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**aquadayAquaks** · 06-14-2008, 01:02 AM

I am shocked, truly shocked.

None of us know what these folks are really like, but he certainly seemed eminently fair-minded but tough. He asked the hard questions and didn't back down. He would not let his interviewees evade the tough questions either, he pushed for answers. Yet he was very likable. This is a huge loss to the Fourth Estate and by extension to the country and that is not an exaggeration. This country is woefully bereft of journalists of his caliber.

I consider him to be an historical figure news figure equal in stature if not quite as much in tenure, with David Brinkley, Chet Huntley, Brokaw and Walter Cronkite.

It also reminds us all about how fleeting life can really be. I am watching MSNBC right now, and Olberman, et al. look like they have been hit by a train.

Rest in Peace.

06-14-2008, 01:02 AM	#3
aquadayAquaks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	I am shocked, truly shocked. None of us know what these folks are really like, but he certainly seemed eminently fair-minded but tough. He asked the hard questions and didn't back down. He would not let his interviewees evade the tough questions either, he pushed for answers. Yet he was very likable. This is a huge loss to the Fourth Estate and by extension to the country and that is not an exaggeration. This country is woefully bereft of journalists of his caliber. I consider him to be an historical figure news figure equal in stature if not quite as much in tenure, with David Brinkley, Chet Huntley, Brokaw and Walter Cronkite. It also reminds us all about how fleeting life can really be. I am watching MSNBC right now, and Olberman, et al. look like they have been hit by a train. Rest in Peace.
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