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onethatcares

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53. hell no,

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 07:53 PM

Feb 2015

it's time to go into politics. He'll be able to tell folks like Max Cleland just what it feels like to misremember having his legs shot off.

He's a fuckin liar, a large liar.

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NBC�s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest [View all] alp227 Feb 2015 OP

Well, since he never joined Fox Noise DFW Feb 2015 #1

The Devil Made Him Do It. (Roger Ailes and his alter ego Rupert Murdoch.) Or maybe it was the money. freshwest Feb 2015 #64

NBC's brightest tool. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #2

I can say with some certainty that it's impossible to "misremember" your chopper getting shot up. Scuba Feb 2015 #3

^This^ n/t Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #15

Two RPG's hit one helicopter, an hour ahead of Williams, only one detonated. Misremembered? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #21

I also thought his statement CanonRay Feb 2015 #27

It depends upon the movie. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #77

when the news "anchor" is a liar about himself, why trust him otherwise nt msongs Feb 2015 #4

Too true. His credibility has been called in to serious question here. stillwaiting Feb 2015 #36

He has no credibility. sulphurdunn Feb 2015 #47

Amen! He should resign. But I will be shocked--shocked if he does. nt raccoon Feb 2015 #83

This speaks volumes thatgemguy Feb 2015 #5

'Misremembered' being hit by an RPG... Earth_First Feb 2015 #6

I'll tell you what, if I was in a helicopter that was hit and forced down, I'd remember it.... George II Feb 2015 #7

"I "conflated" the one that landed safely with the one that crashed." arcane1 Feb 2015 #10

One aircraft made a crash landing back at the forward operating base. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #19

Maybe THAT is what happened to those Patriots footballs...they were conflated! George II Feb 2015 #32

A "mistake" to say that you were SHOT DOWN?? arcane1 Feb 2015 #8

He was confused about being in the shot AT aircraft, not shot down...with the actual aircraft he was safely on? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #17

Maybe he's like Professor X of the X-Men and he was mentally connected to someone stillwaiting Feb 2015 #37

Am I the only one reminded of Hillary's story about dodging live sniper fire in Bosnia? nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #55

I keep thinking of that too. Chemisse Feb 2015 #61

I was going to mention that if nobody else did. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #87

Pull the other one, Brian (I'm a Journalist) Williams! freshwest Feb 2015 #67

OMG - Williams is going early onset Reagan on us. Ronnie claimed he was a PBY pilot in WW2. leveymg Feb 2015 #9

"Early onset Reagan" made me laugh. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #24

This SNL skit always cracked me up leveymg Feb 2015 #30

Haaaa!!! Exhibit A Feb 2015 #40

How in da fuq? giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #11

As a combat vet myself Munificence Feb 2015 #88

Reminds me of Hillary Clinton 'dodging small arms fire' elias49 Feb 2015 #12

First thing I thought of. He and Hillary should get together and TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #18

I thought of Bill O'Reilly and his fake fire fights in Latin America tenderfoot Feb 2015 #35

I was going to post a comment about that, but I chickened out arcane1 Feb 2015 #38

Little-known "fact": Brian Williams was fighting right beside her the whole time. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #60

yes. bbgrunt Feb 2015 #63

you lied, ya piece of shit�. dhill926 Feb 2015 #13

Lying piece of shit tabasco Feb 2015 #14

And all of NBC covered up for his lies....for 11 years? And had him all along as national Anchor? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #16

"Misremembered"?? Really? Brian, Brian, Brian. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #20

�I would not have chosen to make this mistake,� Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #34

Right? Like we "choose" to make mistakes all the time arcane1 Feb 2015 #39

He "misspoke." What he *meant* to say was "I would not have chosen to get caught in this tblue37 Feb 2015 #56

Well, all the more reason to "mislisten" to you, Brian. nt valerief Feb 2015 #23

It's OK, I misremember shit all the time. This morning I misremembered TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #25

"I misremembered two RPG's hitting my helicopter with only one exploding, and then crash landing" is Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #31

Obviously. Could happen to anyone. KeepItReal Feb 2015 #33

This would make for a great Twitter meme arcane1 Feb 2015 #43

NBC News (March 26, 2003): "Target Iraq: Helicopter NBC's Brian Williams Was Riding In Comes Under Fire." Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #26

So fired. Maybe he can work as an actor itsrobert Feb 2015 #28

hell no, onethatcares Feb 2015 #53

His daughter is Allison Williams ... aggiesal Feb 2015 #65

Scandalous. Bald face lie. KeepItReal Feb 2015 #29

Oh yeah. I just remembered it was the other chopper that got shot down. Not mine world wide wally Feb 2015 #41

Make up your mind Williams you douchebag, did you "misspeak, misremember, or conflate"? tularetom Feb 2015 #42

People 'misremember' all the time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #44

"I would not have chosen"--that is weasel word grammar construction at its worst. kairos12 Feb 2015 #45

"But my employers chose for me"? FiveGoodMen Feb 2015 #57

BULLSHIT BigDemVoter Feb 2015 #46

Well this is disappointing. cilla4progress Feb 2015 #48

So will he have to resign now like Dan Rather did? pa28 Feb 2015 #49

I've always wanted to say this: RoverSuswade Feb 2015 #50

If Brian "could not have chosen to make this mistake ", then who did do the mistake choosing? Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #51

Being a wealthy newscaster just wasn't enough..... wolfie001 Feb 2015 #52

NBC, et tu? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #54

He would remember if he shit his pants that day. I would n/t Bonhomme Richard Feb 2015 #58

OMG, that was soooo what I was thinking! AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #80

Last night I misremembered the years from 2000-2008 undeterred Feb 2015 #59

But don't forget we have a "liberal media." Botany Feb 2015 #62

Off topic malokvale77 Feb 2015 #71

Good on you! Botany Feb 2015 #72

I am certain they will be good. (nt) malokvale77 Feb 2015 #73

What kind of tomatoes should be thrown at Brian Williams? undeterred Feb 2015 #95

Brian Williams, a very modern American news anchor indeed AZ Progressive Feb 2015 #66

I predict a demotion in Brian's future. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #68

I don't. It was no more of a tall tale than Hillary in Bosnia braving sniper fire progree Feb 2015 #79

I remember that. Still don't get why she would say it. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #85

He works for Comcast, the worst company in America tularetom Feb 2015 #69

"misremembered the events"... malokvale77 Feb 2015 #70

That's roughly the same as one of the press corps covering President Kennedy... ClusterFreak Feb 2015 #74

why couldn't he just come out and say I'm a fucking liar olddad56 Feb 2015 #75

now its Good Morning Bakersfield with Brian Williams olddots Feb 2015 #76

�Sorry dude, I don't remember you being on my aircraft. I do remember you walking up..." progree Feb 2015 #78

A Comcast paid liar lies. AngryAmish Feb 2015 #81

I recall Dan Rather getting pelted with rocks and garbage for far less than this. mac56 Feb 2015 #82

Why on earth would state such a huge lie they should have known could be easily polly7 Feb 2015 #84

that seems strange to me too Skittles Feb 2015 #91

I don't know ........ it's just really weird. polly7 Feb 2015 #92

This statement sets my Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2015 #86

Reminds me of Hillary dodging bullets in Bosnia. candelista Feb 2015 #89

WTF. So we are now to believe him when he says he 'misremembered'? What if grahamhgreen Feb 2015 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #93

If NBC keeps him on, they're no better than Faux. Zavulon Feb 2015 #94