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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #1 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 9:06pm <sigh> Now THERE was an intelligent, trustworthy newsman. Possibly the last one. But, at least he is not suffering anymore, as he has been in poor health for some time. He will be missed. R.I.P. Chuck
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Iddy CH.com Alumnus Offline Smile Posts: 486 Toronto,Canada Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #3 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 9:23pm RIP Walter, see you on the other side. Can't help but think of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam. "The weather in Siagon today is going to be hot and shitty"
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stevegeebe CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1687 Mandeville, LA Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #4 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 10:04pm I hope he wrote an opinion of the media of today on a little note somewhere.... signing of with, "and that's the way it is". I wonder what he would say? How about that Moon Walter? Steve G
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #5 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 10:15pm Aw rats. I grew up with Walter too. Irreplaceable... I'll never forget my grandmother who didn't have the best hearing calling him "Walter Klondike." Charlie
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #6 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 10:19pm I'm glad he's resting in peace and is no longer in pain.
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Carl D CH.com Hall of Famer Offline 25+ years CH Veteran Posts: 640 \|St. Louis\|MO, USA Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #7 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 11:22pm I knew it wouldn't be long. He's been gravely ill for awhile now. R.I.P.
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BMoneeTheMoneeMan CH.com Alumnus Offline In remembrance of KingCazman. RIP Posts: 2674 Portland, OR	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #8 - Jul 18^th, 2009 at 12:50am He has definately been old for a long time. What a life he had. A Pioneer.
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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #9 - Jul 18^th, 2009 at 7:09am "The most trusted voice in America." And that's the way it was.. RIP Walter.
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Kirk CH.com Alumnus Offline VINIMUS, VIDIMUS, DOLAVIMUS Posts: 2393 Harts Lake, WA Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #10 - Jul 18^th, 2009 at 7:39pm *I remember when he came and reported on a few dust ups in Viet Nam. I never believed in him again. I've enjoyed his stories over the years though.*
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Re: RIP Walter Cronkite
Reply #11 - Jul 18^th, 2009 at 8:16pm

Kirk wrote on Jul 18^th, 2009 at 7:39pm:

I remember when he came and reported on a few dust ups in Viet Nam. I never believed in him again. I've enjoyed his stories over the years though.

Smiley

He was an expert showman who knew how to keep up the ratings, pure accuracy was for amateurs. You had to tell the story the way people wanted to hear it. Probably the original mainstream media guy to go that direction.

I held him in high regard because he had enough self control to avoid reporting on things like the personal problems/issues of politicians - as long as it no impact on their job.

Marc

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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #12 - Jul 18^th, 2009 at 9:25pm I remember several stories he covered... after the fact...I watched him break-up in reporting JKF being shot. Fake? maybe, but I don't think so. what are "dust-ups" ?
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #13 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 6:38pm I think the emotional responses that we saw were real, that's not what I was saying. A "dust up" is a fight. The term is generally used by us old guys for a minor fight, which we mean to minimize. I read Kirk's comment as an understatement of the actual intensity of that particular action he saw in Nam.
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Re: RIP Walter Cronkite
Reply #14 - Jul 20^th, 2009 at 9:15am

Linda: sometime when we have an hour I'll try to explain it to you. Cronkite at that time just came and didn't understand what he saw, then asked questions that had nothing to do with what he saw. Couldn't figure out why our answers weren't what he expected. Then went and reported it as something else that happened.
It wasn't till years later that I understood what his problem was. Doesn't make much difference. At the time, the killing in front of us was pretty much the same as the killing behind us. Its always been that way.

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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: RIP Walter Cronkite Reply #15 - Jul 20^th, 2009 at 9:46pm You had to be there. Politics was different. What I forgot was that this was done in 1965, I believe. It took a decade. Actually, it didn't change hawks minds, of which I was one. We could have used him on 9/11. You would have hated Edward R. Murrow, Marc. Charlie
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