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This is just the start of it. I think the four that were fired will sue for wrongful termination of employment. Even if they have no legal grounds they will be paid just to keep them quiet.

Anyone who has read or heard parts of the Thornburgh report will see that basically Rather tried to cover his @ss and let the others below him take the fall. He also used his influence to circumvent normal journalist reporting.

I therefore am suggesting that we coin a few new phrases in the aftermath of Rathergate.

1. The Dan Rather Syndrome

The Dan Rather Syndrome. A pervasive attitude in one's work environment where the boss often has his subordinates take the blame for any of his (or her) wrong doing so as to cover his own @ss.

For example:

"My boss has Dan Rather Syndrome. He let two of us take the hit for his screw up on those mutual funds."

2. danrathered.

dan-rath'-erred: verb 1. to be let go to cover the incompetent missteps taken by a superior. 2. using one's influence to overturn the will of a majority of people.

Example:

"My boss danrathered me. He let me take the fall for his blunder that cost us the Anderson account."

Let this be Dan Rather's legacy.

nikos

Another term should be included in your lexicon, "a dan rather moment."

Recently I used this term to challenge a Seattle Intelligence reporter. He wrote a general story regarding voter fraud, but only quoted a Republican voter's admission of fraud giving readers the idea that voter fraud in the Wash governor's race was a GOP's franchise.

[ "My boss danrathered me. He let me take the fall for his blunder that cost us the Anderson account." ]

To be DanRather'ed and then smoozed by Rabinowitz'ing double talk out the door is the greatest insult..

After all, Dot Rabinowitz is the Rino exposed by the leanest, meanest Rino exposer of all time.. Ann Coulter.. to become not toast but wet toast.. Picking up one of her columns is, well, a hand full.. Dot is a legend in her own mind with all the patromony of a Tasmanian devil.. A democrat with a horn rubber banded to her nose in an attempt to appear as a RINO to hang out with elephants..

Coulter on the other hand is the real thing, a genuine intelligent well rounded mugwump.. and the leanest, meanest, example of a bull sperm inspector political veternary has ever seen.. Dot Rabinowitz is delusional.. and trashed Anns book "TREASON" without ever reading it first..