On Thursday’s morning shows, all three networks seemed to take delight in showing "MC Rove" ham it up for Wednesday night’s Radio & Television Correspondents Association dinner. None, however, showed the video footage of the distinguished Brian Williams, anchor of the "NBC Nightly News," burping the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." The Los Angeles Times, one media outlet that did report the event, covered it this way:
For their first act, [comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood] recruited NBC anchor Williams and Cheryl Gould, senior vice president of NBC News, to deliver the sound effects for a nonsensical skit about a hunter and a lawyer -- one that culminated with the two volunteers burping "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" to the incredulous delight of their colleagues.
To see a clip of Karl Rove's performance, click here.
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So, Brian Williams actually d
March 29, 2007 - 15:33 ET by GalvanicSo, Brian Williams actually does have a talent.
Plenty of gas anyway.........
March 29, 2007 - 18:34 ET by winston smithPlenty of gas anyway.........
I promise to watch the vide
March 29, 2007 - 15:54 ET by sarcasmoI promise to watch the video when I'm back on a faster connection, but IMO this event, as described, isn't media bias any more than showing Bush holding hands with the Saudi dictator was. It's instead funny, unless you're humor-impaired... Strike 2. It's just not a good day for NB on actual-mediabias today... "Slow bias day," I guess!
JMR
Mine eyes have seen the glory
March 29, 2007 - 16:10 ET by mattmMine eyes have seen the glory of the torching of the press
We are trampling on the sacred cows who make the news a mess
We elucidate the point of view the media supress
Newsbusters marches on!
Glory, glory hallelujah!
We won't let the Liberals fool ya
If you're a demagogue we'll school ya
Newsbusters marches on!
mattm...Wow!Great!Now I am go
March 29, 2007 - 16:22 ET by bigtimermattm...
Wow!
Great!
Now I am going to be singing and humming that the rest of the day!
Great words and work!
Thanks for the smiles and laughter...what joy for a change!
Much needed with everything going on in this world!
Job well done!
This is why I come to NewsBus
March 29, 2007 - 16:32 ET by RackieThis is why I come to NewsBusters.
Me too Rackie!
March 29, 2007 - 16:41 ET by bigtimerMe too Rackie!
This is ridiculous, I wat
March 29, 2007 - 16:51 ET by WhichWingThis is ridiculous, it looks like NewsBusters is struggling to find material.
Well, if you are so outraged.
March 29, 2007 - 17:01 ET by BlondeWell, if you are so outraged....leave.
Sometimes it's just fun to laugh.
Oh, right, I forgot...your a liberal.
Actually, I found the whole
March 29, 2007 - 17:15 ET by WhichWingActually, I found the whole thing funny (especially the MC Rove part), but I got the impression that they were attacking Williams for having fun. Maybe I took it wrong.
By the way, you hear what Ernie said when Bert asked if he would like some ice cream? He said, "Sherbert."
Okay, WhichWing,I take it bac
March 29, 2007 - 17:20 ET by BlondeOkay, WhichWing,
I take it back...you do have a sense of humor.
I have to give Brian the Idiot (my name for him) credit for doing something silly. Sillier than he does on the nightly news, that is....I lost all respect for him when he equated the terrorists to our special forces...and then ascribed it to conservatives "agressively misunderstanding" him.
I've seen Brian Williams on
March 29, 2007 - 17:27 ET by WhichWingI've seen Brian Williams on a couple late night shows, and he does indeed have a good sense of humor. (Tom Brokaw is great in those situations too.)
EDIT: Maybe I've mixed the two up, I can't find a clip of Williams on a late night show, am I wrong?
Probably.The fact remains tha
March 29, 2007 - 18:42 ET by BlondeProbably.
The fact remains that when Brian the Idiot goes of prompter...he's, well...an idiot.
NewsBusters won't run out of
March 29, 2007 - 17:19 ET by mattmNewsBusters won't run out of material until the 2nd Coming.
mattm...Amen to that!
March 29, 2007 - 17:30 ET by bigtimermattm...
Amen to that!
Brian Williams
March 29, 2007 - 18:33 ET by JNaughtAt least Brian Williams was respecting the format of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Karl Rove's attempt at Hip/Hop was about as funny as George Bush searching under his desk for WMD's a few dinners a few years ago.
Oh Hi JNaughty humorless one!
March 29, 2007 - 18:39 ET by bigtimerOh Hi JNaughty humorless one!
Have fun with us tonight!
ROFLMAO!
They showed most of Brian Wil
March 30, 2007 - 04:11 ET by SouthJersey1953They showed most of Brian Williams' sketch on Hannity & Colmes......I was surprised that someone that reads news for a living was so spontaneous. I found it funny, even if I don't like his newscast, he attacked the "assignment" with the right attitude.
What a guy
March 30, 2007 - 19:25 ET by nkviking75Nice to know Brian Williams is not just another pretty face.