1 i didn't see it so i shouldn't really comment but from the supplied context I would assume that the standing up was for Peter Jennings, not the other two. That said, I didn't think that any major portion of the blogosphere had a beef with Jennings unless I missed that .

2 That's the sneaky part, though: it was a tribute to all three, with the excuse for it being Jennings' death. And the whole thing was predicated on what a lovely job the three of them have done over the years, providing us with the news. Remember: I'm just as passionate about Walter Cronkite. I wouldn't have stood up for him, either. I see his visceral appeal, but I think he did this country a lot of harm.

3 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks "Uncle Walter" was an evil manipulator of the "news" who used his reasssuring, "grandfatherly" image to foist cleverly disguised liberal propaganda, presented as objective "news reporting", on the American people for a generation! As soon as I saw Rather and Brokaw take the stage the other night, I went straight for the "mute" button until they were done. I wasn't interested in any more of their liberal tripe! Did you see/hear Rather's tearful lamenting at a speaking engagement the next day about the state of the news media today and how an atmosphere of "fear" hangs over newsrooms now? He can't handle the fact that the "Big 3" networks no longer control the flow of news to the consuming public or that the MSM, for the first time, are being fact-checked and held accountable for their lies and distortions! I, for one, don't miss those 3 "anchors" one bit! Long live cable news AND the blogosphere!

4 Did u see Rather blubbering about how the Katrina coverage was a high point of journalism? You're giving away the game, Dan! It was a LOW point, but it pushed a liberal canard, that America is a racist country, so Dan weeps. You can't make this stuff up!

5 I heard about it. It's hard to escape the impression that he's gone 100% delusional. I'm almost starting to feel sorry for him.

6 I turned it off after Blythe Danner's "Let's get the heck outta there" Iraq comment. STFU, Apple's Granny.

7 Maybe you should have kept the TV on: when Patricia Arquette won her Emmy, she remarked that her prayer for our soldiers was "when they come home, that they come home safe and sound." It sounded to me like a gentle rebuke.

8 Really? I bet they revoke her SAG card.