Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion (from David Brinkley when liberals were human)

FreeRepublic | 11/17/06 | self

[beyond the sea]

David Brinkley wrote this little book years ago. My wife and I found it at a flea market (wouldn't you know it) years ago.

Fifty cents was just enought to bring home a gentle and courteous man's words of wit and journalistic acumen.

As the Liberty Journal wrote of his manner, "with his near rapier-thrust of amiable malice ............ many pieces of armor are pierced. "Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion will pleasantly beguile."

As Booklist commented on David's book, "It captures an urbane newsman's sense of the absurd in politics and in daily life."

And from the San. Francisco Chronicle, "A gem....... Provides a nostalgic look at the famous curmudgeonly sweetheart of TV news and a reminder that good reporting sometimes comes packaged in the small ironies of life."

[beyond the sea]

The undiluted David Brinkley. He marvels at government regulations that require paint cans to bear a label reading, "Do not drink paint."

............ He observes that, "if we can put a man on the moon, we could put Congress in orbit."

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Not a bad idea.

[the invisib1e hand]

that is a great book. I think I found it at a sale at the library a dozen or so years ago.

Yes, liberals are human. It's the Jihadi leftists that threaten to take the "civil" out of civilization.

In the same way we call an "moderate" Muslims to reject Jihad, we ought call on "human" liberals to reject the Left.

The Left is the West's jihad.

[beyond the sea]

ping.................... to when liberals were something ......

[beyond the sea]

Yes indeed. Thank you.

[Dilbert56]

Used to love his editorials at the end of his Sunday morning show. Lots of common sense. Ideas like having a tax code to raise money and putting all the behavior modification somewhere else.

His book about the home front in WWII was interesting too. We won that war because a shadow government was put in place. The $1/year men ran the the war while the elected officials spent their time in their normal circle-jerks. Maybe that's why governing while fighting wars today is so difficult.

[beyond the sea]

ping ..........

[beyond the sea]

Used to love his editorials at the end of his Sunday morning show. Lots of common sense

THAT is exactly what this little book is..... a collection of those short commentaries.

The man was a sweetheart. God ..... I wish there were men like him today.

Mark Steyn may be one.

[Yo-Yo]

David earned my respect when he said after the 1996 election results:

"[Clinton] has not a creative bone in his body. Therefore, he's a bore and will always be a bore. Therefore we have to look forward to four years of wonderful, inspiring speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection. More goddamn nonsense."

[beyond the sea]

From the book on the subject of Congressional spending:

The session of Congress beginning tomorrow may not do much ----- a little bread and a few circuses ---- but it may well vote a 5-cent increase in the gasoline tax, the idea being to repair highways, bridges and so on, and to put some of the unemployed back to work. Practically everybody says it's a nice idea.

But the Democrats want to spend the money where unemployment is highest; the Republicans want to spend the money where the repairs need to be made. And the two are not always in the same places.

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ROFL.

[beyond the sea]

David earned my respect when he said after the 1996 election results: "[Clinton] has not a creative bone in his body. Therefore, he's a bore and will always be a bore. Therefore we have to look forward to four years of wonderful, inspiring speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection. More goddamn nonsense."

THAT was a classic.

LOL!

[beyond the sea]

ping

[Dick Bachert]

A cheaper solution would be the one proposed by Walter Williams years ago: Pay each of these clowns a million bucks a year to STAY HOME. At 535 million, it would be a bargain (and less costly than shooting them into space).

I'd add one other element: Cut them off from all contact with OTHER members lest they set up some sort of telecom quorum system for VOTING on spending.

[freekitty]

I remember him saying that. It's to bad the Hitlery bunch got hold in our government. No talent bunch.

[speedy]

David Brinkley was probably a liberal in some sense, but he was much too grounded in reality to buy into the stupidity of liberal government programs. He had a wonderful, easygoing skepticism and he hated BS, whatever its source. I really miss that twinkle in the eye and bemused grin.

He also had a great story about going out to a dinner with a bunch of Kennedys and getting stuck with the check. He was appalled at their cheapness, but knew it was amusing enough to make a good story.

[I see my hands]

"we ought call on "human" liberals to reject the Left."

Conservatives need to reject the left. Reject familial and social relationships with the left.

Thanksgiving at shared with the enemy is MUCH more inappropriate and disgusting than an interview with insane killer Simpson.

[NickatNite2003]

The Dims have gone from Bill "The Man from Hope!"
To Hillary the "Abandon All Hope..." Clinton.

Just ask General Abazaid.

[beyond the sea]

A cheaper solution would be the one proposed by Walter Williams years ago: Pay each of these clowns a million bucks a year to STAY HOME. At 535 million, it would be a bargain (and less costly than shooting them into space).

Walter is one great and funny guy...... and "a very handsome man."

I'd add one other element: Cut them off from all contact with OTHER members lest they set up some sort of telecom quorum system for VOTING on spending.

LOL

[beyond the sea]

David Brinkley was probably a liberal in some sense, but he was much too grounded in reality to buy into the stupidity of liberal government programs. He had a wonderful, easygoing skepticism and he hated BS, whatever its source.

I hear you.

I really miss that twinkle in the eye and bemused grin.

Oh my, yes. He was such a great guy.

He also had a great story about going out to a dinner with a bunch of Kennedys and getting stuck with the check. He was appalled at their cheapness, but knew it was amusing enough to make a good story.

LOL ........ I never heard that one!

[beyond the sea]

The Dims have gone from Bill "The Man from Hope!" To Hillary the "Abandon All Hope..." Clinton.

....... and Hillary the "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good" Clinton.

;-)

[beyond the sea]

ping ........

[Milhous]

Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion

Brinkley nails my own raison d'etre for posting to Free Republic. ROTFLMAO.

[Fudd Fan]

Could you remove me from whatever ping list this is?

Thank you.

[beyond the sea]

Brinkley nails my own raison d'etre for posting to Free Republic. ROTFLMAO.

ROTFLMAO indeed.

[beyond the sea]

You are on no list, but you will never be pinged again.

Just thought you might want to know about a civil and decent "liberal" from years back, seeing that I think some of our own conservative commentators are sometimes low-level, sanctimonipus slugs.

Have a nice weekend.

[beyond the sea]

David earned my respect when he said after the 1996 election results: "[Clinton] has not a creative bone in his body. Therefore, he's a bore and will always be a bore. Therefore we have to look forward to four years of wonderful, inspiring speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection. More goddamn nonsense."

After that brilliant comment of David's it's somewhat surprising that he lived all the way until 2003 instead of ending up on The Body Count List.

;-)

[beyond the sea]

oops....... "sanctimonious"

[Fudd Fan]

I'm getting lost in pings. I often ask to be taken off various ping lists for that reason alone. No need to be snippy. geez

[beyond the sea]

You think "Have a nice weekend" is snippy?

Think again.

[DollyCali]

I always enjoyed David Brinkley.. thanks for ping!

[Old Professer]

Subliminal reflections on my tagline...

[relictele]

After that brilliant comment of David's it's somewhat surprising that he lived all the way until 2003 instead of ending up on The Body Count List.

They were hoping to enact HillaryCare II and place Brinkley on the senior citizens care list where he would be 'looked after.'

[beyond the sea]

They were hoping to enact HillaryCare II and place Brinkley on the senior citizens care list where he would be 'looked after.'

Who, in the course of a lifetime, hasn't encountered—somewhere, sometime, somehow—a Hillary Clinton in one form or another? She's a type, a mold, a case study.

It's the Compulsively Lying Psychobroad-Striver-whose-Ambitions-are-Ahead-of-her-Talents Phenomenon.

Julia Gorin – http://jewishworldreview.com/julia/gorin081505.php3

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[beyond the sea]

They were hoping to enact HillaryCare II and place Brinkley on the senior citizens care list where he would be 'looked after.'

Who, in the course of a lifetime, hasn't encountered—somewhere, sometime, somehow—a Hillary Clinton in one form or another? She's a type, a mold, a case study.

It's the Compulsively Lying Psychobroad-Striver-whose-Ambitions-are-Ahead-of-her-Talents Phenomenon.

Julia Gorin – http://jewishworldreview.com/julia/gorin081505.php3

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[Fudd Fan]

You are on no list, but you will never be pinged again.

I read THAT to be snippy. If you didn't mean it to be snippy, then apologies.

[Tarkus2040]

Just thought you might want to know about a civil and decent "liberal" from years back, seeing that I think some of our own conservative commentators are sometimes low-level, sanctimonipus slugs.

Don't let the Levinistas get you down, sea. They're quick to judge someone who's more conservative in principle than the so-called conservatives they constantly fawn over. Thanks for the ping, FRiend.

[Fudd Fan]

My how superior we are.

[Tarkus2040]

My how superior we are.

Superior? Hardly. It's an observation of others, not of myself. Judging from this thread alone, especially since I never lurk your Levin thread, you need to grow a spine and quit being so oversensitive. Well I'd better quit while I'm ahead, or else you'll have me permanently banned like you did with butternut_squash_bisque.

[Fudd Fan]

Well, how odd. You don't lurk on the Levin show thread, however you certainly presume to know a lot about the Levin fans. Trust me, you don't know one thing about me and that won't change. Bank on it.

Get you banned? ROFL, I can only wish I had that kind of power. Most (though not all) of you in wienerworld post your own vile stuff all over FR, and those who do, don't need anyone else to get them banned. You're delusional, to put it as kindly as possible.