Brokaw Issues Disjointed Twitter Apology For Comments About Hispanics

attends the "Five Came Back" world premiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on March 27, 2017 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: Tom Brokaw attends the "Five Came Back" world premiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on March 27, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw tweeted some oddly formatted apologies Sunday night after making widely panned comments about Hispanic people on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.”

On “Meet the Press,” Brokaw shared his opinion on assimilation he says he’s held “for a long time.”

“You know, they ought not to be just codified in their communities but make sure that all their kids are learning to speak English, and that they feel comfortable in the communities,” he said during the show “And that’s going to take outreach on both sides frankly,” he added, referring to Democrats and Republicans.

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  1. Well, after all, Tom Brokaw does know a lot about assimilation. He’s been assimilating a bothsiderist asshole for years.

  2. my twitter acct failed me at the worst time.

    The Greatest Generalization.

  3. Yes. The rules of holes apply here, Tom.

    1 When in one, stop digging
    2 Don’t be one.

  4. This doofus was on an MSNBC panel the other day. I forget exactly what he said but it was textbook lazy bothsiderism at its worst. He should enjoy retirement watching Gunsmoke reruns.

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