I'm a Democrat nostalgic for moderate republicans, like Meghan, who doesn't appear to take a "burn the village to save the village" approach to government like most of her party does right now, much like her father in the pre-Palin years. But Meghan, your last two posts were about cleavage and hair extensions. Come on kid, we need more conservatives like you to stop diddling around and join the conversation! Don't waste your platform on this silliness. You're only propagating the notion that conservatives care more about looks than brains, as we see in their choices of candidates, avenues of attack against Democrats, and anchors on FOX. Can we please get the T and A out of government?

You're the Republican party's best hope. Your crtiics are too steeped in the past to understand your generation.

You are the Republican party's best hope. Your generation is running away from people like your critics -- too bad since it is the Republican Party with whom your generation identifies your critics. Your generation identifies with you and your generation will outlive your critics.

No one should call you anything. You are not news.

We need to nip this in the bud. I say the Super Bowl half time is next!

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I am proud of Meg also. I am a democrat to who voted for Obama. Where I disagree with you is the coverage of the war. Where was her outrage when Bush wouldn't allow full coverage. The reporters that were embed with units weren't allowed to report independently. I agree we aren't getting the full coverage. But it didn't start in this administration. Remember when daddy went to Iraq wearing the flack jacket walking through the town square when he was telling everybody that is was safe to walk in the square? We found out after he was guarded by many soldiers walking around him. So don't just fall for the partial story. I'm sure her brothers are pissed. But lets face it like politicans relatives that ar fighting aren't really on the front lines like others are. I admire them for going because many others don't. But don't just fall that we aren't getting the whole truth. Yes that is right but we haven't been gettting it since W came to power.

>>itialianman004 is very Correct to put his suppoter beliefs aside and Support a very intelligent young woman. So what her clevage is showing.. its a lot less than W have all seen in a Porn POP UP that some how got through the firewall on our home computers. why are we so shocked that tis decent young Lady with a fresh opinion on certain topics, posted in haste a pic of her self holding an Andy Worhol DVD or book{whatever shes holding} perhaps we should conside she was posting that nd not what GOD gave her! I am a 44 year old mother of 3 Adult children. if Megan were one of those 3 I would not judge her {not that they did} I would say yoou go girl! you look great in that shot! xxoo gigi

Meghan McCain......what is wrong with these morons who think this pic is so bad...what you gona do....walk the local mall and call all the women you see with large breast "SLUTS"? They are all around us, everywhere we turn and all of the sudden this picture upsets certain people? Maybe they should see a shrink....Meghan, this only shows how sick the world can be and the pic is fine!!!!

I think all the people that are whining about this are liberal d-bags that have nothing better to argue about. It's 2010 this is rediculous. Think about how much of her cleavage isn't showing. For those of you who have never seen her on TV or in person, her boobs are as big as basketballs. Anything she wears makes her look scandalous.

You epitomize all the ingornant haters with your lame thoughtless comment. Nice.

Real mature, carolinem.

Takes one to know one.

Carolinem.. Does it make your day leaving that comment?...Instead of leaving dumb comments...lets learn from this and leave it at that.. I agree with alot of Meghan's thoughts above.. You live and you learn..its not to say what she did was wrong.. but more of the stereotypes that some people have and more of some people can't handle a simple picture..I mean when I tune in to CNN and this is being talked about is beyond insane.. We have a health care debate raging.. two wars abroad...Hopefully its one of those things that just goes away and Meg. can go back to writing facinating storys on the Daily Beast... Keep up the good work and I'll keep following you on Twitter!!

OMG! Grow up!

You people are nuts! You act like you have never seen cleavage before!

until today I have been pretty much neutral towards Meghan. Honestly I don't know much about her. I can honestly say that today she has stood up and shown the strength of her character in standing up to this ugly abuse.

All this ugly behavior over a picture that is not even PG.

Have any of you been to the beach lately? The better question is whether or not you have been out from under the rocks you live under?

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!"

Like you have any idea who's a slut. Like you have any idea about anything.

my appion on the matter is she is a yung pretty girl and the only reason any body's panties is in a wad is couse of who her dad is if had been paris hilton or howerd stern up there there would have said well at least they came down a notch i think they should leave the poor girl a lone after all the saing is if you mind your own bizzness you'll be bizzy all the time and miss megan to comit on one your last blogs on face book look for one with no pol. veiws

Carolinem, if you really want women to keep their bodies hidden, move to Saudi Arabia or better yet, Afghanistan. You're values and vitriol will be appreciated there.

Jealous or angry?

ohhh this is embarrassing i had something to comment for everyone voicing their opinions to tear someone else down but i can't remember how it goes.

it starts with opinions are like >>something>if this picture offends you then you are a prude

Grow up. I completely agree with Meghan. It's fine for a flat chested girl to wear a tank top and look cute, but if you are larger chested it makes you a slut to wear a tank top? NO. The double standard in out society is disgusting. Not to mention, if you don't like her, don't follow her twitter account and read her articles just to be nasty. What's the point in that? While I don't agree with everything she states, I really like her as a person and find it refreshing how honest she can be. I think she is a positive person, and that is very refreshing to me.

She's just lonely. And in the internet age lonely people do strange things.

I can understand why everyone is angry with the republican stuff and her hypocritical behavior, but I can't be hard on a lonely person.

Thank you for your for parading your idiocy on this thread, crazy carolinem.
That being said,maybe you're not crazy per se, but there's something very weird going on with you, i think.
Idiot.

She's not a slut!

She's an attention whore.

Megahn, sorry sweetie but you get no sympathy or "you go girl" from me. As the daughter of a high profile politician who knows how this country reacts to things like this and knows how the media works, you should have known better. You are not really a private citizen and there should be no such thing as "hastily" in your vocabulary.

While you criticize the reaction, I have to remind you that in this country, plenty of women get rewarded (with money, their own show, recording contract) for taking naked photos, releasing sex tapes and for being involved with famous married men. There are a lot of people, like myself, who despise that kind of fame and maybe just maybe people thought you were going down that road. I mean, let's get real Ms. McCain, did you really expect to take a picture like that and not get push back? I have big ones too and they never look like that in a tank top or any top unless I want them to.

Seriously, come on. just come on. You can do what you want, but come on, you should know better.

I hate to be mean but the only thing you can do to make anyone like you or respect you is for you to stop blogging. Try again in ten years when you have a little more maturity behind you.

Really...really?

What's amazingly frustrating about this whole ordeal is that if it had been any other woman, most of you men, would be loving it. You'd most likely have said picture of her as the screensaver on your cell phones, laptops, etc.

I'm 23 and I've been living with a large chest for the past 9 to 10 years of my life. It's not easy to hide them. For those of you who think she had to do something to make them look like that, you might be right. Coming from someone who has been "blessed", mine look almost exactly like that in a tank top (no push-up necessary).

As for the "Haters":
Men, you have absolutely no room to talk. You're not a woman, so you obviously have no idea what its like living with boobs.
Small Chested Women, unfortunately your comments can't be taken seriously. You don't have big boobs, so you don't know. I'm tired of FLAT women thinking they can say whatever they want about large chested women. YOU CAN'T SO JUST STOP!!

I'm not a Republican, therefore I do not support some of Meghan's political views. I will, however, support her on this one. I know how she feels, I just wish people/the media would stop bashing people just because they don't fit the mold. Let us not forget how they treated Jessica Simpson.

Nothing wrong with the pic but the implants look much too round. Real b**bs don't look like round balloons. You should have gotten the 'teardrop' implants.

You have nothing to be ashamed of. You are a beautiful women who didnt nothing wrong. The pic was in no way as bad as everyone is making it out to be. It bothers me the way you are being treated just give it a week a no one will remember. Just keep up the good work and there are people out there who support you.

I put my comment on here: http://runawaylawyer.blogspot.com/2009/10/news-alert-meghan-mccain-has-boob s.html

You people really need to lighten up.

As a Republican (one who had the misfortune to work for Grover Norquist many years ago) I applaud you first, for reading about Andy Warhol and second, for responding to this ridiculousness with the gravitas it deserves, in other words...none. Though you didn't intend it, you've demonstrated that a woman can be both sexual and serious. And frankly, you accomplished it with just one pic, the juxtaposition of a beautiful woman and a book of substance...brilliant, even if unintended.

Come on, Meghan. While you're obviously not a slut, you couldn't have possibly taken the time to take a picture of yourself with your breasts pushed up (and they are quite obviously pushed up), and posted it to the Internet without thinking that people might care a little more about your breasts than the book you're reading.

Given the radical nature of some of your right-wing followers (NOTE: "some"), did you really think some of them wouldn't want to label you a hussie?

For what it's worth, those on the left I've talked to either loved the pic or didn't care.

Bravo Meghan! FTVS has always been a fan of your penchant for sound theology, and we find the geometric perfection of your anatomy fascinating. Perhaps you would like to join our editorial board (as an intern at first, but moving up the ladder at fast pace perhaps). Please keep up the good work!

I cannot believe all the animosity on this page regarding a gal in her tank top. What is the issue, really? I totally understand where she is coming from. You see a flat chested woman in a tank top and "slut" wouldn't come out of your mouth. You see a DD in a tank top and she's a slut? Really? Is this discrimination? I'm baffled.

Americans are such prudes. Published in any other western country the photo would have gone unnoticed. Oh, and maybe the blog's name should be changed to The Daily Breast! Just kidding!

Meghan, you did fine. You're a gutsy woman, learning what works and what doesn't. This picture will come in handy when you run for office in a few decades. You'll get the young vote, the dirty old man vote and this old woman's vote because you remind me of how fun it is to be young and busty!

"come on take me serious, i have great ideas!!! look at my boobs!" way to go miss McCain. Attention whore is more fitting, and lets be real no female who has access to a computer has ever taken a "hastily self-portrait" and posted it on the internet. What were you expecting? A bunch of replys of fawning little boys. Please the embarrassment doesn't come from your photos or lack of self control at the fridge but your ridiculous belief in in moving the republican party even more into the depths of hell also know as liberalism. As perfectly demonstrated by your father last November watering down the republican party even more is a super highway to fail.

Greetings to you, Meghan and to all of you out there who seem to think that this non issue about Meghan's breasts is really an issue.
Meghan should be admired for her individuality, her intelligence, her beauty, her dedication to her family, her Party and her work.
There is a lot of crappy stuff going on in the world right now: War in the Middle East, a bad economy, homelessness, hunger, BAD TV and you people are upset over a little black and white photo of Meghan?
It is a beautifully taken picture and not in bad taste at all.
The media and all you Conservatives and Haters out there think she is a slut for that, huh?
Who made you Judge and Jury?
Five will get ya ten that if we looked into the private lives of all you people who have put Meghan down for being beautiful and sexy, we would find darker things than just a beautiful photo of a beautiful woman in your closets.
Meghan obviously represents something threatening to you haters out there, otherwise you wouldn't be so violent towards her. (Your Dad, perhaps?)
Yes people, violence works in mysterious ways it's wonders to perform, including verbal. But you'd know that kind of mind game, wouldn't you? Of course you would.
Meghan, rock on and keep on rockin' because it doesn't matter a damn what people think or say. The only think that matters is what you think and feel about yourself.
The real reason that people singled you out to hurl their hate and anger upon is because they are hollow people. They are ignorant, uneducated and immature.

Peace and God Bless.

i dont understand this woman. so she considered closing her twitter account (what a global tragedy if that happened!!!), and then she blames the media when shes the one exposing herself. seriously, did she think anyone would care about anything else on that photo except her breasts. those things look like two midgets are standing on her lap and holding them up. she could easily have chosen a better top to wear. And the fake outrage from her (the 'i'll close my twitter account' threat must be the most stupid threat ive heard in years). just go away....

Meghan,

You posted the photo, you hold yourself out as a public figure, you can't complain about the attention. Your beautiful and you want to be taken seriously. I get it. I only wish that you had written about the false choice of being sexy or smart. Some would still call you stupid or a slut but that article with your photo would have been sexy and smart.

Carolinem, Ahhh... would you say that if Megan was on the beach in a bikini?

"But she says it's the media who are the real boobs."

Oh, I get it. The pushed up boob photo and a reference to the media as "boobs."

Lame.

Has anyone ever seen Meghan and Sarah Palin in the same room together ?

Well said!

You have to deliberately do something to boobs to get them to that shape -- corset, wonderbra, etc. Megan did it on purpose.

Duct tape. I forgot duct tape. You can also get your boobs to do that with duct tape. old model's trick.

I don't care if she's fat, flat, black, white, old, young, rich or poor.

She is a moron and contributes nothing whatsoever to anyone with any intelligence.

But Meghan was not flatter. She needs to understand that. Major cleavage is perceived sexually, as are thongs, bikinis, male crotch bulges. Adults should acknowledge that some types of body exposure are perceived differently. You don't go to your child's kindergarten in a g-string, because people consider that differently. And you don't show major cleavage unless you're ready for people to consider that differently. Wolf Blitzer doesn't wear a Speedo on CNN.

Don't listen to Nathan!!!!!!!!!!

TAKE IT PERSONALLY

IT IS PERSONAL.

It's about time you grew up and realized how the world thinks.

This may be the start of a change in you that will turn you into someone people actually respect.

Unless, of course, you don't want respect.If all you want is attention, DON'T COMPLAIN!

If you want respect LEARN YOUR LESSON.

Grow up, Meghan. You're a big girl now.

Dude, she is not going to sleep with you.

Well put Nathan

Not slutty?
The photo screams slutty. It was meant to look slutty.

Sort of doubt she'll be ringing your doorbell any time soon, but you know, enjoy the fantasy.

Who cares what is said by a bunch of ignoramuses who haven't bothered to look up the definition of "slut"? If they don't like what you post on the internet, they don't have to read/view it. Some people like to live in a real-life version of "Leave it to Beaver" - that's up to them, but why should they be able to intimidate everyone else into conforming?

For those of you who didn't know, I have a penis.

Will someone please congratulate me for making this comment?

great post...If you do not like her pic on Twitter - then don't follow her. Twitter was never made for serious discussion on politics and social philosophy.

I am. I'd give anything to be carrying around 35 extra pounds like McSlutty.

I'm bustier than average, and it's true. We do forget that other people notice our breasts because we're so used to them. Meghan's chest looks like mine and a lot of other women's that I know when they're home, relaxed, and not feeling self-conscious. Because of this, when I look at this picture, I tend to focus on her expression and hairband and the book she's reading more than her cleavage.

Flat, Huge, Real or Implants - you have to put effort into making your breasts reach your chin like that. Either a too small tank top or major ill fitted push up bra. And yes, it was shocking to see that from Senator McCain's daughter who goes around telling people she wants to be taken seriously. I'm sure people will look at her now and say how really smart she is, right?