To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. (Bias)
Posted on 11/26/2004 1:32:40 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
He reported the death of John F. Kennedy, made Richard Nixon squirm over Watergate and helped show the world a myriad of abuses perpetrated by U.S. soldiers at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison. But as Dan Rather prepares to leave the top anchor chair at CBS News in March, he is more likely to be remembered for a series of controversial memos whose validity he was never able to prove.
Rather didn't mention his controversial 60 Minutes story in the announcement that he would leave the CBS Evening News on March 9, 2005 - his 24th anniversary as the network's top anchor. But the news comes just before an independent panel is expected to report on its investigation into how Rather and the show's producers aired a report on President Bush's National Guard service based on memos now widely believed to be fake.
Before the "Memogate" scandal in September, industry watchers expected Rather to leave the anchor desk on his 25th anniversary in 2006 - far enough from NBC anchor Tom Brokaw's Dec. 1 retirement to ensure maximum attention and perhaps lure some Brokaw fans to his third-place newscast. News that Rather will leave a year earlier - giving CBS much less than the two years NBC used to groom Brian Williams as Brokaw's replacement - fuels rumors that the coming report will not be kind to the 73-year-old anchor.
Rather and CBS executives say the decision to focus on work as a 60 Minutes correspondent was prompted by soul-searching over the summer, not the 60 Minutes story. But few believe that explanation, which is similar to the hollow denials CBS News floated in September defending the documents used in Rather's controversial story, just before admitting that they could not prove the memos were genuine.
Despite the twin departures of Rather and Brokaw, claims that network TV evening newscasts are obsolete are premature. The shows still earn ratings higher than the cable news channels, while the anchors embody network news divisions in a way no other figure does. Still, the broadcasts will change significantly, helmed by younger faces at a time when fewer viewers than ever seem willing to believe news that does not reinforce their existing biases.
Those put off by Rather's quirky behavior (an election night press release from CBS quoted Rather calling the presidential race "hotter than the Devil's anvil") or convinced he has a liberal bias may cheer the anchor's impending retirement. Those Web sites and conservative critics who fed the memo story controversy will also claim their measure of credit for clipping his career.
By leaving this way, Rather ends the longest run of any network news anchor under a cloud, mostly of his own making, that threatens to tarnish the entire industry. It is an unfortunate legacy for a newsman who has devoted more than half a century to chasing news before the camera's unblinking eye.
Indeed they will!
And very rightfully so.
Lord knows he's earned it.
I applaud in his general direction.
TFTP ma'am.
Regards,
L
And thankfully so!
Yes he made an "early call". He has shown much more reluctance to ever announce a George W. Bush Presidential victory.
The St. Petersburg Times has tarnished itself for years.
Rather is a real Bush family hater.
he is more likely to be remembered for a series of controversial memos whose validity he was never able to prove.
Those put off by Rather's quirky behavior (an election night press release from CBS quoted Rather calling the presidential race "hotter than the Devil's anvil") or convinced he has a liberal bias may cheer the anchor's impending retirement.Is there ANY doubt in America about Dan Rather's liberal bias?
But as Dan Rather prepares to leave the top anchor chair at CBS News in March, he is more likely to be remembered for a series of controversial memos whose validity he was never able to prove.
But as Dan Rather prepares to leave the top anchor chair at CBS News in March, he is more likely to be remembered for an attempt at "gotcha journalism" coordinated with the DNC to tank President Bush's re-election effort. The memos were quickly exposed as frauds but Dan insisted that we still consider the questions raised by the content of the memos EVEN IF they were proven to be fakes. He also attacked his critics for a week rather than dropping the issue and moving the memos to the "back burner" while their authenticity was examined more closely.
Giggle time.
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. (Bias)
Their agenda blinds them to their crimes. They don't understand the backlash that results in viewers tuning out from broadcast news altogether and cancelling newspaper subscriptions. As I say in my tagline, 61million voters told the mainstream media HELL NO to their shenanigans. We rebuke Michael Moore. We rebuke MTV's "non-partisan" Rock The Democrat Vote. We rebuke the phony "Republican draft" issue. We rebuke John Kerry's "war hero" claims and the media's unwillingness to investigate Kerry's silver star earned for shooting a kid in the back yet exploiting some footage of a Marine shooting a muslim terrorist (he did NOT kill every living terrorist in that room).
They were "outraged" that Bush "only" flew planes in the National Guard. They were completely okay with Bill Clinton's draft dodging and claim that he "loathe(d) the military". Even Kerry was okay with it as he made the rounds WITH Clinton by his side. Some "hero". How dare he attack President Bush's military service and not denounce Bill Clinton.
The New York Times was supposed to be included in that explicit list above.
The guy is shameless...honestly there should be a rule that all false journalism gets the journalist burnt at the stake hehe
We are truly dealing with a regenerative monster here, with the mainstream media, the battle is not won and they will continue to fight, as the left REQUIRES constant affirmation for the lies they must live, and outfits like CBS will continue to provide it IMHO.
And well deserved!! And Dan will leave the cloud behind to keep the C-BS! eye from seeing the un-biased truth..
Mostly??? Mostly??? MOSTLY???
How about "TOTALLY"???!
You have to remember that these people, the media, DNC, the rare air breathers like Kerry and Kennedy don't give a damn about anyone that isn't in their circle. To them we are the unclean masses used as stepping stones to their selfish ends. Oh! Ya! The Hildabeast also....
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