I know I am a Queen size pain in the arse...But is TWO hours

[serryjw]

of Peter Jennings life in memoriam a little much. Disney certainly has ever right but this seems a little over the top. Is it because it is summer and this is better than re-runs? Many more famous people have died that were not given a 2 hour special.



How did he get so far w/o a HS diploma?
WHY did he never get a GED?
Could that happen today?

[madeline_con]

1. 2 hours?!

It took a week to bury Reagan. Same with the Pope, and he wasn't even embalmed. P.U!

[serryjw]

9. He was an X -President!

..how many Catholics are there in the world?

[madeline_con]

12. "... how many Catholics are there in the world?"

Probably more Catholics than ex-Presidents.

You don't have to watch the Peter Jennings thing. Is your remote lost? ;)

[Stephanie]

2. Karl Rove is a college drop-out.

FWIW

[serryjw]

10. Sooooooo is Bill Gates

Peter Jennings was just a man with an over paid job!

[madeline_con]

15. Probably got beat up all the time....

and had to leave. He's such a PANSY BOY.

[Bluebear]

3. His dad was head of the news department at CBC

Back in the day, a lot of kids would 'apprentice' and go into their father's fields without formal education. Once he was established I think his abilities got him where he is and the high school diploma was not necessary, although I understand he was always sensitive about not having one.

[greenbriar]

17. uhhh nope he didn't come to US

his dad was gonna work for NBC and didn't get to US

[Bluebear]

21. uuuhhhh I didn't say anything about his dad coming to the US

:)

[bluestateguy]

4. I don't have a problem with it

I just don't. As long as it's a one day thing.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. His father was a BIG name in Canadian broadcasting.

He quit when offered a pretty face position and went back to the field and earned his props starting back at the bottom.

[swag]

6. Come on. America jizzed all over itself when the TV series "MASH"

ended.

There was even a overly-extended and continually mobbed exhibition for the TV series "MASH" at the American History Museum in Washington, DC. An major exhibition for a twinky TV show at the American History Museum.

2 hours for Peter Jennings is small spuds. In fucking good taste even, compared to most of what goes on around these parts.

[serryjw]

16. Oh come on...Don't knock

Mash..The greatest sitcom in history

[madeline_con]

19. They said "Negro" on MASH today.....

:eyes:

[serryjw]

22. Many people said "Negro" in 1950's

n/t

[madeline_con]

32. I know. Guess I'll have to use the

:sarcasm: thingy every post from now on. :eyes:

[The Straight Story]

7. I got pretty far, I think, without a HS Diploma

I have people with masters degrees working under me (computer field) - some jobs/professions one can do quite well in with experience and self learning.

[Miss Chybil]

8. Life's not fair. Every famous person doesn't get two hours, others get

days, and weeks. Give the man his due. If you don't want to watch it, don't. It's not that big a deal.

[wli]

11. all part of the MSM blackout on real issues

Turn off the TV and hop on the net. Boycott the Pentagon propaganda coming out through the tube while the net still exists as it does now.

[NYCGirl]

18. ABC was showing it in prime time. Either that or "Dancing with the Stars"

or some other piece of crap. Do you have a problem with that? They weren't pre-empting some news special.

[madeline_con]

20. "So You Think You Can Dance?"

That was lame-O

[serryjw]

23. 2 hours on Cindy Sheehan makes more sense

she is MAKING news, he was just reporting it!

[NYCGirl]

25. Ms. Sheehan is doing a wonderful thing, but I don't agree with your

assessment. Peter Jennings did a lot more than "just reporting" for decades.

[serryjw]

26. "just reporting" that was his job

it was never about him, but rather WHAT he was reporting. Whe they do 'a lot more' they get themselves in trouble.

[NYCGirl]

28. He wrote that stuff he was "just reporting". He experienced it first hand.

You make it sound like he was just reading stuff off a cuecard.

[serryjw]

29. He had a truly amazing life experiencing history as

it was being made. SOOOOOOOOOOOO much is happening right NOW and I resent that MSM CHOOSES to spend 2 hours on this, not what is important. ONE more excuse for NOT doing there job.

[Reverend_Smitty]

30. But it's not like they bumped real news coverage for him

like they did for Reagan all week...they were going to show Brat Camp, so I'd say spending 2 hours celebrating this man's life on ABC wasn't such a travesty.

[serryjw]

31. Those are my TWO choices?

Give me two hours on oil depletion!

[applegrove]

13. No. Journalists are communities of people too. Their choice how they

want to celebrate the guy's life. And think of all the good that will come out of it. All the stories on Radon & quitting smoking.
More than a thousand people will quit.

Important.

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

14. Given what he's done...

I think he's worthy of it. He accomplished a lot, and opened people's eyes on a lot of things. Sure, he's just one of many, but he did it so visibly and commanded a lot of respect by trying to be as ethical as possible in the process.

[Akbar]

24. Luckily, There Are Plenty of Other Shows to Watch

And plenty of other things to do.

[Pharlo]

27. Two hours - without commercials...

And although the focus was on his life, it recapped a lot of major issues that were covered during his career - many of which are still relevant: homelessness, war, the impact of tobacco, the current situation in Iraq, the Middle East issue, religion and its impact, the India/Pakistani conflict and the nuclear implications....

Yeah, why spend two hours on recapping Peter Jenning's career when the station could be showing another "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" special....