Libertarian Brian Williams To Sit Down With Snowden For First American TV Interview

[Capt. Obvious]

NBC News anchor Brian Williams traveled to Russia this week for an interview with perhaps the most famous whistleblower of all time and the award-winning journalist who reported on his disclosures.

The Washington Post's Erik Wemple reported Thursday that Williams talked to both journalist Glenn Greenwald and his source Edward Snowden for what will be a three-part interview on NBC. According to Wemple, the majority of the broadcast will stem from the several hours Williams spends with Snowden, who has been living in Moscow after receiving asylum from the Russian government.

Williams will also interview Greenwald individually, while the third part will involve both Greenwald and Snowden together.

NBC confirmed the interview on Twitter, revealing that it will air on the network Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. It will be Snowden's first interview to air on American television. The tweet included an arresting photo of Williams and Snowden together.



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[Jefferson23]

1. Excellent. K&R

[grasswire]

2. Williams used to say that he was a friend of Limbaugh.

He listened to Limbaugh on the ride into work every day, he said.

Don't know if he still claims that association.

[joeybee12]

3. Dumb move by Snowden and Greenwald...Williams is a right wing hack

who tries to appear impartial, but his bias always comes through.

[randome]

5. Right-wing. Libertarian. Two peas in the same pod, aren't they?

[hr][font color="blue"][center]No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. Yet.[/center][/font][hr]

[joeybee12]

6. I know..it's redundant to use both...nt

[ProSense]

4. LOL!

NBC News has a collaborative agreement with First Look Media, the online outlet founded by billionaire Pierre Omidyar and where Greenwald currently works.

An unnamed source at NBC told Wemple that Greenwald didn't negotiate the terms of the interview, but the source acknowledged that the Pulitzer Prize winner is one of only a few people who can facilitate communication with Snowden.

Spotlight! It's the Greenwald, Omidyar, Snowden show.

Glenn Greenwald's Website Loses A National Security Blogger
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024963414

[Octafish]

7. Hope the best parts don't get cut out in editing.

Like the nationwide unconstitutional domestic spying operation that serves the crony capitalist class.

[woo me with science]

8. It's easy to miss things...

You know, like *secret* laws and stuff.

[grasswire]

9. absolutely

I don't trust NBC to present the message objectively.

Will they allow Keith Alexander in the editing room?

Have they agreed to allow NSA to approve/disapprove?

[grasswire]

10. where do we learn that Williams is a libertarian?

I recall him being tagged as a Republican in 2000 when he referred to the Bush campaign as "we".

[Capt. Obvious]

11. I figured I'd beat people to the punch

And I did by only a few replies.

[QC]

12. He's a narcissist, too.

Better cover all the bases.

[Capt. Obvious]

13. I saw what he did on Chatroulette

[arely staircase]

15. he says he is a big Limbaugh fan.

Makes him a winger. Dont know if he is of the libertarian variety.

[Capt. Obvious]

18. He says his favorite author is Ayn Rand

[arely staircase]

19. he and eddie should get aling swimmingly nt

[Capt. Obvious]

20. He also likes long walks on the beach

and pictures of shirtless Putin.

[Dawson Leery]

14. Strange thing to say. Last year Williams was on Letterman

and when asked about taxes, Williams said that the wealthiest need to be willing to pay more since they have benefited more.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. He should be sitting down with Obama and discussing what Snowden revealed.

[Whisp]

17. an -arresting- photo of Williams and Snowden together...

^~•LOL•~^

[Blue_Tires]

21. Dumb, obvious question:

Why isn't Greenwald just doing all this stuff on The Intercept? You know, that $250 million venture that was going to completely re-invent the journalism profession for the 21st century? I'd have thought a live Snowden interview would generate a lot of mouse clicks, which that site desperately needs...

And given Greenwald's "underdog outsider" image and his eternal loathing of old-school conventional media, does he know NBC and Brian Williams are mainstream as fuck? For all his MSM criticisms, he has become surprisingly dependent on them propping him up (remember this is a guy who has COMPLETE autonomy over his OWN media outlet)...Of course I've gotten bashed repeatedly for suggesting Greenwald/Snowden are more interested in the sideshow and rockstar treatment than trying to get this story to the next level -- But time and again they have proven me right so my cynicism has been justified...


So will he ask WTF that Putin press conference stunt was about? Or is that "off-limits"?