Justin's Political Corner

Michelle Malkin and the team at Twitchy.com, a website she founded, are attacking Meghan McCain and Sandra Fluke for showing solidarity with each other over the sexist attacks both have endured.

Yesterday, McCain tweeted a picture of herself and Fluke at an after-party following the White House Correspondents Dinner. McCain said “My fav meeting of the night” and referred to Fluke as “very brave and badass.”

McCain later tweeted: “Everyone calm down. I’m a proud pro-life republican but standing up to publicly being called a slut is brave. I’ve been through it.” Fluke tweeted a response to McCain: “thanx 4 support/advice re: public attacks! We girls have each others’ backs despite polit differences.”

McCain and Fluke have indeed been subjected to sexist attacks for speaking out publicly: Fluke wasinfamously called a “slut” and a “prostitute” and subjected to a barrage of other sexist attacks by Rush Limbaugh after speaking out about insurance coverage for contraception, and McCain has been subjected to repeated sexist comments after speaking publicly.

h/t: MMFA