Brian Williams says there are no black senators

[Killarney]

Um, Obama?

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/32587.htm
NBC anchor Brian Williams is already in hot water barely a week after filling Tom Brokaw's shoes. Asked by United Airlines' Hemisphere magazine about the scarcity of women and non-whites in top jobs at news organizations, he replied, "We have bigger problems. There are no black members of the U.S. Senate. We should keep some perspective on this."

[RoeBear]

1. What was the...

...date of the interview?

[neuvocat]

2. What a moron.

Another reason not to watch tv news anymore.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

3. Obama is not Senator yet. I defend him on this one.

[Killarney]

6. I guess maybe he could have meant "until January"

but I don't know.

[H2O Man]

8. That was stated

shortly after he made the original statement.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. I believe he didn't take office yet, so he may be technically correct. nt

[DrWeird]

12. Yeah, but in all probability.

the guy forgot anyways.

[eyesroll]

5. Obama isn't a Senator until January.

[Ediacara]

7. Although technically correct....

[flowomo]

9. reminds me how remarkable Ed Brooke was....

black senator from Massachusetts 1967-1979, a Republican, but in the New England tradition of the time. First African-American elected to the Senate by popular vote.

[Pithy Cherub]

10. He watches nbc - no more need be said.

BUT, he could have acknowledged that Obama was a Senator-elect. Oh, but accurate reporting was not the issue. Got it!

[tx_dem41]

13. Actually, as you acknowledge, it was accurate reporting. n/t

[President Jesus]

11. Mountain, meet molehill

besides, Williams is right: we do have bigger problems than who sits at an anchor desk, namely, the makeup of our legislatures and boardrooms.

I'm not going to automatically hate some guy because he is marketed to NASTARD dads.