Devastating Review of Meghan McCain’s Dirty, Sexy Politics

The New Ledger ^ | 9/13/2010 | Leon Wolf

[absentee]

On June 20, 2002, the United States Supreme Court decreed, in the case of Atkins v. Virginia, that the mildly mentally retarded were categorically exempt from capital punishment, reasoning that fully functional adults of diminished mental capacity were as a matter of law not as culpable for their acts. Writing eloquently in dissent, Justice Scalia drew a sharp distinction between the severely mentally retarded (who are truly not responsible for their actions), and the merely stupid (the category into which Mr. Atkins undoubtedly fell). Scalia argued forcefully that, with respect to the merely stupid, at least sometimes they deserve to be punished for their antisocial and destructive behavior.

This article, of course, is not about capital punishment. It is a book review of Dirty, Sexy Politics by Meghan McCain. However, the above discussion is relevant because I initially had reservations about writing this book review at all. After all, it is clear to everyone who has read Meghan McCain’s twitter feed, her “articles” on The Daily Beast, or her ill-fated campaign blog that Meghan is not a not a paragon of clear reasoning, exemplar of familiarity with facts, nor a model of English language expertise. And after subjecting myself to 194 continuous pages of her “writing,” it became clear that none of the above-described works truly plumbed the depths of mental vacuity in which Ms. McCain aimlessly and cluelessly drifts.

This presented a dilemma.

It is impossible to read Dirty, Sexy Politics and come away with the impression that you have read anything other than the completely unedited ramblings of an idiot. This being a professional website for which I have a great deal of respect, I searched for a more eloquent or gentle way to accurately phrase the previous sentence – but could not find one.

[absentee]

I don't know whether to laugh at the hilarity or cry at the absurdity that she is treated like a legit pundit by the MSM.

[jazminerose]

Based on this review, I’d say she’s a perfect fit for the MSM.

[dps.inspect]

bimbo, pure and simple...

[FrankR]

She’s not “politics”, she’s Jerry Springer guest material.

[Darkwolf377]

Meghan McCain answers the question, “Can one write a book if one is too stupid to read one?”

[jimbo123]

FLOP!

Dirty Sexy Politics [Hardcover]
Meghan Mccain (Author)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #176 in Books

[rockvillem]

Nice turn of phrase in the review: “It is impossible to read Dirty, Sexy Politics and come away with the impression that you have read anything other than the completely unedited ramblings of an idiot.” Sweet!

[Nonstatist]

She’s a fat airhead who looks like a typical one night stand. If I were John McCain and had the ability to be shamed, I’d be ashamed.

[ClearCase_guy]

McCain and Levi Johnston seem like fairly typical Palin haters — they just aren’t bright.

[hometoroost]

Well, with people like Rich Sanchez and Wolf Blitzer already at CNN it’s hard to say she wouldn’t fit right in.

[bigbob]

The Art History major in 20 years - posing in her new career as a spokesperson for Burger King:

[layman]

Well ... when you find yourself the offspring of someone who graduated fifth from last in a class numbering over nine hundred, there’s a pretty good chance you are going to be an air head.

[broken_arrow1]

Stupid is as stupid does...

[reagan_fanatic]

Crikey - that’s enough to make the ice cubes in that cup jump right out and run away screaming in terror.

[Rockingham]

The mainstream news media look for dopes like her and give them prominence in order to spur divisions and agita in Republican ranks. That is the principle behind many of their political bookings.

[sasquatch]

Scalia is right; stupid should hurt.

[smoothsailing]

[fml]

. My brothers and sister and I were all raised to be real, and pull our own freight, ......I don’t think it gets more un-entitled than that.

Oh my word. The expression is pull your own weight - not freight.

Actually I don't think it could sound more entitled

[sickoflibs]

RE : And after subjecting myself to 194 continuous pages of her “writing,” it became clear that none of the above-described works truly plumbed the depths of mental vacuity in which Ms. McCain aimlessly and cluelessly drifts. This presented a dilemma.It is impossible to read Dirty, Sexy Politics and come away with the impression that you have read anything other than the completely unedited ramblings of an idiot. ......
“In the final analysis, however, I determined that most of Meghan’s flaws – such as her unbearable narcissism, delusions of persecution, anti-religious bigotry, and mendacity – couldn’t be chalked up to her manifestly below-average intelligence. These are blameworthy traits born of a malfunctioning moral compass, and they are laid bare in spades on every page of Dirty, Sexy Politics. Furthermore, it is important to address them because Meghan McCain’s book is an active attempt to split the Republican Party in two and thereby destroy its ability to win elections. And even though she is an idiot, she is a useful idiot in the hands of the media and other assorted Democrats, who also want to achieve this goal....”

But she is welcomed on ‘The View’ and on MSNBC Maddow. You mean that is not the route to a Republican electoral landslide?

Those liberal shows treat conservatives as stupid but Meghan as rational. Why? Because she is their new idiot victim like Cindy Sheenan to be used and then cast a side when no longer useful.

[Interesting Times]

...it became clear that none of the above-described works truly plumbed the depths of mental vacuity in which Ms. McCain aimlessly and cluelessly drifts.

Yep. But with Meghan, it's always a struggle to see which will emerge victorious: her cluelessness or her viciousness.