So who else was annoyed by Megan McCain last night?

[EstimatedProphet]

On Rachel Maddow. I couldn't even watch the whole thing. "I, like, so totally love the Republican party and stuff!" Uck.

[babylonsister]

1. She did have that 'valley-speak' going on imo.

Somewhat annoying, but I give her credit for going on a liberal show-not many rethugs will go there.

[EstimatedProphet]

3. True, but she ended up minimizing what she had to say just by saying it.

She has very valid points to make about how the Repubs have embraced bullying and intolerance. But she will get reamed unless she learns how to make those points better.

[Uben]

2. Hey, she's takin on Coulter

...that can't be all bad.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Not arguing that

I just don't want to see Coulter rip her apart, because I HATE COULTER.

[Uben]

27. Airhead on airhead

grab the video cam!

[samplegirl]

35. The only reason shes taking on Coulter

is for insulting her father!

[rocktivity]

4. She struck me as a bit of an airhead, too

As for loving the Republican party, she says she was an independent until about two years ago. Also, just like her daddy, she couldn't discuss economics in any substantial sense!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[qazplm]

11. which she admitted

I'm an attorney, and I have difficulties understanding economics sometimes, seems to me a person admitting they dont know something, particularly a republican is refreshing.

[PA Democrat]

15. I laughed out loud when she admitted that she really didn't understand

economics. Apparently it runs in the family. But then again, maybe ignorance is bliss, because if she had a clue about economics she would realize just how bad the Republican Party is.

It made me wonder just what it is about the Republican Party that she loves, if she doesn't have enough knowledge of their economic plans to answer a simple question. Is it their penchant for using military force, their appeal to the racists and bigots? Is it their tax codes that benefit the extremely wealthy like her family while much of the rest of Americans are struggling to meet their basic needs? Did she not see the type of people that showed up for her dad and Palin's rallies?

[Dawgs]

5. Agree. She sounded like a rich brat.

The one time she was asked to comment on an issue, she said 'I agree with my Dad'. WTF!!

[elleng]

7. She did well.

She's got courage, and useful things to say and do.

[EstimatedProphet]

9. And a delivery that undermines it all. Shame, really.

God knows we need to see more moderate voices come out in the Repubs.

[elleng]

20. Yes we do need such.

Its unreasonable to suggest that her delivery 'undermines it all.' We here should certainly see beyond such things.

[EstimatedProphet]

24. No, it is not unreasonable at all

MSNBCis a national cable television network. She is the daughter of a past presidential candidate. It is not at all unrealistic to ask that she represent herself in a professional way and explain her opinions in a clear and rational manner, and not throw around meaningless statements such as "I love the Republican party" as a motive for her efforts. she should be able to state what really does need to be changed in more than the most basic superficial terms. If Kerry's daughters had said their motivation was "I love the Democratic party" in 2004 it would have been used to beat them up for the next year.

[elleng]

32. How old were they at the time?

She's 24.

[EstimatedProphet]

38. Mid-20's

[hlthe2b]

37. And that, is totally unrealistic.... n/t

[Joe Fields]

21. I thought it was refreshing and courageous, too.

She needs to work on her delivery, but the message was spot-on.

[elleng]

23. Yup

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[notadmblnd]

8. I wasn't impressed.

Sadly I think the repukes are just trotting out another empty headed pretty face.

[havocmom]

33. Seems they are doing marketing research of late; trotting out different 'types'

with each 'type' saying really stupid stuff.
Romney
Huckabee
McCain
Palin
Paul

Coulter (they seem to be getting the message SHE is outta style)

Steele and his hip, hip-hop, now retro hipster musical stylings :eyes: ("Pack Rats"? pack rats?)
Newt (whose old congressional district used to get the most earmarks) the Philanderer
Now the younger, blonder McCain like, you know, we twitter, it's so cool that Dad and Mom twitter...

They are feeling around in the dark, trying to figure what voters are 'buying' now. They STILL can't grasp that it is their philosophy and it's abysmal track record in practice that has driven voters away looking for substantive CHANGE.

It is marketing research; study groups; trying to see what IMAGE voters will buy. Same old philosophy, same method: run a puppet to divert the masses while you skin them alive.

[qazplm]

10. not really

she came across fairly reasonable to me. Came across as a moderate republican. Heck if all republicans were like her in demeanor and attitude, things would be a lot better. Obviously she's young and inexperienced but she was pretty quick to say, hey, I dont understand economics so wont answer that question instead of trying to pretend she did.

[polichick]

12. I wanted Rachel to ask her what she loved about the party.

[EstimatedProphet]

13. That would have been nice.

[polichick]

42. Seemed like the most important question to me - what's to love??

[madokie]

14. When Rachel asked her to stay for after the commercial

I about freak out because the thought hit me that Rachel was going to ask her to sub for her from time to time. From that point onward I had to turn it off. May'agin mcCain won't last long is my prediction.

[blondeatlast]

16. Kudos for taking on Coulter but the inability to express respect or admiration without

without using the word "I LOVE (the Republican Party?)"

Damn; I grew up with lots of Megan McCains--I don't wnat Vals in Congress, TYVM.

E-effing-gads, it was like fingernails on slate.

[ErinBerin84]

17. I think Rachel usually gives really good interviews

But I was disappointed in this one. She should have asked Meghan WHY she is a Republican, HOW should the Republican party reach out to young people, etc. Like, Meghan McCain seems pleasant enough and I'm sure it sucks that she's getting "hate mail" for the Anne Coulter thing, but at the same time, I'm not going to give her tons of props for doing just that. It just seemed like a repeat of "I'm a DIFFERENT kind of Republican" and "I'm the ONLY ONE out there doing this." Rachel seemed like she was trying a bit too hard to not offend her. I mean, given it must be difficult to go on a show that you know has ridiculed your father, but there was a little too much "I read your twitter, I know when you talk to your mom and when you talk to your dad!" from Rachel. Oh well. Also, I posted this in the other forum, but she told the Columbia Journalism review that the White House press corps is "in love" with Obama and "let's him get away with everything". What do they let him get away with? What principles does she believe in? Again,oh well. She's a likable person, but the questions could have been better. I did appreciate that she just admitted that she didn't really understand economics. It would have been nice to hear her say WHY she "fell in love" with the Republican party. I didn't find her personality annoying (yeah, she was kind of valley girl, but aside from that), but the whole interview was kind of vacuous.

[EstimatedProphet]

18. That's it exactly!

You summed up the things that have been in the back of my mind about that interview!

[ejpoeta]

19. I wanted rachel to ask her what it was that she found so great about the republican party

because the kid never explained just WHY she loved it so much. Is it the repressive, hateful, bs part of it? What policies that the republican party espouses does this girl agree with? She wanted to make sure everyone knew she was never a democrat... she was an independent before. I was an independent too. The republicans don't seem to stand for anything right now except for saying one thing and doing another. Personally I just don't get it.

[EstimatedProphet]

22. I agree

What it boils down to IMO is that, to repubs, "Democrat" is the same thing as "bad person". This of course pisses me off.

[madrchsod]

25. she`s the most intelligent republican spokesperson the party has

what she had to say about the party was true. unfortunately most of the republicans will not listen to her.

[PA Democrat]

26. Megan McCain is bright enough to realize that the majority of Americans find Ann Coulter

and Rush Limbaugh repugnant. She doesn't want their stench to rub off on her.

But she completely FAILED to express what it is about the Republican Party that she "loves". She claims she doesn't understand their economic plans. I guess she is fine with waging illegal wars, trashing the Constitution, increasing the income gap between the rich and the rest of America, the lack of affordable health care, oppression of gay people, curtailing women's reproductive rights, etc. because that is how most of America sees the Republican Party.

And yet her only message was, "Young people should join the Republican Party because it's just like so cool, and we're not like Ann Coulter, really. Believe me. We're not all crazy like her, honest.

[ThomWV]

40. You think she was that bright? I think maybe one of her father's advisers told her.

After listening to about half of what she had to say last night (I changed channels about half way through) it was pretty clear to me that the girl never had a realization in her life. My guess is that one of daddy's advisers told her to go after the low hanging fruit - no pun intended.

[SteelPenguin]

28. What more do you expect from the new leader of the Republican Party?

Who else they got?

[EstimatedProphet]

39. Why, they have Rush, of course!

:)

[goclark]

29. Getting ready to run for her Dad's position ~ setting herself up

is what I think- another McCain but upunger and a woman.
Loved that she took on Ann.


Also, watch --- book deal and speaking engagements on the way.

Airhead but better than her father it seemed to me.

[CanonRay]

30. She's a kid, cut her some slack.

I wish more Republicans were as open minded as she is. We'd be in a lot better shape.

[cherish44]

31. I give her credit, she's got guts

I wish a few more Repubs would tell the right wing loonie toon branch of the GOP that they are being shitheads and are destroying not only the party but the country.

[samplegirl]

34. The airhead knew nothing about the economy.......

guess thats why she's a republican!

[lamp_shade]

36. Not me. I thought she did a good job. I was impressed.

[Mira]

41. Her mother could have been our first lady ----how do you spell eeeeeeegawdzzzzz

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

43. I like her.

She's as dumb as a stump. Like Palin. And Steele.

She'll be a useful idiot, and an embarassment to her party.

[DevonRex]

44. Mostly I liked her. She got on my nerves a time or two, but so would

any rich young republican. If she's the best they have, we're gonna do just fine.

[Lucian]

45. How can anyone here like her?

She stated on her blog she supports the Iraq war and she also supported the Surge! WTF! She's just another Sarah Palin, IMO.