Meghan McCain Warns Biden: Don't Make My Father's Sarah Palin Mistake

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The hosts of The View spent Friday morning giving Joe Biden some advice as he starts his search for what he has promised will be a female running mate. Meghan McCain had just one big warning: Don’t make the same mistake her father made in 2008.

Biden has been holding virtual live stream events with prospective VP picks, which Whoopi Goldberg fretted might look like a “reality show” competition. McCain explained that she is personally not a big fan of “chemistry tests.”

“Not to make this about me, but when I was originally offered the job on this show, they wanted to test me with a bunch of the ladies and I said, ‘No, you see what I can do,’” McCain revealed. As she explained it, she again refused to do a chemistry test a few years later and they hired her anyway. “I think vice presidential picks are the exact same way.”

She continued, “My father—and I know people get very triggered when I talk about him, so just bear with me—he chose an unorthodox running mate. He chose someone he hadn’t had a lot of experience with. In fact, I believe he only met Sarah Palin twice before announcing her as his vice presidential pick.”

https://news.yahoo.com/meghan-mccain-biden-don-t-161657681.html

Don't believe we have anyone as bad as Palin.

[LenaBaby61]

1. Don't believe we have anyone as bad as Palin.

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[empedocles]

12. Agree, palin was really bad. However, we have some that can hurt Dems, where it

can hurt most.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. There is not one candidate being considered who is anywhere near as bad as Palin...

Palin's lack of experience wasn't even the major issue - it was her complete incompetence. She was Dan Quayle if he had been hit on the head a few hundred times. She was dumb.

But I agree that experience is important. Biden is old. So was McCain (actually younger than Biden is now). The VP very well could become the next president. If that's the case, it has to be someone ready one Day One.

[hibbing]

3. Thanks four your input Meghan n/t

[Ms. Toad]

4. Kim Davis. n/t

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Rule #1: Don't take any political advice from Republicans. Rule #2: See Rule #1

[BluesRunTheGame]

6. John McCain wanted to pick Joe Lieberman who had been Al Gore's running mate.

I suppose it’s possible that Biden could pick Sarah Palin who was John McCain’s running mate. He hasn’t yet ruled out choosing a Republican.

Maybe this is what Meghan is worried about. Kinda hard to know what’s running around in her little brain.

[LizBeth]

7. No Democrat is a Palin.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Palin was selected because McCain's campaign was looking

(somewhat desperately) for a running mate who could make McCain seem less old and curmudgeonly, provide a little glamor, and counter the GOP's old white guy image. With minimal vetting (had they done even a little digging they'd have uncovered a lot of her little scandals and misdeeds as the mayor of Wasilla as well as the governor of Alaska), Steve Schmidt - to his everlasting shame - concluded that because Palin was young, attractive, female and the mother of four children, including a special needs child, she'd be the perfect counterweight to McCain's elderly grump. The alternative at the time seemed to be the milquetoast governor of Minnesota, a clone of the egregious Scott Walker, who had already done his best to turn his state into a cold Alabama and therefore was the perfect GOPer. But he was a boring white guy and they thought they needed more flash. They got that, but with a whole shitload of stupid. I think McCain would have lost if he'd picked Pawlenty, too, but Palin was nothing but a drag on the ticket.

It still amazes me that eight years later Trump won the election because enough people liked the same qualities in him that made Palin such a terrible running mate for McCain.

[misanthrope]

13. I heard the greatest part of the McCain campaign calculus

was the belief they might pick up some disaffected PUMA votes.

[jberryhill]

9. Amazingly, she manages to contradict herself

She doesn’t believe in “chemistry tests” but mentions that her father “only” met Palin twice.

[GeorgeGist]

10. You're safe Meghan ...

he's not gonna pick you.

[crickets]

16. Ouch! Winner. nt

[hlthe2b]

11. I very rarely see any of the View, but I know she's supporting Biden. Who does SHE want for VP?

Out of mere curiosity...

[jcgoldie]

22. who cares fuck her...

She had that one moment speaking at her dad's funeral where she was dignified and meaningful... then she promptly relapsed into mostly an embarrassment all the time.

[hlthe2b]

31. I'm not defending her. I just asked out of curiosity.

[irisblue]

37. McCain is a conservative republican, her description,

Married to Ben Dommich, a founder of the hard right web site the federalist

She wants to be Ivanka light, IMO.

McCain can #SodOff


Edit---geez that Yahoo article is weak sauce

[hlthe2b]

38. Yes, I and everyone here knows that. It was merely a question of curiosity!

McCain is WHY I don't watch the View.

[irisblue]

40. As a human being, I hope she gets grief therapy, she seems to need it

She lost her father, had one miscarriage, is currently pregnant, and is apparently not well liked at her work place(her stylist & hair dresser for example). I wanted to like her, after seeing her on Rachel's show in 2009, and online then.
But I cannot.


So how are you going to satisfy your curiosity, cuz DU does not know?

[hlthe2b]

41. I clearly am not THAT curious. Some on DU DO watch, so I figured someone would know.

Honestly. This was just a simple reply to another's post. I don't wish to make a big issue about it.

[Polybius]

14. 2008 was a Democratic year

If McCain picked Romney or another sane Republican he would have still lost.

[Hekate]

15. As if. I can't think of any female Democratic politician in the country equivalent to Wasilla Barbie

Meghan, you are not helping yourself.

[Trumpocalypse]

17. Tulsi Gabbard

[Hekate]

21. DINO -- a cultist and an opportunist. Still, well spotted.

[phylny]

32. Wow, I read your post and thought,

wow, she really fell off of the face of the Earth. I can't remember the last time I heard or read her name.

[kskiska]

18. McCain's choice was Joe Lieberman.

The party wouldn't let him. Bill Kristol and Steve Schmidt went up to Alaska and met with Palin, then brought her down to Arizona to meet with McCain. He didn't have much choice. The rest is history.

[Skittles]

20. that would have been a mistake too

UGH

[JI7]

26. They probably knew a Jewish guy would be unacceptable to the base

they were already not happy with mccain

[kskiska]

42. Also a Democrat

in name only.

[Skittles]

19. people get triggered when you talk about your dad?

FUCK YOU, PRINCESS

[betsuni]

23. ...

[Skittles]

24. her dad is literally the only reason she has a job

SHE'S the one who is triggered, when she gets CALLED OUT on it.

[betsuni]

28. She had the nerve today to brag about refusing to audition with the rest of the

hosts when offered the job, and the narcissism and arrogance not to know the only reason she got the job was because MY FATHER.

[Skittles]

29. I really don't understand why she is relevant in any way

enough already

[betsuni]

30. Because negativity (omg I misspelled that "megativity" lol) and conflict

attract viewers in the U.S.: reality tv shows, the news in general, all the crap on the Internet, Trump. "The View" without Meghan "both-sides-Obama-did-it-too-MY-FATHER" McCain would be the dreaded "echo chamber" of sane people who agree on facts. Can't have that!

[phylny]

33. I believe it's properly spelled "meghativity."

I've been wrong before.

[JI7]

25. Hey Meghan, FUCK YOU, there is nobody who is in consideration that is a Palin

type.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

27. Oh right, this moronic empty headed product of nepotism is

exactly the one to be handing out advise.....

[Tipperary]

34. I cannot think of anyone as bad as Palin, but Meghan is not wrong.

[Maxheader]

35. Joe! Dude..

Pick someone politically and nation oriented..For the people..

[leftyladyfrommo]

36. I can't stand her. nt

[Roland99]

39. Odds of Biden picking Gabbard are Zero to None