EXCERPT: Larry King Interviews Peter Jennings (And Jennings Makes A FOOL Of Himself)

Larry King Show ^ | September 13, 2002

[PJ-Comix]

CALLER: Hello. I have a question for Mr. Jennings. I'd like to ask him what his reaction is to the prime minister of Canada's remark today that we brought these attacks on ourselves in America.

JENNINGS: I don't believe the prime minister of Canada would have said that.

[PJ-Comix]

Amazing that ex-Canadian, Peter Jennings, wasn't even aware of Chretien's controversial comments about 9-11. The funny thing is that his ignorance made him look like a fool when presented with the wire copy of the Chretien statement.

[NorCoGOP]

JENNINGS: Well, I think there are those among us who blame ourselves. You remember when 9/11 occurred, there were some intellectuals in the country who were stomped on very heavily. Maybe I shouldn't label them intellectuals...

What? Did he really say THAT? That's even more surprising than being ignorant of what his own PM said!

[Faith]

I understand LK is going to interview the three Miami I-75 fellows aleged to have been laughing about 9/11 and 9/13. Only in America . . .

[Faith]

Oops. aleged = alleged

[PJ-Comix]

I understand LK is going to interview the three Miami I-75 fellows aleged to have been laughing about 9/11 and 9/13. Only in America .

Have they admitted yet to making sick jokes about 9-11? I believe that Eunice in Georgia actually did hear them making those idiotic remarks. Most likely they had big chips on their shoulders and wanted to shake up a bunch of "evil Americans" on 9-11.

[JZoback]

Amazing that ex-Canadian, Peter Jennings

"ex-Canadian"

Jennings is a U.S. citizen?

[gargoyle]

...Jennings gets his news from a screen 2 seconds before he goes on air...

[mountaineer]

Maybe it hasn't occurred to Mr. High School Drop Out that he should read the newspapers once in a while to keep abreast of the latest news. What a dipwad.

[tall_tex]

Prime example why we need to tighten our immigration laws.. Tom

[PhilDragoo]

JENNINGS: Well, I think there are those among us who blame ourselves.

Peter, what do you mean "us"?

JENNINGS: Yes. I think that's one of the reasons that I never became an American. I still feel Canadian.

Being American is not a matter of birth, it's a matter of ideology. I grew up Canadian and I went to see the world as a Canadian and was received as a reporter throughout the world as a Canadian even though I was working for an American news outlet.

So I was invariably faced with 'Do I want to be something else?' I think if your roots are deep enough -- and it's instinctual, and very hard to describe -- then you pretty much stay what you are.

I also think that having stayed Canadian all those years, I'm now accustomed to keeping alive the Canadian perspective on world affairs, if not on life.

Growing up as we do here, we have a sense of the difference between influence and power. Americans grow up with a sense of power. There's no reason they should grow up with anything else, being the most powerful nation on earth.

In the world, increasingly, influence has a validity to it that I think Canadians appreciate.

So do I stay Canadian? Certainly. I stay Canadian by birthright, I'm still a Canadian citizen, I still carry a Canadian passport, my sister lives in Canada, I still have property in Canada.

But I think if you add it to what we journalists are -- which, essentially, are professional outsiders -- I've always stayed slightly an outsider, even though I adore America and am eternally grateful to have been part of the American experience.

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Memo to Peter Jennings:

Yes, you are still Canadian.

No, you don't "adore America".

You have the most perverse manner of demonstrating you are "eternally grateful to have been part of the American experience"--

At every opportunity you are thoroughly deprecating, patronizing, scornful and dismissive of all things American.

And to reinforce the earlier comment, "Nobody likes you."

[PJ-Comix]

Amazing that he is originally from Canada and had no clue to the incredibly controversial remarks about 9-11 made by Chretien. This tells me that Jennings doesn't read much unless it is on a teleprompter. However, it was FUNNY to see the incredible display of ignorance on his part broadcast for all to see.

[PJ-Comix]

I thought he became an American citizen. If not, then his ignorance of Chretien's remarks is even more shocking.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Mr. High School Drop Out calls (Mr.) President Bush stupid!

What a joke these liberals are!

[Faith]

Their current story is that she lied. Yeah, right! Here we go again---watch the three of them become celebrated victims of profiling and discrimination. And watch everything get twisted so that poor Mrs. Stone becomes the wrong doer. SHE is the real victim. She did the right thing!!!!!

[ErnBatavia]

I believe that Eunice in Georgia actually did hear them making those idiotic remarks

So do I...and I DEMAND to know why these three sheeite heads were not arrested, as they would have been had they had their little bit of fun in an airport, for example.....these pukefaces belong behind bars - and a fat legal judgement for restitution - for many, many, many moons.

[What Is Ain't]

JENNINGS: I don't believe the prime minister of Canada would have said that.

JENNINGS: That sounds more like something I would have said.

[PJ-Comix]

I just sent this thread to my friend, Pierre Bourque, who runs the BOURQUE NEWSWATCH up in Canada. His website is like the Canadian version of the Drudge Report. I'll be gone from the 'puter until tomorrow night so please let me know (and post the link here) if you see anything on his website about this Jennings interview. Thanx in advance.

[Semper911]

I watched the interview, and it confirmed my belief that there is not a bigger a**hole on this planet. I mean a complete clymer, spewing arrogance more than anyone else I can think of. I cannot explain why I watched. Maybe it was like driving past a car accident -- you have to look.

Jennings: Arrogant, condescending, non-American, clymer, pig.

[maica]

They spent 17 hours in a small van, while our bomb squads got some valuable training. I hope that tape recorders were rolling in that van.

I also hope that they are invited to stop their medical school ecucation! Wishful thinking, that's all!

[watchin]

"Have they admitted yet to making sick jokes about 9-11?"

They seem to be using the Clinton approach to legal defense:

1. The vase isn't broken.
2. If it IS broken, I didn't do it.
3. If I DID do it, I didn't mean to.

If I understand correctly, they've claimed not to have said anything about 9-11 at all, and that if they did say anything, they were just joking.