On credibility and Brian Williams:
I do have some sympathy for Williams.
His career in broadcast journalism is effectively over.
Yes, he was done in by his own actions.
Who among us has not embellished a story?
Was it Twain who said "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story."?
But we are not on national television.
We don't have public relying on us to present facts as we can best know them.
What he did was petty.
It didn't affect the outcome of the (endless) war(s) or cause the stock market to tank. It didn't compromise national security. All in all, it was a pretty harmless embellishment to a personal experience. After all, Williams had put himself in harm's way. There is no doubt that just by being where he was, he had chosen to put his life at risk to do what he saw as his job.
OK, then...here come the 'however'...
Once you have lost credibility you can't get it back.
Ever.
Once you have not told the truth, and people know you didn't, they'll never trust you again.
Just my humble opinion.
Peace.
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