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Locutus

#90
February 13, 2015, 03:08:46 PM
I was originally a supporter of Williams during all of this, but it seems increasingly likely that there is a pattern of embellishment at the least, and flat out lying at the worst.

I'm starting to think that there's no way in hell he ever sits in the anchor chair at NBC news again.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#91
February 13, 2015, 04:15:02 PM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2015, 03:08:46 PM
I was originally a supporter of Williams during all of this, but it seems increasingly likely that there is a pattern of embellishment at the least, and flat out lying at the worst.

I'm starting to think that there's no way in hell he ever sits in the anchor chair at NBC news again.
You may be right about his job, but I still hate to see him taken down like this. I've lived long enough, and dealt with enough people in my jobs, to know that people lie, some more than others.

Take me, for example, when I had to take a lie detector test for my job. Had to admit I'd done some fibbing.  I was asked if I had ever lied, and I said yes. When asked for examples, I said I lied to my parents about petty stuff, nothing bad, and lied for different bosses. Example, when he/she didn't want to see someone, I made up a lie that suited the person/situation. I passed the test.  :laugh:

Our memories are not always correct.  Here's one personal example: my first real job was as part time medical secretary while taking college classes.  I had two bosses, the senior physician, and a younger man, maybe in his early 40s, married with 5 children. One day the younger and I were in the reading room, standing fairly close together while chatting, when he got a funny look in his eyes and moved towards me. I knew I was going to be kissed, so stepped back quickly, looked away, then excused myself and left the room. Not long after that he accepted a job in Massachusetts and I married and we moved to Northern Virginia.

Fast forward about 5 years. I saw in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that his oldest son had died, so sent him a card. He wrote back and thanked me and said he would be coming to the D.C. area in a few months, so how about meeting for lunch? I said yes. I met him at the airport, and we went somewhere to eat. And while we were sitting there, he looked at me and said, "Do you remember when I kissed you?"  I didn't say anything at first, just looked at him, then smiled just a little bit and said, "Yes, I remember that day." We finished lunch, he went to his conference and back to Boston, and I never saw him again.



All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Locutus

#92
February 13, 2015, 04:36:11 PM
;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#93
February 14, 2015, 07:45:02 AM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2015, 03:08:46 PM
I was originally a supporter of Williams during all of this, but it seems increasingly likely that there is a pattern of embellishment at the least, and flat out lying at the worst.

I'm starting to think that there's no way in hell he ever sits in the anchor chair at NBC news again.
OK hank tried to tell ya!
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

duke jupiter

#94
February 14, 2015, 08:24:49 AM
Ole' Duke has told a few in his time fer sure.  Most of  'em I have forgotten but the ones I remember the most are the ones I told meself. (that's the truth)
;)
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Sandy Eggo

#95
February 15, 2015, 08:55:51 PM
The silver lining is that he has secured a bright future for himself at Fox news. At least they get paid to embellish. :)
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me

#96
February 15, 2015, 10:41:06 PM
 :rolleyes:
Trump 2020

Sandy Eggo

#97
February 16, 2015, 07:51:35 AM
Always look for the silver lining, me. :yes:
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Exterminator

#98
February 16, 2015, 08:04:06 AM
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Palehorse

#99
February 16, 2015, 12:40:25 PM
Fox should be shut down entirely!
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Henry Hawk

#100
February 16, 2015, 12:55:35 PM
Just throwing this out there...the ratings for 2014

Total Viewers
Fox News             1.779 million (even)
MSNBC                   600,000     (down 8%)
CNN                         528,000      (down 8%)
HLN                         337,000      (down 16%)
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#101
February 16, 2015, 01:06:26 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on February 16, 2015, 12:55:35 PM
Just throwing this out there...the ratings for 2014

Total Viewers
Fox News             1.779 million (even)
MSNBC                   600,000     (down 8%)
CNN                         528,000      (down 8%)
HLN                         337,000      (down 16%)

All that proves is that stupid people breed more.  We already knew that.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Henry Hawk

#102
February 16, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on February 16, 2015, 01:06:26 PM
All that proves is that stupid people breed more.  We already knew that.

That explains the last two POTUS elections..... :yes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#103
February 16, 2015, 01:32:26 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on February 16, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
That explains the last two POTUS elections..... :yes:

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally.   :biggrin:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Henry Hawk

#104
February 16, 2015, 01:50:35 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on February 16, 2015, 01:32:26 PM
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally.   :biggrin:

I just had to go to google image after I read that!! :biggrin:

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW
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