Passings

I a moment of poor judgement, I let my TV stay on Jimmy Kimmel's grotesque excuse for a talk show for a few minutes last night, and I learned that Gregory Peck had died. Before I had a chance to reflect on what a fine actor he was, Kimmel was mocking him by showing film of him on Michael Jackson's carousel and joking about it. What a pig. That didn't get a lot of laughs, but I was disappointed in the lack of boos. What an ass. Gregory Peck was a true Hollywood star, the likes of which we rarely see anymore.

Also, David Brinkley passed away on Wednesday night. ABC News did a very nice tribute to him. He was 82 years old. Maybe Rather and Jennings could learn a few things from his old tapes.