Hi Brian

First off I like Lady Ga Ga she's well different and indepentent.

Now McCrystal just got caugt with who he really is and as a loyal Cheney. Every soldier has said this for so long yet it seems now it's news. Karzai the former Unocal employee was tapped by Cheney to be Afghanistan President for Oil. The Administration could careless about Saddam it was the Iraq Oil they wanted. Good plan using WMD's then Iraq Freedom and the fake story of a Mushroom Cloud. With the help of the White House propaganda Department it worked. It was shocking that the US showed the Iraq WMD's given by the US in te 80's as the only ones they had. But Powell did say trust him as he openly lied to ever Leader at the United Nations. Greed for Oil control was the reason for two Wars. Greed for taxpayers money was the reason for the US and International Recession. HIstory has shown what happens to those who commit horror/evil on others for Greed.

Brian I've lived to see some of the greatest Leaders in US History, I read about others from our pass. But now I'm living to see some of the most ignorant, stupid and dumb Representatives. I never would believe Americans would pick the dumbest people to represent States. Bush was honest about being dumb and allowing us to know is Father paid for his degrees and is elections. But Obama ordered transparentcy and it's a flood of idiots and ignorant Law Makers hitting the airwaves. Ok I excepted Fox Fake News with fake Journalist but it seems as if others want to be just like them. I have seen igorant Law Makers openly lie in the face of Americans as if it's normal. No wonder the CEO's of Banks robbed the taxpayers so easy, with dumb Law Makers who only have their hand out.

I listen to Michael Steele say President Bush created jobs and Obama lost millions of jobs. One dude said Obama got 77,000 from Oil Companies but he forgot to say McCain got 1.8 million and Bush got over 2.4 million as it seems 77,000 thousand is now more then millions. It's a math problem right? As more primaries are going on it's wing nut news and looney tunes shows. We thought Senator DeMint was creative with a patsy candidate as DeMInt is a shoe in because the Patsy will go to jail for a felon conviction. Now South Carolina still looking for Gov. Sanford, has paid a Democrat to help the GOP wing nut racist to get in office. You can't make this stuff up. McConnell and his King side kick Rand are making sure Democracy doesn't get in the way of winning. If you can't beat them bribe the leader or get a patsy. I wonder what these guys will do next? Let's hope Obama doesn't get an eviction notice, you never know these nuts are really spaced out. Rand Paul seems to have moved on from the Senate race and is now campaigning for President. Sarah Palin is just saying what ever stupid stuff comes out of her mouth. McCain only wants to be re elected because he doesn't want to go to the nursing home. I call Arlene Specter's defeat Justice as I always wondered how God would punish him for lying about the fake magic bullet story all those years ago. I'm looking forward to how others get their pay back. Things one could never dream of as what you give out you get back 7 times.

It's hot here on the East coast have a great evening all

hola, brian, i finally got richard's video to come up, i was stuck in some kind of loop. i'm glad that i'm poverty level and don't live in the real world. poverty level is invisible. i like stanley mcchrystal. the world is a stage so i just watch the drama unfold. most of the time, i just putter around my little trailer and my garden, when i have energy to do so and let many dramas just go by, i figure i'm not really missing anything. i do hope that our troops get to come home soon, i am not feeling the stress that i used to from the afghan war, something must have happened to break the back of al quaeda, maybe they blew up the huge alien spaceship that was their homebase, real al quaeda are not human, just ask stephen hawking. and i'm hoping that the valkyrie go in for all of the dead soldiers, all of the countries, and bring them back to us. that would be grand. another reality, to be sure, but a real one, nonetheless. everett amd mcnamara are probably working on that this minute, parallel universes, a universe where 9/11 never happened. take very good care and my best to everyone, blessings, anna martina

Hi Brian

It is great to see you back from Ireland. You look so happy and well rested last evening.....great suit with the pin stripes. Reading you blog today about McCrystal, it makes me wonder why people can't just watch what they say...it is hard not to get caught up in speaking ill about another....very hard. Even at my job, at a public elementary school, you'll find the conversations about everyone pretty much constant. It is my daily challenge to remain neutral.

I look forward to watching you this evening!

Melissa

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You hit me in the heart with:
"This war is about the men and women we've asked to fight- all
90,000 of them."
Tears.

Brian,

If the workers in the Gulf Oil spill are having such a bad time why don't they file for unemployment. Oh I forgot it only lasts for 26 weeks and Congress won't extend it.

Wondering why we are not seeing Jim Miklaszewski on the news for these miltary-centric stories, like tonight's flap concering General McCrystal. I haven't noticed he's retired. I miss his insight and experience with reporting stories like these.

Thanks.

Good Evening Mr.Williams, A really great broadcast this evening. Always wonderful to see Richard on the broadcast! Please Stay Extra,Extra Safe and Well Richard!

Now on to the broadcast. First of all the Richard's report from Kabul concerning General Stanley McChrystal and his style of commanding the US Forces. It seems he is extremely highly disciplined which certainly does not sound unusual along with sleeping few hours and only eating one meal a day. But this article in Rolling Stone Magazine reveals and inner circle of commanders who thought they were as stated, "Team America". The writer of the article Michael Hastings being stuck with General McChrystal for a month was privy to many comments by the General which shouldn't have been said. The soldiers do respect General McChrystal and revere him. But the remarks made by the General were especially unfortunate.

Time will tell tomorrow when the General meets with President Obama.

Excellent Reporting As Always Richard!

Stay Extra Safe And Well!

The report by Andrea Mitchell about the remarks of General McChrystal showed how over time the relationship between him and President Obama has not always been smooth. Many within the White House are calling this interview a mistake. Options are open regarding the job status of the General. But with the war continuing it is a huge problem for the President.

On another note the report by Mr.Sanders from the Gulf of Mexico near where the ships are gathered to contain all the spewing oil was extremely interesting and alarming. It was ominious to see those huge flames showing how the oil is being burned off. But seeing the oil in the water was awful especially knowing that some of the oil cannot be burned off because of too much water. Although it was good to know the building of the relief wells is ahead of schedule.

The report by Anne Thompson about the businesses affected by the oil spill showed how much they are losing in their livelihood. The checks from BP are not enough to cover all the losses and bills resulting from lost business. One hopes things get better, but it is a tough fight. Thoughts go out to all those living and working along the Gulf Coast.

Thank You for the broadcast Mr.Williams. Always wonderful to see Richard on the broadcast! Peace to You and to All!

Lots of Love to all the "regulars"

Stay Extra,Extra Safe And Well Richard! Also, great to see you on MSNBC News and Hardball!

Take Care Always Richard and Crew! Looking forward to your Dateline Special this Sunday!

Thoughts and Prayers go Out to the US Troops!

XOXO

Lisa

hola, brian, if truman hadn't fired general douglas macarthur, we would probably never had had vietnam. he was ready to go into china to take down some malevolent factions there. china funded north vietnam. truman dropped the bomb on japan, how christian was that? talk about killing innocent civilians. he dropped two, i had the thought that one took out one half of the world and the other took out the other half of the world. so, maybe we have all been 'dead' and there is no real planet earth except in the figment of our imaginations since 8/6 of that year, when we dropped 'little boy' on hiroshima and 8/9 when we dropped 'fat man' on nagasaki. hmmmm . . . . there's that obesity thing again. when i was 17 and took sociology at the cochise community college extension, part of our reading material included a long article about the bombs and the tonnage they gave seemed like that would have been one very large mushroom cloud for each bomb. there were lots of soldiers in my class and the teacher was married to an officer. we had to do a book report and i did mine on mario puzo's 'the godfather'. dexter filkins just wrote an article about the government arm that wrote a report about the trucks that deliver food and supplies to our troops and the warlords that they have to pay for protection. the report said that was no better than making mafia payments for protection, it's millions of dollars. does anything ever change? how did we ever grow up? the world must be crazy. take good care, anna martina

hola, brian, if truman hadn't fired general douglas macarthur, we would probably never had had vietnam. he was ready to go into china to take down some malevolent factions there. china funded north vietnam. truman dropped the bomb on japan, how christian was that? talk about killing innocent civilians. he dropped two, i had the thought that one took out one half of the world and the other took out the other half of the world. so, maybe we have all been 'dead' and there is no real planet earth except in the figment of our imaginations since 8/6 of that year, when we dropped 'little boy' on hiroshima and 8/9 when we dropped 'fat man' on nagasaki. hmmmm . . . . there's that obesity thing again. when i was 17 and took sociology at the cochise community college extension, part of our reading material included a long article about the bombs and the tonnage they gave seemed like that would have been one very large mushroom cloud for each bomb. there were lots of soldiers in my class and the teacher was married to an officer. we had to do a book report and i did mine on mario puzo's 'the godfather'. dexter filkins just wrote an article about the government arm that wrote a report about the trucks that deliver food and supplies to our troops and the warlords that they have to pay for protection. the report said that was no better than making mafia payments for protection, it's millions of dollars. does anything ever change? how did we ever grow up? the world must be crazy. take good care, anna martina

Brian, web designers and IT guys. I don't know what kind of aesthetic look you are trying to achieve with the comments page but the light gray text on white is very hard on my eyes. If you are committed to this look could you at least have an option where I can darken the text? Thanks. If you do redesign an option for enlarging the font would be appreciated.

Mr. Williams,

Was that the first broadcast since the oil spill that you have personally done where the oil spill was not the first story? As much as I am saddened by the spill, I personally think there must have been at least one story or two that could have been the first story of the broadcast, though in the wake of the spill, this may seem trivial. I know it's only tv as seen by viewers, but I imagine it is more than that to you.

Matt, 22, Eugene Oregon

I agree with those who've posted that the lack of contrast is a problem. I have macular degeneration and one of the effects of that condition is a decrease in contrast. When you start with writing or a graphic that has low contrast to begin with, it makes viewing very difficult. Please consider either increasing contrast, or allowing the readers to do so On another topic, I was one of many who posted to your old blog, objecting to Dr. Nancy and the many others who insisted that statistical studies of breast cancer meant that only women over the age of 50 needed a mammogram and those younger shouldn't even be encouraged to self exam. Today, Dr. Boyd, a Senior Scientist at Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer in Toronto, released findings that women with more dense breast tissue have a 4 to 6 times greater chance of developing the disease than do women with less dense tissue. In fact, those with less dense breast tissue and a family history of breast cancer only have twice the chance of developing the disease, according to the many studies this expert has seen. And who is it who has the most dense breast tissue? Younger women. Please take a look at this issue and please consider revisiting the previous reporting. Thanks -- Sheryl Stolzenberg

I will 3rd that...esthetically, it is very pleasing to look at, however it is rather self defeating given that you cannot read it without dong a screen zoom or putting on your glasses.

Transparency is a great ideal to strive for but I don't think it was meant to be taken literally.

Good morning, Bri Willy. (I can't help myself)

Beginning with a light note: You inspire me with your true dedication and focus to your work, and crack me up with your sense of humor--what more could I ask for? Another great job slow-jammin' the news with Jimmy Fallon! I didn't think it was possible, but it was more hilarious than the last time. Your daughter must be so proud of her dad. Thanks for the late-night laughs!

I loved the broadcast and your post to the blog last night and was compelled to write, but couldn't find the time. The issue with General McChrystal and the Obama administration is quite a shocker—but more so is how this story came about in the first place. It's just fascinating (in a certain sense) that this could happen between the top military commander in Afghanistan and Rolling Stone magazine. In such an important time with the war in Afghanistan reaching into a new strategy to begin drawing down troops, this is definitely not something any of us want to hear—our commander in chief and top military commander in Afghanistan on the rocks. Thanks for sharing the Washington Post piece from David Ignatius. That quote by the White House insider is quite ironic, you're right. And it's quite hilarious to hear that Lady Ga Ga will be on the cover of that issue that's caused such an enourmous storm. Rolling Stone certainly has come a long way, but as you say, some things never change...

Terrific reporting from Andrea Mitchell, Richard Engel, and Chuck Todd on the issue last night. It was wonderful to have all three of them, especially Richard Engel for an almost “on-the-scene” perspective as he reports from Kabul. Thank you for asking Richard the question my friend and I were wondering about ourselves—whether this situation with General McChrystal will impact the strategy in Afghanistan. I'm glad to hear that at this point he feels that it certainly should not. With all our our troops serving bravely in Afghanistan, if this story suddenly came out and changed their game, it would be such a shame. You're right, this is and will always be about all those men and women serving. I wonder what they're thinking right now.

Incredible reporting last night from Kerry Sanders live on the scene in Louisiana along with an underwater camera. It was good to hear the other night that at least something is beginning to work in getting rid of the oil in the Gulf, i.e. burning the oil. I pray that more ideas and solutions will come about soon. I can't stand to see these people lose their livelihoods.

I'm glued to MSNBC this morning on the meeting between General McChrystal and President Obama. I just want to say how lucky you all are to have Col. Jack Jacobs and Gen. McCaffrey, especially on issues like this. It's always such an honor to have their perspective.

Look forward to 6:30.

See you then,

-Cary

A request.
For those who have never visited Ireland-
Brian, could you share a few moments of your Ireland Bliss Vacation with us, (blog family and all?)

Thx

Hey Brian, for Keith,

After writing you for a week on your comment page, and I know that the man I wrote about is that man, the stronger I am yet to see, you told me on your new member section to go find Thom, (my Doctor). I cried so hard that I was hyperventilating. Then Michael came along (Prodigal son-CD -- Don’t think I’m not thankful #5

It says that “The rain that fell on me was HOLY WATER (in the tears) Its What my life suppose to be about!!!!---I can see. You—picking me up. ….. medicine and whatever may come. You didn’t say anything else. I’m in a tear-zone today. Again my brother helped too-always.

I’m Thankful-----I’ll try.

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After telling the truth about this Administration I'm guessing General McChrystal won't be receiving the Medal for "Courageous Restraint"?

I ask myself, "What will DAVE, TN-1853132, say today?"
Another Goliath thought.