I can't defend Brian Williams' lies but let's get real. Lies are a staple of NBC news. Are Williams' lies any worse than David Gregory badgering Michelle Bachmann and John Boehner over Obama's birth certificate knowing full well that neither of them had ever mentioned Obama's place of birth and knowing that the ridiculous "Born in Kenya" meme was started by Barack Obama himself in a biography provided to his literary agency, Dystel and Goderich. We can't chart all of the lies at NBC. That would be a Herculean task on scale with tallying all of the White House lies.
Almost as disturbing as Williams lying is his ignorance of modern history. Eisenhower never ran against Kennedy and anyone who works in the press should know that. This is malpractice as absurd as a doctor not knowing how many kidneys a patient should have. From this very blog June 9, 2009.
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Let's be fair. It is possible that Williams misspoke. That he knew that Kennedy never ran against Eisenhower but that Nixon (Eisenehower's vice president) was an extension of the Eisenhower Administration. Maybe he accidentally misstated the facts. But he did not clarify as well as he should have.
Williams then repeats the analogy. And in the context, it appears that he does believe Eisenhower ran against Kennedy because McCain the war hero is sort of the political Eisenhower of his era. He is certainly comparing Eisenhower and McCain.
Is Williams a moron? If the standard is beyond reasonable doubt, he has a chance at acquittal. If the standard is a preponderance of evidence, the viewers and the voters will be rewarded damages.
Oh, and you might notice that Mensa member Dave does not correct his intellectual twin on his absurdities.
PALIN HAS NEVER UTTERED ANYTHING HALF THIS STUPID
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To paraphrase Hillary Clinton, at this stage of the game, what difference does it make?
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