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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (662289)	11/23/2004 9:07:43 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

get a room

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (662289)	11/23/2004 11:11:43 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

one mad dog down !!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (662289)	11/23/2004 11:40:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Mr. Jennings is usually a smooth interviewer, but he looked a little rattled when he interviewed Bill Clinton recently. Rather unctuously pressing the former president to admit he cared about how the Monica Lewinsky scandal would taint his legacy, Mr. Jennings purred: "Oh, excuse me, Mr. President. You care. I can feel it across the room. You feel it very deeply." But he looked startled and uncomfortable when Mr. Clinton fired back: "You don't want to go here, Peter." Mr. Brokaw conveyed Midwestern common sense and dignity. Mr. Rather was more of a character - passionate, combative, and sometimes preposterous. Mr. Jennings has neither a common touch nor natural warmth. If Mr. Rather was a cowboy anchorman, Mr. Jennings is a curator of breaking news - cool, well informed and dispassionate. Unfortunately for him, those are the qualities that put Brian Williams in place to succeed Mr. Brokaw and that lifted John Roberts to become the top in-house candidate for Mr. Rather's chair. Neither of those men are as well traveled or seasoned as Mr. Jennings, but anchoring is a performance art that can be mastered - or mimicked - by less experienced journalists. Since announcing Mr. Brokaw's departure, NBC has repeatedly sent Mr. Williams on the road for seasoning, with mixed results. But behind an anchorman's desk, Mr. Williams is suave, polished and plausible - more like a natural heir to Mr. Jennings than to Mr. Brokaw. Television is a medium that values experience but rewards youth and beauty. Once Mr. Brokaw and Mr. Rather are replaced by younger men, Mr. Jennings will have only experience to offer viewers. In the continuing saga of network anchors, there is another succession drama waiting to unfold. nytimes.com