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2009-07-18 Fifth Column

Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," has died. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. Friday with his family by his side at his home in New York after a long illness. He was 92.

Posted by Sherry 2009-07-18 00:35|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 THis guy sold me and about 500,000 other american soldiers down the river when he said we were losing in Viet Nam.

Too bad he didn't recognize we were kicking Charlie's butt during the 68 Tet.

I personally blame a lot of the problems of our foreign bolicy since then on this sniveling clown.

Posted by James Carville 2009-07-18 00:46|| 2009-07-18 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Here you go Walter. Enjoy.

Posted by gorb 2009-07-18 01:22|| 2009-07-18 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 I always find that particular picture of Rosy O'Donut disturbingly erotic. The shame.

Posted by Injun Grinesing9686 2009-07-18 01:57|| 2009-07-18 01:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I've seen the tapes - the mosted trusted man in America told America that it could not win in Vietnam. 6 years later the Democrat party made sure the South Vietnamese couldn't win in Vietnam. I think Walter Cronkite set the mold for the current crop of lefty "blame US first" news readers. I can't say I'm glad he's gone,I don't have that much passion about his passing, but this man should be considered a traitor to his county and his profession.

Posted by Rob06">Rob06 2009-07-18 02:28|| 2009-07-18 02:28|| Front Page Top

#5 You need therapy, Injun. And I know just the thing:

Princess Madeleine of Sweden

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-07-18 02:28|| 2009-07-18 02:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Traitor.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-07-18 08:06|| 2009-07-18 08:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Acording to the North Vetmanese general (Gapp?) the North Vietmanese were ripe and ready to talk actual peace after Tet. Only after watching Walter's (The War is LOST!) broadcast (and with a little persuading from Hanoi Jane) the North decided to continue their fight and the war was probably extended for years.

Walter has more than a little blood on his hands.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-07-18 09:28|| 2009-07-18 09:28|| Front Page Top

#8 "Even as with the American rejection of the League of Nations, our failure to live up to our obligations to the United Nations is led by a handful of willful senators who choose to pursue their narrow, selfish political objectives at the cost of our nations conscience.

"They pander to and are supported by the Christian Coalition and the rest of the religious right wing. Their leader, Pat Robertson, has written that we should have a world government but only when the messiah arrives.

"Any attempt to achieve world order before that time must be the work of the Devil! Well join me I'm glad to sit here at the right hand of Satan."

-- Walter Cronkite, now assuming his rightful seat.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-18 09:33|| 2009-07-18 09:33|| Front Page Top

#9 sorry, but the whitewashing lovefest on the news makes me puke. F*ck him. He did his best to lose Viet Nam. Hope he has to meet and apologize for his traitorous lies to every GI an ARVN killed in VN. Continuing the CBS anti-American tradition with Dan "TANG letters" Rather and Katie "I tried to kill Sarah's career" Couric. F*ck em all

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-18 09:35|| 2009-07-18 09:35|| Front Page Top

#10 "and" not "an"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-18 09:54|| 2009-07-18 09:54|| Front Page Top

#11 CBS Legend Walter Cronkite Dies

He lived way too long if you ask me, the effing traitor.

Posted by Parabellum 2009-07-18 10:05|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-07-18 10:05|| Front Page Top

#12 What's really sad is the propaganda continues and is in the White House. Just as most people got their news from Cronkite, NBC, and the NYT's over the years, the public is largely uninformed and keep their deeply held ass-umptions. Usurped power by all the czars and appointments are still plugging global governance with GE set to profit from it. Thank God for RB as getting the real news out on the wot!

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-07-18 11:27|| 2009-07-18 11:27|| Front Page Top

#13 I see Barry jumped on TV this morning with a stirring uelogy.

Ed McMahon died last week. He was a great entertainer, but prior to his
stage accomplishments he was a distinguished Marine Corps fighter pilot
in WWII earning six Air Medals and attaining the rank of Colonel. He was
discharged in 1946 and was later promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General in the Calif Air National Guard.

Farrah Fawcett died last week after a long career in Hollywood as an
actress. After she was diagnosed with cancer, she became an activist
for cancer treatment and devoted her last remaining years encouraging
people to seek treatment. She documented her plight on film and used it
to encourage others to stay positive and upbeat despite their diagnosis
and suffering.

Michael Jackson died last week. He was perhaps one of the greatest
singers of modern time. He will also be remembered for his eccentric
lifestyle that included sleeping with a chimpanzee, living in a
carnival-like atmosphere at Neverland, his fascination with Peter Pan,
and his numerous masks and costumes. He also admitted to finding
pleasure sleeping with young boys and paying out millions of dollars in
settlements to the families of these boys despite being acquitted by a
court on one allegation of sexual molestation.

QUESTION 1- Which of the above did the House of Representatives declare
a moment of silence for? (Hint - It wasn't the first two.)

QUESTION 2- Which of the above's family received a personal note of
condolence from President Obama? (Hint - It wasn't the first two.)

QUESTION 3- Which of the above is Al Sharpton calling to honor with a
national day of mourning and stating the the national press have been
unfair in their coverage? (Hint - It isn't the first two.)

Now you know what kind of leaders we have. No wonder our nation is in
trouble.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-07-18 12:01|| 2009-07-18 12:01|| Front Page Top

#14 Walter can rot in hell. If he is at Satan's right hand, I can assure you its not in the posture he imagined. Good riddance you conniving son of a bitch.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-18 12:18|| 2009-07-18 12:18|| Front Page Top

#15 Cronkite had stepped down at a vigorous 64 years old with the assurance that other duties awaited him at CBS News, but he found little demand there for his services. He hosted the short-lived science magazine series "Walter Cronkite's Universe" and was retained by the network as a consultant, although, as he was known to state wistfully, he was never consulted.

So why do you think that was, Walter?
Cronkite's credibility problems started when he started to bask in that "most trusted man in America" bullshit.

Posted by tu3031 2009-07-18 12:57|| 2009-07-18 12:57|| Front Page Top

#16 All of the networks fawned over Crankcase. Why, you would have thought he was Michael Jackson. He was a lefty liberal and injected far too much of himself into broadcasts--just like the rest of the talking heads today. When the talking heads start reporting on themselves and interviewing each other and parading it as the news we are in trouble. Thank God for the internet.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-07-18 18:57|| 2009-07-18 18:57|| Front Page Top

#17 Now Princess Madeleine of Sweden is more than worthy of posting--very photogenic.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-07-18 18:58|| 2009-07-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#18 Thank you Walter Cronkite, you're death introduced me Princess Madeleine.

(side note TY to Atomic. Your taste is excellent)

Posted by Charles 2009-07-18 22:53|| 2009-07-18 22:53|| Front Page Top

#19 Odd trivia but Cronkite was a founding charter member of a DeMolay chapter. DeMolay was the original Knights Templar. Kept a yacht in the Caribbean--cruising islands sovereign property of Knights of St. John territory for centuries--as did Allen Stanford and Lawrence Rockefeller.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-07-18 23:27|| 2009-07-18 23:27|| Front Page Top

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