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Brian Williams Knows He’s Dead
Politico ^ | April 30, 2015 | JACK SHAFER

Posted on 05/01/2015 2:06:53 PM PDT by PROCON

At this point, Brian Williams knows he’s dead: He’s simply negotiating the terms of his burial.

For a brief moment earlier this week, it looked as though Williams might have found a champion in Andrew Lack, the newly returned chief of NBC News. According to a blind-sourced story in the Daily News, Lack was hoping to reseat his old friend Williams in the network’s anchor chair. But whoever launched that trial balloon—presumably a Williams loyalist—must have been ducking for cover the next day when the Hollywood Reporter and the New York Post sent high-velocity rounds through the Daily News item with a blind-sourced story of its own. “They want Brian to resign,” an anonymous source told the Post. “If they have to fire him, they can’t control him.” That came just days after the Washington Post’s Paul Farhi broke news of the DC bureau’s “strong opposition” to Williams returning to the anchor chair.

The dueling leaks, which commenced even before the network suspended Williams for telling tall tales, might look like symmetrical warfare. But they’re not. NBC News is part of Comcast, which has a market cap of $147 billion. Just before this winter’s unpleasantness, Williams had negotiated a five-year contract for as much as $10 million a year.

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KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; lesterholt; lies; msnbc; nbc; nbcnews; onedowntheresttogo
If we follow the logic that liars, fabricators and exaggerators are to be dealt with like Williams is being treated, why then, is Hillary! allowed to survive in the political arena?
1 posted on 05/01/2015 2:06:53 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON

I wish I could explain that.


2 posted on 05/01/2015 2:08:34 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Steely Tom
Why then, is Hillary! allowed to survive in the political arena?

Because she is a useful idiot whereas Brian Williams is just an idiot.

3 posted on 05/01/2015 2:10:39 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: PROCON

His sex and his race and his sexual “orientation” all go against him


4 posted on 05/01/2015 2:11:58 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: PROCON

"Here he is boss, deader than hell but won't let go!"

5 posted on 05/01/2015 2:13:15 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: PROCON

He could do yellow journalism, all except for ABC, MSNBC, CBC...


6 posted on 05/01/2015 2:14:56 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Steely Tom

7 posted on 05/01/2015 2:15:01 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: PROCON

NBC News told Williams he would come back.

They did what he did.


8 posted on 05/01/2015 2:18:55 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Steely Tom
I suppose the Clinton power and money machine has the most to do with their invulnerability.

I still expect a crash and burn by Hillary!.

9 posted on 05/01/2015 2:20:00 PM PDT by PROCON (CRUZing into 2016 with Ted!)
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"Brian Williams Knows He’s Dead"

Didn't he report he died alongside John Wilkes Booth at Garrett's Farm?

10 posted on 05/01/2015 2:28:34 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: PROCON
His blockbuster eyewitness report on his ride in the police van with Freddie Gray might be a game changer!
11 posted on 05/01/2015 2:30:38 PM PDT by Baynative (We are experiencing the type of government the founders warned us about.)
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To: PROCON

Some burial - how many tens of millions of dollars will be part of his golden parachute?


12 posted on 05/01/2015 3:19:50 PM PDT by twister881
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To: PROCON
At this point, Brian Williams knows he’s dead:

No doubt, but he also believes that after three days he will arise again.

13 posted on 05/01/2015 3:19:57 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: twister881

Libs think that everyone is in whatever profession they’re in solely for the money. Except themselves, of course.


14 posted on 05/01/2015 6:13:45 PM PDT by synbad600
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To: PROCON

If we follow the logic that liars, fabricators and exaggerators are to be dealt with like Williams is being treated, why then, is Hillary! allowed to survive in the political arena?
.................

Because she has globs of money and has people killed.


15 posted on 05/01/2015 8:02:29 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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