Meghan McCain Accuses Brian Williams of 'Bowing' to President Obama

Meghan McCain is not happy with NBC's Brian Williams. Why? According to McCain, the television anchor is so enamored with President Barack Obama that he committed the unforgivable sin of "bowing" before the man during his exclusive White House fluff piece that aired this week.

Here's video of the offensive gesture in question.



And here's McCain, firing off her disapproval via Twitter:

McCainBloggette: Brian Williams just bowed to Obama? WTF, I mean seriously press corps we all know how you feel about him but now your [sic.] bowing to the President?

McCainBloggette: interpret it as a bow or head nod, I just can't imagine a journalist doing that to a republican president maybe I'm wrong...

Bowing is much on the minds of Obama's critics. The president himself was criticized for his bow to the Saudi King, and now Williams faces scrutiny for offering what is, after all, a gesture of kindness.

Is the media in the pocket of the president and his administration? Maybe yes, maybe no. But should we really be getting upset about the angle at which Williams held his head when saying good-bye to the president of the United States? Should we forbid reporters from shaking hands, joking, laughing, or even smiling with our commander-in-chief, lest they be viewed as corrupted?

True, behind-the-scenes, soft-ball reports from the White House are often annoying, especially if the president interviewed is not the one that you happen to have voted for. But, like them or loathe them, they have long been a staple of news coverage.


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