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Cronkite, Apollo 11 and Chappaquiddick

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(July 20) -- Walter Cronkite and the moon landing have been inextricably linked since this day in 1969. The Eagle's arrival on the lunar surface was made all the more memorable by the normally unflappable anchorman's utterly human reaction on live TV.
"Oh boy. Whew. Boy!" he exclaimed, removing his glasses and rubbing his hands together with glee.
As he did so often, "Uncle Walter" was speaking for millions of Americans.
New of his death broke Friday night and tributes continue to pour in, including this from our own Walter -- Politics Daily's Walter Shapiro.
Perhaps the best way to appreciate Cronkite's legacy is to watch him at work and listen to his own words. CBS has the highlights in this video.
On this 40th anniversary of the moon landing, former NASA administrator Michael Griffin is adding his voice to those urging America to reach farther into space. But in an op-ed for The New York Times, "The Right Stuff" author Tom Wolfe wonders whether Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon turned out to be "One Giant Leap to Nowhere."
Another 40th anniversary passed over the weekend with little media attention. Mary Jo Kopechne drowned when Sen. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a Massachusetts bridge. John Gizzi at Human Events examines lingering questions about Chappaquiddick.
Somehow, the inimitable "Uncle Jay" pulls all these threads together as he explains the news for us in this YouTube video.
The Daily Palin
Was the stress so bad that Sarah Palin's hair really started falling out? That was the word in The New York Times last week. But only her hairdresser knows for sure -- and now she's tweeting up a storm. Jessica Steele at the Beehive salon in Wasilla is declaring via Twitter that she never said such a thing to the Times.
Palin herself announced on Twitter yesterday that the family is packing up this week as she prepares to step down early as governor of Alaska. Here's her dispatch: "Todd & I r packing JNU house today; looking thru Piper's kindergarten schoolwork here reminds how quickly X flies; she enters 3rd grd in fall."
Tweeting aside, her speeches may seem a bit disjointed at times -- but True/Slant's Vickie Karp reports Palin's words sound like poetry to some.
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kevinstans

08:40 PMJul 21 2009

Proof the moon landing was fake, www.tinyurl.com/moon-fake

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DWS80130

08:01 PMJul 21 2009

40 YEARS LATER AND TED KENNEDY IS STILL A LAIR AND A MURDERER.WHY IS THIS MAN A SENATOR. NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL.

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Jbeani22

07:39 PMJul 20 2009

Walter Cronkite at the height of the war in South Africa to abolish white rule came on the air to proclaim "the unthinkable has happened a white man has been killed" That's uncle walter.

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JamesJr218

06:59 PMJul 20 2009

Every article is an Editors Pick

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DavidoffM

06:41 PMJul 20 2009

<<<<<<<<<Misses Howard K Smith, Harry Reasoner and William F Buckley.

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Nin546

06:36 PMJul 20 2009

Will we ever again hear the calm, reassuring voice of a Walter Cronkite? Sir, you are and have been greatly missed.

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DavidoffM

06:33 PMJul 20 2009

Mary jo gave her life to save this country from a Pres. Teddy. She was a patriot

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WinFL55

06:25 PMJul 20 2009

Rovarose 05:51 PMJul 20 2009 Ted Kennedy was not in the car with Kopeckni when it went off the brigdge. Politicians generally are liars, but Ted went over the top when he donned a neck brace and went on TV to claim he had repeated dived into the water to save her.-------------------------------------------------------------------- ------You were there?? According to him, and others, he took the keys from his driver, as he had a suspended license at the time, so his driver wouldn't have to leave the party, and drove the car. I think he was intoxicated and waited till morning so any test would show low alcohol. He received 2 mos. jail time, but never had to serve it. Read the facts. But if you were there, you should have testified, and you must have been to know he wasn't in the car.

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Grcmid

06:22 PMJul 20 2009

Cronkite was a Marxist all the way..................., Ted Kennedy should have been sent away for life, and Apollo 11 was wonderful to watch live on TV. :)

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Lbj033

06:18 PMJul 20 2009

THE WHOLE KENNEDY FAMILY IS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF CON MEN,THIEVES,MURDERS AND CHEATS STARTING WITH JOE THE CON MAN AND THIEF------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------

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