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Dan Rather says 'patriotism run amok'impeding good news
Nando Times/AP ^
| 5/17/02
| Staff
Posted on 05/17/2002 9:38:53 PM PDT by LarryLied
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To: LarryLied
"patriotism run amok"Aw come on Dan. If you ask me, we're just barely gettin warmed up here. I want to see youngsters with belt-fed weapons marching in parades shouting out for God and country! Shoutin the 'Pledge, and praying in schools.
Stay over there, Dan, you can wet the bed with the best of 'em. And we don't want your stink around here. You have caused more division and repulsive apathetic doubt than you've reported news in your shallow self aggrandizing, and appeals for notoriety. And Sir, your swill makes hog wash appealing
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posted on
05/17/2002 11:32:26 PM PDT
by
kickme
To: LarryLied
Wonder if the fact that we have U.S. enemies in our own government and media would tend to make an administration limit their accessibility? Are we that geared to having the press on the battle line that we are willing for them to leak information that would help the enemy and harm our soldiers? Not me.
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posted on
05/17/2002 11:47:20 PM PDT
by
ClancyJ
To: LarryLied
This from the King and Emperor of the PC speak gag rules. I'm sorry he is so shallow that it took 9-11 to cause patriotism to swell in his empty grinch chest. Most likely it's gas.
The only reason his venom is kept in those fangs, is that he fears being drummed out of television for his anti-American retoric at this time in our history. It has recently happened to better men than him, that scab Bill Mahler for instance.
To: LarryLied
Dan Rather with a political soul mate.
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posted on
05/18/2002 12:54:45 AM PDT
by
binger
To: kickme
Stay over there, Dan, you can wet the bed with the best of 'em. And we don't want your stink around here. You have caused more division and repulsive apathetic doubt than you've reported news in your shallow self aggrandizing, and appeals for notoriety. And Sir, your swill makes hog wash appealing ROTFLMFAO!!!!!
To: LarryLied
What a scummy puke Blather is. "Look at ME!" he's really saying. Must have taken Xlinton lessons.
Vote.com has up a poll on this subject. Send Blather a message!
Rather says patriotism infects news
Look at the loaded terms, people! "Patriotism run amok" reminds me of the commie statement, "Freedoms are precious, that's why we must restrict them." The self-proclaimed elite ALWAYS know what's best for us, of course!
This "patriotism" is too independent, too likely to cause people to make their own informed choices, without "spin" to help the unwashed rubes find their undeserving way to the Great Guru Dan...
To: LarryLied
If C.B.S. is wondering why they are losing viewers look at two things: The news division is terrible.
The entertainment division is terrible.
Other then that everything is ok there. I wouldn't trust Dan Blather to give me any news. If Rather said the sky is blue I'd go outside and check.
To: LarryLied
And one finds oneself saying, 'I know the right question, but you know what? This is not exactly the right time to ask it," said Rather.
The right question, Dan, was: "why did you rape Juanitta Broderick?"
Guess you never found the right time to ask that, did you Dan?
To: over3Owithabrain
Dan does have a problem with news. For 8 years he didn't ask any questions and even led the evening news during Clinton's impeachment with polls proving the "American People" supported scumbag. Then he thought the Condit story distasteful and didn't report that. Now, dad gum, patriotism prevents him from asking hard questions of Bush.
To: LarryLied
Rather said that "patriotism run amok" is making it difficult for journalists to provide Americans with all the information they need about the war in Afghanistan and to hold the Bush administration accountable.
What a whiner. Dan Rather and company tried their hardest to knock President Bush's high approval rating down but failed and now he's all but pleading with the people to dump on the President.
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posted on
05/18/2002 3:22:15 AM PDT
by
Zon
To: LarryLied
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posted on
05/18/2002 6:36:03 AM PDT
by
Amelia
To: LarryLied
It's way past time for Dan to find a new gig.
Preferably one where he can stay in his bathrobe and slippers all day long, and work on 10,000-piece jigsaw puzzles in the rec room.
To: LarryLied
I'd also like to know why Clinton never responded adequately to the terrorist attacks against our embassies and the U.S.S. Cole in the late 1990's. And if he had, might 9/11 have been prevented?
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posted on
05/18/2002 6:53:44 AM PDT
by
Amelia
To: Amelia;
Now Clinton is claiming the Intelligence briefing was not an intelligence briefing...lol
To: LarryLied
bumpity uppity
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posted on
05/19/2002 6:00:48 PM PDT
by
timestax
To: timestax
Thought Newsmax or somebody would pick up this BBC story. Maybe Dan just isn't worth the bother anymore.
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