Meghan McCain: "Both Sides" Wannabe Tough Chick

[Gemma Violet]

Another Daily Mail article from Meghan.  This one's about Trump:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10112547/MEGHAN-MCCAIN-Attacking-memory-great-American-cruel-unhinged-unpatriotic.html

[Gemma Violet]

Meghan is interviewed by S.E. Cupp for Rolling Stone:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/meghan-mccain-the-view-departure-trump-marriage-1244218/

In the interview, Meghan says she's doesn't see herself staying in TV.  (If that's true, it could explain all the bridge burning she did with her book.)  She instead wants to continue writing, as well as--get this--be a political consultant. 🙄

[Back Atcha]

2 hours ago, BelleBrit said:

So, Rolling Stone just came out with an interview that SE Cupp did with Meghan (her "best friend"...must be nice when all of these interviews are with people who are friends with you)

I hope "S.E." wasn't under some pathetic impression that she was auditioning for a spot at the table on "The View."  Whoopi's still in the catbird seat (heh heh heh).

[tinkerbell]

2 hours ago, BelleBrit said:

So, Rolling Stone just came out with an interview that SE Cupp did with Meghan (her "best friend"...must be nice when all of these interviews are with people who are friends with you) to promote this mess, and it sounds like Meghan has been in therapy and taking anti-depressants after her husband told her she needed help after the birth of Liberty. She also does reference her bereavement leave in this interview as being "five or six weeks", but also still characterizes it as going "right back" to work, because she is "hard-ass". My employer only grants one week max for bereavement, which I think is ridiculous, and I hope that Meghan realizes that she was lucky that her employer had a more generous policy.

I took time off , beginning with my mother being rushed to the hospital, dying 24 hours later, waiting out the autopsy, calling everyone, planning the funeral, assisting with out of town family's plans,  attending the funeral, helping my dad, etc.  I went back to work after taking 6 days off and heard that my supervisor had made a comment about "taking off a whole week to go to a funeral."  

(No I don't work there any more)

Meghan has no clue how other people live their lives. 

[Scout Finch]

21 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

Hahahaha I remember when she "took Pamela Anderson to task." Pamela owned her and did it so kindly and politely. Meghan was still not a fan and said she was planning to ask Pamela to sign something for Ben because she was his childhood crush (something like that), but she didn't want to after the interview. 

At least she gave TYT some more material.

 

I saw that this morning and Ana Kasparian also mentioned working with Meghan several years ago on a Pivot TV show, TakeFive Live, and how horribly she treated the producers and that she really just brings this on herself.

Edited October 21, 2021 by Scout Finch

[BelleBrit]

Just now, tinkerbell said:

I took time off , beginning with my mother being rushed to the hospital, dying 24 hours later, waiting out the autopsy, calling everyone, planning the funeral, assisting with out of town family's plans,  attending the funeral, helping my dad, etc.  I went back to work after taking 6 days off and heard that my supervisor had made a comment about "taking off a whole week to go to a funeral."  

(No I don't work there any more)

Meghan has no clue how other people live their lives. 

I'm so sorry. Yes, and for the places that do allow time off for bereavement, the time is usually so brief that there is no time for the employee to actually grieve...too much to do, things to plan, affairs to settle. I did see an old clip of Meghan this morning from The View where she was talking about how she did take "more time off" than is normal for bereavement, taking six weeks off. And then she goes on to say that four weeks is usually the norm. OMG. I really wonder where she gets this stuff!

[RealHousewife]

54 minutes ago, BelleBrit said:

I'm so sorry. Yes, and for the places that do allow time off for bereavement, the time is usually so brief that there is no time for the employee to actually grieve...too much to do, things to plan, affairs to settle. I did see an old clip of Meghan this morning from The View where she was talking about how she did take "more time off" than is normal for bereavement, taking six weeks off. And then she goes on to say that four weeks is usually the norm. OMG. I really wonder where she gets this stuff!

At my job they give you one day, and then anything else is your leave time. Most people use around a week when there's a loss in the family. No one's ever been gone for several weeks. 

[GiveMeSpace]

26 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

At my job they give you one day, and then anything else is your leave time. Most people use around a week when there's a loss in the family. No one's ever been gone for several weeks. 

At my husband's job, a coworker's wife was in the hospital for two months and just died of Covid. They have five kids under 15. My husband and his coworkers have donated their own leave time to help this man out.  Meghan has no idea how real people live and struggle. 

[TheView]

 

[GiveMeSpace]

Here is some names for Meg's follow ups to her book Bad Republican:

 

[Gemma Violet]

I see Meghan's book is #1 under Political Leader Biographies on Amazon.  However, the book is listed as "free" if you download an Audible trial.  I wonder if those free downloads of the book count as sales.

[ifionlyknew]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meghan-mccain-andy-cohen-memoir_n_617126cce4b010d9330caf90

I never thought I would say this but thank you Andy Cohen.  He asked her if she thought she was a hypocrite for writing a tell all after criticizing others for writing tell alls.

I so hope Mary Trump tweets something.

[Cementhead]

@GiveMeSpace

3 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

I see Meghan's book is #1 under Political Leader Biographies on Amazon.

This is one of the funniest things I have read all year.  All my life, actually.  I am dead.

[ginger90]

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[lovinbob]

19 hours ago, ifionlyknew said:

Because it cannot be said enough. If you call  yourself a hard ass you are not a hard ass.

Also this is another example of Meghan being a word butcher. She said she was “hard ass,” which is not the expression.  A hard ass is someone who is tough on other people, like a teacher or a coach. I believe she was trying to convey that she was was hard-core, which refers to a person who displays personal toughness and holds themself to a high standard. As one would do if they came back to work immediately after the death of a love one. (Either way, six weeks later doesn’t apply.

[sugarbaker design]

1 hour ago, lovinbob said:

I believe she was trying to convey that she was was hard-core, which refers to a person who displays personal toughness and holds themself to a high standard.

I think she was doing a mishmosh of hard-core and bad ass.  Remember this is the woman who pronounced 'posthumous' like it was 'after Middle East chickpea spread'.

[heysmilinstrange]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

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This would actually be a pretty funny tweet if Meghan had ever displayed self-awareness before. 

[IntrovertRed]

I watched some of her on WWHL last night.  When Andy asked about guests she mentions in the book, Rachel Maddow came up.  MM said basically that Rachel is really good at her job,  just like herself.  I turned it off when I heard that.  

[Gemma Violet]

TMZ:

https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/21/abc-execs-the-view-privately-calling-meghan-mccain-toxic-work-environment-claims-bs/

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Sources close to the production tell TMZ ... ABC honchos are furious about Meghan's new memoir, and the subsequent interviews she's recently done -- characterizing "The View" as a toxic work environment, full of coworkers/cohosts who despised her.

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Now that Meghan's gone ... our sources say the mood on set is way better, and people at home can see it for themselves. The temperature in the room, we're told, has lowered. Not just that, but the ratings are steady ... with the show remaining #1 on daytime TV.

 

Edited October 21, 2021 by Gemma Violet

[RealHousewife]

4 hours ago, KLJ said:

I watched some of her on WWHL last night.  When Andy asked about guests she mentions in the book, Rachel Maddow came up.  MM said basically that Rachel is really good at her job,  just like herself.  I turned it off when I heard that.  

I normally watch WWHL after BH Housewives, but I had to pass when I saw it was MM. 

[General Days]

To me, the big news from that TMZ article about Meghan McCain's departure from The View is the confirmation of what many of us expected was the real deal. The The View showed Meghan McCain the door.

 

(Bolding is mine, for emphasis.)

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We're told there are many points of dissent -- for instance, ABC execs say the notion Meghan left on her own volition is wrong, and ditto for her claim everybody except her was oozing toxicity.

Our sources tell us Meghan was essentially forced out of her role after an internal investigation into the environment she describes -- which we're told was, in fact, real ... but mostly due to Meghan's behavior on and off camera, not her coworkers' -- other way around.

Our sources say new ABC chief, Kim Godwin, did a thorough investigation -- meeting with key stakeholders of the show, like talent and producers -- and in the end, we're told she found Meghan was the source of a lot of the in-fighting that ultimately played out on the show ... something Godwin had to address head-on in an emergency Zoom meeting.

[...]

As for her departure ... our sources didn't have details on the negotiations behind the exit, but we're told the bottom line is it wasn't simply her decision after hitting a breaking point. The network was ready to move on too.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass, MeAgain.

Edited October 21, 2021 by General Days

[tinkerbell]

13 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

I see Meghan's book is #1 under Political Leader Biographies on Amazon.  However, the book is listed as "free" if you download an Audible trial.  I wonder if those free downloads of the book count as sales.

I recall Don Trump Jr dong something similar - buying up the copies of his book to give away, so the book climbed to the top of the list. 

I wonder, though, about Meghan's book being in the category of "political leaders biographies"  Really?  I thought it was just a "former talk show host rants about co-workers."  

And Bottom line -  if you have enough categories  for books, then EVERY book becomes a best seller for a week or two. 

[tinkerbell]

It strikes me that, on her very first day on The View, Meghan stated that she was looking forward to sparring with Joy.  And then after she left, she took a shot at Joy, saying Joy had hurt her feelings.  

Was she not tough enough, not enough of a bad ass to "spar"  with Joy Behar, a 79 year old retired teacher?  

[ifionlyknew]

16 minutes ago, tinkerbell said:

Was she not tough enough, not enough of a bad ass to "spar"  with Joy Behar, a 79 year old retired teacher?  

Meghan wanted to snipe at people but if someone fought back she would melt like the snowflake she is.  Any bets that she was the bratty girl on the playground bullying kids but as soon as someone fought back she would cry "I'm telling".

[StaceyNotStacie]

41 minutes ago, tinkerbell said:

It strikes me that, on her very first day on The View, Meghan stated that she was looking forward to sparring with Joy.  And then after she left, she took a shot at Joy, saying Joy had hurt her feelings.  

Was she not tough enough, not enough of a bad ass to "spar"  with Joy Behar, a 79 year old retired teacher?  

Meghan wanted her Elisabeth Hasselback moment. She wanted the split screen argument where she was the poor put upon conservative being bullied by the mean old liberal.
 

She got pregnant just before the pandemic. She’s also probably pissed that she missed her pregnancy moment in the sun. There was very little media attention. Nobody fussed over her bump. Nobody was there in person to fuss over her and congratulate her daily. There was no in person shower with an audience full of pregnant women like Abby and Sarah got. If the show had been in the studio when she announced her departure, she probably would have been escorted out of the building kicking and screaming. 

[TheGreenKnight]

5 hours ago, tinkerbell said:

I wonder, though, about Meghan's book being in the category of "political leaders biographies"  Really?  I thought it was just a "former talk show host rants about co-workers." 

Perhaps she was able to bargain her way into the category by mentioning her father nonstop in her "book." Sounds more like a glorified one-person podcast to me than something she wrote.... I guess this will have to do since nobody in their right mind would give her a show.

[RealHousewife]

3 hours ago, ifionlyknew said:

Meghan wanted to snipe at people but if someone fought back she would melt like the snowflake she is.  Any bets that she was the bratty girl on the playground bullying kids but as soon as someone fought back she would cry "I'm telling".

100%

3 hours ago, Stacey1014 said:

Meghan wanted her Elisabeth Hasselback moment. She wanted the split screen argument where she was the poor put upon conservative being bullied by the mean old liberal.
 

She got pregnant just before the pandemic. She’s also probably pissed that she missed her pregnancy moment in the sun. There was very little media attention. Nobody fussed over her bump. Nobody was there in person to fuss over her and congratulate her daily. There was no in person shower with an audience full of pregnant women like Abby and Sarah got. If the show had been in the studio when she announced her departure, she probably would have been escorted out of the building kicking and screaming. 

Yes, she wanted to be the Elisabeth to Joy's Rosie. 

Meghan would be that pregnant lady who expects a ton of attention. There was a woman at my last job who got upset when another employee there didn't have a huge reaction to her pregnancy news. The other employee wasn't even in our section, and our section wasn't even super close to her. She hadn't worked in the office very long. I don't get women who expect squealing and tears over their pregnancies from people who aren't family or friends or at least coworkers they go back with for years. A pregnancy is a special time in a woman's life, but basically you had unprotected sex. Let's stop acting like every pregnant lady just accomplished some rare feat. 

[catlover79]

5 hours ago, General Days said:

To me, the big news from that TMZ article about Meghan McCain's departure from The View is the confirmation of what many of us expected was the real deal. The The View showed Meghan McCain the door.

Yeah, how many of us called it? 😂

[Back Atcha]

11 minutes ago, catlover79 said:

5 hours ago, General Days said:

To me, the big news from that TMZ article about Meghan McCain's departure from The View is the confirmation of what many of us expected was the real deal. The The View showed Meghan McCain the door.

Yeah, how many of us called it? 😂

And for HOW LONG???

 

[RealHousewife]

 

[TheGreenKnight]

16 hours ago, catlover79 said:

Yeah, how many of us called it? 😂

So I suppose I'm glad she kept pushing and pushing this way, trying to create drama and make ABC look bad in the press. ABC had obviously been willing to let her go out gracefully the same as all co-hosts and only came out with the truth in response to her drama-seeking. Hoisted on her own petard.

[thejuicer]

I totally agree - I think if she were smart, she would have left quietly. Now that she hasn't, and made accusations of a toxic work environment, it would only put a spotlight on how she was during her time on The View.  There are literally dozens of "Meghan McCain worst moments on The View" videos on Youtube.  And now ABC is on the defensive about her time there, and who made the decision for her to leave. Not to mention all the bridges she has burned in the process. 

[ifionlyknew]

19 minutes ago, TheGreenKnight said:

Hoisted on her own petard.

People like Meghan never think that will happen.  She has always had a way overinflated ego so I'm sure she thought all her revelations about her time on the View would be met with "oh you poor thing" and/or "you go girl".  But I have yet to see anyone supporting her recollection of her View tenure.  

15 minutes ago, thejuicer said:

Not to mention all the bridges she has burned in the process. 

It's not like she had a lot of employment opportunities before this but now that she has shown she will say just about anything to make herself look like a victim I doubt anyone will want to hire her.  

She went from using her grief about her father as her excuse for everything to using her post partum depression as her excuse for everything.  Over the past four years I have not seen Meghan take ownership of any of her obnoxious behavior. She was always wanting others to take some accountability but refuses to do so herself.

[ifionlyknew]

He is listening to the book so we don't have to.

[athousandclowns]

we were typing at the same time ifionlyknew! Thanks 
 

The YouTube guy with Megan McCain Is The Worst channel is listening to her pity party “book” and reporting daily and he always sums her up well.  Originally someone posted his link but I’m not savvy enough.  He’s taking one for the team and breaks her/book  down perfectly. 
I really thought when she was off the show she’d stop pissing me off but that isn’t the case. 

Edited October 22, 2021 by athousandclowns
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[atomic]

Just got this alert from Audible. 🤢 Wish I could reply that I'd rather eat glass.

 

[General Days]

I'm curious why Meghan McCain published with Audible, or only with Audible. It makes me wonder if she couldn't get a deal for a print book.  

 

2 hours ago, thejuicer said:

I totally agree - I think if she were smart, she would have left quietly. Now that she hasn't, and made accusations of a toxic work environment, it would only put a spotlight on how she was during her time on The View.  There are literally dozens of "Meghan McCain worst moments on The View" videos on Youtube.  And now ABC is on the defensive about her time there, and who made the decision for her to leave. Not to mention all the bridges she has burned in the process. 

 

You're right, of course, but I think she thrives on chaos. 

 

9 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

 

 

I cannot make myself press the play button. The best thing about The View, this season, aside from the lack of bratty nastiness, is just not having to hear her voice at all. Even when she wasn't being completely awful on The View, I found her voice unpleasant.

[RealHousewife]

4 hours ago, ifionlyknew said:

She went from using her grief about her father as her excuse for everything to using her post partum depression as her excuse for everything.  Over the past four years I have not seen Meghan take ownership of any of her obnoxious behavior. She was always wanting others to take some accountability but refuses to do so herself.

Exactly. I feel like with Meghan it's always one thing or another. She'll say she's dealing with backlash from the book, having problems conceiving another baby, maybe a divorce, then menopause, the loss of someone else in her family, health issues, etc. I'm not wishing any of this or anything bad on her, but that's life. There's always going to be something.

I am not the kind of person who believes in toxic positivity-women always being smiley. Grieve. Be upset. Get therapy. Vent to your friends. But no, you don't get a be a bitch to everyone and get love in return kind of deal. Not even you princess. 

1 hour ago, General Days said:

I cannot make myself press the play button. The best thing about The View, this season, aside from the lack of bratty nastiness, is just not having to hear her voice at all. Even when she wasn't being completely awful on The View, I found her voice unpleasant.

Kyle said not getting along with your coworkers isn't a news story. He also said if she was dealing with postpartum anxiety, that's why she was in such a heightened state-that it was her issue and not Joy Behar's fault. 

My coworkers and I don't see each other much at all during the pandemic. I haven't seen some of them pushing two years now. I don't miss every single person, and I am pretty sure they don't all miss me either. And that's okay! We're not all besties. I have stuff in my life that I deal with too, but I don't let it affect work and how I treat people. 

Edited October 22, 2021 by RealHousewife

[deirdra]

5 hours ago, ifionlyknew said:

He is listening to the book so we don't have to.

I thought the same thing and immediately bookmarked his site. I'm not listening to her, but want to hear the snark!  And how can she call herself a "writer" if she just says them aloud? Does she think slander is easier to get away with than libel? 

Edited October 22, 2021 by deirdra

[RealHousewife]

@After7Only thank you for posting that. Funniest shit I’ve heard all day. 

[TheGreenKnight]

Apparently there was some kind of skit mocking McCain on The Daily Show a couple of weeks back. I don't watch TDS regularly--did anyone here see it?

[ginger90]

[nichelle]

I've really enjoyed a couple of absences this year. I have enjoyed Trump's absence from government and MM's absence from the View. And truly enjoying their absence means not reading their words, hearing their voices or seeing them on my television. #Eventually, they were no longer a topic of conversation. There's a sense of calm I hadn't felt in years.

And then came a bunch of MM stuff across my Twitter feed. I decided to read the Variety article and it was full of the same ol' crap. I'm going back to my place of calm.

[catlover79]

57 minutes ago, nichelle said:

I've really enjoyed a couple of absences this year. I have enjoyed Trump's absence from government and MM's absence from the View. And truly enjoying their absence means not reading their words, hearing their voices or seeing them on my television. #Eventually, they were no longer a topic of conversation. There's a sense of calm I hadn't felt in years.

Of course, both are attention hogs who love to play victim. I wish I could say more, but I'll leave it there. 

[tinkerbell]

Meghan is the 3rd grade mean girl who comes back from vacation, saying, "you missed me bullying you". Then when the other girl says, "no I didn't," mean girl Meghan twists it around so she can be the victim.

[ifionlyknew]

11 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Her delusions continue.   Who would want to display her book?

[atomic]

13 hours ago, TheGreenKnight said:

Apparently there was some kind of skit mocking McCain on The Daily Show a couple of weeks back. I don't watch TDS regularly--did anyone here see it?

 

[Gemma Violet]

From People:

Meghan McCain Isn't Ruling Out Running for Office One Day

https://people.com/politics/meghan-mccain-on-a-potential-run-for-office/

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"I'm definitely not in that phase, but it's more likely that I would run for office than host a show. That's much more intriguing to me," she says, adding: "What's more likely, are you going to host a show on Fox or run for office? At this point in my life, moving home to Arizona and running for office sounds way more interesting."

Fox?  Hosting a show?  Are you hinting to Fox, Meghan?  Because if they really made you an offer over the last few weeks, you would know better than to publicly talk about it.  Must be one of those trial balloons. 😊

[RealHousewife]

1 hour ago, Gemma Violet said:

From People:

Meghan McCain Isn't Ruling Out Running for Office One Day

So she quits a job because one of her coworkers didn't miss her, but she thinks she's tough enough to run for office?

[JAYJAY1979]

If Meghan is being truthful about still being in contact with Sunny..that would explain how moody Sunny is nowadays.  A bad apple ruins the whole apple orchard...and after all, didn't she allegedly cause Sara H to jump ship for awhile?