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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: Beelzebubba
G'nite, Chet. G'nite, David.
Huntley was the smart one.
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posted on
06/12/2003 10:01:53 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: Havisham
Okay he wasn't just a geek. I'd forgotten how funny Brinkley could be even if it was way over Peter's head.
To: ewing
Syndicated, 1966 - 1971;
PBS Weekends, 1971 - 1976;
Syndicated, 1976 - 2000)
123
posted on
06/12/2003 10:06:35 AM PDT
by
Lee Heggy
(Jealousy-The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste.)
To: shadowman99
From Election Night 1996 - Brinkley: "I wish to say that we all look forward with great pleasure to four years of wonderful, inspiring speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection. More goddamn nonsense."
Peter Jennings: "You can't say that on the air, Mr. Brinkley."
I remember this exchange, it still makes me laugh out loud even today.
To: drstevej
Much the same I imagine.
125
posted on
06/12/2003 10:34:28 AM PDT
by
Wrigley
To: Beelzebubba
I used to love his little remarks at the end of the This Week show, especially:
This can only happen in Washington DC. A parking ticket cop is checking cars. A thief is stealing the plates off of the car in front of the officer. After the thief gets the plates, the officer writes a ticket fo not having any license plates and places it on the car.
To: TomGuy
We all look forward with great pleasure to four years of wonderful, inspiring speeches, full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection plus more goddamn nonsense." ABC'S DAVID BRINKLEY, commenting on Clinton's postmidnight acceptance speechThat one comment, even though it was not meant to be heard on the air, earned Mr. Brinkley my respect. He knew one when he saw one and didn't seem to mind calling it as he saw it.
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posted on
06/12/2003 11:06:21 AM PDT
by
texgal
(end no-fault and return DUE PROCESS to our courts))
To: MinuteGal
Memories are short, or most folks here are just too young to remember. Both Huntley and Brinkley were liberals, Huntley a little less so. Probably the first political book I read (other than "Conscience of a Conservative") was "Advise and Consent" (Allen Drury) circa 1960. He had a talking head newsman character named "Frankly Unctuous" whom I always felt was modeled on Brinkley -- and the start of the pernicious liberal slant of the broadcast news. Glad to see Brinkley turn to the right, somewhat, in his latter years, especially that slam at Clinton in 1996. He was dead on target with that one.
To: Lee Heggy
He must have been doing the show from the convention..
129
posted on
06/12/2003 11:25:07 AM PDT
by
ewing
To: Beelzebubba
Brinkley called Clinton's Tuesday night speech after winning the election "one of the worst things I've ever heard.'' He said the speech was "totally unnecessary.'' The commentator praised his ABC colleagues for their creativity and said it was not a quality shared by the president.
"He has not a creative bone in his body,'' Brinkley said. "Therefore, he's a bore, and will always be a bore".
Veteran Commentator goes out with a Bang
To: Beelzebubba
RIP David.
I used to watch the network news when you were on, but that's before I knew any better......
131
posted on
06/12/2003 11:47:13 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(WOMEN: Remember, as you get older you no longer have hot flashes. You now have power surges.)
To: Hatteras
1. Donald Regan
2. David Brinkley
3. ? Gregory Peck
132
posted on
06/12/2003 11:47:35 AM PDT
by
Outlaw76
(Citizens on the bounce!)
To: Beelzebubba
At least Brinkley gave George Will the respect he deserved on "This Week". That punk Stephie, the witch Pukie Roberts, and the phony Donaldson all think they are superior to Will.....and all three of their intellects combined can't equal Will's wisdom.
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posted on
06/12/2003 11:52:10 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
(The Dems are self-destructing before our eyes, How Great is That !)
To: Beelzebubba
T least Brinkley gave George Will the respect he deserved on "This Week" and never interrupted him. That boy Stephie, Pukie Roberts, and Stupid Sam all thought they were better than George and constantly talked over him, interrupted him, spoke down to him, etc.
George Will should go to Fox.
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posted on
06/12/2003 11:55:22 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
(The Dems are self-destructing before our eyes, How Great is That !)
To: ewing
I'm not sure what the set up was but pre recording on the old 2" highband video was being done back then. It may have been that for the week or two he was doing convention commentary they ran tape. I just don't remember...I was 26 at the time and easily distracted...
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posted on
06/12/2003 11:58:33 AM PDT
by
Lee Heggy
(Jealousy-The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste.)
To: 1Old Pro
George Will is too good for Fox.
RIP David Brinkley. Him and Eric Sevarite are the most articulate Reporters EVER!!!
To: Tribune7
If you can't figure it out, he was a great journalist....
137
posted on
06/12/2003 12:08:06 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel!)
To: Hatteras
Gregory Peck.
138
posted on
06/12/2003 12:13:08 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: rwfromkansas
Exactly!! I always strongly suspected Cronkite was a lefty.
To: Cultural Jihad; Beelzebubba
Can you imagine David and Gregory Peck are in the same spiritual orientation, waiting for further instictions on how to adapt to the new surrounding?
I would like to see a play written about Icons who meet in the great beyond. What would be their thoughts and exchanges of life on earth!:)
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posted on
06/12/2003 12:58:57 PM PDT
by
restornu
(When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.)
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