'Bratty' McCain on the Twitter Warpath Again

Overreaction part of 'infuriating' double standard on racy pix

(NEWSER) - Meghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it caused”—and shows some ugly truths about how society treats the female body. More»

Guess what part of that picture got everyone's attention? Hint: Not the book

(NEWSER) - Meghan McCain’s latest “controversy” is over a picture of herself—one particular part of herself being more prominent than anything else—she posted on Twitter last night. The photo (at left) is being alternately slammed and defended by commenters, the Detroit Free Press reports. Arguably the best comment of the bunch: “You should put a pink bow over this photo and call it a tribute to breast cancer awareness month.” More»

(NEWSER) - Some are complaining that NBC used Brian Williams’ interview with President Obama to hawk its late night shows, Deadline Hollywood reports. The interview featured plugs for both Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show takeover and Fred Armisen’s impression of Obama on Saturday Night Live. “Obama owes NBC so much for shilling for him, he wanted so shill back,” one right-wing commentator quipped. More»

Brian Williams gets backstage look at White House

(NEWSER) - President Obama misses the “rhythm” of the days before he entered the White House, the New York Post reports. Looking back, he told NBC of the old days: “It’s Saturday morning. I’m gonna run some errands, I'm gonna do some things that'll make my wife happy,” he said. “I'm gonna take my kids to a museum and then I'm gonna—on the spur of the moment—take them to have some ice cream.” More»

Creeps like Rove and the county sheriff prove to be the downside of Twitter

(NEWSER) - Meghan McCain likes being able to share the "humorously uncensored" moments of her life on Twitter but she's not so thrilled about sharing them with the likes of Karl Rove, she writes in her Daily Beast blog. "I am now being followed by Karl Rove, and my local sheriff, and God knows how many other political pundits," McCain writes. "We need to take Twitter back from the creepy people." More»