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NBC’s Williams apologizes after Obama-Ford mix-up (Both look the same to Brian)
The Hill ^
| 2/7/06
| Jeff Dufour
Posted on 02/08/2006 5:35:49 AM PST by frankjr
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams told The Hill that he wrote Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) letters of apology last week after he confused the two men at the State of the Union address.
During NBCs broadcast, Williams noticed Obama on the House floor and identified him to the viewing audience. Unfortunately, it was actually Ford.
I made a silly and honest mistake, and knowing both men I knew instantly what I had done, a contrite and gracious Williams said in a phone call. I obviously should have corrected it, but the proper time never arose.
Williams isnt alone. Rewind to lasts years State of the Union. Another reporter asked Obamas office why he hugged the president. Again, it was Ford.
People mix them up plenty, even though the Capitol Rotunda separates the two men on most workdays. And they dont look that much alike, one Senate staffer said. That they get confused at all is pretty amazing, one House aide lamented.
Neither Ford nor Obamas offices would comment.
The two lawmakers are good friends, and Ford even campaigned for Obama in 2004.
If Ford is successful in getting himself elected to the Senate this fall, the mix-ups may deepen.
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To: uncitizen
Oh yeah! For sure. It would be HUGE news and the topic of the Sunday shows.
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posted on
02/08/2006 12:57:08 PM PST
by
onyx
To: fieldmarshaldj
LOL, JUNIOR is a JOKE, one whom the MSM love though.
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posted on
02/08/2006 1:58:31 PM PST
by
GailA
(May our Lord bless and protect our Troops in harms way.)
To: The G Man
To: onyx
Hmmmmm. Now if Brit had done this..........The uh, Rev'rnnnnnnd Jacks'nnnnnn would have been protesting outside of FOX News Channel's building.
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posted on
02/08/2006 2:01:25 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
To: Rummyfan
I once confused Ted Kennedy with a horse's a##. In fact, I still do.
To: frankjr
Anybody here ever read Brian William's Blog, the Daily Nightly? It is the most BLAND Blog imaginable. Basically it is nothing but one big PR shtick for his broadcast.
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:00:12 AM PST
by
PJ-Comix
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To: frankjr
Ford belongs in Jail. Don't know much about Osama-Obama except that he's a liberal. He's probably as crooked as most liberals.
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:13:25 AM PST
by
meyer
(Dems are stuck on stupid. Al Gore invented stupid.)
To: bert
"For the record, Harold Ford jr is the scion of the Memphis Ford family of political crooks. His relatives are currently being kicked out of the Tennessee State Senate in droves."
I never understood why FOX has made him a prettify.
Obviously, they have not done their research on the Memphis Fords.
The Ford FILTH goes back over 50 years.
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:43:17 AM PST
by
AlexW
(Reporting from Bratislava, Slovakia)
To: frankjr
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:48:56 AM PST
by
TankerKC
(Pull your head out.)
To: frankjr
I understand his confusion. They both look RED.
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:51:20 AM PST
by
ovrtaxt
(Muslims are the only people who make feminists seem laid-back. -Coulter)
To: frankjr
The city of Elmira, NY actually has this guy's mug on a sign welcoming people to town. And info on him on the city's website. Click
here.
Wonder how the city fathers feel about Williams' latest gaffe?
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posted on
02/09/2006 4:52:47 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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