Anyone who has checked any major news outlet in the last week (or simply been on planet Earth) should have read all about Meghan McCainís recent controversial picture posted on her public Twitter account. †If you havenít seen the image of† McCain, letís just say she leaves little to the imagination.
Supposedly trying to advertise her support for an Andy Warhol book she was reading at the time, the picture features McCain with the book on the far end of the shot and her in an incredibly low-cut tank top with Playboy-esque cleavage engulfing the photo.
Political critics have leapt on the chance to admonish McCain by saying she is setting a bad example and portraying young Republicans in a negative light. McCain seems to be flip-flopping in her statements to the public by first apologizing to her fans, then threatening to delete her Twitter account and ending by saying she was really ìjust trying to be funny with the book.”
My first thought on this issue is ó who cares? If you are guided by Meghan McCainís Twitter feed for conservative satire, you probably donít take politics very seriously anyway. We are talking about a girl who has publicly exclaimed that she has a ìjuicy booty” and is constantly seen in the companionship of other role models such as Tila Tequila. Her only political influence comes from her column in the Daily Beast, which mostly is seen as an outage for her to defend herself to other Republicans who see her as ìtoo liberal.” Has she truly contributed anything significant to the political world? Not really.
My second thought on this issue is ó go for it. As they say in the media business, ìThere is no such thing as bad publicity” and Meghan McCainís ìunintentional” exposure has brought her back into the media spotlight once again. Her followers on Twitter rose exponentially over the next two days and prompted her next article in the Daily Beast to be titled ìDonít Call Me a Slut!”
McCain insists that the reason the media is so largely concerned with the cleavage-baring image is, again, because of her weight. She states that if she was a thinner, more flat-chested girl, no one would have looked twice. Political commentator and radio host, Laura Ingraham, called McCain ìplus-sized” as a jab regarding her disapproval of Anne Coulter. McCain uses her fatherís maverick personality when responding to these statements or, in other words, doesnít go down without a fight. Her reaction that she has recently given to the public has created a noticeable stir and some people are not too pleased.
Conservative critics are calling into question McCainís morals, seeing as she wants to be known as the voice for young, modern Republican. Like it or not, McCainís political beliefs are unique enough to the Republican Party to draw significant attention.
Ultimately, people will still follow McCain because she is young and more interesting to watch than many of her older party members. The more critics bash her, the more she is in the news, so hey, why not milk it for all itís worth? However, if youíre looking for the real scandalous story, Levi Johnston is posing for an upcoming issue of Playgirl. When can we expect his Twitter apology?