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Koppel 'Hurts' for Rather 'Travesty'
NewsBusters.org ^ | Matthew Sheffield

Posted on 09/25/2007 5:07:08 PM PDT by RatherBiased.com

From the birds-of-a-feather department comes news that former ABC "Nightline" host Ted Koppel is "hurting" for former CBS anchor Dan Rather.

The latter's ouster was a "travesty," Koppel said, on account of the fact that Rather's infamous National Guard story was "much more correct than incorrect." More:

“Dan Rather was squeezed out” with such little class from CBS News, Mr. Koppel said today at a forum at Fordham University in New York City that was put on by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The academy tonight presents its annual News and Documentary Emmys. During this evening’s ceremony, Mr. Koppel, the former ABC “Nightline” newscaster who now works for Discovery Communications, is scheduled to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement award from NATAS.

Mr. Koppel also spoke about the difficulties that network news departments face as parts of media conglomerates. Speaking of his former employer, he said, “ABC News is a pimple on the elephant’s behind”—the elephant being ABC parent Walt Disney Co.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: danrather; liberalbias; loser; pompousass; rathergate; tedkoppel
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1 posted on 09/25/2007 5:07:09 PM PDT by RatherBiased.com
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Another fake but accurate imbecile.


2 posted on 09/25/2007 5:09:39 PM PDT by traderrob6
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I feel bad that other lemmings went to their doom off a cliff. Cliffs are bad. Bush made the cliffs. If only the real story could someday be tolllllaaaahhhhhH!!!!


3 posted on 09/25/2007 5:12:54 PM PDT by Leo Farnsworth
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Whadda stiff. I bet his daughter believes his stuff.


4 posted on 09/25/2007 5:14:03 PM PDT by Thebaddog (My dogs are asleep paws up)
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This Alfred E. Newman looking bozo clown is irrelevant. Rather is irrelevant. The MSM is irrelevant. Asswipes all.


5 posted on 09/25/2007 5:15:13 PM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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LOL. What a moron, Koppel embraces the "fake but accurate" lunacy (as I'm sure many do in the MSM, though most of them know better than to open their mouths in public and reveal their biased idiocy). I also love this, that Koppel thinks being a highly successful Governor of one of our 3 largest states is no qualification at all for the presidency (while being a loser Governor of Arkansas or a 1 1/3 term US Senator from NY is a GREAT qualification for Clintonistas, I'm sure):

"When Mr. Bush was running for president, Mr. Koppel asked then Governor Bush what qualified him to be president. Mr. Bush cited his experience as governor of Texas, his experience running the Texas Rangers baseball team, as well as the fact that he was a loving husband and father. Mr. Koppel replied that those qualifications would seem to be good qualifications if one were running for president of the Kiwanis Club, but not for president of the United States."
6 posted on 09/25/2007 5:15:16 PM PDT by Enchante (Democrat terror-fighting motto: "bleat, cheat, retreat & defeat, we suck on liberal teat")
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This is why these “Journalists” have ZERO crediblity with me.

Instead of bitch slapping Rather out of their profession for his transparent violation of every single Journalistic ethic in regards to the Bush Guard story, they all rush to rally around and DEFEND him.

OK, so that means they have NO problem at all simply MAKING up what they report as “NEWS”.


7 posted on 09/25/2007 5:15:18 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/)
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8 posted on 09/25/2007 5:15:18 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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Koppel should pick up on Rather’s story where he left off out of tribute to Rather. Then we’ll see how long Ted lasts.
9 posted on 09/25/2007 5:16:55 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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If ABC News is a pimple, maybe it needs to be squeezed until the pus that is the news reporters and “stars” squirts all out, so it can heal back up.


10 posted on 09/25/2007 5:18:50 PM PDT by webheart
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“Dan Rather was squeezed out” with such little class from CBS News

I agree, if CBS News had fired him for incompetence rather than walking on egg shells around him, they would far better off and I believe Rather would be also.

Rather needed a good hard reality check and good old termination would have done him wonders

11 posted on 09/25/2007 5:20:54 PM PDT by Popman
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"ABC News is a pimple on the elephant’s behind"

Hard to disagree with Koppel on that one...

12 posted on 09/25/2007 5:21:14 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (No Third Term For Bill Clinton!)
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Fit him for a Thorazine skin patch, extra large.


13 posted on 09/25/2007 5:26:17 PM PDT by Buckhead
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Koppel sees visions of his own future in Liar Rathers’ downfall.


14 posted on 09/25/2007 5:27:57 PM PDT by DGHoodini
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I just got it. Koppell made his career off the Iran hostage crisis during the Clinton administration. Nobody is asking him about the nutjob and he's way too proud to beg.

Go ahead and ask him about how he got started. Not that it mattters.

15 posted on 09/25/2007 5:29:41 PM PDT by Thebaddog (My dogs are asleep paws up)
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Mr. Koppel said the story was “much more correct than incorrect.” Mr. Koppel said that those responsible for the incorrect parts of the report deserved to be chastised and punished.

Those responsible are being chastised, Ted.

16 posted on 09/25/2007 5:31:01 PM PDT by maggief
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The fact that Koppel thinks that being Governor of the Lone Star State with a population, size, economy, and geographic borders both interstate and international that would rank it as one of the largest nations in the world (but lower than an independent California ;))only qualifies George W. Bush to be running for President of the Kiwanis Club says a lot more about Koppel than candidate George W. Bush.

Wouldn’t anyone with a sense of self realize how stupid that statement would sound coming out of their mouth? I think the fact that he had an (R) by his name made him unqualified to run for the Presidency to this HACK PARTISAN HYPOCRITE who flys the Donkey Jolly Roger when not sailing under the false colors of objectivity.

17 posted on 09/25/2007 5:35:23 PM PDT by allmendream (A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal. (Hunter08))
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18 posted on 09/25/2007 5:42:03 PM PDT by Roscoe Karns
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19 posted on 09/25/2007 5:46:55 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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responsible for the incorrect parts of the report deserved to be chastised and punished.

That would be the forged document....those who forged it, what was written on it, those who passed on it, all those who pretend it was real (Koppel included), and those who used it.

20 posted on 09/25/2007 5:53:02 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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