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Meghan McCain claimed that many Republicans treat her like 'a freak' and 'a mutant' while speaking on MSNBC on Thursday. She spoke out about the backlash during a segment about ideological divisions within the GOP. McCain said that many people do not consider her a true conservative because she departs from the party on issues like gay marriage.'I'm a proud moderate Republican, but using the word 'moderate' in the Republican party today is considered a dirty word,' she said. 'Many people in the Republican party treat me like I'm a freak, like there's something wrong with me and that I'm a mutant from the original design.' When pressed on being treated like 'a freak,' she joked, 'I work for this network for a reason.' (McCain joined MSNBC as a contributor in November 2011.) She added that 'if you're not an extreme right-wing conservative... you're given no respect.' Later, McCain reflected on what she perceived as the shift to extremism in the GOP, and called out two prominent conservative bloggers. I wish I knew more where it came from I don t understand the popularity of Michelle Malkin and Andrew Breitbart and people who exacerbate people's fears,' she said.She also had a clear message to her critics. She noted that some members of the GOP may reject her, 'but I always stand here and say you can t actually kick me out of the Republican Party. Related on HuffPost:NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: 'TODAY' Show correspondent Matt Lauer attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Ann Curry attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for TIME)WASHINGT

Darker, harder, faster, deeper. Andrew Lincoln and the cast of The Walking Dead welcome you to the set of Season 3.

The most anticipated television event of the year returns for a second season. AMC's The Walking Dead is "breathtaking in its small moments" (Wall Street Journal) and "creepy from the first frame" (Variety). The end of civilization was just the beginning for Rick Grimes and the other survivors. As the fight to stay alive intensifies and personal rivalries continue to fuel, the group struggles to hold on to their humanity in a time where slim chances are all that is left. Based on Robert Kirkman's hugely successful and popular comic book series, AMC's original series, The Walking Dead is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment crisis. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead. The New Season of The Walking Dead premieres Sunday, October 16th at 9/8c. Only on AMC.

The most anticipated television event of the year returns for a second season. AMC's The Walking Dead is "breathtaking in its small moments" (Wall Street Journal) and "creepy from the first frame" (Variety). The end of civilization was just the beginning for Rick Grimes and the other survivors. As the fight to stay alive intensifies and personal rivalries continue to fuel, the group struggles to hold on to their humanity in a time where slim chances are all that is left. Based on Robert Kirkman's hugely successful and popular comic book series, AMC's original series, The Walking Dead is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment crisis. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead. The New Season of The Walking Dead premieres Sunday, October 16th at 9/8c. Only on AMC.

An interview with The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln

"Walking Dead" star Andrew Lincoln reveals to Dave his real name. Plus: Andrew tells of finding out about his famous father-in-law.

"Walking Dead" star Andrew Lincoln reveals to Dave his real name. Plus: Andrew tells of finding out about his famous father-in-law.

Theatrical trailer for Tomorrow When the War Began. Tomorrow When the War Began is a pulse-pounding action thriller that follows the journey of eight high school friends in an Australian coastal town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by an invasion that no one saw coming. Caitlin Stasey stars as 17-year-old Ellie Linton, a precocious teen who leads her best friends including Corrie (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and Kevin (Lincoln Lewis) to an isolated, deep in the woods camp site named Hell. Upon returning, they come to grips with the fact that their country has been overrun by a mysterious, invading army. When the hostile armed forces become alerted to the presence of the teenagers, Ellie and her friends, along with a new recruit (apathetic stoner Chris Lang, played by Andrew Ryan) must band together to escape, outwit and strike back against the mysterious enemy that has seized control of the their town and imprisoned their friends and loved ones.

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How could the second half of the season top the drama and excitement of the first? Watch as the Survivors explain what is to come.

Season 2 of The Walking Dead reaches a critical point in episode 207. See the cast examine how no one will be the same after this episode .