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Meghan McCain’s Feud With Gingrich Rolls On: Treatment Of Bachmann Could ‘Obviously’ Be Sexist

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Meghan McCain is no fan of Newt Gingrich– this she has made as public as can be. With new attacks surfacing at Gingrich for his treatment of Rep. Michele Bachmann a Thursday’s debate– namely, that such treatment was sexist– McCain appeared on MSNBC today to confirm that his behavior “can obviously be interpreted as sexist,” and that, while she was no Rep. Bachmann, she had been on the other side of it herself.

RELATED: Meghan McCain Bashes Newt Gingrich, Jay Leno Calls Him A ‘Hot Air Balloon’

McCain appeared as a guest on Weekends with host Alex Witt and fellow panelists Goldie Taylor and Erin McPike. Taylor started off the conversation arguing that the criticism of Gingrich was not fair, and that “Michele Bachmann might be a lunatic, but she is not the lunatic Newt Gingrich thinks she is.” She added that the fact that Gingrich “takes Rick Santorum seriously, takes Ron Paul seriously” indicates that this has nothing to do with poll numbers, that the disdain was “absolutely clear, and her response was absolutely right.”

McCain then responded, with the caveat that she, too, had been on the receiving end of some Gingrich barbs. “It can obviously be interpreted as sexism,” McCain noted, adding that, “not that I would compare myself to Michele Bachmann, but he did say ‘how would someone like her have a clue?’ as if women in politics couldn’t possibly have an understanding of the political process.” She concluded that “my personal experience is he was condescending to me, I believe, specifically because I was a young woman,” in a way he did not behave with men.

McPike replied to both that the treatment “didn’t seem overtly sexist to me” because Gingrich was so condescending and disrespectful in general, not just to women.

The segment via MSNBC below:

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  • Anonymous

    Nobody cares about Meghan McCain.  Nobody.

  • Gloves M. Donahue

    “…but he did say ‘how would someone like her have a clue?’ as if women in politics…”

    Newt probably said “her” because Meghan is like, a girl, and not a dopey guy. But Meghan must be right that Gingrich is sexist because she is young and not an old fogey, and like, totally smart !

  • Anonymous

    Nah, Gingrich is a rude, condescending jerk to everyone; he seems equally contemptuous of everyone who’s not Newt Gingrich.  Even if he were sexist, it would be pretty to hard to conclude that he was sexist by his treatment of only one woman, unless he was stupid enough to actually use sexist terms or rhetoric.  If there were more women in the race, then maybe there would be a clear pattern.

    Sexist or not, though, the man needs to tone down his ego.  He is an eminently blowhard who comes off as way too impressed with his own flawed ideas and incorrect “facts.”  Bachmann did have her facts right the vast majority of the time Gingrich called her out; he’s just hoping to make her look like a  fool and win more of the Tea Party’s favor, I think.

  • Anonymous

    UHHHH, would someone like pass the rolls to Megan, Uhhhhh,and the BUTTER.
    Like thanks!!

  • Anonymous

    McCain appeared on MSNBC today to confirm that his behavior “can obviously be interpreted as sexist,”

    But where was your other analyst who could “confirm” that his behavior “can obviously be interpreted as non-sexist.”

    Next, Meghan will be on to “confirm” that the sky ” can  obviously be interpreted as blue.”

  • Anonymous

    lol  If I were a woman, I’d be offended that the elite liberal media establishment–NBC, MSNBC–is picking self-entitled franchise legacies like Meghan and Chelsea to be the faces and voices of post-feminism’s future.

    But they won’t be, of course. Or, if they are, won’t say so. That would count as rudeness in Georgetown, the Upper East Side and the Hamptons.

    Where decision’s for “the left’s” future are made these days.     

  • http://twitter.com/MarkH76248 Mark Hawkins

    I rank her credibility with Kim Kardashian

  • Anonymous

    LOL at Meghan; poor dear.  She talks to the libbies, conservatives don’t listen or care what she has to say.  She spills her guts on the network that is known for its hatred of women; they are simply using her and she is letting them.  Poor dear.

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure Ed Schultz has some names he can call her.

  • Anonymous

    Meghan McCain: A bag of suet atop a bale of cotton.

  • Anonymous

    Newt’s half-sister wants to get it on with her.

  • Anonymous

    Except for mediaite….and only as long as she is implying stupid sexist allegations against a GOP candidate…other than that….your right, shes about as relevant as a Fig Newton…

  • Anonymous

    Translation:  Newt takes rhetoric from the media talking heads, and other GOP candidates, and turns it on its head, making the aforementioned people look stupid….therefore I dont like him

  • Anonymous

    Good observation…your spot on..

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IUXXYQC3B7XMDO5BDDSFUM2WRU Liz McKenzie

    You’re in denial big time.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IUXXYQC3B7XMDO5BDDSFUM2WRU Liz McKenzie

    Uhhhhh … that was insightful and mature … Uhhhhh, not.

  • Anonymous

    MG- someone who thinks McCain is relevant- quick get a camera – no one will believe this!

  • Anonymous

    Gingrich is the smartest man in the room, and if you don’t believe that, ask him he’ll be more than happy to oblige.

  • Anonymous

    Meghan is right, Newt is going to lose the female vote.  

  • Anonymous

    If John McCain was a supermarket item, the “Best Before” label on him would say something like November, 1969.

    His daughter is  nothing more than a bimbo who has nothing to offer the world, except the last name of her obsolete father.

  • 12voltman1

    I would mind myself.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Just the next generation of the McCain family’s role as the Democratic Party’s DOORMAT!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Our meritocracy media strikes again.

  • shonangreg

    I find Meghan to be a rational voice, one who speaks to young conservatives and independents. I would not expect anyone who wants to uphold current Republican orthodoxy to give her any credit. You just want to ignore her. It is for the good of conservatism that we listen to what she says and lampoon your pleas to ignore this dissident, I mean, RINO.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VK7U6RFTAUIPW2JR2NGPBP2IYA super

    Meghan is just a valley girl 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VK7U6RFTAUIPW2JR2NGPBP2IYA super

    but its 100% true :b

  • Anonymous

    The only reason Meghan McCain picks a fight with anyone is because no one cares about her opinion and she only does it to get noticed. Ignore her and she will tank. She doesn’t speak for any young conservative republicans  only the young progressive (liberal) republicans.

  • Anonymous

    So, the old and useless “hero“ sent out the fruit of his loins to do his battle.

  • Anonymous

    Both of these idiots want to embroil us in another war, and the headlines are all about their inter-personal relationship.

    Ron Paul. Get it right for once, America.

  • Anonymous

    Meghan McCain is the most substantive, most intellectual public figure of our time.  In 20 or 30 years,  this decade will be known as “the era of Meghan McCain.”

  • Anonymous

    Everything I was going to say about that twit Meghan McCain has been pretty well covered. Merry Christmas to all of you!

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. In the same vein, as we all know Gingrich is a progressive Republican; it would behoove him not to respond to MIchele Bachmann as a typical, dismissive homosexual/bisexual male.

  • Anonymous

    You know like it was maybe sexist like you know. Like I’m not Bachmann but like she should be like upset by this. Like Newt was like sexist too me too like when he said I was like clueless. You do know like that the word clueless like always means sexism like from the beginning of like, time.

    I could t even watch the video because of my blood pressure. Last time I watched her I thought I was going to have to go to the ER. Oh yeah, every time she is on tv she always says something about young women. Like what’s up with like, that? Haha.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    QUOTE: “McCain appeared on MSNBC today to confirm that his behavior “can
    obviously be interpreted as sexist,” and that, while she was no Rep.
    Bachmann, she had been on the other side of it herself.”

    Oh puhleeze. Mz Big Mac begs for criticism, like her Glamour Shot. LOL
    Meggers Mac has made a sideshow of herself for a few years now, trading on her daddy’s name and her mommy’s money. Maybe when she grows up she’ll find an occupation.
    Does ANYONE care what oozes from her bottomless pie hole?
    ~(Ä)~

  • http://www.eckernet.com Anonymous

    Meghan is too stupid to be sexist.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/V4S3S6VS5BWDZ2HTSNDQBFVKSI Anonymous145

    I do believe that Newt Gingrich is incredibly sexist (see his stance on women in the military, virginity rewards for high school girls, planned parenthood-where many poor women seek their primary gynecological care, it is NOT just a clinic where you can get abortions-treatment of wife, staunch pro choice ***even in the case of rape and incest***) but I don’t beleive this debate elucidates anything on the matter. He is simply just a condescending ass, and Bachmann is prone to misrepresenting facts (though this does NOT absolve Gingrich for doing the same thing)

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