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Title: So who else here is happy that Peter Jennings is dead?
Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 07:03:26 AM

I, for one, hated the man ... nothing chaps my hide worse then being condescended to by an effete Canadian high school drop out who thinks he's more enlightened then the Barbaric Americans he's forced to live among.

Eff him and good riddance ... and he can shove "Hurricane Eduard (that's French for Edward)" up his poop shoot sideways!

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Post by: Iain on August 08, 2005, 07:44:09 AM

Couldn't you have just said that you read his obituary with a certain amount of satisfaction?

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Post by: Ron on August 08, 2005, 07:53:21 AM

I didn't care for his condescension nor his politics. I wouldn't wish cancer on him or anyone I dislike. That's just me though.

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Post by: Sergeant Bob on August 08, 2005, 08:01:41 AM

While I do not mourn his passing, I am not "happy" that he is dead.

I'll reserve my joy for the deaths of people who are much more worthy, like OBL.

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Post by: duck hunt on August 08, 2005, 08:02:18 AM

I'm not glad when anyone dies -- Karma is a buttwhipper.

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Post by: P95Carry on August 08, 2005, 08:06:23 AM

Zund - sad to hear you feeling quite so vindictive.

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Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2005, 08:07:35 AM

The man never harmed me and I was always free to turn the station if he got intolerable.

Chris

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Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 08:20:51 AM

I understand that its considered bad form to badmouth the dead (especially so soon after their death) but Jennings was the kind of liberal media elite that would be thrilled if most of us here (gun owners, Republicans, Libertarians, libertarians, conservatives, Christians, etc) where rounded up and put in death camps.

The world is a better place with him as worm food.

Maybe its rude for me to indulge in such schaddenfreude but I can't help but think he had the same feeling the day Reagan died ... and if he knew me he'd probably hate me as much as I hate him.

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Post by: Greg L on August 08, 2005, 08:21:31 AM

What Sergeant Bob said.

I won't go out of my way to dance on his grave, nor will I send flowers to the funeral.

If nothing else, unlike most of the current crop of talking heads, he actually spent a good deal of time out in the world reporting on things.

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Post by: roo_ster on August 08, 2005, 08:52:15 AM

I heard about it & immediately felt for his wife & family. PJ was of the sort who would not leave others be.

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Post by: telewinz on August 08, 2005, 11:49:23 AM

I always had great respect for Peter Jennings, somethings I agreed with him somethings I did not. Typical human being but well educated, which isn't typical.

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Post by: Azrael256 on August 08, 2005, 11:51:01 AM

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I can't help but think he had the same feeling the day Reagan died

Oh c'mon guys. We're better than that. I saw protesters holding signs with truly vitriolic language that should never, ever be said at somebody's funeral when Reagan died. We're approaching that level now. Sinking to that level makes us the same as those people.

We're better than that.

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Post by: jefnvk on August 08, 2005, 12:15:33 PM

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Jennings was the kind of liberal media elite that would be thrilled if most of us here (gun owners, Republicans, Libertarians, libertarians, conservatives, Christians, etc) where rounded up and put in death camps.

I don't know where people come up with these ideas. I suppose some could say that I'd be happy if all gays, liberals, non-christians, druggies, and homeless were all rounded up and exterminated, just because I am not real supportive of any of those group, but I sure would not be happy at all. I'd be downright angry and scared.

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Post by: The Rabbi on August 08, 2005, 12:49:47 PM

It was a terrible thing and a terrible thing to say.
But wait until you croak.....

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Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 12:51:25 PM

Quote from: The Rabbi

It was a terrible thing and a terrible thing to say.
But wait until you croak.....

If Jennings knew me and I died first I doubt he'd be any kinder.

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Post by: BryanP on August 08, 2005, 01:24:25 PM

I disagreed with his politics. That doesn't mean I would wish him dead or take any pleasure in his death. By saying these things you remind me that not everyone who is on "my side" is a decent human being. You remind me of someone else I know who gloated over Reagan's alzheimers and his eventual death.

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Post by: toro on August 08, 2005, 02:17:25 PM

Peter Jennings sounded like a very intelligent man. He was a High School drop out. Just like so many other people who become famous. At first they said he had been married five times, then they changed it to four times. I am sure his children are grieving and I hope they are not smokers. He lied when he said he gave up smoking many years ago and started to smoke again after 911. He has indeed been smoking all along. I have seen him at NRA conventions and he has always been smoking at these events. He was not kind to the gun manufacturers or owners. The times I saw him he seemed to be a very bitter man. But like the others I am sorry he has died. Although I never watched him on TV.

Mrs. Toro

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Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 02:41:37 PM

The ultimate goal of the left is slavery and death.

Jennings was a facilitator, spokesman and champion of the left.

Y'all do the math.

There is a battle going in in this world for our future ... a battle that I fear will turn into a shooting war before my time is done on this earth.

I have picked sides and believe the time of polite disagreement between political factions is over and it was ended by Jennings and his fellow leftists over 30 years ago.

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You remind me of someone else I know who gloated over Reagan's alzheimers and his eventual death.

You mean someone like Peter Jennings?

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Post by: jefnvk on August 08, 2005, 03:14:19 PM

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The ultimate goal of the left is slavery and death.

And the ultimate goal of the right is a church state.

Surely, you can see the difference between a complete nutcase on the left, and 99.9999% of the rest. Just because someone is against you, doesn't mean that tehy want you tortured and killed in the most inhumane way possible. It means that you are disagreeing on a point, and thankfully you live somewhere where you can disagree.

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Post by: The Rabbi on August 08, 2005, 03:32:28 PM

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If Jennings knew me and I died first I doubt he'd be any kinder.

That's known as projection.
Posts like this make me think the Left is correct in painting gun enthusiasts as right-wing nut jobs. I am saddened to be reading this on this forum.

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Post by: Phyphor on August 08, 2005, 04:04:26 PM

No kidding ,Rabbi. I wouldn't gloat about the death of my worst enemy, much less the death of someone I didn't really know personally (and who really didn't affect my life THAT much, as someone mentioned before, one could just change the channel. )

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Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 04:22:13 PM

Fine, for the sake of decorum I won't publicly celebrate Mr. Jennings' death here in these forums.

But when Dan Rather, Michael Moore or Noam Chomsky kick it ... all bets are off Tongue

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Post by: Standing Wolf on August 08, 2005, 04:27:13 PM

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We're better than that.

I hope we are.

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Post by: stevelyn on August 08, 2005, 04:35:20 PM

His untimely end is about 20 years or so too late, the damage he caused probably won't be undone.

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Post by: Winston Smith on August 08, 2005, 04:45:22 PM

I can't wait till people wish death on people for being active in their poltical persuasion die.

Yes, I know being happy when someone dies is different from wishing death upon them. But it's a slippery slope.

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Post by: Jamisjockey on August 08, 2005, 06:02:26 PM

Happy? No. I just don't give a damn.

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Post by: Moondoggie on August 08, 2005, 06:39:51 PM

I gotta say, Zundfogle, hating someone that you've never even met that much seems a bit excessive.

There are figures in history that I've had strong feelings that the world was a better place for their absence..Eugene McCarthy is one that comes to mind.

There are also a couple of folks that I knew personally who I thought made life on Earth better by leaving...these were seriously evil, wicked, mean, and nasty individuals. That was a commonly held opinion in both their cases. One was my best friend's wife of 30 yrs, and he wholeheartedly agrees. Boy howdy, was she something!

I really, really have no use for Bill Clinton (OR Hillary either) and I won't be sorry at all when he's gone but I don't see the point of the level of malevolence that you're expressing. Jennings exercised his freedom in choosing his path in life, and he's the one that had to live with those choices. Just as each of us must deal with our own choices.

But, hey! This is America and you're entitled to express your opinion and I'll never think less of you for doing it, for what it's worth.

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Post by: Warbow on August 08, 2005, 07:16:26 PM

I'm not. I'm also not saddened, but only because I never watched him regularly and didn't know him. However, he seemed like a decent guy even though he and I probably wouldn't have agreed on politics.

To suggest that because he was left of center he would enjoy seeing those who didn't share his views put into concentration camps and executed is pretty...low. It makes you look very bad, too.

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You mean someone like Peter Jennings?

Can you show me a quote of Jennings gloating over Reagan's death? Because I don't believe it.

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Post by: Winston Smith on August 08, 2005, 07:43:25 PM

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So, basically, he deserves to die because he hurts your ego?

Mayhap your "hide" needs to be thicker, to withstand more "chapping."

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Post by: Zundfolge on August 08, 2005, 08:00:26 PM

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Yes, he seemed like a "decent guy" ... he'd probably be an interesting guy to sit and have a drink with, but he wasn't just someone who was "left of center". He was the editorial force behind ABC News for the last decade or so ... he wasn't just a talking head who read the copy put in front of him, he wrote the copy ... he edited other members of the ABC News team's stories and he decided what aired and what didn't air.

The Leftist media has been engaged in a systematic attack on liberty for the better part of 4 decades and Jennings was an archetect of some of that attack, not just a footsoldier "following orders".

Its not like he's just some schmuck I overheard in line at Starbucks complaining about Bush.

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Can you show me a quote of Jennings gloating over Reagan's death? Because I don't believe it.

I stand corrected. After some googling I discovered it was Dan Rather who kept complaining about Reagan's funeral getting too much coverage.

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Post by: Antibubba on August 09, 2005, 01:41:17 AM

I was wondering how soon this thread would start up.

Some people are truly evil, like John Wayne Gacy, and I grin to know they are dead-because they could not have been turned to something better.
I'm saddened that such a bright and commited man never came around to seeing things from my viewpoint. Remember, I used to be a liberal (and I suspect many here once were, too), and coming around to the side of freedom isn't always easy, even if it seems obvious in retrospect.

The best analogy I can think of? Are Christians happy when someone who isn't "Saved" dies? For them, it's one more who won't see the Light.

I don't even wish Diane Feinstein dead. I don't think she's irredeemable. She's overridden many of her leftist colleagues in seeing that the Roberts nomination gets to the floor for debate, even knowing that he'll most likely win a seat. I may hate her for her views, but I don't wish her dead. Retired?
Definitely.

Kerry, Kennedy, and Schumer, OTOH, are probably lost causes, and I wouldn't be upset if something painful and lingering were to strike them. But I also won't waste effort on hoping it'll happen.

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Post by: griz on August 09, 2005, 02:35:39 AM

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The Leftist media has been engaged in a systematic attack on liberty for the better part of 4 decades and Jennings was an archetect of some of that attack, not just a footsoldier "following orders".

Is it OK when leftist wish Rush Limbaugh dead because he is engaged in a systematic attack on fairness?

Warning: This is a trap. If your next comment is something like "but I don't think Rush is doing that", then you are wishing people dead for the very common sin of disagreeing with you. That may be fine with you, but the idea is offensive to real freedom.

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Post by: Waitone on August 09, 2005, 05:47:50 AM

Sad thread.

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Post by: Nathaniel Firethorn on August 09, 2005, 05:58:57 AM

I daresay that outfits like GASP are happy that he's dead. Now his cigarettes will no longer endanger every child within fifty miles, wipe out snail darters, and melt the polar icecaps. rolleyes

Personally, I don't care at all about Jennings. As someone who enjoys the odd pipe or cigar in moderation, I do, however, strongly resent all the liberal lecturing about smoking that his death has prompted.

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Post by: jefnvk on August 09, 2005, 06:03:55 AM

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Is it OK when leftist wish Rush Limbaugh dead because he is engaged in a systematic attack on fairness?

No, but I still believe in holding myself to the standards I wish everyone else were at.

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Post by: griz on August 09, 2005, 08:35:35 AM

In case I wasn't clear Jefnvk, my question was rethorical. My point was that when you start literally believing the little sound bites both sides use ("stole the election" "attack on our way of life" etc) you lose a bit of objectivity.

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Post by: Standing Wolf on August 09, 2005, 02:04:08 PM

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The Leftist media has been engaged in a systematic attack on liberty for the better part of 4 decades and Jennings was an archetect of some of that attack, not just a footsoldier "following orders".

I concur entirely. That said", I'd have to consider laughing at or gloating over Jennings' death as evidence I'd stooped to his level. He practiced witting, wanton, insidious evil, so I'm certainly not about to grieve over his death, but it seems to me plain old-fashioned good manners would require me to refrain from gloating.

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Post by: Guest on August 10, 2005, 02:23:46 AM

Anyone who is such a political fanatic that they rejoice in the death of innocent people doesnt get to criticize ANYONE for their political beliefs, and they would do well to refrain from assuming that anyone else would stand to be counted with them, people who havent traded their souls for ideology might be insulted by the association.

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Post by: brimic on August 10, 2005, 04:33:01 AM

Never really cared much for the guy and I really don't care if he's dead or not.

I don't understand why we as a society put certain entertainers up on a pedestal, and yes, P.J. was an entertainer, because he certainly wasn't a reporter. Our society has to expose every minute detail of these people's lives, yet what is so special about them? Did they design or build a house someone lives in? Did any of these people find a cure to a disease? Did they improve other's lives in any way other than being a 1/2 hour distraction for some people every day, time that could have been better spent with loved ones or even reading a book?

The one good thing about P.J. that I have to say is that he didn't make a media circus about his cancer, he more or less dropped off the face of the earth for 6 months, fought his disease, and lost to it with dignity. he didn't mug for the cameras every chance he got, didn't sell cancer awareness bracelets or car magnets or any other meaningless claptrap. I can honestly say that I respect the man for how he carried himself up to the end.

Contrast that with the wife of Christopher Reeve. She just announced that she has lung cancer and she is all over every form of media. I wish her the best, but I really don't care as I don't know who she is or why I should really care that she is highlighting lung cancer.

I guess maybe I'm a little jaded. I have a family member that was just diagnosed with cancer. She won't be selling ribbons or hosting cancer awareness parties. Nobody outside of the family and her doctor knows about her condition, and she doesn't even give details about it to the family. She not unlike Peter Jennings is from a completely different generation than what dominates our culture today.

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Post by: Guest on August 10, 2005, 12:51:51 PM

I won't be mourning his passing....

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Post by: Ezekiel on August 13, 2005, 01:47:58 PM

This thread defines "grotesque".

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