As soon as I heard, last week, that the Brian Williams story was
trending on Twitter, I shuddered. I know I was not alone in dreading
the comparisons that were certain to be on the way. Once again, Media
Matters has come through with an excellent refutation of those
comparisons and a healthy dose of examples of Republicans enhancing
their battlefield memories. Well done, Matt Gertz!
Blog ››››› MATT GERTZ
... the right-wing media have sought to use Williams' tall tales for political advantage, pointing to Clinton's Bosnia story to ask,
"If Brian Williams can no longer be the face of NBC then can Hillary no
longer be the face of the Democratic Party?" In a segment
representative of such discussions on Fox News,Fox & Friends'
Steve Doocy asked this morning, "Brian Williams has been held to this
standard because he told these lies about Iraq. But what about Hillary
Clinton?" Invoking Clinton's Bosnia story which "turned out not to be
true," the hosts aired a clip of a Fox News contributor declaring
Clinton's story to be worse than Williams', while on-screen text asked
"Why Isn't Hillary Held Accountable For Lies?" and "Did Mainstream Media
Give Clinton A Pass?"
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