Peter Jennings Just died

[greenbriar]

breaking in from ABC

[Maat]

1. May he make his transition peacefully and successfully!

May he rest in peace!

Healing energy to his family!

[Booster]

2. Awww. That makes me very sad. Rest in Peace, Peter, you did

your best.

[greenbriar]

4. at least he doesn't have to

deal with this crappy administration anymore

[Nite Owl]

3. He went so quickly.

Condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace Peter.
Some turnover in the anchors this year.

[icymist]

5. He was a good one.

Rest In Peace.

[ChoralScholar]

6. R.I.P. to an icon of network news. EOM

[Catholic Sensation]

7. this is genuinely depressing

an excellent anchor (best ever in my opinion), great sense of humor, and unbelievably intelligent (he did better on his citizenship exam than most americans would).

i'll miss him.

[napi21]

8. I'm very sad too. All the good and brave ones are dying.

God bless you Peter!

I guess that's why we've not heard anything about him in a long time. I cried when I watched his last broadcast. He sounded sooo very bad.

[ailsagirl]

16. It does seem that all the good ones are dying. I didn't watch his

last broadcast but it sounds very sad.

Godspeed, Peter

[ailsagirl]

9. Farewell, Peter.

[WindRavenX]

10. He was my first crush

:(

:cry:

RIP, Peter.

[Bluebear]

13. Awww I can understand that

My condolences.

[JI7]

24. he never stopped being a handsome man

[SwimmerFilms]

11. No news anywhere on the web yet..

odd. Man, I liked him. I watched him all day on 9/11. Lung cancer?

[SW FL Dem]

12. May he RIP

My sympathies to his family.

[Initech]

14. Confirmed on CNN

"Peter Jennings, the longtime anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight," died Sunday, the news network reports. He was 67."

RIP.

[helderheid]

28. he was 67??

My goodness I'd NEVER had guessed that. He seemed much younger. RIP.

[Pirate Smile]

15. Damn. That seemed very fast.

[babylonsister]

17. I had watched him for so long and loved him.

:cry: RIP, Peter.

[ChoralScholar]

18. I didn't realize he was that old... 1938-2005

66 or 67 years old, depending on birthday.

[Gemini Cat]

19. RIP

He was one of the best. I liked him a lot.
Condolences to his family.

[derbstyron]

20. Very Sad. I grew up watching him.

He was, imo, one of the last few good one's left.

[Bozita]

21. MSNBC is running a piece on Jennings now

[Sapphocrat]

22. LINK

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1015438

[Crazy Guggenheim]

23. Oh my God!

[shelley806]

25. Oh, this is so sad. I truly hoped that he would beat this. He had such

intelligence, wit, and I think, compassion. And an intense hunger for knowledge (though not enough hunger for knowledge of B* administration's wrong-doings.) He has been and will be missed.

[gardenista]

26. So sad, may he rest in peace.

At least he didn't linger.

God bless him.

[Sannum]

27. I am in shock.

So many world events, it has seemed as if Peter has been there all of my life:cry:

[tishaLA]

29. RIP Mr. Jennings

what a terrible way to die.

[MidnightWind]

30. He got me through 9/11.

Rather and Brokaw were making me more jumpy and upset than I already was. Jennings was this cool, calm, soothing voice on that horrible day. A class act. ABC is doing a great tribute to him now in a special report and CNN and MSNBC are also doing very nice tributes to him at the moment as well. So sad.

[ConfuZed]

31. God bless him

I have great respect for him for all he's accomplished throughout his lifetime may he rest in peace.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

32. As long as he didn't suffer for to long

what a terrible disease.

[Olney Blue]

33. He was brave and used his illness to illustrate the risks

of smoking. I am so sorry that we lost him today.

Thank you, Mr. Jennings, for caring.

[kerrygoddess]

34. A Legend Passes: Peter Jennings Dies at 67

I stopped watching TV news quite a few years ago, but if I opted to turn it on, it was Peter Jennings who I turned to. Who can forget the endless hours after 9/11 that Peter Jennings was there “offering a soothing sense of continuity during a troubled time.”

“There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe,” he told author Jeff Alan. “I don’t subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially — sorry it’s a cliche — a rough draft of history. Some days it’s reassuring, some days it’s absolutely destructive.”

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=174

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

35. RIP Peter.... this is very sad

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

36. FRom FR

There are servicemen who died in Iraq, because of Jennings reporting. There are folks who died in this country because Jennings did his best to disarm them, by shaping public opinion about guns. Certainly that was his right. Facts are stubborn things. Now he faces them. Unaddorned. No Spin. He gets to meet his dead brethren.


82 posted on 08/07/2005 9:24:40 PM PDT by kylaka
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Well I'm surprised it took as long as it did.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

38. Send it to ABC News.

[RummyTheDummy]

40. If they think Peter Jennings is roasting....

That's probably not good news for Poppy and Junior when it comes time for their judgement day. Speaking of blood on hands.

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Free Repuklic can go straight to hell

as can all the piles of shit members in that cesspool.

[ScreamingMeemie]

47. The funny thing is....I liked Jennings so much because he was so skeptical

of BOTH sides of the political spectrum. He is the epitome of fair and balanced. I will never forget how he said it was "World" news, not just this country...and how much he hated covering the O.J./Jackson/Peterson stuff...and thus, never did.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

37. Looks like Cronkite will outlive 'em all!

RIP, Mr. Jennings.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

42. I saw Cronkite on tv recently

he looks very good.

[AlleyCat123]

39. May he rest in peace.

One of the last true journalists on broadcast TV. He will be missed.

[Arkana]

41. A sad parting for one of the last true journalists on TV.

RIP, Mr. Jennings.

[AuntPatsy]

43. May he rest in peace...

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. RIP Peter Jennings

[cynatnite]

45. An honest man who made a difference in the world

We'll miss you, Mr. Jennings. :cry: