Dan Rather: Journalism has 'lost its guts'

CNet News.com ^ | March 12, 2007 | Daniel Terdiman

[Lancey Howard]

You would think this clown Dan Rather, having escaped prosecution for attempted election fixing, would have the good grace to just disappear. On the other hand, I guess not - - socialist scumbags like Rather are not known for having grace, or even shame.

[Agent Smith]

Journalism in a nutshell, circa 2007

"Thanks for the press release, now where is the booze & the buffet?"

[HangnJudge]

Headline for Dan Rather
Journalism has lost its integrity

[highlander_UW]

He said it's very easy to attack someone when you don't have to put your name to your complaints.

How amusing that he complains about "unnamed" complaints but is thrilled to use "unnamed" sources. If he'd like I can send him a signed letter explaining why he's a boob. (and I mean that with no offense intended to women's anatomy, just to be PC)

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Well as a survivor of decades of "Fairness Doctrine" restrictions on free speech I can only guess that what this clown misses are the good old days of being the gatekeepers of information and issues.

Today the MSM employees cannot have their ways to "make a difference." Others will be reporting facts, not feeeeeeeeelings.

Denied the advantage of being the gatekeeper of course MSM employees have to "go-along-to-get-along;" it's called journalism: facts, not feeeeeeeeeelings.

[Cicero]

Dan, forgery just isn't nice, and neither is lying. Why would we want to watch pompous talking heads lie to us on network TV between a stream of inane commercials?

[Pete98]

Yeah that's it Dan...America doesn't trust you because you haven't steered FAR ENOUGH left! Go farther left, I'm sure that's the solution.

[ken21]

dan rather is a liar.

he lied about president bush.

he should have been fired immediately.

[randog]

This guy was a keynote speaker, too:

[KJC1]

Journalism has lost its gunga.

Thank God.

[PerConPat]

Rather is nothing more or less than a diseased aspect of an otherwise healthy societal organism known as freedom of speech. He is, like so many in his profession, best described as a dangerous tumor afflicting a nation that so many have sacrificed so much to create and protect.

[tcrlaf]

"we have lost faith in journalists because journalists have willingly chosen to lie to us."

When "investigative News" consists of checking your Blackberry for the latest DNC press release, what does he expect???

[Lorianne]

Just the facts, Dan.

All we need are the facts.

Loose the attitude.

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