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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
Good Bye

Th boy with the falsetto? Brian Williams as a kid...LOL
181 posted on 02/07/2015 10:11:08 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: BigEdLB

LoL! :-)


182 posted on 02/07/2015 10:14:09 PM PST by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: bryan999

A pathological liar.


183 posted on 02/07/2015 10:40:32 PM PST by onedoug
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To: bryan999

will Al Sharpton replace him? I think that I would watch nbc “news” to see that.


184 posted on 02/08/2015 12:41:44 AM PST by RginTN
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To: Don Corleone

He makes that much money per day?????????!!!!!!


185 posted on 02/08/2015 3:29:47 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Cowboy Bob

“He thinks that after 3 days, everyone will forget.”

Most liberals will.


186 posted on 02/08/2015 4:20:51 AM PST by mkleesma (`Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.')
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To: bryan999

They are discussing the contract.

Did he or did he not violate the contract by lying about his experiences as a reporter in the field.

If dismissed now, will he be paid for the remaining term of his contract

That is what is happening during the three or so days he will be off the air


187 posted on 02/08/2015 4:29:26 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Jane Long

ahahaha that one took me minute of “get”


188 posted on 02/08/2015 5:18:10 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: bryan999

Well, he’ll always have that interception at the goal line in the final seconds of Super Bowl XLIX.


189 posted on 02/08/2015 8:10:47 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Cowboy Bob
He thinks that after 3 days, everyone will forget.

Ha haaaaa!!! Good one. He gives himself a long weekend and all will be forgotten.

He's probably right.

190 posted on 02/08/2015 8:11:57 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: bryan999

I didn’t realize he is nearly 56; he can just declare “early retirement” and begin spending his savings and save on paying a lot of taxes from his “broadcasting”.


191 posted on 02/08/2015 8:16:13 AM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Moorings

The soldiers that were actually under fire came forward and said he was no where near, let a lone in the Chinook that took fire..still don’t know how Bri-Bri was able to tell the lie for so many years...


192 posted on 02/08/2015 10:48:43 AM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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To: Moorings

The soldiers that were actually under fire came forward and said he was no where near, let a lone in the Chinook that took fire..still don’t know how Bri-Bri was able to tell the lie for so many years...


193 posted on 02/08/2015 10:56:04 AM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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To: bryan999

Dear NBC,

Please replace Brian Williams with Al Sharpton.

This would please our racist president.


194 posted on 02/08/2015 12:00:29 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: xp38

Scott Pelly, CBS.
David Muir, ABC.

We watch Muir every night.

I can’t stomach Williams after watching him kiss Obamas ass.


195 posted on 02/08/2015 12:17:05 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: PA-RIVER

Thanks for the update.


196 posted on 02/08/2015 12:26:53 PM PST by xp38
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To: bryan999

With MSNBC on the rocks, DOA......NBC needs to fire Brian Williams immediately. Actually....the entire management staff of NBC news should be fired immediately, for tolerating this Obamabot serial lie teller, Williams. The NBC News executives all knew Williams was a serial lie teller from the start!!! Obama vermin bgets Obama vermin!!! What low life dummies these NBC dregs are!!!


197 posted on 02/08/2015 2:21:44 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: nascarnation

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- “I was jogging around the WTC when the plane hit the tower on 911” - Chelsea Clinton

- (Chelsea was actually dodging sniper fire on the other side of NYC at a friend’s bunker having some pizza) -

.


198 posted on 02/08/2015 2:27:50 PM PST by devolve (They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me. --Nathaniel Lee)
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To: SunkenCiv

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- “I was jogging around the WTC when the plane hit the tower on 911” - Chelsea Clinton

- (Chelsea was actually dodging sniper fire on the other side of NYC at a friend’s bunker having some pizza) -

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199 posted on 02/08/2015 2:33:09 PM PST by devolve (They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me. --Nathaniel Lee)
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To: VRW Conspirator

” One down, ten thousand more to go.”

WINNER


200 posted on 02/09/2015 8:39:45 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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