As we reflect on the hot mess that used to be the career of Brian Williams, Fox News’ Monica Crowley reminds us that Williams’ memory problems aren’t unique:

Bingo! Will Hillary’s now infamous Bosnian sniper gaffe hurt her chances in 2016?

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John Kerry’s war record got him a promotion to Secretary of State:

https://twitter.com/DividendMaster/status/563170944446128128

https://twitter.com/JimRyals/status/563141589485105154

Heh. How soon until Williams’ supporters accuse us of swiftboating him? And let’s not forget Sen. Blumenthal who was caught lying about serving in Vietnam:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/563103837360500737

https://twitter.com/andylevy/status/563103481905811457

And that’s the problem right there. These lying liars do get elected or appointed to the highest offices in our government all the time.

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