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intrTek_Alan
Feb 8, 2015, 5:00:31 PM2/8/15
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Has no one mentioned the whole Brian Williams thing? BW has been my
preferred major network evening news anchor, in part because he has been a
visible NASCAR fan and advocate.
So career driven he must polish, embellish, and brag-up everything. :(
Mike Marlow
Feb 8, 2015, 10:13:14 PM2/8/15
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should join alt.admire.brian.williams.for.no.good.reason. I'm sure you'll
find all of the commentary you desire there.
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-Mike-
mmarlo...@windstream.net
JerryD
Feb 9, 2015, 9:47:11 AM2/9/15
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He already has one of the best jobs in TV and makes 10 million a year.
What possible advantage would there be to lying about stuff ?
And, on top of that, all his lies can be documented as lies, because there
are witnesses.
Utter stupidity !!
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JerryD(upstateNY)
"intrTek_Alan" <ajo...@intrtek.com> wrote in message
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What possible advantage would there be to lying about stuff ?
And, on top of that, all his lies can be documented as lies, because there
are witnesses.
Utter stupidity !!
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JerryD(upstateNY)
"intrTek_Alan" <ajo...@intrtek.com> wrote in message
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intrTek_Alan
Feb 9, 2015, 1:17:21 PM2/9/15
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On Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:47:03 -0500, "JerryD" <jer...@somewhere.com> wrote:
>He already has one of the best jobs in TV and makes 10 million a year.
>What possible advantage would there be to lying about stuff ?
>And, on top of that, all his lies can be documented as lies, because there
>are witnesses.
>Utter stupidity !!
Definitely.
>He already has one of the best jobs in TV and makes 10 million a year.
>What possible advantage would there be to lying about stuff ?
>And, on top of that, all his lies can be documented as lies, because there
>are witnesses.
>Utter stupidity !!
I'm not sure he will be allowed to return from his self-imposed temporary
exile.
John McCoy
Feb 9, 2015, 3:39:09 PM2/9/15
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intrTek_Alan <ajo...@intrtek.com> wrote in
news:73nfda159ee1h3bno...@4ax.com:
>
> Has no one mentioned the whole Brian Williams thing? BW has been my
> preferred major network evening news anchor, in part because he has
> been a visible NASCAR fan and advocate.
I'd never heard of him before this current scandal, so his
"visibility" as a NASCAR advocate was pretty limited.
Definately a far cry from the days of Walter Cronkite and
Huntley/Brinkley
John
news:73nfda159ee1h3bno...@4ax.com:
>
> Has no one mentioned the whole Brian Williams thing? BW has been my
> preferred major network evening news anchor, in part because he has
> been a visible NASCAR fan and advocate.
"visibility" as a NASCAR advocate was pretty limited.
Definately a far cry from the days of Walter Cronkite and
Huntley/Brinkley
John
intrTek_Alan
Feb 9, 2015, 5:12:01 PM2/9/15
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On Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:38:31 +0000 (UTC), John McCoy <igo...@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
>I'd never heard of him before this current scandal, so his
>"visibility" as a NASCAR advocate was pretty limited.
>
>Definately a far cry from the days of Walter Cronkite and
>Huntley/Brinkley
>
>John
Brian Williams is a long time short track fan, and was friends with Dale,
Sr. That second fact is what caught my attention some years ago.
Williams welcomes every opportunity to talk about NASCAR. Here he is arguing
NASCAR vs Open-wheel with David Letterman in October. Of course, we know
Dave is an open-wheel fan, minority-interest team owner, etc..
https://tv.yahoo.com/video/brian-williams-nascar-vs-formula-031034475-cbs.html
This article from way back (August 4, 1999) talks about the first time
Williams was host announcer for NBC's NASCAR race coverage...
http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/homestead-brian-williams-in-the-booth/
From the following link... "Williams is a big Nascar fan: This helmet was
signed in 1995 by Dale Earnhardt"...
http://www.adweek.com/news-gallery/television/nbcs-brian-williams-gives-us-tour-his-office-oasis-162685
Dan Patrick wanted to hear Williams' thoughts on Tony Stewart and Kevin
Ward...
http://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/nascar/brian-williams-unfortunate-tony-stewart-kevin-ward-accident
Brian Williams has been a proud, visible, and vocal NASCAR fan for quite
awhile, and continues to be even while doing that whole nightly news gig.
wrote:
>I'd never heard of him before this current scandal, so his
>"visibility" as a NASCAR advocate was pretty limited.
>
>Definately a far cry from the days of Walter Cronkite and
>Huntley/Brinkley
>
>John
Sr. That second fact is what caught my attention some years ago.
Williams welcomes every opportunity to talk about NASCAR. Here he is arguing
NASCAR vs Open-wheel with David Letterman in October. Of course, we know
Dave is an open-wheel fan, minority-interest team owner, etc..
https://tv.yahoo.com/video/brian-williams-nascar-vs-formula-031034475-cbs.html
This article from way back (August 4, 1999) talks about the first time
Williams was host announcer for NBC's NASCAR race coverage...
http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/homestead-brian-williams-in-the-booth/
From the following link... "Williams is a big Nascar fan: This helmet was
signed in 1995 by Dale Earnhardt"...
http://www.adweek.com/news-gallery/television/nbcs-brian-williams-gives-us-tour-his-office-oasis-162685
Dan Patrick wanted to hear Williams' thoughts on Tony Stewart and Kevin
Ward...
http://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/nascar/brian-williams-unfortunate-tony-stewart-kevin-ward-accident
Brian Williams has been a proud, visible, and vocal NASCAR fan for quite
awhile, and continues to be even while doing that whole nightly news gig.
intrTek_Alan
Feb 11, 2015, 12:37:14 PM2/11/15
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:09:22 -0500, "Angela Hunter"
<NASCAR...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>Just read that he has been suspended for six months
Yeah, I doubt he'll ever host the evening news again, on any network.
Credibility is the one must have qualification for a job like that.
It's sad to see him self-destruct like that.
<NASCAR...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>Just read that he has been suspended for six months
Yeah, I doubt he'll ever host the evening news again, on any network.
Credibility is the one must have qualification for a job like that.
It's sad to see him self-destruct like that.
Nancy2
Feb 12, 2015, 8:15:19 PM2/12/15
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I am surprised his bosses took such a hard line. I think, as has been pointed out by persons more
expert than I, that over years, memories can change without a pure intent to mislead. His
experience was twelve years ago. And the spotlight was aimed at him now because of his desire
to publicly honor a veteran.
Whatever, I will miss him on air. I don't judge him to have an altered memory as any desire to mislead,
or as a lie. But that is just me, thinking about more than a decade's distance....
N.
expert than I, that over years, memories can change without a pure intent to mislead. His
experience was twelve years ago. And the spotlight was aimed at him now because of his desire
to publicly honor a veteran.
Whatever, I will miss him on air. I don't judge him to have an altered memory as any desire to mislead,
or as a lie. But that is just me, thinking about more than a decade's distance....
N.
Nancy2
Feb 12, 2015, 8:21:46 PM2/12/15
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Huntley? Brinkley? It may take a few more decades to expose what possibly might have happened early
in their careers, that we might never know, because times when they were on air in their youth, were
much different from what they are now. Think how the media collectively kept quiet about
actions of FDR, Eisenhower, and JFK, and skeletons in their closets, now exposed.
Brian was senior news anchor at NBC a and has been on the air for a LONG time; it is hard for me
to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
N.
in their careers, that we might never know, because times when they were on air in their youth, were
much different from what they are now. Think how the media collectively kept quiet about
actions of FDR, Eisenhower, and JFK, and skeletons in their closets, now exposed.
Brian was senior news anchor at NBC a and has been on the air for a LONG time; it is hard for me
to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
N.
Pete Zahria
Feb 12, 2015, 8:39:36 PM2/12/15
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In article <901f7548-f3e9-4cac...@googlegroups.com>, Nancy2 <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I am surprised his bosses took such a hard line. I think, as has been pointed
> out by persons more
>expert than I, that over years, memories can change without a pure intent to
> mislead.
>N.
>I am surprised his bosses took such a hard line. I think, as has been pointed
> out by persons more
>expert than I, that over years, memories can change without a pure intent to
> mislead.
True.. but wasn't the original recollection after the incident?
And even if not,
I should think one would remember getting hit in a helicopter,
as opposed to not being hit in a helicopter?
Pete Zahria
Feb 12, 2015, 8:43:04 PM2/12/15
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In article <58baf97c-a5cf-4d4a...@googlegroups.com>, Nancy2 <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> it is hard for me
>to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
>
>N.
Have you ever seen some of the interviews done,
>
> it is hard for me
>to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
>
>N.
with people being asked to name who is in a particular photo??
Like vice presidents? or former presidents?
Wowza... there are some not so bright people out there...
John McCoy
Feb 13, 2015, 4:21:43 PM2/13/15
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petez...@nospam.com (Pete Zahria) wrote in
news:mbjkr6$n55$1...@speranza.aioe.org:
> In article <58baf97c-a5cf-4d4a...@googlegroups.com>,
> Nancy2 <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> it is hard for me
>>to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
Well, I don't (or didn't until the current scandal). Haven't
watched TV news since the 80's, so I couldn't tell you who
CBS, ABC, or Faux use either. I read the news online.
> Have you ever seen some of the interviews done,
> with people being asked to name who is in a particular photo??
> Like vice presidents? or former presidents?
>
> Wowza... there are some not so bright people out there...
Guess I qualify :-) I could get the past dozen presidents,
but I wouldn't recognize any of veeps who didn't get
elected in the next go round.
John
news:mbjkr6$n55$1...@speranza.aioe.org:
> In article <58baf97c-a5cf-4d4a...@googlegroups.com>,
> Nancy2 <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> it is hard for me
>>to believe someone above the age of a teenager doesn't know who he is.
watched TV news since the 80's, so I couldn't tell you who
CBS, ABC, or Faux use either. I read the news online.
> Have you ever seen some of the interviews done,
> with people being asked to name who is in a particular photo??
> Like vice presidents? or former presidents?
>
> Wowza... there are some not so bright people out there...
but I wouldn't recognize any of veeps who didn't get
elected in the next go round.
John
Nancy2
Feb 13, 2015, 6:31:39 PM2/13/15
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LOL, Chuck...however, not identifying figures in a photo, for me, is a whole other
issue than knowing who someone is based on their name. OTOH, I can sometimes
be a news junkie.
If you showed me photos of some of our early presidents, I likely would not be able to
properly ID them, other than the most famous like Washington, Lincoln and Teddy, for
instance.
Speaking of newsmen, how terrible it was for Bob Simon to die in a private limo
service car, as a passenger, and not wearing a seat belt. Awful. No doubt, a lawsuit to
follow. From all reports, the limo driver was at fault by starting the incident by rear-
ending a car.
N.
issue than knowing who someone is based on their name. OTOH, I can sometimes
be a news junkie.
If you showed me photos of some of our early presidents, I likely would not be able to
properly ID them, other than the most famous like Washington, Lincoln and Teddy, for
instance.
Speaking of newsmen, how terrible it was for Bob Simon to die in a private limo
service car, as a passenger, and not wearing a seat belt. Awful. No doubt, a lawsuit to
follow. From all reports, the limo driver was at fault by starting the incident by rear-
ending a car.
N.
Nancy2
Feb 13, 2015, 6:34:17 PM2/13/15
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Yeah, me either, John. I cannot tell one Adams from another, and I doubt I could identify
Jackson (depending on which photo), Garfield or some other early ones. Cleveland is easy,
he was so fat, and Hoover forward I could get.
N.
Jackson (depending on which photo), Garfield or some other early ones. Cleveland is easy,
he was so fat, and Hoover forward I could get.
N.
thekma...@gmail.com
Feb 13, 2015, 8:06:23 PM2/13/15
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Nancy2 wrote: "Yeah, me either, John. I cannot tell one Adams from another,
Taft checked in at 330lbs, and they had to install a bathtub for him big enough
for 6 ordinary people!
for 6 ordinary people!
BodyDoubled
Feb 13, 2015, 9:23:50 PM2/13/15
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>G<
BodyDoubled
Feb 13, 2015, 9:26:57 PM2/13/15
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he had been through...
>G<
BodyDoubled
Feb 13, 2015, 9:29:47 PM2/13/15
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I believe... Talk about "Don't ask; Don't Tell!"
>G<
intrTek_Alan
Feb 14, 2015, 6:25:35 AM2/14/15
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:31:38 -0800 (PST), Nancy2 <ellor...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Speaking of newsmen, how terrible it was for Bob Simon to die in a private limo
>service car, as a passenger, and not wearing a seat belt. Awful. No doubt, a lawsuit to
>follow. From all reports, the limo driver was at fault by starting the incident by rear-
>ending a car.
>
>N.
It has been a sad, tragic, week for the media. Bob Simon, David Carr, Brian
Williams, and Jon Stewart. Stewart is only moving on to do something else,
but the Daily Show will not be the same.
He was also commenting on Williams but David Carr wrote on Wednesday, "Mr.
Stewart will leave his desk as arguably the most trusted man in news."
wrote:
>Speaking of newsmen, how terrible it was for Bob Simon to die in a private limo
>service car, as a passenger, and not wearing a seat belt. Awful. No doubt, a lawsuit to
>follow. From all reports, the limo driver was at fault by starting the incident by rear-
>ending a car.
>
>N.
Williams, and Jon Stewart. Stewart is only moving on to do something else,
but the Daily Show will not be the same.
He was also commenting on Williams but David Carr wrote on Wednesday, "Mr.
Stewart will leave his desk as arguably the most trusted man in news."
JerryD
Feb 14, 2015, 10:19:40 AM2/14/15
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"intrTek_Alan" wrote
.
It's a sad state of affairs when a comedy show is "the most trusted man in
news".
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JerryD(upstateNY)
He was also commenting on Williams but David Carr wrote on Wednesday, "Mr.
Stewart will leave his desk as arguably the most trusted man in news."<<<
.
Stewart will leave his desk as arguably the most trusted man in news."<<<
.
It's a sad state of affairs when a comedy show is "the most trusted man in
news".
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JerryD(upstateNY)
Pete Zahria
Feb 14, 2015, 6:17:17 PM2/14/15
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from the last 20 years or so.....
Like Joe Biden...
Nancy2
Feb 14, 2015, 9:23:44 PM2/14/15
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I always loved it when Jay Leno did his on-the-street questions. It is hard for me to
understand how young adults can graduate from high school and not know the basics
of American history. But, I betcha, they can all name the whole Kardashian family.
Sad.
N.
understand how young adults can graduate from high school and not know the basics
of American history. But, I betcha, they can all name the whole Kardashian family.
Sad.
N.
thekma...@gmail.com
Feb 14, 2015, 9:48:22 PM2/14/15
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Nancy2 wrote: "It is hard for me to understand how young adults
want the public obsessed with and distracted by things like American
Idol and Fifty Grades of Shey....
can graduate from high school and not know the basics of American
history. But, I betcha, they can all name the whole Kardashian family.
Sad. "
They don't want people to know the basics of American history. They
history. But, I betcha, they can all name the whole Kardashian family.
Sad. "
want the public obsessed with and distracted by things like American
Idol and Fifty Grades of Shey....
JerryD(upstateNY)
Feb 19, 2015, 1:13:22 PM2/19/15
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"Nancy2" wrote I don't judge him to have an altered memory as any
.
If you were in a helicopter and it was hit by gun fire or a missile,
50 years later, you would remember EXACTLY what happened.
--
JerryD(upstateNY)
desire to mislead, or as a lie.
But that is just me, thinking about more than a decade's
distance....<<<<<<<<
.
But that is just me, thinking about more than a decade's
distance....<<<<<<<<
.
If you were in a helicopter and it was hit by gun fire or a missile,
50 years later, you would remember EXACTLY what happened.
--
JerryD(upstateNY)
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