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POPSPresident Obama Had Better Learn That Being Allergic To The Word “Victory” Has Serious Consequences
Since American soldiers are doing the vast majority of the dirty work, their per-capita death rate is still 1-1/2 to two times that of their counterparts in Iraq.) President Obama had better learn that being allergic to the word “victory” has serious consequences " and quickly. __________________________________________ Joseph Curl at the Washington Times recites some of the “distractions” that are apparently keeping Obama from paying proper attention to Afghanistan and carrying out his primary role as Commander in Chief: In the past month, the president has found the time to play golf " four times. He’s had links legend Arnold Palmer and other top golfers over to the White House. He’s shot some hoops with friends and yukked it up with hockey’s Pittsburgh Penguins. He’s celebrated Ramadan at the White House, eulogized newsman Walter Cronkite in New York City, attended several fundraisers (including Thursday afternoon’s luncheon), appeared on David Letterman's . . .
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POPSWalter Cronkite Memorial: Presidents Obama & Clinton Speak More: … We also remember and celebrate the journalism that Walter practiced — a standard of honesty and integrity and responsibility to which so many of you have committed your careers. It’s a standard that’s a little bit harder to find today. We know that this is a difficult time for journalism. Even as appetites for news and information grow, newsrooms are closing. Despite the big stories of our era, serious journalists find themselves all too often without a beat. Just as the news cycle has shrunk, so has the bottom line. And too often, we fill that void with instant commentary and celebrity gossip and the softer stories that Walter disdained, rather than the hard news and investigative journalism he championed. “What happened today?” is replaced with “Who won today?” The public debate cheapens. The public trust falters.
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POPSStewart the most trusted newsman on TV This shows a lot about the intelligence of those who voted in the poll, as well as distrust towards MSM as a whole. Voters should have been asked if they actually knew the difference between a comedian and newscaster?
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POPSJon Stewart: America's Most Trusted Newsman in Time Poll As Cronkite said, "And that's the way it is". The implications on the MSM are enormous. The poll is called unscientific, but yet the Time article link reveals results for every state. Couric should find another career. The MSM always seem to walk lockstep on the subject of war, usually in support, ever since Cronkite opposed Viet Nam. It is clear they have played a major role in propaganda.
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POPSSome beautiful tributes re Walter Cronkite i clipped a few of the quotes from other celebs/news reporters that i thought were so incredibily heartfelt about Walter Cronkite, and his passing. Must be amazing to have that much influence over so many people...
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POPSWalter Cronkite Died Today ~ R.I.P. Journalism Luminaries Salute Walter Cronkite The following statements were made by recipients of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism for a tribute video that was made in 2005. Bernard Shaw Former CNN News anchor and 1994 Cronkite Award Recipient “By his hand, by his heart, by his mind, Walter Cronkite has infected journalists and journalism for generations to come. As a reporter, as an anchor, excellence is his only standard. He can’t help it. He’s genetic that way. Walter shared his learning of how to be a journalist. He shared it universally. He shared it individually. He shared it with me.” Bill Moyers PBS Journalist and 1995 Cronkite Award Recipient “You were always fair; you were always helpful; you were always a man of integrity. I learned more being at your side when I was at CBS than I have ever learned anywhere else I’ve been as a journalist. ... You will always be, in my book, the very best.”
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POPSA real icon of a news man! I grew up watching Walter Cronkite on CBS as a child. He didn't use props, bells and whistles, or hot models to tell the news.
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POPSJohn Ziegler Arrest at Couric Award Ceremony for Palin Interview John went to USC to witness and ask questions about Katie Couric getting the Walter Cronkite journalism award for her interview of Sarah Palin. He intended to also give away copies of his film but was literally prevented from doing so. He did not go there hoping for or expecting any sort of confrontation, especially with law enforcement. He was simply shocked and horrified by what happened there, as should every freedom loving American. He did absolutely nothing wrong and was handcuffed, detained and literally abused by law enforcement at the event. The video speaks for itself, John will have plenty to say about this very disturbing episode. youtube video (7:58)
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POPSFor Environmentalists, Nature Has Become Their GOD
This environmental fatigue doesn’t suggest a belief in man-made global warming, or even that Earth’s current temperature is alarming. Personally, I think most global warmists are misguided cultists eager to swallow the religion of environmentalism. Jonestown, here we come. To all the various people and agencies who’re trying to force their faith down my throat, do something significant or shut up. I am not even railing about the hypocrisy of the wealthy celebrity warmists whose lifestyle makes a daily carbon footprint as large as one of China’s coal-fired plants. I’m not going to tsk-tsk about the well-off residents of Martha’s Vineyard like Walter Cronkite or the Robert F. Kennedy, JR, who have rejected a wind farm in Nantucket bay because it will spoil their view. I could care less that Al Gore has made a bigger mess of the environment with his nine concerts than years of single toilet paper use by the entire population could compensate for.
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POPSEscalating the War in Afghanistan
It's just too much of a clusterfuck for me to bear--Thanks Mr. New Prez... "No less than in Vietnam several decades ago, the prospects for a military victory in Afghanistan are extremely slim. Far more likely is a protracted version of what CBS anchor Walter Cronkite famously called 'a bloody stalemate' in February 1968. But, in 2008, more important than whether the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan can bring 'victory' is the question of whether it should continue. "Right now, the basic ingredients of further Afghan disasters are in place -- including, pivotally, a dire lack of wide-ranging debate over Washington's options. In an atmosphere reminiscent of 1965, when almost all of the esteemed public voices concurred with the decision by newly elected President Lyndon Johnson to deploy more troops to Vietnam, the tenet that the United States must send additional troops to Afghanistan is axiomatic in U.S. news media, on Capitol Hill and -- as far as can be discerned -- at the top of the
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POPSThe night we waved goodbye to America... I thought some of the hero worship would die down a little after the election. These two are being molded, shaped, characterized much like the mythical Camelot of the JFK years....only times 10! During those years we only had the likes of Walter Cronkite to give us the news we needed to know; now, well I can see why the Democrats are avid about the "Fairness Doctrine". FTA: "And now the US, like Britain before it, has begun the long slow descent into the Third World. How sad. "
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POPSTop 25 Censored stories of 2008 "Project censored is one of the organizations that we should listen to, to be assured that our newspapers and our broadcast outlets are practicing thorough and ethical journalism." — Walter Cronkite last three: # # 23 Feinstein’s Conflict of Interest in Iraq # # 24 Media Misquotes Threat From Iran’s President # # 25 Who Will Profit from Native Energy?
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POPSCouric, CBS Anchorwoman: "Iraq A Mistake" The problem with Couric? - I’d feel totally comfortable saying any of that at some point, IF REQUIRED, on television. If you aren't going to work to put the brakes on this,......who will? Newsanchors = Teleprompter readers Bring back Walter Cronkite!
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