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2010-02-27 Home Front: Politix

NBC's Brian Williams Ignores Rangel Corruption Charges

After the Democrats regained control of the House in 2006, Nancy Pelosi promised NBC's Brian Williams that she would "drain the swamp" and "turn this Congress into the most honest and open Congress in history." So when news broke that a House Ethics committee found that long time New York Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel accepted corporate money for trips to the Carribean one would think Williams would be all over the story -- he wasn't.

On Thursday's NBC Nightly News Williams completely ignored the charges, as did ABC's World News Tonight. Of the three broadcast network evening news shows, only Williams' competitors at CBS Evening News covered the Rangel scandal as Katie Couric reported Rangel "broke House rules," and Nancy Cordes told viewers he could be "censured," but didn't tell them that he was a Democrat.

Williams' NBC News colleague Amy Robach did mention the investigation into Rangel's wrongdoing, the next morning on the Today show, but omitted Rangel's party affiliation in the one and only story aired on the morning show.

Posted by Fred 2010-02-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 NBC does not wish to anger the CBC. Nothing much new here.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-27 08:32|| 2010-02-27 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 See, by being a Donk you're given dispensation from the crimes of lesser mortals. The MSM is great on issuing Indulgences to members of the inner party.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-27 08:32|| 2010-02-27 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't it time we disabused ourselves of the notion that people reading the news on TV are 'journalists'? Not that being a journalist is something to aspire to these days.

Posted by SteveS 2010-02-27 09:48|| 2010-02-27 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Brian Williams:
"I only handle the tough assignments."

Posted by Angomp Prince of the French3259 2010-02-27 12:01|| 2010-02-27 12:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, look! It's the Olympics!!

Posted by tu3031 2010-02-27 14:04|| 2010-02-27 14:04|| Front Page Top

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