Posted on 03/09/2005 5:28:40 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
Dan Rather's sign-off at the end of the March 9 CBS Evening News, as corrected against the closed captioning by the MRC's Brad Wilmouth:
"We've shared a lot in the 24 years we've been meeting here each evening. And before I say good night this night, I need to say thank you. Thank you to the thousands of wonderful professionals of CBS News, past and present, with whom it's been my honor to work over these years. And a deeply felt thanks to all of you who have let us into your homes night after night. It has been a privilege and one never taken lightly.
"Not long after I first came to the anchor chair, I briefly signed off using the word 'courage.' I want to return to it now, in a different way, to a nation still nursing a broken heart for what happened here in 2001, and especially to those who found themselves closest to the events of September 11th. To our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in dangerous places. To those who have endured the tsunami, and to all who have suffered natural disasters and who must now find the will to rebuild. To the oppressed and to those whose lot it is to struggle in financial hardship or in failing health. To my fellow journalists in places where reporting the truth means risking all. And to each of you, courage. For the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather reporting. Good night."
Following the WalMart sponsorship plug, viewers saw a crowd of CBS staffers clapping in the "fishbowl" around Rather.
- Brent Baker
And if you are not "Rathered Out"..Tonight, March 9, 2005
TV Station: MSNBC's Scarborough Country
Time: 10:00 pm EST
Who: MRC President L. Brent Bozell III
Topic: Dan Rather's resignation
CBS obviously not being one of those places.
A legend in his own mind.
FOOL!
Think Rather means..he risked his career by "reporting the truth".
I saw one or two guys taking off Rather's coat in the "fishbowl". I full expected them to replace it with a straightjacket.
How thoughtful of Dan to thank his relatives.
Dan who?
I think what he really meant to say was, "I am not a crook".
Rather still hasn't recognized the truth even after it bit him on the a$$.
Curajo
Of course, this begs the question, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
Of course, this begs the question, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
Hey, Rather, don't let the door hitcha'
where the good Lord split ya'.
What a JERK! But we still have that foreigner on ABC, what's his name, Jenkins? And there's a gaggle more on PBS that are feeding off our tax dollars to spread their hatred of America.
Kiss my --- Dan Rather and no fond farewells to you. You will soon be forgotten. Good riddance.
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