[politicket]

He sure did nickity split like a bullfrog leaping off a burning log at a summer camp in the piny fresh woods of Maine.

That is a saying that Dan Rather would be proud of! ;-)

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

A sure guess is that Rather spends a few hours licking toads before going on the air to come up with his wildly colorful metaphor and simile safaris.