Posted on 02/10/2015 8:15:55 AM PST by grundle
Emmy Award-winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson, who covered the story of Hillary Clinton's lie about being shot at in Bosnia, says she can't understand how the former secretary of state weathered the scandal while NBC News anchor Brian Williams may not.
"To me, part of the irony is if Brian Williams isn't able to survive it — that we think it's important enough when somebody gives this kind of story that he would lose his career — yet we didn't care enough to have it matter that much with someone who became our secretary of state," Attkisson said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
"[A person] we relied on for honest answers and truths in the aftermath of Benghazi and so on."
Last Wednesday, Williams, one of NBC's biggest stars, recanted his longtime claim of being aboard a helicopter forced down by a rocket-propelled grenade during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Crew members on the 159th Aviation Regiment’s Chinook hit by two rockets and small arms fire told Stars and Stripes that Williams was nowhere near that aircraft — but on another aircraft that took no fire.
Williams, who apologized on his nightly newscast, told Stars and Stripes: "I don’t know what screwed up in my mind that caused me to conflate one aircraft with another."
"Is it really more important that Brian Williams has a certain type of character and honesty than a presidential candidate or secretary of state?" said Attkisson, a former CBS News reporter.
Clinton's gaff came during her 2008 run for the White House, when she claimed she and her staff had dodged sniper fire on an airport landing strip in Bosnia. But news video of the event revealed it never happened.
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Lying is a given in a politician.
Kind of destroys the whole idea of the “ news”...
Because sadly everyone assumes politicians lie.
At least we can relish Williams and Kerry keeping Hillary’s gaffs on prominent display while she tries to let us forget about her.
Clintons are known for their lies. It’s expected....and, very much accepted, by their adoring fans.
Who says she did? She lost that election, and nobody buys her books anymore.
Just another piece of Samsonite to add to her already overweight checked baggage!
Apparently this is a rhetorical question.....
Williams is just a reader. He “shapes” news stories to fit the liberal narrative. He performs a pedestrian service for the Democrats.
Hilary Clinton on the other hand is Democrat royalty and a money raising machine. So she gets a pass over the pretty boy.
Because the media reflexively cover for the RATS. Ask yourself why Joe Biden is not run out on a rail for the heinous lie that his first wife was killed by a truck driver who chose to drink his lunch instead of eating it, but Dan Quayle still cannot live down that e on potato, and Sarah Palin is tagged with something Tina Fey said (”I can see Russia...”).
Its their one true talent. They’re both good liars and are therefore invaluable to the Democrat Party.
Not just politicians. Their appointees as well: US AG Holder, Clapper of the NSA and Koskinian & Lerner of the IRS. And many more. All liars.
But not to fear, the GOP is putting their feet to to the fire.
I mean, they promise to build a fire soon.
Appointees Issa and Gowdy are (clearing throat) on it.
Really, soon.
(drumming fingers......)
tumbleweeds ....
crickets\\
This is an excellent pic of why it matters that news people need to be honest. Really, is Lie-on Williams going to call out Hillary when he is a liar???? NO.
hy one but not the other?
The press wants Hillary for president. The press wants Williams’ job.
as a postscript, like the ongoing invasion from Mexico ...
What do you get when you reward—or fail to punish—bad behavior?
That’s right: You get more bad behavior—from our bad neighbor to the south and from the Uniparty.
Hillery on the other hand is a commie socialistic, backstabbing, money-grubbing, shameless excuse for a politician (and human being), so there is no expectation of honesty of any sort, and no shock when dishonesty is revealed...
Who is this woman anyway, and why is she still even being reported on anymore...?
” Williams is just a reader. He “shapes” news stories to fit the liberal narrative. He performs a pedestrian service for the Democrats.”
#1 Obama cheerleader.
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