Posted on 01/22/2017 3:42:02 PM PST by Kaslin
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is teaching an online course in journalism called “finding the truth in the news” at UDemy. Now, he’s taken to Facebook to say that the media, the American people, and the political class has to call out President Trump on his lies. No, this isn’t the Onion.
“These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” wrote Rather. “What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society,” he added.
Yeah, this is coming from a man who embroiled CBS in scandal for using unverified memos that offered an unflattering picture of President George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard in 2004. Experts concluded that the memos were not authentic. And Rather soon was shown the door. So, while it’s obvious that we should call out the president, whoever that may be, for spreading falsehoods—it’s a bit absurd to take orders from Rather, a disseminator of fake news, on this subject.
This story is a perfect example.
They're not even distorting or manipulating the truth any longer. They're simply passing fictions they've invented off as fact, then blaming the Trump administration when they're called out on their lies.
How ironic.
THIS!!! is why Donald J Trump is our President today!!
“You of all people!” as I say to my kids when they’re wallowing in hypocrisy.
Brilliant!
There SHOULD be a Dan Rather Fake News Award and TROPHY for dishonest “reporters”!
Whoever falsely “reported” that MLK’s bust had been removed from the Oval Office gets MY vote for January.
Thanks for reminding us.... I just sent Ole’ Danny boy an appropriate tweet.
I think we have the first candidate to be Politkovskaya’d.
He’s been asking for it since he tried to overthrow Bush with forged documents.
Really no good reason for this guy to be kept around anymore.
But you wouldn’t call out obunghole.
I now think the “trophy” for most dishonest reporting should be a chamber pot.
oxygen thief... feh
Yup, it's as ridiculous as Anthony Weiner lecturing people on sexual deviancy.
Look who’s talking........
This a joke, right
Really? Then why haven’t you during the last eight years?
Where was he when obama lied or clinton. What a douche
(YOU never did get it SCUMBAG)
Go die you useless POS American conniving, deceiving, POS punk. You have no American qualities.
And Mr. Spicer has put all of you on notice that it’s now a two-way street, putz.
This is a new procedure after Obama.
What’s the frequency Kenneth?
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is teaching an online course in journalism called “finding the truth in the news” ....
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Oh, brother! That’s like having Bill Clinton teaching a course on marital fidelity.
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