Meghan McCain: Part One
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 16th, 2011
Good morning!
This is part one of a series I will be running for the next 3 days.
Part one: A man attacking a woman
Meghan McCain, Cindy McCain Fire Back At Glenn Beck
UPDATE: Meghan McCain responded to Glenn Beck’s mockery of her in a Thursday column for the Daily Beast.
“Clearly you have a problem with me, and possibly women in general, but the truth is, it’s 2011 and I heard your show on Fox was canceled,” McCain wrote. “Isn’t that an indication that the era of the shock jock pundit is over?…There really is no need to make something like my participation in a skin cancer PSA into a sexist rant about my weight and physical appearance, because I’m going to let you in on a little secret, Glenn: you are the only one who looks bad in this scenario, and at the end of the day you have helped me generate publicity for my skin cancer PSA, a cause that I feel quite passionate about.”
ORIGINAL STORY: Cindy McCain lashed out at Glenn Beck after he mimed vomiting over her daughter Meghan’s recent skin cancer PSA.
McCain was only one of the women featured in the ad, which compared not wearing sunscreen to being naked, and which showed McCain seemingly naked.
On Beck’s Wednesday show, he and his co-hosts spent over eight minutes mocking McCain. Beck pretended to vomit repeatedly (with detailed sound effects) while looking at McCain’s ad or even hearing her name.
“Put some extra clothes on,” he said. “Like, lots of extra clothes…has she thought about a burqa, just to be extra safe?”
McCain’s mother, who has suffered from skin cancer, was not happy, and she fired off this tweet on Wednesday afternoon:
Later, McCain even retweeted liberal pundit Roland Martin, who asked, “Actually, I’m wondering if the National Organization for Women will call out @GlennBeck’s sexism?”
This is the ad featuring Meghan McCain:
And this is Glenn Beck and his response to the ad:
Readers: Can you believe this video? That men would actually sit around and talk and act this way towards women? These are not men – they’re 12-year old boys. And they just don’t stop. And we know at least one of these men has daughters. What does that say? This is so god awful, it is simply disgusting.
Oh, but come on…we know there are women out there thinking, “It’s probably the woman’s fault - she doesn’t know her value”. – this is so screwed up it’s unreal.
Anything to say, say it here. Blog me.
Holly: Yes, you were lied to. I stand corrected. I am not putting any alien on a pedestal. But to me, an alien lying is very different from most human lies so I see no comparison. It seems in the scenario, the lie was necessary. It was the only way to save himself/herself and the other beings, otherwise they would be dead.
And perhaps the alien was given an order to lie. What is the saying, “Mine is not to reason why…mine is but to do or die”? So the alien did what he was told without question. My point is humans lie differently and daily, no matter what the reason – they could care less who they hurt or affect when they lie.
So yes you were lied to by the aliens, but it seems for good reason – they were in a desperate situation and they needed help. Time was of the essence. I’m sure that someone must’ve told you the truth afterwards, yes?
Aunianue: Have you seen any of those vampire movies? I HOPE you don’t mind me saying, but my guess is he’s not an alien; he’s a vampire.
Have a great Monday everyone!
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May 16th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Anon14, even your explanation was HOT!
May 16th, 2011 at 9:43 am
Michelle, I saw that video and it made me sick to see those men taking pleasure in humiliating a woman who did what she as a service to help others.
Some men are worst than animals. An animal is following some instinct for survival. Men are being mean for mere entertainment.
Lisa
May 16th, 2011 at 9:55 am
The Right Way to Drink Wine
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
Harvard Medical School
Should you raise a glass “to your health” — and if so, is red wine best? What we know now…
Pros vs. cons. Consuming moderate amounts of alcohol may lower a woman’s risk for heart disease by 20% to 40%, primarily by raising HDL “good” cholesterol, reducing clotting and decreasing inflammation.
But: Drinking increases the risk for cancers of the breast, larynx and digestive tract and for hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke.
What tips the scale: For women below age 50, who are more likely to get breast cancer than heart disease, alcohol carries a net risk. For women in their 50s and beyond, who are at higher risk for heart disease than for breast cancer, there may be a net benefit to drinking alcohol in moderation.
Red wine and resveratrol. Some research suggests that red wine delivers greater health benefits than other alcoholic beverages — possibly due to its high levels of antioxidants called polyphenols.
In studies with mice, the polyphenol resveratrol extended life span and slowed signs of aging by turning on normally inactive longevity and vitality genes called sirtuins.
However, you would need to consume 1,000 bottles of red wine per day to get a resveratrol dose equal to the amount tested in mice!
What’s more, other studies suggest that health benefits derive from alcohol itself, not from red wine specifically. My opinion: If you do drink, choose whichever type of beverage you prefer.
Heavy metal warning. A recent study found potentially toxic levels of heavy metals in some wines. Heavy metals have been linked to cancer and neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Though more research is needed, it may be prudent to limit consumption of wines from Austria, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Spain.
Wines from Argentina, Brazil and Italy were found to have safe levels of heavy metals. No US wines were studied.
What moderation means. Due to metabolic differences, women generally can tolerate only half as much alcohol as men before becoming intoxicated.
Moderate drinking for women means no more than one drink — five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer or 1.5 ounces of liquor — per day.
But: Even this amount can boost cancer risk, so I recommend a limit of one drink three to four times per week or half a drink per day.
The case for abstinence. If you don’t drink, there’s no reason to start. There are safer ways — exercising, watching your weight, eating healthfully, not smoking — to protect your heart. Avoid alcohol if you have a personal or family history of alcoholism or a type of cancer linked to alcohol… have liver disease or ulcers… take a blood thinner, such as warfarin (Coumadin)… or are pregnant.
Women’s Health interviewed JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, professor of medicine and women’s health at Harvard Medical School and chief of the division of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston.
She is one of the lead investigators for two highly influential studies on women’s health — the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study and the Women’s Health Initiative. Dr. Manson is the author, with Shari Bassuk, ScD, of Hot Flashes, Hormones & Your Health (McGraw-Hill).
May 16th, 2011 at 9:59 am
This is my third time to this blog. Great article. That Anon14 sure is a sweet talker.
May 16th, 2011 at 10:08 am
hahaha, tell it Mischa, most people lie all the freaking time, ‘white’ lies or not…and I’m ok with innocent white lies, I’m not ok with someone deciding to openly lie (to protect themselves but not me) and/or lying by ommission – oh yeah, I love when people do this one. : ) people are very predictable though so you know the old adage believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. hahaha…the even weirder thing is – most people even lie to themselves – for a time. I wrote about that today – Hold em’ or fold em’ – what’s waiting to get into YOUR deck? ahhaha…oh yes, we all have our day with our lies. And then, change occurs anyway. Luv, Zen Lill
May 16th, 2011 at 11:48 am
I’m okay with everything you said Zen Lill except that “white lie” thing. Again we OTWs are subjected to a subliminal message that all things white are good. As in the “white” lie is not a bad lie.
Why not say a trivial lie, one that is not intended to hurt anyone. Otherwise we get that subliminal; if its white it is “innocent.” implying of course if its black it is evil as in nothing is as bad as the “black” lie.
Otherwise I can see you and Michelle’s points. The alien probably felt that the length of the story and the need to state their innocents called for the trivial lie.
No one was hurt by it and the rescue could occur speedily. And later he could confess. I like it.
Alycedale
May 16th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Wow, anon14, I just read your post, I mean the one you wrote before you did the last one. I had the most incredible orgasm and I have never even dated a black man. How old are you and what are your stats?
Brittany
PS: I’m 23, 5’9, 124lbs, blond Grad student at UCSB.
May 16th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Alycedale – you have my apology. I used it bc it is a popular colloqualism that you and I are not likely to ever change though I do prefer your tag ‘trivial lie’ and I will use that from this point on. Thanks for addressing me, thought you’d thrown me out with the bath water long ago.
Thanks to my own stupidity (I left my phone with blog site on table on my own comment) my ‘emmisary’ is po’d, #1 for calling him an emmisary and #2 for posting our personal biz on a blog (thank the gods I did not write the additive factor). If he decides to visit again – can I just say now, I’m so sorry. And : ) ‘don’t worry, you’ll get over it’ (that’s an inside joke, hope its still funny?) sigh…think I’ll shut my ZL mouth and come on as an anon15 if I need to chat about sex/partner(s) again.
Luv, Zen Lill
May 16th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Zen Lill
I don’t think any sex partner of yours would mind you saying he was good for you.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
I do not know if you are ever coming back to me. Either stand up for me or make it clear to me youve let me go. I’m tired of playing musical aliens. I need to know where I stand in the House. Shame on you for keeping me in the dark for so long.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
We are in the year 1876:
OBITUARY
JAMES BUTLER “WILL BILL” HICKOK
(1837-1876)
Wild Bill Hickok’s legend started when he shot Dave McCanles in 1861. It advanced when he killed his friend Dave Tutt. As sheriff of Ellis county, he shot three more men. the last of these killings being the gunning -down of Sam Strawan.
In 1870 he killed a cavalry trooper and injured two others in a drunken brawl. As short-lived sheriff of aAbilene he accidentally killed his own deputy the following year.
With so many killings to his credit, he was justified in changing his nickname from “Duckbill” to “Wild Bill.” And, unlike most of this contemporaries, he did occasionally hit a target at something more demanding than point-blank range.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Do you even keep up with what is happening all around you? His ship was towed out of this solar system, totally disabled. Are you so self absorbed that you cannot understand that he may be preoccupied with other matters at this time.
Just a thought.
Urte
May 16th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Frederick, no man ever takes issue with that part, so I think he was just being pissy about being called an emmisary which I get, and am sorry I said, wasn’t very ZL of me…ah well, I screw up regularly – why stop now? – ZL
May 16th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Zen Lill, darling you can call me whatever you wish if you are allowing me the privilege of parting those gorgeous legs. No disrespect intended.
Rick
May 16th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
Zen Lill:
You can screw me Up or down and call me emissary or whatever. If I’m the lucky guy you’re screwing I’m cool with it.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
Zen Lill:
You can screw me Up or down and call me emissary or whatever. If I’m the lucky guy you’re screwing I’m cool with it.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Zen lill, I’m betting he isn’t too angry maybe he is just angling for some make up sex.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
The New Way to Think About Eggs
Rosemary Walzem, PhD, RD
In the past, people were warned not to eat eggs every day due to concerns about cholesterol and heart health — but that has changed.
Recent finding: For healthy people, eating one egg daily does not increase heart disease risk, perhaps because eggs raise blood levels of HDL “good” cholesterol as much as LDL “bad” cholesterol.
Exception: If you already have high cholesterol or diabetes, limit eggs to two or three weekly.
For about 70 calories, one large egg provides 6 g of protein (for tissue repair), 239 mcg of vitamin B-2 (for energy production) and 24 mcg of iodine (for thyroid function). Except for protein, most nutrients are in the yolk — as are the egg’s 1.5 g of saturated fat and 212 mg of cholesterol. Options…
Grade AA or A. This refers to the amount of air inside the shell, which reflects egg age and quality. Use the fresher grade AA for frying — it holds its shape. Use grade A for hard-boiling (for easier peeling) and whipping egg whites (for volume).
Pasteurized. This process destroys salmonella. Opt for pasteurized when a recipe calls for raw eggs or if you like your eggs runny.
Cage-free, free-range or organic. Cage-free hens live in henhouses but not cages. Free-range hens and those laying certified organic eggs have outdoor access.
Safety and quality can be harder to manage in cage-free rather than caged settings — so whichever type you prefer, buy eggs with a USDA grade shield or “USDA certified organic” label, indicating adherence to safety standards. If you buy from a farmer’s market, be sure it is monitored by local health inspectors.
Omega-3–enriched. Laid by hens given enriched feed, these contain more heart-healthy DHA omega-3 than the 18 mg in a regular egg. To get your money’s worth, look for brands with at least 100 mg of DHA per egg.
White or brown. Shell color is determined by the hen’s breed. It does not affect taste or nutrients.
Women’s Health interviewed Rosemary Walzem, PhD, RD, associate professor of nutritional biochemistry, poultry science department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. http://walzemlab.tamu.edu
May 16th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged.
However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the hospital.
After a chat about rules being rules,he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
“I don’t know,” he said. “She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown…”
May 16th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It’s one of those “evolutionary things” that allows
Them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
May 16th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Michelle, where are the women to protest these vile creatures? Are we so pathetic that we allow men to attack our sisters and we sit back and wait for other men to come to their aid?
I wrote his bosses at Premiere Radio Networks and gave them a piece of my mind.
Mary
May 16th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
I ranted
I meditated
I dislike THE ANSWER IS BOTH
How do u expect a human to stay sane?
The joke is you don’t
If the answer is both it’s a given you’d be insane
Cute humor. Not.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I am not really self absorbed more like self centered–
I actually rotate ( in colors )
—-
Urte
9auh4nix is foremost in my thoughts as i am sure it is for everyone here sending prayers for strength and a speedy recovery for all crew members.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
: ) hey Rick, Sean and Mark, while you dudes were gettin’ busy here, one of your other readers went and clicked through to my site found my email address and sent me a picture of himself along with a sweetly written ‘bio’ and invitation to lunch, now that was classy. & he’s handsome, tall and has a Harley : ) ‘M’ I responded to your email, just wanted to share how a classy man goes about things. – ZL
May 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Post#10
I am not an alien just a mere human but this always pops into my head when I hear someone or group refer to praying to god to help someone(s) who is going through a crisis to help them.
If you remember the scene in jaws when Sam Quint played by Robert Shaw says to Chief Martin Brody played by Roy Snider that he wanders why when the victim accidentally falls into the sea he prays to god to save him, because who do you think tossed him into the sea for the shark to get him in the first place?
That’s my question to you Post#10. Why bother praying to some god who got the aliens blasted by the Emperor in the first place. Heck, if he/she didn’t want the 9auh4nix hit, she/he would have made the shot miss.
But maybe the god did it to see that pretty shot and the subsequent fantastic explosion. I sure the sun didn’t block his/her view.
as Urte said, Just a thought
May 16th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Zen Lill:
Personally, I don’t see the class in doing a run around and slyly going through your email to reach you. It could be an honest solicitation. However, if I were a woman, I would be cautious of a male who didn’t bother to post to my blog thereby avoiding any link that could be checked in the event he meant foul play.
I don’t mean to alarm you but it is a cruel world out there and a girl can’t be too careful. Bio’s are a dime a dozen.
At least Rick, Sean and Mark, made contact in an open medium. They could still be creeps but they left a trail.
The “other reader” took the surreptitious route from the jump. Why he got no gift for gab? Doesn’t have the time to post on your blog, but enough to take you out out on a date?
How interested in your mind or opinions could he be if he didn’t take the time to post something on an article you took the time to post?
Can’t help a girl with her blog, with a comment or two to show his interest, support, or how his mind works?
Me, I would make it a prerequisite that any invitation to meet or chat via any medium or in person be precluded by at least two posts to my blog. How difficult would that be for any serious suitor to comply with.
As Urte said,
Just a thought
Robert
May 16th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Henry I originally wrote healing light but was persuaded otherwise. Lots hanging around me have something to say here but I have the fingers. The word was a concession.
My info is it’s for the humans reading here who can send the thought energy for healing. They recognize that word in action so transfer is automatic. My note was sincere for my goal.
Of course powers greater than me have their own agenda. I know not why their motives. I cannot change the event but I may be able to positively facilitate others.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Is it Roberta or Robert? Not that it matters I like the suggestion.
Zen Lill, I’d say “Post me twice before you try to split these fine posts. :)”
You gotta know that it will be on his mind. You’re a favorite on this blog, we got your back.
Anon14
May 16th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Robert thank you for pointing that out to ZL. I was thinking about the dangers of her responding to an unsolicited email and I wanted to tell her to be wary. lts a dangerous world out there sometimes. Robert it is nice to know other people are concerned too. You are a gentleman. Zen Lill you be careful!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Holly, I don’t think the alien thought of it as a lie. It was not a falsehood to gain an advantage or deceive. It was to get you to send out an SOS as fast as you could. He was trying to save the lives of his shipmates.
How many times has an alien lied to you? I mean a lie that took advantage of you, or someone else? I can’t see why beings who have such superior abilities would need to stoop that low. But I await your answer.
I can understand Howie’s motive in telling you they lied to you. He is a great contributor to this blog, but he is still a man and men enjoy one upping each other. It is in their nature. That’s why they are so into sports.
They really enjoy a contest where someone has to come out the loser. Men are natural liars. Most will do it even when it is not necessary. It feels good to them to be getting over on someone by deceiving them.
We, women are more about building trust so that we can be accepted as one of the group. The man wants to be the head of the group or the most important one in the group!
To Howie it was something he knew to be not true, so to him it was a lie. If a man gets caught lying about something he wants to explain. If he catches you in a lie, you are declared a liar and that is that.
I think you reacted from Howie’s response, but If you had thought about it you would have concluded that under the same set of circumstances, you may have done the same thing.
I await your reply
Alycedale
May 16th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Thank you all for your concern. Robert, I received a similar email from Mischa. I didn’t say I accepted did I? bc I did not. I did google him, he’s a oc architect. He did comment on a few posts within the email but no back and forth banter for a time occured. I told him he was handsome and we could exchange emails but that I was currently ‘handled’. Whatever – it isn’t like I want any open solicitations, I have an emissary remember? I’m good with that, for now. When a noble man comes back to banter with me here again I will deal with all comers, even the emmisary, then…
I have to keep in mind that if I want to speak on certain subject matter to log in under ‘anonymous’ bc you see the diff, I’m a female and there’s a different outlook when I talk about things that could appeal to a man. I might get hurt. And unfortunately, you would be correct. It’s a good thing some of you males are worthy bc otherwise just those very thoughts make me want to hate you all for having to think that way, for having to have peeps to ‘have my back’.
Thanks again, I’ll make sure I have my own back from now on, Luv, Zen Lill
May 16th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Zen Lill, you shouldn’t feel bad because the world is full of monsters. You are a good person. But because there are those who prey on their own, it is necessary to be cautious.
Like my mother used to say every man will tell you in the heat of the moment “I don’t have nothing” if he doesn’t have a condom and the moment has arrived. He will say it if he knows he does or or if he doesn’t know because he wants to use you for his pleasure.
She always finished with, “If you come to me with a disease, I will send you away because you let that same moment and the man make a fool of you.”
I never forgot what she said. Hence, I never got pregnant until I got married and I never got a disease from a man.
I always have my own back, but is nice to know that I can count of others. Wouldn’t it be a better world if we could count on others having our backs if we needed it?
Now days, people don’t want to get involved, they just turn their backs and wonder why people do the same to them.
I’m a 5’2′ latino. But if I saw you in trouble I’d have your back.
Maria
May 16th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Anon14, you are so sweet. You can have by back anytime.
May 16th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Michelle, it is about a quarter past 8AM in Geneva, my girlfriends and I are reading your blog and making our usual comments. I am only at 5.ZL.
Sometimes I skim and read only ZL But today I don’t have to go in on time, so my coffee will take me through the whole thing one at a time.
Now I will make a special effort to look for you ANON 14. I have never dated any blacks but you thrill me with your words and promises of love.
Marg
May 16th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Mary, I am usually in bed by now, but i stayed up to allow my husband to go to bed so that I could write this in private. He loves to stand behind me a read my emails. I have it but what can I do?
My husband and his family are huge Beck fans. The women in his family remind me of the quote I have often read on this blog. The one about white women being as dumb as a box of rock. Believe me the females in his family may be dumber.
They not only listen to his show. They buy and prominently display his books at their homes. They have this hard copy with beck decked out in a Nazi uniform on the cover. It would just be silly but that network is supported by millions of white women. Here are some stats on it.
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Known for his quick wit, candid opinions and engaging personality, Glenn Beck has attracted millions of viewers and listeners throughout the United States with The Glenn Beck Program.
His radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, is heard on over 400 stations and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. It is the third highest-rated national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54.
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With 237 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Radio has the largest reach of any media company in America. Clear Channel radio serves 150 cities …
Founded in 1987, Premiere began in Los Angeles with a $30,000 investment. Within the first year, the company produced three shows and recorded advertising billings of $2.1 million with approximately 250 affiliates. Today, Premiere produces 70 programs with annual billings in excess of $330 million.
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I can see intimidated white men flocking to Beck’s radio program, but women of any color is ridiculous. Yet there it is in my face every morning. Beck live. I am forced to have to listen as we drive to the mall or elsewhere. They run his show for three hours.
Angie
November 6th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
kitchen sink wine…
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