Sandy GholstonMeghan McCain is one of the conservatives (a more moderate conservative) saying no to racism within the Republican Party.
This is from a column on The Daily Beast Web site:
I understand that my place within the Young Republicans and the Republican Party is a controversial one, which is something I am still trying to get comfortable with. I am criticized almost daily for not being “conservative enough.” But the Republican Party needs to reach out to all kinds of voters. The last time I checked, most conservatives are already Republicans. It’s the independents that we need to sway. We need to make them believe we really do practice what we preached about less government, less spending, national security, etc, and we aren’t recruiting leaders who are old and out of touch. I am not saying I am that face, but Audra Shay certainly isn’t. She represents the same old stereotypes about “young Republicans”—apparently racist and more middle-aged than youthful. In short, disconnected from the real youth of this country.
This is from an article written by John Avlon of The Daily Beast:
On Wednesday, Shay—a 38-year-old Army veteran, mother, and event planner from Louisiana who has been endorsed by her governor, Bobby Jindal—was holding court on her Facebook page, initiating a political conversation by posting that “WalMart just signed a death warrant” by “endorsing Obama’s healthcare plan.” At 1:52, a friend named listed as Eric S. Piker, but whose personal page says his actual name is Eric Pike, wrote “It’s the government making us commies… can’t even smoke in my damn car… whats next they going to issue toilet paper once a month… tell us how to wipe our asses…”
Two minutes later, Piker posted again saying “Obama Bin Lauden [sic] is the new terrorist… Muslim is on there side [sic]… need to take this country back from all of these mad coons… and illegals.”
Eight minutes after that, at 2:02, Shay weighed in on Piker’s comments: “You tell em Eric! lol.”
More on the topic at The Daily Beast:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-06/new-gop-racist-headache/
Tags: Audra Shay, Meghan McCain, racist, The Daily Beast, Young Republicans
July 11, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Your quote, “MEGHAN MCCAIN IS ONE OF THE CONSERVATIVES (A MORE MODERATE CONSERVATIVE) SAYING NO TO RACISM WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY” is just plain stupid…almost as stupid as Meghan McCain herself. Here’s a news flash for you: Conservatives are not in favor of racism as you so ignorantly imply. Another news flash: There are racists in both parties.
July 11, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Forgot to mention…the word is COURAGEOUS. I can guarantee that Megs doesn’t know how to spell it either.
July 12, 2009 at 2:10 am
They may not be in favor of it, but there are far too many instances of condoning it for my taste.
July 12, 2009 at 2:13 am
Meghan McCain has a degree from Columbia University and they don’t hand those out like brochures. She is also an author and a blogger. I am pretty sure she can spell.
July 12, 2009 at 2:19 am
I apologize for the spelling error in the headline. I should have caught that.