[Mason]

Jennings was always a Class A jerk.

Do you remember his “temper tantrum” line after the 1994 elections?

And do you remember David Brinkley the night of the 96 election? Brinkley was retiring and commending his crew, George Will, Cokie Roberts, I think Jennings was there also (I think this was before Steffi joined, but maybe not). Brinkley was overgenerous in my view but give it to him, praising their hard work, etc., and he contrasted “President Clinton, who has not a creative bone in his body. He is a boor and will always be a boor.”

Ah, nice times, nice times.

[uncommonsense]

"Jennings was always a Class A jerk."

Yes he was! Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[boop]

Remember David Brinkley making what he thought was an off camera comment about Clinton.

"More god-damn NONSENSE!"

And the panel gently told Brinkley that the red light was on.

That was just priceless.

Imagine a reporter getting caught saying something like that about Obama?