http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/19775/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nbc-cheers-liberal-ithaca-mayor-next-obama <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kyle-drennen">Kyle Drennen</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> Touting the newly-elected mayor of Ithaca, New York, 24-year old Democrat Svante Myrick, on Wednesday's NBC Rock Center, host Brian Williams drew parallels to Barack Obama: <strong>"He grew up a bi-racial kid with an unusual name. He went into politics. If that story sounds familiar, then you must meet the young man they must now call 'Mr. Mayor.'"</strong> [<em>Listen to <a href="http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012-02-29-NBC-RC-WilliamsSnow.mp3">the audio</a></em>]<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nbc-cheers-liberal-ithaca-mayor-next-obama" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brian Williams Ithaca Kate Snow NBC Rock Center Svante Myrick Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:39:57 +0000 kyle.drennen 39303 at http://archive2.mrc.org