The Brian Williams scandal is an NBC News-wide scandal

Washington Post ^ | 2/5/15 | Eric Wemple

[jalisco555]

The Brian Williams scandal has burst onto the public square through a feat of Internet accountability. After NBC Nightly News last week posted to Facebook a clip of the anchor reminiscing about having embedded with the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, some Facebookers took issue with the particulars. Whereas Williams claimed that he was riding in a helicopter that was forced down after being hit by an RPG, others had a different recollection. “Sorry dude, I don’t remember you being on my aircraft. I do remember you walking up about an hour after we had landed to ask me what had happened,” wrote Lance Reynolds in a Facebook comment responding to the Williams segment.

In issuing an on-air apology for his “mistake” in misremembering the circumstances of the March 2003 episode, Williams credited “some brave men and women in the air crews who were also in that desert” for debunking his set of facts. “I want to apologize. I said I was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG fire. I was instead in a following aircraft,” he said on Wednesday night’s “NBC Nightly News.”

Why did it take pushback from “some brave men and women in the air crews,” however? Do these folks have to fight our wars and fact-check NBC News?

[showme_the_Glory]

buckhead did it?

[ansel12]

Dan Rather is sitting by the phone...just waiting to replace Williams.

Isn't he down at the American Legion hall with his old Marine buddies?

[Paladin2]

Well Done!

U B funny.,.,.

[Uversabound]

They are not going to wake up. Like the people that surround me where I work(undisclosed location near NYC), they believe America is the problem and must be stopped.

I know America to be the Goodness in the world. Faith, hope, will, devotion, truth, beauty, goodness.

God knowingness.

Hey sorry off subject but I Love This Country.

[DPMD]

It’s all false outrage. The liberal press is full of liars, from David Halevy, to Janet Cook, to Jayson Blair, to Mike Barnacle, Dan Rather, and on and on.

Anyone notice that with Brian Williams, it’s being called a scandal, but was never a scandal with Hillary’s faux sniper fire? Is that because some actually expect the truth from news readers, but not from politicians?

[HotHunt]

I have observed that this propensity for lying is much more wide-spread than just at the NBC News organization. It seems to have permitted the entire liberal establishment.

[Wicket]

NBC - never been candid.

[DUMBGRUNT]

I suppose Brian Williams will be treated differently than Janet was, because (unlike her) he's... You know.

Janet Cooke has a much better suntan?

[EQAndyBuzz]

I thought the guy on the right was great at the Superbowl. Caught what? 5 passes?

I look at the picture and just realized that’s what he looks like before he eats a snickers bar.

[Political Junkie Too]

It's more like Ivan was paid to report he dug a hole, and Boris was paid to report he filled it in. The hole was neither dug nor filled, but the result looks the same and Ivan and Boris are smiling all the way to the bank.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Oh, and then Pravda reports on how lives were saved.

-PJ

[VideoDoctor]

Your post #8 in my opinion is QUALITY COMEDY at its best.

[Beagle8U]

TPM is already spinning the story to say BW was telling the truth...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/iraq-pilot-brian-williams-fire

[Political Junkie Too]

How long will it be before Lawrence O'Donnell claims that Williams was "Swift Chinooked?"

-PJ

[cookiemcbride]

-—This will be a good opportunity for them to clean ouse and bring in the next hot liberal journalist du jour.-—

John Stewart and Ronan Farrow, call you agent(s).

[PCPOET7]

I remember hildabeast tried to claim her daughter was near the world trade center jogging when the planes hit only to have it contradicted by her daughter in a interview hours later. Liberals LIE

[USMCPOP]

So when we got hit, the pilot got knocked out. So I had to learn to fly and land the helicopter. Yeah, that's right.

[Grampa Dave]

When do mediots lie?

[Grampa Dave]

When do mediots lie?

[Grampa Dave]

When do mediots lie?