Walter Cronkite has passed away

[CubanMustGo]

Walter Cronkite, the face of CBS network news for decades, has passed away today at the age of 92. Rest in peace.

"And that's the way it is, Friday, July 17th, 2009."

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sho...nkite.obit.cnn

[Strike]

Rip.

[Mark in Austin]

wow. RIP.

[Cry Havoc]

Sleep well, SRS man!

[word]

Hookem' Walter...

[JoeChalupa]

He was the man I was watching during the Apollo 11 mission.

RIP.

[samikeyp]

RIP to a legend.

[Frenzy]

If I was getting some horrible news I would want him telling me.

[Das Texan]

And thats the way it is: July 17, 2009

[Vinnie_Johnson]

RIP Walt you will be missed.

[Marcus Bryant]

I'm glad we no longer live in a world in which some old sanctimonious sucker is looked to by the stupified masses to tell them how they should view things.

[Taco]

R.I.P. Mr Cronkite

[Trainwreck2100]

So sad he had to seethe program he built tarnished by that hack Katy Couric

[Jekka]

He went to my middle school in Houston back in the 1920s, and he came to speak to us when I was in the eighth grade - still an impressive speaker back then, one of the best voices ever.

[EricB]

I'm glad we no longer live in a world in which some old sanctimonious sucker is looked to by the stupified masses to tell them how they should view things.

ha, if only that were true.

[EricB]

so sad he had to seethe program he built tarnished by cbs

fify

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm glad we no longer live in a world in which some old sanctimonious sucker is looked to by the stupified masses to tell them how they should view things.

I wasn't aware every politician had died

[spurster]

I'm glad we no longer live in a world in which some old sanctimonious sucker is looked to by the stupified masses to tell them how they should view things.

You talking about Rush?

[EricB]

You talking about Rush?

One reported on the news, one comments.

Two big differences.

[Spurminator]

Arguable.

[Marcus Bryant]

You talking about Rush?

All of them, including the grand sucking New York Times editorial staff, Fox News, and the muff diving network of Lesbos that is MSNBC.

[Marcus Bryant]

your wit is amazing.

[Findog]

I'm glad we no longer live in a world in which some old sanctimonious sucker is looked to by the stupified masses to tell them how they should view things.

You're a very sad person.

[Findog]

All of them, including the grand sucking New York Times editorial staff, Fox News, and the muff diving network of Lesbos that is MSNBC.

Wingnut Teabagger alert.

[Marcus Bryant]

You're a very sad person.

At least I'm not a Mavs fan.