Roundups of Cronkite-death reactions are bound to include the President’s personal memories, and Dan Abrams trashing personal memories. Also, Shaq’s sword, Clooney’s sad, Jeff Jarvis is so over this, Sarah Palin’s rainbows, and Kelly Bundy has something to say. Because Important People Deaths carry more weight than ol’ lowercase regular people deaths, they can either elicit well-considered, clear-minded objectivity, or they can inspire transparent glibness, insipid tributes, and reactionary nonsense
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How Did The President, Famous People, New Media React To Cronkite’s Death?
