During the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Paris Hilton released a humorous viral video, Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad, on Will Ferrell's funnyordie.com, which Adam McKay directed. While the video was intended to be satire, a serious policy position regarding energy that Paris Hilton discussed in it became known as the "Paris Hilton Energy Plan." As of August 9, 2008, the video has over 6 million views.