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April 21, 2009
'Future of the GOP' really seems to dig anti-GOP entertainment
I haven't written a lot about Meghan McCain because to me, she seems like a pleasant enough kid with some really bad ideas. My only comments on her have been to express my hope that her attempts to remake the GOP in her image fail. Despite my strong disagreement with where she wants to lead the GOP, (and because I'm the father of two girls), it does bother me to see the litany of nasty comments about her weight or appearance whenever her latest irritating statement is mentioned on a conservative blog, since expressing such sentiments seems pointless and unnecessary. In truth, I actually agree with some of her moderate positions.
Still, regardless of any sympathy I may have for her as a person, I grow increasingly weary of the disconnect between her calls for us to be more tolerant while she feels free to embrace and celebrate entertainment that shows intolerance for the party's "radicals."
First there was her proclamation that Russell Brand is "freaking hilarious." Brand, of course, is the slovenly 'comedian' who used his MTV hosting opportunity as an anti-Palin megaphone. Next was "the funniest thing" she's ever seen. And now today comes her confession that she's always had a crush on Eminem, and that she believes he "still looks hot" in his new music video. And yes, that would be the music video in which Mr. Mathers expresses his desire to "nail" Sarah Palin.
It's clear that McCain considers herself the future of the GOP and has made no secret of her disdain for conservatives who hold views contrary to her own. However, it's also clear that McCain, for all of her expressed desire for a big tent GOP, lacks the ability to see how her love of entertainment that insults so many of us in that party feeds into our distrust of her. If McCain truly desires to be a leader, she's got to show a willingness to lead and go against the flow instead of simply embracing the bland, tired GOP bashing that passes for entertainment in an effort to look "hip."
Cross-posted at the Greenroom.
Posted by slublog at April 21, 2009 08:33 PM
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