Walter Cronkite the other day completed his transformation from former respected newsman to left wing nut with his appearance on Larry King Live (emphasis added),
CRONKITE: What we just heard. So now the question is basically right now, how will this affect the election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. In fact, I’m a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, he probably set up bin Laden to this thing. The advantage to the Republican side is to get rid of, as a principal subject of the campaigns right now, get rid of the whole problem of the al Qaqaa explosive dump. Right now, that, the last couple of days, has, I think, upset the Republican campaign.
Since the original just conveniently died, Cronkite seems intent on becoming the new Pierre Salinger.
Source:
Bin Laden Releases New Videotape. Larry King Live, October 29, 2004.