Dan and Tom...Enough Reagan

Drudge Report, New York Post ^ | June 9, 2004 | NY Post TV Staff

[conservativeteacher]

DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for dif ferent networks but agree one thing — coverage of Ronald Reagan's death has been excessive, they say.

[al44]

His victory margins we're excessive, the news coverage is appropriate.

[Not A Snowbird]

It will be excessive when the country thinks it's excessive, not when these two knuckleheads say so.

Watching the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing band marching across the tarmac now at Pt. Mugu... this is something those young Marines will never forget.

[Servant of the 9]

I don't remember them complaining about the excessive coverage of JFK, Jr. who was a complete nobody, famous only for his relatives, with no acomplishments worth speaking of.

So9

[tioga]

dan and tom's careers have been long and excessive...they should retire.

[oh8eleven]

DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for different networks but agree one thing - coverage of Ronald Reagan's death has been excessive, they say.

Unlike the Iraqi prisoner abuse story which got just the right amount of coverage - week after week after week ....

[KOZ.]

koz.......coverage of dan and tom is excessive.

[Kaslin]

Unlike the Iraqi prisoner abuse story which got just the right amount of coverage - week after week after week ....

I was just going to say are you kidding until I read your week after week. I think they want the focus go back to the prison scandal again, even though the majority of Amercans is tired of it

[A'elian' nation]

I'm sure the coverage will be 24/7 when Castro kicks the bucket.

No doubt Rather will deliver the eulogy.

Had Reagan been president Elian Gonzalez would be Free today.

[oh8eleven]

I think they want the focus go back to the prison scandal again...

Not only to keep it in the forefront, but also to selectively change the "abuse" to "torture," thus making it seem a hell of a lot more serious than reality.

As I've heard more than a few say, at least the heads we stuck panties on were still attached to their bodies.

[demlosers]

June 9, 2004 -- DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for dif ferent networks but agree one thing — coverage of Ronald Reagan's death has been excessive, they say.
"Even though everybody is respectful and wants to pay homage to the president, life does go on," Rather told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"There is other news, like the reality of Iraq," said the "CBS Evening News" anchor. "It got very short shrift this weekend."

Networks have been going almost wall-to-wall with coverage since Reagan passed away Saturday at the age of 93. The former president was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease nearly 10 years ago.

"Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly," Rather said. "Nationally, the herd has grown tremendously."

"I think just about everything is over-covered these days," said Brokaw, who anchors the "NBC Nightly News." "The spectrum is so crowded. With all the cable networks, it begins to have a 'video wall' feeling to it."

Jennings said he had mixed feelings about the Reagan coverage.

"I'm more inclined to spare coverage — come on [the air], do something meaningful, then get away," he said.

"The last time I had to do it was with O.J. Simpson [during the 1994 car chase], and I had nothing to say after a certain period of time."

Coverage of Reagan's death will continue through Friday's funeral on all the news networks (broadcast and cable). — Post TV Staff

[Radix]

Rather is really objective.

He was the very last so called journalist in America to inform his audience that Rep. Gary Condit was involved in a sex scandal. Imus made him change that posture.

[wagglebee]

Rather also refused to report Lewinsky for three days after everyone else in the world knew it, I guess he thought if he ignored it it would go away.

Rush was talking about this article today and was funny as hell.