate and more impressed with His own superficial analyses than actual facts.
The ad is right on the mark. Some people are famous for being famous. To some extent we have become worshippers of celebrities and there is no question that the media has made Barack Obama a major celebrity. Even John McCain thinks that Barack right now is the world's biggest celebrity. "So what?" you ask. Exactly.
