‘Future of the GOP’ really seems to dig anti-GOP entertainment
posted at 6:06 pm on April 21, 2009 by Slublog
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I haven’t written a lot about Meghan McCain because to me, she seems like a pleasant enough kid with some really bad ideas. My only comments on her have been to express my hope that her attempts to remake the GOP in her image fail. Despite my strong disagreement with where she wants to lead the GOP, (and because I’m the father of two girls), it does bother me to see the litany of nasty comments about her weight or appearance whenever her latest irritating statement is mentioned on a conservative blog, since expressing such sentiments seems pointless and unnecessary. In truth, I actually agree with some of her moderate positions.
Still, regardless of any sympathy I may have for her as a person, I grow increasingly weary of the disconnect between her calls for us to be more tolerant while she feels free to embrace and celebrate entertainment that shows intolerance for the party’s “radicals.”
First there was her proclamation that Russell Brand is “freaking hilarious.” Brand, of course, is the slovenly ‘comedian’ who used his MTV hosting opportunity as an anti-Palin megaphone. Next was “the funniest thing” she’s ever seen. And now today comes her confession that she’s always had a crush on Eminem, and that she believes he “still looks hot” in his new music video. And yes, that would be the music video in which Mr. Mathers expresses his desire to “nail” Sarah Palin.
It’s clear that McCain considers herself the future of the GOP and has made no secret of her disdain for conservatives who hold views contrary to her own. However, it’s also clear that McCain, for all of her expressed desire for a big tent GOP, lacks the ability to see how her love of entertainment that insults so many of us in that party feeds into our distrust of her. If McCain truly desires to be a leader, she’s got to show a willingness to lead and go against the flow instead of simply embracing the bland, tired GOP bashing that passes for entertainment in an effort to look “hip.”
Blowback
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Personally I see no need to post anything about Meghan McCain. This isn’t a pop culture site is it?
rcl on April 22, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Yeah she is the classic “moderate” independent who skews right on a couple of things and left on the rest. That’s fine because there are a lot of people out there like her. She see’s eminem and glosses over “nail palin”, it never really registers for her. Same with Brand, the hate is glossed over and discarded and I’m sure she just cant see what the fuss is about.
I was like that too before I became “politically aware” as I like to call it. Of course as the daughter of a Senator you’d think she would be a bit less naive, but on the other hand I almost envy her and miss that time where I was blissfully ignorant of the partisan hate. In truth many times people make more of things than are there too, so there is that.
Dash on April 22, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Yes, among other things.
Fletch54 on April 22, 2009 at 6:51 AM
+1
I really don’t see where commenting on anyones weight is going to help anyone prove their point. Having said that, she is wrong to call herself a Republican and the party should totally reject her. I get the feeling she does like the media attention and perhaps she’s more afraid of the vitriol that would come from the left if she espoused conservative values. In any case, she doesn’t seem to have a clue what being conservative is about, but that’s not too surprising really considering who her father is.
4shoes on April 22, 2009 at 6:59 AM
liberals believe that tolerance means that we have to agree with them, but they have no countering obligations.
MarkTheGreat on April 22, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Why is she still getting so much press? Is she really considered “the future” of the party?
Rusty Shackleford on April 22, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Maybe someone should have told her the old saying- “It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt.”
She will be a good member for the party of ass. We have enough rino’s already, and I wish her dad a happy retirement.
la.rt.wngr on April 22, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Leader? WTF has this princess done besides being born and ragging on the GOP? She’s a dolt and should be mercilessly ridiculed as long as she puts herself in the public arena.
Bill C on April 22, 2009 at 9:16 AM
I can’t remember when a cretin became the spokesperson for the Republicans
The MSM must have found her in the Useful Tool Box
She is not there to convert conservatives, she is there to prove there are no more conservatives, part of the ‘Redefining the GOP’ strategy, which did not originate on the left but came from RNC country
J. McCain really needs to redefine the GOP fast since his gimmick to purchase Hispanic votes didn’t pay off
His daugher on the other hand, has it made in the shade as long as she keeps her mouth going.
Not as good as the original Huffington but what the hay
entagor on April 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Meghan McCain is a Democrat TROLL masquerading as a GOP to the delight of the foolish MSM.
If it quacks like a Troll, acts like a troll, smells like a troll……
TN Mom on April 22, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Look..you guyz have to quit being so touchy.
Like Kyle says, “either its all ok to make fun of or none of it is”.
NOTHING is sacred.
Check this, from Reihan, bipartisan humor– Autotune the News.
I dig Reihan, he totally gets it.
When you try to craft specifically “conservative humor” as some sort of tit for tat for Palin mockery, or just general mocks of conservatives, its a flop, like Zo and Crowder.
Because only conservatives laugh.
strangelet on April 23, 2009 at 9:48 AM
ShorTAY!
hehe
strangelet on April 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM
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