Ok. Seriously. You need to stop.
Meghan, I kept my mouth shut when you appeared on The View with all the other cackling hens. I didn’t say anything about the Twitpic controversy (see above), but after last night, Meghan, someone needs to pull you over for a "stop-n-chat."
I guess that has to be me because no one else has or no one cares.
Meghan, you don’t need to do the Leno Show, you don’t need to be hanging with D celebs like the faux-liberal Arianna Huffington, the least popular Baldwin brother (Stephen, or as he likes to be called, “Stevie B.”) and a comedian who can only make pedophile jokes to get a laugh.
Even though your father is a senior senator from Arizona, a former POW, and a graduate of the Naval Academy, you need to learn a lesson from dad and know how to do damage control. Instead of posting pouty, petulant pieces on Twitter, or throwing tempest-on-a-Twitter retorts to people who take pot shots at you, pull back. Even your father knew when to bail out instead of going down in flames.
You’ve chosen this life, this mock mash-up of pop culture and serious politics. But it’s become like a cheap ride at the Arizona State Fair and the only thing that separates you from careening is the toothless carnie whose fingers are too sticky from eating cotton candy to stop the ride in time.
Just because you grew up in the “Valley” doesn’t mean you have to be that “Girl.”
You’ve decided that you want it all and when people call you out, you lash out like a reality star claiming you didn’t bring this on yourself. That’s total horse-spit and you know it.
You are the best and worst of your parents combined. You’ve got your father’s quick temper, steadfast resolve, and passion for politics. But you also possess your mom’s insight, intelligence and sophisticated visage.
But you have to learn to harness both and stop this precipitous descent into a has-been, washed-up celeb-utante by the time you’re 30. Hello, Paris Hilton anyone?
Personally, I want you to succeed. I want people to know the person who has wonderfully insightfully, challenging ideas for the GOP. I want you to invigorate and rally young people to be more politically active and invest in the future of this country. I love the Meghan McCain that I read, not the ditz on television or the petulant child that erupts with venomous, sophomoric tweets.
Leave that to Perez Hilton or Bill Maher.
She has been given an opportunity that most of us never will - she has a famous father and a lot of money. She is a smart girl and I hope she will soon use the smarts God and her parents gave her and help make a difference with the youth vote, regardless of party. She has the name recognition and the finances to do both - I hope she stops down the destructive path and starts using her powers "for good." I know when I was in my 20s I didn't always make the best choices - luckilly I learned from those as I got older and didn't have to grow up in the public eye while making those mistakes. She has the chance to turn things around and I sincerely hope she does. Use Twitter and other media to make positive changes, Meghan - not to be a celebutant. We have enough of those - we need more smart young women in this world as good role models for young girls.
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