[InvisibleChurch]

[rhombus]

What an arrogant elitist. Americans are too smart to trust the news to your ilk, Mr. Cronkite.

[Mo1]

Gee Uncle Walter ... seems you are a afraid of the truth

[Lockbar]

America's most trusted old scumbag.

[RichInOC]

You know, Walt, Ronald Reagan retired from public life when he came down with Alzheimer's.

[CDHart]

I hate to be in a position of agreement with Cronkite, but he's right in this instance. Where I work we have 70 employees. Only three, including myself, have a clue what's going on politically. The rest don't know and don't care. They just parrot what the MSM tells them. Sad.

Carolyn

[evolved_rage]

Why do I suspect that Cronkite's only form of exercise is reading the NY Times and nodding his head up and down...and moving his lips.

[Jeff Head]

So, when a majority, in the largest numbers to turn out in history, elects Bush, we are too ignorant.

But when a minority of the voters put Clinton in twice...we were educated, is that it Walt?

Sounds to me like the ignortant brush paints pretty broadly there Mr. Cronkite.

[Brilliant]

"We [as a nation] are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders."

I agree with Walter on this basic point, and I think it's obvious who's to blame: the media and the public schools.

Who else could it be?

[DCPatriot]

Yeah, Mr. Cronkite...you elitest ba$tard, the "ignorant" are registered Democrats.

[Red Badger]

We [as a nation] are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders,"

And just whose fault is that, you old moonbat!?! You controlled the education systems for 40+ years?, You who wrotes the latest "education" bill? You who did tyour damned best to keep people from sending their kids to schools of their choice by defeating vouchers everytime? You who supported the NEA and other teacher's unions?...............

[linkinpunk]

he fears that the blogosphere could threaten the standing of the mainstream media.

Now that is funny. I actually agree with him.

[beezdotcom]

The biggest indication that this may be one of the two times today that "Broken Clock" Cronkite will be right is that people still somehow consider him newsworthy.

[thejokker]

what do you expect from a "journalist" who told a bald faced lie about the tet offensive?

[WmCraven_Wk]

"....he fears that the blogosphere could threaten the standing of the mainstream media, adding that news consumers are already confused by cable TV's "opinion journalism."

This proves two things 1) Cronkite isn't a complete idiot and 2) We in the 'blogosphere' are having an impact on the stranglehold MSM has had on public opinion and viewpoint.

Chaos and confusion on all in the MSM.

[cricket]

A voice from the 'dark side' speaks and is heard around the world.

Remember a time. . .before 'confusing' cable idea mongering; before blogospheres. . .before the internet; before talk radio. . .that I admired Walter Cronkite. . .

[Fortunately, there was. . .'National Review'; for starters. . .then R.Emmet Tyrell & company; and of course, the oncoming 'Rush revolution' ;^)]

Walter said 'good-night' a long time ago; wish he had meant it.

[mrmargaritaville]

Hey Wally lets try this:
Everyone who wishes to cast a ballot in the election must pass a test, nothing to difficult really.

Five or six questions on the constitution-you can even make them multiple guess-Sample

"The tenth 10th amendment to the constituion

A. Protects the right to bear arms
B. Protects the right to an abortion
c. States that higher income people are required to pay higher taxes
D. Limits the power of Fed Govt and establishes those of the states."

Part of the test would be to name:

The current POTUS
Current VPOTUS
Your state's two senators
Your rep to the US House.

You fail the test, you don't vote.

[Rebelbase]

I agree with him. Look at all the people who voted for Kerry.

[Young Werther]

Cronkite you ignorant dolt!

(1)The Gulf War was a UN sanctioned peace keeping action. We were kicking butt when they sought a CEASE FIRE.

(2)A UN sanctioned no fly zone resolution was put in place to protect the Kurds in the North and Shia in the South.

(3)Iraq VIOLATED the UN Resolutions and as such abrogated the CEASE FIRE.

(4)The resumption of that the Gulf War was a result of their action which constituted a Cause Belli

(5)What's with the Hat?

[mewzilla]

Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while.

[cynicom]

"Inform".......Definition....lie, equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate, distort, bamboozle, con