Washington, Feb. 7: " nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams has apologized to sen. barack obama, d-ill., and rep. harold ford jr., d-tenn., for getting their names wrong.">
During the NBC coverage of President Bush's State of the Union address last week, Williams misidentified Obama as Ford, The Hill reported Tuesday.
"I made a silly and honest mistake, and knowing both men I knew instantly what I had done," Williams told The Hill. "I obviously should have corrected it, but the proper time never arose."
Williams said he wrote letters to both men apologizing for his mistake.
The NBC anchor hardly set a precedent, however, The Hill noted.
After last year's State of the Union address, a reporter asked Obama's office why the Illinois Democrat hugged President Bush. Unfortunately, the hugger was Ford.
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Many politicians contends
Many politicians contends that pork spending, which is typically earmarked quietly into massive federal spending bills, forces costs onto every taxpayer that should be borne only by the people who benefit from the projects. There is often a lot of talk from politicians about pork spending, especially Republicans (though it's usually for not spending on what they want – but it isn't like Democrats aren't the same way) but it has hit a new low, with Clougherty Packing LLC. Clougherty Packing LLC is a meat packing company that prepares processed ham products, and they got just a shade over $5 million in stimulus money – that's some pork barrel spending, literally! That's some big unsecured loans for ham. Obama had pledged to fight earmarks and other wasteful spending, but it seems he's gone completely the other way. Unemployment is still rising, and lots of people could use payday loans – but Clougherty Packing LLC gets funding.
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