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leveymg

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14. I never fully trusted Williams or any network anchor. But, he seemed less RW in recent years

Reply to GGJohn (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 02:50 PM

Feb 2015

than the others, as did NBC News, in general. So, it seems somewhat ironic and a bit sad to see him being vilified by the Left while the MSNBC evening lineup is being dismembered.

I have concluded this is part of a bigger shakeup at the Comcast-NBC corporate network, and another neo-McCarthyite effort to purge the media.

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Brian Williams [View all] fadedrose Feb 2015 OP

I think the irony is overwhelming. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1

There's a lot of schadenfreude going around./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #2

Remember what happened to Phil Donahue. He told the truth and we havent heard from him since. NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #3

True, but Brian Williams flat out lied about GGJohn Feb 2015 #5

Brian Williams is an empty, pretty face, hired to do the news because of his smile. NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #7

I agree. eom. GGJohn Feb 2015 #8

That you agree about the curveball and W comment gives me hope...hope that while we can NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #9

Brian Williams is a Classic scapegoat for much larger network sins. leveymg Feb 2015 #4

No, Brian Williams is in hot water for lying. eom. GGJohn Feb 2015 #6

Do you deny the larger lies, or are you just upset that Brian embellished his RW cred? leveymg Feb 2015 #10

I never denied the larger lies. GGJohn Feb 2015 #11

The larger lies are nearly universal at that level, which is why it seems a bit unbalanced to leveymg Feb 2015 #12

While I mostly agree with you, and IMO, Bush and his whole cabal GGJohn Feb 2015 #13

I never fully trusted Williams or any network anchor. But, he seemed less RW in recent years leveymg Feb 2015 #14