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    ihateemo: Meghan McCain seems to say a lot of things. How is she relevant, again? more »
    Jack_Burton: I'll say it again: When you make a major point of parading your family around during the campaign and the Convention, and speak about "family values" ... more »
    Triana Orpheus: Um, wasn't there just a post about a GOP activist comparing Michelle Obama to a gorilla? more »
    TurtleWexlerKickedMe: I'm telling Meghan McCain to shut up. I AM DOING THIS. more »
    CecilMcCecil: I am so glad you posted this. I do declare that Ms. McCain's feminist outrage is just a tiny tiny bit disengenous. Which Republican came out last week... more »
    misspell: "Neither I, nor the rest of the country, go to our late-night comics to hear about their personal politics." Wrong, actually. I loooooved it when Lett... more »
    BAngieB: When are they gonna let this die? His jokes centered around her formerly pregnant 17 year-old daughter, not realizing it was her 14 year-old daughter... more »
    M est enchantée de vous rencontrer.: wouldn't it just be fair to say all politicians' kids are off limits? the problem is, sarah palin sorta pimped her own family to help get her votes wi... more »
    Bunsen Honeydew: I think over time Meghan McCain will realize she doesn't have to have an opinion on everything. She might start sounding smarter when that happens. more »
    morninggloria: If there is a double standard, which I don't really see, then it exists because Republican are more prone to pearl-clutching "WHY, I NEVER!"-isms that... more »
    heywhat: What a minute? Haven't the right made innumerable jokes about Hillary (i.e. she's a lesbian, she's ugly) for years? Now we have to handle female polit... more »
    attilathehoney: When Republicans say "there is a double standard" what they really mean is "something bad actually happened to us for once." Also, I notice she's used... more »
    clevernamehere: Meghan McCain isn't responsible for things her father said when she was 10. She doesn't have to write her own version of Mommy Dearest before she can ... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: "Would David Letterman ever make such a joke about President Obama's daughters (or for that matter Al Gore's) No, because they are not perceived as lo... more »
    la.donna.pietra: It is, however, useful to point out how the Clintons dealt with SNL when they aired a nasty skit about Chelsea: Bill Clinton called up Lorne Michaels... more »
    Jackiewsu: I wish everyone would stop pretending that Letterman's joke was about raping a 14 year old. It was an obvious dig at Bristol. more »
    ihateyourescalade: The Republican party's treatment of womenkind is a joke. I don't see why they're getting so up in arms. more »
    pantsless economist...access RESTORED: the media were vicious to Chelsea Clinton in her awkward years. Not just John McCain. I think Meghan is missing the point. Some people are just asshol... more »
    greengrey: First of all, I thought he was making the joke about Bristol? Fuck if I can tell them apart. Yeah, his writers should have done research, but whatever... more »
    casi nadie: Yeah, what happened to Rush Limbaugh calling Chelsea the White House Dog? I'm pretty sure that was problematic. And, didn't Fox call Michelle "Obama's... more »
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    Meghan McCain Says There's A Double Standard For Republican Women, Avoids Her Father's Nasty Remarks

    "There seems to be such an aggressive double standard for Republican women as opposed to Democrat women," writes Meghan McCain in a response to the Palin/Letterman controversy that has been kicking around for the past week. More »