Millions around the world are gathering spontaneously in groups ranging into the thousands to mourn the near passing of Walter Cronkite.
The internet nearly creaked to a halt. Google was having trouble and nearly crashed, Twitter was so jammed that it nearly put the Iranian protests at risk . At&t text messaging went down due to sustained and unbelievably high use.
He was a giant , a gifted genius who's legacy will live on in the hearts of people around the world from China to Kathmandu when he passes.
or maybe not
I guess credibility is a matter of perspective
A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time
I know that you were speaking tongue-in-cheek (be careful, or you'll stretch that cheek permanently), but I think Walter Cronkite probably won't be mourned the same way that people all over the world are mourning for Jackson. While Cronkite was "a giant, a gifted genius who's legacay will live on", I doubt that anyone in China gives two hoots about him. But I imagine that a lot of Chinese give several hoots about Jackson.
Credibility certainly is a matter of perspective. But we're in the midst of this battle between substance and frivolity. Let history be our judge.
