What should happen to Brian Williams after lying about coming under fire?

his integrity is in question and besides being grounded and sent to his room what else could we want his 1 st born ? he wanted the respect of service members and america , no , he shouldnt be fired he should be offered his resignation better yet he on his own he should retire

He had a story: I was in the bird behind the bird that got hit. They went down and had a bad time. The end. That's not a great story. "I was in a bird that got hit, we went down and spent a harrowing day in a battle zone"...that is a story that sells more, he's in the business of selling stories. Sure, it's shitty that he lied, but I can't blame the guy for spicing up a story to make more money.

I think if you "can't blame the guy for lying" then you're a piece of shit like he is. Too many fellow veterans lost their lives and their "way of life" because of REAL encounters to allow some piece of shit like Brian Williams to lie in order to "make more money" or some other lame excuse. You can certainly "understand" why he did it and STILL condem him for it. He should have been fired for ethical misconduct.

Being that he's in the public eye, we would like to think he's held to a higher standard, but that's not the case anymore. I would like to see him not on camera anymore but don't think that'll happen.
As for stories, I've fucked up there too, most of us likely have, some to a greater degree than others. I was called out publicly for mine, made my apologies, and have moved on as best I can. It's not a question of "will someone make a mistake", it's a question of what they will do after?

I REALLY wish you people quit making this a liberal/conservative issue - IT'S NOT!

It is absolutely a liberal/conservative issue. The liberal media is biased about its reporting. If Williams had been a conservative, the media would be after his head instead of making excuses for him.

Here's an example of liberal propaganda lies. After the Boston bombings the LIBERAL lie machine blamed it on "tea party terrorists". Yet said nothing when they turned out to be Muslims. They were even more silent when they turned out to be registered DEMOCRATS!!!

When you mentioned Hillary I guess We were both thinking in the same grain, an individual that constantly lies to the degree She doesn't even know the difference. She certainly isn't someone to follow and that basically is what He was starting to do honesty wise although He would still have to set records for being a habitual liar to even approach what She did and does on a regular basis. That by the way wasn't a defense for Him, He was still wrong and should be ashamed of Himself for that act.

I just don't get it. I remember every attack in Iraq, they are printed in my brain like a scar. I was very blessed to be able to come home without a scratch and live a normal life. I don't like to talk about it and I don't like war movies or books. I felt like he did not steal valor but he stole from all those who have lived or not through these experiences and made it look like nothing just another bit of news. Apologizing was even worst; nothing that comes out of his reports will be ever taken seriously and I would hate for him to be on the front lines reporting the fight, because he doesn't deserve to be next to the fighting troops.

It seems that politicians and journalist want to steal valor. From Vietnam with purple hearts, to have to run from helicopters in Bosnia under gun fire.

And Cpt Jack you are correct, the days of watching the evening news and seeing the facts and being able to determine what is true is over. Each of the news media have their own agenda and will fire employees who do not comply with the false information being passed, to influence elections, policies, and law. Journalist need to get back to merely reporting the facts without their bias.

all my life I wanted to be a soldier and I made it to the show ( basic training and ait) but due to an anatomical quirk I was honorable discharge without having ever served a day over seas I freely admit that but this discussion over whether or not this man stole valor is upsetting to say the least I wish nothing more than that I could have gone there and done my job but was unable to and this loser claims to have gotten under fire and lied? im sorry to you gentleman that served over there I guess I honestly don't deserve to has my voice heard but it makes me sick that anyone would claim to have been through something like that and be nothing but a bold faced liar ive seen this in front of me before and it always makes me angry that people get away with it but that is just one failed soldiers opinion

I really don;t know what Army you guys were in? How about all the MSM's given out post deployment for the guys in the air conditioned hooches? Did they steal your valor, the Office who was stateside for 99% of the deployment, then shows up for 3 days and get's his CAB, MSM or LOM. C'mon man...NOT just Liberals.

Agreed ...

It remains VERY clear.

Hillary also 'Misremembered' coming under fire. She also remembers (or not) having 'mis-spoke' several times and is subject to short term memory loss (i.e. any associated rumor or half truth or Bengazzi or ......) "But what difference does it make now? That was then" right folks?!?!? Did I mention she wants to be President? Commander in Chief? But I digress.........

Yeah, you just don't forget coming under fire. The guy is a class A liberal moron.

he definitely needs to be fired. Him and the rest of his ilk.

He said "You're Fired"....lol. Priceless.

Should be against the law to fabricate war experience the same as impersonating an officer or service member. He should be removed from position and barred from military access. Disgraceful!

I concur Pvt Richard Hy

SSG Robert Mustain Since you put it that way, we could add most COMMENTATORS from FOX, MSNBC, and CNN. The difference is, that is all they are, they are not news anchors, however, Williams is a news anchor and was once a reporter. The standard for him is substantially higher than that of a commentator.

Anyone who thinks O'Rielly is a news person is mistaken. He makes his money to offer opinion based on how he interprets the news.

SFC William Laws.....I totally agree with your wife!

Something we all learn in kindergarten right?

COL Alicia GB Smith.... This is a hard lesson don't allow yourself to be desperate to climb up to a higher status.

While I agree with the lack of standards, I will say that the "violation of Ebola quarantine" part was really a non-issue that was turned into an issue by the hyper-alarmist mainstream media. How nobody came by and really talked about the way that Ebola works has continued to astound me. She was asymptomatic which means she was not contagious, and she was not traveling near public areas. Her only medical diagnosis was stupidity...not because she was contagious, but because it was CLEARLY evident that the majority of the nation was on the verge of hysteria. "Poking the paranoid bear" is not ever a good idea. Then to come back and say "I knew what I was doing." Come on....do people listen when they are terrified?

The risk to the United States from an Ebola outbreak has never reached even a small statistical reality. The media tried to draw parallels to the outbreak in Africa, but failed to make multiple connections. 1.) This region of Africa doesn't trust it's medical system. 2.) Infectivity and severity of symptoms are directly proportional. No symptoms=not contagious. Bleeding out every orifice/dead=very contagious. Simple as that. 3.) It is not airborne and outside of the body is VERY unstable. Most studies showed that the virus will not last longer than a few hours unless contained in body fluid at a temp above 76*F, additionally the virus can be killed by a 10% bleach solution OR alcohol based hand sanitizers.

Don't get me wrong....I'd love to see Mr Williams fired for his actions, and I believe that she was an idiot to break her quarantine in a time of mass hysteria, but the threat to the public was virtually nonexistent. I just wanted to clarify the misconceptions.

(I have been involved in the Mayo Clinic Ebola Preparedness and Training program, investing more than 80 hours in training the medical staff responsible for it. Additionally, I have researched the disease when this all came out, as I'm generally skeptical of any "major" scare that the media puts out....plus at the time I was a Platoon Leader and responsible for medical readiness. I wanted to do my own research to form an opinion. This information was validated by the CDC, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and various epidemiologists at the Mayo Clinic where I work.)

Jonathan, she was asymptomatic because she was still in the incubation period for the disease hence the quarantine. The quarantine allows enough time to pass so we can be sure you do not have the disease. The reason we have quarantine's is to protect against the spread of disease, in this case a very fatal one. The bottom line is she was under a quarantine, she violated it, she is somoene, as a doctor, that should have understood the risk and the perception.

If we have folks that decide when they will break a quarantine we could have problems down the road. People in the medical field should be setting a good example of following the protocals whatever they may be.

Amen Cpl Neely, Without order there is disorder. Without discipline, there is no discipline. Without responsibility........

They lie about the lies then try to cover it all up with more lies.

Maybe he needs to read this to refresh his memory: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/soldiers-offer-eyewitness-accounts-of-the-brian-williams-chinook-story-1.328256

SGT Ben Keen We had that same discussion in my journalism and reporting classes today. He just needs to step down. What he did does not just affect him and NBC, it affects all journalists. Our ratings are as low as Congress, and it is people like this that are destroying the credibility of journalism.