Dan Rather Fired By CBS (Read Details - That's The Bottom Line)

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[MindBender26]

This just in from source at Black Rock:

He/She is at pre-season party in The Hamptons. Other CBSers (The Suits) are there as well.

The Suits confirmed:

Ran Rather's contract at CBS expires in August. He has not been offered ANY type of renewal. There may be some tiny dollar (the exact fee never to be disclosed) face-saving deal but that's it, Dan is out.

This comes after he "resigned" from CBS Evening News position last year in an attempt to stop the bloodletting of advertisers at CBS. As we all know, the primary cause was not so much Rather's broadcasting the original phony Bush "Recordsgate" story but Rather's insistence, way beyond anything or any time that was reasonable, that the story was valid.

From the moment FR's pajamahadeen pointed out the many irrefutable technical flaws in the supposed documents, it was dead meat as a journalistic piece. Rather slew himself by sticking with what was obviously a phony story designed to attack the President and help Kerry.

In addition, Rather's acceptance of a $20,000 fee to speak to Texas Democrats was another quiet nail in his CBS coffin. In journalism circles, that is a huge no-no. Some stations forbid their employees to even contribute to campaigns and fire offenders In this case, Rather was taking $ from the Texas Dems!

After Evening News, Rather was to contribute to "60 Minutes II" on Wednesdays but that show had ratings lower than the radio calls of the Roto-Rooter truck dispatcher.

How significant is this? 25 years after he left the anchor chair, Walter Cronkite is still on some income at CBS.

Rather is out on his ear.

There will be much more on this in MSM (including some severe spinning) in weeks to come, but FR had it first!

[MindBender26]

More to come.

[Dallas59]

NEXT!!!

[newzjunkey]

Interesting. If this really happens, it's definitely the right outcome after the fake documents scandal of 2004.

[socal_parrot]

FR Pajamahadeen strikes!

[Brilliant]

That frees him up to go to CNN.

[RobFromGa]

Another body for history's graveyard of discarded lies.

Courage, Dan, Courage!

[romanesq]

Forever remembered by:

Fake but accurate.

[MindBender26]

Trust me. I used to go to these parties.

When the Suits speak, careers die.

[george76]

" Rather's acceptance of a $20,000 fee to speak to Texas Democrats was another quiet nail in his CBS coffin..."

More good news.

[MinuteGal]

Great scoop for FR, MindBender. You're the tops.

You don't know how much I LOVED reading your post about Dan Blather. It gave me the warm fuzzies.

Free Republic is Da Place!

Leni

[greyfoxx39]

I sure do hope this isn't a signal for Fox News to add him to the roster!

[BallyBill]

COURAGE!

Well, someone had to say it.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

As i recall, Dan's daughter is a big whig in Texas Democratic politics.

[MizSterious]

Almost too little too late--he should have been fired on the spot a few times. Nevertheless, this is what he deserves.

[Pukin Dog]

Courage Dan, Courage.

Oops, sorry Dan, I meant Kouric. Katie Kouric, Dan.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the good news Mindbender, it's very good news!

[Calvin Locke]

I heard the Perky One has had Hillary Clinton as an overnight guest. Just exactly how is CBS going to claim
objectivity when they hire news reader with credentials like that?

[river rat]

"Walter Cronkite is still on some income at CBS.
Rather is out on his ear."

The answer is simple....
Cronkite accomplished his mission -- abandoning Vietnam.

Rather failed in his mission - Defeating Bush, buy any means necessary.

A POX on both their asses.

Semper Fi

[You Dirty Rats]

What Hitler's bombers couldn't do to Edward R. Murrow, Freepers did to Dan Rather.

[ladyinred]

Ah, that is sadder than a pig whose sty is cleaned up by a billy goat.

[mtbopfuyn]

Thanks. The out on his nose was a long time coming.

[HAL9000]

fyi

[Recovering_Democrat]

Finally, Dan Rather will be paid what he's worth.

[sgtbono2002]

***8I heard the Perky One has had Hillary Clinton as an overnight guest. Just exactly how is CBS going to claim
objectivity when they hire news reader with credentials like that?**8

If katie had her overnight , I doubt they talked politics. Probably munched the carpet.

[OldFriend]

The way things are going, perhaps he'll be hired by Roger Ailes.

G-d forbid!

[Spunky]

"How significant is this? 25 years after he left the anchor chair, Walter Cronkite is still on some income at CBS."

"Rather is out on his ear."

CRYING DAN RATHER

[OldFriend]

And you can be a liar and still be honest.

[Candor7]

Dontcha Just Love It!!!!

Another lyin' limp d__k liberal MSM media slime bites the dust!!!! Cause for loud and boisterous celebration!

Now Blather will likely write a book, telling the true story of how he was framed, another lie. Remember, this is the same guy who chased our soldiers in Vietnam , tryin' to prove they were all baby killers. This man's life has been a lie. He was instrumental in foisting so much liberal propaganda on the American people that their voting patterns were influenced to injure the American nation.He is an enemy of the informed electorate, a traducer of our democratic republic, a Clinton obsequiant. Liberal socialist wing nut journalists who follow him will look on him and shiver. Tony snow should perfect the line, " Remember Rather," and use it in press conferences.

[GoldenPup]

Serves that lieing, phony SOB right!!!

[Third Order]

Or MSNBC.

[sourcery]

I sure do hope this isn't a signal for Fox News to add him to the roster!

Hannity and Rather?

[connectthedots]

And here I had forgotten that name.

[ed1340]

Was it Dan Rather that said "The voters had a tantrum." after the 1990's Republican takeover of the Congress?

Semper Fi

[eleni121]

or Xinghua or Gramma.

[SunTzuWu]

How significant is this? 25 years after he left the anchor chair, Walter Cronkite is still on some income at CBS.

That's the part that makes my heart warm.

[LdSentinal]

That was the late Pener Jennings.

[JustaCowgirl]

I sure do hope this isn't a signal for Fox News to add him to the roster!

Bite your tongue!

[MindBender26]

Pee - Tah

:~)

[sourcery]

Dan Rather, starring in "Head'em Off at the Past"

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

FYI ping.

[Huck]

How bout he goes to PBS and WE end up paying his salary? Sorry. But I can see it happening. I can't see him working for any outfit that has a bottom line to look after.

[abb]

Pinging the Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert list...

[fhayek]

What's the frequency NOW, Kenneth?

[Fudd Fan]

oooooooh, BURN!

[onyx]

Thanks for the ping.

[Fudd Fan]

That could have been Jennings, but no matter.

[MindBender26]

>What's the frequency NOW, Kenneth?

0 Mhz

[Fudd Fan]

Yah, ol'Dan would have a party with Moyers in that case.

[Diogenesis]

[ansel12]

People don't know he also was published in the hard left Nation magazine.