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Meghan McCain the new GOP spokesperson

“Is there anyone in this room that actually thinks fear politics is good for America?” A question posed by Meghan McCain during her visit to the University of Massachusetts campus on Wednesday night.

I don’t know, no one responded. But I imagine some would.

Meghan (first name basis, in my dreams), started out the evening building a proper foundation for herself. She made it clear that, yes, like every normal person in college, she too was a liberal. She made it clear that, darnit Grand Ol’ Party, “evolve with the times!”

She explained how she went on the campaign trail with Papa McCain, which transformed her political views and made her more red. And then, after the campaign trail, she started writing online, where she espoused such great stances like being for gay rights.

Yipee! Progressive, honey.

Because she is – not only just the daughter of the original, but also because she is herself – a maverick, she claims she has been attacked for some of her positions which do not align exactly with the Republican’s normal stances.

These attacks have included, most famously, Laura Ingraham – who does not even try to hide her dislike for homosexuals – saying she has a fat ass and bleaches her hair too blonde.

“All of a sudden, I was too fat to be a Republican.”

What the hell? The highest rates of obesity lie in the Deep South. That ain’t blue country.

Even so, this whole ordeal is a farce. Meghan McCain is merely a representation of the up and coming generation, with slightly conservative stances in some areas. Like she says, “younger Republicans definitely think more open-mindedly.” This isn’t a matter of Meghan betraying old-school Republican ideas. It is a matter of a generation which is becoming more liberal, more socially conscious and more “open-minded,” with all its self-fellatio connotations, coming into the spotlight with the power to vote now.

So what is she? She is a spokesperson for it, whether we like it or not, and whether we are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. She represents the progressive trend towards a more liberal social stance, which engulfs both parties.

And why is she? Well, that really isn’t any mystery. She is the daughter of the famous presidential candidate. She’s young. And, to Laura Ingraham’s dismay, she is hot.

Meghan gets a lot of flack for apparently betraying her party by having other sides to issues, by trying to be too “hip” by insulting some Republicans, by being, well, a 24 year old.

In her question and answer section, it was clear she wasn’t a political virtuoso. She had some very generic and superficial answers, and, much to my roommate’s anger, didn’t even know what the Military Industrial Complex was, and at the very least, couldn’t answer a question about it.

Which, if you have two brothers in the military, your dad was a POW, and you are “super pro-military, super pro-supporting the troops in Iraq in any way possible,” it is kind of a staple.

But, to me, it really doesn’t matter. She isn’t a politician, she is a politician’s daughter. She isn’t, as far as I know, studying modern day politics, nor has any ambition to go into it. So yes, if she is going to write a political blog, then probably, but, her real purpose isn’t to inform the general public about politics.

She is, most prominently, or will be, one of the biggest icons for this generation in politics for the Republicans, fighting in duels against Bono and every other musician known to man.

She’s doing her thing. Just like we all are doing our thing. She just has a little bigger audience because of her name.

And, I, nor anyone, should have a problem with that. Because if there is going to be someone to represent where the Republican Party is or could go, I am very fine with it being someone who is rather attractive.

Because that is all that matters to me.

And let us, as a closing statement, thank God we had some moron ask the mandatory and quite revealing question about legalizing marijuana. Keep fighting for it man. One day, one day.

Ben Moriarty is a Collegian columnist. He can be reached at [email protected].

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    Michael FoleyOct 14, 2009 at 12:40 am

    The more you right-wingers claim that the ‘real’ problem is that the GOP has gone too ‘far-left,’ the better. As long as you all are led by kooks and cranks like you have been since Bushie, the better for all of us progressives.

    McCain’s problem wasn’t ‘pandering to the left.’ It was his sucking up to Bush and his disastrous presidency and the hilariously sad ignorance of Sarah Palin. Huge difference.

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    Robert DavisOct 10, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    “This would be like me and a couple dozen of my drinking buddies going into the Pride Alliance or RSU and impeaching the existing leadership and then voting in a slate of officers completely opposed to everything that the group believes in. Wait, that actually happened last spring, but I digress….”

    Yes. You were members of the Pride Alliance. The fact that you seek destruction over discourse is irrelevant to this. There are many unions which can be overrun as you have shown. Congratulations on stifling the words of those you do not meet eye-to-eye.

    That being said, the assault on the Pride Alliance is not a great analogy to your point. Unlike smaller groups which can be destroyed by people mindful enough to do this, finding enough people to “vote” you into the leadership role of a multi million member political party is much more difficult. This can’t be done by “a few drinking buddies”.

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    EdOct 10, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Also, just to be factual, she is a Republican. It isn’t hard to be a Republican. All you need to do is choose that option when sign up for voter registration. She might not be a conservative Republican, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t one at all.

    This would be like me and a couple dozen of my drinking buddies going into the Pride Alliance or RSU and impeaching the existing leadership and then voting in a slate of officers completely opposed to everything that the group believes in. Wait, that actually happened last spring, but I digress….

    The Republicans lost the ’06 and ’08 elections because the leadership pandered to the left and the membership, given a choice between a Democrat and a Democrat, decided to stay home.

    GOP membership is plummeting. Like a polar reversal, we are on the cusp of new political factions in this country. Watch not Meaghan McCain but Michelle Bachman — the GOP’s Obama — and she is quite likely going to be on the national stage next year…

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    Alex PerryOct 9, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    I whole heartedly disagree with this. Our party doesn’t need to move to the left. what it needs to do is actually adhere to its principles when the opportunities present themselves. the reason the republicans are in the minority right now is they- like almost all of washington- are corrupt and failed to do what they were put in place to do.

    liberalizing ourselves, i think, is a terrible idea. unless of course you want to go out and try and steal that oh so powerful “youth vote”… something we will never get… nor do we need to get anyhow.

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    Alex PerryOct 9, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    “Even so, this whole ordeal is a farce. Meghan McCain is merely a representation of the up and coming generation, with slightly conservative stances in some areas. Like she says, “younger Republicans definitely think more open-mindedly.” This isn’t a matter of Meghan betraying old-school Republican ideas. It is a matter of a generation which is becoming more liberal, more socially conscious and more “open-minded,” with all its self-fellatio connotations, coming into the spotlight with the power to vote now.

    So what is she? She is a spokesperson for it, whether we like it or not, and whether we are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. She represents the progressive trend towards a more liberal social stance, which engulfs both parties.”

    I whole hardedly disagree with this. Our party doesn’t need to move to the left and it needs to actually adhere to its principles when the opportunities present themselves. the reason the republicans are in the minority right now is they are corrupt and failed to do what they were put in place to do.

    liberalizing ourselves, i think, is a terrible idea. unless of course you want to go out and try and steal that oh so powerful “youth vote”… something we will never get nor need to get anyhow.

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    Robert DavisOct 9, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Irony is great.

    Meghan McCain:
    “Is there anyone in this room that actually thinks fear politics is good for America?” A question posed by Meghan McCain during her visit to the University of Massachusetts campus on Wednesday night.”

    Ed:
    “Watch for conservative populism. And be scared, because history shows were that can go…”

    Also, just to be factual, she is a Republican. It isn’t hard to be a Republican. All you need to do is choose that option when sign up for voter registration. She might not be a conservative Republican, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t one at all.

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    EdOct 9, 2009 at 7:35 am

    The problem, Ben, is that she isn’t a Republican.

    She is entitled to her views, no matter how sophomoric, but she falls into the Deval Patrick/BH Obama wing of the Democratic Party. That is where her supporters are.

    Every state in the country, including Massachusetts, has more people who consider themselves “conservative” than “liberal” – it is 30% conservative in Massachusetts.

    The so-called “progressives” (and that is the Hillary Clinton wing of the DNC) have taken over the Republican party, much like the slaveowners took over the Whig party, and everyone else is jumping off the sinking ship. I have.

    Watch for conservative populism. And be scared, because history shows were that can go…

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