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Home › Politics

Meghan McCain | 03/13/2009 2:05 pm

Meghan McCain Bites Back at Laura Ingraham

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Meghan McCain’s not one to let herself be insulted.

The budding journalist, who is also the daughter of former Republican presidential candidate John McCain, today blasted radio host Laura Ingraham for her remarks that she’s "plus-sized."

Wrote McCain on her Twitter page, "Laura Ingraham, please stop talking about my body." She then offered this message: "To all my girls out there. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about your body! I love my curves and you should love yours, too!" That’s right, girl!

Update: McCain offers a more detailed response over at The Daily Beast, in which she writes: "At this point, I have more respect for Ann Coulter than I do for Laura Ingraham because at least Coulter didn’t come back at me with heartless, substance-less attacks about my weight."

Read more about: John McCain, Laura Ingraham, Meghan McCain, News, Politics

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caj p
Who is she to talk about this nice young lady’s figure?  Pity she doesn’t have the same decorum and sense as Meghan, sounds to me like she is rather perturbed that Meghan is telling tales out of school by not following the straight down the line way of thinking that the Reps are supposed to do.  Good for Meghan putting her straight, she is a smart and very attractive young lady and it’s pity there isn’t more like her in that party with her openness
By caj p on 03/13/2009 2:30 pm
Sherri Hunt
With all due respect, if Meghan wants to be in the spotlight she needs to expect a few jabs and deal with it.  Afterall, look at what the press did to poor Sarah Palin, they tore her to shreds! Yet she remained calm, polite, and professional as they not only slammed her constantly, but also her family. Having a weight problem is not, "very attractive", it is unhealthy.  I love the Laura Ingram talk show, she tells it the way it is, she has the facts to back up her comments, she is very intelligent, and exposes those who are up to no good.  I personally would not have mentioned Meghan’s weight, although Laura rocks!!! 
By Sherri Hunt on 03/14/2009 6:54 pm
caj p
With all due respect, I think you may find that Laura Ingram has a problem with Meghan actually being her own person and speaking her own thoughts not the usual jargon she is used to hearing from the right.  This maybe a little payback by Ingram for Meghan being so above her station to dare cross the Rep Party line and follow the herd and it sounds a little bit like you are irked that Meghan is thinking for herself as well.
By caj p on 03/14/2009 7:25 pm
Lucia Caprina
I have to agree with you the systematic destruction of Sarah Palin was much more along the lines of character destruction than a remark about weight from Laura. Didnt Megan complain about her ‘love life’ and dating ? To begin with.. and she didnt even know who Laura Ingrahm was anyway…hows is she a republican ?
By Lucia Caprina on 03/16/2009 12:33 pm
Patience Hackler
How can you refer to Laura as "intelligent" when a someone wants to have a serious debate about the future of the Republican party and her response is "she’s fat"? How does that make her more intelligent than any second grader on the playground?  And Meghan handled criticism well during the campaign - it’s not about the criticism. It’s about the fact that a peer decided to resort to school yard taunts instead of honest, intelligent debate.  Laura’s lost any respect I had for her (and I didn’t exactly have a lot respect for her to begin with)
By Patience Hackler on 03/17/2009 1:16 pm
Steve Douglass
Too bad the Libs didn’t have this same type of attitude about Sarah Palin or Bristol Palin.
By Steve Douglass on 03/15/2009 4:49 pm
caj p
Sarah Palin was talking double speak during the campaign, advocating one thing and her daughter ended up doing the opposite..that is the difference.  Meghan clearly has her own thoughts and does not follow the herd when she speaks, kind of refreshing not to hear the same old stuff being repeated over and over the party needs more folks like her and they may actually join the 21st Century!!
By caj p on 03/15/2009 5:24 pm
Steve Douglass
So, you’re saying that you can be held responsible for everything your child does? That’s silly. I wonder if your child were to be an ax murderer, should you go to prison?
By Steve Douglass on 03/15/2009 6:24 pm
caj p
All parents are responsible for their children aren’t they who else is?    The point here is you have a teenager who got pregnant while her Mother was advocating abstinence, that is what I mean by double speak…saying folks should do one thing when you aren’t following your own rules it’s very simple.
By caj p on 03/15/2009 10:16 pm
Kelly In Texas

The point here is you have a teenager who got pregnant while her Mother was advocating abstinence,

By caj p on 03/15/2009 11:16 pm That is no point, no point at all. I suggest that when in doubt, look up the meaning of a word. "Advocating" for instance. Her daughter is her own person, who will make her own decisions and own mistakes. A parent can only guide and suggest. If you think that by suggesting sex with a condom would have worked better….you are only kidding yourself and out of touch with the teenage mentality.
By Kelly In Texas on 03/16/2009 1:58 pm
caj p
Why don’t you folks get it!!   Of course Bristol is her own person and makes her own decisions I realize that, but her Mother was spouting abstinence at the time….get it?  At the time she was parading Bristol around as she herself was pregnant….that smacks of hypocrisy pure and simple don’t you get that and that was my point!!!
By caj p on 03/16/2009 3:25 pm
caj p
I meant to say Bristol was herself pregnant not meaning Sarah.
By caj p on 03/16/2009 3:26 pm
Kelly In Texas

Well……I can’t speak for "you folks" but I certainly have a crystal clear understanding of what I "get".  My feeling is that if someone questions how Sarah Palin can advocate abstinence, yet support and value her unmarried, pregnant daughter, they are the "folks" that don’t "get" it.

I think that "parading" is not a realistic description. Sarah Palin was not "hiding" or ignoring her pregnant daughter. She stood up in front of this Nation and stood as one of us. She stood as an America that faces the same challenges that we do. She stood beside her daughter with honor and honesty. She stood and said to others that abstinence is the answer to unwanted pregnancy.

"Hyprocrisy" would be forcing an abortion.

Teens that find themselves in the company of a sexual encounter fail to use protection. It is better to avoid the situation and a pledge to abstinence.

So, no….you don’t seem to have a point for me.

By Kelly In Texas on 03/16/2009 3:52 pm
caj p
Who said anything about not supporting her daughter…where did you read that anywhere in my comment don’t make up things that are not written!!!!   Well you tell me exactly where it is not hypocrisy on Sarah Palin’s part when she is telling everyone else to go with abstinence as that was her belief on the campaign trail and then have her daughter standing there with her who is pregnant???  If you can’t see the difference then there is no point….how do you get hypocrisy by forcing an abortion??   Hypocrisy is when you say one thing and do another is that not plain enough for you and that is what Sarah Palin did…said one thing to others while her own family member did the reverse…simple!!!!
By caj p on 03/16/2009 5:55 pm
Kelly In Texas

Well…you are the one the used the term "paraded Bristol around". That does not represent a mother supporting her daughter, anything but.

Sarah Palin advocates abstinence, not perfection. I advocate patience, but with often lose it when Liberal nonsense smears people’s good names and intentions. Bristol herself admits that abstinence would have been the better choice. It is a sad state when someone takes a mistake made by a young woman and then strips her of her beliefs and honor. Abstinence is what they both believe young people should aspire to. It is the fail safe way to avoid pregnancy.

Hypocrisy would have been if Sarah Palin had encouraged an abortion, something she is against.

I find it curious why someone would be so willing to tear down a young woman and her family that is publically speaking out about such a personal matter. They both want to make a statement and perhaps a difference in some other young persons life. What better case for abstinence now, than the words from Bristol herself.

Simple ~

By Kelly In Texas on 03/16/2009 8:53 pm
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