[kenberg]

pilowsky, on 2022-October-23, 14:58, said:

Was he related to Walter?
And does that explain why so many people think that it is what it is? Because, in the end "that's the way it is".

Yeah, I changed it to Walter, thanks.
Maybe this illustrates the problem. Of course I knew it was Walter, I can't explain "Charles"
And that's the way it is.

[pilowsky]

kenberg, on 2022-October-23, 15:07, said:

Yeah, I changed it to Walter, thanks.
Maybe this illustrates the problem. Of course I knew it was Walter, I can't explain "Charles"
And that's the way it is.

I just discovered that he had a colleague - Charles Kuralt - which is somewhat slightly assonant, so maybe that explains the curious case of Kuralt and Cronkite?

[Chas_P1]

kenberg, on 2022-October-23, 12:59, said:

Short version: I never thought of Walter Cronkite as "the most trusted man in America"

Maybe not. But I'll never forget https://www.youtube....rts/Ti3Mpv4fwt4

[Winstonm]

This is the time of year
when beer is replaced by eggnog
the time when presents underneath
the tree are shaken, not stirred

[shyams]

Since this thread has been unexpectedly dormant for a long time, here is a piece of news:

The US courts have granted civil and criminal immunity to all members of the Sackler family from future lawsuits related to Oxycontin. Sadly, the socialist Courts extorted almost $6 bn of restitution costs from the Sacklers.

I almost feel sorry for the poor things; they will suffer when they lose around 40% of their entire wealth!!!!

[Gilithin]

A $6 billion pay-out to rake in over $10 billion in profits seems like a good deal. Destroying millions of lives in the process is just business.