Though the media is drooling over this man, Kronkite was nothing more than a liberal elitist who helped pave the way for today's liberal bias in news media. During Vietnam, Kronkite was on the side of the ant-war left. He lied about the Tet Offensive, claiming it a loss for America, when it fact it was a tactical defeat for the Viet Cong. His lies here to the American people served as major turning point in turning the public against the war.