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So, unless you have been living under a rock or just so fed up with Politics that you have completely tuned it out, you have heard or seen McCain's add claiming Obama is a "celebrity" but questioning if he is ready to lead. In doing so, he compares Barack to Paris Hilton.

Enter the beauty of the internet.....wide-spread retaliation without the cost of a major media buy.

Now, Paris could have been completely insulted, welcomed that anger into her life and her home, gave it a room and let if fester. Instead, she took a different approach. She was able to laugh at the situation and not take herself so seriously that she was able to star in her very own "commercial." She pokes fun of the "old white-haired dude" and her dumb blond persona.

So what can we learn from this? Well, first of all, we need to look at and be able to laugh at ourselves. Second, when someone has done something that angers or upsets up, we have a choice; react or respond. A reaction from Paris might have been an angry statement in defense of herself and her persona, or an attack on McCain and his campaign. Instead, she acted by responding, laughing it off and entertaining us in the process.

It reminds me of the Jimmy Kimmel/Ben Affleck R-rated video exchange. If you haven't seen them, do a little search on YouTube, but be warned, mature content.

So, next time someone insults you, I don't recommend making a video in a bikini in front of your pool, unless you can pull it off as well as Paris, but think about how you could diffuse the situation, and perhaps respond with humor and wit rather than with anger and arrows.

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die