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David Brinkley Dead
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Posted on 06/12/2003 6:49:07 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: davidbrinkley; obituary; turass
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To: Lee Heggy
Savoy..always a good choice!
During a political convention Arthur Bryants or Gates would be a madhouse...
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posted on
06/12/2003 8:41:54 AM PDT
by
ewing
To: Alex Murphy; TomServo; P-Marlowe; Wrigley
Free Illbay
Follow the logic:
Illbay is Pig Latin for Bill
Bill is a nickname for William
Willy (alternate spelling of Willie) is also a nickname for William
Ergo, Free Illbay = Free Willy
Obviously, Tom Servo is promoting the MST3K version of Free Willy [I presume a future release]. Can't Wait!
To: ewing
Security was also another factor. Mr. Brinkley and the network trusted me to not put him or anyone else in jeopardy and they didn't wish to be assigned any 'big eared muscle'. An extra twenty dollars to Vincent the bartender assured that no one would be asking for autographs or interupting their discussion. Gene Walsh, Vice President of the NBC News Press also valued my judgement in such matters. He made it possible for me to have similar duties during several World Series. Like they say, 'it's who ya know and who knows you.'
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posted on
06/12/2003 9:10:24 AM PDT
by
Lee Heggy
(Jealousy-The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste.)
To: ewing; Beelzebubba
One wonders how it is that some folks never seem to grow up; unfortunately POTUS42 comes to mind. Then there is someone such as Mr. Brinkley and one wonders if he somehow got past adolescence very early in some way, maybe before entering his school years..! especially if he went to our public schools.
Hope to meet you, Mr. Brinkley.
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posted on
06/12/2003 9:12:16 AM PDT
by
unspun
("Do everything in love.")
To: Lee Heggy
Was Buckley working for his TV show that year?
105
posted on
06/12/2003 9:13:46 AM PDT
by
ewing
To: ewing
Strange with all the posts to the contrary, but I distinctly remember Brinkley saing the famous GD word on the tv program before the election. And it was Cokie who told him he couldn't say that on the air.
To: drstevej
Wow. Interesting deduction.
BTW, did you work for Oliver Stone on his "JFK" movie?
107
posted on
06/12/2003 9:14:12 AM PDT
by
Wrigley
To: Registered
Any truth to rumours that Walter CrankedTite wants Dan Blather's job 8-? ;-)
108
posted on
06/12/2003 9:14:34 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic..DemRats fear an informed populace..Spread the word;They're Done!!!)
To: Conservababe
Could be, but it was a great 'Real' TV moment at about 1AM Election night 1996 just as they were going off the air..just the kind of thing he would have said in the green room or at the bar afterwards over a scotch!
Of course all of the obits are spinning it afterwards, but I believe he really meant it.
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posted on
06/12/2003 9:17:58 AM PDT
by
ewing
To: ewing
His later, 'I just meant he was boring' equivocation was silly frankly. Someone must have held a gun to his head or something.
110
posted on
06/12/2003 9:20:02 AM PDT
by
unspun
("Do everything in love.")
To: Beelzebubba
R.I.P. David. You were a class act. Thanks.
To: drstevej
It's like a "Great Carnak" routine:
The answer is: Free Illbay
The question is: What do you get when your supply of Illbay outpaces the demand for Illbay?
112
posted on
06/12/2003 9:21:40 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Athanasius contra mundum!)
To: Beelzebubba
Perhaps the last big time anchor with integrity. I can hear Beethoven's Ninth playing in the background. Good night, David.
To: All
Brinkley sure won't be missed by me. That "Clinton is a bore" bit is a perfect example of what a phony he was. If he had any guts at all he wouldn't have apologized a week later to Clinton, in person. It was the only time he ever said anything remotely interesting in his much too long career, and he said it when he thought he was off the air! And then he backed off of it completely. What kind of a commentator is that? If he would have stood by what he said he would have at least looked like he had a spine.
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posted on
06/12/2003 9:29:40 AM PDT
by
proust
(Hello, Cthulhu!)
To: Wrigley
**Wow. Interesting deduction.
BTW, did you work for Oliver Stone on his "JFK" movie?***
No, I just have mastered "FR 5th think".
To: Dave S
You said it all... 1/2 do NOT know what they are talking about and just repeat what they hear from others who dont know what they are talking about
To: Beelzebubba
"If I were 20 years old, I would try to do the same thing again, all of it," he told his son Joel for a New York Times interview in 1997. "I have no regrets. None at all."
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posted on
06/12/2003 9:46:18 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Run Al, Run!!!)
To: Beelzebubba
"Good night, David,"
To: Beelzebubba
Nobody get angry but I think Brinkley was an affirmative action hire from geekdom. Talk about low TV Q.
To: Beelzebubba
David Brinkley. I called him live on the air on Larry King many years ago to ask:
Why do you keep Sam on the air? He gets on my last nerve every week. George is so much better at the job.
He replied his mailbag was 50/50 every week asking why he didn't get rid of George Will for the same reason.
He was a class guy, in my book. Sunday news at ABC died with him.
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posted on
06/12/2003 10:00:42 AM PDT
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
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