HuffPost writer joked about John McCain's impending death

Feinberg's obesity may get her there first

HuffPost senior alleged "reporter" Ashley Feinberg posted a quite disgusting tweet about Senator John McCain (R-AZ) for which she has since apologized. She basically predicted that the senator would die in the near future and would thus leave his family to benefit from an overhauled estate tax.

"Congratulations to John McCain's wife and children on their upcoming tax-free inheritance," the creep Feinberg tweeted Thursday soonafter McCain announced that he would support the Senate Tax Reform bill, designed to put an end to double taxing--that is, taxing funds that had previously been taxed on a property under a particular value.

"After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to support the Senate Tax Reform bill," McCain said in a statement. "I believe this legislation, though far from perfect, would enhance American competitiveness, boost the economy, and provide long-overdue tax relief for middle-class families."

Now that McCain supports the bill, there is a decent chance for it to pass as it faces a likely final vote.

The HuffPost leftist thought it was now a good time to tweet to her followers that the senator from Arizona is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. 

McCain went public in July that he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. "The prognosis is very, very serious," he said on CBS's "60 Minutes" in September.

The Senate bill would not eliminate the estate tax, but it would double the exemption. It's a tax on the transfer of property after someone's death. The property in question must exceed a certain dollar value for the tax to be applicable.

After normal people (aka conservatives and some independents) slammed Feinberg for her mean-spirited comment, she deleted her tweet and apologized.

"I shouldn't have been glib and callous in pointing out that John McCain's family stands to benefit massively from the estate tax provision in the tax bill he's voting on this week, and I am sorry for that," she lied. "I deleted the tweet it's not worth it."

That last sentence reveals exactly how she really feels about her disgusting comment. If it was worth it, if there was no blowback, she would have likely doubled down on it.

Feinberg and the HuffPost did not immediately respond for requests of additional information by the media.


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