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Do you really think Larry King is ineffective? Do you think Wolfe Blitzer is ineffective?

Were walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, and Tom Brokaw ineffective?

Do you really think Matt Lauer and Katie Couric are ineffective?

Some of the most effective over the years were the hosts of 60 minutes. Does Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs come to mind? Did I mention Tim Russert?

There are a few hundred others in the media.

The most important characteristic of a political analyst it to be able to look at the world the way it is.. not the way we wish it were. If the left did not have effective representation in the media it would never win an election.

Until talk radio became legal and Fox Cable News went on the air, there were no effective right wing media people.. those that supported the left got 99.9 percent of the air time. Their was only one unbiased reporter .. that was Paul Harvey. He was limited to one radio newscast a day... Good Day!!!

Tim Russert? Katie Couric? LOL My dog could do better interviews and I don't even have a dog! Walter Cronkite was very respected but now he just comes across as silly to me.
Wolfe Blitzer? I can't stand to watch him more than 3 seconds so I don't know how effective he may be. Larry King? I remember him from his AM radio days in Miami. He takes himself way too seriously, IMHO. Brokaw and Jennings I liked and think they were very professional. Alas, Mr. Jennings is no longer with us. Maybe they could get Tom Brokaw - though he never sounded all that liberal to me. I just think of some on CNN or MSNBC that are liberals and I just can't watch them. Sometimes it's good to listen to the other side but just not for long.:)