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Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:00 AM

The ongoing disgrace of NBC News and Brian Williams

Another story from the NYT further exposes the corruption of NBC's reliance on Gen. Barry McCaffrey as an "independent military analyst."

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:39 PM

    B(ird)S of a Feather

    Don't forget that while calling out the NY Times for its news content, Williams also used his blog to gush over the "talents" of Peggy Noonan, asserting that her right-wing hackery on behalf of the Wall Street Journal merited a Pulitzer. This is the same Peggy Noonan who in September would reveal her absolute hypocrisy by extolling Sarah Palin's candidacy on camera and in print while revealing her true beliefs in an unguarded moment picked up by a live mic: to wit that Palin's selection as McCain's running mate was "b.s." and that the pick meant the race was "over." When it comes to journalistic integrity, it's "over" for Williams, Noonan, and their reportorial soulmates, all of whom dabble shamelessly in b.s.

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