Has Obama's Cronkite Moment Arrived?

When Walter Cronkite went on the air February 27, 1968 and editorialized that the Vietnam War was lost, President Nixon lost the support of the American public to continue the war.

And it has often been said that when Richard Nixon lost Walter Cronkite, he lost the war.

YouTube link to Cronkite's editorial.

Now we have Warren Buffet refuting Obama's policy towards revitalizing the Economy and reporters questioning their openness with the press.

Helen Thomas pushed back hard on Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, telling him "the point is the control from here. We have never had that in the White House. And we have had some control but not this control. I mean I'm amazed, I'm amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency and you have controlled." Thomas also went on the say “Nixon didn’t try to do that..., they couldn’t control (the media). They didn’t try."

YouTube link to Thomas blasting Gibbs.

Does Buffet's refute mean Obama will lose public confidence in that he can fix the economy? According to some recent polls, he may already have.

Does Losing Helen Thomas, one the most partisan liberal reports today, mean he has lost the backing of the press?

People in the Obama Administration keep using the phrase "the moment is now." Biden used it today when landing in Iraq regarding American troops drawing down.

Is the moment now, because they know support is waning for their policies? Are they afraid that if more time passes, more support will be lost?

According to historical precedent it is.



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