McCain Rips Into
Obama for Streisand Concert

Continuing with his attempt to convince American voters that Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is little more than a celebrity, Republican opponent John McCain suggested today that flying off to attend a benefit concert headlined by Barbra Streisand is at odds with the man-of-the-people style campaign Obama has been running.

According to Jonathan Martin's Politico blog, McCain chided Obama during an appearance before a blue-collar crowd in Youngstown, Ohio, using the opportunity to try to drive a wedge between the Illinois senator and the working class.

"He talks about siding with the people just before he flew off for a fund-raiser in Hollywood with Barbra Streisand and his celebrity friends," McCain said of his political rival. "Let me tell you, my friends, there's no place I'd rather be than right here with the working men and women of Ohio."

Streisand was an early supporter of Hillary Clinton but switched her endorsement to Obama when he secured the Democratic nomination.

The McCain campaign first made a huge splash by trying to exploit Obama's "celebrity" status in a campaign ad that likened the Illinois senator to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Hilton countered when she joined with website FunnyorDie.com for a rebuttal, referring to McCain as "that old dude." (The Advocate)