Meghan McCain: I Contributed to the Country's Polarization by Saying I 'Hate' Hillary Clinton

[DonViejo]

by Ken Meyer | Oct 25th, 2018, 11:51 am

The View, on Thursday, discussed the continued deterioration of political discourse. And co-host Meghan McCain acknowledged that she has played a role with some of her heated commentary in the past.

As the nation deals with the fallout from this week’s multiple bomb scares, McCain told her colleagues that she’s done a lot of soul searching recently about the rhetoric she puts forward on TV. She specifically cited a moment earlier this year when she embraced President Donald Trump‘s “Crooked Hillary” moniker for Hillary Clinton.

“I said I hate Hillary Clinton and I called her Crooked Hillary and it’s one of the things I regret doing because I contributed on television. Now this is not saying that I agree with her. I have many vast differences of opinion on philosophy and ideology and I didn’t think she was a great candidate, but hate is not a word that should be coming out of my mouth on television about someone of a different political persuasion.”

McCain called on media figures to hold themselves accountable to “the same standard that I would like to hold the president.”

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[hatrack]

1. Whatever . . .

[JHan]

9. LOL my thoughts exactly. She's done this before.

Like it's boring now.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. So Meghan

your Mother had a chat with you.

[ismnotwasm]

3. Fuck off Meghan.

[JHan]

11. now now that wasn't very civil /sarcasm.

Seriously what else but "fuck off" does she expect people to say in reply to this?

"Oh this person could have died, I guess I was on shit". So if no package was sent, calling her Crooked Hillary was okay?

[ismnotwasm]

15. My husband watches The View

Which I think is adorable. But if I’m in the room and the women opens her mouth he has to pause the TV and listen to me rant about what a dumbass she is

And this is more dumbassery. From what I can tell, She’s not actually stupid,but shallow and self centered with very poor critical thinking skills.

She annoys the crap out of me.

[brush]

17. You nailed it with..."very poor critical thinking skills". That's the definition of a...

repug—especially a woman backing the orange crotch grabber in the WH.

[JHan]

26. yeah she's not terribly bright.

From what I've seen.

It's moments like these where I cherish the fact I don't watch TV much.

[Freethinker65]

4. Too fucking late.

[Siwsan]

5. Someone needs to remind her the show is called 'The View', not 'Meghan's View'

She constantly dominates the discussion by spewing right wing nonsense, talking over and talking down the other people at the table, and then frantically searches the faces of the audience members for some affirmation. I've never seen anyone try so hard to constantly be offended. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic.

If she wants to espouse conservative views, fine. But she needs to tone down the angry screeching and listen to what other people have to say.

I suspect this "apology" has more to do with her being worried about blow back, than anything else.

[dalton99a]

6. Stupid Trumpanzee. Shut the fuck up.

[spanone]

7. she shames whatever is left of John McCain's legacy.

[AlexSFCA]

8. too little too late

[gratuitous]

10. Meghan says she did a lot of soul searching?

I wonder if she had any success?

I suppose it's to her credit that now, at long last, she has a bit of understanding of the connection between reckless comments broadcast from a national platform and reckless actions that some of our less stable citizens might take based on those comments. Brava, I guess. Will she be working with her ideological fellow travelers to be more watchful, or is this a one-off, my bad, back to the previous setting in a week or a month from now?

[3Hotdogs]

18. If she looks hard enough, she may find her soul.

[miss-nasty]

12. What is it with

The two MAGA-n's - oh wait they've used too much bleach on them roots!

[Bfd]

13. So the 2 Megans are reallly reallly sorry today, huh?

N.O.T. !!!

They both delivered hate & ignorance in their public forum. They chose the words they spoke.

The 2 Megans don't give a shit, not really.

🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

[BadMachines]

14. Shut up, Meg

You’re 716 days late and a vote short

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. Not to mention your "contribution" to the downward spiral of our

collective IQ every other time you open your mouth.

[Aristus]

19. Having her cake and eating it, too.

Her words were instrumental in helping Trump get within reach of the White House.

Now she's hoping her expression of contrition will absolve her of that.

No way. You have the country you wanted, lady. Deal with it.

[obamanut2012]

20. TOO FUCKING LATE

Her dad was very friendly with HRC despite differences, and for some reason she disrespected that friendship and her father's opinion of HRC.

[violetpastille]

33. Her father didn't want her to talk to Playboy either.

“If you see me in a gay bar, it’s only because they play the best music and my gay friends like to dance. Gay guys love me. It’s the big boobs and blonde hair.” - Playboy

She did it anyway because.. Basic gotta Basic.

[JI7]

21. what was it she said at the idea of Chelsea running for office

and keep in mind that Chelsea never said she was going to.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. And that is what the Catholics call an act of contrition...

What the old timers called Eating Crow Pie.

And what we call today covering your ass in order to save your job.

Crow Pie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eating crow is a colloquial idiom, used in English-speaking countries, that means humiliation by admitting having been proven wrong after taking a strong position. Crow is presumably foul-tasting in the same way that being proven

[WhiteTara]

23. too little too late. nt

[Wintryjade]

24. What is worse is promoting the "both sides" with every call out the Republicans get

with their lies, hate speech, violence, gaslighting, crimes.

Promoting both sides nulls and voids all discussion.

[rockfordfile]

25. What a idiot. The same person sending bombs are likely a trump/GOP supporter.

And probably Megan McCain supporter.

[catbyte]

27. I hope she means what she says. She's been quite shrill & heavy on the false equivalencies lately.

[saidsimplesimon]

28. Meghan should retire from the "View".

Her 15 minutes of fame expired years ago. It would be kinder to prick her bubble by telling her no one pays any attention to her unhinged remarks.

[LisaM]

29. What are these "vast" policy differences anyway?

Is Meghan McCain anti choice? Does she support separating immigrant children from their parents? Does she support withdrawal from the Paris Accord? Does she not think climate change is manmade? Does she think women should earn less than men? Does she believe in regressive taxes? Is she against CHIP, healthcare, and food stamps? Does she want to end Social Security?

No, she's been brainwashed if you ask me. And her super-conservative husband doesn't help matters any.

[allgood33]

30. remarkable how so many GOP in the Senate found Hillary to be a great colleague, willing and able to

work across party line to get things done, especially for her State. But when she decided to run for President and got a huge following and it looked like she should win based on her knowledge and experience and her ideas she became "crooked Hillary" to folks on both sides of the aisle. I never have understood the women's hate of Hillary. She is a fighter for her beliefs and a fighter to keep her family in tact. She raised a beautiful daughter inside and out and has adorable grands that she adores. Go figure.

[northoftheborder]

34. I don't understand the Hillary Hate either, AT ALL. It is unfathomable to me.

She has seldom ever even criticized anyone, just advocates for her causes. A brilliant woman. Even claiming misogyny doesn't really explain it either. Even other women claim the hate for her.

[DFW]

31. I don't get US TV, and have never seen a full episode of The View

So, my observation is based on occasional photos I have seen of Ms. McCain over the last few years, with some big gaps in time between.

Now, I realize there are many reasons for binge eating, but I know one of them can be loneliness and frustration. The photos I have seen of her over the last few years have her going from a somewhat normal weight to a current borderline obese. She is not exactly an underprivileged woman, so I suspect her problems with Hillary and her comments fawning over the extremist right stem from something deeper than just a loose mouth on the air.

[delisen]

32. McCain is a Legacy Host-got position due to Dad's prominence.

It is the only the rare Legacy Host worth watching.

The no-talent, no-skill 1% is everywhere promoting their their destructive agenda. McCain is also an heiress. I wonder if she donates her entire salary to a non-family charity.

[BigDemVoter]

35. Meghan is deplorable too. She enthusiastically campaigned and voted for Sarah Palin.