Posted on 03/06/2005 5:55:16 PM PST by RatherBiased.com
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) is hosting a fundraiser Wednesday at the Capitol Hill Club to celebrate the last broadcast of veteran "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather, who has long vexed conservatives with what they see as a liberal bias.
The "C'est La Vie Comrade Rather" event - for the benefit of Tom Feeney for Congress - will be held from 5-7 p.m., during which attendees will watch Rather's final newscast at 6:30.
Feeney told The Hill that the open bar will remain open only if guests drink from their left hands.
The event appears to be more about a spurring a good turnout for Rather's end than about collecting cash: The tariff for admission is relatively modest, at $100 for members and $50 for staff. Jason Roe, Feeney's chief of staff, said that as of Friday afternoon, at least 15 members had committed, as well as a host of staffers.
"Response has been overwhelming," said Feeney. "People are excited to come. … A lot of us conservatives believe that we'll be celebrating the end of the liberal lock on the airwaves."
He indicated that more such attention-getting events may be on the way, courtesy of his campaign. He said he has in mind a series of tongue-in-cheek awards to be bestowed annually on liberal flies in the conservative ointment.
They may include the "Robert Byrd Cultural Sensitivity Award for Treatment of Minorities," the "Howard Dean Rhetoric Award for Understated Eloquence," the "Ward Churchill Academic Defense of America Award" and, not to forget the reason for Wednesday's party, the "Dan Rather Journalism Award."
If I were in Florida I would definitely attend.
Er...
Make that Washington.
That's pretty good. I hope the lefties are very offended by this display of conservative insensitivity.
Someone should pay ME to watch Dan Rather.
Certainly in spirit ;)
Cheers!
We will be there in "spirit," if you get my drift.
Knew you'd come through for us.....It's tough work but somebody has to do it! ;^)
Wednesday night is one big plus
Life is sweet for all of us
Bye, bye Rather
No one here doth love or understand him
A Greyhound one-way ticket we did hand him
Fill the glass and light the light
We'll all toast on Wednesday night
Rather, bye, bye
Leni
I'm keeping that. I'm going to sing it on Wednesday ;)
I'll sing harmony with you .....We can have a Rather-shop group.....Can't wait for the Burglar-shop quartet.
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