Brian Williams is temporailly taking time off from NBC News

[NightWatcher]

I guess he and OJ are going to look for the real liars.

From the AP Breaking Wire. @AP " Anchorman Brian Williams says he's taking himself off the NBC evening newscast temporarily."

[cwydro]

1. Interesting.

I bet they're hoping it "blows over."

Glad to hear this though.

[pintobean]

2. I'll believe it when I see it. /nt

[lpbk2713]

3. Is this also known as a *Lara Logan Leave of Absence* ?

[closeupready]

14. My first thought, too.

[Hutzpa]

4. I like Brian Williams

I hope he gets his job back after his sabbatical.

[jen1980]

7. Being attacked for he beliefs...

makes anyone feel for him.

[Hutzpa]

10. Not necessarily for his belief

but the manner in which the story was reported, I'm just wondering why it took them this long to tell us that the story back in 2003 was based on bogus reporting. Somebody among the elites want Brian out of the way, or it could be that this is a way of getting him to succumbed from peer pressure being applied by a very nefarious group that may have interest in running for the presidency.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Now for an independent investigation of NBC executives. Current mass media journalists will not dare

do that for risk of never having a shot at William's or any other mass media 7 figure broadcast contracts.

The mass media has a huge conflict of interest problem if it is the one doing any of the "investigating".

[guillaumeb]

6. under fire?

Brian Williams is now under more fire than he ever experienced in Iraq.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. The personal psychology of this kind of public lying

to benefit oneself is fascinating. There must be some
sort of pathology involved. Especially these days
with the likelihood of being found out. Plagiarism, also.
There must be a thrill at the risk. Unless
they somehow come to believe the lie themself.

[pintobean]

9. The Carlos Danger of news desks.

"a thrill at the risk"

Yup.

[tularetom]

11. "Unless they somehow come to believe the lie themself"

Bingo!

And it ain't just Brian Williams. Nor just journalists plagiarizing.

Politicians do it too, like Hillary Clinton's imaginary exposure to sniper fire in Bosnia.

Even Navy Seals are guilty of it, like American Sniper Chris Kyle's bullshit claims of shooting dozens of Americans from the roof of the Superdome during Katrina.

I have a relative who has told a story like this for twenty years. I've seen the story evolve, grow and become more fantastic as the years go by to the point where even his own kids joke about it. Nobody believes it anymore but I think he actually does.

[Hutzpa]

12. .

"thrill at the risk"

Amounts to pressure from editors and producers who wants journalists come up with stories regardless.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

13. This story is the result of pressure from

his editors & publishers to come up with a story?