Cronkite's offensive history

Jewish World Review ^ | July 24, 2009 | Diana West

[balls]

It's time for a post-Cronkite post-mortem, but not on the late "icon" himself — the "most trusted man in America," the "voice of G-d," "the gold standard," the "proxy for a nation," or, in plainer English, the lush-lived celebrity "anchor" who died this month at age 92. No, the Cronkite post-mortem that's needed is for the zombies who conjured up the hollow rapture and the living dead who fell for it.

Harsh words? You bet. But I don't know how else to begin to assess a nation that sees fit to celebrate, crown, even worship a man who said his "proudest moment" was when he declared on CBS, having misinterpreted the 1968 Tet offensive as a victory for North Vietnam, that the Vietnam war was unwinnable for the United States. "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America," almost every Cronkite obituary approvingly quoted President Lyndon B. Johnson as having said in response — never mind that Cronkite was flat-out wrong in his reporting.

[balls]

More evidence that we cannot rely on the SRM for the truth. JWD provides more objective assessment of Cronkite.

[Mr. Mojo]

A few days ago I watched the original news coverage of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and Cronkite's broadcast was prominently featured. When Neil Armstrong took his first few steps on the moon and was describing the landscape Cronkite was actually talking over him -- I missed most of what Armstrong said. And I'm cursing at the TV. ...40 years later.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I like Diana West whenever I’ve seen her. Has anyone read her book Grown Up Adult (or something like that).

[kempster]

I find it hilarious that “the most trusted man in America” has been replaced by a clown on the Comedy channel. Fitting Tribute.

[cherry]

all I remember of Cronkite is that he did a great job with the space program but was nothing but a negative nanny on Viet Nam....to the point of exhaustion....

whatever happened to "reporting" the news?......it died with Walter...

[Intolerant in NJ]

The Death of the Grown-up - "With insightful wit, Diana West takes readers on an odyssey through culture and politics...all the while building a compelling case against the childishness that is subverting the struggle against jihadism Islam in a mixed up, post-9/11 world" - good read......

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I remember when the book came out and I saw her on Book TV oncspan2 but I could not find the boo at the bookstore.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Think my daughter found it for me on Amazon for Father’s Day last year......

[TChad]

I remember when the book came out and I saw her on Book TV oncspan2 but I could not find the boo at the bookstore.

You can buy it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Death-Grown-Up-Americas-Development-Civilization/dp/0312340494/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248582729&sr=1-1

Diana West

The photo links to her website.

[Paleo Conservative]

It's time for a post-Cronkite post-mortem,

He deserved a vivisection.