Walter Cronkite Without Tears

IBD Editorials ^ | July 20, 2009 | INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY Staff

[Kaslin]

Journalism: After the eulogies, the fact remains that "the most trusted man in America" betrayed that trust. He helped snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Vietnam and tried hard to do the same in Iraq.

---

President Obama on Friday praised Walter Cronkite as a journalistic icon, calling the CBS anchor the "voice of certainty in an uncertain world." More to the point, he was the father of advocacy journalism, the patron saint of media bias. He went from reporting news to recreating it in his own image.

Far from the image of the patriotic war correspondent, Cronkite was a World Federalist who couldn't wait for what was called "the American Century" to end.

In a profile by Newsday TV writer Verne Gay in the Jan. 21, 1996, issue of Los Angeles Times Magazine, Cronkite spoke of his dream for America. "We may have to find some marvelous middle ground between capitalism and communism," Gay quotes Cronkite as saying.

Let's call it socialism, and Cronkite at least lived long enough to see it unfolding before his eyes and ours.

Cronkite said that for the United States "the first priority of the new order must be a revision of the educational system to . . . guarantee that each of our citizens will have equal resources to share in the decisions of the democracy, and a fair share of the economic pie."

[Bigun]

Walter Cronkite is another one who had better have a VERY good drainage system around his grave site as there are millions of Viet Nam vests who are waiting patiently to water the flora an fauna in that immediate vicinity!

[MSF BU]

Near as I can make it, the Cronkite family has four generations with no military service. They compete with the Romney family in that distinction.

[MSF BU]

Near as I can make it, the Cronkite family has four generations with no military service. They compete with the Romney family in that distinction.

[rlmorel]

Kaslin, thank you for posting this.

On the occasion of the death of Walter Cronkite, I would urge all Freepers to view the linked video at the thread below at post #3 by freeper Wolverine. (The thread was started by shrinkermd, and I would like to thank both of them for posting this.)

The Lies of Tet

This should be required viewing for ALL Americans, as it is factual in nature, impossible to refute, and extremely illustrative of the dangers of biased reporting.

Many people are completely unaware of this, as they are also unaware of "Uncle Walter's" promotion and support for a one world government and a loss of American sovereignty...which he expressly states with NO equivocation or room for misinterpretation. See the following link:

Walter Cronkite Promoted a World Government-1999 Speech

[TRY ONE]

“As someone who knew him personally I can attest that this article is way too easy on him. A limousine liberal of the first water. No tears for the Chablis and brie’ crowd.”

Didn't know him personally, but I saw him a few times walking around Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, all high & mighty -— all 5'6” frame -— not speaking to anyone!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

.

NEVER FORGET

.

CLARITY on CRONKITE =

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80653

CLARITY on McNAMARA =

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80063

.

NEVER FORGET

.

[jveritas]

I had a discussion today with a very left wing liberal and the reason he wants socialist health care is that he stupidly thinks that his employer will give the extra money difference if he switches him to the socialist health care plan which he admits that it is a very bad quality plan but for him it is worth taking it because he will get thousands of dollars more form his employer for the difference money between his current private health care plan and the socialized health care.

I told him that first of all you are going to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes for this crappy socialized health care and second your employer like all employers are not going to reimburse you the money they save by switching from private health insurance to socialized health care.

[Billthedrill]

Walter Cronkite. Nope, don’t recall the name. Was he famous once?

[A message]

I’m sorry for you jveritas that you had to converse with someone so stupid.

[jveritas]

Thank you FRiend, he was easily defeated.

[AceMineral]

What about the leadership of General Westmorland?

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I told him that first of all you are going to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes for this crappy socialized health care and second your employer like all employers are not going to reimburse you the money they save by switching from private health insurance to socialized health care. “

Yep, your guy is delusional.

[Lancey Howard]

You can always count on IBD to shine the light of truth. I’ll be more blunt than them - - Cronkite was a bloated scumbag who has the blood of thousands of American servicemen on his dead hands. Even in his final years of fading into dementia Cronkite hated America, promoting socialism and joining fellow rats like Harry Reid in declaring Iraq a lost cause. Good riddance, Cronkite, you sick scumbag.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Here is another.

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/7624/Generals/giap.htm

***By 1968, NVA morale was at it’s lowest point ever. The plans for “Tet” ‘68 was their last desperate attempt to achieve a success, in an effort to boost the NVA morale. When it was over, General Giap and the NVA viewed the Tet ‘68 offensive as a failure, they were on their knees and had prepared to negotiate a surrender.

At that time, there were fewer than 10,000 U.S. casualties, the Vietnam War was about to end, as the NVA was prepared to accept their defeat. Then, they heard Walter Cronkite (former CBS News anchor and correspondent) on TV proclaiming the success of the Tet ‘68 offensive by the communist NVA.***

[okie01]

I told him that first of all you are going to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes for this crappy socialized health care and second your employer like all employers are not going to reimburse you the money they save by switching from private health insurance to socialized health care.

You are correct...as far as you went.

But, just as the individual will pay thousands in taxes to subsidize the "cheap" government option, his employer will also pay thousands in taxes per employee to subsidize the "cheap" government option.

Nobody wins with national health care. Except Obama and the Democrat party.

[rlmorel]

Good perspective, though the treasonous waste of it makes my blood boil.

[jveritas]

I totally agree.

[Frank_2001]

Good post. Those “world government” types are nuttier than squirrel poop. The UN is bad enough, already!

[unkus]

Hey Walter: I voted for Nixon in 1972.......from a combat zone in Viet Nam.

[unkus]

Yep!