Last year, NBC News put together a sappy montage to commemorate Brian Williams’ ten years as Nightly News’ anchor. Too bad they didn’t do their homework first. Now that Williams has been outed as a big fat liar, NBC’s little tribute has gone from saccharine to full-blown painful:
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/563373757356457984
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/563373963666292736
Holy. Moly.
oh my stars and garters @BenHowe
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 5, 2015
Sheesh. Talk about awkward.
@BenHowe @AceofSpadesHQ would you say it was "seared, seared" into his memory?
— 尬聊 (@HoboJerk) February 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/OhioCoastie/status/563375053581332480
@BenHowe "things you can never forget…"
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) February 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/563374712462389248
You know, maybe this is one of those things that is truly beyond parody.
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/563374305988206592
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