Brian Williams
Video
Will Media Apologize for Calling Walker an Un-American Racist?
February 25th, 2015 11:05 AM
Liberal journalists from CBS’s Norah O’Donnell to the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank have questioned Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for not rejecting Rudy Giuliani’s comments about Barack Obama’s patriotism and for his response to a “gotcha” question about the President’s faith. But where were they when Walker himself was being called an un-American, tyrannical, racist woman-beater…
Video
Notable Quotables: Delaying Obama’s Amnesty = Putting History on Hold
February 23rd, 2015 8:52 AM
This week, after a federal judge delays implementation of President Obama's executive amnesty, the networks frame it as “a historic day... on hold,” and a ruling that “dashes American dreams for millions of families.” Also, a rogues’ gallery of journalists led by Dan Rather leap to the defense of suspended NBC News anchor Brian Williams, while others in the media wish we'd stop talking about ISIS…
Video
Sesno: O'Reilly Allegation Nowhere 'Near on That Scale' of Williams
February 20th, 2015 3:48 PM
On Thursday's CNN Tonight, former CNN correspondent Frank Sesno brushed aside David Corn's supposed expose of Bill O'Reilly's claims about his reporting of the Falkland War: "It's not a Brian Williams problem. I don't think it's anywhere near on that scale." Sesno later added, "I just don't think that this is on a par...[with] the issues, the exaggerations, and the trouble that Brian Williams is…
In 2009, Brian Williams Hailed The Onion As 'Truth's Last Outpost'
February 19th, 2015 7:31 PM
In 2009, the satirical newspaper The Onion published a compilation entitled "Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude From America's Finest News Source." Editors chose, of all people, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for the task of writing a foreward.
Video
Larry Wilmore: Like Jon Stewart, Brian Williams Airs 'Fake News'
February 19th, 2015 12:24 PM
During an appearance on ABC’s The View Thursday morning, Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore hilariously mocked NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams following his suspension over lies he made about his reporting in Iraq. Asked if he would rather replace Jon Stewart or Brian Williams, Wilmore responded that while he would rather replace Stewart, “apparently fake news happens in both chairs …
Allison Williams Changes Course and Addresses Her Father’s Scandal
February 19th, 2015 2:42 AM
Hours after it was reported by The New York Observer that HBO star Allison Williams would not be addressing the situation surrounding her father and suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams at a Michael Kors event on Wednesday night, Williams reversed course hours later and responded to questions during a Q&A at New York’s 92Y. According to the New York Post, Williams told event…
Video
NewsBusted: A Rather Dubious Endorsement of Brian Williams's Integrity
February 18th, 2015 10:09 PM
Dan Rather is standing up for Brian Williams, which seems like a dubious endorsement. That’s like Bill Clinton standing up for Bill Cosby! -- NewsBusted's Jodi Miller.
Allison Williams Blocks Press from Asking About Her Father’s Iraq Lies
February 18th, 2015 3:16 PM
HBO’s Allison Williams, who recently engaged in a sexually provocative scene on the show Girls, seems to be too embarrassed to talk about her father Brian Williams’ repeated lies surrounding his reporting in Iraq. According to the New York Observer, Williams was scheduled to attend an event in New York celebrating the launch of an eyewear line but a publicist for the event told the press that…
Video
Donald Trump Mocks Brian Williams: ‘I Think He’s Absolutely Finished’
February 17th, 2015 1:59 PM
Businessman and TV host Donald Trump appeared on Access Hollywood, Monday night, to bash his old rival Brian Williams. On election night 2012, the now-disgraced anchor mocked Trump for some of his tweets. On Monday night, Trump gloated, “But I think [Williams is] finished, or he’s finished as we know him.”
Video
Time's Joe Klein Excuses Brian Williams, Compares Him to FDR
February 16th, 2015 4:01 PM
On Sunday's MediaBuzz on Fox News, Time columnist Joe Klein rushed to the defense of embattled NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams: "I think that we're living in an era where the ferocity of the prosecution is much greater than the severity of most of these crimes. And that's true not only for people like Brian Williams, but also for most of the journal – the politicians we cover."
Video
Carl Bernstein: NBC Must 'Publish The Results’ of Williams Review
February 16th, 2015 3:40 PM
On Sunday, veteran journalist Carl Bernstein appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams and the revelation that he lied multiple times about his reporting from Iraq.
Video
Brian Williams Could Be Fired For Bringing Ridicule Upon Himself
February 16th, 2015 1:56 PM
Becoming a national laughingstock can have consequences of up to $50 million dollars as Brian Williams might soon find out. According to the New York Post, Willliams' NBC contract contains a "public morals" clause that allows NBC to terminate him if he should bring ridicule upon himself.
Video
Rudy Giuliani Takes a Shot at Brian Williams on SNL Red Carpet
February 16th, 2015 1:02 PM
Disgraced NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was the butt of several jokes on Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary Special. Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld and even former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani got into the act during an interview on the red carpet.
Video
Jerry Seinfeld Cracks Up SNL Audience with Brian Williams Joke
February 16th, 2015 12:13 PM
Stand-up comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld cracked up the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary audience with a joke at Brian Williams’ expense: “I just found out that one of the original cast members in 1975 was Brian Williams.”
