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(90 posts) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 09:27 AM Feb 2015

Stewart on Brian Williams: Finally! Someone Held Accountable for Iraq Lies [View all]

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2015, 07:00 PM - Edit history (1)

"Never again will Brian Williams mislead this great nation about being shot at in a war we probably wouldn't have ended up in if the media had applied this level of scrutiny to the actual fucking war!"

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stewart-on-brian-williams-finally-someone-held-accountable-for-iraq-lies/

The vid has been yanked from YouTube, but you can still watch it at the link above.

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Stewart on Brian Williams: Finally! Someone Held Accountable for Iraq Lies [View all] Vic Tree Feb 2015 OP

alQaeda, WMD, etc. Right now - Sniper on top of the Superdome underpants Feb 2015 #1

Yes. That is true. If there are going to be torture prosecutions the media will have to all resign. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #17

Brian's lie didn't get anyone killed. 'Nuff said. maddiemom Feb 2015 #23

True but holding him accountable could be a start. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #25

Nah it isn't the start of anything, until they admit they did not still_one Feb 2015 #29

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...Hillary spiraling down in a hail of bullets ...Jessica Lynch hero ...etc L0oniX Feb 2015 #28

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Lynch, Tillman, and DU underpants Feb 2015 #37

Love, love, love Jon. roody Feb 2015 #2

My big belly laugh of the day! CTyankee Feb 2015 #3

I'll watch this later tnlurker Feb 2015 #4

I like how Jon understands this is about much more than Brian Williams. tridim Feb 2015 #5

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Kicked Enthusiast Feb 2015 #6

This has to be hard for Jon SCVDem Feb 2015 #7

I know what you mean. ClusterFreak Feb 2015 #13

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2015 #24

That was a great rant liberal N proud Feb 2015 #8

FAILURE turbinetree Feb 2015 #9

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K&R! DeSwiss Feb 2015 #10

Excellent! trusty elf Feb 2015 #11

Sometimes I think that this was manufactured outrage zeemike Feb 2015 #12

The genuine outrage from some veterans was a good thing to see, IMHO mike dub Feb 2015 #16

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Best! lonestarnot Feb 2015 #14

I see this as a HUGE Phony fredamae Feb 2015 #15

Back in 2003, It Was "To Heck with the Truth!" panfluteman Feb 2015 #18

Perfect! (nt) question everything Feb 2015 #19

Here is another "Amen". nt Duval Feb 2015 #20

Thank you, Jon 90-percent Feb 2015 #21

K&R nt raouldukelives Feb 2015 #22

Nice hibbing Feb 2015 #26

Brilliant, and the media still ignores their culpibility still_one Feb 2015 #27

k&R /nt think Feb 2015 #30

Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my! Thanks for posting! Peace Patriot Feb 2015 #31

Stewart, as usual, is 100% correct.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #33

That was a proper use of the word "fucking." Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #34

"Video no longer available." KansDem Feb 2015 #39

It's on the dailyshow web site, first segment for Feb 9. Good one. nilram Feb 2015 #41

just saying that williams was part of the appartus that ignored the lies about the iraq war in the samsingh Feb 2015 #42

"williams was part of the apparatus" 90-percent Feb 2015 #43