ABC News Special On Saddam (Peter Jennings Barf Alert)

ABC News | 3/21/03

[MCH]

Just caught the tail end of an ABC News special where Barbara Walters interviewed a number of Iraqi women about Saddam's regime. They recounted lots of horrible stories and showed some nasty video of chemical attacks, etc.

After the segment, Barbara Walters discussed it with Peter Jennings. Her sympathy for the Iraqi women and the Iraqi people after 34 years of the Butcher of Baghdad was obvious.

However, when it was Jennings turn to respond and comment he turned the entire segment around and blamed the plight of the Iraqi people on America. "To be fair", he claimed, "they left him in power." There were other anti-American comments and jibes as well. And it wasn't "us", it was "they" when he referred to America and Americans.

Jennings is a national disgrace and a traitor.

[MCH]

We should send complaints to ABC News to protest the fact that the anchor of the "American" Broadcast Company is a traitor and about as un-American as they come. This puke absolutely disgusts me.

[Shermy]

So Jennings thinks "they" should of marched to Baghdad in 1991? I don't remember him rooting for that...

[gurkha]

It is a disgrace that Peter is not worried about being fair to law abiding American gun owners, but is worried about being fair to Saddam. I guess it is a Canadian thing - us dummys wouldn't understand.

[ImpBill]

I saw the same thing and sat here wanting to do bodily harm to Peter Jennings. The man is on the par with Bill Clinton. Nothing objective about him and his anti American/anti War position was more than obvious even to the casual observer.

[w1andsodidwe]

Jennings is a typical liberal RAT socialist. Don't blame the perpetrator for their bad deeds. To be fair, all bad deeds must somehow be caused by a conservative.

Why this Canadian idiot is still on the air, I just don't know. I never watch him.

[evolved_rage]

Biography The son of a pioneering Canadian broadcaster, Peter Jennings carried an aristocratic air into his duties as ABC News' chief anchor, yet most of his viewers would be surprised to learn that he was a high school dropout whose early TV experience was hosting a Canadian dance program similar to "American Bandstand". Jennings actually began in broadcasting as a nine-year old, hosting a Canadian radio program geared for children called "Peter's People". By the early 1960s, he was host of "Club Thirteen", the aforementioned dance show. Then he moved into radio as a news reporter before joining CJOH-TV, where he handled a variety of news stories--among other events, he covered the building of the Berlin Wall and the funeral of John F. Kennedy. By 1963, at age 24, he was co-anchor of the "CTV National News". The next year, Jennings was lured to the US by ABC News as a correspondent. Ironically, his father, who headed programming for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) had rejected all US offers when Jennings was growing up. http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/bio/celeb/1673914

[Young Werther]

What a bunch of bung holes! I'm doing taxes as I job hunt. tonight, I was listeneing to ABC on the radio in between customers, (not too many). The ABC commentators have an IQ of somewhere between I, the 9th letter in the alphabet and Q, the 17th letter in the alphabet!

One of the idiots opined, "What if we don't win the war!"

If I were them, I would be real worried. The first thing Saddam would do upon accepting our surrender is to feed these liberal idiots to the plastic shredders. Those that are big enough clymer kissers would probably get burkas and roles in the torture and rape rooms to keep them in line.

Of course, Saddam would need to watch the movie "Red Dawn" to understand why we Freepers would not be pacified and why we would drive him to the depths of hell!

[HapaxLegamenon]

They had two college kid protesters on earily. "Bush" can't be trusted to liberate Iraq becuase "we" put Saddam in power and gave him all his weapons(all those Mig fighters and Soviet-era tanks must be American). And then of course we did not take Saddam out in 91.

And so America is wrong for not "Uni-laterially) liberating Iraq in 91, and we are wrong for "Uni-laterially" do so now??? Let these kids and Peter the Canadian go to Iraq and see if they have the same freedom to march or pontificate on national TV.

[MCH]

Why this Canadian idiot is still on the air, I just don't know. I never watch him.

I was sloppy. Since the war's started I've spent a lot of time glued to the TV (when not frequenting FR of course). Lots of channel surfing between news broadcasts. I came across the nasty pictures of dead Iraqis, the stories, etc. and realized it was Baba Wawa, but kept watching anyway cause it was interesting.

When they cut away to Baba and Peter Lemming I should have known better and switched immediately to another channel. My mistake. I was drawn into watching the AntiAmerican Broadcasting Channel, which I also almost never do. It's next to the bottom of the barrel, barely above CNN and just barely below CBS and Dan Blather.

[calvin sun]

Yes, it's the fault of the U.S. for leaving Mr. Hussein in power, and for providing him arms. Well, then, I guess if the U.S. messed up, then the U.S. has to own up to it and take action to rectify its earlier error. Right?

[DD938]

Why not log on to ABC News and let 'em have it!

[eat it, gore]

I saw this, too, and it was disgusting. The funny thing was that even Barbara was shocked that Peter was being such a fool. She actually side-stepped his comments and rolled her eyes at his insensitivity. He basically blamed the U.S. for the Butcher of Baghdad's behavior all these years!

[w1andsodidwe]

I was sloppy.

Well just this once, I will forgive you and confess that ABC was the only station I could get on my TV at the office today.

[judgie55]

Shouldn't that arrogant pig be at home in bed. Earlier in the evening, I saw him getting "snippity" with many, including Barbara.

[enough]

I saw it, too.

Barbara's report outlined some of Saddam'despicable atrocities complete with testimonials. Jenning's smug comments were unbelievable. That America can be blamed for what Saddam's regime put those women's families through is complete made-up fanatical hogwash.

Then he discredited the women by slying stating 'even if 70 percent of what they say is true...'

I haven't seen PEEtah in years. He is much older and thinner than when I last saw him. And it appears he is much more transparent. His Anti-America tirade before he shooed Babba off made my jaw drop. He's nuts, hasta be.

[wolficatZ]

I was cleaning up and heard a boom boom in bombhdag. not sure what that was

[motherof 3]

He was awful tonight. I never watch him but I was just seeing what was on and he was so negative. Really, he should just go back to Canada and be right at home. ICK

[wolficatZ]

That was grotesque, I have it on tape as proof for his treason trial. ( i wish)

[judgie55]

I turned the tv back on, and he is STILL ON. Does he ever leave?