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2015-02-11 Home Front: Culture Wars

NBC Suspends Brian Williams For 6 Months Without Pay

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Posted by Hupineger Glomomp15043 2015-02-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Brian's estimated net worth is $40 Million Dollars, he and his family are not going to starve, 6 months salary, nice to have but really his credibility is totally shot. I wouldn't trust him to answer my phone. You are retired Brian, get use to it.

Posted by Bugs Cleper6580 2015-02-11 01:39|| 2015-02-11 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 I won't miss him.

Posted by jvalentour 2015-02-11 08:01|| 2015-02-11 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Child abuse, substance abuse, excessive wanking... he'll soon be checking into rehab for some causative issue. None of this will be his fault in the end.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-11 08:19|| 2015-02-11 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 6 months without pay means a loss of $5 million for Brian.

I think that will get his attention.

Posted by frozen al 2015-02-11 10:22|| 2015-02-11 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The hungry ego will have to go on a diet.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2015-02-11 10:34|| 2015-02-11 10:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Lyin Brian and Jon Steward could change chairs and no one would notice a discernable change.

Posted by regular joe 2015-02-11 12:38|| 2015-02-11 12:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe he can get together with Dan Rathers and they can collaborate on a new project.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-02-11 14:10|| 2015-02-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe he can get together with Dan Rathers and they can collaborate on a new project.

"I was fired at by George Bush."?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-11 14:15|| 2015-02-11 14:15|| Front Page Top

#9 6 months sabbatical is hardly punishment. It just means NBC has a chance to determine if his replacement is working out by then, if not Brian can return to save the day.

Personally I think we might see the end of big three network news. Perception of credibility was the last thing they had going for them. Might as ewll go for 24/7 cable news now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-02-11 14:35|| 2015-02-11 14:35|| Front Page Top

#10 I lived in Chicagoland during the 90's. Lester Holt and Dan Curtis ruled. Lester will do fine...

Posted by borgboy 2015-02-11 15:08|| 2015-02-11 15:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Suspended...or attached to the Nightstalkers to assist the rescue of the remaining hostages...and those we don't know about.

OR
(puts on tin hat)

Williams will go to the daily show, and stewart will take Williams' place.

His best bet would be to get a gig moderating for Hillary! debates.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-02-11 17:55|| 2015-02-11 17:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Pretty sure things are not well in the marital bliss department. His wife has to confront other "Country Club" weemens who are ripping her to shreds behind her back.

Unhappy woman = unhappy everything.

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