Brian Williams -- Can You Spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E?

Posted May 30th 2007 2:19PM by TMZ Staff

NBC anchor Brian Williams said "NBC Nightly News" would not be reporting on Lindsay Lohan's vehicular escapades on Tuesday evening's newscast ... due to a "lack of time!" But earlier reports of old age home Wii players and wacky wedding dancers -- plenty o' time!

This weekend's photos of Lindsay Lohan's car crash were front page news worldwide, but when Williams was asked by the Boston Herald about LiLo's antics being on his broadcast, the uptight news nerd said, "It does not and it won't be NBC Nightly News ... we have Justice Ginsburg reading her dissent today from the bench. We have record violence in Iraq. ... We've got a whole lot to cover and very little time." Oh really?

The "Nightly News" managed to find the time for the earth-shattering news of videogame-playing geezers, the vitally important news of the hot new teen craze sweeping the nation -- needlepoint, and the life-or-death reporting on novel wedding choreography. Clearly, this is hard news compared to the travails of our beloved Firecrotch.

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61. I applaud NBC news and Brian Williams. This crap with Lindsey is not worthy of NBC news. Who cares if all these young girs want to make fools of themselves by doing drugs,drinking,and starving themselves. The war in Iraq,and all our young soldiers dying , and high gas prices is news worthy not her going into rehab. What wonderful role models the young girls of today have. Shameful. Go NBC.I applaud you!

Posted at 12:23PM on Jun 1st 2007 by Madge

62. This is why she was #1 on Maxim's top 100 list:

"There is no other star in the world (who) causes more of a stir in the public eye than Lindsay," said Maxim Editor in Chief Jimmy Jellinek in a statement. "Her every move is watched and reported on."

If everyone would do as NBC is doing she should drop to 20th at the very least.

Posted at 1:26PM on Jun 1st 2007 by Somewhere near Philly

63. Actually, I would lose a lot of respect for a Brian Williams if his news program DID cover Lindsay's escapades. That's fine to see on Extra or read on Perez, but I don't want to be bothered with such nonsense during the evening news. I would rather watch old people dance, honestly. Lindsay's publicity should stay trashy, on TMZ, not the evening news.

Posted at 8:51PM on Jun 3rd 2007 by Jen

64. Brian,
This is music to all the parents and teens ears. No one, but no one gives a good darn about Lindsay, Paris, Britney, and whoever else hangs out with these indecent no-life slugs! They are as disgusting as their parents who never disciplined them.

It is about time the news organizations leave sleazy, whory behavior to the rags and let decent people raise their children without all the garbage out there. There are plenty of stars who ARE decent in Hollywood and they get no press because bad behavior is what? more attractive. That's a sad statement for our society then.

These underage fools do NOT belong on the news except to let us know they've either gone to jail or become a statistic due to their ignorant and appalling behavior!

We're all MAD AS HELL AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE AND THE NETWORKS ARE FINALLY HEARING OUR MESSAGE!

Posted at 7:09PM on Jun 8th 2007 by BRAVO BRIAN WILLIAMS & NBC

65. Does TMZ know the meaning of the word hypocrite? If he has said they werent going to cover it and they did that would make them a hypocrite. Dumbasses. Good for NBC. About time they stop giving these losers attention.

Posted at 2:53PM on Jun 24th 2007 by tina

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