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Rather: High Point For U.S.
CBS ^
| 1/30/05
| Dan Rather
Posted on 01/30/2005 12:39:55 PM PST by ricks_place
(CBS) A lot went right with the just-completed first free elections in Iraq in half a century.
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Overall, Iraqis were brave and determined, and turned out to vote in large, heartening numbers.
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The much maligned, newly trained Iraqi security forces put in charge of basic polling place protection performed far beyond general expectations.
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American soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors once again delivered -- big time -- in hundreds of ways, large and small.
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The insurgency failed to pull off a single "spectacular" on Election Day. There was not one cataclysmic event.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 60minutes; cbs; danblather; dannyboy; danrather; election; iraq; iraqielection; rather; rathergate; senilegeezer; shockinglygoodwords
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Shock...
Dan Rather praises the Iraqi Election...
...a production by President Bush.
What's the frequency Kenneth?
To: ricks_place
Nice try Dan. Your name is and a
lways shall be MUD.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:42:30 PM PST
by
Fenris6
(3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
To: ricks_place
Those who call this a "production" by the Prez, or a sham election, etc. are the ones doing the acting. They know better, but are putting on a partisan show. I give it 2 thumbs down and one blue index finger in the eye.
To: ricks_place
I'm not so sure ol' Danny boy even wrote this. I can't POSSIBLY see him saying this:
:The momentum shifted in favor of the U.S. military and Iraqi forces a few months ago, and has accelerated in their direction with the election.:
Did he note the stated "momentum shift" when it happened?
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:44:08 PM PST
by
AggieCPA
(Howdy, Ags!)
To: ricks_place
I always find it bemusing when folks like Rather have a quick bought of sanity.
To: ricks_place
The much maligned, newly trained Iraqi security forces put in charge of basic polling place protection performed far beyond general expectations.Whose expectations, Dan? The MSM routinely underestimates the intelligence and determination of the general public here and in Iraq. That's the general expectation of liberalism: The people are so weak and stupid they need us to tell them how to think and what to do.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:45:33 PM PST
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: ricks_place
Whoa. Another blow for the loony-left who saw Mr. Blather as their last, best hope for the MSM. (All the others are paid agents of K. Rove, dontcha know?)
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:46:27 PM PST
by
dandi
(Looking forward to more P.E.S.T.s in 2006.)
To: ricks_place
Phew, for a minute I thought Rather lost it. He is merely absorbing the truth and setting the stage for the next criticism of Bush
Even with the good news of Sundays election, nobody said the way ahead will be easy. And nobody is right.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:47:30 PM PST
by
Raycpa
To: ricks_place
Maybe he changed frequencies on the extraterrestrial implant stuck up his nose.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:48:07 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(I care as much about Sunnis not voting as I did about the white minority not voting in S.Africa)
To: ricks_place
The final words of a condemned man.
To: Fenris6
Good graphic... OH wish I had FOX news! I would love to see this.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:48:15 PM PST
by
Libertina
(CPAC here we come! Send me your FR photos for CPAC!)
To: ricks_place
Shock... Dan Rather praises the Iraqi Election... ...a production by President Bush.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:48:42 PM PST
by
Polybius
To: ricks_place
Rather.........Dan Rather........ Hmmm... sounds vaguely familiar......... Didn't he used to be somebody?
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:51:03 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: ricks_place
A quick reminder to the liberals.
Remember, this election was done NOT IN YOUR NAME.
To: AggieCPA
Dan wrote it ...follow the link.
As the Iraq momentum shifted, Dan was too busy creating some forged document story.
He was too busy to notice or note the shift.
To: Monti Cello
LOL!
Awesome, awesome point. I may steal that for a tagline. :)
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:56:50 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(I care as much about Sunnis not voting as I did about the white minority not voting in S.Africa)
To: ricks_place
Maybe this is Dan's deathbed attempt at confession and contrition.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:57:08 PM PST
by
bayourod
(Gun grabbers won't stop with "ASAULT" weapons nor anti-immigrants with "ILLEGAL" immigrants.)
To: ricks_place
An interesting comment.
Rather himself, of course, is a low point for the U.S.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:57:37 PM PST
by
Savage Beast
(My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were Democrats. My children are Republicans.)
To: ricks_place
To: ricks_place
Today in an effort to pull his reputation and legacy off the ash heap of journalist history Dan Rather moved to the Right. A week of saying nice things about our troops and finding no major news to appeal to his normal base Dan's efforts as they say are too little and too late.
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posted on
01/30/2005 1:02:01 PM PST
by
Recon Dad
(Last gasps)
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