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Dan Rather is an early casualty in the war over truth in reporting
etalkinghead, political web magazine ^ | September 13, 2004 | Michael Hussey

Posted on 09/13/2004 12:43:29 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Clio has a particularly diabolical punishment for people like Dan Rather.

"History is not just cruel. It is witty."
~Charles Krauthammer~

21 posted on 09/13/2004 1:54:30 AM PDT by Savage Beast (9/11 was never repeated--thanks to President Bush.)
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To: Bonaparte
"That was you? Remit me to give you a standing ovulation!

Absolutely, I wrote up a memo on it for my personal files using my IBM Selectric Composer.

22 posted on 09/13/2004 1:59:41 AM PDT by Neanderthal
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Perfect!


23 posted on 09/13/2004 2:07:03 AM PDT by EaglesUpForever
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
FReepers ROCK!

What is Sen. Kerry HIDING in his 3.5 years of military records of which he's RELEASED SIX PAGES of? In 3.5 years of Naval Reserve service the paper trail is MORE than SIX MEASLY PAGES!

24 posted on 09/13/2004 3:48:51 AM PDT by GailA ( hanoi john, I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, before I impose a moratorium on it.)
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To: GailA

Bump!


25 posted on 09/13/2004 3:51:06 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
foot soldier? I'd give Dan Rather a higher rank than that... 5 star general.
26 posted on 09/13/2004 3:54:40 AM PDT by DaveMSmith (Truth and liberty: The Battle Hymn of Free Republic)
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To: zarf
Still in Manhattan?

"Nail" a copy of the "open Letter to CBS" on its door!

8<)
27 posted on 09/13/2004 4:09:30 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
seemingly oblivious to the magnanimity of his error

I didn't find it magnanimous in the least.

28 posted on 09/13/2004 4:18:14 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Every time a bell rings, a Freeper earns his wings.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

As in the case of John Kerry, most of Rather's wounds were self-inflicted. No purple heart for Mr. Rather.


29 posted on 09/13/2004 4:49:59 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Neanderthal

Wow! Your detention to entrails is comestible and always in ordure. I praise my glass in a roast to you!


30 posted on 09/13/2004 1:29:25 PM PDT by Bonaparte (and guess who sighs his lullabies, to nights that never end...)
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To: Brilliant

Susan McDougal can tell Dan what it's like to take in the shorts for the DNC establishment.


31 posted on 09/13/2004 1:40:38 PM PDT by marineguy
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To: King Prout
MAGNITUDE!!!!

Don't you hate it when people do that? Another one is "enormity" to refer to the size of something. Or "apropos" to mean "appropriate."

We must eschew obfuscation, as the old saying goes.

32 posted on 09/13/2004 1:45:40 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("This house is sho' gone crazy!")
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

The noting of my typo is much appreciated - I am not sure what I was thinking (I guess I wasn't thinking much at all). I do appreciate the editing assistance, and I have fixed my error.

Regarding the props to Drudge - I am an occasional Freeper myself - I simply referred to Drudge because, being who he is, he makes largest waves. Obviously, Freepers are near the top of the heap of bullies for freedom. Carry on...

-M. Hussey
http://disaffiliates.blogspot.com
http://ratemyteachers.com


33 posted on 09/14/2004 11:32:00 AM PDT by ratemy (http://disaffiliates.blogspot.com)
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To: ratemy
If that's the worst you do, you'll be allright. A couple of weeks ago one of the techs in the systems office sent an e-mail, which stated "the file server will be taken offline for maintenance tomorrow. We apologize for any incontinence this may cause."

Of course he knew that the word was "inconvenience," but heaven only knows what he was thinking at the time!

34 posted on 09/14/2004 12:56:28 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("This house is sho' gone crazy!")
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

AP is next...


35 posted on 09/14/2004 12:58:03 PM PDT by Havoc (.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Remember this line:

"We got Rush Limbaugh, Hannity is next."

Spoken by Ed Asner. A member of the Arrogant Elite Media (AEM - Just thought that one up).

At any rate, it shows that the AEM showed up at a tank battle with spitballs. In their arsenal are the mostly discredited and seldom viewed or read Main Stream Media.

However, the AEM has failed to notice that a straight and true new channel has been dug that bypasses the biased boulders of their babbling brook. The combined viewing numbers for nightly news of the three major networks is now lower than any one of the three 15 years ago. Readers for daily newspapers has also shrunk to levels that hardly justify the trouble to advertise in them. And advertisers are now suing major newspapers over false circulation figures.

It has been said that the television news at the evening dinnertime spelled doom for the evening newspaper. Now it can be stated unequivocally that Al Gore's great invention, the internet, has spelled doom for the AEM. And like some landed gentry of the Industrial Revolution, they find themselves looking at barren fields wondering where their serfs have gone and why they weren't happy with the slanted slop at supper.

36 posted on 09/14/2004 1:52:27 PM PDT by N. Theknow (N. Theknow: Proud Charter Member - Vast Right Wing Googling Pajama Monkeys)
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To: loboinok
A thousand years ago, news took generations to travel a few hundred miles (think migrations). Five hundred years ago, news took months to travel a few hundred miles, through traders and merchants. One hundred years ago, news took days to travel a hundred miles through telegraphs and newspapers. Fifty years ago, news took 24 hours to travel hundreds of miles through television and radio. Today, news takes seconds to traverse the globe through the internet.

A key aspect of an offensive military operation is to "get inside your opponent's decision cycle," IOW to move faster than he can make decisions to react to your changes. That is what the internet has done to TV and print news. Why should I wait until tonight's broadcast or tomorrow's paper when I can have the news at the speed of posting? The New Media has effectively gotten inside the MSM's decision cycle, and the MSM has no clue how to handle it.

37 posted on 09/14/2004 2:03:01 PM PDT by Terabitten (Live as a bastion of freedom and democracy in the midst of the heart of darkness.)
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To: Tragically Single

Great, isn't it?


38 posted on 09/14/2004 2:10:46 PM PDT by loboinok (Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
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