Tom Brokaw: I’d Call In Sick’ If I Had To Lead With Trump Every Night

[Contrary1]

Tom Brokaw retired from the NBC news desk in 2004, and he is more grateful than ever, it seems. At the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. last night, Brokaw was promoting his newest book, A Lucky Life Interrupted, and taking questions from the crowd. Naturally, the former news anchor was asked about current events, specifically the upcoming presidential election, even more specifically: Donald Trump. Well, Brokaw is very happy to be writing books these days because he wants nothing to do with The Donald.

“If I was at ‪NBC News right now leading with‪ Donald Trump every night, I’d call in sick,” said Brokaw.

According to The Wrap, the crowd “erupted in applause” after he said that. They also noted that Brokaw told Politico in an extensive post about Trump’s campaign that while the media looks on in astounded wonder that this thing continues to persist like a nagging cough or a summer cold, something will inevitably come along and destroy it because there is nothing supporting this sideshow other than a passing interest in the grotesque and unbelievable:

“In politics, particularly presidential races, my oft repeated mantra is the UFO rule. At some point, the unforeseen will occur…

“Gary Hart and Monkey Business, Dukakis failing to defend Kitty, Bush 41 and the Perot factor. What the UFO will be this time, I don’t know yet, but there will be one — and not just for Trump,” he said. “All the candidates in both parties are vulnerable.”

So expect the “Tom Brokaw is a disgusting stupid loser” tweets from Trump by the end of the day, because remember — Donald Trump is a classy presidential candidate.

http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/09/tom-brokaw-donald-trump/

[shenmue]

1. Me too, Tom

[Gman]

2. It's like the going away party scene in Clerks II

Where Becky is totally revolted by the donkey sex show but can't look away.

[3catwoman3]

3. Trump seems incapable of letting any slight, no matter...

...how slight, go unanswered, so it will be very surprising if he breaks form.

If Mr. Brokaw were to call in sick to work so as not to have to lead with Trump every evening, I don't think he would be telling an untruth. The glut of Trump coverage is certainly making me feel sick.

[C Moon]

4. That's hilarious!!!

[PatrickforO]

5. "...because there is nothing supporting this sideshow other than a passing interest

in the grotesque and unbelievable."

I'd like to think that. I really would. But the guy's a fascist - a chest pounding militant nationalist - and as such is very, very, very dangerous.

[Warpy]

6. The party kingmakers are colluding with the media

and hoping that overexposure makes the public tire of The Donald and his temper tantrums sooner rather than later.

I do hope they're correct and send him packing back to his wheeling and dealing, wondering why the public found a new bright & shiny thing.

[CanSocDem]

7. Y'all elected Ronald Reagan, a movie actor...

...and from this vantage point, that seemed utterly impossible. Of course, that was before we knew how corrupted your election process was....

Nowadays, nothing surprises us.



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