New mom Meghan McCain returned to The View this week after taking some time off for maternity leave and–surprise!–she’s already arguing with her co-stars about how liberals need to be more tolerant of other people’s intolerance.
During a heated debate on yesterday’s show, McCain argued that people need to start being kinder to Trump supporters.
Sure, they might support a candidate who holds racist beliefs, picked a raging homophobe to be his a running mate, played down a deadly pandemic at the expense of 350,000 American lies and counting, and continues to undermine the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad people!
“The rhetoric and the media needs to be more respectful of Trump voters,” McCain argued, “and I think that’s how we got to this place, to begin with.”
How about we take this to the next level?
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Yawwwwwn. The old “blame the media” argument.
Honey, the media hasn’t demonized Trump supporters. They’ve done that to themselves with their “No masks” signage and Confederate flags and by storming into government buildings with AR-15s and so on.
“Going forward in 2021,” she continued, “I think that we need to be respectful of the 70 million Americans that for whatever reason did not feel that they could in good faith pull the trigger for President Biden and Vice President Harris.”
That’s when Joy Behar jumped in to say, “Meghan, don’t you think a lot of those people are watching Fox? And getting their news from sources other than legitimate sources? Come on!”
To which McCain replied, “I know people that quietly voted for Trump, that didn’t want to be shamed, that don’t want to be yelled at, that don’t want to be called racist.”
For the record: Just because someone doesn’t want to be called racist doesn’t mean they’re not racist. Voting for a birther who calls white supremacists “very fine people” is an act of racism itself.
Whoopi Goldberg then flipped the script on McCain by saying, “Respect the people who voted for Biden and let him take his place. People always want respect, but they don’t want to give it.”
She continued, “This is the bitch of being in a democratic society. This is what it is. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. We lost four years ago now. He’s lost this year. You’re not allowed to kvetch and poop all over this. This is not the American way.”
Watch.
Cam
So let’s see, when Republicans win, Democrats are supposed to shut up and not argue with them and let them lead.
When Republicans lose, Democrats are not supposed to lead, but rather are supposed to listen to Republicans and base their actions on what they want.
Oh OK Meghan!
Let’s not forget, Meghan uses the millions she inherited from her grandmother to support her husband’s website that regularly puts out bigoted articles attacking LGBTQ people.
Doug
This is just more of the usual Republican hypocrisy. It seems to automatically come with the party whenever they voice an opinion.
Roy Ajax
Trump never called white supremacists “very fine people”. If you actually read the entire transcript of that exchange he first denounced racism and white supremacy and said they were not included in his statement. Saying he called them “fine people” is a straight up lie and really weakens your argument here.
Cam
@Roy Ajax
Hey, right wing troll account, two things.
1. When you come on with an off topic post attempting to deflect attention away from a Republican who’s said something stupid…try not to make it so obvious.
2. If you’re going to lie, try not to make it about something we all heard.
Again, you’re terrible at this no matter what screename you’re hiding under.
Roy Ajax
Cam
1. It’s not off-topic because the writer used it as an example.
2. If you actually watch the FULL conversation on YouTube or read the FULL transcript which you can find at politfact then you’ll see i’m not lying.
KyleMichelSullivan
Here’s what the Orange Bastard said in response to the question, “Mr. President, are you putting what you’re calling the alt-left and white supremacists on the same moral plane?”
“Excuse me, excuse me. They didn’t put themselves — and you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.”
So he did actually refer to white supremacists as “very fine people” while belatedly saying the same thing about the protesters, as if the two equated. Being against racism and white supremacy is, in my book, far more noble and decent and fine than being for the subjugation of non-white, non-Christian people.
Considering his actions (both past and current) and other comments, the Orange Bastard’s proven to one and all exactly what he is — a racist piece of trash who had no business being elected President, and the American people agreed by nearly 3,000,000 votes.
MHaumesser
Instead of telling people to go to scour the Internet to try to find something that you say actually happened why don’t you put up the link to what you say is happening!
barryaksarben
You again. Trump said there was good people on both sides about a nazi nighttime parade where they chanted “the jews will not replace us” . Where the FU*K are the good people in that statement you troll? You are not fooling a single person on this site. We are not mouth-breathing Trump deplorables that believe any LIE you say more than once. Why not trying to read all the other comments on this site once and you will see just how easy it is to spot the BS postes as there are only like 3 of you. Dont think you have fooled even one person. You really should stop wasting your time here when you could go on a christian website and convince some stupid fools of your dumbas* ideas
Hdtex
It’s on VIDEO you moronic choad.
Roy Ajax
Last time I’ll state this: You people are looking at a small clip from a much larger press conference. Read or watch the FULL clip or transcript. I can’t post links on here or I would’ve. Google very fine people trump quote and politifact and you’ll find the transcript. You can also watch the FULL clip on YouTube. If you want to pretend he included racists in that quote it’s going to weaken any argument you have because people will think you’re uninformed. You can still hate him, just do it with facts.
Cam
@Roy Ajax
Typical Right wing troll response. “No, this is all wrong, and I have proof….um….I just can’t post it here because…..um…..the dog ate my homework!”
Ok Trolly
enlightenone
Nowhere in any GOOD parenting guide say or suggest you “respect” stupid, moronic, corrupt, treasonist, “racist”/INFERIORITY COMPLEX thinking and behavior, certainly not in any “CIVICS” classes if they are even being taught these days – as in the last 50 years. As tragic as it is to our democracy, given the above traits, I can easily see how 74 million voted for an “empty barrel” of neuroses and will follow a buffoon/”fearless” leader and corrupt “businessman” off a cliff!
alex1435
M. McCain is ridiculous ! To say the least.
stanhope
Simply put, she needs to go. Send her to fox news with my compliments. I won’t be watching The View while she is there. Thank goodness Tamron Hall comes on opposite in my market.
Max
her fatter thought it would be a good thing for her to be not hat show. I think he wanted her to learn from the other ladies on the show. but she’s a stubborn person, very opinionated, and so caught up with being a “conservative” that she’s forgotten what it means to be tolerant of others.
recently, she championed maternity leave on the show. but when another host chimed that it should extend to fathers and other parental types (such as gay parents), McCain instantly had to say the leave should be for women first before others. typical of certain Republicans — instead of apply the leave broadly across all parents, she wants it for a specific segment first. that leaves the other parents, such as single dads, gays, etc. to fight for their share on their own.
toddlicious
Oooo, girl’s pony tail is so tight she’s got herself melania eyes. Maybe she needs to loosen up a bit and see her hypocrisy here, or she could just STFU!
whatsaywhat
Lipstick on a pig
dhmonarch89
I watched Meagan’s 1st day back- and all the old whiny bs excuses were there along with her entitled way of constantly butting in… I’M Done with the View! It was civil and interesting when she was gone- I liked Anna Navarro, now- with her, it just sets my teeth on edge. PASS!
barryaksarben
Whoopi nailed it. They demand and cry about respect but never give it to the left. We are always radical bent on destroying this nation when they are the radical ones who have knowingly lied to the American public using fear to drag the entire nation so far to the right simple decency is called socialism. And they dont use that word with any respect
BoomerMyles
Repugs and Me-again are the biggest snowflakes of them all.
butchqueen
“Be nice to bigots, an’ junk!”
B***h can f**k all the way off.
tomch52
“Good people on both sides?” Riiiiight! Which one are you Meaghan?
MikeM
She’s a valley girl. She also berates others for riding on their parents’ coattails, but who would know who she is were it not for her own father?
Thad
Wait! Isn’t this the daughter of the Senator and veteran that Trump famously insulted?
I’m confused now.
Kangol2
Her daddy was also a former prisoner of war who was brutally tortured, and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, don’t forget. Sen. John McCain lost to Barack Obama by 9 million votes, but he didn’t act like a fascist fool, like Don the Corrupt Con, and accepted his loss gracefully.
BoomerMyles
Me-again puts Party above her own father.
I recommend an 18yr maternity leave.
Like Joy said today, “I missed you ZERO!”
Kangol2
Meghan McCain is another narcissist who would not have gotten even half as far as she has if her mother weren’t a wealthy heiress and her father weren’t one of the most famous US politicians of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Whatever her political instincts are, she’s married to a rabidly right-wing Republican who was busted for plagiarism years ago. She seems to have glimmers of enlightenment, but when she can’t think for herself she falls back on right-wing orthodoxy. Viewers of The View apparently love her as a contrary voice, so that’s why she keeps her job.
Cam
Her father was chairman of committees that had oversight on Television and telecom companies. It was good business for them to hire his daughter and give her, somebody who hadn’t worked a day in her life and is a trust fund kid, a job.
RobF
Respectful of Trump voters? You mean …. the ones who just stormed our Capitol? The GOP was very quick to judge BLM protestors as thugs during their protests. I guess it doesn’t apply when others do it! Who are the thugs now?