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Republicans vs. Republicans? Meghan McCain Rails at the Tea Party
ABCNews ^ | Huma Khan

Posted on 02/08/2010 11:49:55 AM PST by Steelfish

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” ...

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: loudmouth; mccainfamily; meghanmccain; nofatchicks; nomanwilllayher; rino; teaparty
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To: Steelfish

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

You don’t speak for any of us.


61 posted on 02/08/2010 12:40:53 PM PST by wac3rd (Felipe Calderon supports the public option.)
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To: Steelfish
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Meghan "I'm not a ho" McCain.
62 posted on 02/08/2010 12:41:56 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: Steelfish

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


63 posted on 02/08/2010 12:42:09 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: raybbr

See Dick Run. Run, run run.


64 posted on 02/08/2010 12:43:36 PM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on who you are asking.
She has an ugly soul though.
65 posted on 02/08/2010 12:43:45 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: 11th Commandment

J. D. is nor officially running, yet.


66 posted on 02/08/2010 12:45:28 PM PST by Tucson Jim
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To: Steelfish

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


67 posted on 02/08/2010 12:49:33 PM PST by Mr. K (This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!)
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To: Steelfish

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


68 posted on 02/08/2010 12:50:07 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: NTHockey

Just like RINO Daddy.


69 posted on 02/08/2010 12:50:49 PM PST by Tucson Jim
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To: Steelfish

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


70 posted on 02/08/2010 12:52:39 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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To: chainsaw

LOL


71 posted on 02/08/2010 12:53:06 PM PST by J Edgar
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To: Steelfish

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

Fit right in didn’t she? Twit!


72 posted on 02/08/2010 12:55:05 PM PST by diverteach (D.C. has become Jonestown)
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To: gleeaikin
"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.
73 posted on 02/08/2010 12:55:51 PM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Steelfish

Meghan McNuts a Republican? Shirley, you jest?


74 posted on 02/08/2010 12:57:39 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (I'll miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error!)
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To: South Dakota

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


75 posted on 02/08/2010 1:26:16 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: raybbr
She is like Colin Powell. She may call herself a republican but it doesn't mean she is one.

Kinda like being a RINO?

76 posted on 02/08/2010 1:59:45 PM PST by Eagle Eye (The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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To: Steelfish
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

77 posted on 02/08/2010 2:38:38 PM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: NTHockey
“Progressive Republican” = Liberal Marxist
78 posted on 02/08/2010 3:35:17 PM PST by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden; All

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.


79 posted on 02/08/2010 5:32:30 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin
"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.
80 posted on 02/09/2010 4:47:43 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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