One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:53 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_ ... cronkite_5

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:56 pm

The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:19 pm

jimk wrote:The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK

+1, a true iocn of my generation. Good night, Walter.

winston · Post by **winston** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:29 pm

What a loss! This news makes me very sad.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:30 pm

"And that's the way it is..."

Rest In Peace

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:32 pm

Wow, another great icon! Too bad he didn't make it a few more days until the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. I'll never forget hearing him reporting it...

RIP Mr. Cronkite...

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:42 pm

The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.

winston · Post by **winston** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:44 pm

kiramdear wrote:The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.

I would only add that he was the most trusted man of our generation...........trusted by people all over the world, because he told the truth.

windchimp · Post by **windchimp** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:52 pm

Cronkite was a staple in our household when I was growing up - like a member of the family.

RIP Uncle Walter...

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:57 pm

cjj wrote:Wow, another great icon! Too bad he didn't make it a few more days until the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. I'll never forget hearing him reporting it...

RIP Mr. Cronkite...

He was drenched in sweat, in tears, and nearly speechless. When the LEM hit the lunar soil, all that Walter could say was, "Man on a Moon". We all felt exactly the same ...

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:07 pm

He will be missed

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:23 pm

jimk wrote:The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK

And the end of an era, I'm afraid. A truly great man. RIP Walter Cronkite.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:26 pm

winston wrote:
kiramdear wrote:The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.
I would only add that he was the most trusted man of our generation...........trusted by people all over the world, because he told the truth.

That he did. He trusted the American people enough to tell them the truth and let them decide for themselves how they would think about it. Not like the posers we have today...... Thanks, DR....

W.C., D.B., C.H.; these types are long gone.

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:30 pm

Lyndon Johnson, after hearing Walter condemn the war in Vietnam: "If I have lost Walter Cronkite, I have lost the American people."

And I was just seven years old when I watched this broadcast in my school lunchroom:

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:05 am

He had a long, full life, and left his mark upon the world.

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