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Best'advice'you'were'ever'given?'! Don’t!lie,!cheat!or!steal.!Everything!else!is!fair!game.! What'five'iconic'figures'would'be'at'your'dream'dinner'party?'! Teddy!Roosevelt,!Dolly!Parton,!Johnny!Cash,!Ernest!Hemingway!and!Frida!Kahlo.! If'you'could'fix'one'thing'about'America'what'would'it'be?'! As!simplistic!as!this!may!sound,!poverty!and!hunger.!One!of!the!episodes!of!Raising-McCain!addresses!
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hunger!in!New!York;!before!that,!I!had!absolutely!no!idea!that!one!in!six!people!in!America!goes! hungry!on!a!daily!basis—and!one!in!five!of!them!are!children.! Best'and'worst'things'about'growing'up'in'a'political'family?'! The!best!is!having!a!front!seat!to!our!country’s!political!process!and!watching!history!being!made.!The! worst,!for!me,!is!that!people!have!bizarre!expectations!of!what!a!“political!family”!or!a!“political! daughter”—especially!a!Republican!one—should!look,!talk!and!act!like.!! How'could'Mitt'Romney'have'won'the'presidency?'! I!don’t!believe!Romney!could!have!won!the!presidency.!That!being!said,!supporting!gay!marriage! would!have!been!a!step!in!the!right!direction.!He!could!also!have!put!more!emphasis!on!fiscal! conservatism.! What'advice'do'you'have'for'the'GOP?'! Evolve!with!the!times.!Stop!obsessing!over!things!like!birth!control,!abortion!and!gay!marriage.!That! path!will!only!lead!to!more!failed!elections.! Biggest'misconception'people'have'about'Republicans?'! That!we!all!believe!what!people!like!Glenn!Beck!preach.!There!are!a!lot!more!socially!liberal! Republicans!than!the!media!would!like!to!recognize.! What'are'you'afraid'of?'! Failure.!! What'are'you'really'good'at?'! Talking!to!people!and!getting!them!to!open!up!about!their!lives.!What!can!I!say—I’m!a!politician’s! daughter!! Would'you'ever'run'for'public'office?'! No,!I!have!too!many!tattoos!and!I’m!too!honest!about!my!personal!failings.! What'always'surprises'you'about'NYC?'! How!much!I!still!love!the!city.!I!moved!here!when!I!was!18!to!attend!Columbia,!and!was!petrified.!But! New!York!really!grows!on!you—it!becomes!a!part!of!you,!and!you!slowly!become!one!of!those!people! who!can’t!imagine!living!anyplace!else.!! Who'has'your'vote'for'mayor?'! Most!likely!Christine!Quinn,!simply!because!I’m!unimpressed!with!the!rest!of!the!candidates!and!I!like! the!idea!of!a!woman!running!the!city.!A!lot!of!America’s!problems!would!be!solved!if!more!women!held! public!office.!! Thoughts'on'Anthony'Weiner?'! In!general,!I’d!prefer!anyone!representing!me!in!politics!or!running!for!office!to!opt!out!of!tweeting!or! sexting!inappropriate!pictures.!! Justin'Bieber'or'Taylor'Swift?! Neither.!Willy!Nelson.! TV'guilty'pleasures?'! Catfish,-True-Blood,!bingeHwatching!Real-Housewives!and!anything!with!Rob!Dyrdek!in!it.!
Favorite'talk'show?'! I!loved!Tyra!Banks’!talk!show.!I!found!her!relatable!despite!the!fact!that!she’s!a!beautiful!supermodel.! All!of!the!weightHbashing!she!got!and!how!she!handled!it!continues!to!inspire!me!today.! Twitter'or'Instagram?'! I!have!an!amazingly!random!group!of!people!following!me!on!Twitter—everyone!from!Miranda! Lambert,!Kristin!Chenoweth!and!Pauly!Shore!to!Howard!Fineman,!two!of!the!Real!Housewives,!and! [Fox!News’]!Megyn!Kelly.! Favorite'app?'! Uber,!hands!down.!Finally!the!answer!to!the!4:30pm!cab!changeover!in!bad!weather,!when!I’m!trying! to!get!from!point!A!to!point!B!! What'does'no'one'know'about'John'McCain?'! That!he’s!obsessed!with!birds.!Our!ranch!in!Sedona!is!some!kind!of!a!haven!for!birds!and,!according!to! the!Audubon!Society,!has!an!incredible!range!of!species.!Three!owls!were!recently!released!on!our! property,!and!I!can’t!remember!the!last!time!I!saw!my!dad!that!excited.!Anyone!reading!this:!If!you! ever!run!into!my!father!and!can’t!think!of!anything!to!say,!ask!him!about!the!birds!at!the!ranch.! What'does'no'one'know'about'Meghan'McCain?'! That!I’m!a!lot!more!outdoorsy!than!people!realize.!All!I!want!to!do!when!I!go!home!to!Arizona!is!wear!a! baseball!hat!and!no!makeup,!go!hiking!and!fishing,!and!drink!beer!all!day.!As!soon!as!this!career!in! media!is!through!with!me,!I!want!to!move!someplace!remote!in!Arizona!and!live!in!the!wilderness!with! a!bunch!of!dogs,!some!horses!and!a!shotgun.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !