Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Meghan McCain Threatens to Quit Twitter Over Photo Backlash
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
1:17 PM
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I know, I know, it's not the most earth-shattering news you've ever heard ...
... But after taking some heat for a provocative self-portrait she posted on her feed, Meghan McCain has threatened to (gulp) quit Twitter.
I just wrote a piece on why this would be a mistake for her to do. At the same time, I understand why someone in her shoes might be tempted to do so ...
Writers who develop organically have time to grow a thick skin. With each job advancement comes more attention and more criticism. But just as Sarah Palin was dropped into the middle of a presidential campaign with little time to prepare for such a high-profile role, McCain was thrust into the spotlight without having developed a solid political philosophy -- or the callused ego one gets from enduring the slings and arrows fired by the public each day. You can read the whole thing here.
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