tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post4679656165245784428..comments2024-03-28T11:04:39.145-04:00Comments on Proof Positive: News Veteran Mike Wallace - R I PMike aka Proofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-11663827604563818782012-04-10T11:32:34.294-04:002012-04-10T11:32:34.294-04:00I was never a big fan either. As Dave said, news s...I was never a big fan either. As Dave said, news started the slide with Uncle Walt and never got better. Still, his death is a loss to his family, and we should acknowledge that.Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-68647215010966234822012-04-10T03:00:51.087-04:002012-04-10T03:00:51.087-04:00Never liked the guy as a reporter. To outwardly li...Never liked the guy as a reporter. To outwardly liberal for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-41487239227996229092012-04-09T08:21:45.686-04:002012-04-09T08:21:45.686-04:00Mike Wallace spanned an era between the dawn of TV...Mike Wallace spanned an era between the dawn of TV news and today's incessant, politically colored 24/7 yammering. Not quite a Walter Cronkite or Edward R. Munrow, he could be legitimately criticized for his political ideology, but he remained essentially honest.<br /><br />But we can trace today's penchant for "gotcha" journalism directly through Wallace - imitation is not only flattery, but requires exaggeration.<br /><br />Perhaps, the best accolade is that Wallace is infinitely preferable to today's crop of Limbaugh, Beck, Maddow and Olbermann.Davehttp://hindisms.orgnoreply@blogger.com