Republicans vs. Republicans? Meghan McCain Rails at the Tea Party

ABCNews ^ | Huma Khan

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Republicans vs. Republicans? Meghan McCain Rails at the Tea Party February 08

Huma Khan reports: Meghan McCain, the daughter of former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and a self-described “progressive Republican,” today assailed the tea party movement.

Sitting in as co-host on “The View” today, McCain said she has ideological differences with the movement.

She specifically took aim at remarks by former Congressman Tom Tancredo, who suggested that people who voted for President Obama could not pass a basic civics literacy test.

“People who would not even spell the word vote or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House... named Barack Hussein Obama," Tancredo said last week as he kicked off the Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tenn. He also ripped Sen. McCain for being a repeat of "Bush 1 and Bush 2."

“It’s innate racism, and I think it’s why young people are turned off by this movement,” McCain charged of Tancredo’s remarks. “Revolutions start with young people, not with 65-year-old people talking about literacy tests and people who can’t say the word vote in English. It’s ridiculous.”

However, McCain was mum about Sarah Palin, who headlined the tea party banquet Saturday and took several jabs at Obama herself.

“I got a book coming out in August and I’d be happy to come back and tell you everything in August,” McCain said, when asked what her father thinks about Palin.

This is not the first time McCain has criticized the tea party movement. Speaking at the University of Florida last month, the 25-year-old downplayed their influence.

“These people are not as relevant as they say they are,” she said. “I think my father would be president if they were really that powerful.” McCain has also repeatedly called for “Old School” ...

[wac3rd]

Hey fata$$, don’t you understand your loud mouth is what the Left wants?

You don’t speak for any of us.

[Darksheare]

Meghan "I'm not a ho" McCain.

[Cicero]

Megan Who? And she has done WHAT to earn air time?

[70th Division]

See Dick Run. Run, run run.

[SmokingJoe]

Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on who you are asking.
She has an ugly soul though.

[Tucson Jim]

J. D. is nor officially running, yet.

[Mr. K]

The only Republicans fighting Republicans are the RINO’s the liberal press likes, who spout the liberal agenda

Keep it up media!! It’s nice to have help spotting prey

[ilovesarah2012]

What will it take for her to realize she is complete irrelevant?

[Tucson Jim]

Just like RINO Daddy.

[Mad Dawgg]

Meghan McCain Rail turned “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” into a career...

[J Edgar]

LOL

[diverteach]

“Sitting in as co-host on “The View” today”

Fit right in didn’t she? Twit!

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Someone just informed me that Congressman Murtha has died from complications of gall bladder surgery. What is the political situation in his District. Any Rep. hopefuls?"

The guy who ran against him last time (Bill Russell) was set to challenge him again. He got a late start last time because he had not retired yet from the Army. He has been building his candidacy this past 1+ year. I think he'll win this time. I thought he had a much better chance of beating Murtha this time. This will make the Democratic party scramble here to put up a candidate. Russell has spoken at tea party events here. He should be backed by them, which will help a lot.

This district is very socially conservative but not as much fiscally. It is a union type of district. They don't trust big business, but they don't necessarily trust big government either.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Meghan McNuts a Republican? Shirley, you jest?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Another very good reason John McCain must be kept out of the White House.

[Eagle Eye]

She is like Colin Powell. She may call herself a republican but it doesn't mean she is one.

Kinda like being a RINO?

[TigersEye]

Meghan McCain, the daughter of former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and a self-described “progressive Republican,” (Neo-Communist) today assailed the tea party movement.

Progressive Neo-Communist Republicans.com

[itsahoot]

“Progressive Republican” = Liberal Marxist

[gleeaikin]

I see your point about the union issue in Johnstown. I was doing some research a while back, and I wonder how much holdover there is from the Johnstown Flood that killed so many so horribly. A private club/big money owned lake was the cause. It was poorly maintained and the high dam failed after a heavy rain. I think the death toll was over 2,000. Many people were still alive in a great tangle of debris and broken trees and houses when oil or gas went on fire and burned many to death.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"I was doing some research a while back, and I wonder how much holdover there is from the Johnstown Flood that killed so many so horribly."

If you ever want to read a good book on this, get Pittsburgh native Dave McCullough's book called "The Johnstown Flood". It's the definitive work on the subject.