Peter Jennings facing issue of media ethics at Miami town meeting (LETTUCE ROLL!!!)

Miami Herald ^ | February 7, 2002 | Glenn Garvin

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Fearlessflyers called me from Wolfson campus @ N.E. 3rd ST, and N.E.1st Ave , in Miami. He tells us here that the" open town meeting " is invitation only . So Fearlessflyers , Shetlan , and Deon have not been allowed to enter . So much for wanting to know what the average people think 'eh Peter ? Just more of the same folk's , as the left never sleeps !

[Fearless Flyers]

The supposed Town Meeting was a joke. Shetlan and I did get inside five minutes before it started. They loaded the audience with a bunch of liberals just as you expected.

With less then three minutes to go in the show Peter asked if anyone had a question that was not about Cuba. I raised my hand and Jennings actually asked me to step up to the microphone. Unfortunately a rude liberal raced up to the mic in front of me and started talking before I could reach him and throw him out of the way. He did get a rather firm knee in the kidney during the middle of his question. Damn liberals keep trying to shove me around, I take advantage of those actions and raised my knee just before I made contact with the rude liberal.

I was interviewed after the show by Channel 10 News. But don't expect to see it on T.V. I told them I thought they loaded the audience and the pannel with liberals. I told them The event only confirmed my oppinion that the journalist elite are detached from the general public and proof of that was in Jennings misquoting Todd Beamer and President Bush when he repeated the most famous war cry in our Nation saying "Letuce Roll".

It was unfortunate more Freepers didn't show up they could have gotten in the same way Shetlan and I did. I know Shetlan would appreciate the extra protection. I'm no small guy but basically I'm a gimp and my physical capibilties are not what they used to be. I do my best but our Ladies deserve better then me.

We need to get more people out at these events to protect our brave Freeper Ladies who go where no one else wants to. Sincerely Matthew

[Fearless Flyers]

P.S. I'm still here in south Beach any Freepers around?

[PJ-Comix]

What question were you going to ask Peter?

[jackbill]

Do you have any suggestions for questions to be asked by Freepers tomorrow night?

How about: "Do you have any reservations at all about making an extremely good living, living in the land of the free and home of the brave, preaching to American citizens, while still maintaining your Canadian citizenship? Any reservations at all?"

[Fearless Flyers]

[Fearless Flyers]

[PJ-Comix]

It's a little hard to read from the photo but it looks like you were going to ask Jennings about his misquote of "Let's Roll" as "Let Us Roll." Too bad you didn't get to ask it. However, aren't there more "Town Meetings" that Jennings will attend around the country? Perhaps another Freeper will get to attend and ask Jennings about his misquote.

BTW, I believe the reason for Jennings misquote is that he wanted to make up for his lack of education by paraphrasing Bush's quote as "Let Us Roll." Somehow he thinks that would make him sound more "educated" than Bush. Sorry, Peter. It just doesn't have quite the same meaning as "Let's Roll!"