[Pharmboy]

Yes yes...that struck me too. It almost made me feel a bit sorry for him (I did say "almost"). I bet his eyes welled up during parts of that hagiographic swill...

[Pharmboy]

I just wanted to make sure you folks could enjoy a bit of Schadenfreude with your Saturday morning cup o' Joe.

[Vigilanteman]

The Japanese have a good custom for old business stars they can't fire-- move them to an office with a window and nothing to do. They call them madogiwazoku, the tribe by the window. They used to spend their day staring out the window wondering what might have been. Now, they might also be allowed to surf the internet or play video games. But they have to show up for work. Anyone with self-respect generally resigns after a limited amount of time, but some hang on for years and years.

The company continues to pay their salary and pretend to respect their position while their younger colleagues snicker behind their backs knowing what really happened.

CBS ought to be forced to adopt this custom for Rather since (a)they carried his incompetence for so long and (b)it would tie him up so that he'd either have to show up for work or quit cold turkey with no severance package.

[maggief]

Mr. Rather also recounted that Mr. Cuban, a producer of "Good Night, and Good Luck," had told him that as part of the deal he expected to ask Mr. Rather for informal advice on future film projects. There, too, Mr. Rather said he was game.

He has experience making up stories.

Asked if the network had sought to marginalize him over his role in the disputed Guard report — including his spirited defense of the segment, for more than a week after it was broadcast — Mr. Rather said, "There's a lot I have yet to figure out."

Yet to figure out? They're fake, Dan.