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hughee99

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33. Brian Williams is being punished?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 07:31 PM

Feb 2015

He's going to take shit for a few days on twitter, he's taking a brief vacation, and he'll be back shortly. Other than the occasional late night comedian's joke, you won't hear about this again.

Although I'd argue that he's not really "paying" anything at all, if he is actually "paying" anything it's because he has a job that relies on people being able to trust him, and he, Brian Williams, fucked that up.

A weak defense of Brian Williams. I'd expect better from MM.

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Michael Moore: Let's see... [View all] babylonsister Feb 2015 OP

Eh! Hutzpa Feb 2015 #1

haha! good one! bbgrunt Feb 2015 #6

Fox "News" regularly makes up s**t and gets away with it. Dawson Leery Feb 2015 #2

It ain't just Fuxxxx. They all make it up?!?!?!? That's why the A'murican japple Feb 2015 #4

ABC, CBS, NBC, & CNN don't make it up... yurbud Feb 2015 #20

"CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S...." Maedhros Feb 2015 #24

The Big Cheese hiding behind Williams are NBC and all MSM news executives - The Untouchables. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #3

we need to activate the limbaugh legion! ellennelle Feb 2015 #5

I talked to a far right GOP follower today SmittynMo Feb 2015 #7

Funny how this happens huh. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #8

Ouch! That one left a mark... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #9

This: tblue37 Feb 2015 #10

+1 navarth Feb 2015 #27

Some member of the plutocracy and the management at NBC wants Brian Williams out of the way. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #11

Exactly billhicks76 Feb 2015 #19

this is what I've been thinking... dhill926 Feb 2015 #22

If it looks, sounds and smells like a railroading. . . annabanana Feb 2015 #23

They have done what employers are advised to do: they created a file on him. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #28

bingo questionseverything Feb 2015 #32

I should have read the comments first tavalon Feb 2015 #38

It's not my job to defend Williams bluestateguy Feb 2015 #12

K&R. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #13

I think people are angry with the M$M for carrying water for the oligarchs. Williams valerief Feb 2015 #14

This is why I like the brian affair sor much Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #15

That's that lib'rul media fer ya!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #16

K&R! I feel exactly the same. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #17

Exactly! ctsnowman Feb 2015 #18

K&R. Well said. Overseas Feb 2015 #21

Amen Catherine Vincent Feb 2015 #25

Don't forget the MSMs boosterism of the war. Democrats_win Feb 2015 #26

True, remember it well. harun Feb 2015 #29

BIG K&R!! Go after the big fish Iraq liars, not Williams. nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #30

The dumbing down part is why I stopped ffr Feb 2015 #31

Brian Williams is being punished? hughee99 Feb 2015 #33

Here's my two cents and that's about all it's worth. Brian Williams lied to the American rhett o rick Feb 2015 #34

How did I miss that great rant malaise Feb 2015 #35

now that someone is getting punished, perhaps we can move to the next culprits samsingh Feb 2015 #36

He was Rathered tavalon Feb 2015 #37