Just minutes after her colleague David Shuster offered a tepid non-apology for the network running a fake Rush Limbaugh quote, MSNBC's Tamron Hall took Meghan McCain to task for posting a saucy picture of herself on Twitter and also for issuing to followers a non-apology apology for those offended by her doing so.
As my colleague Kyle Drennen noted earlier, at 3:40 p.m. EDT today, Shuster issued a non-apology "clarification" of sorts about his network's peddling of an unverified Rush Limbaugh quote:
MSNBC attributed that quote to a football player who was opposed to Limbaugh’s NFL bid. However, we have been unable to verify that quote independently. So, just to clarify.
Oblivious perhaps to the hypocrisy she was about to engage in, a mere fifteen minutes later colleague Tamron Hall, in her "Crossing the Line" segment, lectured Daily Beast columnist Meghan McCain for posting, and then issuing a non-apology apology for posting, a sultry picture of herself via Twitter (emphasis mine; MP3 audio available here):
Story Continues Below Ad ↓TAMRON HALL: The daughter of Sen. John McCain has received some not-so-flattering comments since posting this revealing photo of herself on the site with the words "my spontaneous night in."
[...]
HALL, reading McCain's Twitter feed: "When I am alone in my apartment, I wear tank tops and sweat pants, I had no idea this makes me a 'slut.' ... I do want to apologize to anyone that was offended by my twitpic."
HALL: But even with the apology, should Meghan have been more clear that it's not what people say, it's more how you handle yourself?
HALL: Yes, some of the responses I read to her picture were absolutely awful. They were mean and disgusting and they crossed the line. But was the line crossed the day she put the picture up? And was one still crossed when she did not own up to that, only apologizing to those she, quote, "offended," rather than saying, "Hey, it was a mistake that I even put the picture up in the first place?"
HALL: I don't know. Meghan is considered one of the new and bright voices of the Republican Party, a strong woman not living in her father's shadow. Crossing the line? You tell me.
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Meghan McCain is NOT one of
October 16, 2009 - 17:31 ET by Radical1979Meghan McCain is NOT one of the bright new voices of the Republican Party and I could care less what she says/does. Just please don't refer to her as a Republican because she understands the Republican ideology as well as my poodle does. Maybe not that well.
True enough, but my main
October 16, 2009 - 17:33 ET by Ken ShepherdTrue enough, but my main point is Hall is lecturing her about non-apologies and not taking personal responsibility, mere minutes after her colleague failed to note that MSNBC failed to substantiate the fake Limbaugh quote before asserting it as fact.
You right and have a good
October 16, 2009 - 17:45 ET by Radical1979You are right and have a good point. I just get so ticked off at associating Meghan McCain with the Republican Party. And sadly, I think I just expect so little from MSNBC it almost fails to register when they are so hypocritical.
Another aside, MSNBC considered this "story" worthy of commentary?
McCain
October 17, 2009 - 03:33 ET by Bull Moose ProgressiveYou don't get to pick who chooses to be a Republican. Megan McCain chooses to be a Republican and more power to her becasue we need as wide a coalition as possible to get rid of Obama.
If I could choose to win and have the people I want in the Republican party I would have gotten rid of all you Big Government Republicans before Bush even took office.
True enough - again..
October 16, 2009 - 17:45 ET by Gary Hall..indeed, but one more point here. Tamron Hall's little lecture of Meghan McCain, "..it's not what people say, it's more how you handle yourself.."
Well Tamron - goodness, you're supposed to be a part of a news organization. How you all handling yourself?
Answer - like a British tabloid.
And about the.. "and all the drama surrounding it. " remark. Well, Tamron - who's creating the drama here? Got a mirror?
Leave her alone - just like you would if she were the daughter of a Clinton, a Gore, an Edwards, or an Obama.
(;~/ gary
"Meghan McCain to task for
October 16, 2009 - 17:34 ET by notonmywatch"Meghan McCain to task for posting a saucy picture"
Arggggggghhh! The humanity.
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→ OH the humanity?
October 16, 2009 - 18:33 ET by Cool ArrowPerhaps you mean "Oh the huge manatee"?
I just knew I had
October 17, 2009 - 10:25 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonseen that picture before!
On Wild kingdom.....
THANKS CA!!!
http://gjresult.com
MSNBC photoshop
October 16, 2009 - 17:35 ET by BKeyserWell, I've been working on this one since the earlier Shuster thread, so I figured I'd just post it here.
As for Meg- I want Tamron to do a little more investigating before reporting; Meghan IS NOT one of the bright voices of the Republican Party. I'll await her apology...
BK... Now that is about
October 16, 2009 - 18:01 ET by bigtimerBK...
Now that is about as close to perfection as you can get regarding Mile-Wide-Mouth and msnbc as well....heck, I'll throw in CNN and the rest of their ilk.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt~~
October 16, 2009 - 18:24 ET by BKeyserI put shuster in there because that was the thread, but it could have easily been anyone on MSNBC, or CNN, or HuffPo, DKos, DU, and so on, and so on, and so on...
BKeyser
October 16, 2009 - 18:30 ET by MrShyThat's great!! (the Shuster pic.... you did that?)
Yessir
October 16, 2009 - 18:37 ET by BKeyserThank ya Shy.
BKeyser
October 17, 2009 - 02:40 ET by BondPlainBondExcellent graphic!
"So just to clarify."
October 16, 2009 - 17:35 ET by MrShy"So just to clarify." .....
Un freakin' real. Translated = "So just so you know we didn't really err or do anything wrong journalistically... things just weren't... clarified.... before... that's all."
meghan mckainnedy? saucy picture?
October 16, 2009 - 17:43 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonIn all honesty I have not seen the picture.
Two things come to mind.
One. This person is NOT a spopkesperson for anybody with two living brain cells.
Two. I would rather have sex with a red anthill than a person of her intelligence.
http://gjresult.com
Willis~~
October 16, 2009 - 17:52 ET by BKeyserYou've seen the picture- it's on the video player of this thread.
PLEAZE oh PLEAZE
October 16, 2009 - 17:54 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsondon't make me go look....
My eyes would probably go dark for an hour and I have to cook dinner for my wife.
http://gjresult.com
→ Keyser
October 16, 2009 - 17:57 ET by Cool ArrowI didn't think Meghan's picture was as revealing as Rachel Maddow astride the magnificent stallion, Petard, did you?
Cool~~
October 16, 2009 - 18:22 ET by BKeyserOh definitely not. But then again, Meghan is a staunch republican and Maddow is a pretty -maybe the wrong adjective there- committed liberal. Man, that sentence was dripping with sarcasm.
Is it fair to say that of the three, Petard has the best rear-end?
→ Petard, for sure
October 16, 2009 - 18:30 ET by Cool ArrowNowhere in the Obama kingdom is a more stately unicorn stallion than Petard, not even Obama the Great's personal steed Blowcephallus
LMAO!
October 16, 2009 - 18:40 ET by BKeyserLMAO!
Here's a picture!
→ That's funny
October 16, 2009 - 18:47 ET by Cool ArrowBut isn't that Larry Sinclair's rebound romance, Donkey Kong?
No Cool~~
October 16, 2009 - 18:50 ET by BKeyserHe's here. (Don't ask what I had to search to find these- lol)
ha ha ha, sheet I am still
October 16, 2009 - 18:48 ET by kangarooha ha ha, sheet I am still laughing
OK, so I didn't go blind....
October 16, 2009 - 17:59 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonStill doesn't change my opinion of her though.
Maybe if she used her real name "Ima Dimbulb"?
BTW, nice photoshop, but 200 power handheld binoculars?
http://gjresult.com
I dunno, Willis...
October 16, 2009 - 18:09 ET by SickofLibsYou must have some pretty kickass anthills in your neighborhood.
→ We sure do, SOL
October 16, 2009 - 18:43 ET by Cool ArrowBut the worst are the fire ants, devilish little things that came up through Mexico, taking the jobs red ants won't do.
In fact, I'm pretty sure fire ants are like crack cocaine to the horny toads, now rare as hen's teeth due to not wanting to do anything but get off on fire ants.
LOL ouch, couldn't you just
October 16, 2009 - 18:39 ET by kangarooLOL ouch, couldn't you just put a bag over her brain.
An ant hill? really?
October 16, 2009 - 18:45 ET by general companyNow that what I call tough. I was wondering how much those,,,I mean that book cost?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Why does msnbc care in the
October 16, 2009 - 18:05 ET by bigtimerWhy does msnbc care in the first place?
What's it to them?
Pathetic...all of it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Frankly
October 16, 2009 - 18:28 ET by doug1950I failed to see why all the hyperventilating either. It isn't like she was in a thong prancing around her apartment. She is young and stupid and probably feeling all full of herself since she had her 15 mins of fame. I suppose she could be trying to garner a little more attention. They show more than this on Summer Break shows that air ad nauseum every year and Facebook photos. Those who are acting all respulsed must be looking at a different picture than I am. She isn't exactly Swamp Thing. Think maybe MSNBC is trying to deflect attention away from their own troubles by pointing to Repubs (I know, I know, she isn't really a Repub) who are equally as immature and stupid in a lame attempt to change the subject. Every day I feel like I have been transported back to High School when I hear and see what goes for News and Entertainment these days.
Doug.. You pegged it
October 16, 2009 - 18:32 ET by bigtimerDoug..
You pegged it perfectly.
Especially about msnbc deflecting attention from their own filthy BS.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Wowza! She's gorgeous, I
October 16, 2009 - 19:24 ET by pwozWowza! She's gorgeous, I don't care about her politics.
Meghan McCain is upset
October 16, 2009 - 20:05 ET by bse5150Meghan McCain is upset because she has no substance to offer and so she tried showing her boobies - which got her labelled - correctly I might add - as a slut by a lot of commentators.
Look, Paris gets away with this crap. You're either Paris Hilton or your not. Paris' 15 minutes of fame is now going on years; Meghan is almost used
up, hence she's pulling out the erotic picture card to try to keep
herself going. But she's no Paris so she better hike up that shirt or get into porn, because her time's almost up.
→ I don't agree
October 16, 2009 - 20:13 ET by Cool ArrowI've seen that much revealed in public restaurants.
She won't always be young enough to show that much. I don't think it makes her a slut.
I just think it makes her
October 16, 2009 - 20:18 ET by bigtimerI just think it makes her pathetic...the need for attention must be desperate.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
→ And that's what's so curious.
October 16, 2009 - 20:24 ET by Cool ArrowShe ain't ugly, by any means. She's filthy rich. And she craves attention?
I think there's another dynamic at work there, but I can't quite figure it out.
Should be easy for her to find companionship that looks and acts like dear old milqueto.. er, I mean, dad.
Her height equals her circumference.
October 17, 2009 - 10:35 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonIt's not her outwardly appearence that makes her unattractive.
She tries to play on daddy johnny mckainnedys fame as a hardcore liberal republican.
She acts like she should be treated with the same respect Liz Cheney gets when she is interviewed, but Liz has a functional brain, understands her subject and has a fully functional grasp of the English Language and vocabulary.
http://gjresult.com
I am sorry, but Meghan McCain's cleavage in that photo...
October 16, 2009 - 21:03 ET by R D Helm...reminds me of plumber's butt.
-Dave
Dave~~
October 16, 2009 - 21:31 ET by BKeyserI chose not to reply directly so as to offer you the option of revising your "plumber" statement LOL
Nice visual (lol)
Much ado about nothing...
October 16, 2009 - 21:32 ET by Saint ZeroI'm still looking to find the big deal here.
Well the Big Deal
October 16, 2009 - 21:39 ET by general companyIs right below her chin, least that is how I saw it?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Dense
October 16, 2009 - 21:43 ET by slickwillie2001That picture is so over the top that if not for her hair I would have thought she was standing on her head. That she didn't foresee the reaction means she is even more dense than I thought.
http://www.weaselzippers.net
Let me get this straight
October 16, 2009 - 22:03 ET by Tugboat PhilMcCain got lectured about appearing like a "slut" by a media "whore?"
Gun Control - The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.
TP... That about sums it
October 16, 2009 - 22:09 ET by bigtimerTP...
That about sums it up...perfectly.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Thats a nice pic
October 16, 2009 - 22:22 ET by shawn228Always thought she was pretty hot. Seems just as many conservatives insulted her as liberals
"I have a Bush man-crush, you need to understand."-Mr. Shy
Look it is as simple as this
October 17, 2009 - 00:03 ET by richb313Look it is as simple as this. It does not matter one bit if most conservatives thinks she is the genuine article or not the liberal media does think she is one and that is what is important. And as a conservative, in the liberals eyes, she violated the cardinal rule: Conservatives are not allowed to look good. That is the primary reason that the liberals were so up in arms about Sarah Palin.
The liberals know one truth and that is that a very large protion of our population are swayed by appearance. Good looking people attract a large following. The liberals must therefore take per-emptive action and destroy the credibility of any good looking person who holds a different point of view. I knew this since I was a young boy and watched the Kennedy Nixon debates on TV. I was young and enamored with the good looking Kennedy. I was too young to understand what they were talking about but he sure did look good. My Father, a long time supporter of IKE thought that Nixon won the debate and could not understand all the hoopla for Kennedy. I will not go into the various merits of Kennedy vs Nixon but it was also reported that those that listened to the debate on radio thought that Nixon was the clear winner.
We now live in the visual age. Democrats understand this. Looks trump substance. It is why Obama is President and why the Democrats/Liberals will destroy any good looking opposition by any means necessary.
I know the answer, but
October 17, 2009 - 08:13 ET by WGEarglewhy didn't Ashley Biden get a scolding from the MSM?
She gets a pass
October 17, 2009 - 21:03 ET by doug1950cause the media (and the rest of the world) thinks she was raised by an idiot and has suffered enough and if you had been spawned and raised by Biden you would do drugs too and talk like a brain dead seal.