[dirtboy]

Dan, you're Buckhead's bitch. Deal with it.

[oxcart]

"American journalism needs a spine transplant and we need it quickly," he said. "

How can you transplant something they never had?

[Arrowhead1952]

Ra^THer lied.
See BS died.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"...wanted his opinion of Bush, to which he repeatedly responded that the president still has three more years to 'turn around.'"

Why? So you can stab him in the back yet again, you sad, old, pathetic commie?

[jazusamo]

"More facts and less speculation?" Rather is a comedian.

[Fiddlstix]

What journalism needs, Rather told the audience, is more: more backbone in questioning powerful leaders......

Allow me to make a correction.

What journalism needs, Ra^ther told the audience, is more: more backbone ^Fonts in questioning powerful leaders......

[Casloy]

But the public should recognize "there's a new opportunity here to manipulate public opinion."

Yes, the old opportunity being the way the three networks manipulated public opinion for 40 years. Those days are over, Dan. We're not taking your crap anymore. Oh yeah, what's the frequency?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"But the public should recognize "there's a new opportunity here to manipulate public opinion."

Yeah Dan, the 'old opportunities to manipulate public opinion' were much better, huh? Could this be because you and your ilk were the commisars of manipulation? Pine away, Dan, but the train has left the station, and you are not on it, and history will not be kind to you sir, no, not at all.

[RightResponse]

Love it when the press reports on itself.....

[Unmarked Package]

"But he sidestepped the topic of Memogate, the Internet-sparked challenge to the authenticity of documents used on "60 Minutes II" to support a 2004 segment on President Bush's military service. Questions about the story eventually forced out a CBS News producer and three other executives before Rather himself resigned."

I'm surprised to see Rather's resignation attributed to the Memogate scandal in such a direct, unambiguous manner; and published in the liberal LA Times no less. It appears that Rather's tarnished legacy is beginning to set up like concrete around him.

[RJL]

What journalism needs, Rather told the audience, is more: more backbone in questioning powerful leaders,

Yes, we saw a lot of that from Dan with Clinton "If we're one hundredth as successful as you..."

[ladiesview61]

What an arrogant blow hard.

[lilylangtree]

He oughta know. He's given enough free passes to the demoncRATS.

[raccoonradio]

[Libloather]

Rather cited the movie...

That's when any scintilla of credibility is completely lost forever - citing movies...

[Fido969]

"Fielding preselected audience questions"

Would Rather cover an interview that required pre-selectecd questions?

[EGPWS]

What journalism needs, Rather told the audience, is more: more backbone in questioning powerful leaders, more facts (and less speculation), more money and time from publishers, and more international coverage. Journalists, he said, must recognize that they have a duty and reconnect with their role in a system of checks and balances. "American journalism needs a spine transplant and we need it quickly," he said.>/i>

LoL!

What the media needs is truth in broadcasting and to leave the political bias and twisting of the truth out of the picture.

You, Dan have shown to be the epitome of media bias and have no basis to show yourself to be the spokesperson for the directive of the MSM after your proved lack of media sense in the recent past.

[arthurus]

Rather thinks MSM is part of the government and that his ouster was an illegitimate political act.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Obliquely referring to Rather's troubles, one member asked what role bloggers had played in his career. "Their influence was less than perceived," he said, equally obliquely. Some bloggers, he said, have found blogging to be "a good way to further a particular political agenda. It's not a crime," he said. But the public should recognize "there's a new opportunity here to manipulate public opinion."

>.

"Some bloggers have found blogging to be "a good way to further a particular political agenda.....but I've found that cranking out fake documents is much more effective......and don't forget what the slickmeister taught us......if caught...deny..deny...deny.

Below is forged CBS document overlayed by Microsoft Word in default mode......courtesy Little Green Footballs..

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[TChad]