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Whither Dan now? During a long, dark day at CBS News that was wracked by anger, remorse and disbelief, this was the one inescapable question that emerged from the Memogate wreckage. What about the man who has been the symbolic leader of this diminished news division for the last 24 years -- its public face to the world and, for all intents and purposes, the reigning soul of this once mighty machine? Depending on who was doing the asking, the question took on different shades of meaning throughout the day. To some, Rather, who anchored the Sept. 8 report on...

On now what a whitewash

You can bet cBS employees read FR. Since I haven't seen a thread just for this topic, here's your chance to send Danno your farewell message. Text, video cards, pix, etc., Happy Thanksgiving!

CBS was conducting an 'internal investigation' into the FORGED DOCUMENTS that Ted Baxter- I mean Dan Rather aired. HOWS IT GOING SeeBS?

"We don't know what to do. We don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon." "Could be game set and match Republicans." "They're about first and goal from 4 yards out." "He swept through the South like a tornado through a trailer park."

The end of an eraThe criticism,” growled NBC's Tom Brokaw, went “beyond any factual information.” Indeed, it was nothing less than “a political jihad.” ABC's Peter Jennings, equally outraged, chimed in: “I don't think you ever judge a man by only one event in his career.”They were speaking, of course, about l'Affaire Dan Rather, rising in defense of their fellow elite anchor. Trouble is, Jennings was right. We shouldn't judge a man by a single event; we should judge him by all his biases and errata. These, Rather has in overplus.(Researchers may visit Ratherbiased.com, where they'll find them carefully compiled...

Search Political Humor Dan Ratherisms The Wit and Wisdom of Dan Rather Election Night 2004 | Election Night 2002 | Election Night 2000 Related Resources • Today's Quotes • Funny Political Quotes • Bushisms • Election 2004 Humor • Election 2002 Humor • Election 2000 Humor • Media Follies Quotes from CBS Anchor Dan Rather on Election Night 2004 "Do you hear that knocking...President Bush's re-election is at the door." "This race is hotter than the Devil's anvil." "His lead is as thin as turnip soup." "This race is humming along like Ray Charles." "The presidential race is swinging like...

Lest everyone forget, we still have to hear the results of the internal CBS memogate investigation. I want Dan Blather, Mapes and cBS 60 minutes II castigated to high heavens!

At a panel discussion sponored by the New Yorker Magazine on Saturday in New York, NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw lashed out at Internet bloggers in defense of CBS's Dan Rather according to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters.Brokaw compared the bloggers attacks on Dan Rathers '60 Minutes II' reportage about President Bush's National Guard service to a 'political jihad.''What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the internet, a kind of political jihad,' Brokaw said during a panel discussion where he appeared with Dan Rather and Peter Jennings.'It is certainly an attempt to demonize CBS...

Dan Rather (and CBS News) got snookered by political malcontents with an ax to grind. Again. Consider: Both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry say they adamantly oppose reinstitution of the military draft, which was ended in 1973. The Pentagon also says it is vehemently opposed to giving up the all-volunteer army. But that didn't stop "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" and reporter Richard Schlesinger from airing a story Tuesday about a Pennsylvania woman's fears that her sons will be drafted. "I think there's a good possibility," said Beverly Cocco, ID'd only as an average voter, and a...

In the spirit of fairness and accuracy, when referring to Mr. Rather or CBS, please append references with the appropriate symbols. Henceforth, CBS will be referred to as "(D)CBS.." ((D) for Democrat). When referring to Mr. Rather, please be sure to always include the honorary phrase "well-known Democratic operative". For example, " Well-known Democratic operative Dan Rather has memos regarding W's weather machine which is responsible for the spate of FL hurricanes...". Dan has toiled long and selflessly for the loony Left and has paid a heavy price. Kidnapped by Chicago taxi drivers, beaten by street tuffs demanding the frequency,...

<p>Much as we'd like to put Dan Rather and CBS to bed without supper, one final point needs a hearing: why this story matters.</p> <p>Often during the past couple of weeks, I've heard from readers asking, "Why are you obsessing about Dan Rather? What's up with this attack on CBS?"</p>

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- The Center for Individual Freedom, a Virginia-based, constitutional advocacy group filed a complaint last week with the Federal Election Commission charging that CBS and Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. illegally coordinated election communications. The complaint charges that CBS and the Kerry campaign violated federal campaign finance laws when they colluded to attack President George W. Bush based on claims and documents now believed to be fake. Jeffrey Mazzella, the Center's Executive Director, said in a press release, "It's obvious that CBS and the Kerry campaign acted improperly. That much is clear to anyone with a pulse." Mazzella added,...

Well, since Blathergate broke, a bunch of people on this forum have been doing their own tribute songs. I couldn't let this happen without getting in on the act myself, so with apologies to the late George Harrison, here's my little contribution. Hope y'all enjoy, -i.While Media Stars Gently WeepI look at you allWaking up from your sleepingWhile media stars gently weepI look at the scoreAnd I see bloggers sweepingWhile media stars gently weepI don't know howNobody told youHow to ignore their liesI don't know howThose fools controlled youPulled the wool o'er your eyesI look at the pollsAnd I notice...

As headlines read "Triumph of the bloggers" and Reuters posits that American journalism may never be the same, a media watchdog and conservative web group are leading protests today outside CBS' Washington headquarters. The event led by Accuracy in Media and Free Republic comes the day after anchor Dan Rather and CBS News President Andrew Heyward issued statements saying they no longer will defend the authenticity of documents used in a Sept. 8 "60 Minutes II" report that raised questions about President Bush's National Guard service. Free Republic began as a staunchly conservative web community but has been drawing a...

After days of expressing confidence about the documents used in a "60 Minutes'' report that raised new questions about President Bush's National Guard service, CBS News officials have grave doubts about the authenticity of the material, network officials said last night. Those officials, who asked not to be identified, said CBS News would most likely make an announcement as early as today that it had been deceived about the documents' origins, and that it was mounting an intensive news investigation of where they came from. But these people cautioned that CBS News could still pull back from an announcement. Officials...

According to the CBS News web site, tonight's CBS Evening News will address the latest developments in Rathergate. Let's pile on.

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Please JOIN US as weProtest DAN RATHERoutside the CBS building7800 Beverly Blvd (Beverly & Fairfax)Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, September 22nd at 5 PM (This time coincides with the time that C-BS will be airing their "60 Minutes II".)

Back in March, American journalists and news organisations celebrated a special anniversary. Exactly 50 years before, CBS broadcaster and TV news pioneer Edward R. Murrow took to the airwaves with a blistering indictment of Red-baiting drunk and Cold War smear artist Senator Joe McCarthy. As the feared prime mover behind the anti-communist witch-hunt and Hollywood's blacklists, the credibility of the man who made paranoia the guiding principle of American politics was out of bounds until Murrow began his broadcast, which coolly and methodically exposed McCarthy's lies, distortions and moral corruption. That was the end of "Tailgunner Joe", who would never...