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&lt;p&gt;Political consultants, sometimes receiving more than their fair share of media exposure, have been blamed for many things: speeches that send a wrong message, campaigns gone bad, poor political choices (thanks Mr. Rove).  But one strategic move that can&#39;t be overlooked is John McCain&#39;s recent ad denigrating his political opponent.  The commercial, aired nationally, compares Obama&#39;s celebrity to that of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.  The ad itself, not so brilliant.  But it&#39;s the reaction to the ad that must be commended (which is why credit must be given to McCain&#39;s consultants for initiating this catfight).  Savor this bit put out by funnyordie.com:&lt;p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;464&quot; height=&quot;388&quot; classid=&quot;clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf?96d0a705&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;flashvars&quot; value=&quot;key=64ad536a6d&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;embed width=&quot;464&quot; height=&quot;388&quot; flashvars=&quot;key=64ad536a6d&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; src=&quot;http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf?96d0a705&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width: 464px;&quot;&gt;See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;

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