I don’t disagree with your overall take on Lauer. All I’m saying is that in this interview, he was more objective than usual. And I believe the intensity and point of the issue wasn’t lost on him. To Lechermann or someone of his ilk it would be. But Lauer seems to know how close he himself could come in stepping over the line should he take the usual liberal tack.
The same thing goes for NOW. Sure, they’re statement leaves a lot to be desired, but the simple fact they finally came to make one is itself news. And regardless of the behind-the-scenes wrangling in that decision, it hurts Lechermann and not them. This is bad news for Lechermann no matter how one takes it.