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Brian Williams: The Brother Glib

Let the eggs be cast. It's bad enough that NBC anchor Brian Williams "misremembered" the fact that he wasn't riding in a helicopter that came under fire.  But he couldn't even manage a sincere apology to the people who were there. I have questions, so many questions. How is it even possible he was allowed to fib about his whereabouts for a decade, particularly considering the event took place with witnesses everywhere? When he first told the story, didn't he think "hmm, maybe I'll be called out for bullshit?" And as he continued to embellish, going from a passenger in the follow helicopter to the pilot, didn't he think "well, maybe that's stretching the nose a bit too far"? Evidently, his hubris and delusion knows no bounds. Clearly, Williams can no longer find the demarcation line between the truth and a lie which is an odd landmine on which to sit if you're trying to be the voice of reassurance and trust. Maybe...