what ABSOLUTE GALL!!!!!!! this A$$hole has
This is a big part of the root cause of gross liberalism in the MSM...the level of arrogance and conceit that has developed and prevails there, has warped their minds to the degree that they believe their own lies, and think that Americans are just too stupid to figure it all out.
Witness the death of the MSM and its whacked-out, lying, leftists.
Anyone who has read or heard parts of the Thornburgh report will see that basically Rather tried to cover his @ss and let the others below him take the fall. He also used his influence to circumvent normal journalist reporting.
I've been suggesting all day that we coin a few new phrases in the aftermath of Rathergate.
1. The Dan Rather Syndrome
The Dan Rather Syndrome: Noun. A pervasive attitude in one's work environment where the boss often has his subordinates take the blame for any of his (or her) wrong doing so as to cover his own @ss.
For example:
"My boss has Dan Rather Syndrome. He let two of us take the hit for his screw up on those mutual funds."
2. danrathered.
dan-rath'-erred: verb 1. to be let go to cover the incompetent missteps taken by a superior. 2. using one's influence to overturn the will of a majority of people.
Example:
"My boss danrathered me. He let me take the fall for his blunder that cost us the Anderson account."
3. Danrather Journalism
danrather journalism: noun. A term that denotes politically biased journalism.
example:
"The editorial displayed evidence of danrather journalism, portraying the republican senator as a racist."
Let this be Dan Rather's legacy.
nikos
Dan Rather's comments translated...
The commission entirely missed the boat. This WAS a partisan issue. It was never anything but a partisan issue.
I apologize only for being caught...not because I did anything wrong.
Good luck to Mary Mapes, etc. who took the fall for me. After all, that's why they worked at CBS....to take the rap for the irresponsibilities of us higher-ups.
Later, suckers...I mean good citizens.
Dan, the report you've been reading is obviously a forgery. If you read the real thing surely you'd sack up and resign like a man.
I wonder if he's ever heard of Thomas More? Atty Gen. Elliot Richardson sure did - a principled resignation is way overdue.
Translation:
Next time I won't get caught.
Are you in a 4-day time-warp? Here's another newsflash: There was a big earthquke and tsunami recently.
."Terry, I understand the problem, of course. And, you dont see any of that Swift Boat stuff on my broadcast. Sure, I've got some things working again this year. We'll declare some winners and losers early to try to influence western voters like we do every year and I'll bash Bush on the points you send me every day and NEVER mention Kerry's sliminess, but, something big, something right now, no, don't have anything."
"Dan, if you can launch something big, something that our media can run with, Dan, there's a million dollars, cash, in it for you to keep or spread around however you want. And, I can even hook you up with the guys who did the Lehman forgeries in Kerry's file."
"OK, Terry, my daughter's got some contacts in TANG. I'll fake something and have it on 60 Minutes Wednesday night. You'll have to get it to all the other main stream media of Thursday morning and no one will be able to come up with a challenge before the following week. But, it'll cost. That's a million to me and a half million to Mary."
"Done!"
"It would be a shame if we let this matter, troubling as it is, obscure their dedication and good work over the years." That's a lot like saying "John Wayne Gacy did so much good entertaining children. Let's not let a few murders obscure the good he did."
Dan Rather is a smug, arrogant , insincere, tired old man .
Mary Mapes response: "Outstanding - fired because I forged documents and was in bed with the Kerry campaign - This will NOT look good on my resume!!!!"