So Bob Richards commented on the broadcast, "its safer to fly than to ride on an escalator". . . I think I'll still stand by my own beliefs and just stay out of airplanes, 30 years and counting . . .

And that is something to think about regarding Jet Blue having in air TV before Air Force 1. It's interesting that Hollywood has us thinking that in the White House they're set up with fancy phones and disappearing screens but in actuality they're not. If I'm not mistaken, I believe that the series of James Bond movies is the reason why we have some of the hi-tech gadgets and so forth that we have today.

One of America's greatest Presidents Abe Lincoln said the following

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

We saw those words come true today on the House Floor with the Lobbyist/Ryan Budget Bill. Just think for so long we thought the enemy was Al Qeada/Taliban even Bin Laden when all along it was the enemy within our on government. As Americans listened today at the collapse of Democracy, those still working are paying in to Programs they will never benefit from. Much like thief by deception, changing for something that doesn't excise. But Americans are wise and smart people and knew they wanted the same GOP that caused these Wars and Recession to get the majority back and stop Obama from fixing the mess. Great job and we really made Russia and China happy by putting the GOP in charge. Just think for so long the World leaders were the USA, Russia and China coming up fast. Now thanks to the GOP and Lobbyist Budget Plan, there are only two World Leader left Russia and China. The USA will return full circle to it's beginnings as TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Obama will have to fight this one alone as the American people voted for who they wanted to change the country and next the GOP will repeal the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Great day isn't it and Rep. Ryan still can't explain his Budget Plan

see you same time same place

Brian, I think President Obama should have all the cool high tech stuff he wants. He is the president, after all.

Good news that the Rebels are doing better and that they are now being helped by solders who left Gadhafi.

Mother Nature is not cooperating with Thunder over Louisville this year, so we will not go down this year;

but, as usual, it will be telecast, and we will watch it on TV Saturday. Have a nice weekend. Phyllis

Good Evening Mr.Williams, Another great broadcast this evening as always! Interesting how technology is not at great high tech in the White House or Air Force One. One can be grateful for all the tech products one owns for oneself.

Now on to the broadcast. First of all the report by Mr.Fisher and Mr.Cantore from the Weather Channel about the severe weather that moved through the MidWest and Southeast. Incredible to see the three tornados side by side. Very Scary! All the destruction to homes, schools and businesses is devastating and especially hearing of people having been lost in the storm is truly tragic. Highly volatile weather conditions across the country and one hopes it ceases soon. Everyone Keep Safe!

The report by Stephanie Gosk from Libya showed the professional soldiers and rebel fighters are working together well to combat Qadhafi forces. Receiving new weaponry will certainly make a difference although they seem to be fighting the Qadhafi forces well and without running away. The professional soldiers are training the volunteer rebels well and the NATO Airstrikes are helping combat Qadhafi forces. The rebels and the professional soldeirs are doing better, but still have a long road to the capital of Tripoli.

Hearing from Mr.Richards about the Air Traffic Controllers situation was disturbing and learning is has been going on for many years is staggering. It is quite safe to fly with all the millions of flights and passengers one only hopes things change for the controllers to make the scheduling better.

The "Making A Difference" segment by Rehema Ellis was inspirational as always!

Thank You for the broadcast Mr.Williams. Have a wonderful weekend! Peace to You and to All!

Be Well Everyone!

Stay Extra,Extra Safe and Well Richard! Enjoy Your Time Home in New York!

Take Extra Good Care Richard and Crew!

Lisa

It's a shame Obama didn't give Ryan a chance to vote for a 3rd unfunded war in Libya. Man he really could have made out to look bad then.

What has become of Richard Engel? He has become such a fixture on your broadcast, we find ourselves worrying about his safety when he is not featured as the Middle East correspondent. I hope he is just taking some time off. We do appreciate his coverage - we have the greatest respect for his reporting.

Are you sleeping, Brian Williams, in your no doubt rich bed? My Globe today, startling with my knowledge of this April Seventh Massacre in Brazil:

"Videos, photos, and written documents left by the man who shot to death 12 public school students were released yesterday and reveal an angry, delusional character whose rambling messages parallel in part those left by the Virginia Tech student who killed 32 people in 2007."

"Wellington Oliveira, 23 ... cited Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho as 'a brother...'"

The moment I saw your Instant, Insane and Opportunistically Greedy Glorification of Cho, I knew this would be the inevitable result, and have refused to watch you ever since. Would Oliveira's perverse, psychotic enthusiasms taken as dangerous a form, had you not revealed those Terrible Photos and Mad -and to certain types of psychotics, madly seductive- Rants to such Televised Glory that Very ? Would Cho's name Echo Across the Lands? The Horrific Visions the Columbine Students limed for the Sick Adolescent, already maddened by our violent cultures, were brought to a whole new level by Cho; whose noxious psychoses immediately infected the world's interconnected media, the new global consciousness, by means of Your Eager Broadcast.

We, the Public, needed to Know, Brian? Does your Cynical Mendacity know no limit? The Detectives needed to know; the Public needed nothing more than to know a very sick young man, his own soul murdered by alienation and disdain long since, horribly murdered more of America's children.

How many viewers that night, Brian? How many extra dollars in revenue? Did you get a bonus? Wendell Oliveira just gave you another, far more eternally weighty, reward.

The Detective In The Mirror

www.KurtLarsen.net

It's a good thing that Brian included that ten-second Harrison Ford clip from "Air Force One" in the story about Pres. Obama's low-tech communication problems. Obviously, that clip added significant depth to the narrative and really helped us gain a greater understanding of the situation. So how come Brian didn't include a clip from "To the Shores of Tripoli" during the story about the situation in Libya? Or a clip from "Twister" during the tornado story? Or a clip from "Pushing Tin" during the story about air traffic controllers? Why doesn't Nightly News abandon news footage altogether and just use film clips to accompany news stories? Why even bother using an anchor? They could just show clips from Will Ferrell's "Anchorman" movie. Then Nightly News could finally complete their ongoing merger with "Access Hollywood" and "Extra" and become the film-clip-and-celebrity-show that they obviously aspire to be.

Brian, as reported on your broadcast the Rebels are now doing better and with the support of the world they will prevail.

History is on their side. The key is the Mediterranean. Now, more than ever, control of the Med means

control of the world.. Phyllis

Brian: Perhaps the president should be driven around in a horse and carriage. It would not only save gas, but it would be apprpriate with all the other low tech equipment that is available to the White House. I'll catch you on the broadcast next week, and have a great weekend.

Brian and Lester, In one of my comments, tongue in cheek, I quipped something about Russia invading

Alaska. But China will foreclose on Alaska as partial payment on our interest because of the oil. Aren't

China and Russia sticking together now. Hmmmmm! Have a nice weekend, both of you. Phyllis

Brian: This strange pattern of weather in certain portions of the country is by all means bizarre. Unfortunately, many deaths have been reported after the long string of tornadoes have wrecked havoc in Oklahoma and Arkansas. That clip the other night which showed 3 twisters side by side was almost surreal. I feel for all the folks who are ondergoing a very upsetting time right now. I hope these people get all the help they need to recover as much as possible. These reports are disturbing to watch, but viewers must realize that anytime, and anywhere devastation will strike. Thank the team for the great reporting on our front. I'll catch you on the broadcast next week, and have a great weekend. No speeding in the Chevy!

Lester, A terrific broadcast. That said, I am beginning to believe that scientists from Russia now have control

of the weather:o) Mother Nature's weapons of mass destruction are wrecking such havoc in America

and in the world that I think She is the dominant terrorist we should fear. I hope to catch you on the

Today Show Sunday and if not the Nightly News. I would love to follow you on Twitter and Facebook.

but I am not high tech. I'm still amazed that I am computer-friendly, seriously. I'm such a ditz. Phyllis

wow, the weather in the southeast and now travelling up north and east make me glad i live in boring arizona! although ua centennial hall, tucson, is getting yo-yo-ma, ishtak perlman and bill t. jones next concert season:-) i'm glad to see that the rebels in libya are getting trained leadership in the form of soldiers leaving ghadaffi's arm. i find, in my little low tech world, that the garden and items in the house tell me about what is going on in the world. for instance, my roses, which have just bloomed, are already full-blown and drying up after one day in the sun. it makes me wonder if there is hot radiation in arizona skies. even the roses i cut and put inside in a vase wilted up in just a couple of days. they usually last 5-7 days. it's a good thing i save the rose petals to put in small bowls around the house, or i would feel really cheated! of course, the stories in the garden and inside my little trailer are more big picture than american politics. i hope that communities are starting to realize that washington, d.c. does not have their best interests in mind. if communities would mobilize to take care of local issues, they'd have alot less to do in washington, d.c. and we probably wouldn't need half of the government machine. as americans retire and have more time to think about these issues, maybe these elders will start to make changes in their communities that will end up cutting that big government machine in half. i think those big wheels in d.c. do not realize that their foolhardiness is going to end up making them obsolete pronto. a thought the other day that the formula for gravity has within it clean energy, powerful enough to power up space elevators if we could build them. there would be no need for nuke plants, coal, oil or anything else. taking down the force of gravity to use part of it for clean energy would put a serious dent in the human aging process. gravity is what ages us and takes down our immune and skeletal system. there would be alot less people in nursing homes and alot less sick people. our health care costs would go way down. i don't know where that gravity formula is going to come from, but something tells me it's time for such a thing. and, since there is nothing new under the sun, i wonder if those civilizations that built macchu pichu and the pyramids had a switch to control the level of gravity. where is tesla when you need him? he came up with alternating current. he also had visions of a very powerful laser that could have a military/defense use. visions of the ark of the covenant. he was born in the area of bosnia. what do THOSE young engineering college students have in their heads? best, anna martina

Brian, the real story may be BRICS. Brazil, Russia,India, China and newcomer rSouth Africa, collectively know by

the acronym BRICS, used their third summit meeting to call for a restructuring of the World War 2-era global'financial system and an eventual end to the long reign of the U.S.dollar as the world'sreseve currency And in an attempt

to find some political common ground, the five leaders said they were deeply concerned about the turmoil in the

Middle east and North Africa and urged all parties to resolved their differences through peaceful means and

dialogue." Quotes are from the Louisville Courier Journal and my question: Is BRICS calling the shots now.

Phyllis

opened up the package of very cool palm trees and plant art wall appliques that i got friday.  deciding which walls they will go on and then i will have a foot in the middle east:-)  hopefully in a peaceful oasis and not a hot war zone!  best, anna martina 

Brian and Lester, As both of you know, I have a religious worldview: and I would like to share this prophecy in

the Book of Daniel which relates to Gadhafi's regime but not the Rebels. "He (Gadhafi) shall have power over the

treasures of gold and silver; also the Libyans (his regime and I repeat not the Rebels) shall follow at his heels."

The Rebels' Righteous Revolution if successful will shift the balance of power in Libya and The Middle East and

they must prevail if that is to happen and it will happen if NATO continues to help them. Phyllis