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Morley Safer, CBS news legend, dies at 84
CNN ^ | 5/19/2016 | Brian Stelter

Posted on 05/19/2016 9:17:13 AM PDT by Borges

Morley Safer, an intrepid storyteller and interviewer whose name became synonymous with the news magazine "60 Minutes," has died. He was 84. Safer was the longest-serving correspondent in "60 Minutes" history. He joined the CBS program in 1970, just two years after it launched, and worked there ever since, contributing 919 reports over the years. He filed his last report in March.

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1 posted on 05/19/2016 9:17:13 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Kind of figured after they announced his retirement that it wouldn’t be long.


2 posted on 05/19/2016 9:18:14 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Borges

Yet another dishonest piece of crap from the days when the lying bastards in Big Media had a monopoly on disseminating information.


3 posted on 05/19/2016 9:18:44 AM PDT by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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To: Borges

meh


4 posted on 05/19/2016 9:19:01 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Borges

“In 1965, he opened the CBS News bureau in Saigon. That year he followed a group of United States Marines to the village of Cam Ne, for what was described as a “search and destroy” mission. When the Marines arrived, they gave orders in English to the inhabitants to evacuate the village. When the homes were cleared, the Marines burned their thatched roofs with flamethrowers and Zippo lighters. Safer’s report on this event was broadcast on CBS News on August 5, 1965, and was among the first reports to paint a bleak picture of the Vietnam War. “


5 posted on 05/19/2016 9:19:39 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

One of the local conservative talk radio show persons I listen to, Jim Vicevich, has someone who does voice inpersionations of famous people. Mr. Safer’s was one of them.


6 posted on 05/19/2016 9:20:33 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Borges

“I was not able to attend the funeral, but will send a nice note saying I approved of it.”
Mark Twain


7 posted on 05/19/2016 9:22:02 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Borges

Morley Safer: Founding Member of the Enemedia.


8 posted on 05/19/2016 9:22:42 AM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: Borges

RIP


9 posted on 05/19/2016 9:23:06 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Borges
an intrepid storyteller

Trouble is he pretended to be a reporter.

ML/NJ

10 posted on 05/19/2016 9:23:11 AM PDT by ml/nj (av)
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To: dfwgator

Wasn’t the “tribute” this week on 60 Minutes?

They must have known he was dying.


11 posted on 05/19/2016 9:24:07 AM PDT by hoosiermama (W1237 in Under budget. Ahead of schedule! Go TRUMP GO)
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To: Borges

I wonder what kind of chains this Morley forged in life that he will carry forever.


12 posted on 05/19/2016 9:26:54 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (LanceyHoward would AGREE)
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To: Borges

I have not watched 60 Minutes since Bush 41 was in the White House.

I had presumed Morley Safer had died long ago.


13 posted on 05/19/2016 9:29:27 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Borges

How sad-—he was way too young.

(I’m 83)

:-)

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14 posted on 05/19/2016 9:31:53 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Borges

That’s got to be one of the shortest retirements on record, he just announced his retirement this week.


15 posted on 05/19/2016 9:32:04 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: tumblindice

May Morly Safer’s homecoming in hell be especially warm.


16 posted on 05/19/2016 9:32:16 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Borges

Good one more Propagandist dead.


17 posted on 05/19/2016 9:33:19 AM PDT by heights
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To: Snickering Hound

I suspect he knew the end was near, which was why he “retired.”


18 posted on 05/19/2016 9:34:08 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Mears

For Pete’s sake, don’t retire. It’s a death sentence


19 posted on 05/19/2016 9:34:12 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: AppyPappy

Yep, I remember Bear Bryant’s retirement was pretty short.


20 posted on 05/19/2016 9:34:49 AM PDT by dfwgator
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