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Dan Rather’s Blunder: The Day Old Media Died?
Washington Dispatch.com ^ | September 13, 2004 | Editorial by CK Rairden

Posted on 09/13/2004 3:24:34 PM PDT by KeyLargo

Editorials Dan Rather’s Blunder:

The Day Old Media Died? Editorial by CK Rairden September 13, 2004

The coverage of the presidential campaign saw an interesting turn during the month of August. The most damaging aspect to either candidate came from a group of veterans called the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.” But the old media tried to ignore them and shut them out of the campaign. Enter the new media, a combination of the Internet blogosphere, Matt Drudge, talk radio and Fox News.

They crammed the “SwiftVets” down the collective throats of the old media, and as they never attempted to do their jobs, they lost the battle. The old media candidate, John F. Kerry, was so rattled that he hid from all media after August 9th. Kerry apparently was paralyzed with fear, afraid to answer the very pointed questions that emerged from the book, “Unfit for Command,” the number one best-seller written by the SwiftVet leader John O’Neill.

So the old media picked last week to strike back. You could just feel the protest, ‘how dare these bloggers and Matt Drudge join talk radio and Fox News and take over the coverage of this campaign.’ So they trotted out old media dinosaur Dan Rather to put these upstarts in their place.

Rather and CBS fired up 60 Minutes II with claims of “incredible documents” ready to show that President George W. Bush got special treatment in 1972 and 1973 in the Texas National Guard. Armed with these memos and a partisan Kerry hack named Ben Barnes, Rather carefully laid out his case....

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbsnews; danrather; killian; memos; rather; rathergate
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"They are losing news consumers to a group of people who are very creative, seem to never sleep and run on a 5-minute news cycle."

YES!

1 posted on 09/13/2004 3:24:37 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Rather is a crook...Rather is a crook...Coverup!!!!

Where's deep throat now?



2 posted on 09/13/2004 3:27:27 PM PDT by dinok
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To: KeyLargo

Anyone up changing the words to "The Day the Music Died"?


3 posted on 09/13/2004 3:27:49 PM PDT by camboianchristmas (Please feel free to blame my poor spelling on the public school system)
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To: KeyLargo
They are losing news consumers to a group of people who are very creative, seem to never sleep and run on a 5-minute news cycle."

Thus,the pjs';)

4 posted on 09/13/2004 3:29:14 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free.)
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To: camboianchristmas

Well, FOX News just did a real ZINGER on old CBS, right on cue, just minutes before Danny Boy has to go onto the CBS airs and maybe explain himself. Fox just had a document expert from Phoenix on the FOX aires, saying that the Signatures and Body of Text were FORGED FRAUDS no questions asked... HELLO!!! 8-)


5 posted on 09/13/2004 3:29:54 PM PDT by WashStateGirl
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To: KeyLargo
Mr. Dan has definitely hastened the MSM's march toward irrelevancy.
6 posted on 09/13/2004 3:31:31 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: KeyLargo
"They are losing news consumers to a group of people who are very creative, seem to never sleep and run on a 5-minute news cycle."

Bartender! - Coffee and Jolt Cola for the house!

7 posted on 09/13/2004 3:31:55 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kerry Kool-Aid: Changes flavors with every sip. Being Wrong is better than being F'n Wrong.)
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To: Huber

ping


8 posted on 09/13/2004 3:33:26 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Kerry lied and good men died, and Moms worried, and heroes were spit on, and children were ostraci..)
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To: KeyLargo
"They are losing news consumers to a group of people who are very creative, seem to never sleep and run on a 5-minute news cycle."

Don't forget the all important: Wear pajamas!
9 posted on 09/13/2004 3:34:41 PM PDT by Republican Red (We're going to win one for the gipper...they're going to lose one for the flipper)
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To: KeyLargo
Dan Rather’s Blunder: The Day Old Media Died?

Singing...

Bye Bye Miss Anti-American Pie...

10 posted on 09/13/2004 3:35:39 PM PDT by Poohbah (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
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To: camboianchristmas; doug from upland
American Pie
11 posted on 09/13/2004 3:35:54 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free.)
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To: Republican Red
Don't forget the all important: Wear pajamas!

Speak for yourself.

12 posted on 09/13/2004 3:36:20 PM PDT by Poohbah (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
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To: WashStateGirl
She did a good job debunking the memos, thank you Brit Hume. This article is great. The Day the old Media died.....along with the dinosaur himself, danrather.
13 posted on 09/13/2004 3:38:33 PM PDT by tioga
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To: camboianchristmas

14 posted on 09/13/2004 3:43:47 PM PDT by ErnBatavia ("Dork"; a 60's term for a 60's kinda guy: JFK)
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To: KeyLargo
Excellent post, excellent commentary.

The ferocious, rapid unmasking by New Media of Rather's blatant forgeries and the rest of his completely fraudulant campaign is indeed one of those moments when history has been made.

I am fortunate to be alive on this glorious day. It reminds me of the day the German people tore down the Berlin Wall.

15 posted on 09/13/2004 3:46:02 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Free Republic is 21st Century Samizdat)
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To: Cathryn Crawford

Ping. Have you told this guy about FR?


16 posted on 09/13/2004 3:47:38 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
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To: Poohbah

Thanks - I was beginning to think I was alone -- in my undies and sox!


17 posted on 09/13/2004 3:50:52 PM PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: KeyLargo
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John F. Kerry Timeline of a traitor

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Kerry's disrespect in 1971
to USA Symbols Video

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18 posted on 09/13/2004 3:57:12 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (MAKE SURE YOUR YOU ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED AND VOTE Nov 2nd!)
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To: ErnBatavia

LOL!


19 posted on 09/13/2004 3:57:33 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

CBS and Kerry are TOAST!


20 posted on 09/13/2004 3:59:22 PM PDT by WashStateGirl
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