Posted on 11/19/2004 6:52:21 AM PST by SmithPatterson
Cronkite sounds off on Iraq war at Fisher Island forum
By Ginelle G. Torres Miami Bureau
November 19, 2004
Veteran journalist Walter Cronkite said Thursday that the war in Iraq has divided the United States.
"The public's reaction to Vietnam is going to be peanuts when compared to Iraq if it's not settled soon," he said during a media forum on Fisher Island held to benefit the Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund. "The war is tearing us apart."
During hour-long remarks, Cronkite also spoke out on the presidential election, the national debt and the state of television journalism.
Cronkite, 88, who spent years as a foreign correspondent and covered World War II and the Nuremberg trials for United Press, said the outcome of the presidential election only added to a tense atmosphere in the nation.
"We have one party controlling the White House, House of Representatives and its subsidiaries," Cronkite said. "The nation's severely unbalanced."
The former anchorman said he was pleased with election coverage but noted the press was reluctant to point out fallacies in the candidates' arguments. He was also quick to criticize the Bush administration's tactics in dealing with the media.
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"The public's reaction to Vietnam is going to be peanuts when compared to Iraq if it's not settled soon"
Cronkite is outta his flippin mind.
Someone should shove a sock in that senile old bass turds mouth.
More whining from one-worlder Cronkite.
Never heard of Walter Crankcase, but he sure can spew some dumb crapola!
Cronkite's still alive?
Walter's looking to get his old job back.
Technically
Shouldn't this nasty old traitor be dying soon?
Cronkite was the same yutz who said Karl Rove called up Osama to have him make a video for election day
like anything this demented old schmuck says can be seen as credible
yikes
Globalist Grunt Cronkite would much rather we be controlled by the UN. "The war is tearing us apart" - no Walter, it's exposing pacifist un-american POS like you for what they are, separating the wheat from the chaff so to speak - and liberals have been found wanting.
"The war is tearing us apart."
If by "us" he means his socialist party, it does appear they are falling apart. But if he means the country, that's not happening.
Can't say it makes me sad.
He doesn't realize that he is no longer the most trusted man in america. I don't think he ever was.
Maybe old commies like him and Castro don't die,...sometimes they don't fade away either.
"We have one party controlling the White House, House of Representatives and its subsidiaries," Cronkite said. "The nation's severely unbalanced."
I guess Rip Van Cronkite slept through the seventy years control of the WH, Congress, media and academia by the Democrats.
Cronkite is a deeply stupid old man.
you're so right. the disintegration of the Dumbrat (socialist) Party is happening so fast and furious now. Ain't life great?
I wish this sucker would have the good grace to fade away, or simply just to STFU. I'm already looking forward to urinating on his grave.
Unbalanced? It's called elections and the will of the people you moron!
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