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Walter Cronkite 1916-2009
Rachel’s planned show was set aside to look at the legacy of Walter Cronkite, who died Friday evening at the age of 92.
As good as Rachel Maddow is at delivering intellectual smackdowns, it’s easy to forget another, all-too-rare skill that she has: knowing when to just let someone talk.
Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw helped put Cronkite’s incredible career in perspective.
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Ali Davis should read Withers story on Cronkite.
Withers reveals that Cronkite knew that the story was not about HIM.
Davis mascarading as Rachel (Davis communicates as if the two are interchangeable) confuses the real issue ….assuming that this column is about issues (besides Ali Davis’ issues).
Because the last time I commented on this columnist…I was asked to prove my statements with facts and a bibliography to prove what I said was fact (somethying I have never seen the author of this column do); I have decided to produce this statement direct from the Withers column.
“There were no Glenn Beck histrionics, all Cronkite did was remove his glasses and pause for a few beats, but Rooney’s statement added up because Cronkite learned when he was a cub reporter the tale wasn’t about him.”
I rest my case!
Bruce, if you’ll click on the video segments, you’ll see that there is a woman in them who does not look like the picture at the top of this column.
She is a real person named Rachel Maddow.
She has a news and commentary show, The Rachel Maddow Show.
365Gay hired me, an entirely different person, to do daily recaps of her show.
I do not communicate as if we are interchangeable; you’ll note, for example, that today’s column is written in the third person tense. That’s because I am not Rachel Maddow.
I agree that Cronkite was a remarkable news man and the story was about him. That’s why I praised Ms. Maddow – still an entirely different person – for mostly keeping quiet and letting her guests talk.
If you are a fan of Cronkite, I recommend the clips. You’ll hear good firsthand accounts from people who knew and admired him.
Thanks as always for checking in.
Ali… so lets get this straight… your column commemts on comments.
365…. believes that The Racheal Maddow show is in itself news?
So it’s a about reporting on the reporting.
Does this sound like jounalism?
I fully agree that my column is not hard news. It appears in the “Entertainment” section.
I believe that Rachel Maddow is news because she is a very visible out lesbian who, in addition to being damn good at her job, has achieved an amazing crossover appeal. For example, I first heard about her show from my straight parents.
There are plenty of 365Gay readers who don’t like this column. Your best bet in ridding the world of it is to deny me the page hits by not clicking on it.
Or you may decide that, like a friendly fungus, it grows on you.
Best wishes either way.
Ali…. I believe that as a community we gay, lezbian, etal…..must continue to strive at our chosen professions at a level above and beyond what would be deemed excellent performance by our straight counterparts.
As a result I would like to see 365 step up it’s format so that it has news and intelligent commentary ( original thought) by it’s reporters, journalists and editorialists!
Yeah,
What the hell is up with all the attacks recently on the contributing writers?
Folks are reacting as if they site isn’t tailored specifically to what a particular reader wants to read about they attack.
It’s just like TV. If you don’t like the show don’t watch it so…
If you don’t like the article don’t read it!
Keep up the good work Ali, I enjoy hearing about the show as I just don’t have the time to catch it. Besides ratings for Rachael’s show are going up and the ratings for faux news are going down.
Jessica…. comment sections are for comments…if they don’t want comments then don’t place a comments section to the column.
Jessica… the right to comment is why we fight wars…how dare you try and strip away a basic right because you don’t like the opinion or comment.
JessicaK… shame on you!!
Bruce, what Jessica K is basically trying to say is…
“STOP BEATING A DEAD HORSE.”
And she never told you to shut up, not once. She only commented about the nature of your comments. She’s commenting that you’re wasting your time by BEATING A DEAD HORSE. If you don’t like this column even if it were already explained to you why it is so by the contributing writer herself, then use your common sense to tune in to another website or column or article or whatever floats your boat.
Those are my comments on your comments.
I am grateful for Ali’s commentary. Though I adore Rachel I am not often able to catch her show. Ali’s comments can often lead me to stories or points of view that are useful when I write my column. That’s right, sometimes I write an editorial piece that is an opinion that I develop from hearing someone else’s opinion of someone else’s opinion!
Jessica K., thanks much for the kind words. I’m glad you’re enjoying the column.
Island Boy, thanks for the common sense.
And Rick, I think you just made the space-time continuum loop around on itself.
Rachel Maddow has that rare quality that few interviewers/talk show hosts possess now days…the ability to listen. Plus she’s intelligent, articulate, humorous, compassionate and beautiful.