Like much of the rest of the media nation, employees at Wonkette HQ are still genuinely grieving the loss of Peter Jennings. But the depiction of the admirably plainspoken ABC News anchor as a fallen King Lear figure is getting a bit out of hand. In a psychologically, uhm, revealing remembrance, the AP's David Bauder imagines a relationship between the nation and its network newscasters that seems just a tad too intimate:
Autumn of the Patriarchs
Autumn of the Patriarchs
Autumn of the Patriarchs
Like much of the rest of the media nation, employees at Wonkette HQ are still genuinely grieving the loss of Peter Jennings. But the depiction of the admirably plainspoken ABC News anchor as a fallen King Lear figure is getting a bit out of hand. In a psychologically, uhm, revealing remembrance, the AP's David Bauder imagines a relationship between the nation and its network newscasters that seems just a tad too intimate: