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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (390620)9/10/2009 4:57:04 PM
From: Terry Maloney  Read Replies (2) of 436258
 
"Obama spoke and called for journalists to do a better job. Bill Clinton talked about Walter offering to take him sailing during the media feeding frenzy of the Lewinsky scandal. Katie Couric and Tom Browkaw, neither of whom should be considered qualified to carry Cronkite's lunch for him on an assignment, both paid tribute as did moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, professional curmudgeon Andy Rooney, CBS honcho Les Moonves, CBS News president Sean McManus, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart..."

Obama's speech is worth reading, imo, both as a tribute and as an analysis of the tawdry state of journalism today, but whatever else, do check out the video ... <s>

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