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"If I've lost Walter Cronkite, I've lost the country." - LBJ

TB — 10/31/2006 12:22:02 AM (archived)

Apparently he thought Cronkite had some influence on the situation. LBJ then dropped out of the presidential race.

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DoD opens media response website - TB - 10/29/2006 5:18:44 AM
- Politicizing the Pentagon - Robert - 10/29/2006 3:53:44 PM
  - It finally dawned on me. - Bowser - 10/30/2006 2:27:54 AM
  - re: Politicizing the Pentagon - TB - 10/29/2006 9:09:26 PM
  - MySpace for Rummies - Robert - 10/29/2006 5:31:53 PM
    - On the other hand - Robert - 10/29/2006 5:54:59 PM
      - re: On the other hand - TB - 10/29/2006 9:26:23 PM
        
        re: On the other hand - Robert - 10/30/2006 6:13:18 PM
        
        Links, please. - TB - 10/30/2006 6:28:53 PM
        
        Oh puhleeease! - Robert - 10/30/2006 8:03:54 PM
        
        The site was produced by people who want us to win. - TB - 10/30/2006 10:17:15 PM
        
        Could you be more specific? - Robert - 10/30/2006 11:06:35 PM
        
        Interesting... - TB - 10/30/2006 11:49:18 PM
        
        Quite the Freudian slip - azstrummer - 10/31/2006 12:06:45 AM
        
        "If I've lost Walter Cronkite, I've lost the country." - LBJ - TB - 10/31/2006 12:22:02 AM
        
        I think you're mistaking cause and effect. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 10/31/2006 1:03:57 AM
- The True Believers have always thought it all is just a PR problem. - Bowser - 10/29/2006 3:32:51 PM

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