One has to hand it to Meghan McCain. She has certainly found the perfect shtick for extending herself beyond her allotted 15 minutes of fame. And the method Meghan has discovered is to slam conservative Republicans. That is her meal ticket to getting invites on cable news shows such as Larry King and, "OMG," she is also going to be guest co-host of The View for a couple of days this week. Think any of these invitations would have materialized had Meghan urged Republicans to become more conservative? If that were to happen all those TV appearances plus her new book deal would dry up more quickly than a drop of water in Death Valley.
One important measure of Meghan McCain's "success" is that she is now being quoted favorably in the Huffington Post. HuffPo blogger, Sam Stein, expressed his approval of her in his latest blog post: Meghan McCain: "Old School" Republicans Are "Scared Sh--less."
Speaking to an affectionate crowd of Log Cabin Republicans on Saturday evening, Meghan McCain ridiculed the party her father headed this past election, declaring that "old school Republicans" were "scared shitless" of the changing landscape.
Yup! You're on the right track, Meghan. Ridiculing Republicans, especially if they are conservatives, is the key to garnering MSM approval as well as applause from leftwing sites such as the Huffington Post. You are doing so well in this regard that Sam Stein continues with his effusive praise:
The Senator's daughter, who has quickly become something of an iconic figure in the gay conservative community since the end of the election, took repeated shots at the GOP for its antiquated mores.
"I feel too many Republicans want to cling to past successes," said McCain. "There are those who think we can win the White House and Congress back by being 'more' conservative. Worse, there are those who think we can win by changing nothing at all about what our party has become. They just want to wait for the other side to be perceived as worse than us. I think we're seeing a war brewing in the Republican Party. But it is not between us and Democrats. It is not between us and liberals. It is between the future and the past."
I guess Meghan missed that part of her history lesson that demonstrated that Ronald Reagan won by landslides twice precisely by being 'more' conservative. Of course, Meghan also indulged in the almost obligatory slams against Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh:
The remarks, delivered at the Log Cabin Republican's national convention in Washington D.C., drew healthy applause and the occasional high-pitched whistling. McCain, at one point, declared herself a proud member of the GOP. But her pot shots at the Republican Party and its flashier figures were not thinly veiled. Describing her public tiff with Ann Coulter as non-delicate, she went on to refer to the brash conservative talker as "overly partisan and divisive." Later in the speech she insisted that "most of our nation wants our nation to succeed" - a pretty clear dig at the now-infamous remarks of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.
I do want to make an apology to Sam Stein. I thought the title of his blog was just his over-the-top interpretation of what Meghan McCain said. Well, I subsequently checked her speech to the Log Cabin Republicans and she actually did indulge in the vulgarism:
People in our country have much more important issues to deal with on a daily basis. But the experience did reinforce what I learned on the campaign trail in some major ways.
I’ll summarize them in three points:
- Most of our nation wants our nation to succeed.
- Most people are ready to move on to the future, not live in the past.
- Most of the old school Republicans are scared sh--less of that future.
An important part of Meghan's "stay in the limelight" shtick is her insistence that while she is "progressive" on social issues, she remains a Republican because she believes in less taxes and less government spending. Okay, so what recent major event was about less taxes and less government spending? If you answered "tea parties" you would be right. Well, despite the fact that Meghan seems to twitter about just about every subject under the sun, how many times do you think she has mentioned the terms "tea party" or "tea parties" on Twitter? The correct answer is "none" despite the fact that tea parties were all over the nation and on the news. In fact, Meghan, despite her expressed "concern" for less taxes and less government spending, seems to go out of the way to avoid the subject of tea parties even though she had several requests on Twitter to comment on the subject:
vcfemerald: @McCainBlogette what did u think about the tea party tonite
pixiep: @McCainBlogette Are you going to Tea Party with us tomorrow Meghan?jonathanhinton: @McCainBlogette Are you or your parents planning on attending any of the Tax Day Tea Party protests on the 15th?PalinBerry2012: @McCainBlogette Did you go to any of the Tea Parties?lauracope: @McCainBlogette what do you think of these National Tea Parties? i'm all about public demonstrations but wonder about their efficacy...
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Meghan McCain Parody Website
April 19, 2009 - 10:43 ET by P.J. GladnickFYI: Meghan McCain's comical attempts to remain in the limelight has inspired a new parody blog. Your humble correspondent has more than a passing familiarity with the author.
Beyond My 15 Minutes
Meghan McCain was correct
April 19, 2009 - 11:30 ET by BDMeghan McCain was correct in one manner... As an Arizona Republican I was scared shitless that John McCain would win election to the presidency.
I was just MORE frightened of Obama.
No matter what, I will NOT vote for McCain again for any office. I will not make that mistake twice.
BD... Neither will
April 19, 2009 - 14:59 ET by bigtimerBD...
Neither will I....nor any RINO for that matter.
I posted this link yesterday somewhere, but here is McC's campaign strategist at it again ...just recently about the 'R' party and what they must do to be more inclusive...and they wonder why they lost...we are in a helluva a fight for the repub party...past sad in my opinion...but unless we get real conservatives in, we are shot.
I myself have had it with his over-rated spoiled brat....of course the msm loves her...just as they did her daddy.
Pathetic...all of them.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Meghan McCain
April 19, 2009 - 23:04 ET by merlin61Guess her daddy is real proud of her rantings.
I voted for him, but I'm so glad he didn't get in,
because he would probably be just as dangerous
as our present president. We do need more
conservative Republicans, and more conservative
Democrats,if that's possible.
she is the paris hilton of
April 20, 2009 - 00:03 ET by TruthMongershe is the paris hilton of politics
government is the communists capitalism
I thought that would be
April 20, 2009 - 10:23 ET by misterbee241I thought that would be Barack Obama.
"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."
Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941
BD make sure to fight him in the primary
April 19, 2009 - 15:02 ET by Daniel Baker-------------------------------------------
Google and Apple officially donated to fight traditional marriage. Good men want freedom, Evil men want license
Sadly, he will face no
April 19, 2009 - 16:22 ET by BDSadly, he will face no primary challenge.
Everytime a Republican Fundraiser calls, the call follows the same pattern:
BD: Hello?
AZ Republican Fundraiser: Is this Mr BD?
BD: Yes, it is.
AZ Republican Fundraiser: Great, we are facing a heavy challenge by the Nancy Pelosi/Herry REid free spenders, do you think you could find your way to donating $500 to assist Senator John McCain in fighting Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid?
BD: I will not actually donate ANY money to the Arizona REpublican Party until you run someone against McCain in the Primary that is not an egocentric "Cross the aisle Type." The day you run someone against McCain I will donate $500.
AZ Republican Fundraiser: Well, could you see your way clear to donating $400...
BD: No money... Not until you run someone against McCain...
AZ Republican Fundraiser: It is a critical moment, could you just donate $300...
BD: If it is so critical I suggest you find someone to run against McCain, until then no money...
AZ Republican Fundraiser: Could you afford $200...
BD: Are you not listening? The constant theme of my side of the converstion is NO MONEY until someone runs against McCain...
AZ Republican Fundraiser: Well, $100 could really help us...
BD: Are you just reading a script and not listening? I said NO money until McCain has a primary challenge...
AZ Republican Fundraiser: With a donation of just $50....
BD: Dammit! No JOHN MCCAIN!!!! (Hang up.)
So, do you think anyone at AZ Republican Party Headquarters got the word? Hell no, they keep calling.
His e-mails
April 19, 2009 - 17:20 ET by general companyAre simular, no I dont live in AZ. But I do monitor several rino's in DC.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Yeah, but the State
April 19, 2009 - 17:38 ET by BDYeah, but the State Republican party is soooooo wrapped up in his cloak that it will really take them by surprise when he is voted out of office next time by those of us who are conservative voting for ANYONE but McCain.
Don't worry
April 19, 2009 - 20:08 ET by RowaneIf McCain gets the nomination again it will show that "the fix is in" and we can all raise hell. I mean, do you think anyone would choose someone to run for pres that they KNOW FOR A FACT won't fight for it?
Just Like Her Father
April 19, 2009 - 10:45 ET by PooveyJust Like Her Father, He must be so proud.
Exactly right Poovey.
April 19, 2009 - 10:59 ET by Massage_Master07Like father, like daughter. A RINO. What are RINOs? They're just one or two issues to the right of being a liberal. Everything else that liberals stand for, she stands for. I have a HARD time believing that she believes in smaller government/less taxes. Dad voted FOR bigger government during the campaign, even though he said he would VETO anything like the bill that HE voted for IF he were to become president. THAT more than anything else doomed his campaign to become POTUS. He showed his TRUE colors when he did that and that is the BIGGEST reason he lost, in my humble opinion.
RINO
April 19, 2009 - 11:52 ET by TjexciteSome say that a RINO is just one or two issues to the left of being a Conservative. Some say Both McCains are like that.
And if the GOP toss all who are only one issues to the left, the big tent will be a pup tent.
Meghan, please do the world
April 19, 2009 - 10:48 ET by R D HelmMeghan, please do the world a favor and go on over to the dark side.
And take your daddy with you.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
What Dave Said!
April 19, 2009 - 11:30 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
opening her mouth
April 19, 2009 - 11:01 ET by katainkentand removing all doubt.
I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless ~Dennis Miller
Is Meghan Godless?
April 19, 2009 - 11:15 ET by garyganuEach and every time I read something from Megan McCain I become agitated. Megan seems to represent the mindset of today's spoiled, elite, pseudo-enlightened college educated youth. Many of today's youth are convinced that most social and moral restraints are the root of all evil. Often this attitude gives rise to the disrespect and mocking of traditional American culture, institutions and beliefs that made America the wealthiest, most benevolently powerful and freest nation this world has ever seen.
The following is a recent quote from Meghan McCain:
She listed her beliefs and pleasures but did not put God at the top of the list.
This is the problem with today’s college educated generation. They do not put God first. Her list consists of behaviors related to popularity, thrill seeking, vanity and sexuality, interspersed with conservative policies.
Am I the only one who sees this?
Without God, there is no humility. Conservative values are based on rights given to us by God, not man.
Our founding fathers understood that a limited central government, restrained and guided by an independently moral and God-fearing public, would provide the maximum security, prosperity and freedom for all. This formula is what has made America the freest, wealthiest and most benevolently powerful nation that this world has ever seen.
As we see our society relying less on God, it is no coincidence that we call for more laws, courts and penalties to restrain our negative inclinations. Our federal government is expanding as individuals' faith in God is shrinking.
Their can only be two inevitable conclusions to this direction that we are headed in. Anarchy or tyranny.
garyganu
Her vocabulary is breathtakingly
April 19, 2009 - 11:09 ET by Delsalacking.
I hope she keeps talking. She may call herself a Republican but a Conservative she is not!
Was ms McCain suggesting she scares us SH**less?
I think her educaters should be scared sh**less and under their desks. Whoever they are/were their teaching skills were lacking.
Then again, it may not be their fault at all.
After all, a cerebral giant she ain't!
I think shes a candidate.
April 19, 2009 - 11:12 ET by pbthinkerNext year, after Meaghan forgets to pay her taxes on her book deal, she'll be a prime candidate for a position in the Obama Administration. She can pose as a Republican and think like Obama. It doesn't get any better than that!
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
Meghan is sort of right about one thing, though
April 19, 2009 - 11:13 ET by R D HelmI cannot speak for old school repubs, but we freedom-loving conservatives are scared sh*tless for the future of the country we grew up in.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
"The Senator's daughter,
April 19, 2009 - 11:18 ET by Chris Norman"The Senator's daughter, who has quickly become something of an iconic figure in the gay conservative community"
Probably because she's an easy caricature for their drag queens to impersonate - she will join the pantheon of Cher and Liza Minelli...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Actually Chris
April 19, 2009 - 11:39 ET by shawn228.... I find her be quite hot
He had my vote
shawn
April 19, 2009 - 12:05 ET by larry on LIeye candy she's not
larry
April 19, 2009 - 12:10 ET by shawn228Different strokes for......umm maybe that is not the appropriate term right now :-)
Seriously I find her be be very attractive.
He had my vote
Bad Oblio!
April 19, 2009 - 12:14 ET by BlondeGo to your room.
:)
I hope he fails, too.
Shawn your supposed to.........
April 19, 2009 - 13:03 ET by richardThink with your BIG head.
Shawn has tried to, but
April 19, 2009 - 14:45 ET by bretzysdudeShawn has tried to, but there's nothing in there.
C'mon shawn... That??? Spending weekends with McCain for
April 19, 2009 - 22:16 ET by pahuberThanksgiving or Christmas???
I would not wish that on my worst enemy or even... enema.
pahuber
Geez pahuber
April 19, 2009 - 22:19 ET by shawn228I'm sorry but I believe she has a beautiful face just like her mother, she has kind of like Kate Winslette Titanic body.
He had my vote
Shawn,Actually, what
April 20, 2009 - 10:27 ET by Chris NormanShawn,
Actually, what does your confession that you find Ms. McCain "hot" have to do with my observation that she is an easy caricature for gay female impersonators to impersonate?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Neither she nor her father knows where we've been, nor ...
April 19, 2009 - 11:17 ET by ThalpyNeither she nor her father knows where we've been, nor where we should be going. The United States is not a despicable nation, despite what the Left and their comrades say. Moreover, a lecture from Meghan McCain is not required. I'm sick of listening to her old man, as well.
Liberal barking moonbat
April 19, 2009 - 11:18 ET by 10ksnookerShows her true colors ...
RD
April 19, 2009 - 11:25 ET by DelsaI thought she was suggesting we were "scared sh**less" of her!
On your point, I am RIGHT with you!
Personally
April 19, 2009 - 11:34 ET by MaytagIf I'm going to listen to a dem sprout thier party line. I perfer Kristen Powers at least she doesn't sound like a airhead or valley girl and they (her and Meahgen) basicaly say the same thing
Although Powers has that
April 19, 2009 - 11:41 ET by Chris NormanAlthough Powers has that annoying quality of trying to sound like the smartest person in the room.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
That's because she thinks she is.......
April 19, 2009 - 13:08 ET by richardthe smartest person in the room. I've seen her withOUT her makeup on, she ain't all that hot.
the nut doesn't fall far from the tree
April 19, 2009 - 11:40 ET by botg'nuff said ---- and enuf time wasted on Meghan for a lifetime
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
botg...
April 19, 2009 - 11:55 ET by dborschjr68I wholeheartedly concur. Way too much time has been spent on this woman (girl?).
So she is a RINO. So she has a famous daddy. SO she looks to me like one beer short of a trailer-park goddess, being passed from man to man in a seedy white-trash bar being filmed for a youtube video du jour.
As a father, I feel more for John, as he has to watch his daughter behave in such a fashion. But at the end of the day, it is all cosi-cosi to me. I do not know her personally, nor do I wish to.
Her being on The View is too perfectly set-up for me to believe it.
Enough. She's showing her true colors. Move on. There are more important things than this wanna-be.
You can destroy the Constitution when I'm dead and gone, and unable to defend it.
Until then, back off, you liberal jackasses.
A chip off the old
April 19, 2009 - 11:40 ET by the strugglerA chip off the old block.She's reacting to the Media reacting...A trained monkey.
A chicken pushes a button and get's a piece of corn.A chicken's head is only as big as a quarter but he knows enough to keep pushing the button.
Well the Grand Old Party is hurting right now
April 19, 2009 - 11:58 ET by shawn228Losing over 20 seats in the house and 8 seats in the senate. Al Franken will be named very soon as the 59th Dem Senator. The sad thing is really, how the party in control of congress that has a 11 percent approval rating can gain seats.
Seems the GOP's strategy right now is just hoping the Dems F up so bad the next two years, they can take congress back.
If things pick up the next few years the economy looks better, the GOP can be in trouble again.
He had my vote
Shawn,There's a common
April 19, 2009 - 15:51 ET by fitzfongShawn,
There's a common misconception that people on this site give a rat's a** about the relative health of the Republican Party. I know I don't. To the extent that Republican candidates stand for conservative principles...especially as they relate to liberty and capitalism, I will happily support them. But if victory for the GOP means promoting intellectual lightweights in the mold of Meghan McCain, I'd just as soon that the party keep getting defeated until it's leadership learns from its mistakes. If my choices are Arlen Specter/George Voinovich/Olympia Snow/Lincoln Chafee/Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. a Democrat, I'd vote for the Democrat because there's not enough of a difference between the Republican and the Democrat to make the seat worth retaining. Might as well have a Democrat so the Republican Party can find a suitable contrast to run against that Democrat the next time around.
By the way, if things do pick up and the economy looks better, not too many tears will be shed over the fact that the GOP is or isn't picking up seats. But the point is that the way Obama and his mob intend to handle the economy, it won't pick up, it will further decline, so any Republican worth a damn will fight tooth and nail to prevent that from happening.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Hi fitz
April 19, 2009 - 16:09 ET by shawn228You' re the second person this week that has told me you don't care about the Republican party. Most people here IMO want the party to go back to conservative roots.
My point is it seems the Republican strategy right now has nothing to offer except just to wait for the Dems to hang themselves. They have no true leader have been fighting with themselves more than with dems. Many on this site are wanting to have a new party and some even see sessession as an alternative
If the conservatives do not care much about the GOP and the dems keep control, even if the economy picks up they can lose things they can never get back, like low taxes, overturned gay marriage bans and limits on right to bear arms.
He had my vote
Why do we need a leader
April 19, 2009 - 16:13 ET by general companySeems only liberals are worried about this. Also many of the GOP are true Conservitives. I think the greater point is, why does the GOP let liberals (Snow, Arnold, others) carry our banner.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I'm not worried about it general company
April 19, 2009 - 16:25 ET by shawn228I vote for the person or party I believe is right or wrong. I believe a party has to have the right leaders to win elections. I did not vote for them, but I thought. Obama and Rahm Emanuel did a very good job to help the Dems get elected.
People can point fingers at ACORN all they want, but the dems won Indiana, Virginia and North Carolia, 3 extremely red states.
If the Dems did not have good leadership, organization and strategy, a Republican would be in the White House today.
He had my vote
I don't think it was so
April 19, 2009 - 16:42 ET by fitzfongI don't think it was so much that the Dems had "good" leadership, organization and strategy as it was that the Republicans had awful leadership, organization and strategy. John McCain was a lousy candidate, who ran a dreadful campaign. He thought that somehow he could win enough Democrats and Independents by bashing the sitting President, Wall Street and capitalism (not to mention by co-opting some dubious liberal policies...cap & trade, Gitmo, opposing Bush tax rate cuts, illegal immigration and McCain-Feingold) to more than offset the Republicans he would alienate by doing the same thing. It was a stupid calculation by an inept candidate.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
fitz.... I agree...and we
April 19, 2009 - 16:56 ET by bigtimerfitz....
I agree...and we still do...anybody catch Boehner this morning...pathetic...I couldn't take all of it to the end.
McConnell isn't any better.
When will they ever learn?
Never-mind...I just pray we get somebody with fire in their belly...sooner rather than later.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I also agree Fitz
April 19, 2009 - 17:48 ET by general companyI beleive very strongly, that as bad as the McCain campain was, he wins if he rejects the bailouts. When he suspended his campain to spend money with Bush and the Dems, the wind left his sail.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
How are you, Shawn? Yeah,
April 19, 2009 - 16:28 ET by fitzfongHow are you, Shawn?
Yeah, I think the general feeling is that it really doesn't matter what Party a particular politician identifies with...if that politician votes with the Democrats, he's a Democrat for all intents and purposes. I would consider it no great victory if Charlie Crist defeated Obama in 2012 with a collection of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christopher Shays clones "winning" back the House and Senate. We'd still get Crap & Trade, amnesty, restricted gun rights and tax & spend liberalism. The gay marriage issue isn't too high on my list of priorities one way or the other...but a Republican constricting economic growth through "environmental" legislation, out-of-control government spending and punitive tax policy would really get my back up...it's bad enough that the Democrats want to do that.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Hi fitz
April 19, 2009 - 16:35 ET by shawn228I'm doing well, thx for asking. I understand about the RINO part, but the longer Obama is in office the more damage he can do to core conservative values.
If the GOP does not take back some seats in 2010, it could spell serious trouble for them. Hey what do you think about this guy Aaran Schock? I think he might be the future face of the GOP ?
He had my vote
Shawn, I don't think
April 19, 2009 - 16:58 ET by fitzfongShawn,
I don't think Obama can do any more damage to core conservative values than the Republican Party can do itself by voluntarily following the leads of Bill Kristol, Kathleen Parker, Peggy Noonan, David Frum, David Brooks and the McCains. Obama may set conservatism back by appointing Marxist judges and getting what he wants rubber stamped by both Houses of Congress...but sometimes it takes the failure of a Carter to get a Reagan. Make no mistake, Obama is in the position to get everything he wants right now. He's got heavy majorities in both Houses...and with Snowe, Collins and Specter, he's unlikely to face the prospect of a filibuster should he choose to nominate Noam Chomsky to the Supreme Court. But, if you notice, Obama needs the cover of a token number of Republicans to make his policies appear "bipartisan". That suggests to me that he's conscious of potential voter backlash if he gets too greedy with his agenda.
I think this Aaran Schock guy is the one Meghan was drooling over in one of her recent columns...a young, first-term "moderate" with rock hard abs. Sounds like David Cameron over in Great Britain. If the perception is the reality, I'm not too impressed.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
fitz...Well said!!!
April 19, 2009 - 17:47 ET by PrairieSky"...but sometimes it takes the failure of a Carter to get a Reagan."
Perfectly said, and right on target...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Oh God...Noonan was another
April 19, 2009 - 17:51 ET by bigtimerOh God...Noonan was another one who had me shaking my head this morning...as she usually does anyway anymore...for years now.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Howdy bt...It's just amazing...
April 19, 2009 - 18:00 ET by PrairieSkythat she used to be a speechwriter for Reagan...The poor man's probably rolling over in his grave...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
I am with you Fitz
April 19, 2009 - 16:09 ET by general companyTo he!! with the GOP. Untill they start removing subverts in the party, the brand it tainted to much to support anyway. I was suggesting the other day, that contracts need to be drawn up to insure our Reps uphold the meaning of the Constitution and the beliefs of the constituency they represent. I will be very involved (as I have been the last few years) in the candidacy of anyone who plans of representing me. We have a solid foundation of Conservatives where I live now, so we are going to start concentrating on others in the State. I suggest others start doing this as well, it can be very helpful to go to a luncheon or rally and bend an ear with informative points and concerns. I for one have been rewarded greatly with my and others efforts.
We still have Landrieu, we (Kennedy) barley lost to her, but at least we have sent a message to her that if she turns into a drone, she is done.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I'm ready
April 19, 2009 - 20:32 ET by RowaneI'm ready for contracts for Congresscritters, alright...the Cosa Nostra type. j/k
Shawn228....
April 19, 2009 - 15:55 ET by dborschjr68I hear what you are saying, sir.
Yet, and I have mentioned this before, (as it suits me greatly), why should Washington be nothing more than Democrats in power, then GOP in power, then Dems in power, then GOP in power...this endless see-saw of political incompetence and the treatment of America like it is their personal toilet?
People, especially GOP folks, fear a Third-Party coming in and taking Conservative voters from them. Well, and this is just my personal philosophy, if voters can be taken from any political party, then that political party deserves it.
I have been lambasted before for being an "Independent", as it was said to me this shows I am wishy-washy and unable to make-up-my-mind.
I am an Independent because the current two-party system sucks. Period. If you want me to be part of the GOP, then straighten it out, and return to the roots of your party. If you want me to be a member of the Dems, then stop killing babies and advocating for queers. Simple enough.
Since I know neither party cares that much about those things, as they have their own personal power struggles to deal with, I will remain an Independent.
It is a brutal discourtesy that the American people have no other recourse than to vote for, "the lesser of the two evils", every four years. That's a helluva way to determine the leader of the most powerful nation on this planet, dontcha think?
...off my soapbox now. thanks for reading...
De Oppresso Liber.
I'm With You
April 19, 2009 - 23:51 ET by kilrodI'm with you dborschjr68.
kilrod
Remember, only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American Soldier
I've been an Independent
April 20, 2009 - 00:01 ET by bigtimerI've been an Independent for decades.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Nice talk, what a potty
April 19, 2009 - 12:11 ET by msh1973Nice talk, what a potty mouth, I am sure her mother is proud.
There was no tiff with
April 19, 2009 - 12:43 ET by snaggletoothieThere was no tiff with Coulter. Coulter wouldn't waste her time on this air head sell out.
I hope the Republicans in Washington are scared. None of them will get another dollar or vote from me because they sold me out for a few dollars from some lobbyists.
Talk about the nut not
April 19, 2009 - 12:50 ET by ConservativeRexTalk about the nut not falling far from the tree.
She needs to keep eating everything supersized like she apparently does now, right up until she 'develops an eating disorder'.
Then hook up with the HuffingtonPost or Kos, they'd welcome her with open arms. We however, will not. And that goes for whoever's left in that family.
maybe the blond is right?
April 19, 2009 - 12:58 ET by i was just thinkingWell, my goodness, folks. Maybe she's got it all figured out. Maybe you're right, Meghan. Maybe being a true conservative is passé. Maybe it's an idea whose time has come and gone. Tell ya what, hun... go ask your dad. He tried your new approach to conservatism. Ask daddy how well worked for him and get back to us, alrighty?
This woman voted for John Kerry over...
April 19, 2009 - 13:48 ET by jawebster1George W. Bush. Her excuse might have been she hated Bush for beating her father for the nomination in 2000, but to me that makes her a spoiled brat and for that the left is using her as a "useful idiot" to lambast Republicans. The sooner she slips into obscurity, the better. Jim Webster
Now
April 19, 2009 - 13:49 ET by kmorrisonMine as well have the discussion now instead of during a campaign or election year. It's a fair topic to raise, though I hope she'll drop the cursing, that doesn't help.
Broad Side of the Barn
Purple People Vote
Rather than simply dropping
April 19, 2009 - 16:03 ET by fitzfongRather than simply dropping the cursing, I'd just as soon this spoiled, self-indulgent, vacuous bimbo dropped dead (figuratively speaking). The next intelligent thing she has to say will be the first as she continues the dubious tradition of the "famous for being famous"...Jack Osbourne, Melissa Rivers, Paris Hilton...getting undeserved platforms because their parents once accomplished something. Notice that whenever these children are granted time in the spotlight, they never have anything of value to contribute.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Meghan WHO?
April 19, 2009 - 14:03 ET by theBike45Stranger than trying to understand why CNN, et al, do ANYTHING, is to understand exactly why Meghan thinks that
removing 85% of those in the Republican Party is an election-winning strategy. The fact that she has refrained from mentioning her dear old Dad's horrible performance last Fall tells me that
reality is not likely to intrude on her determination to become the political equivalent of Zsa Zsa Gabor, a "Hollywood star" who hardly ever actually appeared in Hollywood pictures, much less starred in same. Is Meghan really so brainless as to believe that gay anything (marriages included) is other than an extreme example of sexual confusion, accompanied and promoted by gender bias ? Someone please explain to her Nature's concept of sexual attraction - it's based in large part on gender as a necessary, but not sufficient, cause. Gender, in
the likely case that Meghan is unaware, is a rather prominent defining characteristic for us humanoids. I'm still waiting to hear a logical argument in favor of gay marriages. Marriage laws are
mostly about the disposition of the children, wealth, protection of
the economically dependent wife, etc, nothing of which has anything whatsoever to do with the life lived by same-gender humans. Of course, we all know that the whole motivation for these marriages is to announce to members of the opposite sex
that they are not welcome. In other words to reduce their psychotic fear that a member of the opposite sex will "capture" them against their will. They thus possess extreme gender bias, an evil habit that
surprisingly few supporters ever acknowledge. Gay marriage
absurdity has nothing to do with Mores, as Meghan typically misunderstands.
It has to do with logic - you know, the reason you're not on a farm romancing those male fourlegged critters.
What The Republican Party Needs
April 19, 2009 - 14:42 ET by JustAlTo paraphrase Jack Nicholson as "The Joker," "what this party needs is an enema."
The media is defining the Republican party and re-defining the political spectrum, just as it did with her father. Now behold the new face of the Republican party, and by extention of "main stream conservatism," as it will be understood by millions. Basically, it is their goal to define any of us to the right of this young lady and her Dad as "extremists." It worked with Bush and it is working now.
In my humble opinion, the Republican party either needs to place a higher emphasis on it's principals than on power, or be replaced. As it is today this party offers no new direction vs the Democrats, only a lower gear so the abyss takes a little longer to get to.
A principled minority party can accomplish more good than an unprincipled majority party. Now their abandonment of these principles when they were in power, and their quiet acquiescence to the media's definition of them, makes many in the present Republican party nothing more than a group of mercenary politicians.
JA... I totally agree
April 19, 2009 - 15:06 ET by bigtimerJA...
I totally agree with you.
Here is a couple links to what we are fighting already, the repub big-wigs really don't get us...and we won't be bullied.
Their Money will dry up.
They had better heed the Tea Parties and the message that is being sent to them...it will be futile it they don't.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Don't promote this RINO anymore Newsbusters
April 19, 2009 - 15:13 ET by Daniel Baker-------------------------------------------
Google and Apple officially donated to fight traditional marriage. Good men want freedom, Evil men want license
two words for this little
April 19, 2009 - 15:36 ET by eaglewingz08two words for this little woman: media whore.
Agreed, Daniel Baker...
April 19, 2009 - 15:45 ET by dborschjr68NewsBusters folks: Would it be possible to never, ever again feature anything about this woman?
That would be awesome and greaty appreciated.
As she is just a flash-in-the-pan "celebrity", to even speak about her is nothing short of Access Hollywood-style journalism. And I believe you guys are way better than that.
Thanks so much NB guys and gals!
De Oppresso Liber.
Please, can we not make a celebrity of this twit? Please.
April 19, 2009 - 15:42 ET by CKA in Red State USAWho cares what she has to say?
She doesn't even qualify as a young RINO.
Pure reactionary. Pure publicity. Pure b***s****.
As for calling her a "media whore"? If so, then whoever does really needs to apologize to regular prostitutes.
She should soak up all the
April 19, 2009 - 16:11 ET by fitzfongShe should soak up all the attention while she still can. She's a mild curiousity right now, but her lack of intelligence will prevent her from ever sustaining a following. Pretty soon she'll be in the "where are they now" scrap heap with Scott McClelland, Joe Wilson, Mark Felt and Kato Kaelin.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Meghan McCain is nothing more than...
April 19, 2009 - 17:24 ET by PrairieSkya bleached-blonde bubblehead who has way overstayed her moment in the limelight. She clearly has been downing the Kool-Aid that the left has been so eagerly handing her.
Her parents must be so proud...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Meg is an airhead. 'Old
April 19, 2009 - 18:36 ET by GeronLMeg is an airhead.
'Old School Republicans' are those like her father. and her, if she is indeed one at all.
Conservatives are a whole different animal of course. Not that she would know, being an airhead.
can we
April 19, 2009 - 20:05 ET by RowaneCan we ignore this trollop, already? Snarky little slitch does more to give RINOs a bad name than her father.
Meghan McCain is beautiful
April 19, 2009 - 20:25 ET by mostlymoderateMeghan McCain is beautiful like her mother; however, I think she's an idiot.
mm...Beauty is skin
April 19, 2009 - 20:28 ET by bigtimermm...
Beauty is only skin deep. ;-)
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
So true! After the honeymoon
April 19, 2009 - 20:52 ET by mostlymoderateSo true! After the honeymoon and you have lived together for about a year, you better hope that mate you chose has something decent to say; otherwise, you will be stuck with a beautiful woman and still miserable.
I'd rather have a good looking car and a smart woman :)
to paraphrase
April 19, 2009 - 20:53 ET by RowaneBut stupidity goes clear to the bone
We can only hope that she
April 19, 2009 - 21:33 ET by RR GOPWe can only hope that she will find herself in a public situation booed mercilessly and endlessly by at least a few hundred real Republicans.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Ms McCain
April 19, 2009 - 21:33 ET by BondPlainBondMs McCain will regret her silly desperate-need-for-attention antics when she eventually grows up, matures, and realizes she was so obviously used by the left to disparage her own father, mother, and the political party to which she once belonged.
The left has painted her, deliberately, as a chubby chick in need of a man, sexually desperate for dates, and have made fun of her and have ridiculed her, backhandedly, without her even realizing it.
I feel very sorry for Ms McCain.
RINO see...RINO do!
April 19, 2009 - 22:28 ET by SvenRINO see...RINO do!
Sven... ROFL! That is a
April 19, 2009 - 22:33 ET by bigtimerSven...
ROFL!
That is a great zinger...true too!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Hey bt, It really is sad
April 19, 2009 - 22:42 ET by SvenHey bt,
It really is sad that Ms McCain--like her father--have turned to the "Dark Side."
I'm sure--like her Dad--she'll come crawling to the Conservatives when she needs us, only to spit on us once again.
I guess the old saying is true: "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree".
This scum of a woman is Exactly why we need religous repubs
April 19, 2009 - 22:31 ET by Daniel BakerWe need a pro-family republican party where we always talk about the democrats suing normal people for being against their latest flavor of the month sin.
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Google and Apple officially donated to fight traditional marriage. Good men want freedom, Evil men want license
Sadly, there are too many Progressives who call themselves
April 19, 2009 - 23:12 ET by Rush FanRepublicans in the party. Meghan McCain is just following in the footsteps of her father, Senator John Rino McCain.
These pseudo-conservative "intellectuals" such as David Frum, David Brooks, Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, and Christopher Buckley believe that in order to bring new people into the Republican Party we have to end the era of Reagan, minimize "religious beliefs" in the Party, and "enhance" conservative values by not making such a big deal regarding our pro-life position.
In many ways these pseudo-conservatives are more dangerous than Democrats. They are the enemy from within.
Rush Limbaugh hit it right on target when he said: "We can get women, we can get everybody with a set of core principles that we do not abandon that benefit everybody, regardless the damned color of their skin or their gender!"
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This is an insightful post...
April 20, 2009 - 07:39 ET by ThalpyThis is an insightful post and hits at the heart of things. We simply can't afford weak minded glad handers representing us at any level or our future will be lost.
Meghan McTool
April 20, 2009 - 10:42 ET by CTAs much as I dislike Sen. Juan McPain I wont hold him responsible for his contemptible daughter, she is her own fool (or should I say tool of the Left MSM). Makes one wonder if that tattoo she sports reads BIMBO.
Who cares
April 20, 2009 - 12:42 ET by Ozark_SunshineWho cares what this brainless, blonde bimbo (BBB) has to say. She's nothing more than a Paris Hilton wannabe and Paris isn't crap either. She would be no one without daddy's name and fame. She's an insult to us hard core conservatives, especially the veterans who fought for her right to spew her crude explicatives. She should take her bleach bottles and liquor bottles and go back to her salons because she's too stupid to know anything. But of course the lying MSM will give her all the coverage she wants because they have no morals either.
I voted for McCain...
April 20, 2009 - 13:39 ET by Lord Erond..hoping that the old bugger would have had a heart attack in office and we would have had Sarah then.
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