hell yeah, go her!

I love Meghan McCain's response to the comments about her weight. I like that she didn't just try to defend herself or get mad about what was said.

And Obama's comment about the Special Olympics really doesn't bother me. People slip up with stuff like that all the time without meaning any offense. I mean, think of all the people who use 'retarded' to describe things. I'm sure they don't mean it as an insult to anyone. Just because he's the president doesn't make him any less human. And clearly he caught his mistake as soon as it happened and apologized. So I really don't think it's a big deal.

Well at least i laughed

Meghan has every right to defend herself. No one should be ridiculed for their weight. She's not even overweight so leave her alone about it. Don't you just hate how women are expected to look like this "perfect" body image? It's sickening. Read women have curves!

And for Obama, I can't believe he said that, but it seems like he feels bad for what he said.

I meant "real" not "read". Omigod, I feel dumb. :/

everyone who is human makes mistakes, including the president. i still love him and think hes the bomb! thank GOD Mcain didn't win. and u go girl! weight isn't everything u know haha

Meghan McCain is beautiful and her body is fantastic. My boyfriend even just said "id fuck her" lol =P

And everyone makes silly comments. I'm always calling my brother a retard, but not to insult people who have any sort of disability, just to play around with my brother.

It also works the other way. I sarcastically call some of my friend's geniuses when really they do or say something really silly. People could say I'm taking the micky out of clever people, but then others would go "well that's stupid".. So why would it be stupid to make a mocking comment about a clever person and not someone with a disability (who may very well be clever before anyone starts flaming me too!)

friends.. not friend's.. lol.

Does the President not have real things to do? Why he is going on talk shows? He already won the election, but he is still action like nothing more than a celebrity. The only thing about his comment that bothers me is the fact he has nothing more important to do than talk about his bowling score. Wow. I'm so proud.

I can't believe people are bitching about what Obama said.

I dont see anything wrong with Meghan...
Shes pretty hot if you ask me
xP

And please,
The pres should have better things to do than go onto talk shows and talk about bowling...

go girl!
lol the barack thing is just funny lol

Obama is human. If anyone else said it, it wouldn't be a big deal. But since it was Obama, they have to plaster it everywhere and make it a huge thing. I'm sure he didn't mean to offend anyone by it.

I'm glad she defended herself. She had every right.

And so he made a slip. It shows he's human and makes mistakes too. At least he apologized.

hahahahahahahahaha Obama: FAIL.

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I think Meghan is gorgeous. I don't see how she is even overweight. People are ridiculous & obnoxious. Her comments are well put together & the truth. Some people have nothing better to do than worry about others weight. It's sad really.
As for Obama, seems as though he's been fucking up on several occasions lately. Go figure... Good job there, Mr. "President"

I enjoyed Barack Obama's interview on Jay Leno, but the second he made that comment on his bowling skills, I knew he was gonna catch hell for it today.

As for Meghan McCain, I say good for her. I think she's a beautiful, healthy-looking young woman.

i just watched the interview..it was great =]

The whole Obama shocked me, but hey, people make mistakes, and his was just broadcasted. It shouldn't be taken seriously, because it wasn't meant seriously.

ahh-hahahaha when I read what Obama said I cracked UP! haha Major super faux pas for someone in his position. Regardless of him being human, as president he is held to a higher standard because he represents our ENTIRE country so if he snafu's then, essentially, we all snafu.

i think everyone is entitled to their opinion...but you don't have to be cruel about it...especially on a big radio talk show. meghan has the right to be mad...and i'm glad that she's sticking up for yourself and is proud of who she is.

obama...yeah, not exactly the right thing for the President to say. but who hasn't made a not to politically correct remark.

go mccain!
that's why i wanted him to win.(:
mccains are more mature.

I was for Obama during the election. However, just the fact that he was on Jay Leno when we're in a recession pisses me off. Also, having cerebral palsy, I'm even more pissed off.

LOL. Obama. omg. I would have lol'd so hard if I heard him say that, but I lol'd anyway. I don't understand why everyone has to be so politically correct. I mean, it's cool that he apologized and whatnot, but I don't think anyone needs to really get their panties in a twist over it. Not a big deal at all.

As for McCain, I know absolutely nothing about her, so I can't really make much of an opinion. But it's good that she's sticking up for girls everywhere and not just defending herself. Though she does have every right to defend herself, since she's def. not overweight. I don't understand why everyone feels they need to be thin and slender and "modelesque". It's kind of sick.

Not that she wouldn't be able to defend herself even if she was overweight.* I don't think any of that came out right. xD

i love her.

and what obama said is horrible.

lol, if george w. bush had said what obama said, ppl wouldn't be defending him.

meghan mccain is so pretty! she looks normal!

go meghan!

Go McCain chick! You tell that Laura lady to shove it! :] *giggle*

And..
If I had a terrible bowling score, I would have said the exact same thing. It was just an off-hand remark, that usually would be laughed at if the people watching weren't so uptight about life. Get over it - it wasn't even offensive.

Not to mention that Obama HAS done a lot for this country already than I thought President's could even do with so little time (mainly because I didn't see many previous presidents work so hard to accomplish goals so soon after being elected).

Go Meghan! Good for her! She's a beautiful, smart woman and I'm glad she's not only standing up for herself, but for all lovely NORMAL weighing girls. :]

As for President Obama's slip up...yeah, it doesn't bother me. Especially since he realize his gaffe so quickly and apologized just as swiftly.

kiss my skinny ass

how can ANYTHING about the special olympics casually "slip" out of our presidents mouth ??
i swear, he is NOT presidential. he just want to be on TV.

epic fail obama

The thing about Obama, it's just a joke. Goodness.

people need to loosen the hell up.

Obama was just joking around he didn't mean it meanly,
And that's great for Meghan she's so not fat.(:

i don't think the obama thing is a big deal.
people make comments like that all the time with their friends, but it isn't televised.
so i think that since it was televised, people like to make a big freaking deal. i'm fine with the comment, it isn't that bad. and he apoligized, so he must have regretted it.

Nothing he does is ever wrong... ugh.

honestly... if anyone else in the world had said that right now, everyone would be seriously offended saying how dare he?? and all that. i could care less what he says about the special olympics. that has nothing to do with protecting our country, which is what we voted him in for. so i have no problem with what he said. i just wanted to point out that if, say, McCain had said the same thing, they'd be throwing him out of the country as we speak. A slip up? Well to most it would be a SERIOUS slip up.

As i said, as long as he does his job and protects us i don't really give a shit about his opinions on anything.

I think she was very right and mature about the whole deal.
As for Obama lets not go there dont want to offend any one with my comments on him and Acorn

so i didn't like Obama before now it's even less i have a brother with special needs and that was totally uncalled for as the "predident" he shouldn't be making comments like that. what would all of you and the media be saying if Bush said somethin like that??

Our econmyis in the toilet and Preident Obama is on Leno's show talking about his bowling scores. Is this the "change" we get?

obama just messed up. people say things they don't mean sometimes. just because he's the president doesn't mean it doesn't happen to him. it's good he apologized and i think he really feels bad about it.

I have a cousin who is mentally disabled (though only moderately) and I saw no problem with Obama's remark; I actually laughed at it because it's a joke we would probably make in my family. But through the joke, I think Obama was trying to connect with his viewers and show that he really is just a normal guy. Although I respect him for apologizing, I think it's ridiculous that he should have to in the first place. Maybe someday people will develop senses of humor?...

yea!

You go Girl. :]

Obama?
get a life.

Go Meghan! >:]

People scrutinize Obama so in depth, and it's so unnecessary. Just because he is President doesn't mean he is not human; humans make mistakes. If a normal high school student said this, it would not be a big deal. The fact that he realized his mistake and apologized even makes this point even stronger. He recognizes mistakes and corrects them, like a normal American. A normal human being.
I still support him! (: He's a good guy.

The world needs redefine fat...cause if she's fat well then I'm Jupiter...
As for Obama well guess what we finally have a president that is candid and doesn't belong in the special speakers section (bush). I think everyone knows what he means and it wasn't the way some are blowing up to be. Come on. Now if he said I bowl like a retard then ok but for this...lay off drama starters

meghan stood up for herself in a positive way. she didn't lash out and cut down the host that said such things about her. i have major respect for that.

people need to stop over-analyzing everything political figures, and just celebrities in general say. average people would have said what both Meghan McCain and Barack Obama said, so it's not bad at all what they said. I'm fine with it.

GO MEGHAN!
And Obama = Bad :[

i wouldnt hold it against obama since he is man enough to apologize and because most people do make KIDDING remarks about handicapped people with no disrespect to them.

I forgive him. He did call right after

I love Meghan McCain's response also, she seems like she has good sensibility about her

Personally, Obama was the right choice for president. palin is a freaking idiot. if it was someone else that said that it wouldn't be a big deal, but everyone makes mistakes and slip ups. and its not like anyone of you have never said "that's retarded".

Real women can walk up the stair without being out of breath.
Curves my ass, a few curves are one thing but 10 or 20 is never good. It's just a fat bitch excuse.
She should be ridiculed for her weight, she made herself that way, she could have made healthier choices.

And I think the retard comment by Obama humanizes him a bit more. It's funny. He could have done worse that than and I would have seen it as acceptable.

YOU GO MCCAIN!!!
and Obama shut ur mouth up im autistic and i could probably beat ur IQ score

JCCAKES you are an idiot
compared to what would happen if Bush or McCain had said that, this is light
people are idiots for voting for him

wow, i'm commenting really late on this, but reading other people's comments before me just ignites a kinda aggravated fire.

first off: way to go, meghan! that's a way to show a hater!

as for obama... that wasn't a cool thing to say, no. but it's literally no different than all the kids these days using the phrases 'retarded' or 'gay' to mean stupid. do they get mauled by the media about it when they say such things? when it comes out of their mouths, do the realize it could be offensive? do they ever think to apologize? obviously obama realized he'd made a mistake, and -did- apologize. there wasn't more that could be done about it after the fact, was there? if you'd like to complain about his slip-up, -do- monitor every thing you say from here on out. punch yourself in the face every time you say something that could be taken the wrong way, because you're obviously an awful person.

in regards to how people wouldn't cut him slack if it had been bush that said it, i personally would have. -anybody- can make a mistake, especially a verbal one. there's this factor of life that makes sure nobody is perfect. it's called 'being human.'

and to anyone that's complaining 'oh why is obama on a talk show when our nation is in an economic crisis we expect him to immediately fix over night even though we didn't really care when it was obvious years ago that this was where we were headed?' allow me to put it this way. the globe is facing an energy and water crisis. are you turning off the light when you leave a room and the tap when you brush your teeth? it's a similar situation. and for the record, is being on jay leno being held against anybody else? perhaps we should call for the show as a whole to be canceled, since, you know, we -are- in a recession and all. maybe while we're at it we should close the multi-billion-dollar-spending movie industry as well.

honestly, it irritates me how people don't seem to think things through before they make comments on things.

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