Hi Brian good to be back

Nelson was one of the best and we'll miss him.

Thanks Brian and staff for bringing back the blog site.

Now to business. Love Eli Manning's win it keeps a smile on my face as I wear my number 10 jersey.

I watched Justice Stevens interview and was glad to know I was right in the wrongly way the Supreme Court used Politics to decided the Presidential Election and giving Businesses citizens rights. I looked up the rules of the Constitution and several Justices could be removed if they continue the direction their going. Constitution Article II section 4 was clearly written and I would hope the sitting Justices should take a look before they continue in the criminal direction. Already violations and crimes have been committed and it's just a matter of time for that bubble to bust. Even Justice Stevens is fearful of that direction after the illegal ruling of Citizens United. I looked up how our Govenment settlers formed cities and town as wealthy English families lead the way. Yes only wealthy and property owers were allowed to pick a representive. Citizens United will ask for that policy and law to be brought back there by removing the vote of citizens. The 5 Justices on the Supreme Court better what their backs and stop being political or we could loose the highest Court.

Wikileaks is interesting reading and Andrea might take note to the dates. Reporting about only Hillary Clinton she missed the date the order was done and how the words weren't that of Hillary as pointed out. The report sound like Obama was the cause of the crimes/violations from 2003 to 2008 with no mention of Bush or Cheney. As the US media/press did their best to lighten the crimes done by the Bush Administration and lead it all to the Obama Administration. Remember Obama knew when Bush refused to give him classified documents as given to every elected President. Obama resigned and made calls to World Leaders and let them know he wasn't a liar and would gain their trust. A person is as good as their word and once their seen/known/proven to be a liar it's hard to get that trust back. Americans have to accept the crimes/corruption/human rights violations/lies done from 2001 to 2008, we can't keep blaming other people. The corruption done is to deep and even the Media can't cover it up as it is seen Internationally. Documents show after being told the US didn't work with the Axis of Evil counties such as Syria, Iran and Libya we see it was all a lie. The next documents released will show more of the crimes and the names included. Liz Cheney quickly announced the US should stop the leaks for fear her Father's criminal acts will be released. The Military Commanders are upset more about the crimes they committed then the secrets missions. Most of the soldiers know so much because they saw and heard these acts but aren't allowed to comment. People would never had learnd or seen the torture photos if a soldier hadn't sent it in emails. That would have stayed a secret. Just think the US President did so much crimes and even got to violate the US Constitution. It will be interesting to see how these crimes are spin/blamed by the US public information. One comment was that Obama should be charged with War Crimes.

At lease the World gets the see the chaos the US Government is in as the Tea Party tries to take over. Law Makers are busy doing their best to help/protect banks/corporations while Americans continue to suffer and blame Obama. Republicans are blocking the peace talks with Russia for political reasons because it's better for War Profiteers will allow more money to be spent. Don't look for Republicans to help as they will spin this as Obama's fault to be a Republican President in office. After seeing the last election fix it just might work again. Chris Matthews and even Chuck Todd see Sarah Palin as not only qualified but one of the smartes people on the planet. That pretty much says it all, when a complete idiot is thought to be smart. Those Palin Family Values are ones we should all teach our kids as Bristol/Willow have expressed lately. Even Senator McCain supports Sarah in hopes of being her VP choice. Attacking the First Lady is now ok but never done to any other First Lady in the history of the US. A HOUSE DIVIDED CAN NOT STAND, and we are divided in so many parts it's unbelievable. With the dumbest people in charge we can't do anything but drop lower as China smiles and continues to grow stronger.

The list of countries who have Economic growth is a sight as the US is dropping lower. All this to get Obama out of office. We always had the smartest elected official who worked for the people's interest. Now we have elected officials who are looking for self greed and bribes for votes. We see doctors who need money/right books, pizza man with 10 kids to support, ex criminals now Governor, military soldier who committed torture then resigned, complete idiots/insane and nuts in office. But the fact few Americans even know the three branches of government and how they work, can't name the 9 Justices and have no idea what the Bill of Rights or the US Constitution says makes since why we're in trouble. Obama can't teach the US citizens what they should have learned in high school. But Rand Paul has an idea how to fix that problem end the Department of Education.

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Brian

I just knew you would mention Leslie Nielsen in the blog tonight.

Allow me to share my favorite Leslie Nielsen movie part, which I’m sure was shared with you last night by one of your “twisted circle of friends” .

I’m not even sure which movie this is from but, for some reason he finds himself outside a window hanging on to the ledge, when he thinks he losing his footing he just happens to grab on to a particular body part of male statue outside the window, when he finally finds an open window, which of course happens to be an old lady’s apartment, he’s like kind of in a daze, breathing heavily because of his ordeal of being trapped on a window ledge and waving the particular part of the male statue that broke off in his hand in front of the old lady, who proceeds to scream in a bloody murder fashion.

“Twisted circle of friends”, hhmm . . . did the above somehow reward me membership into this most esteemed club of yours ?

Brian,

Sorry to hear about the death of Leslie Nielsen. All his movies were so funny, but the one I remember

most is the movie where he slides across the table on top of Queen Elizabeth (a look alike actress

of course. ) I still laugh out loud when I think of the scene.

Phyllis

Good Evening Mr.Williams, Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Family! Another fine broadcast this evening as always.

So very sad the passing away of Leslie Nielsen. He was great dramatic actor, but was known much for his comedic roles. The "Airplane" films were so funny and hearing lines from his films makes one laugh and smile. A very nice tribute. He will be missed greatly.

Now on to the broadcast. Always wonderful to see Richard on the broadcast. Richard's report from South Korea told of how the US Troops are testing their military vehicles and running drills to send a message to stop aggression. US Troops are mainly watching and waiting as Richard heard from the commanders to make sure no war breaks out between North and South Korea. South Korea forces are calm in mood, but the leader of South Korea promises repercussions if they are attacked. Hopefully, things will remain calm and peaceful.

Excellent Reporting as Always Richard!

Big travel weekend seemed to end calmly without any major problems. And people certainly did much shopping over the holiday weekend.

The piece by Mr.Cowan about stuttering showed how so many struggle in their careers with the speech impediment. And the film, "The King's Speech" about King George VI of England revealed just how difficult it was for someone to try and speak the words. Needing to be heard and having a voice. One hopes there can be a cure.

Thank You for the fine broadcast this evening Mr.Williams. Peace to You and to All!

Stay Extra,Extra Safe and Well Richard!

Take Extra Good Care Always Richard and Crew!

Lisa

Good evening Brian-Hope you had a great Thanksgiving....glad to have you back

It's hard for me to believe Leslie Nielsen was as old as he was, for one. It's also going to be hard to not see him in anymore comedic movies like "Naked Gun" or "Police Squad", etc...he sure could make me laugh

Also, there has GOT to be a way that the US Government can go after the head honcho of "Wikileaks" To be honest, and this might sound a tad "out of touch" but I thought originally that the soldier in custody for providing info for that site was the only person involved. Now I heard it's someone in Switzerland? This is not good news for our "diplomatic relations"

Have a good night!

Robert

Brian I just finished reading the Tillman Act of 1907 passed by Congress and why the 5 Justices clearly violated the law. Not one Political Analyst ever refered to that Law when reporting on the decision. Knowlegle is power the the lack of it causes what we see today. Many confused the cases of Corporations right to freedom of speech but have no idea this decision by the 5 Justices will lead to policies of the 1740's when only the wealthy property owners selected officials for office. What a time we live in I never knew so many people in Americans knew so little about our country and how it works.

hola, brian, my son is waiting for news of whether or not he is going to korea in the middle of december with his boss in the micro-chip industry.  they're waiting for their manufacturer to schedule the meetings.  oh boy.  he wears his long curly hair in a pony tail, the japanese who would visit intel, for whom he worked before, would say, 'ah, samurai'.  so, not nearly like having a son deploy to iraq or afghanistan, but still worries associated with it, nonetheless.  'the king's speech' looks like an interesting movie, i may have to go see that one.  i see a movie about once every 3 years or so.  going to the chinese buffet in town on thursday with a friend, always several soldiers from the fort, interesting signals and fortune cookie.  so, a bit of spice to my life as a monk . . . . . take good care, best, anna martina

Nightly News Show Notes--Week of Nov. 22:

Wednesday--During Pete Williams's story about Tom DeLay's conviction on money laundering charges, a Nightly News graphic informed us that Williams was reporting from "Reagan National Airport", despite the fact that he was clearly sitting in the NBC News Washington studio. (In a previous story, Tom Costello was reporting from Reagan National Airport.)
* During Andrea Mitchell's report on the conflict between North and South Korea, a clip of Adm. Mike Mullen (from "The View") identified Mullen as being on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is, in fact, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Moments later, a Nightly News graphic identified David Albright (founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security) as Adm. Mullen. (Albright was never correctly identified.)
* A "news story" about Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was really just a promo for NBC's parade coverage, with (as Lester Holt told us) "Matt, Meredith and Al".
* A story about holiday shopping included lots of gratuitous plugs for retail stores such as JC Penney, Sears and Best Buy. (Lee Cowan actually reported the story from inside a Best Buy.)

Thursday--Lester Holt's story about U.S. military personnel serving at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan identified one woman as "Sergeant Kanessa Galloway U.S. Navy". The U.S. Navy does not have sergeants. The equivalent Naval rank (or rating) would be Petty Officer.

Friday--At the top of the broadcast, Brian Williams used the phrase "wounded warriors" during his intro to a story about an organization that builds homes for wounded veterans. Brian often uses this phrase (and its companion phrase "fallen heroes") in news stories. These are loaded, subjective phrases and they have no place in a newscast that is supposed to be objective.
* In his intro to a story on the Korea conflict, Brian said, "And while it's easy to think about shopping, football, family and relaxation during this holiday weekend...." Another plug for Sunday Night Football on NBC.
* Ian Williams's report from South Korea was comprised mostly of the same footage he used in his Thursday report.

Saturday--During a story about hidden bank fees, Lisa Myers said, "And when he used another bank's ATM, he sometimes paid $6 or $7 to get $40 in cash." As she said this, the accompanying on-screen graphic read "Other Banks ATM". They forgot the apostrophe. But still, it was nice to see Brian's old friend "Samantha" Guthrie (as he referred to Savannah Guthrie on Oct. 8) anchoring tonight's broadcast.

Once again, the last three minutes of Sunday's Nightly News was devoted to a "news story" whose only purpose was to promote NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage that followed the broadcast. And not surprisingly, the story was about one of the teams playing that night--the San Diego Chargers. Here's how Natalie Morales previewed the story: "Coming up next--how some NFL stars in tonight's big game are fostering hope and making a difference." In the first sentence of his story, Lee Cowan also used the phrase "tonight's big game". Clearly, this is no coincidence. This phrase was strategically inserted into the broadcast to make viewers think that it actually was a "big game". It's like when different politicians all use the same phrase and try to pretend that it's extemporaneous, rather than pre-planned. If two people say it's a big game, then it must be true.

Of course, this isn't the first time the Nightly News producers have used valuable news time to plug NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage. On Sept. 8, Nightly News ran a story about the Vikings' Madieu Williams. And the following night, Brian Williams actually anchored the broadcast from New Orleans just so he could promote that night's Saints-Vikings season opener on NBC. On Sept. 19, Nightly News did a story on Eli and Peyton Manning--right before NBC's Giants-Colts game. On Sept. 26, there was a story about how the NFL recruits young fans. On Oct. 17, we saw a Nightly News story about how members of the Washington Redskins were raising awareness about breast cancer--immediately followed by the Redskins-Colts game. On Oct. 24, the story was about a college football coach who was recalled to active duty in the navy reserve. (On Nov. 14 there was no football story--the story that night was about the Manny Pacquiao fight. Nightly News was promoting the fight because it would financially benefit Comcast, NBC's soon-to-be owner.) And then there was last Sunday's story about the Chargers.

Is the FCC aware that the producers and executives at NBC are deceiving the viewers by using valuable news time to advertise their football coverage? I hope they are aware and I hope they refuse to allow the Comcast-NBC deal to be finalized until all parties involved agree to stop using Nightly News as a promotional vehicle for NBC's sports coverage. This is an egregious violation of the viewers' trust. We expect the Nightly News producers to fill their broadcast with the most important news stories of the day, not with contrived news stories whose only purpose is to plug NBC's football coverage.

In his Nov. 8 blog, Brian Williams raved about a new movie he had seen called "The King's Speech" about King George VI, Queen Elizabeth's father. Brian wrote, "...it may be the best film I've seen in years." He predicted Oscar nominations for Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. "It is superbly written, directed, shot and acted--and I can't recommend it highly enough. You'll be seeing a lot of advance publicity...." Maybe so, but I had no idea that the advance publicity would come on Nightly News. Lo and behold, Monday's broadcast featured a 2:40 story all about the movie. Gee, it must be great to be a news anchor. See a film, like a film, put the film on your broadcast. I guess it was easy enough to cut out some of that boring WikiLeaks story to make room for the piece on "The King's Speech". So when is Brian going to do a story about Dwayne ("The Rock") Johnson's new film, "Faster"?

In fact, the entire final third of Monday's broadcast was devoted to the entertainment industry. There was a story about problems with the new "Spider-Man" show on Broadway. The obvious reason Brian chose to report this story was because it allowed him to mention his pals Bono and the Edge, who wrote the show's music and lyrics. The not-so-obvious reason was because Universal Studios Orlando (owned by NBC's parent company) features a Spider-Man ride. Brian's mention of Spider-Man was just a way to plug the ride at Universal Studios.

After the Spider-Man plug, Brian read a story about next February's Academy Awards show. While telling us that the hosts would be James Franco and Anne Hathaway, Brian could barely mask his disdain and skepticism. He called that "a shocker". He said it goes "against the tradition of having an established comic usually host the awards." He quoted an L.A. Times reporter who called it "incredulous". It's pretty clear what's going on here. Since the Academy Awards will be shown on ABC (a fact he conveniently neglected to mention), Brian is doing everything he can to deter people from watching. Shocker. Incredulous. Against tradition. I'm surprised he didn't tell us that the Irving G. Thalberg award would be presented to Bernie Madoff. Of course, if February's Oscars was going to be shown on NBC, Brian would be hailing Franco and Hathaway as inspired choices who will bring a young, fresh perspective to the ceremony.

Next, were treated to a 1:50 obit for Leslie Nielsen. Nielsen was an okay actor who had a few successes. He was certainly no Red Skelton or Jack Lemmon. But again, it's great to be a news anchor. Since Brian liked him, he got a nice-sized obit. And that was followed by the story about "The King's Speech". By devoting a third of the broadcast to the entertainment industry, it's obvious that Brian and his producers are continuing their efforts to make Nightly News indistinguishable from the shows that follow it--Extra and Access Hollywood.

Hey you know what "red dawned" on me about these wikileaks? Maybe this is a "virtual version" of what communist usually do when they take over a country. The first people they line up and shoot are the useful idiots. I guess if you're a useful idiot you need to keep an eye on your underlings, one of them is ready to step in and replace you. Sweet dreams traitors. Thank God for the Rodeo Clowns.

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Brian: Leslie Nielsen will surely be missed. He was a very funny guy. Who would have thought that after playing such serious roles, he would hit it big with comedy. Those one liners in his detective movies are hilarious. Another legend has passed away, but someone, somewhere is in stiches. I'll catch you on tonight's broadcast, and "Don't Call Me Shirley."