So American Spectator believes that Lyin' Cronkite's career was "long and distinguished".
Hmmmmm........ 50% right.....glad I cancelled my subscription.
This article suggests 1968 as the "tipping point" -- or when it became obvious that Uncle Walter was a liberal (commie sympathizer might be closer to the truth and a bit more explicit). Alan Drury's "Advise and Consent" was published in 1962. In it, there was an obvious liberal-biased talking head (I always thought this character was a knock-off of David Brinkley): Frankly Unctuous. I think Drury's was right on the mark with that character -- I think it was obvious during the Kennedy-Nixon campaign where the sympathies of the media were then and indicated where they were going. 1964 was a farce.
What's really amazing is that Ronald Reagan could successfully start his career in politics in 1966 and in California of all places and still succeed in both his races for governor and then to power through to the Presidency in the face of this growing bias. It's nice to know that Uncle Walter was suffering during all those wonderful years of liberal comeuppance!
I don't mind that Cronkite was/is a flaming liberal. I think that people with such a view on life are generally wrong and/or naive, but its their right. Of course, when you're a television news anchor speaking to millions of people about the NEWS, simple decency and morality, let alone professional integrity, require that you report facts as news, and that you label your opinion as "Commentary" or something similar, so that your viewers can differentiate between fact and opinion.
Cronkite has apparently not abided by simple decency and morality, let alone professional integrity, since at least the late 1960's. He may be a wonderful person, a great father, husband, granfather, etc., but he's also a deceptive SOB who has no integrity.
the only thing I disagree with is that Fox is conservative, they always give equal time, the fact is that the MSM is just so slanted to the left that it makes fox seem more to the right. I believe they are the most balanced.
Courage.
Who lost Vietnam? Ans: Walter Cronkite
With a little help from LBJ's stupid no win strategy.
This article makes an excellent point.
Good read. This guy is 90 years old so at some point soon, he will die and all his "wonderful work" will be remembered fondly. His passing and Clinton's will be two days I will rejoice.
Conkrite's a commie.
And guess who got his mug put on in the documentary, John McCain.
The guy is shameless in his bee line to the liberal media cameras.
Excellent!
I don't know whether Cronkite is a secret communist, or just another unpatriotic numbskull liberal.
Numbskull liberals believe:
1. Whatever the American Government decides to do in foreign affairs must be wrong.
2) If social programs are failing, we need to spend more money on those programs.
3. We are evolving into a wonderful human race. We just need to exterminate or forcefully reeducate any conservatives who oppose our brave new world.
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