Brian Williams Stepping Away From NBC Nightly News Amid Scandal

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brian-williams-stepping-away-nbc-771102 ^

[bryan999]

Brian Williams is stepping away from NBC Nightly News for several days.

The anchor sent a note to the show's staff, announcing that Lester Holt is replacing him this week. The news comes as the anchor is embroiled in a scandal surrounding his story about being a passenger in a helicopter that took fire in the Iraq War.

Williams' message can be seen, below.

"In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions.

"As Managing Editor of NBC Nightly News, I have decided to take myself off of my daily broadcast for the next several days, and Lester Holt has kindly agreed to sit in for me to allow us to adequately deal with this issue. Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us."

More to come...

[BigEdLB]

Because it is parody, there is a lot of latitude. Williams is a ‘public figure’

[onyx]

LOLOLOLOL.

[spokeshave]

How about a full resignation and going into exile in Brazil or somewhere?

How about a million hours of community service in the barrios of LA.

[NormsRevenge]

He’s claiming he has become too much of the news..

Poor kid.

Isn’t that what the news is all about these days.. Personalities reporting and injecting their angles..
In place of things like facts or truths?

Is there still such a thing as a journalistic oath..
Or is it just a pledge kind of thingy?

[NormsRevenge]

Don’t miss the Katie Couric surge for the job. NO, wait. Rosie is available too.. Sort of.. I’m sure NBC has daycare.

[Kickass Conservative]

When he was a Volunteer Fireman, he had to deal with two RPP’S, Rocket Propelled Puppies.

[P-Marlowe]

Brian Williams is the phony face to the phony news network.

NBC NEWS. BECAUSE FICTION SELLS MORE COMMERCIALS THAN FACTS.

[dynachrome]

Rosie O’donuts is available to step in since she is leaving ‘the View”

[conservative98]

[arthurus]

I would Rather not see him leave. Now the Network News fans will think that NBC has its house in order and will have honest sober anchormen again. After all they seem to have taken care of the problem when their heads were yanked around to look at it. But The News will be not one whit more reliable than it was. It will continue to be Left propaganda and fantasy.

[Revel]

Maybe is going to go stay with Dan Rather.

[MeshugeMikey]

Oh heavens..NO!

!ow he'll miss getting credit for tens of thousands of other exploits he never engaged in

such a shame it is.

[SevenofNine]

Gee wonder why maybe twitter and FB putting pressure on NBC brass

[SevenofNine]

OMG that so great

He is becoming NBC version of Looter guy

[xzins]

[MeshugeMikey]

Brians......now Truly a Part of . History...as hes “stepping down” from his high exalted postition at NBC

perhaps Revrunt Sharpton might hire him to do Research over there on MSLSD!!??

[LouAvul]

These are liberals. They will forget.

[Colonel_Flagg]

“And upon my return...”

Yeah, NBC is really gonna throw the book at this guy.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Ditter]

I just went over to DU to see what the dummies were saying about it. Only one thread and they don,t seem very upset at all. Imagine, dummies not caring much about lying!