The GOP Doesn't Understand Sex [Meghan McCain on Bristol Palin, abortion, abstinence]

The Daily Beast ^ | 2009-05-07

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Bristol Palin's new abstinence campaign shines a light on the Republican Party's unhealthy attitude about sex and desire.

BY MEGHAN MCCAIN

The first time I ever heard about oral sex was during the Lewinsky scandal. Mostly, I remember being confused by President Clinton’s response—“it depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is”. When it comes to sex, politicians face all sorts of double standards: who is allowed to have sex with whom, what constitutes sex, and whether it’s appropriate, to name a few. Candie’s Foundation’s announcement that they were partnering with Bristol Palin to promote an abstinence-only campaign has caused me to reflect on my own experiences as a political daughter, and the role sex plays in defining the Republican party.

Let me get something straight: Bristol Palin, as an eighteen-year-old adult, is free to make her own choices and decide how she wants her life to unfold. But for whatever reasons, the American public and media remain overly engrossed in our politicians’ sex lives and, as in this case, those of their families. There’s an especially unhealthy attitude among conservatives. Daughters of Republican politicians aren’t expected to have sex, let alone enjoy it—as if there were some strange chastity belt automatically attached to us female offspring. God forbid anyone talk realistically about life experiences and natural, sexual instincts. Nope, the answer is always abstinence.

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We live in a big world, one where you can contract a life-long STD...

Like the RINO virus?

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Meghan is p*ssed because she isn't getting any.

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[AmericanGirlRising]

It’s not the GOP’s role or responsibility to understand, discuss, debate, or have sex.

Once again, Meghan proves she’s not a smart girl.

[SolidWood]

I’d rather want to have a Bristol than a Meghan for daughter.

[KevinB]

Worthless as her old man.

[Sudetenland]

Meghan McCain: "I'm stupid and clueless and I'm damn well going to prove it whether you like it or not."

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[CaptainK]

Dateless Meghan is having abstinence forced upon her, against her will.

[a fool in paradise]

Meghan McCain doesn’t understand conservativism. Then again, I blame her upbringing.

[Palladin]

Dear Maghan,

Hey, Chub—please, please, please DO NOT TELL US about your sex life.

We don’t want to know how the Pillsbury Doughboy or the Campfire Marshmallow Man do it. Or their chubby girlfriends.

[Fred]

Raised with too much money and no real responsibility. She lives in a dream world.

[ArrogantBustard]

Here ya go, Meghan:

It'll probably take the lot to plug yer great cavernous gob.

[stylecouncilor]

The Daily Beast....how appropriate.

[MBB1984]

I think the GOP understand sex, it just isn't obsessed with sex as Ms. McCain. She seems to have a stronger obsession with sex the more deviant and perverted in becomes.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Daughters of Republican politicians aren’t expected to have sex, let alone enjoy it—as if there were some strange chastity belt automatically attached to us female offspring. God forbid anyone talk realistically about life experiences and natural, sexual instincts. Nope, the answer is always abstinence.”

LOL. What's going on in Megn’s life? She get any from that MTV girlfriend ?

The problem was Bristol Palin had a baby without being married stupid, not that she had sex. And the pro-lifer’s are just happy she is having the baby married or not. It's the democrat obsessed with the fact that she's not married, her buddies.

[McGruff]

Aw Jeez, not Meghan McCain again!

[5thGenTexan]

Uh, Meghan, it's the liberals who are trashing Bristol right now with monikers like "Baby Momma", etc.

She is so much like her father, chastising conservatives for what liberals & RINOs do.

[Minn]

The worst sexual double standard in politics right now is that too many subconsciously believe Republican women are void of sexual desire altogether.

If you have ever doubted if this young woman was as stupid as some claim, doubt no more.

[a fool in paradise]

Daughters of Republican politicians aren’t expected to have sex, let alone enjoy it—as if there were some strange chastity belt automatically attached to us female offspring. God forbid anyone talk realistically about life experiences and natural, sexual instincts. Nope, the answer is always abstinence.

Spoken like a true advocate of the sex positive "active at every age" movment.

A committed relationship would be better. This is also where monogamy comes in.

And while she was okay with marrying the baby's daddy, the father had other ideas and has seen fit to trash talk the Palins in the public press.

Be careful who you "sleep" with, you may be linked to that louse for 19 years in child support payments and bill collectors trying to collect from a deadbeat dad.

The father comes out against abstinence by the way, so long as it's the woman' "problem" I guess. Wonder what his take is on abortion.

[Free State Four]

Let me get something straight:

Please. Something. Anything.