As President Obama arrived in Russia for the G-20 summit he was met by Vladimir Putin, who some reported received a “death stare” from Obama.
With that in mind, check out this headline regarding Obama’s meeting with Putin:
NBC News headline beyond parody: "A dominant Obama meets a cool Putin at G20" http://t.co/X0kU6cLO9U
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 5, 2013
The content of the story was no less sycophantic, as the “tough guy” persona was cranked up full blast:
Actual quote from story: "Putin is intimidated by Obama, Obama is not intimidated by Putin," http://t.co/X0kU6cLO9U
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 5, 2013
Putin must have seen the pictures of Obama riding a bike or playing golf and now is intimidated when the U.S. president is in the area.
Mockery of the NBC headline and story was fast to take off:
@jimgeraghty, NBC (National emBarrassment & Clueless).
— Jumper (@Jumper89) September 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/EmailMagician/status/375734729883910144
@jimgeraghty @ladydshops That's the stupidest thing I've read in years. As if a KGB agent would be intimidated by mom pants.
— Norma Connors (@NormaConnors) September 5, 2013
@jimgeraghty ROFL Pure comedy. NBC is intimated by Obama…yeah I would believe that story. They should rewrite it.
— nn (@forexwatcher) September 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/RightWordWriter/status/375729694923976704
@MPeper @jimgeraghty Ya the former head of KGB is intimidated by a community organizer.
— Tom P (@JustTom076) September 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/sqwerin/status/375732660263342080
https://twitter.com/DixyDarlin/status/375732530189586432
@Prindigo @jimgeraghty What ridiculous partisan hack believes any of us with eyes watching their body language..would believe any of that..
— Candace (@blackandgold43) September 5, 2013
The Russian press might have a different take on things:
https://twitter.com/RobertGamble/status/375735032624586752
All we know is whoever wrote these flatter-free headlines for The Moscow Times and Russia Today can forget about working for NBC News:
With Smiles, @BarackObama and Putin Greet Each Other http://t.co/HlOBgxdy42 #news
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) September 5, 2013
PHOTO: Putin greets Obama at #G20 summit in St. Petersburg http://t.co/l7XE3tdflh pic.twitter.com/yOehH44ZEM
— RT (@RT_com) September 5, 2013