The national network media–God bless ’em–has finally got around to picking up

The national network media–God bless ’em–has finally got around to picking up the curious-but-otherwise-unimportant story of Seattle bartender Victoria Liss and the wrongful shaming of Andrew Meyer. One problem: They left out the whole wrongful-shaming part. To hear NBC Today reporter Amy Robach tell it, Liss is the ultimate victim: A female bartender in a demanding field where customers might not only stiff her, but leave her nasty notes about her weight as well. Tragic.And Liss herself is on as well, talking about how the customer “waved” his taco in her face, and how “as a feminist” she shouldn’t have to put up with people dissing her girth.The network makes zero mention of how Liss unleashed her angry Facebook mob upon the wrong Andrew Meyer–a stunt that fooled many in the media as well (myself included). Needless to say the network also doesn’t mention that Liss has made a habit of such mistakes, once sending two wrong people to jail for a hate crime. Perhaps the lowest moment of NBC’s version of the story, however, is when the network has New York Times etiquette columnist Philip Galanes on to tell everyone that, in fact, leaving rude notes for waitstaff is not polite. Thanks, Phil!The whole thing is laughable at best.Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyFollow The Daily Weekly on Facebook and Twitter.