); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:48:51 -0500, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>); SAEximRunCond expanded to false >Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY > >Yes, this is way off topic, unless you consider the passage of time. > >While I do admire Cronkite, the only true reporting was done by >Edward R. Murrow, cigarette and all. That's before color TV. Cronkite was simply better at lying that the rest of 'em. That was driven home to me during the Three Mile Island thing. I was working at the Island at the time. I'd go home, turn on the TV and even recognize the TMI that he was talking about. Being involved in a national media event really opens one's eyes to the degree of fabrication involved. >Those were the days when nobody could buy a newscaster, let alone a >major politician. Huey P. Long. Tammany Hall. Ward healers. The Battle of Athens (TN). The various Chicago newspaper "print for hire" scandals. Ahem. Those rose glasses might be a l'il too pink :-) John -- John De Armond See my website for my current email address http://www.neon-john.com http://www.johndearmond.com <-- best little blog on the net! Tellico Plains, Occupied TN Remember, amateurs made the Ark, professionals made the Titanic. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
