<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/13/obituaries/13BRIN.html>
Anyone here remember the Huntley/Brinkley newscasts from the 60s? I always preferred them to Cronkite.
In 1988, SNL did a nice parody of Brinkley, here covering the Bush/Dukakis debate. Jennings was played by host Tom Hanks, and Brinkley by the great Phil Hartman:
Peter Jennings: Well, this concludes our debate, and with me is my colleague, David Brinkley, a veteran in many such debates. David what were your impressions?
David Brinkley: Well, what we saw were two men doing everything they could to avoid saying what they would do if elected. Because they know if they did, we wouldn't elect them. But that's nothing new, of course, Peter. Every president from Washington to Ronald Reagan has been either a liar or a fool, and usually both!
Peter Jennings: Well, David, throughout your career, you've been known for your cynicism, but certainly you haven't lost that much faith in the presidency.
David Brinkley: Well, Peter, as I get older, I find I've lost faith in a good many things - country, family, religion, the love of a man for a woman.. I've reached a point where it's struggle to get up in the morning, to continue to plow to a dreary, nasty, brutal life.. of terrible desperation.. at the end of which we're all just food for maggots!
Peter Jennings: Food for maggots, indeed. Well, thank you, David.
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