In lines 55-63, explain who the author is making fun of and why? (who speaks for the 1%)

the best asnwer is b "les encantan los juguetes nuevos" because you are talking about them

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.