Twitter Is Having A Blast With #BrianWilliamsMisremembers

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Tiffany Willis Clark
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Last week, Liberal America writer Lynn Beisner wrote an in-depth piece explaining why she believes newly-disgraced NBC anchorman Brian Williams isn’t lying about his reported experience of a brush with death in Iraq. In the spirit of Lynn’s piece, and in the spirit of kindness, we’ll give Williams the benefit of the doubt. We are not in a position to prove or disprove anything. With that said, it should be pointed out that a full-scale investigation is underway of William’s alleged lies — and they extend much further than the incident in Iraq.

From Mirror:

The broadcaster, 55, has also been found to have given conflicting stories about how he saved puppies in a house fire, changing his story over the amount of dogs he saved while working as a volunteer firefighter.

He has also been called out by residents in a quiet New Jersey suburb who have questioned the creditability [sic] of claims he was threatened at gunpoint in the 1970s.

Williams also seems to be mis-remembering seeing a body floating in the French Quarter in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

Is Brian Williams lying? I’m going to take a wild guess and give my opinion. Remember that this is ONLY my opinion. I’m not a psychiatrist.

I don’t believe that Brian Williams is lying. Don’t freak out on me here! Go with me on this.

By definition, lying means:

Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com

So why do I say that I don’t believe Brian Williams is lying?

    I believe he’s telling the truth as he knows it

— as he created it.

It’s not just the Iraq story. It’s the puppies, and the floating body, and the incident with the gun when he was a young man…and what else? I believe that Brian Williams has probably constructed an entire life of lies. These are the ones that have been exposed. What other truths has Brian Williams distorted? What else has he “mis-remembered.”

I believe Brian Williams may be a pathological liar. I’ve known a few. You probably have, too.

We may never know. Meanwhile, Twitter is having a blast with the hashtag #BrianWilliamsMisremembers. He will never live this down.

 

Tiffany Willis Clark
I had a successful career actively working with at-risk youth, people struggling with poverty and unemployment, and disadvantaged and oppressed populations. In 2011, I made the decision to pursue my dreams and become a full-time writer. Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

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