[And 2000's close campaign has put both candidates in straitjackets, he said.] I think it's kind of sad that we've come to a point now that presidential candidates when they get this close to the election have to be so careful about what they say, ... They have to weigh each syllable so carefully that the thought of delivering an unscripted line is anathema to them, they feel as though they're walking through a mine field and they cannot afford to tick anybody off between now and Election Day. |
[Jennings, a high school dropout known for his handsome face and urbane delivery on World News Tonight , was always] self-conscious about his good looks and his lack of education, ... He spent his adult life soaking up knowledge. |
[Jennings, ABC's chief news anchor for more than 20 years, was also] famously attracted to women, ... Even so, he only married four of them. |
[Nightline's Ted Koppel seemed astounded on Thursday when Michael Brown, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief, said his organization had just learned of death and depredation in refugee centers in New Orleans.] Don't you watch television? ... Don't you listen to the radio? |
All networks are trying to focus on particular segments of audiences. The emphasis on especially youthful demographics is such that news divisions more and more are focusing on not necessarily less serious stories but they're staying away from some of the more serious stories that Tom and I have tried to specialize in. That is not a restriction we're going to face at Discovery. |
animal magnetism. I felt a thrill whenever I saw him. |
At some point, it would probably be time to pull out anyway, |
Don't you guys watch television? Don't you guys listen to the radio? |
Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the loss of 269 lives. They pay me to put some perspective on the situation. |
Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the loss of 269 lives. They pay me to put some perspective on the situation. |
Even in his last days, he still filled a room. |
For the rest of his life, and I do mean the rest of his life, he always regretted the fact that he had dropped out of school, |
Forgive me for beating up on you there, ... but you are the only guy from the federal government who is coming out to take your medicine. |
From the time I first met Peter 41 years ago until our last meeting a few weeks ago, I felt a thrill whenever I saw him, |
He and I joked the last time I went up to visit just a few days ago that between the two of us we'd put in 83 years at ABC News. ... He was a warm and loving and surprisingly sentimental man. |