Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw cracked wise about the state of Alabama on Saturday morning as he delivered the commencement address to the University of Mississippi's Class of 2016.
According to AL.com, Brokaw said, "I'm so relieved to be speaking to a graduating class from Ole Miss. If I were speaking at Alabama, I would have to use smaller words and shorter sentences."
The moment was captured in a tweet:
Twitter users were quick to respond:
