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Jon Stewart Vs. Brian Williams? (INTEGRITY !! Flash Back)
NY Times ^ | 07/21/2009 | Jeffrey Compton

Posted on 02/07/2015 8:12:29 AM PST by Kid Shelleen

Brian Williams, the NBC Nightly News anchor, appeared on Monday night’s “Daily Show,” believing, perhaps, that he was there to talk about Walter Cronkite, who died on Friday. But his conversation with Jon Stewart quickly took a turn into not-so-amicable territory.

There was a chill in the air from the moment that Mr. Stewart asked Mr. Williams about how news organizations like NBC seemed to promise favorable coverage to Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina if he appeared on their shows. Mr. Williams wasn’t thrilled. (“What way do you want to go tonight, Jon?” he asked.)

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; jonstewart; nbc; nobrainscollectively
The clip is pretty boring but Stewart's audience of clapping seals seemed to love it. The interesting point is around 1:45 when Stewart starts asking Williams about integrity.
The two look like self absorbed elitists and the whole thing looks rehearsed.
1 posted on 02/07/2015 8:12:29 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

save for later


2 posted on 02/07/2015 8:15:54 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Isn,t media integrity the $64,000 question?


3 posted on 02/07/2015 8:20:16 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Gay State Conservative

If you google “Jon Stewart Brian Williams” you will find a lot of interesting things. They are apparently buddies.
The two seem like the typical “coolest guy in the room” narcissistic liberals.


4 posted on 02/07/2015 8:25:34 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Kid Shelleen

If the MSM ALAWYS lies...how do we know they are telling the truth about Sarah Palin?


5 posted on 02/07/2015 9:31:45 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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* That’s “ALWAYS”


6 posted on 02/07/2015 9:32:20 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Fraud versus deceit.


7 posted on 02/07/2015 9:49:31 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

8 posted on 02/07/2015 10:00:42 AM PST by Bon mots (American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
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