Posted on 03/21/2003 7:01:28 AM PST by clintonbaiter
How do you get the title of "the most trusted man in America"? Apparently you do it by deceiving most Americans.
Walter Cronkite, who used to anchor the CBS Evening News, managed to hide his true colors for years; but like most things, everything comes out in the wash.
Mr. Cronkite spent 60 years in "journalism," of which 31 years were spent at CBS. He left his job at CBS in 1981. During the mid 1970's, he was voted among the top ten "most influential decision-makers in America," by U.S. News and World Report. It was a time before cable news, and it was a time when "journalists" could report a story, make a comment, and not be challenged. It was a time when we all thought news was news.
We trusted Walter Cronkite because he read the news and seemed nice.
How could a kindly senior, who smiled and pronounced each syllable of each word, be anything but an American patriot who was devoted to his country and its people?
Well, obviously you really can't tell a book by its cover. And when you start reading Walter Cronkites comments on contemporary events, you begin to view the real Mr. Cronkite -- someone who is anything but an admirable American patriot.
For example, when it comes to America being at fault for being attacked on September 11, 2001, Walter has had some interesting observations, saying: "I think very definitely that foreign policy could have caused what has happened.... It certainly should be apparent now -- it should be, for goodness sakes understood now, but it is not -- that the problem is this great division between the rich and the poor in the world. We represent the rich....Most of these other nations of Africa, Asia and South America and Central America are very, very poor....This is a revolution in effect around the world. A revolution is in place today. We are suffering from a revolution of the poor and have-nots against the rich and haves and that's us."
By the way, in private life, Walter Cronkite is a multi-millionaire who most enjoys sailing his luxurious sailing yatch on the waters of Nantucket Sound, complete with a captain and crew to steer the ship and keep Walter comfortable. Mr. Cronkite is not known to have made any significant contributions of his millions to improve the lot of the Third World.
Moving on, when it comes to America defending itself against tyrants with weapons of mass destruction, here's what Walter Cronkite has to say: "I'm very disappointed that we've come to this point." As for having confidence in America's military and America's ability to overwhelm an enemy, the former CBS anchor just recently commented: "The military is always more confident than circumstances show they should be."
Of course, when it comes to American national security and deeming the safety and security of America and its citizens as paramount, Mr. Cronkite finds that American nationalism can be summarized as following: "The arrogance of our spokespeople, even the president himself, has been exceptional."
Naturally, for someone who learned to dislike America during the Vietnam era, every conflict America is involved in -- even ones that ensue from the need to protect the American civilian population from devastating attacks -- is nothing more than another quagmire. According to Walter Cronkite, "We are going to be in such a fix when this war [against Sadam] is over, or before this war is over.. our grandchildren's grandchildren are going to be paying for this war."
Who cares if several hundred thousand American lives are saved in the interim (or perhaps millions of lives if the nuclear designs of terrorists are squelched)? If taxes go up, how are Walter Cronkite's grandchildren going to be able to afford their own yatchs?
If America keeps trying to maintain its standing in the world and heaven forbid makes the determination to confront terrorism and evil in the world, Wally is very pessimistic: "I look at our future as, I'm sorry, being very, very dark."
So what is Walter Cronkite really about? Well, Wally prides himself for his liberalism and his concern for the environment. However, it's clear that he and his ilk -- righteous millionaires who like to tell others what they must sacrifice and what they must think -- have a bit of difficulty when their own lifestyle may be affected................
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liberals for the poor alert
He's about as dumb as a rock since he probably believes all the media-generated hype about him.
I find the time frame fascinating.
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