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ABC Peter Jennings Dead from Lung Cancer at 67

Richard Gardner · Monday, August 8, 2005 · 1 comment

For the link, I will offer nothing but the appropriate ABC story:

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

I haven’t watched ABC national news much in years, along with most of the country which is no longer watching national news. If I watch anything, it is NBC (usually in the form of CNBC) or PBS – complete coverage, if really biased. However, I definately respected Peter Jennings post-9/11 when he, as a Canadian, took US Citizenship.

I am incredulous that ABC didn’t mention that Jennings was from Canada. Our northern neighbor is our biggest trading partner, and we share the continent.

Godspeed

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About Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner is a “retired” Navy Submarine Officer with military policy, arms control, and budgeting experience. He contributed over 100 pieces to OTB between January 2004 and August 2008, covering special events. He has a BS in Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Comments

Director Mitch says:

Monday, 8 August 2005 at 10:11

I always new he was from Canada from they way he said “abuut” (about). It may seem stereotypical, but it was true.

As a sign of our times, I can’t help thinking that 67 was “young” to die.