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Meghan McCain

Mar 12, 2010 5:22 AM CST

Closeted Gay Politicians a 'Sad Cliche'

Hypocrites like Roy Ashburn aren't truly serving the people

(Newser) - When California State Senator Roy Ashburn came out of the closet following a DUI arrest this week, he made a curious argument about his virulently anti-gay voting record: He justified it by saying that it “reflects the wishes of the people in my district.” Meghan McCain finds it...

Meghan McCain Rips
Palin's 'Retarded'
Double Standard

Feb 9, 2010 6:16 AM CST

Meghan McCain Rips Palin's 'Retarded' Double Standard

'Exactly what's wrong with politics today'

(Newser) - Meghan McCain had some harsh words for Sarah Palin, Tom Tancredo, and the whole Tea Party movement on The View yesterday. McCain, who says she avoided the Tea Party convention because of "ideological differences," said Palin's double standard about the use of the word "retarded" is "...

Meghan McCain: I Passed the Ridiculous GOP Purity Test

Jan 25, 2010 8:46 AM CST

Meghan McCain: I Passed the Ridiculous GOP Purity Test

...so what makes me such a radical?

(Newser) - After George Washington University's College Republican group dissed for her pro-gay-marriage stance, saying her views don't align with the GOP, Meghan McCain decided to take her party's "ridiculous" purity test. McCain wanted to see "just how radical I am from the 'pure ones'"—and with a bit...

Real Breasts Bug America

Meghan McCain

Jan 21, 2010 2:27 PM CST

Real Breasts Bug America

Why do we exalt Heidi Montag, then mock girls with genuine assets

(Newser) - Meghan McCain thinks America has a real “double standard for double Ds.” For some reason, when Heidi Montag shows off her newly enhanced breasts, People runs a fawning piece complete with an admiring before-and-after spread. But when Christina Hendricks showed up at the Golden Globes wearing a dress...

Cindy McCain Joins Meghan in Gay-Marriage Fight

Jan 21, 2010 5:50 AM CST

Cindy McCain Joins Meghan in Gay-Marriage Fight

GOP senator's wife joins daughter in anti-Prop 8 photo spread

(Newser) - The fight against California’s gay-marriage ban got a surprise enlistee today, in the person of Cindy McCain—whose husband, Sen. John McCain, opposed same-sex weddings as the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. Few volunteers “have surprised us more,” the NO H8 Campaign says, noting that “aligning...

Meghan McCain
Picks the
People of '09

Dec 21, 2009 9:57 AM CST

Meghan McCain Picks the People of '09

Gen. McChrystal, Zach Galifianakis, and the Twitter guys make her list

(Newser) - Meghan McCain has been weighing in on intriguing people all year, right? Maverick Junior takes a crack at the year's most intriguing, dipping into both the entertainment and political worlds.

McCain kicks things off with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan who has "the courage to keep

...

Ann Coulter: Wait, Meghan McCain Did Tiger Woods?

3AM CLEVERNESS

Dec 14, 2009 7:25 AM CST

Ann Coulter: Wait, Meghan McCain Did Tiger Woods?

The conservative-diva feud continues

(Newser) - Ann Coulter tossed a little more fuel on the embers of her feud with Meghan McCain, comparing her to self-proclaimed Tiger Woods mistress (and alleged prostitute) Jamie Jungers. In a 3am Fox News segment caught by the night owls at Mediaite, Coulter commented on a video of Jungers by saying,...

Chris Matthews: West Point Was 'Enemy Camp' for Obama

AS MSNBC TURNS

Dec 1, 2009 8:45 PM CST

Chris Matthews: West Point Was 'Enemy Camp' for Obama

Conservative bloggers quick to pounce on MSNBC pundit

(Newser) - The conservative blogosphere was quick to jump on Chris Matthews’ statement on MSNBC that President Obama went “to the enemy camp” for his Afghanistan speech—indeed, an odd way to characterize the US Military Academy’s reception for the Commander in Chief. “When your mouth is bigger than...

Carrie Prejean's Sex Tapes Bare GOP Hypocrisy

Meghan McCain

Nov 16, 2009 12:37 PM CST

Carrie Prejean's Sex Tapes Bare GOP Hypocrisy

Supporting gay marriage is worse than starring in porn?

(Newser) - How come conservatives are willing to overlook Carrie Prejean’s sex tapes, but won’t accept Meghan McCain’s support for gay marriage? McCain watched in disbelief as Sean Hannity recently asked Prejean if she was “in love with her boyfriend” when she made the tape. "I’m...

In Goldilocks Age, When Will Female Pols Be Just Right?

Meghan McCain

Nov 9, 2009 10:39 AM CST

In Goldilocks Age, When Will Female Pols Be Just Right?

Media portrayal of women politicians is unfair, says Maverick Junior

(Newser) - Women in politics are suffering from a "Goldilocks Syndrome" at the hands of a misogynist media: With Hillary Clinton deemed "too hard" for not paying attention to fashion and beauty, and Sarah Palin "too soft" for doing just that, what woman will possibly be deemed "just...

Lieberman's
Name Ain't
Benedict

Meghan McCain

Nov 2, 2009 1:54 PM CST

Lieberman's Name Ain't Benedict

We need more pols who cross party lines, says maverick junior

(Newser) - Joe Lieberman’s taking a lot of heat for saying he’ll join a GOP filibuster of the health care bill, but Meghan McCain thinks it’s the kind of courageous stand we need more of in politics. “It’s no secret I have an aversion to partisan politics...

Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain

OPINION

Oct 16, 2009 2:53 PM CDT

Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain

Overreaction part of 'infuriating' double standard on racy pix

(Newser) - Meghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it...

Meghan
McCain
Gets Racy
on Twitter

Oct 15, 2009 10:46 AM CDT

Meghan McCain Gets Racy on Twitter

Guess what part of that picture got everyone's attention? Hint: Not the book

(Newser) - Meghan McCain’s latest “controversy” is over a picture of herself—one particular part of herself being more prominent than anything else—she posted on Twitter last night. The photo (at left) is being alternately slammed and defended by commenters, the Detroit Free Press reports. Arguably the best comment...

My Hair Is Fake,
and That's OK:
Meghan

OPINION

Sep 16, 2009 2:03 PM CDT

My Hair Is Fake, and That's OK: Meghan

Following in Tyra Banks' footsteps, McCain comes clean about her hair extensions

(Newser) - Inspired by Tyra Banks’ appearance on her talk show sans weave, Meghan McCain comes clean on the Daily Beast: “Yes, I have been wearing different variations of permanent and semi-permanent hair extensions since high school,” she writes. If this revelation doesn’t sound earth-shattering to you, perhaps you...

Can the Catty Remarks
on Clinton's Weight

OPINION

Sep 1, 2009 8:31 AM CDT

Can the Catty Remarks on Clinton's Weight

Focus on appearance is dragging down both politics and journalism

(Newser) - Remarks like Tina Brown's recent crack on MSNBC that Hillary Clinton "needs to get back in the gym," are dragging public debate down to a high-school level, Chloe Angyal writes at SpliceToday. Nobody's looking too hard at the waistline of male politicians or diplomats, Angyal notes, but...

Meghan McCain
to Sit In for
Hasselbeck
on the View

Aug 20, 2009 12:55 PM CDT

Meghan McCain to Sit In for Hasselbeck on the View

(Newser) - Meghan McCain will sit in for new mom Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the View in September, the New York Post reports. The daughter of John McCain and one-woman youth movement in the GOP has proven popular on the chatfest, and will tape 3 episodes. Also filling in for Hasselbeck later in...

Meghan
McCain: Joe
the Plumber
'Is a Dumbass'

Jul 15, 2009 7:38 PM CDT

Meghan McCain: Joe the Plumber 'Is a Dumbass'

(Newser) - Meghan McCain talks to Out.com about her campaign for gay marriage and her role as pseudo-spokeswoman for a new generation of Republicans, and one line is sure to catch a lot of attention: "Joe the Plumber—you can quote me—is a dumbass," she says of the...

Preston to Open Up About Jett

Jul 9, 2009 8:50 AM CDT

Preston to Open Up About Jett

Wants to help other women with grief through her story

(Newser) - Kelly Preston will speak publicly for the first time about the death of her son, Jett Travolta, at an event in October, People reports. “If she can empower one other woman who feels like they can’t get out of bed, or get through the day, whatever the loss,...

Meghan McCain the Movie: She's Already Casting

Jul 1, 2009 8:48 AM CDT

Meghan McCain the Movie: She's Already Casting

Wants Hilary Duff in film version of book she hasn't written yet

(Newser) - Meghan McCain’s book is set to be released next spring, and she’s already plotting the movie version. “I want Hilary Duff to play me,” she tells the New York Daily News. “I think she’s really hot—hotter than me.” It’s unclear how...

Meghan McCain: Leave Mark Sanford Alone

OPINION

Jun 29, 2009 9:06 AM CDT

Meghan McCain: Leave Mark Sanford Alone

Instead of hypocrisy, troubled GOP must employ compassion

(Newser) - Meghan McCain wants you to forgive Mark Sanford. “I don’t know if it’s the fact that I am younger,” she writes for the Daily Beast, “but it’s of very little concern to me who elected officials sleep with.” Assuming he didn’t do...