[dfwgator]

Substituting Brian Williams for Brian Boitano...

What would Brian Williams do
If he was here right now?
He’d make a plan and he’d follow through
That’s what Brian Williams do

When Brian Williams was in the Olympics
Skatin’ for the gold
He did two Salchows and a triple Lutz
While wearing a blindfold

When Brian Williams was in the Alps
Fighting grizzly bears
He used his magical fire breath
And saved the maiden’s fair

So what would Brian Williams do
If were here today?
I’m sure he’d kick an ass or two
That’s what Brian Williams do

I want this V-chip out of me
It has stunted my vocabulary
And I just want my mom to stop fighting everyone
For Wendy I’ll be an activist too
‘Cause that’s what Brian Williams do

And what would Brian Williams do?
He’d call the kids in town
And tell them to unite for truth
That’s what Brian Williams do

When Brian Williams traveled
Through time to the year 3010
He fought the evil robot king
And saved the human race again

And when Brian Williams built
The pyramids, he beat up Kubla Kahn
‘Cause Brian Williams doesn’t
Take -— from anybody

So let’s get all the kids together
And unite to stop our moms
And we’ll save Terance and Phillip too
‘Cause that’s what Brian Williams do

And we’ll save Terance and Phillip too
‘Cause that’s what Brian Williams do
‘Cause that’s what Brian Williams do

[NohSpinZone]

Perhaps Williams bought a bunch a stories from Kramer, a la J. Peterman?

[bgill]

dying friend < world wide fame

Sick.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

[Kickass Conservative]

WWJD is being replaced with WWBWD...

I hear he is the only Survivor from Little Big Horn. He was rescued by an Indian Squaw, Lieawatha Warren.

Brian should star in the updated version of Little Big Man.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Lies?

Williams is merely practicing narrative journalism? -- like the "journalists" reporting that Tea Party demonstrators shouted "n*****s" at members of the House of Representatives. It gave the story more oomph and gave the reader the "correct" message. That was especially true in the modified recording of Zimmerman and the 911 agent.

Narrative Writing Toolbox Stories need narrative engines to drive them

I'm just thinking about the possible role that the Society of Professional "Journalists" has in all this. Narrative journalism.

The Society of Professional "Journalists" initiated the "don't you dare mention Muslims and terrorism together" standard -- and that started in October of 2001. If the two must be used together then the "journalist" must cite domestic terrorist groups like the anti-abortion people.

I cannot prove that the SP"J" advocates lying but covering up for Islamists is pretty damn close to proof IMO.

[W.]

Just read comments from a NYT article that 20 years ago, Maureen Dowd said Brian Williams was better suited replacing Jay Leno—but not Tom Brokaw. Har!

[spintreebob]

Unfortnately Brian Mitty is typical of many in our society. People claim to be war heroes with varying degrees of spin. Could I claim that I fought in Viet Nam? I was there in uniform under LBJ/McNamara. But I was a personnel clerk. I never touched a bullet, magazine or loaded weapon in all my time in ROTC and then active duty, let alone fire one.

This spin is true, not only of the hosts, but of the heart tugging human interest stories (or gang shooting stories) they present as fact. Their goal is to present the larger truth about poverty, or guns. Their goal is not to present the exact truth of the facts.

[catnipman]

Brian is so used to lying on his news shows about everything going on the in the world, it’s no wonder he’s lost touch with reality and can no longer tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fantasy.

[kaehurowing]

What’s the frequency, Brian?

I am glad at least one of these phonies is being exposed as a propaganda B.S. artist, not a journalist. But think of all the harm some of his fabricated stories did, on Katrina, for example. That was purely politically motivated, to get people emotionally upset with Bush and distracted from the real bad actors, Nagin and Blanco.

[SkyDancer]

(with special thanks to a FReeper who posted this earlier somewhere)

[Georgia Girl 2]

Run Forrest run! :-)

[tumblindice]

In mitigation of his hubris, during his brief career as `Mr. Sparkle' Brian Williams demonstrated his profound disrespect for dirt. And bogles.

[RetSignman]

It has gotten so bad for Williams that he now takes the NBC helicopter to get work and because he was so traumatized by his battle experiences it corkscrews down to the helipad.

[SpaceBar]

To me, this whole Brian Williams thing is delicious. I never liked the smarmy piece of shit, and now his mouth has come home to roost.

[Spok]

Hurricane Katrina was spun into a hit piece on GWB. Compare coverage with Hurricane Sandy. Only Republicans are responsible for natural catastrophes. No surprise he embellished the Katrina story for political reasons.

[immadashell]

From Wikipedia: Williams became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, and his first year in that post was marked by coverage of two disasters: the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. His work helped earn NBC a Peabody Award,[16] the Peabody committee concluding that Williams and the Nightly News staff "exemplified the highest levels of journalistic excellence in reporting on Hurricane Katrina."[17] He also earned the George Polk Award for the extensive coverage of the hurricane.[18]

Does this mean NBC will give back the Peabody Award? There is as much probability in that as, Will Barack Hussein Obama give back the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Kozak]

[arasina]

What if Brian Williams knows a "truth" about Obama and that's why this has come out after all these years? Someone obviously wants to keep it quiet, so they do a number on him MSM (Mainstream Mafia) style. They out his lies now so that if he were to reveal that truth, nobody would believe him.

Too tinfoil?

[NorthMountain]

Seppuku, Brian ...

Seppuku.

It's the only way.