Meghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’
By on Sep 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Meghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’
In an interview on the Today Show this morning, host Meredith Vieira asked Meghan McCain about Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) comments that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “doesn’t get it.” Meghan responded by pointing to her dad’s service in Vietnam and her two brothers who are currently enlisted. She then went a step further, however, saying that her family is the only family that understands war:
Update Meghan has clarified her remarks on her blog.
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Oy!! She’s gonna get blasted.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pmI mean what, it’s only been her father and her brothers to ever fight in a war?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:14 pmTake that, Meredith – - P.O.W.!!!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:14 pmTime to military families to protest on her front lawn!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:14 pmHeh, she said September 11.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm.
BBQ’s and Tire Swings…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphLyz4kx_k
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September 9th, 2008 at 1:17 pm.
Gotta love me some McPOW!
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September 9th, 2008 at 1:18 pmSomebody keep this woman away from tv.
I told y’all mcchimpy thinks he’s the only war hero.
I see the repug gene that makes liars.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:19 pmas if vieria is actually going to follow up with a tough question…
September 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pmWell, this little wingnut hasn’t fallen far from the tree….
September 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pmTrack is a hero b/c he was born on 9/11.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pmNow, now, people. It’s not fair to criticize family members just for what they actually said or what they’ve actually done.
Unless they’re Democrats. then, all bets are off.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:21 pmJohn McCain is a famous war hero?? What is so heroic about bombing civilians, losing five planes or being captured by the enemy and turning into a singing yellow canary?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:21 pmA bit off topic, but what is up w/ Palin’s shameless exploitation of her son’s service? She’s speaking at his deployment I think this Thursday (another chance to exploit the tragedy of 9/11 for partisan gains! How honorable!) I’ve never seen any politician use their child’s service as such a political prop…not McCain, not Joe Biden, not other Members of Congress with children serving.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pmShh. Be very, very quiet and you can hear the mini-violins playing that sorrowful song.
No one knows how insulting the blond jokes are, do they?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pmShe is totally wrong to say that no one knows what war is like other than her family. Apparently she forgot that thousands of families have lost their loves one in this war and hundreds of thousands of other families have people in this war. This is the kind of thinking that Republicans use to justify their actions.
If only her family knows about the horrors of war then that makes it ok for them to continue the war. She will be singing a different tune if one of her brothers dies in Iraq. Believe me when you realize that you will never see that person again and they died for some foreign country that doesn’t give a damn about America, it makes a difference.
Apparent Meghan doesn’t understand that the people we are fighting are Iraqis and they hate America. So that means in the end when it’s said and done they will still hate us. You can’t change people’s minds at the point of a gun. Either they identify with us or not and these people are Arabs who generally don’t like America. All of the wishful thinking on the planet isn’t going to change that. I served 11 years in the United States Army and I served in Asia and Europe and I know what people in other countries say about us. They call us the ugly/stupid Americans. Why because we think that they should be like us, when they are what they are.
What else could you expect from a dumb blonde?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pmI bet the families of all the dead and wounded – US, “coalition”, Iraqi – all have a pretty good idea of what war is all about, especially the current one her big, bad daddy wants to keep fighting.
Heck, I’ve got a pretty good idea of that the GOP knows something about war as well – least as far as it can be used as a bumper sticker slogan to win elections.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:24 pmTell it to the Tillmans.
And Tammy Duckworth’s family.
And the soldiers languishing in Walter Reed inadequately cared for.
Tell it to the mirror, Princess.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:24 pmWhy does John McCain’s daughter hate US military families?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:24 pmHave her two brothers gotten anywhere NEAR combat? For some reason, I think not…
September 9th, 2008 at 1:24 pmi guess she’s never heard of cindy sheehan.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:25 pmYou were expecting MORE of LESS from a McCain?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pmNewsflash for you, Bimbo McSame — my dad was in VietNam for 2 tours during my adolescent years. I can assure you that my family knows something about wars too — as do the thousands upon thousands of other families who have vets in their families who served in VietNam, Grenada, Panama, Gulf I or II, or any other military incursion for that matter…
Damn — why does the entire McCain family have to play victim and “more patriotic than thou” all the time?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm.
Because everyone knows that real patriots never criticize the family values of the Party of “Family Values”… YES?
[/snark]
September 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm.
TippeMcCain and Moosekiller, too.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pmYou ignorant blond bimbo.What the hell is wrong with you, you have no heart,no soul and no compassion, you weren`t even around when Daddy was a POW, so tell us again how your family only knows what it`s like.Tell this to the 4,00o plus soldiers who have given their lives do this illegal war and occupation of Iraq and not to mention the 55,000 plus soldiers who have lost a limb or who have PTSD.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pmRoket Says:
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John McCain is a famous war hero?? What is so heroic about bombing civilians, losing five planes or being captured by the enemy and turning into a singing yellow canary?
Well, nothing unless you also become a Republican.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:27 pmSo then Bush and Cheney also don’t understand war?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pmAnyone looking for an elitist, someone who thinks they’re somehow above the rest?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pmWhat absolute BS! He was a fighter pilot and the only time he spent on the ground in Nam was after being shot down. Yes, he suffered, but making a statement like that invites serious ridicule. I’ll bet even daddy reigns her in.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pmDid she mention that her daddy spent five-and-a-half years as a POW?
Thought so.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pmso, according to this bimbo, “getting it” means taking extremely aggressive, pre-emptive, and illegal military action against countries which have never threatened the united states?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pmThis is an outrage. McCain was not the only person who served in Vietnam. McCain’s sons aren’t the only people serving in Iraq.
Far too many families have been affected by the negative consequences of the wars in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. Far too many good Americans were sent to these countries to die – not in defense of the United States but as part of the Cold War chess game that elite players like Sen. McCain have played for decades.
Ms. McCain’s comments denigrate the service of every veteran of Vietnam and of those who have served and still serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Americans live with the pain that these wars have brought to our shores. They mourn their brothers, husbands, fathers and the many noble Americans who have lost their lives in the pursuit of these wars. Consider all of those in my own generation whose fathers served in Vietnam. To this very day my father still deals with the mental and physical injuries he received there. Sadly, he is not alone.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm.
But have the McCain’s given up golf?
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September 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pmAnd then there’s this youtube video that really shows what war’s all about.
Respect for the military? for the Rethugs, they’re just a talking point.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pmRalph the lama molester: You are a mental midget and a moron. Your comments are alway directed that democrats because you are too stupid to be one. Why don’t you get Meghan and move to Iraq since you two like it so much. I’m not stupid enough to give all of our hard earned money to a country of people who don’t like us. And besides they are oil rich STUPID! They are sitting on hundreds of trillions of dollars of oil and we are spending trillions trying to keep them safe. Now even an idiot like you should be able to understand that. No, actually you are to stupid to understand anything except a Republican talking point.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm.
WOW!!!
Megan hit a two-fer…
A McPOW followed by a 9/11
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September 9th, 2008 at 1:31 pmjpopphan Says:
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This is an outrage. McCain was not the only person who served in Vietnam.
Didn’t you watch the Republican convention?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:31 pmmy uncle was in vietnam. came home. went crazy. killed himself.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:31 pm“Meghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’”
Then why McCain is rated so badly by every military association that weighs voting records?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pmKeep talking, Meghan…
As a Vietnam-era US Army veteran, with five years of active duty and ten years of active reserve component duty, I believe that I know a little something about ‘war.’ My experiences pale, however by comparison, to the tens of thousands of survivors who have actually lost sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers and friends in this senseless conflict, and in the many other military adventures this nation has embarked upon.
Way to ’support the troops,’ Meghan. Your daddy must be real proud of you. What a bimbo…
September 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pmAnyone who has ever seen a war, wouldn’t want another and usually fights to stop any other war… unless they can’t remember what it’s like.
Oh how far the Republican party has come from the Campaign of Eisenhower who had the Campaign line: “Vote for Ike. Vote for Peace.”
September 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pmdarladooner Says:
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my uncle was in vietnam. came home. went crazy. killed himself.
Megan McCain’s dad was in Vietnam, came home, went crazy, ran for Congress.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pmCan she just insult everyone in America? Yes she can!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:36 pmExcuse me, but if family members are off limits in a campaign, then why do they put them on the TeeVee?
And by the very fact that they have gone on the TeeVee, does that make them fair game????????
September 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pmRrrrrrriiiiiiiight.
Because Meghan McCain, born 1984, was (-11) years old when McCain was RELEASED from Vietnam. So she, like, so totally gets war.
‘Cause, like, fashion?
Like everyone is so, like, totally cut-throat ‘n’ stuff?
And, like, they’re totally, like, “oh, THAT’S a happening look,” you know?
So, all of us, who are, like, you know, totally into fashion?
We’re like in a war, too.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:38 pmShadow at 36, 1:30, I could be wrong, but I believe Ralph at 12, 1:21, was being sarcastic in stating the repug and SCLM view of the world.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:40 pmHemlock for Gadflies Says:
Rrrrrrriiiiiiiight.
Because Meghan McCain, born 1984, was (-11) years old when McCain was RELEASED from Vietnam. So she, like, so totally gets war.
Exactly. Like maybe Paris Hilton gets war.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:40 pmDoes this mean that the McCain camp has a new campaign theme song that they won’t get the rights for?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
At last! We have one potential “first child” who is dumber than both the drunken s l u t Bu$h twins combined.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pmVerbalKint: No, Paris Hilton doesn’t get war.
But you want someone to manage your hotel for you? She’s TOTALLY the right person.
‘Cause, like, her name is “Hilton,” which is also so totally the name of a hotel!
I’m Meghan McCain, like, totally signing off for Doofus T.V.
Totally!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pmWay to go, Meghan. Your pompous remark just dissed every soldier not named McCain who ever fought in a war, and every family who had a loved one go far away to do so. That’s a lot of people.
Aren’t you supposed to be HELPING your father?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pmMeghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’»
I’m sure your mom knows what “war” is like , huh toots ?
She was in the “mistress trenches” her whole useless life…….
September 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pmI guess nothing really happens until it happens in the McStain household.
Meagan probably believes that when she closes her eyes, she disappears, too.
Idiot. Shallow end of a the very shallow gene pool.
PEACE
September 9th, 2008 at 1:45 pmALERT!!! Woman from “Whitesnake” video awakens from coma. Attempts to use english language.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pmIf you really want to see the height of vapidness, go to her website http://www.mccainblogette.com
This bimbo truly is the Paris Hilton of McNumbNuts’ campaign. I am sure that her anorexic drug addict mother is just s-o-o-o-o-o proud.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
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Aren’t you supposed to be HELPING your father?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
She is………..She puts McStupid’s sizable Depends orders on her credit card (which her mom pays)……..
September 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pmThe little repug repeated the lie that plain’s son will be shipped out on 9/11.
She should keep her lying repug mouth shut.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pmHemlock for Gadflies Says:
Rrrrrrriiiiiiiight.
Because Meghan McCain, born 1984, was (-11) years old when McCain was RELEASED from Vietnam. So she, like, so totally gets war.
‘Cause, like, fashion?
Like everyone is so, like, totally cut-throat ‘n’ stuff?
And, like, they’re totally, like, “oh, THAT’S a happening look,” you know?
So, all of us, who are, like, you know, totally into fashion?
We’re like in a war, too.
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I’ll bet she has some real cute Khaki Army fatigues that she got at Neiman Marcus, too!!!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pmLibertyLover Says:
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Hemlock for Gadflies Says:
Rrrrrrriiiiiiiight.
Because Meghan McCain, born 1984, was (-11) years old when McCain was RELEASED from Vietnam. So she, like, so totally gets war.
Maybe she remembers the invasion of Grenada.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pmmcchimpy didn’t fight in the Vietnam War. he was captured and demeaned the US. He was far removed from the war.
War hero my shiny ass.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:56 pmBullphucking shit!
Any combat vet knows what war is like. Or has McPutz went off to war all by himself?
September 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pmMeghan is the spawn of infidelity, not war. Mccain’s first family are better suited to make this argument, it’s a shame he threw them away…
September 9th, 2008 at 2:02 pm(Pssst, Shadow! Ralph’s on OUR side!)
September 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pmI can think of at least 4500 other American failies and countless Iraq and Afghan families who might take issue with your statement, Ms. C^NT
September 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pmPlease. Obviously she was nervous (note all the shoulder shrugging) and said “other” when she meant to say “better.”
You know, I’m as partisan as the next person, and I want pretty much every Republican nationwide to lose, and I want Obama to completely walk away with this election. But this kind of petty, distracting nonsense just drives me batty. Why even bother with this? There are real, honest-to-god battles to be fought. Why skirmish over stupid insignificant shit like this?
September 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pmWow, Prarie Sunshine, that just blew me away. Can that be pared down and put into a commercial? I don’t know if the public knows what’s at stake in this election. That sure makes it clear.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pmI wish I knew how to link that to e-mail, I’d send it to everyone I know.
Shadow, ralph wouldn’t molest a llama if it bought him dinner, he’s a good guy.
But I do appreciate your toning down the caps lock, you are much easier to read.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pmAnd how old was this child when her father suffered enhanced Vietnamese interrogation techniques?
September 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pmi guess that includes the folks fighting in iraq and afghanistan right now (and their families…)
as well as the other vets…
interesting elitist comment from a spoiled privileged brat… yup – she’s a repug.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:12 pmWay to support the troops, dumb shit.
Yeah, McCain fought the Vietnam War all by himself! I don’t know why my Dad, or any other service members, bothered doing their time over there — McCain had it handled.
**eyes rolling**
September 9th, 2008 at 2:14 pmI think someone needs more media training.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:16 pmher family is the only family that understands war….
Oh, I can think of 4,000 families that might disagree.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:19 pmIn McCain’s favor, Papa Bear McCain has probably downed more planes than most soldiers have.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:20 pmAnd George W. Bush suffers more than anyone over Iraq.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:29 pmSpeaking for the thousands upon thousands family members of sons and daughters serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, speaking for the wounded (physically as well as mentally) vets of America, speaking for anyone who has ever lost a loved one in war:
Meghan, STFU!
Mucking foron!
Enjoy your inheritance, you spoiled little brat, while families try to survive in these troubled times because their husbands or wives are touring for the 3rd, 4th, or maybe 5th time.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pm@ 66…
So what if she “…said “other” when she meant to say “better?” So the hell what? It’s STILL completely over the top, blatantly false and totally inappropriate, even with your presumptive word swap.
And, frankly, she’s still a spoiled child, with a breathtaking sense of entitlement and little or no sense of real sacrifice. The perfect little Republican woman.
So there. And, it does not at all constitute ‘…petty, distracting nonsense.’ Meghan McCain is a longtime spokesperson and blogger for her fathers campaign, and the face of its effort to energize younger voters.
She spoke up inappropriately, and should roundly be chastised for doing so. It’s not a matter of partisanship at all, it’s a matter of decency and seriously calls into question her judgement and fitness as a campaign spokesperson. From my point of view, it clearly demonstrates her real feelings, and her utter lack of sensitivity toward veterans and survivors. And, by extension and as a measure of the actions of others around her, the campaigns.
Here’s hoping the don’t tamp her down, and this spoiled, out of touch young woman just keeps spouting for on behalf of her dad!
September 9th, 2008 at 2:36 pmMeghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’
Too bad they didn’t work more on honesty and intelligence , as your own existence is a testimony to the lack of those traits……….
September 9th, 2008 at 2:41 pmShoeless says:
Why does John McCain’s daughter hate military families?
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Ummm, because John McCain hates military families.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pmThis from a spoiled brat that just got a $755,000 condo & a new car for ‘graduating’.
Elitist? YES.
Palin’s diaper changing tasks increased with John Sidney Bush III.
PTSD / PTA -’08
September 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pmThis falls under the heading of slip of the tongue. You can try to exploit it if you, want, but reasonable people will understand that she’s not a politician or professional pundit. She probably understand that other families understand war. It’s probably more likely that she believes her father and family have had more experience than anyone else in the campaign. That’s hard to refute. Both his grandfather and father served in WWII and McCain himself served in Vietnam.
You can debate the relevance of that experience, but to promote the idea that McCain’s daughter believes that her family is the only one that has experience (despite the gaffe) with war, and that by extention, McCain believes the same thing, is disingenuous.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pmWow, this is really sad. The families of candidates should be off-limits – but what do we about a family member who steps up with a comment that’s not only idiotic, it’s insulting to the thousands of families dealing with recent loss? She misspoke, of course. She meant to say no one knows MORE about war than her family. But maybe Sen. McCain should rein her in. She’s become a target.
Oh, and the party that tried to paint Michelle Obama as a terrorist will be complaining about the reaction to Meghan’s misstatement in 5…4…3…
Yeesh.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:49 pmbackflap says:
You can debate the relevance of that experience, but to promote the idea that McCain’s daughter believes that her family is the only one that has experience (despite the gaffe) with war, and that by extention, McCain believes the same thing, is disingenuous.
Now, do you mean disingenuous as in attacking a non candidate who made a joke about the president, as hating the troops?
September 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pmYup, I frequently end my slips of the tongue with an emphatic ‘period’.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:53 pmbackup Says:
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September 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
McDepends’ empty headed daughter is merely him , with a pair of t1ts …….She possesses the same arrogance , ignorance and delusional self-view that her imbecilic old man does.
Her mentioning of her obvious “bias” towards her father , is completely understandable and acceptable ; but to discount every American that has fought , or has family member(s) that have fought for this country in our military , as being somehow ‘2nd rate’ or nowhere near as knowledgeable on the effects or circumstances of war , is as haughty , illogical and insane a statement as anyone could ever make.
Plain and simple ; she’s a fu(king dipshit…………
September 9th, 2008 at 2:53 pm@ 81…
Nice try. The actions of her father with regard to veterans issues and the conduct of this misadventure in Iraq speak volumes of his relative disregard for them, and for their concerns.
His miserable ratings from major veteran’s organizations, who have traditionally supported Republicans over Democrats by a wide margin, and their squeamish acknowledgments of his obvious shortcomings—including his dance in opposition to the recently passed GI Bill, which he then attempted to disingenuously take credit for—speaks volumes about the ‘real McCain’ with regards to these issues.
Yeah, so nice try.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:54 pmah, a chip off the old blockhead.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pmsaying that her family is the only family that understands war
BULL SH!T
September 9th, 2008 at 2:58 pmMeghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’»
spoko @ 66 Even if she meant to say “better” instead of “other”, it doesn’t make her statement any less offensive. Her father came home. I don’t think her family knows war any “better” than the family of (for example) Pat Tillman or Cindy Sheehan. She’s an elitist airhead who dares to presume that her sensibilities, and those of her family, are somehow finer and more sensitive than those of the rest of us. However she meant it, it reeks of the attitudes of the priviledged, and it falls in the same category as Barbara Bush’s comments post Katrina.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pmbackup Says:
This falls under the heading of slip of the tongue. You can try to exploit it if you, want, but reasonable people will understand that she’s not a politician or professional pundit. She probably understand that other families understand war. It’s probably more likely that she believes her father and family have had more experience than anyone else in the campaign. That’s hard to refute. Both his grandfather and father served in WWII and McCain himself served in Vietnam.
It’s amazing to me how you always manage to come up with excuses for Republicans that have nothing to do with what they have actually said. She “probably” said what she said, backup and you have no more insight into what she meant or what she thought than anyone else — except for what you project in your constant effort to sugar-coat the Republians.
What her grandpa and great-grandpa have to do with this is a mystery. Do you know for a fact that Biden’s dad and grandad didn’t fight in the US military? My dad fought in WWII and my grandfathers fought in the Great War. So frickin’ what? So did the parents and grandparents of most of us.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pmTake that Gold star moms.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pmI can think of about 58,000 families during the Vietnam era who would disagree with this ill-informed little girl. I can think of over 4,000 families who would disagree in the past five years. I guess McSame has been lying to his family like he is lying to everyone else.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:03 pmIt’s not all Megan’s fault. Her parents have been telling her that her dad suffered more than anybody else her whole life. Because they believe it. McCain is obviously unable to feel empathy towards another human being. It’s all about me, me, me.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:30 pmObama misspoke and said there were 57 states. I chalked it up to him being tired.
He knows that there are 50 states, but he misspoke.
McCain’s daughter knows that other families have experience with war, she also misspoke.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:38 pmBeg to differ, Miss Meghan.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:43 pmMy Bronze Star also begs to differ with your modest assumption.
Dear, you were’nt even born when your daddy was a POW.
Your mom is a millionaire, you’ve lived a cushy life of privilege.
You’re not qualified to make such statements.
#81, are you really serious about giving her a break, if a Democrat said this you would be all over them.This blond bimbo does not get slack or get a break.She is a Reich Wing nut job and that`s all there is to it.Sorry no breaks for saying how she feels.In politics you don`t get any Mulligan`s.She meant what she said.But tomorrow she`ll flip flop on it.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pmbackup Says:
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Obama misspoke and said there were 57 states. I chalked it up to him being tired.
He knows that there are 50 states, but he misspoke.
McCain’s daughter knows that other families have experience with war, she also misspoke.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
He meant that he had traveled to a cumulative total of 57 states ; the way he said it was a bit incorrect , but the typical GOP backing MSM tried to make it come across as trying to mock Obama’s lack of knowledge as how many states make up the US.
What McDepends’ spoiled , empty-headed bim daughter said is not a “slip of the tongue” or some sort of ‘misstatement’ , and is nowhere near the same level .
Especially in terms of the arrogance it revealed and the way that shitty family view themselves……..
September 9th, 2008 at 3:58 pmbackup Says:
This falls under the heading of slip of the tongue. You can try to exploit it if you, want, but reasonable people will understand that she’s not a politician or professional pundit. She probably understand that other families understand war. It’s probably more likely that she believes her father and family have had more experience than anyone else in the campaign. That’s hard to refute. Both his grandfather and father served in WWII and McCain himself served in Vietnam.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
If she can’t handle herself in a lightweight TV interview, maybe she just ought to head on home.
Got any more excuses for the McCain campaign?
September 9th, 2008 at 4:00 pmbackup Says
September 9th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Obama misspoke and said there were 57 states. I chalked it up to him being tired.
He knows that there are 50 states, but he misspoke.
McCain’s daughter knows that other families have experience with war, she also misspoke.
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I agree that Meghan was probably going for some kind of emphasis about how much her father cares about the perils of war. I can’t speak for Meghan, but I know many people her age, and they do tend to go for the dramatic and talk in absolutes. So chances are pretty good that she didn’t literally mean what she said.
However, when Obama had his brain fart about the 57 states (which really WAS a misspeak, not an attempt to exaggerate or be dramatic), he didn’t insult or belittle anybody.
Meghan owes every veteran and every veteran’s family an apology over this one, whether she meant to say what she did or not.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:04 pmbackup Says:
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McCain’s daughter knows that other families have experience with war, she also misspoke.
I think you misspeak when you claim to speak for someone you have never spoken to.
You don’t know Megan McCain from Eve. Don’t pretend to know what she was thinking.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:08 pmI wonder if an alumna of Columbia would be able to hide behind “I’m young and stupid” as an excuse?
This statement will warrant either an increase or a reduction in her allowance. All depends on whether the MSM takes it up.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:11 pm“Meghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’”
September 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pmPerhaps two million iraqui civilians who have lost their lives would also know what War is like. Perhaps, the other two million iraqui civilians who were displaced by the illegal and imoral invasion and lost their love ones would also know what war is like. Ask the Vietnamese, they also would know what the a war is like. Or ask the people of Panana or Nicaragua, they know what war with a terrorist state is like!
Okay. She’s a young adult (25?) and she thinks that no one outside her family has any experience with war. It’s possible she’s spent her whole life without the knowledge that other families have members involved in various wars (millions in WWII, hundreds of thousands in Vietnam, the Gulf War and the war in Iraq, etc).
Or it’s possible, like Obama saying that he’s been to 57 states, that she also made a slip of the tongue.
BTW, I don’t know Obama either.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm“Meghan McCain: ‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.’”
Members of my family have occasional quarrels too, but it sounds like the McCains have some serious issues.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:52 pmbackup Says:
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BTW, I don’t know Obama either.
You don’t know jack.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:54 pmIf McSenile and his family are the only ones who know about war, can the rest of the troops come home? They don’t know nuthin anyway!
September 9th, 2008 at 4:58 pmWhat a self-absorbed useless poor little rich girl. So spoiled she will never do anything productive. I see a future of whining over her divorces and addiction problems.
September 9th, 2008 at 5:52 pmTillman family and all the rest, please accept our apologies for this stupid kid’s moronic statements
September 9th, 2008 at 6:24 pm‘No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period.”
Well, well. Not much room for discussion, sounds just like her father, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld… almost forgot – the world is 3,000 years old, even though I love fossil fuel Palin.
and Meagan, the families of soldiers who died in this war and the vets who served- they know – PERIOD. Are you really that selfish. WHAT KIND OF FAMILY VALUES DID YOUR PARENTS TEACH YOU!
September 9th, 2008 at 9:00 pmThere were a few of us on the ground in Vietnam who know what war is about and there were 58,000 families who know what a sh$tty business war is from that war. I am sure there are 4,000 families from the Iraq mistake who understand what war is. I question whether this little girl really understands what a screwed up business war is. He father did his duty and so did the rest of us. It does not qualify him for anything but a medal for good conduct.
September 9th, 2008 at 10:05 pmI’m sure FoxNews has a position in waiting. She would make a great replacement for Liz Hasselback on The View.
September 9th, 2008 at 10:22 pm.
backup Says:
Are you saying Meghan was McPimped out?
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September 10th, 2008 at 1:34 amQuite a few thousand families would beg to differ with you on that Megs. Your father wasn’t the only one in that prison camp, you remember that!
March 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm