Peter Jennings
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Tom Wolfe in one of his quirky observations mentioned that “New York got knocked out of its two front teeth” (in reference to 9/11). It was a dark day for all. Even today, as we remember it. It jolted us our of our slumber. Neighbor comforted neighbor. Don Dillon mentioned “the jumpers” in his novel.…
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I went out for my morning jog in slippery Saigon. I was hoping for cooler weather. Now that my wish was granted, I begin to have second thought: if it’s cool here, it means somewhere up North, people are freezing, or boats and houses destroyed. We live in a connected world and leave behind carbon footprints.…
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Via camera phone, satellite uplink and YouTube upload, we got pictures and sound of the upheaval in Libya up to the minute. The golden gun (its now-deceased owner must have watched James Bond’s Gold Finger), the Club Car and female bodyguards. When I was growing up, we were cooped up inside the house (curfew) while news of…
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Peter Jennings took a smoke break, his first in years, from 9/11 live coverage. It was the beginning of his end. The Canadian co-author of “The Century” must have studied the Wright brothers, whose invention could lift itself up into thin air albeit for just a few blocks. But he had never seen anything like the two planes…
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You would find that I am surprised by the number of employees Google and Apple employed only 75,000 combined (compared that with HP, GM or US Government‘s). You would find that I still remember “the jumpers” on 9/11, and that we lost good men and women on United Flight 93, as well as Peter Jennings of ABC…
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The list goes on and on. As if they could fit another Vietnam War memorial wall, but this one, for broadcasting. Someone observes that on campus, the dorm lounge during news hour is a quietest place to make a phone call. I still remember when Peter Jennings, Frank Reynolds and Max Robinson shared the ABC newscast. NBC…
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Some people go through life without experiencing love. But today, we all experience justice. Put the economy, the environment , and the bad debt aside. It’s the kind of justice we can use. Black and white kind of justice. Not just the American way. It’s universal. It brought closure to the 3000 families and a plundering decade.…
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I ordered an iced coffee with milk, this time not in the to-go cup. I just want to sit down, and take it all in. No I am not in India. But close. I am in formerly known as Saigon. On the 8th floor. REBOOT CAFE. The LogiGear building. Offshore software testing center. Young engineers…
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ABC News last broadcast of 2009 featured some celebrities we have lost, among them, one of its own: Peter Jennings. Peter’s most memorable quote:: “when I look at a coin, instinctively, I want to flip it to see the other side”. He used to take a bunch of books to read on plane rides, according…
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