NBC's Williams Hypes 'Optics' of House GOP Having 'All White Males' as Committee Chairs

November 29th, 2012 11:34 AM

Following the lead of NBC political director Chuck Todd lamenting House Republican committee chairs being "all white men," on Wednesday's Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams similarly declared: "...the GOP is dealing with the issue of optics and diversity in politics. Getting a lot of coverage, of the congressional committee chairs selected thus far for the next Congress, they are all white males." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]

Williams briefly noted the reason: "The leadership points out they were all selected for a reason, including seniority." He then proceeded to shill for the Democrats: "...on their side of the aisle, white men are now the minority among House Democratic members."

Here is a transcript of the November 28 news brief:

7:08PM ET

BRIAN WILLIAMS: And also in Washington tonight, the GOP is dealing with the issue of optics and diversity in politics. Getting a lot of coverage, of the congressional committee chairs selected thus far for the next Congress, they are all white males. The leadership points out they were all selected for a reason, including seniority. The Democrats for their side point out, on their side of the aisle, white men are now the minority among House Democratic members.