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Kaleva

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33. A breaking news story first reported by Brian Williams

Reply to Aristus (Reply #21)

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jun 2015

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Brian Williams will likely lose his anchor chair [View all] brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

finally, someone taken to task for lying about the Iraq war. yorgatron Jun 2015 #1

If the media was to pay for distorting, only a test pattern would be playing on most TV "news" shows NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #2

That's sad. Williams is a very decent guy & a good professional anchor 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #3

Tell that to Dan Rather who got it right dballance Jun 2015 #7

Totally! 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #8

Williams didn't embellish anything, he flat out fucking lied. GGJohn Jun 2015 #14

Your vitriol is duly noted. 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #16

My vitriol stems from the fact that this is the guy who was known as the most trusted anchor GGJohn Jun 2015 #17

here's the thing, though NJCher Jun 2015 #23

He's smarmy and vile. 6000eliot Jun 2015 #34

Dan Rather was an enemy of the State. The State controlled by the Bush family. randys1 Jun 2015 #26

agreed on all points. hopemountain Jun 2015 #10

Traumatic? In what way? GGJohn Jun 2015 #15

From what I understand, he has a contract, and closeupready Jun 2015 #18

I love Brian Williams Chalco Jun 2015 #4

If all such fakers and liars received such treatment. tanglefoot Jun 2015 #5

who? rurallib Jun 2015 #6

If he has to take another job, put him on a remake of "What's My Line" Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 #9

well they do something stupid like that PatrynXX Jun 2015 #11

One less liar on the boob tube. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #12

I like Engel. He at least "goes there" and risks possible harm by doing so... CTyankee Jun 2015 #19

If you check out the coverage of his supposed kidnapping in Syria Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #31

+100 jonno99 Jun 2015 #28

National network news is a mess all around -- and NBC News is struggling under the rule of LuckyLib Jun 2015 #13

checked it out NJCher Jun 2015 #25

Yet, over at Foxnews...just more of the same KKK... Rex Jun 2015 #20

"Williams Unable To Resume Anchor Duties Due To Heroic Combat Death In Iraq." Aristus Jun 2015 #21

A breaking news story first reported by Brian Williams Kaleva Jun 2015 #33

And Bill O'Lielly gets a raise Roland99 Jun 2015 #22

I'm surprised it took this long nt Sprael Jun 2015 #24

NBC has to do the professional thing especially in light of Fox NEVER doing it randys1 Jun 2015 #27

I hope Lester Holt gets the job if they oust Williams. Ilsa Jun 2015 #29

job opening. good news for somebody else ...nt quadrature Jun 2015 #30

Thank God. Good decision We must preserve the integrity of network news. Wait, what I meant to say was.... zonkers Jun 2015 #32