Hey...it's only 64 feet :o).
Posted on 02/08/2007 2:00:16 PM PST by mdittmar
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WALTER CRONKITE FEBRUARY 27,1968
But it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy, and did the best they could.
This is Walter Cronkite. Good night.
He said it, no doubt, aboard his 150-foot yawl...
What profits?
Headline: "Job cuts threaten quality of buggy whips".
Yep, minorities and children hurt most. To think that communist was ever trusted by anyone.
Cronkite has publicly called for the US to give up "a little bit" of its sovereignty to a one-world government headed by the UN.
So really, anything he has to say about anything is not worth much more than its amusement value.
Hey...it's only 64 feet :o).
Who doesn't?
'It's not just the journalist's job at risk here. It's American democracy. It is freedom.'
What a pompous ass with a bloated ego.
'we're all left with a sound bite culture that turns political campaigns into political theater.'
Heck, that bloviating buffoon was in on the ground floor of the "sound bite culture" -- he practically invented it!
Walter Cronkite will never accept his portion of blame for the decline of the MSM. For decades America trusted him, only to find out after he left CBS, that he iced his reports with a liberal slant.
Dan Rather followed.
But the MSM still hasn't learned it's lesson, they still hire leftist shills to fill what should be unbiased positions. We're supposed to believe Tim Russert, George Stephanopolis, and Chris Matthews are honest news brokers??? Get real!
He said it, no doubt, aboard his 150-foot yawl...
Is it a restored Confederate blockade runner? ;^)
Ol' Walter just can't comprehend the free market. Put out a good product, Walter, and people will buy it. Put out a bad one, and we won't. Simple economics.
So how much of his personal fortune does he propose to return to CBS?
You are right. That's why there has never been true journalists, or journalism, ever. Just like there has never been true communism (just ask any socialist). The very ideas behind both are contrary to human nature and reality.
Far better an honest partisan who will tell you, or at least won't try to lie about, where he is coming from.
Heh, Heh...
Yup, Walter, that's right. The last thing you should want is for CBS to make profits. If you made profits, then it would be a conflict of interest because you can't make profits unless you sell out your journalistic principles. So whatever you do, just make sure that you don't make a profit.
In fact, the bigger the loss the better. If you have a big loss, then that just proves that you've been ethically true to your profession. And keep in mind, that you don't want to be in a situation where NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, or CNBC can brag that they had a bigger loss than you did, so better play it on the safe side by making the CBS loss as big as possible.
Thanks. I was trying to find a way to say that, but you nailed it completely.
Actually, what hurts the media is the fact that 85-90% of media employees who were polled admitted that they voted for Al Gore in 2000.
What hurts them is that they all think they are mainstream, middle of the road.
The old windbag never stops blowing.
Good question. If being a Teeee Veeee news reader is such a public service, why does one prekey little blond walk away with more cash in her check than the total payroll of most newspapers?
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