Meghan McCain Determined to Blow Up GOP

April 20th, 2009 By: Michael van der Galien | Tags: ,

meghan mccainI have defended Senator John McCain’s daughter Meghan a couple of times by now, arguing that she represents an important part of the Republican Party and / or of the American electorate and that Republicans and conservatives are wise to treat her accordingly, but I am afraid to say I have had enough of her blogposts criticizing fellow Republicans.

The Daily Beast published yet another one of her columns today. As you would expect, she does not say anything critical of Democrats or liberals. Instead, she continues to wage war on all those Republicans who are more conservative than she is.

Karl Rove follows me on Twitter. That’s creepy. I joined Twitter a few months ago; so far, it has been a liberating way to transition from political to personal blogging. It’s allowed me to share the less serious aspects and humorously uncensored moments of my life. But there’s also been a downside: I am now being followed by Karl Rove, and my local sheriff, and God knows how many other political pundits. We need to take Twitter back from the creepy people.

On the surface, Karl Rove’s Twitter feed intrigues me. Here’s a guy who for years has been perceived as some kind of inaccessible man-behind-the-curtain figure. And now he Tweets numerous times a day. I’ve never met him in person, which only makes our Twitter relationship even weirder. And to be honest, I find Rove’s Tweets boring. Sometimes he takes questions; other times he talks about his appearances on cable news and other shows. But he doesn’t say anything substantive. If I had to guess, I’d say Rove has a “ghost Twitterer” (as in a ghost writer) or an assistant updating his feed for him.

Oddly enough, Rove’s Tweets seem to reveal a softer side to him. Call it savvy marketing, but I find it disingenuous. And it’s a bit weird to think his people—not even Rove himself—are following me. I’d like to think it’s because they find what I’m saying entertaining, but I can’t help thinking they’re just trying to seem connected to young people.

OK Meghan, we get the point. You do not like Rove, Bush, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck. Nor are you fond of any conservative blogger such as John Hawkins, Ed Morrissey, Hugh Hewitt, Charles Johnson and Glenn Reynolds.

We understand. You.do.not.like.conservatives.

Interestingly enough, McCain – who calls herself a Republican – never says anything even remotely negative about Democrats. That is not a problem,  but perhaps she could stop pretending to be a Republican then. If you love Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd and Barack Obama – fine. Join their party. They have one, you know, it is called the Democratic Party.

The one that beat your father last year because he came across as an angry old man with little to nothing to say about America’s most pressing problems. That party.

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  1. CStanley
    April 20th, 2009 at 23:06
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    I keep hoping we can ignore her and maybe she’ll go away. The blogging she did about her father’s campaign was fine for what it was worth but someone needs to tell her that her 15 minutes are up.

  2. pmorlan
    April 21st, 2009 at 01:44
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    I feel sorry for her. She is young and doesn’t realize that the traditional media is just using her for their own twisted entertainment. They keep egging her on by giving her coverage so that they can create controversy (the only thing they are good at doing). I wonder if her father warned her that they are just playing with her and that once they tire of the game they will then do their best to destroy her or give others the opportunity to get back at her?

  3. Michael Merritt
    April 21st, 2009 at 02:10
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    Learned something new from her article, though. Like her, I assumed her father was having an assistant Twitter for him, but the updates seemed far too personal. For a while now, I have thought it was him. Good that was confirmed.

    And not to be too snarky, but unless one of his assistants is posting the web ones, looks like he found a way to use a computer after all (remember that mini-controversy?). Good for him. Knew it was possible.

  4. wilky
    April 21st, 2009 at 06:21
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    She sure has a lot of her father in her. And as long as she acts like her father, the media will keep her in their good graces…. as long as its convenient to them.

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