Dan Rather blinks [Cal Thomas nails it!]

Townhall.com ^ | November 25, 2004 | Cal Thomas

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"It doesn't matter who replaces Rather. Everyone at that level of broadcast journalism has been ideologically vetted. No one who is a conservative is allowed to ascend to the top of major news organizations. If you disagree, try naming one. Despite plummeting ratings and numerous surveys that have shown large numbers of people believe the major networks approach the things conservatives care about with a bias, even hostility, network executives refuse to acknowledge those feelings and continue to present the news through the filter of their leftist ideological worldview."

And Rather will STILL be doing stories for CBS and 60 minutes.

And STILL be running things in the background.

Big deal, America won't see him on camera as much
BUT they will see his lies about the Bush White House and the military.

And NEVER FORGET Rather's PREVIOUS attacks on Viet Nam Vets
over the years.

Personally I don't bother to watch any national news anymore.

ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NBC, NY Times
refused to ever ask Hanoi Kerry why he never signed Form 180

ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NBC, NY Times
refuse to call for Hanoi Kerry to be impeached from the US SEnate

So I refuse to watch or read them.

Free Republic, where you get the REAL stories that the media refuses to carry!

[Mercat]

My second most favorite story of the campaign (first most favorite was BUSH WINS RE-ELECTION!!!!) and of course, it was a close tie with the Swifties BUT as some columnist (Steyn?) said, I love this story, I want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George. I did one year of journalism grad school before going into law (don't ask) and loved that our Buckhead was on the cutting edge and could watch the story unfold. It was a beautiful thing. I believe it was worth a few thousand votes or at least a few stay at home potential Kerry voters. I also believe it will still be reverberating during the next several election cycles. Never again will the MSM be able to claim a monopoly on the news. Whereas we only had Drudge during the Clinton years and the MSM almost succeeded it marginalizing him, we now have thousand of Drudges and a lot of people who are much better and much more credible. In a 24 hour cycle, experts on all sorts of things can be accessed. Did I mention I had had a forgery issue in a case and had analyzed who is and is not a real expert. With a little effort, I could have found and emailed my expert but didn't need to because the job was done by my fellow freepers. Freepers rule. In the nineties we only had Rush, now we have a dozen other talk radio hosts including some awesome women. I love it that Condi is probably going to appoint a conservative woman as her assistant. And it goes on and on. Thank you all.

[afnamvet]

Thanks for the ping Tonk, My source for news and commentary is here on Free Republic. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours brother!

[Soaring Feather]

Cal Thomas bump!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Maybe Rather used to love America, but he sure doesn't now."

He "loved" it as much as Hanoi Kerry

Both have, over decades, lied about Viet Nam Vets

[Mo1]

Walter lied, spun and worked the main stream media into a defeatist anti war, anti military madness. His fith column attack handed us our first defeat and laid the groundwork for 50 years of socialism. With the help of John Kerry and Jane Fonda, Walter influenced the youth of our country and did more to start the decline of the now famous "moral values" than any other so called "newsman".

Almost what is going on today with the youth .. just change the names to Rather, Moore, etc.

[international american]

Cal Thomas tells it like it is!

[international american]

Walter was an angry leftist as an anchor. After retirement, he became a certifiable MADMAN.

[Jack Deth]

Good post, Quilla:

The Tall One from Texas nails the topic and nails it hard!

I've been leary of and haven't liked Dan Rather's (or Browkaw, or Jennings) style since seeing all three of them seperately giving incredinly similar "Gloom-And-Doom" reports before the same burning wreckage of a C-130 at Khe Sahn in 1968.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Revenge IS a dish best served cold!

Jack.

[F16Fighter]

"Shorenstein Center panel convenes Brokaw, Jennings, Lehrer, Rather, Woodruff

IOW, conspirators of the American Politburo...

[DollyCali]

Susan Smith also claimed she loved her chidren before & after she murdered them.

[DollyCali]

clever tagline!

[Mo1]

Walter was an angry leftist as an anchor. After retirement, he became a certifiable MADMAN.

Have you listen to Rather lately?

He's well on his way

[alrea]

When presented with irrefutable proof of the forgery Rather churlishly persisted in defending his shoddy work. Rather, to this day, has not apologized or even denounced the credibility of the papers.

A "major" network gets away with pure intentional untruthfulness in the democratic election process and new leadership comes in praising those involved. Does Viacom have a board of directors?

[Dawgreg]

Gotta love Cal

[Chode]

[spodefly]

BTTT

[bill1952]

Oh? But the basis is there.

First, forget CBS.
Focus on that little cretin that actually forged the documents.

Forgery of Military document is a felony.

Who in hell would have a rational basis to defend, in print, his actions?

I know, some left wing nuts would, but that is the beauty of it.
They would lose more and more support, perhaps sinking below a certain "tipping point" where they truly would be irrelevant to the future of this country, and I think that all Freepers should be taking up such support for things that can possibly cause such change.

CBS would be shelled as collateral damage.

[2ndreconmarine]

Despite plummeting ratings and numerous surveys that have shown large numbers of people believe the major networks approach the things conservatives care about with a bias, even hostility, network executives refuse to acknowledge those feelings and continue to present the news through the filter of their leftist ideological worldview.

This is what we call "evolution in action"

These imbeciles do not want to adapt. That is the classic cause of extinction in the 500 million year history of evolution. Adapt or die.

I guess they have picked extintion.

Pity.