I stoutly defended considerations for respect for Peter Jennings on FR. I felt a little hypocritical afterward though.
Proof of this was when I heard of the Republican defeat. No more Jennings. I looked on the bright side. That quizzical eyebrow, that long saturnine face. That; I know better than the great unwashed out there attitude. How he would have oozed his infinite superiority over obeisance to his views.
The effrontery of these liberal shills rankles. Do they care about Joe Doakes cashing in his chips? Nah.
I think you put it well. I don't think anyone should rejoice in the death of Bradley or anyone else who wasn't a terrorist or murderer. However, I reserve the right to speak about what his profession has become and what he helped make of it. I don't think that's disrespectful. I think anyone's like when they're on the public stage is subject to being looked at in a critical light, even at their passing.
I don't know about what the man was like in his personal life but I'm sure he did many positive things outside his profession. But I'm not going to pretend he didn't help corrupt the idea of our having a free media.