PHOENIX (AP) — John McCain’s daughter says in a new book released Tuesday that Sarah Palin brought drama, stress and uncertainty to her father’s failed bid for the presidency in 2008, but she doesn’t blame the vice presidential nominee for losing the race.
In “Dirty Sexy Politics,” Meghan McCain portrays conflicted feelings about her father’s surprise choice for a running mate. She reveals that she called Palin “the Time Bomb.”
“I was waiting for her to explode,” McCain wrote. “There was a fine line between genius and insanity, they say, and choosing her as the running mate was starting to seem like the definition of that line.”
But McCain also praises the Palins as “nice and down-to-Earth” and says she was impressed with Palin’s ability to captivate and inspire women.
In the end, she writes, her father lost because “Obama was unbeatable” — the electorate and the news media were too enamored with a fresh new face who represented a monumental change from then-President George W. Bush.
McCain, 25, lives in Phoenix and is the oldest of John and Cindy McCain’s four adult children. John McCain also has three children from his first marriage.
In her book, released by Hyperion, Meghan McCain shows an itch to adopt her father’s persona as a “maverick” delivering “straight talk.”
She calls religious conservatives the “intolerant far right,” evoking her father’s famous remark a decade ago that GOP religious leaders were “agents of intolerance.” The elder McCain has since backed off from those statements.
Meghan McCain chronicles her struggle to fit in with the Republican Party, and she challenges the party to focus on promoting individual liberties while being more inclusive.
“Being Republican is not a lifestyle choice,” she writes. “And it doesn‘t mean you can’t be young, or gay, or black, or anything else.”
John McCain said he was proud of his daughter and enjoyed the book.
“Reality is that we don’t agree on every issue, but that makes it even more interesting conversation around the dinner table,” he told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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Comments (110)
Zombee
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 4:54amMs McCain’s stance on “Same Sex Marriage” is misguided. The Institution of marriage between a Man and Woman has been around for thousands of years. They selfishly want to redefine and pervert the definition of Marriage. They don’t care who they offend,
Gays say all they want to do to be free to “live their lives” in peace. If that is the case, why won’t they stop identifying themselves by what they do in the privacy of their bedroom? Why are they so intent on making the rest of us accept their deviancy? Why are they trying to indoctrinate my 6-year-old grandson into their perversion in his school classroom ?
Why must they change “societal standards” to accept their debaucherous, perverted, deviant, lifestyle. They can’t change their behavior so they must force us to accept there behavior..
Millions of Americans are sick of it. This isn’t a Republican or Democrat thing this is a traditional values thing. Keep your personal business to yourself and leave the rest of us alone. Leave our children alone, leave our schools alone, and leave marriage alone.
Report Post »alfie1
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 4:48amOh WOW, for sure. We have a bubble headed author and double headed responder, all in one article.The author relies on southern california, mall rat values and the responder comes from our fair neighbor from the north. The one thing they have in common is their laser like focus on what they believe in….good for them. That is why this forum is so unique…it allows for dissent with panache, even if the panache is akin to road kill.
Report Post »mcerlane
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 4:13amIt always strikes me how infiltrators are usually not only obscene but very transparent. Take the literal translation of this disgusting person DVDA and their topics they are attempting to stir with controversy. First making a clear indication of lashing out just by the user name. Can it be more obvious that this person is more than likely not of the intellect to do any real damage here in this open forum. Clearly attempting to draw disgrace and offense to the users of this website, he only strengthens the hands that are rising against an ever diminishing LEFT. I say let him preach on continuing the disgrace as they are only providing satisfaction in our efforts to fight against this foe. In a way I am more enthusiastic know knowing more of the make-up of individuals like this. Similar to the characteristics of a dying animal or better yet a snapshot of the movie the exorcist during the priests prayer, yelling, cursing and giving every last stitch and effort to stay alive in their meaningless existence. When something that has no legitimate, note-worthy or well thought process that possess human character, a soul, or anything that can be associated with civility, i pity them, but will not lend a hand to help their dying existence. Evil always stands in its own way when challenged. Grasping for every last breath as it drowns in its own misery and darkness, the best course it to stay on our current path and let this rhetoric die out by dismissing it all-together. This will be my 1st and last notion to give any acknowledgment or reference to DVDA.
Philip
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 4:06amDVDA you obviously have some intelligence or else you wouldn’t be here. I’ll be praying for you. You don’t have to be so angry at your fellow Americans. There is a better, happier way.
Report Post »ati058
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:54amGovernment Operative Alert!
MamaBearInMyZoo
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:43amDVDA (I won’t even give you the dignity of referring to you as your user name.Even though it does seem to fit you) Obviously you have your head up your second A for too long. You and your hate spewing posts are exactly what Beck and the rest of us True Americans are against. If you can’t post without the disgusting things you say I feel sorry for you because obviously You know no better(I bet your Mommy is proud of your potty mouth)! Just because you voted for the Zero doesn’t give you the right to say the awful things you do. Just curious are you as disgusting as your posts? I will Pray for you. Because allowing God in your life is the only thing that can save a person like you.
People like you are a waste of perfectly good oxygen on this planet. And judging from your posts Sara Palin’s IQ is at least triple higher than yours. You sad sad thing
It is sad that a real American with American values is treated so badly by people like you. If you read the rest of the story you would know the whole truth.
Sara is a threat to people like you. I understand why a city kid with no values is threatened by a Woman who can hunt, fish, run a non-corrupt government all while raising her kids and still cooking dinner for her family. That is the dinner she hunted, shot and gutted by herself! I really feel sorry for you.
Now, go back into your Mommy’s basement and play with your sex toys. While you are there you just might find your real intelligence.
Report Post »Damage6
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 8:17amYou Go MamaBear!
Report Post »Wish we could get you a big bar of soap and start snatching these nasty children up by the ear and wash their potty mouths out! I spent 20 years as a Marine Infantryman and though I still have to self censor allot I’ve never heard such a vulgar group in public.
Sunnyr
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:11amNo, Meghan, you Father lost because he ran a miserable campaign, the WORST I have ever seen. If not for Sarah Palin he would have been slaughtered. I don’t intend to buy or read your silly book because I think you are just another fame seeking airhead whose 15 minutes were up a long time ago. You can only dream of growing up to be 1/10th the person Sarah Palin is. Pfft! What a punk.
Report Post »Teezer
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 2:23amDVDA: “ad hominid attacks” huh? Can we get a smarter, better quality lefty troll around here, please? This one’s a dufus.
“An Ad Hominem is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author.”
Hominid: “: any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals comprising recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so. – President Ronald Reagan
Report Post »roadmaster
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 8:29amtouche’
DVDA does serve a purpose – when I scroll past his posted drivel, I get to the end of the thread faster.
As with all trolls, no response required. Don’t engage – that’s what he/she/it lives for. It’s the only excitement in their dark, dank basement (smells like “P”).
Report Post »Damage6
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 2:05amMODERATORS ! This site needs some vigourous moderators swinging a big ole ban hammer to clear out the vermin. Also invest in some IP cataloging software so they can’t just come back under another o-so-witty screen name.
Report Post »Damage6
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:22amPrivately owned site dvda 1st amendment doesn’t apply nor should it. But you knew that before you posted. But you are right about the proxy server thing though. The only real way to keep the vermin out is to continously toss the scum. It‘s a new site but I’m sure they’ll get around to it eventually.
Report Post »Belcurry
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:59amI know the article was about Meghan McCain but after reading all the posts all I can say is I feel very, very sorry for DVDA. What a miserable life that one must have.
Report Post »NoControlFreaks
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 2:19amNo, I think Belcurry is talking about the rest of your “wisdom.” You are a sorry little troll and your off-topic, myopic slaps only confirm the suspicions that you are a mere Soros tool.
Yes, some moderation would be helpful to keep these comments from being overrun by the terminally irrelevant. Even a captcha might suffice for DoubleDipStick.
Report Post »stevesmithjr
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:59amLive much?
fineyounglad
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:59amIm a conservative but this Meghan Mccain is an impostor just like her father. I totally think she is uhh, like, totally a total airhead. I’m super duper serial!
Report Post »lmrtt
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 6:06pmI agree. I also seen her on the View. Where she said she was a progressive. I have also heard her tell the story that she was a democrat and change to a republican for her dad. While on the View she was bad mouthing Sarah to get attention from that loud mouth Joy. I think Megan is an air head too, and is just out for attention where ever she can get it.
Report Post »DGroundhog
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:58amWho is Meghan McCain?
She really doesn’t have the first clue about Republicans or Sarah Palin.
Sarah America is the one we have been waiting for.
Report Post »fineyounglad
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 2:01amMccain is and airhead brat that is who. She annoys me, I don’t want her speaking for conservatives she is a self described progressive. She was on the view saying it not to long ago or some show that liberals love.
Report Post »ezken
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 8:59amAs far as I‘m concerned the McCains’ know very little about being Republicans, they only lean that way
Report Post »when it suits them. I wasted my primary vote by putting John McCain on the ballot. He fought Obama
with a pillow, while Obama was using a sledgehammer, and if it were not for Palin he would have gotten
beat a lot worse than he did.
tterrana
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:26amgreat User Name……and we are to take anything you say seriously?
Cyndy
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:19amDVDA — why don‘t you go back to playing video games with your buddies in your mom’s basement?
marsbar2012
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:16amYes, and Mrs. Palin is STILL TICKING and she’s not alone, but joined by the majority of this country!
j-mac
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 8:45amDude, your country is burning down around you and you’re worried about Palin rambling? We all, you included, ramble when we talk. Record yourself and play it back. You’ll think you are an idiot.
Report Post »pepka5520
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:58amSaw this young lady on The Factor tonight and was impressed with some of her comments.
Not enough time to really assess her stance on other issues. Liked the item mentioned about going to Vegas and doing some blackjack playing…
Now I will have to buy the book. ( Wish she could sign it)
Obama won because of the Soros monies AND the control of the media.
Report Post »strykr619
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:57amProblem with the GOP is they LACK a consistent voice to attract the youth. I am 33 now so I’m borderline consider “old” now by youth standards but the fact stands, The Religious Right is not a bad thing but their problem is they ALIENATE the youth with the “holier then thou” aura. You can be a just moral person without having to be overtly religious. GOP needs to learn to bridge that gap.
Report Post »Cyndy
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:27amI disagree. Strongly. As the mother of three young adults, I see today’s youth yearning more for truth and purpose as opposed to “thrills.” It is so enocuraging to see their passion soar when they understand the crucial role they play in preserving our nation at this pivotal time in our history. It’s our job to make sure they have access to TRUTH.
Report Post »kralspaces
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 8:37amIt was amazing how my liberal ways changed completely after I had children. I took the focus off me and put it on them and their future. My liberal parents didn’t do that with me.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:52amfunny how all my neices and nephews call obama the antichrist so i think hes really losing the youth vote too.
Report Post »KnightErrantJR
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:50amIts awfully nice of her to Megan to speak her mind after Palin helped save her dad’s rear end in the primary.
Obama wasn’t “unbeatable.” McCain refused to go after completely reasonable issues such as Jerimiah Wright and Bill Ayers, and when he had the chance to distinguish himself from Obama when the country opposed the first round of bail outs, McCain flip flopped on the issue and took the same side as Obama. That killed most of the distinction he actually had from Obama.
Report Post »Suzanne1964
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 9:19amTotally agree! John McCain tried to play the nice guy and didn’t use the facts that were right in front of him. Palin energized the party, Megan needs to keep her mouth shut!
Report Post »lmrtt
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 5:43pmI agree. He should have went after Obama and not backed down all the time, he played mr. nice guy to much.
Report Post »Hanna
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:45amIt is not about religion, it never was. It is about morality, being honest, doing what is right. Sure religion embraces those concepts but they are not exclusive to religion. Unless of course you want to be deceitful, dishonest, etc. etc.
BobbyJ
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:44amI watched this interview twice. Does anyone think that this young lady has ever had a waitress job? Is she in touch? What exactly was she attempting to get across?
I have a great respect for John McCain, and I lived in Arizona for 10 years during the 90′s, but I’ve gotta believe that Megan “Outta-Touch” has no reality clue.
ron the veteran
Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:38ammegan mccains mommy is worth about 300 mill right now. daddy left her the biggest beer distributorship in the south west. she should just go be the spoiled little bratt shes always been, and keep her worthless opinion to herself. its just too bad we had no choice but to reelect mccain, hayworth is a crook and we already got plenty of those in washington now. who cares what she thinks.
Report Post »cep78070
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:43amMaybe its $10 per post… Boy that Soros guy is good… Have a great day!
Arov
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:37amRepublican party ought to embrace fiscal conservatism and leave religion out of politics. I’m afraid that is the only way the party will stay relevant in a more irreligious America of the near future.
Mushing together Christianity and capitalism is detrimental to those of us who support the latter and are indifferent to the former. Free enterprise won‘t get good reputation if those who support it can’t use logic and reason to defend even their religious faith (something that can easily be used to support the market system).
Report Post »KnightErrantJR
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:47amCapitalism, without morality to guide it, can be just as dangerous as Socialism. While it grants more individual control and an incentive for reward, without the moral impetus to avoid exploitation, Capitalism doesn’t survive past the first generation that manages to become successful, because the first wave becomes a ruling class that intentionally shuts the system down to protect their position at the top . . . not entirely unlike the situation we have when people in both parties think that any corporation or financial institution is too big to fail because that institution has its tendrils intertwined into government.
The only reason America has seemed to become more irreligious is that political correctness has made it more difficult to express faith publicly, which in turn makes people feel more isolated from other people of faith, and, sadly, makes them embarrassed to admit to their faith when they don’t have anyone to reinforce that there are others like them.
I’ve been guilty of it. Its a trap humans fall into. The only real way to avoid it is to remember to say what is right, no matter what. If you are alone, you are still in the right, and if not, you’ve sent out a rallying call to others that truly do want to be guided by God and morality.
Boldnfresh
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 9:53amI 100% agree – Beck is trying to bind the tea party to the christian right – and much like the slow US & Republican approval for the repeal of DADT, many republicans are not bound or agree with the Christian right. I honestly think Beck is attempting to force the two together knowing that they will destroy each other, all the while giving their money to him. Like a Fistful of Dollars.
bnjmnwst
Posted on September 2, 2010 at 5:58pmGlenn isn’t trying to bond capitalism to the religious right, in order to make money or for any other reason. He’s trying to get us to act right, so to speak. He understands, through his study of history, that we need to be a moral and virtuous people to make our constitutional Republic work the way the Founders intended. He’s asking us and encouraging us to believe in something. It’s not enough to fight for individual liberty. What will we do with it if we win it back? Glenn doesn’t stump for any particular religion, although he isn’t shy about letting us know which religion he belongs to. By the way, I’m not sure that the LDS church is part of the “religious right,” although its members and its tenets are conservative. At any rate, it isn’t about a particular religion. What it is about is acting in a moral, virtuous, and honorable way.
Report Post »walrus
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:36amPalin, is a breath of fresh air and energy, She still is able to tell it like it is and indears herself to men and women alike, I do not know if she will get the nod to run for president but she would have been a hell of a lot better the the moron we have now,,,,,
Conservachic
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:47amWalrus–you are exactly right! Palin would be much better as President than Obama. Palin would be a better President than McCain, for that matter.
Meghan McCain…she’s just all mixed up. I think it’s pretty low of her to join the nut-cases who bash Palin. Meghan should be thanking Sarah, as Sarah has carried ole John a couple of times now.
Jeff in Miami
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 6:19amI think Palin would make a great president but I personally hope she remains the power broker she is, writes books and shapes opinions. She is a good Christian and seems to be a good mother who has worked hard all of her life.
Meghan, I don’t think has ever worked. I know she has never run for office (with no money, like Sarah did) or really suffered for money. It is easy to be charitable with your parents money. It is a lot harder to earn it then give it away. Until she does that she is just another want to be.
d1carter
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:35amIn her case, the nut didn’t fall far from the tree…