The Passing Of Walter Cronkite

It is with sadness that I've learned of the passing of Walter Cronkite just now. I enjoyed his space coverage, his news reports including the Valentich report, his earlier broadcast concerning UFO specifically he did for CBS and his coverage of daily news across the generations and his was a life well lived. He was 92 years young.

To quote Mr. Cronkite, "And that's the way it is, July 17 2009."

He was called the most trusted man in the United States. He was a true icon and his reporting of the JFK assassination and the Moon landing are always shown when they are discussed.

Rest in peace, Mr Cronkite.

Yes, trusted. It won't be long before "some" start to weave WC into their own histories to add "fiber" to their "thin" portfolios.

1966 CBS Reports, UFO: Friend, Foe or Fantasy. Classic Cronkite.

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There already is a story that claims Mr Cronkite witnessed a UFO destroy a missile. Now Mr Cronkite was not a man to keep quiet on things like this and would have talked about it in his twilight years. He never minced words in his career, so why would he not talk about it later?

http://www.examiner.com/x-2383-Honolulu-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Walter-Cronkite-saw-UFO-destroy-a-US-missile

"Exopolitics" - thx for the link kidflash2008. Less politics, more exo please. No, I won't even dare invest the energy to click it... 'not hard to imagine there won't be anything much but a vested-interest with an unsubstantiated claim from a secondary or tertiary "source" and zum-squat-diddley for verifiable aspects as seems to be the "new-normal" this Century. I could be mistaken but when one hears "wolf" cried so many times...

'Hardly dead-cold and not-yet-buried... "and that's the way it is".

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Walter Cronkite was laid to rest this afternoon. When The Saints Come Marching In was played. It was very dignified. Many will miss him for many reasons...

I saw a clip on one of the news sites today that I found quite moving. Mr. Cronkite expressed a disppointment that he never got to travel in space. He seemed very emotional.

The Cronkite School of Journalism will miss their namesake, too.

With him an era has truly passed. Beyond our horizon he now sails.

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It is interesting that now the most trusted man in the news is Jon Stewart. A satire news host has beaten out every one else.

It is good in a way and sad in many others.

Hmmm. Delicate. I don't dis-enjoy JS 30 seconds or so at a time. Depends on what one calls "news" I suppose. Mr. Leibowitz has some fine writers, some are even US citizens. Some are not. Trade surplus eh. Wink. Two quotes from Mr. Stewart to follow... I wonder who wrote those? Satire - yes. Wink. Defining the sharp-edge of extra-blurry triple-speak. Pseudo-neurolepsis by overtly introducing subliminal induction using a surrogate rantor. Stockholmish. Calming. Flags and anthems help.

"I've been to Canada, and I've always gotten the impression that I could take the country over in about two days.', Jon Stewart

"We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There's just one problem - it's in North Korea.", Jon Stewart

He'd be first on my list of "hires" if I was looking to manage any issue... in/for/by/buy/about "America" in front of "Americans" for whatever patron in a truthy and news-ish world become "not-so-much". First? Maybe... no - I'd likely choose to "build" a bunch custom instead. Like Rupert - salt the salt-mine. Both the Stewart and Colbert vehicles are becoming dated delivery templates. Players of influence with "history" on all sides is an asset. It's a "good-thing" for some. Deep-benches in deep trenches. Next "act"!

Yeah.......... "news". I stopped watching about the turn of the century. I hunt my own as do many others. A different flavor from every faucet? 57 channels.

"Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.", H. Ford.

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I haven't watched the network news in quite a while. I enjoy both Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert. Like you, I fish around for my news.

A good progressive source is the Rachel Maddow show. She will take on the Obama Administration just as she did the Bush Administration.