With the death of Walter Cronkite, liberals are writing about his wonder.  Yes, he was a national “treasure”.   But they omit some important facts.

Liberals are beautifying Cronkite as an objective journalist…a man who reported only the facts.  They are now comparing him to people like Rush Limbaugh, saying that Cronkite was objective while Limbaugh is not.

This is typical liberal spin.  Limbaugh is a commentator, not a news anchor.  Liberals castigate Limbaugh for offering opinion.  Yet, that is his job.  Cronkite was a news anchor.  His job was to present the news objectively.  Commentators are paid to present their opinions.  News anchors are supposed to just read the news without screening or commentary. 

Since the onset of national news organizations such as ABC, NBC, ABC, and the NY Times, there has been no such thing as objective news reporting.  This was especially true with Cronkite, who was given carte blanche as both anchor and managing editor.  The same was true for Dan Rather, his successor.  Yes, much of the time, they reported facts, but the process of selecting stories was hardly objective.  The elite media has filtered the news through the screen of the reporter/editor.  Generally, that screen has been leftist, as was the case with Cronkite.  Whether they knew it or not, the anchors have been giving us the news that they see fit to read.  Not the full picture and not the full truth.

Now the elite media is whining that the news is being watered down via the internet and via all the other forms of information that we can now receive.  It is about time!

The news is being opened up to Americans.  The Left is always talking about “inclusiveness”.  Well, now we have more inclusiveness than ever when it comes to information.  We can now get more than just a leftist perspective. 

Walter Cronkite was a mainstay of American news for many years. But he was a man who regulated what we got to see and hear.  He had a great voice. But he was one of those who contributed to the weakening of this country.  I don’t think he meant to do that…but he did.