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Lunabell

(5,919 posts)
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:26 AM Feb 2018

Meghan McCain: Calling Republicans racist does a disservice to real racism

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of this privileged little white woman telling us about "real racism". What the fuck is that? Does it have to be wrapped in a white sheet and wearing a swastika before she gets it? She needs a good smack on the top if her privileged head.


ERIC W. DOLAN
10 FEB 2018 AT 20:08 ET

Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain and co-host on ABC’s The View, on Saturday night accused liberals of throwing the word “racist” around too often.

Her comments came after CNN host Van Jones asked her during an interview what liberals got wrong.

“I am first to say I’m not a huge Trump supporter, for obvious reasons, but I decided on election night I would be as unemotional as possible in analyzing him and his presidency,” McCain replied.

“I’ve never been accused of being racist in my entire life until recently, until Trump became president,” she added. “I understand there is a lot of tension in this country that is overheating in a way we have never seen before… and I don’t pretend to understand the experience of minorities in this country.

“But I will say that I have vivid memories of my father being called racist, I have memories of President Bush being called racist, of Mitt Romney, of Jeb Bush… I think it does a disservice to real racism,” McCain said.

“And I think that for me, I want to separate those things and I don’t want that to be thrown around the way it is, and I understand there’s a lot of hurt and a lot of pain right now, but it hurts me when you’re throwing out that I and basically the party I’m in… and it’s as simple as your racist.”







https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/meghan-mccain-calling-republicans-racist-disservice-real-racism/
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IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
3. You don't know shit about racism, Meghan.
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:30 AM
Feb 2018

Don't lecture me on something I have had to experience since birth and will unfortunately experience until I die. You are trying to become the next Ann Coulter or something similar, and if you succeed, please know your place in history will be infamy.

JI7

(89,173 posts)
6. why was her sister who is a POC attacked during the McCain Presidential Campaigns ?
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:33 AM
Feb 2018

of all people does she know why her sister was targeted.

and this was during the PRIMARY . why was it seen as negative that her sister was a POC in a republican primary ?

applegrove

(118,011 posts)
7. Republucans tend the garden of racism to make sure it blooms electiin year
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:34 AM
Feb 2018

after election year. Trump is just more overt.

appalachiablue

(41,050 posts)
9. 'Real racism' distinctions? Does M. know the ugly reality of what's going on
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:47 AM
Feb 2018

in this country lately and what's driving it? And the brutal, inhumane and unjust 400- year history of institutional racism here and elsewhere?

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
10. I read an earlier post, no two actually,
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 12:49 AM
Feb 2018

about her on The View with Joy and I watched it...posted on DU videos. I read that she was on Van Jones and he was allowing her to speak but by the time I turned it on she had already finished. I do not care for Van Jones nor do I care for this idiot. I saw her twice before and didn't want to waste my time (Keith Olberman was on The View and I don't know how he was able to stay as calm as he did when being confronted by her). Is she really as moronic as she appears or is she trying to land a job at the W House in case Hope is fired?

JI7

(89,173 posts)
12. both
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 01:02 AM
Feb 2018

she isn't very smart at all. although she was a decent person who was turned off by right wing extremism.

but right now i think much of it is about keeping her job options open.

as i said, she isn't that smart so it's not like she could do actual news reporting so something like Fox News where it's just spewing bs works for her.

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
13. What is she babbling about?
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 01:08 AM
Feb 2018

Is she implying that the GOP was never called a racist party before Trump? BS

Is she arguing that calling Trump racist is akin to calling McCain/Romney/GWB racist? Double BS

Sorry Meghan, like it or not, 63 Americans (almost exclusively Republicans voters) voted for a despicable white nationalist bigot on election day and 90% still approve of him even after he brought neo-nazi trash like Bannon, Miller, and Gorka into the People's House. Don't want to be known as a racist party? Don't support racists.

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
15. Meghan's right - we should stop calling people who act like racists, talk like racists
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 01:42 AM
Feb 2018

and support racist policies or politicians with racist policies racist! We should also stop calling water WET!

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