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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

104. Sycophancy


From, “Brian Williams Compares Chelsea Clinton to Tim Russert,” by Noel Sheppard, 11/15/11, Newsbusters.org:

[In November, Chelsea Clinton was hired by NBC to work on the Nightly News. In response to a question about Clinton’s qualifications, Brian Williams (NBC anchor) compared Clinton to Tim Russert (former NBC journalist, now deceased).
The following is an extract from Noel Sheppard’s opinion piece….]

“This level of idolatry and sycophancy from the anchor of America's leading news broadcast though not surprising really is sick-making.”

Sycophancy: fawning flattery
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