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Brian Williams Stepping Away From NBC Nightly News Amid Scandal
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brian-williams-stepping-away-nbc-771102 ^
Posted on 02/07/2015 1:26:23 PM PST by 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...
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; brianwilliamslies; burythestory; enemedia; lesterholt; liar; liberalmedia; lie4paidvacation; nbc; nbcnews; nobrainscollectively; steppingaway; stolenvalor; williams
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To: bryan999
I remember how Freepers were saying that he was lying during the Katrina coverage.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:23:57 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: bryan999
Probably not the first to make this observation, but Brian Williams is just a thief who specializes in stolen valor, the most contemptible kind of thief, imo. Imagine being caught doing that. I don’t know how you could stand to look at yourself in the mirror every morning, much less put your mug on tv every day during primetime. What a creep.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:29:21 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is follow by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: jjotto
If those grunts hadn’t raised the issue in Stars and Stripes and the conservative blogisphere hadn’t got hold of it, this whole scandal would never have happened. Who says that investigative journalism is dead?
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:31:04 PM PST
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
He *thinks* it'll be for a few days. He and Dan Rather can hang out.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:34:53 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary men)
To: shove_it
It sure looks like this was a story the MSM couldn’t quash because of the internet. A generation ago this would have been buried.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:37:26 PM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: xzins
SNEAK PREVEIW of Brians Latest Adventure !!
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:39:54 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: bryan999
To: bryan999
It’s taking him a lifetime of struggle to earn the trust that others foolishly place in him?
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:43:20 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: MuttTheHoople
More like Maxwell Smart and chaos. :-)
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:46:14 PM PST
by
SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
To: jocon307
I bet he told that same story to his daughter. Now she knows he is a liar, and is totally untrustworthy.
150
posted on
02/07/2015 4:47:14 PM PST
by
ought-six
( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: bryan999
Brian is so used to lying on his news shows about everything going on in the world, its no wonder hes lost touch with reality and can no longer tell the difference between whats real and whats fantasy.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:51:37 PM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: bryan999
Good. Hopefully another POS LIAR won’t start reading the news how they think it should be.
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posted on
02/07/2015 4:51:46 PM PST
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: jjotto
Yup. FR played a big role in BJ Clintoon’s impeachment and ‘Fake But Accurate’ Rather’s downfall, among others. That’s why we gotta keep the lights on in this big room.
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:01:32 PM PST
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: US_MilitaryRules
Has the MSM replacement ever been better than the replacee?
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:03:28 PM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
Layin' low!
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:08:50 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(I don't listen to Liars but when I do I know it's Barack Obama.)
To: MeshugeMikey; onyx
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:09:43 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(I don't listen to Liars but when I do I know it's Barack Obama.)
To: shove_it
Holt is 55 and Couric is 58. Think NBC will go younger, maybe much younger.
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:15:35 PM PST
by
John W
(1/20/2017 Liberation Day)
To: John W
AHHA, more grounds for discrimination.
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:32:27 PM PST
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: Genoa
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posted on
02/07/2015 5:57:00 PM PST
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: jjotto; VerySadAmerican
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