"Im as unbiased as a texas tornado in an Alaskan winter time sipping on a margarita..." (no, it doesnt make any sense)
Imus and his staff couldn't figure out what the hell he was talking about and thought Rather had said something about tampons.
(Rather came on later to "explain" that he came from a long line of ditch diggers and this was a common expression among them like "take care of yourself".)