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Polly Hennessey

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13. No lie.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Mon May 22, 2017, 09:50 PM

May 2017

Brian Williams usually does Breaking News. Since he usually follows Lawrence makes sense to have him on after Rachael. Lawrence was in Boston for the Elizabeth Warren interview. He'll be back tomorrow.

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Brian Williams erred/embroidered about Lawrence going to Boston - he had Warren on tonight [View all] flamingdem May 2017 OP

Knew it - K&R HipChick May 2017 #1

Sorry but I see no lie here. hrmjustin May 2017 #2

He had a show lined up obviously flamingdem May 2017 #3

He had an interview lined up but it is possible he wasn't going to be there. hrmjustin May 2017 #8

If we want to split hairs then we'll never see what's under our noses flamingdem May 2017 #10

What did Williams say exactly? hrmjustin May 2017 #11

That Lawrence is doing something related to family flamingdem May 2017 #12

Ok. I understand your skepticism. hrmjustin May 2017 #14

FYI they had Rachel do her whole hour on Manchester, which I'm sure wasn't the original plan.... bettyellen May 2017 #16

Exactly how I saw it - but someone pointed out flamingdem May 2017 #21

Often segments like interviews are pretaped- did someone say he went to Boston to meet her? bettyellen May 2017 #23

I kept waiting for her to move on but she didn't. Chipper Chat May 2017 #28

Lawrence liberal from boston May 2017 #31

The lie Brian Williams told.. HipChick May 2017 #5

What exactly is the lie? skylucy May 2017 #4

Did you read the tweets? Lawrence had a show lined up flamingdem May 2017 #6

Was it not taped? sarah FAILIN May 2017 #15

Sounds like it was pretaped and Lawrence had plans for the night itsrobert May 2017 #26

Seems like he could have gotten back to NY in time for his show. DeltaLitProf May 2017 #7

Exactly. I doubt Lawrence said - oh yeah let the person they want to take my job flamingdem May 2017 #9

Lawrence liberal from boston May 2017 #32

No lie. Polly Hennessey May 2017 #13

But he was going to do his show, no? flamingdem May 2017 #17

'Lied?' Is that really necessary? elleng May 2017 #18

okay I give in flamingdem May 2017 #19

Thanks. A friend printed some of it for me. elleng May 2017 #20

when williams came on.... chillfactor May 2017 #22

This is standard practice for MSNBC when a big event happens OnDoutside May 2017 #24

I am always waiting for Brian to lift his lapel and show a "for Trump" pin katmondoo May 2017 #25

Listen to the Williams intro again...you'll hear that the Warren segment was taped SticksnStones May 2017 #27

i think they have ran taped segments at times when there is a guest host JI7 May 2017 #29

Brian "Beautiful Missiles" Williams american_ideals May 2017 #30