ABC Chastises ‘Nasty’ McCain for ‘Vicious’ Attack on Boxer, Not So Upset by Slap at O’Donnell as ‘Nut Job’
“With just 16 days left, it is getting nasty out there,” ABC reporter David Kerley asserted Sunday night, scolding Republican Senator John McCain because on the campaign trail he “dropped senatorial decorum and viciously attacked a Democratic colleague.” On Saturday, in California, McCain said he’s “had the unpleasant experience of having to serve” with Senator Barbara Boxer.
Kerley, however, expressed less angst over McCain’s daughter, Meghan, insulting Christine O’Donnell as “a nut job.” Kerley simply noted how “the Senator's daughter also went on the attack, but she slammed a fellow Republican, Christine O'Donnell, a Tea Party favorite running for Senate in Delaware.”
From ABC’s World News for Sunday, October 17:
DAVID KERLEY: ...With just 16 days left, it is getting nasty out there. John McCain, campaigning for Carly Fiorina in California, dropped senatorial decorum and viciously attacked a Democratic colleague.
JOHN McCAIN, ON SATURDAY: Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense Senator in the United States Senate today. I know that because I've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her.
KERLEY: The Senator's daughter also went on the attack, but she slammed a fellow Republican, Christine O'Donnell, a Tea Party favorite running for Senate in Delaware.
MEGHAN McCAIN, ON ABC’S THIS WEEK: Christine O'Donnell is making a mockery of running for public office. I just know in my group of friends, it just turns people off because she’s seen as a nut job.
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Viciously attacked....?
Submitted by NeoKong on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 3:30am.
JOHN McCAIN, ON SATURDAY: Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense Senator in the United States Senate today. I know that because I've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her.Oh yeah...that was brutal. I must admit it is fun to watch these guys sell out every last shred of credibility for a lost cause. Memo to Kerley: You're a hack.
The network that put Bill Maher on This Week ...
Submitted by KC Mulville on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 3:36am.
They put Bill Maher on This Week (knowing full well that Maher will take the cheapest of cheap shots) and they have the nerve to get indignant over John McCain?
Listen...........we had the
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 4:05am.
Listen...........we had the McCain Mutiny as some kind of a 'choice' over Boy Blunder. You don't think that had an impact on Soetoro's 'victory'.........along with 'white guilt' and the massive cover-up by the MSM??? I don't give a damn about anything this lifer has to say................and evidently his daughter fits the old saying that 'the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree'................
That's a direct hit!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:04am.
McCain is a lying, cheating, unprincipled SOB. If ONLY AZ voters would have dumped him.
He and Graham spent the last four years, if not more, "reaching across the aisle" to "their friends in the other party" and sold conservatives down the fragging river. Now they want to get all puffed up and manly and go on the attack? Forget it.
The only thing, like, going for, you know, McCain's, like, fluffy daughter is, like, the fact that she, like, may, like, ACTUALLLLLLY be smarter and more honest than he is. (Is my, like, hair, like OK?)
If the conservatives give McCain any power in the new congress, they should all be booted in the NEXT election.
Oh, and Meghan ain't no apple. More like a water mellon.
Like..................WHATEVE
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 1:30pm.
Like..................WHATEVER!!!!!
There's a difference
Submitted by goldwaterfan on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 5:53am.
Meghan is a private citizen. Senator McCain is not. He's taking a shot at one of his colleagues. Brent, I'd think you would figure this one out.
Amanda Carrington
No, the difference is that
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:01am.
No, the difference is that MEGHAN McCain attacked a "fellow Republican." You can bet if McCain was out there attacking a fellow Republican, it would have been characterized as much less than vicious. It would have been called courageous.
I think THIS is the reason Kerley didn't spend much time on what Meghan McCain said: here is what else she said about O'Donnell <spew alert here>:
....no matter what, Christine O’Donnell is making a mockery of running for public office. She has no real history, no real success in any kind of business. And, what that sends to my generation is that one day you can just wake up and run for Senate, no matter how lack of experience [sic] you have, and it scares me for a lot of reasonsFunny, but it seems just the
Submitted by yutsnark on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:29am.
Funny, but it seems just the opposite to me. Vicious attacks by Republicans against Republicans are verboten. Isn't that the GOP's "11th Commandment"? They stick together, and that's generally been helpful for them.
You're joking, right???
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:52am.
That may have been Ronald Reagan's mantra, but that's not how to get noticed today.
And yea, it's been real helpful for them.
Who gets the coverage? Staunch Republicans, or RINO's like McCain who have no problem dissing their own party?
"viciously attacked a
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:16am.
"Submitted by goldwaterfan on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 05:53. Meghan is a private citizen. Senator McCain is not. He's taking a shot at one of his colleagues. Brent, I'd think you would figure this one out.
But she's not a "colleague" in the accepted sense. She's in an OPPOSING party in an election.
Your reference is absurd.
By that silly reckoning, Republican Senators should not campaign for Republican challengers against sitting Democrat Senators because their fellow Senator is a "colleague."
Enough of that crap. I think you would figure this out.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
....
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:14am.
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All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Meghan McCain
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:09am.
Meghan McCain is a problem John McCain has to deal with. Last week. You know that slob kept her mouth SHUT until her father won his primary. She is famous for one reason and one reason alone - her willingness to attack Conservative Republicans and her illusion she "speaks for her generation". The woman is almost in her 30's. She hangs around with the Z-list of Hollywood (Tila Tequila) and her book sales according to Drudge were laughable. If I lived in Arizona I'd vote for every Republican candidate on the ballot this election save one, and made sure I sent him a note why.
Well...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:39am.
I do live in Arizona and I have a choice between voting for a RINO who sometimes gets the message when he's wrong and adjusts accordingly... or a Democrat who will most likely follow the Obama agenda and vote liberal policies for the next six years....
It's a choice I would not have preferred... but it's still a no-brainer.
It's a choice I would not
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:39am.
It's a choice I would not have preferred... but it's still a no-brainer. As the saying goes, half a loaf is better than nothing.“There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Is Arizona the only state
Submitted by Bruzilla on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:53am.
Is Arizona the only state without a Republican primary election for Senate??? Most of the Republicans in other states have figured out that if you're deciding between a RINO and a Democrat, you seriously screwed up during the primary. Seems you folks in AZ haven't figured that out yet, and the rest of us out here really wish you guys would!
I dunno.........you oughta
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 1:35pm.
I dunno.........you oughta check out the candidate list here in Hawaii...........it's hard to find a Rebublican, period.....much less a conservative!! We managed to get an (R) into the House when the commie-rabblerouser Abercrombie smelled the rot of his party in DC and decided to come back here and try to become Governor............but there's no guarantee that we will win this November. It's really pathetic............
Arizona Primary
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 2:44pm.
First I would like to point out that I do not speak for the entire electorate of Arizona... nor did I personally drive the bus into a ditch...
Yes, there was a primary election (August 24) and John McCain spent millions denouncing his primary opponent former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. We really didn't have a Tea Party candidate running..
Now personally speaking, I must tell you that I honor John McCains service to our country, but I felt he is at an age and length of time as a Senator when he should have gracefully retired. Obviously my fellow Arizonians did not agree with my sane reasoning. But, if you are expecting me to apologize for their overwhelming choice... I will not. I simply maintain that my choice is between a RINO who occasionally stumbles onto the truth, and a Dem who would know the truth if it bit him... and yes, I will be voting the straight Republican ticket.
P.S. We also still celebrate Columbus day, have a right-to-carry law, and do not conform to Daylight Savings Time... I'll admit the summers can get hot - but that;s as far as I'm willing to go. :o)
Irony and Miss Meghan McCain
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:41am.
Much like the Kennedys, born into wealth and privilege, Meghan McCain has a naive perspective of American politics, and her criticism of Christine O'Donnell for lack of political experience is indeed ironic.
Does she really think that she'd be on TV and selling books if (a) she wasn't the daughter of famous politician, and (b) she wasn't critical of conservatives?
Now, I'm not going to begrudge Miss McCain her 15 minutes of fame. The MSM is giving her a platform and she's playing it for all she can get, and the MSM is massaging her ego by proclaiming her the face and future of the GOP. She appears to be letting it go to her head.
And perhaps in an odd way, she sees herself as making it on her own without help from mommy and daddy.
But it is more than ironic that this young lady can pull the silver spoon out of her mouth to scorn someone like O'Donnell for giving her generation the impression that one can get something for nothing.
I suspect that Miss McCain will fade from the spotlight after she gets to do Dancing With The Stars or some such show.
her illusion she "speaks for
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:56am.
her illusion she "speaks for her generation". You nailed, it Texndoc...it's her illusion, created and fostered by the media, who like what she has to say. You notice that they don't refer to, say, a member of the Young Republicans, as the voice of that generation. Heavens, no! That's just another "far-right" group!Attack Palin-Attack O'Donnell
Submitted by pilsener on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:59am.
Meghan McCain's "fame" is based solely on her willingness to attack Sarah Palin and now Christine O,Donnell. What a waste of space!
Even more annoying than MeMcCain was Amanpour's feigned worry about how the Tea Party is "hurting" the Republican Party. If theTea Party enthusiasm was really hurting Republicans, the MSM would be supportive rather than dismissive.
Amanpour is transparent in her contempt for the U.S. in general and Conservatives in particular. I suspect Amanpour believes it would be a better world if the UN took over governing the United States.
Here we go again... GOP
Submitted by gopsteve on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:34am.
Here we go again...
GOP gets "nasty"
Dems go on the "offensive"
Exactly...here's the latest attack on Allen West
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 11:50am.
From an e-mail this weekend from the West campaign:
Over the weekend, elements of the liberal mainstream media - NBC & MSNBC - implied that I have a connection to the Outlaws Motorcycle Club - an organization who has a history of not only criminal activity, but of racism towards African Americans. This latest hit piece is nothing less than a political hatchet job made by a desperate politician who sees his campaign floundering. This comes on the heels of Ron Klein and his political henchmen releasing my Social Security number to tens of thousands of households across South Florida.
After serving 22 years in the United States Army - including in 3 combat zones - I became an avid bike rider, and enjoy spending the occasional Saturday riding my bike with fellow veterans. I have neither belonged to an organization like the Outlaw Motorcycle Club, nor do I condone any of the kind of criminal behavior that they have been involved in.
To the contrary, the vast majority of those that ride bikes are great Americans - many of them fellow veterans who also experienced the hell and horrors of combat. Just yesterday, I took part in a ride called "Think Pink," which was aimed at raising money and support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
When will Congressman Klein, the DNC and their cheerleaders at NBC, MSNBC & CNBC start talking about the Members of Congress sitting in the people's houses with multiple ethics charges? While accusing me of hanging around with criminals, Congressman Klein is making the rounds in the District in the company of an impeached Federal Judge - Alcee Hastings. When will these so called journalists ask Ron Klein why he is hanging around with criminals?
Their hypocrisy is breathtaking but not surprising. The liberal left will do and say anything to stay in power. Resorting to outright lies and unfounded accusations are the last vestiges of a failed regime.
So I would have to ask the liberal media....where is your outrage, now? Oh right, NBC already aired this hit piece.
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“dropped senatorial
Submitted by gopsteve on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:36am.
“dropped senatorial decorum and viciously attacked a Democratic colleague.”They never care about "decorum" when former dem presidents go after gop presidents...
Which was more nasty, saying
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 8:33am.
Which was more nasty, saying Boxer is unpleasant to work with, or the thousands of libels that Harry Dingy Reid said about Angle? Or Brown calling Whitma a 'whore'? Or the millions of libels that lib democraps (senators and representatives) called and are still calling Sarah Palin? Or the libs' attacks against Carl Paladino? Or the libs' attacks against George Allen? Or the libs' attacks against the Chamber of Commerce? Or the libs' attacks against George W. Bush? I could go on and on, but we know the truth about who viciously attacks whom (and it's the donkey not the elephant who 9/10 of the time is the vicious one).
Not to mention "tea baggers"
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:48am.
The Dem elites persist in referring to grass roots Americans who protest against excessive government as tea baggers. Even a tax-avoiding clown like Charlie Rangel used the term very recently while he awaits the commencement of his ethics trial.
And is anyone surprised that NOW has not only declined to repudiate their champion Jerry Brown for the whore reference, but actually declared that Whitman is a political whore. Imagine that. ;-)
I'm glad to hear the GOP is
Submitted by Van Halen on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 8:50am.
I'm glad to hear the GOP is getting nasty. About time.
I'm disappointed to hear the Left calls us the 'party of no'. I prefer like Limbaugh to be called the party of Hell NO!
I am glad to let the Left know we support God, guns, American oil, strong defense, no illegal immigration, less government, less taxes, less abortion.
I disagree completely with the Left who believe in abortion, euthanasia, open drug use, hatred of the military, hatred of America, hatred of Capitalism, hatred of Democracy, the demeaning of minorities and women, the rights of pedophiles, massive government intervention in all forms of life, high taxes, the goodness of Marxism and support of Islam.
Well, I agree with much of
Submitted by yutsnark on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:36am.
Well, I agree with much of what you say. But how do you stop open drug use, demeaning of minorities and women, the support of Islam, euthanasia, and abortion, without massive government intervention in all forms of life? If the goal is to get the government off our backs, why not get serious about it for once?
Your not very bright
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:24pm.
Are you?
On the contrary, you would be
Submitted by yutsnark on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 10:07am.
On the contrary, you would be well advised to wear sunglasses in my presence.
Actually if John McCain said
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 8:55am.
Actually if John McCain said something about a fellow Republican the HEADLINE and the 15 follow-up stories would have been about infighting and DISSENSION between Republicans just weeks before the election..
GOPSTEVE, SPOT ON DUDE.
If this liberal pussy mouthpiece thinks this is vicious, what would he think about Harry Reid and company attacking Bush over and over.
Boxer is a bitch, everyone knows it MAA'M.......
That's Senator Bitch, if you
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:11am.
That's Senator Bitch, if you please.
She's earned it.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Nice shot.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:29am.
... and don't forget that she isn't just A bitch, she is THE bitch!
Didn't Alan Greyson write the Rules of Decorum for the House and the Senate?
HK... I Second that...and
Submitted by bigtimer on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:37pm.
HK...
I Second that...and then some.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Ad man, can I get me an Ad man?
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:39am.
I apologize for the Maa'm, it used to be respectful.
But when you compare it to Whore..........................
Ads for both of those statements should be played over and over and over.
Calling...
Submitted by ontheright on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:55am.
...Mooghan McCain a "fellow Republican" is like calling the Pope a muslim...
oTr
Contrast 'Mooghan" with...
Submitted by MightyMouth on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:42am.
... oh say, Liz Cheney. You can see the difference between liberal and conservative upbringings. It's either that, or Mooghan was (and is) a spoiled, pampered, rebellious, little princess beeach.
Mighty One... Let alone
Submitted by bigtimer on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:43pm.
Mighty One...
Let alone being the brain-dead useful tool the msm leftists love to use in this country, for all she cares it gives her the 15 minutes of fame the over-bloated-blathering-fool craves.
Daddy's proud~
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
It's getting nasty, all right!
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 11:56am.
But has the New York Times started printing articles instructing it's readers on how to Tar and Feather Republicans, like they did in the past?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Funny Meghan, in my group of
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 7:33pm.
Funny Meghan, in my group of friends you turn people off, you're just seen as a nut job. But a nut job who does nothing but try to cash in on daddy's fame.
The McCain family is comprised of about it alls; and I voted for
Submitted by enbeuu on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:19pm.
Certainly wish Joe would have beaten McCain in the primary for AZ senate. McCain was so unpopular especially after his amnesty try, that had he not taken the then, popular, Palin he'd not had the votes he did garner in the last presidential election.
General Hugh Shelon pretty much had it correct when he blasted McCain as too volatile to make the good judgement.
That places him right there with Obama; whereas Obama just doesn't make good judgements despite his personal appearance of cool.
The man's ego gets in his way.