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5QQ: Meghan McCain

by Tommy Christopher | 1:36 am, September 30th, 2009

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meghan_mccain_abstinence Meghan McCain first crossed my radar during the 2008 Presidential campaign, when the media tried to pin a gaffe on her. Like most things that have been thrown at her since then, it didn’t stick.

After blogging it out during her father’s campaign, Meg became a contributor to The Daily Beast, where her dating confessions, political observations, and fearless, fun-loving penchant for saying whatever she wants have made her a sensation. Meg’s penchant for “keeping it real” has led to ruffled feathers, but has also made her a superstar on Twitter.

She recently wrapped up a stint as guest-host on “The View,” is currently working on her second book, and continues to write for The Daily Beast.

On a personal note, I’d like to add that I greatly admire Meghan for the support she has given to gay rights issues, particularly her support for The Trevor Project, and for the way she has stood up for women everywhere. She’s not just good at being famous, but at being famous for good.

1. How do you get your first news of the day?

I go online. In the morning I get up, get coffee and get on my computer to The Daily Beast first, then Politico, Drudge Report, Fox.com, CNN.com, BBC.co.uk, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal.com, The National Journal’s “Hotline On Call”, Perezhilton.com, USweekly.com, People.com, and Twitter, people always send me news clips on Twitter, which I love. I like to mix it up and I want to know what is going on in news and politics but also pop culture. I also religiously read a good friend of mine – Chris Potter Stewart’s blog called MondayMorningClacker.com, it’s based out of New Hampshire and I am still so curious about New Hampshire politics and politicians visiting New Hampshire because it will be a barometer for the midterm elections. I can’t remember the last time I bought an actual, tangible, paper, newspaper – I get it all online.

2. Either, Or (you gotta pick one!):

“Baby Got Back” or “Rumpshaker?”

-Baby Got Back of course! Sir-Mix-Alot is a genius!

“F-bomb” or “S-word?”

-Ohh F-Bomb, nothing is more cathartic than dropping one.

Whiskey or tequila?

-Tequila, my new favorite kind is “Casa Noble” with a traditional Sangrita chaser like they do in Mexico. Amazing! My friends and I love to go on Saturdays to this Mexican restaurant called “Cabrito” in the West Village for tacos and tequila. It’s my favorite Mexican Restaurant in New York and that’s saying something because I am from Arizona.

Bad boys or funny guys?

-Ahhh, funny guys, bad boys break your heart and if you can make me laugh its the quickest way to get me to go on a date with you.

Alien or Aliens?

-Alien, I’m a purist!

3. What’s the biggest story the media has missed this year? (Or last week):

Afghanistan. I don’t understand why the media seems to have lost interest in what is going on over there. It’s sad when I have to talk to my brothers to hear some real insight about what’s going on in Afghanistan and an unbiased perspective from people in the military. It’s why I started reading BBC online because they cover it a lot more than in our country.

4. Obligatory Twitter Question: Describe yourself in 140 characters or less (hash tag optional!).

Boom, Boom, Pow! :-)

That’s what I would put ON TWITTER as a description of myself!

5. Are you nervous or excited about the future of Journalism? Why?

I am excited about mediums like twitter where citizen journalism is really taking a precedence over mainstream media. I am pretty much completely disillusioned with journalists after my time on the campaign and think its pretty sad if you give me a name, I can probably tell you which team the person is on. I think all of it’s bad. I tweeted a while ago that Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow and Peter Jennings are probably rolling around in their graves at the state of today’s media.

See Meghan McCain on the Colbert Report here, see her not-at-all-shabby rank on the Power Grid here, her Daily Beast archive here and follow her on Twitter here.

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CaptainAmerica

Oh please, here is Tommy again showing his left wing bias at its best. And lets fawn all over Meghan because of what she says on Twitter. I love my gay men. I love the gays that support me. That’s 50% of her tweets. About 40% of them is “I’m not backing down”, “I’m not scared” etc nonsense. With the other 10% being about her tats or something else stupid.

Oh left wingers just love her because she is constantly bashing Republicans. Just like her dad–she is a RHINO. She’s clueless on the issues and thats the other reason the media loves her. Nothing better than to put out someone and call them the “future” of the Republican party as she spews her nonsense about “Man Made Global Warming”, gay marriage and other things.

She made the biggest idiot of herself on The Bill Maher show not long ago.

Great article from the LA Times even pointing out how stupid she is:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia16-2009sep16,0,431407,full.column

Here’s hoping she’s about on her 14th minute …..
m

If you think McCain is a Republican in Name Only, then you’re probably right wing enough to be a member of the Constitution party. McCain is a Republican through-and-through. Whether he’s for or against using torture tactics doesn’t change anything about his conservatism.
Pam1151

I bet ole McCain wants to crawl under the rug everytime the media gives her 15 minutes of attention. If McCain was not her last name she wouldn’t be getting any attention.
http://www.twitter.com/kgotkin Kevin Gotkin

The biggest story the media missed is…Afghanistan? Hm. I’d have to disagree, Ms. McCain. I think it’s “the United States of America.”
http://www.twitter.com/kgotkin Kevin Gotkin

Oh and CaptainAmerica? Being annoyingly chatty with Perez Hilton on Twitter does not translate to “I love my gay men.” That’s insulting to gay men and to Meghan herself, I imagine.
CaptainAmerica

Perez Hilton is one of the biggest lowlifes in America. Gets in a fight and can’t decide whether to use the N word or the F word against the guy! Real winner. Not to mention, his vicious attacks on Carrie Prejean just because she holds the same beliefs as his beloved Obama.

hands down I get recognized the most by gay men, do you know how happy that makes me?!? I LOVE all my gay supporters (ALL, LGBT!!) xoxo

I would also like to thank all my gay supporters, you know how much you mean to me! I have your back and THANK U for having mine! much luv!

Finishing up a column, going to get a subway 6inch, then gettin glamed for @perezhilton party!

If I ever win an award I am totally copying Lady Gaga at the VMA’s and thanking “God and The Gays” ;-)
UofM

She’s a superstar on twitter? Wow that’ll give her the power she needs to get things done. She’s a dumb ass and a national joke, but she does have a rather large following of losers and freaks. I’m grateful for her stupidity because it means she can’t really get very far, so won’t be causing a whole lot of trouble. Megs will live her life mostly on twitter, and that’s a very good thing for all of us.
UofM

….just wanted to quote Megs, herself, as an illustration of just how stupid she is:

“I am excited about mediums like twitter where citizen journalism is really taking a precedence over mainstream media. I am pretty much completely disillusioned with journalists after my time on the campaign…”

Her CONSTANT misuse of words (mediums like twitter? a precedence?) and her rambling, nonsensical sentence structure always make me laugh out loud. And yeah, McIdiot, my friends and I never watch/read the news anymore. We get all our information from twitter accounts – HA!
CaptainAmerica

Her buddy Perez must be upset MM didn’t make the 2010 calendar:

http://perezhilton.com/2009-09-29-want-a-boner-less-2010-fellas
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-D-Edwards/100000022770804 Mark D Edwards

I’m pretty conservative, and found Tommy to be fair minded, even if liberal. He’s taken quite a few arrows from the left for calling them out on idiotic behavior.

If Megan were to red this, I’d say, she may be a republican, but she is assuredly not very conservative, and her dad? I am second to none in saying John is an American hero of the first degree, he showed honor where none would have spared him so much suffering. I honor him and his service. That said, I disagree hr’s even remotely a conservative. To label John McCain a conservative merely shows how far leftwing the one saying it is. We conservatives didn’t pick him, rhino’s and crossover in the primaries democrats did.

Megan speaks for Megan, I don’t twitter, and neither do MOST people. Less they have traffic in the tens of millions on her page, which I highly doubt, and only about 15% of America goes online regularly, so no.. She is striving to pull the party left, to hang with the “cool” kids I guess, but a principled stand should have nothing to do with what the latest trend is. The problem with that, is the country is roiling now and decidely moving away from a huge government takeover of eveything.

The supposed progressive makeover, is turning into a trainwreck. The vast middle very much conservative America is awake and alarmed at the audacity of graft, of hubris, and of incompetence these so called grownups have brought. So the rhino meme of smarter cheaper than they are, isn’t any more valid.

The nation isn’t going Galt, it’s going Reagan.

and that, is our best hope for smart change, and real hope.
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