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Meghan McCain: Part Two

Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 17th, 2011


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Part Two: Meghan McCain’s Comeback (?)

I was really hesitant in posting the letter that McCain sent to Beck, after his little throw-up episode. Why? All I want to say to Meghan is this: “Is that the best you can say to a creep? I’ve seen more angry words come out of your mouth towards Obama, who hasn’t done anything to you, and this is all you say to a man who spent 10 minutes cutting you down verbally, while throwing up his fake guts into a garbage can?”

Shut Up About My Body, Glenn Beck

After Meghan McCain wore a revealing dress in a skin-cancer PSA, Glenn Beck launched a vicious tirade about her body—suggesting she wear a burqa and saying the idea of her naked made him want to vomit. In an open letter to Beck, McCain asks if this is the legacy he wants to leave his daughters.

Dear Mr. Beck,

I am writing to thank you for helping me spread the word about a serious condition.

A few months ago, I filmed a PSA for skin-cancer awareness where I posed in a strapless Juicy dress to appear “naked,” as a metaphor for the dangers of going out in the sun without sunscreen. I thought that pretending to be naked (even if I only disrobed to my collar bone) would hopefully call attention to skin cancer, a disease that both my parents have suffered from.

I don’t know if you know this, Mr. Beck, but that scar on the side of my father’s face is from a melanoma he had removed when I was in middle school. Did you know melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer? Did you also know that between40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to be 65 will have either basal-cell carcinoma or squamous-cell carcinoma skin cancer? And that there are more than 2 million cases of skin cancer discovered in the United States every year? It’s pretty scary, Glenn, and something everyone in America should be made aware of.

But the thing is, Glenn, I wasn’t really naked, and I know the idea of me being naked caused you to vomit on your radio show for 10 minutes. You suggested I should wear a burqa, since you believe that’s probably the only clothing that could possibly fit me. By the way, you should really see a doctor because it isn’t normal to vomit for that long.

While you’re at the doctor’s office, why not get checked for moles on your skin to make sure you don’t have any signs of skin cancer? Skincancer.org suggests, “Throughout the year, you should examine your skin head to toe once a month, looking for any suspicious lesions. Self-exams can help you identify potential skin cancers early, when they can almost always be completely cured.”

While we’re on the subject of you vomiting on air, maybe we should have a little talk. 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. Isn’t that an indication that the era of the shock-jock pundit is over? Don’t you think that’s a sign you should be pulling it back a little? I mean, if you’re too conservative and outrageous for Fox, that should tell you something. 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.

You’re a full-grown man with teenage daughters who are probably dealing with the sexist, body-obsessed media environment that is difficult for all women. Is this really the legacy you want to be leaving for yourself?

As a person who is known for his hot body, you must find it easy to judge the weight fluctuations of others, especially young women. If any of your daughters are ever faced with some kind of criticism of their physical appearance or weight, they should call me, because women’s body image is another issue I feel passionate about, and have become accustomed to dealing with and speaking with young women about on my college tours.

So thanks for spreading the word, Glenn. And next time, instead of jumping straight to the “Meghan McCain fat jokes,” maybe try out some new material. Because the fat-joke thing, it’s been done so many times, I know a creative intellect such as yourself can do better than that.

Love,

Meghan

Meghan McCain is a columnist for The Daily Beast. Originally from Phoenix, she graduated from Columbia University in 2007. She is a New York Times bestselling children’s author, previously wrote for Newsweek magazine, and created the Web sitemccainblogette.com. Her most recent book, Dirty Sexy Politics, was published in August.

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Okay…I have more to say…

McCain: Girl – you need a ghost writer. I’d be happy to be that for you because you could really use one. First of all, your letter starts off with thanking him. Really? I don’t care if you’re trying to be facetious, the guy needs to be reamed.

Then you go into talking about your reasoning why you did the ad, like Beck gives a fuck. And your comment, “By the way, you should really see a doctor because it isn’t normal to vomit for that long”, is just too silly.

And then to say, “Clearly you have a problem with me, and possibly women in general,…” – Possibly? Gee ya think?! There is no doubt he has a problem with women – that is the least you could say about him when it comes to women.

And then you end your silly little letter by complimenting him and his intellect, and sign off “Love, Meghan” (!) Are you serious?

Readers: Just what does this say about this woman? She is a poor role model for women out there. A disgraceful representative of a strong women, and a fine example of a weak woman accepting this disgusting behavior, and practically kissing the ass of a piece-of-shit-of-a-man like Beck.  Where is her backbone? Where is her bitch? After all he laid into her, this is all she had to say to him? Pathetic.

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21 Responses to “Meghan McCain: Part Two”

  1. General Info Says:

    FACEBOOK — FRIEND OR FOE?

    Facebook, which started as a playground for Ivy League college kids, has now captivated the adult market — by which I don’t mean anything off color!

    The social network has literally changed our ability to connect with others wherever they might be, and people over age 50 are now the fastest-growing category of users, representing 42% according to recent Pew research.

    It’s easy to see why. For example, I have a friend who was worried about a former neighbor now living in the Middle East, but she had no contact information.

    Her teenage daughter suggested Facebook, and in less than a minute, my friend had located the woman… within 10 minutes, she learned that her friend was fine… and a half-hour later, the two were “chatting” and enjoying looking at one another’s photos from the holidays and recent family vacations!

    NOT YOUR THING?

    Now, if you haven’t used Facebook or used it only briefly, you may feel about as inclined to explore it as you are to hang out at a food court over French fries and soda — as teenagers do — and I agree that devoting time to using Facebook is not without its problems, as we shall see below in our conversation with Lauren Zander, life coach and Daily Health News contributor.

    On the positive side, Facebook can be especially valuable for older folks to help them stay connected with others — which has been shown to be a critical factor in longevity.

    One man I know who has become virtually housebound because of heart problems is having a great time exchanging jokes and tidbits with numerous friends, ranging from colleagues from his days in the corporate world to buddies from his boyhood.

    Even though he is physically isolated and in poor health, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that thanks to his “Facebook life,” he is a reasonably happy guy.

    Facebook also can be terrific for people who aren’t comfortable in social situations, offering the opportunity to share a more sparkling online self with friends new and old.

    FACEBOOK DANGER ZONES

    But — I told you there was a “but” to this story… there also are some problems with all this, Zander notes. We chatted (on the phone!) about several of the common ones.

    It’s a performance. Not only does Facebook allow socially awkward people to transcend their shyness, but it also allows people to carefully edit their lives so that what they end up presenting to the world isn’t exactly the truth.

    Zander told me about someone she knows who has made a serious mess of his life, but to read his Facebook page, she says, “You would think he is a master of the universe who has licked all of life’s problems.”

    Many people make a practice of posting lots of pictures of themselves dressed to the nines… attending glorious parties and relaxing on lavish vacations… engaging in witty repartee with their long list of “friends.”

    This can be deeply depressing to people who end up believing that others’ lives are so much better than their own.

    Acknowledging that it is only natural to want to share life’s high moments, Zander cautions us to remember that the happy faces on Facebook show just one side of life, and everyone has the other, more difficult side as well.

    It’s a time sucker. Hours spent socializing on Facebook can overtake the other parts of your life. These carefully crafted and highly filtered online interactions can be easier and more immediately gratifying than dealing with the daily challenges and drudgery of life with your spouse, kids, parents, siblings and neighbors —

    but in the end, the online social world does not provide the same quality of interaction. (See Daily Health News, January 6, 2011.) It’s rather ironic for people to spend hours connecting with people across the country while ignoring those who are up the hall.

    It’s an invitation to mischief. It’s not uncommon for people who are bored with their lives and, yes, their marriages to connect with past loves “just out of curiosity” and, if flirtations ensue, trouble (of the real-life kind) can come soon after.

    A 2010 study from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says that an astonishing 20% of divorce cases in this country now cite evidence from social-networking sites — with Facebook leading the pack.

    HOW TO BE IN CONTROL

    According to Zander, the choice of whether Facebook enriches or impoverishes your life is yours to make — it’s all about being clear on your goals and pursuing them… and only them.

    Do you want to cultivate dozens of “friends” to put your business front and center? Do you want to enliven your social life without going out?

    Perhaps you would like to be an active presence with your children and their families by regularly exchanging information and photos?

    Whatever your preference, Zander says, it is wise to decide specifically what rules you want to set for yourself, including who you really want as Facebook friends and the amount of time you’ll allow yourself to spend on the site each day.

    And then write these rules down — literally — and thumbtack them up where you can see them. Periodically review your rules to see if they are working for you.

    The idea is to be sure that you are in charge of Facebook rather than it being in charge of you. “It is a tool and a wonderful one,” said Zander. “But using the tool wisely is up to you.”

    Source(s):

    Lauren Zander, cofounder and chairman, The Handel Group, http://www.thehandelgroup.com

  2. Janet Says:

    Michelle, well said. Beck and that channel he works for is a piece of shit!

  3. Helena Says:

    It is sad to have to say it but the woman has always been a shield for republican men’s propaganda. They use her so that they have a target that is difficult to attack by the opposing party because she is a woman.

    What she is discovering is that men who belong to the republican party extend no such benefit to women of either party. When will white women learn that the Republican party is a bastion for racist, greedy, sexually inept white males only?

    Helena

  4. Zen Lill Says:

    This sort of ‘confrontation’ is taught to young repub girls bc you know, it’s not right to jump in a man’s face : ) I oughta know. Though with a guy like Beck, why bother writing anything, he got what was coming – cancelled. It’s obvious enough that he’s a jerk of the highest order.

    I’d say women ought to wake up but apparently I am one of them today, sigh…

    Maria, thank you, really, I am touched by your words. Very kind of you and yep, I’d have your back, too, bc that’s just how I roll.

    Marg, you flatter me and today, I’m not feeling very worthy of it.

    …the emmisary is not happy with me (and f**k I’m tired, leave me alone with all that) and I have a new – well, I don’t know what to call this woman – she is attempting to be me, she’s had breast surgery (nicely done) and grew her hair and cut it like mine and it’s the exact same color, she wear 5″ heels everywhere, she’s obsessed and I don’t know what to do with her. She’s not threatening me or anything, just making herself appear in odd ways ala ‘where’s Waldo’ style, she asked a friend where I like to hang out (I’m hunkering down with Elliott’s list of movies if I can find em’) – I’m just ready to book a flight and get the f**k out of dodge…and to top it off, on my way out of the gym today a man stopped me and sweetly asked me if he could give me some solicited advice, I tentatively said yes, he said something about an exercise I did, he was making sense so I listened, as he spoke a woman showed up, she had a gigantic rack and the stink eye for me – he quickly introduced her, I said hi (blank) nice to meet you. She said, he’s my boyfriend. I said, ah…nice to meet you both (in my head I was screaming – OH EVERYONE PLEASE FUCK OFF), I nodded at him and ran to my car.

    It isn’t easy being me but I guess somebody has to do it : ) today, I’d rather someone take over, just for the day, tomorrow will be better. At least no one is threatening my life or safety so I’m going to think about that right now and send some ZL luv out to those women who are in some real danger.

    Luv this place and you all, Zen Lill

  5. Holly Says:

    Alycedale it does not matter if the end justifies the means. If it’s not the truth it’s a lie. Period. Big lie little lie no matter. You are attempting to justify it Think what you want about an alien not needing to stoop to untruths but this wasn’t the first time it has happened to me. And its none of your business how i’ve been lied to in the past I say some are lying right here on this blog but it’s not my place to point it out. Aliens do whatever they wish because they can. Im impartial. In this instance had I not been lied to I may not have gotten involved. Or their SOS may not have been reacted to. The means justified the end here for them but don’t go glossing it up. It was a lie. If you still want to bicker over that go to a dictionary and look up the word.

  6. HOWIE Says:

    Hello Holly:
    I do not believe that anyone realizes that if you hadn’t been communicating with your Zaus friend at that precise time, no one would have even known what had happened to them. If you knew that you were being lied to you probably would not have written your comment which saved them.

    Your S.O.S. on this blog is what saved them or they would have drifted into the Sun or met a similar demise. Neither the IoLa nor any other aliens around this solar system would have assisted them

    You saved their asses, plain and simple. No one can deny that.

    HOWIE

  7. Holly Says:

    Hello HOWIE.

    Thank you saying I saved lives. But I’m not looking for accolades.

    I see my part as more a player that was unwittingly tossed in the game. Fortunately for those I care about, I just happened to enter with an unexpected hand and I played it. I’m more of a team player than I am given credit for.

    It could have turned out the opposite way, with the Zaus gone, unknown, into oblivion. Besides the obvious of my not wanting that to happen to my friends and lovers, what if something down the road found my energy was the last contact with that ship after the blast? What kind of untruths could be told as to why that was and what really happened???

    Hmm… See where I am going?

    For those who have reviewed my game card, try to understand just because I was at another event with a different outcome doesn’t make me responsible for another’s behavior. My energy was all over that too, both before and after the, er, blast shall we say. But I get an unearned reputation because a power much bigger than me decided not to leave a foot print. I was there so I was judged and the myth of my involvement has been repeated and repeated falsely across the universe.

    It’s been very hindering. I should not have to be approached under shields. Take note all as that in itself has served another’s purpose.

    Untruths, lies, they are everywhere.

  8. Melvin Says:

    Must be nice Holly to be so righteous. ” If it’s not the truth it’s a lie. Period. Big lie little lie no matter.” Straight out of the Old Testament. with a bit of translation of your own.

    Actually it does matter. That’s what differentiates us from the animals. We can make the leap that can make a falsehood not a lie. Humans are not bound by absolutes. We know the difference. I am an coach for the PAL little league baseball team. If I tell a child that I am not upset with him because he made a mistake that cost us a run or maybe the game when I am because I don’t want to destroy his self confidence or self worth, I don’t believe I lied. I certainly don’t feel like I lied.

    I don’t need to look it up in a dictionary to know that I did not lie. If you cannot distinguish it must be very difficult being your friend. Or am I wrong when I suspect that you lie all the time and never give it a second thought like the rest of us.

    Unless you have no problem answering truthfully when you are asked rhetorical questions or when someone ask you if he or she looks okay in that god ugly ensemble.

    The term lie carries with it both the maturity and the necessity to understand when a lie is not a lie. However, contradictory in terms it may seem.

    Many professions, noble ones are rooted in the ability of the practitioner ‘s ability to discern the difference and his or her’s skill in walking that fine line. Ever heard the term “bedside manner” used.

    Are you at all familiar with the offices of Diplomacy so important to the nations of the world. I supposed it makes you feel good to proclaim “He lied. Look it up.” I would answer look up manners, politeness, gentility, friendship, loyalty, etc.

    Alycedale I admire you courage in attempting to soften the mood with your explanation of the need of the “alien” to expedite matters with his lie. What would the world be like if not for those who can tell the difference between a big and little lie?

    If you are “impartial,” I would not wish to see or hear you when you weren’t. You were very shrill with Alycedale.

    Melvin

  9. Anonymous Says:

    Nice try Holly, but that dog won’t hunt. We wouldn’t let down our shields in your presence.

  10. Holly Says:

    So you don’t like my bed side manner Melvin.
    Alycedale can handle it I have no doubt based on the strength I’ve seen in her before.

    Impartiality and shrillness are not related.

    Your statement
    The term lie carries with it both the maturity and the necessity to understand when a lie is not a lie
    is craptastic.

  11. Melvin Says:

    Yes. Holly, I have kids that do the same thing. When they have difficulty forming an answer, they usually settle for making a joke or attacking the prober or just being petulant. At I wasn’t attacked.

    Perhaps a simpler pose will enable you to get the meaning. If your boss asked you if you thought he/she was a good manager.And you thought he/she was a terrible manager. Would you lie? I your mother was dressed in her Sunday best and asked you if she looked nice but you thought the outfit looked terrible because your mom has a terrible fashion sense, would you lie?

    Now, think, exercise that brain. Respond with something more that the obvious, the cute, the smart ass or a lie. Would you equate the two as lies, and if so why other than the obvious.

    By the way, the dictionary that you cited as the place to discover what the term lie means is full of other definitions. Here are a few.
    —————————
    THE RIGHT WORD
    If your spouse asks you whether you remembered to mail the tax forms and you say “Yes,” even though you know they’re still sitting on the passenger seat of your car, you’re telling a lie, which is a deliberately false statement.

    If you launch into a lengthy explanation of the day’s frustrations and setbacks, the correct word would be prevaricate, which is to quibble, dodge the point, or confuse the issue so as to avoid telling the truth.

    If you tell your spouse that you would have mailed the taxes, but then you started thinking about an important deduction you might be entitled to take and decided it would be unwise to mail them without looking into it, you’re rationalizing, which is to come up with reasons that put your own behavior in the most favorable possible light.

    If you say that there was an accident in front of the post office that prevented you from finding a parking space and there really wasn’t, fabricate is the correct verb, meaning that you’ve invented a false story or excuse without the harsh connotations of lie (: she fabricated an elaborate story about how they got lost on their way home).

    Equivocate implies saying one thing and meaning another; it usually suggests the use of words that have more than one meaning, or whose ambiguity may be misleading. For example, if your spouse says, “Did you take care of the taxes today?” you might equivocate by saying “Yes,” you took care of them—meaning that you finished completing the forms and sealing them in the envelope, but that you didn’t actually get them to the post office.

    To fib is to tell a falsehood about something unimportant; it is often used as a euphemism for lie (: a child who fibs about eating his vegetables).
    —————————-

    It appears that the authority that you are citing differs with the meaning of the word lie. You can equivocate but the fact is not the same as an untruth. Science and nature are full of untruths. They are not lies.

    A lie envolves the human element to be discerned. Although, I don’t believe in aliens, I could be persuaded that one would need a motive to lie. Absence one it is merely a non truth.

    A lie is a deliberate fabrication to advantage the fabricator at the expense of the one who is the object of the fabrication.

    Under those terms absence your unyielding position, you were not told a fabrication to advantage the teller at your or anyone else’s expense.

    You were undoubtedly absence the information concerning the true events leading up their plight, but you experienced no expense as a result of the lack of that information.

    However if “craptastic” works for you that is fine. I have been a grade school coach for more that 20 years. I assure you I have heard worst from some of my kids.

    Melvin

  12. Erica Says:

    Howie, some things are worth the effort. Kudos for trying.

  13. Zen Lill Says:

    Melvin, I thought all this was covered with the ‘trivial lies’ thing a few days ago. What you describe at length (hating mom’s sunday best, etc…) is ‘trivial lying’ and is basically inconsequential (hmm, I just wrote a blod post taht covered this, I’ll pop over and cut and paste the relevant stuff)

    ok, here it is…
    the ZL excerpt ‘If you want to be a formidable woman, you must act like one…’

    ‘I should be formidable by acting like a BITCH?
    Yes, as defined in the following two ways, this first is very commonly found on the internets (nod to you E : ) and that is: Babe In Total Control of Herself, and I love that definition.

    My personal favorite: Beautiful Intelligent Talented Creative Honest. Perfect, isn’t it? I would get into defining all of those but they’re pretty self evident, but let’s chat about the honesty one for a mo’ – tiny trivial lies are OK (mom, I’ve got a call on the other line, I’ll call you right back), lying outright (think of your own, you know you’ve pulled a doozy at someone else’s expense, own it) and lies by ommission (if I don’t say anything, it didn’t happen/isn’t so/blahblah, uh yeah, nice try, wrong) are just not cool.at.all. If you do it, you must take the fall out that goes with it (bc you deserve it : ) again, just own it…(and it has happened to the best of us, sigh).

    Does it need to be defined much more, and Holly has every right to blow you off bc she doesn’t like your righteous bedside manner, just my own observation bc you sound a tad arrogant.

    G’nite, ZL

  14. Anonymous Says:

    No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  15. Ethel Says:

    Holly if I felt I was manipulated into playing a game I may not know the rules to and I were also accused of a terrible event where i was just a bystander I would probably have a prickly personality too. It must be frustrating to not be heard as it is especially for a woman and when you have no control over events. I looked hard and found you are honest in your belief of events. Let the men hide behind their shields and ignorance. At least one party on the Zaus had the balls when needed to call upon you. For saving my friends I will always be grateful and defend you.

  16. Ethel Says:

    By the way you have quite the pleasing form. LookIng hard has it’s rewards indeed.

  17. Rose Marie Says:

    Good morning. I am wondering if there have been any General Health Info postings relating to getting menopausal symptoms under control. If I have missed it, would someone be so kind as to fill me in on what was shared? I’m one constant sweaty hot flash these days and I would very much like to find some non-prescription relief. I already take Sam-E and Vitamin D. Thank you.

  18. Melvin Says:

    Holly, Zen Lill an all:

    Sorry I did mean to offend. I was making a point because in my 20 years of working with children I have had to work with so many that had their psyches f**ked up by parents that expressed the kind of ideas I heard here.

    I thought adult conversation would allow for growth. The possibility of seeing other ideas. But some of the women here are too into their egos to accept the possibility that their are alternatives to their way of thinking.

    I will run into more children who view the world in the strictly black and white moral terms expressed by some here. God bless them and the coaches that have to first mend their screwed psyches so they can mingle safely with the other kids before she or he can develop their physical skill for the sport at hand.

    If it is arrogant to want children to have an opportunity to be free of the bigotry, racism, moralism, and self-hatred that is often inflicted upon them by their parent, I plead guilty.

    I see that even on a blog dedicated to women’s issues the parents are as rigid in their dogmas and any man’s blog. I supposed unless aliens come down and take over the job of parenting, the world will remain the same. I don’t see that happening since I don’t believe in aliens

    Melvin

  19. Zen Lill Says:

    Melvin, I understood your subtle implications about correct word usage just fine. I’m totally cool with you thinking I’m not a good parent or that I have an ego. I probably am a little of both some small percentage of the time bc I do not live in a black and white world : ) where it’s the way you present it or else you’re being black/white…I’m a many shades of gray person myself, and if you’ve been reading here for any amount of time, you would know that. I would bet that you also can be righteous and arrogant in your delivery of imformation just as you can be a good and dedicated educator albeit one with some very black and white ideas about what constitutes and/or perpetuates and teachs racism, etc…no offense intended on my end either, I’m just sayin’…

    I’m going to go back and watch Glenn Beck and hope I don’t start wretching into a garbage can : )

    Hi Mischa : )

    Luv, Zen Lill

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