Meghan McCain Defends Her Stance on the Freedom to Marry at Talk in DC Area

March 29, 2010

As reported by Madeleine Morgenstern in the GW Hatchet:

"McCain – the daughter of former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. – was met with protests by GW’s Young America’s Foundation before the event for her stance on the freedom to marry, but McCain fired back, telling the audience that she is outspoken on provocative issues because she believes in them.

“'I am not Ann Coulter, I am not Glenn Beck, I am not trying to be a pundit, I am not trying to have a show on Fox,' McCain said. 'My intention is to promote dialogue in this country.'

“'I do [support marriage equality], got that George Washington Young Republicans?' McCain said in reference to the controversy when the GW College Republicans withdrew their financial support for her speech. 'I had to get that little jab in,' she added to some laughs.

"...'You can support the freedom to marry and our troops in Afghanistan,' McCain said. 'Some here on your campus don’t think so.'”

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