The Anchor Hits Rock Bottom

Talk about liars! Brian Williams, one of those newsmen who are treated like royalty in the U.S., has had to admit that he lied when he said that he had been aboard a helicopter in Iraq that was shot and forced to land. Of course, he did not say he had lied; instead, he said that he "misremembered." Then, he went on to say that he had been aboard another helicopter around there.

This is just one more example of newsmen who want to not only report the news, but also to star in them. The American mania with celebrity drives people to concoct stories in which they do heroic things or endure extreme hardship, so that they become famous for it and make a ton of money while they're at it.

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