NBCs Brian Williams Calls Internet ‘Comic Element of Our Society’

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NBCs Brian Williams Calls Internet ‘Comic Element of Our Society’

Written By : Warner Todd Huston

Apparently Brian Williams does not hold the Internet in very high esteem. One easily understands this from his comments about the political Internet on the morning of October 9 when Williams took a swipe at the blogoshpere, pundits and the “opinion-based economy” — whatever the later is.

In a follow-up segment after NBC aired President Obama’s Rose Garden comments about the awarding of the Nobel Prize, Williams turned to NBCs Chuck Todd for commentary. As he introduced Todd, Williams said:

And Chuck Todd remains at the White House. Chuck, the way our society and civilization is set up now, it’s almost as if — we’re heading into a weekend now — the comic element of our society — the blogosphere, pundits, the opinion-based economy in the United States — will now just get a free shot and have at it for the next three days at least.

So, all of the blogosphere, pundits, and that “opinion-based economy” is “the comic element of our society”?

While the Old Media is increasingly scooped by the new media, it is interesting to see Williams dismiss the new medium as merely “the comic element in our society.”

Presumably he rates himself and his network news-based economy is somehow better than the “comic element of our society.”

NorthernCanuck

A "free shot"? How gracious of him.

A lot could be read into that, he seems to resent free opinion.
http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

If blogging is part of an economy, the pay sure is crappy!
http://www.publiusforum.com Warner Todd Huston

"As when the right wing blogosphere ran rampid"

… or as people who can spell might say: "ran ramped."
Luca__Brasi

Yeah, God forbid anyone not "trained" as a journalist hold an opinion, let alone express it.
http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

Shut up, hoggo. Nobody cares what you think.
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

"As when the right wing blogosphere ran rampid"

… or as people who can spell might say: "ran ramped."

Posted by Warner Todd Huston

2009-10-12 01:48:44

Even worse, Warner, that fool hoggo meant to say, what he was trying to say before his high school dropout vocabulary deserted him yet again was "ran rampant". Of course hoggo has that outstanding two semesters of community college behind him, which you can easily see in his overall presentation of his childlike ideas and his agitating screed. But above all, yes Virginia, hoggo is that f*cking dumb that he doesn't know to check out all the funny red lines under his mispeelings and grammer errers. (Intentional errata for those so humour-impaired that they don't get it)

What's really funny is that hoggo actually thinks that he can butcher the English language to his greasy heart's content and still be afforded credibility. Now that's funny!

"ran rampid"…ROFLMAO – what a dumb putz you are hoggo, but God bless you – not everyone as dumb as you is so willing to put it all out there for an national/international audience to see and laugh at.

BTW, that's another instant hoggo classic that goes into the Hoggo Files for posterity.
http://www.publiusforum.com Warner Todd Huston

Eye,

That's alright. I stink at spelling, too. (By the way, the proper phrase we both were looking for above is "run rampant." So we both are wrong! Ha, ha).

As to my job… you BET it's hard. I spend all day sharpening my hatchet. Of course, it has gotten easier since CommieObamie has taken office. It's what we call a "target rich environment."
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

Posted by EyeBEW77

2009-10-12 12:37:52

So tell, me, hoggo, is the above comment an example of you "running rampid"? Do you wear shoes and socks when you go "running rampid", or do you go bare-hooved like the other hogs? What exactly does the well-dressed hog wear when "running rampid"? Do you have to go somewhere special to "run rampid", or can you do that anywhere? Is "running rampid" part of a regular hoggo exercise programme? Do hogs have to learn how to "run rampid", or is it an instinctive reaction? C'mon hoggo, inquiring minds, etc.