Sometimes I miss Peter Jennings. - Democratic Underground

Crazy Guggenheim

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:57 PM
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Sometimes I miss Peter Jennings.

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qnr

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:57 PM
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1. As do I n/t

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Hugin

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:58 PM
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2. I think everyone does from time to time...

The faces have changed so much in the past couple of years.

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Fri Dec-16-05 01:08 PM
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3. I was so shocked when it happened.

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TheMightyFavog

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:28 PM
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4. According to Robert Krulwich, who spoke at my college...

Jennings was sotr of an ass. Everything on his show had to be done HIS way, lest you face his wrath.

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qnr

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:31 PM
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5. Well, there are two ways of looking at that. If "everything" had to

be done his way, it could be a problem -- but if he was trying to maintain the quality of the broadcast, it's a good thing.

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:34 PM
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8. I agree. I think Jennings knew what worked and was adamant.

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Left Is Write

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:33 PM
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6. I often miss Peter Jennings.

Pretty much every day, when he doesn't appear on World News Tonight.

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Taverner

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:34 PM
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7. The real kicker was that he was a Repub

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Yet truly was "fair and balanced". Most likely he was the old fashioned Repub, the kind that just wanted minimal government interference. DEFINITELY not a neocon.

Most likely he was a Tory who registered Repub because he thought they were the US equivalent.

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:35 PM
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9. I thought he was Demo leaning.

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Taverner

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:36 PM
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10. He was - I just meant in terms of registration

He never officially supported any candidate, but I am told by those who knew him at the time he was a "Clinton Republican"

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qnr

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:37 PM
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11. Ah... I sure miss the days when I could disagree with Republicans

but still respect their position.

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Left Is Write

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:39 PM
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12. Yes - definitely not a neocon.

One never got the impression that he supported Bush and his ilk. I still remember how it made me smile during the 2004 campaign when Georgie seriously misquoted(negatively, of course) something John Kerry had said. After showing a clip of the Bush speech in which the misquote occurred, Jennings introduced a clip of Kerry's speech by saying, "And here is what Mr. Kerry actually said..."

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