There is not one good thing to say about this "so called" interview with Mr. Brian Williams.

Its very cringe worthy moment for the audience as you flirt, preen, and act so cutesy with your guest. Very unprofessional to act like a fawning high school student at a school play.

Its not polite or very professional to insult your guest by calling him "Bri-Wi" and then you try to back-step by saying his staff calls that to him behind his back. Look at his face and how uncomfortable you made him. Brian Williams goes out of his way to accomodate you and you rudely take a cheap-shot. That's really classy. Nice job - he's trying to recoup GE investment by talking to affiliates and keeping them waiting. Meanwhile, he's talking to you mainly for your own ego stroke. But, he's too nice to say no.

That interview is great if you aspire to the Journalistic greatness of Leeza Gibbons, Mary Hart, and Martha Quinn. Since you earn your living by analyzing journalists and media, you ought to know better. next time, why don't you try being professional and treating guests with respect.

Jeez - Your excuse was i was feeling loopy and tired. Gee, going to New Hampshire and hanging out with Joe Scarborough and Chris Matthews and staying up late and drinking hot cocoa must be really tough. Try talking to people who really earn their $$$. I'm sure David Bloom and Kimberly Dozier and other real journalists who spent time embedded in Iraq 24/7 would feel your pain.

Do you really honestly think having a camera makes you a journalist? TMZ would be proud

"shortly before people started looking at the returns and saying, wait a minute"

What is striking is that the above suggests here you have a few moments on video of you with someone just before the schockwave of the election results came in, documenting the
way neither of you had a clue about what was about to transpire. This is fascinating because NBC and HP are right there having seen the Clinton campaign just declared dead, and talking rather about generalities viz
shop talk. Obviously it was crucial to avoid questions he WOULD shy away from, and you did a good job. Still, it is the moment which is frozen in the video. Wonderful. Like people dancing and chatting
in a dream-space just before having been
suddently awakened by the Hillary voting edge that dribbled in...wow...a slice
which makes me wish you had asked him
"well tell me BRI
what would happen if
all the polls are wrong and HRC wins this..."

Unrelated to anything but the fact that I adore him:

When I was in NH over the weekend I meet some crew guys for NBC, I confessed my love. One of them gave him my business card and THE Brian Williams called me to thank me for being a fan and reading his blog.

Hands down, nicest thing ever. I freak out about it over at my blog

I can just see Barbra advising Hillary on this:

"Hillary, dahling, ya gotta show some CHUTZPAH!! Show 'em ya mean it, the crowds love it!! Show 'em how verklempt you ah! Shed a teah, fight back the teahs and get 'em awl riled up!!! They'll love it!!!"

Oy Vey, it's fahrklempt not ferklempt.

god, what a bunch of crabby commenters, it's not like anyone twisted bri wi's arm to answer the way he did, the questions were how does your past role color your experience here (not awful,) and i ALREADY forget his answer. the second question: was hilary's "well up" anything like obama's sore throat? k, so maybe it would take someone a little more creative than mr. williams to come up with an interesting answer to that.
maybe sklar can update this post and add some insight into "Drops Yiddish, Loves His Nickname"

Brian Williams is like a look into the outdated past. An anchor furrowing his brow to look sincere is one thing. William has so constantly raised eyebrows to assure viewers of sincerity/sympathy that his face has slid upwards.

Rachel, mostly I like you and I'm not one of those people who feel that interviews especially very short ones, have to be all stiff and formal, but I think you were just a little too cutesy this time 'round. If you're not careful, you'll soon be just another pretty face.

Whole interview was mashugana.

The smarmy NBC guy was double mashugana.

Rachel,
You'll never make it in interviewing...your beauty completely distracted me from the topic at hand...I remember something about BriWi...after that...

PS where'd ya get that hair-gonomic Bluetooth mic?

Wouldn't it be great if news anchors were paid working stiff salaries. That so as to not get in the way of the news they were allowed to be kinda were bland, just the facts ma'am types? Instead they are stars amd they gotta serve their well-paying corporate, military industrial complex, masters.

Sweetie, get a hair brush and try to act somewhat professionally. No need to wiggle and flirt.

Did he mention running for "lezident" this time?

http://www.lezident.com