Writer for 'The New Yorker' tries to defend Brian Williams, fails

Are Brian Williams’ fellow left leaning journalists circling the wagons around him? Well at least The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza is trying. You see there’s no way a reputedly trustworthy famous guy could ever turn out to be a liar. It just doesn’t happen.

Read this excellent piece by @mkonnikova before you crucify @BWilliams: http://t.co/Gr2LB8qX7A

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 5, 2015

@jpodhoretz memory is complicated. He's built a reputation as one of the most trustworthy journalists in America. Why would he make this up?

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/563174959154208770

@seanmdav @jpodhoretz the cost is so high I don't see my he would do that, especially with so many witnesses.

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 5, 2015

Right. Prominent men never say or do things that might cost them dearly.

@RyanLizza that's the question. Don't avoid it.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 5, 2015

@RyanLizza @seanmdav @jpodhoretz Easy, don't answer them pic.twitter.com/6wF6xu2nMF

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/563183615774040064

@seanmdav @Tracinski @RyanLizza Hey, what happened to Brian Williams could happen to anyone — who is a lying narcissistic a-hole

— Don Surber (@donsurber) February 5, 2015

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! What a fucking pathetic hack you are, @RyanLizza @mkonnikova @BWilliams

— wiserbud (@WiserMeany) February 5, 2015

@RyanLizza @mkonnikova @BWilliams @NewYorker yeah not buying it here.

— Good King Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) February 5, 2015

@RyanLizza @jpodhoretz You think you'd be confused about whether or not your helicopter was hit by an RPG?

— Tom Giovanetti ? (@tgiovanetti) February 5, 2015

@RyanLizza @jpodhoretz I imagine you've flown a lot of commercial flights. Confused about whether any of them were ever hit by RPGs?

— Tom Giovanetti ? (@tgiovanetti) February 5, 2015

.@RyanLizza My God, you're pathetic.

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) February 5, 2015