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Dan Rather’s Last Big Story Is Himself
New York Magazine ^ | November 25, 2007 | Joe Hagen

Posted on 11/27/2007 10:29:30 AM PST by Arec Barrwin

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Once again, Rather seems blithely unaware that his bias is so clearly evident in his handling of this story. While he refuses to acknowledge that the documents were obviously forged, he seems to place stock in fantastic conspiracy stories that have no basis in fact.

And what I still perplexed about is this -- when the story broke, the White House didn't even seem to care -- even if it was true, it wouldn't have made a difference in the 2004 election. So why does Rather care so much?

1 posted on 11/27/2007 10:29:34 AM PST by Arec Barrwin
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Is something wrong with the search function? This article is already posted, but when I tried to search for “Dan” to find it, search found NO matches, which means it didn’t even find THIS version?


2 posted on 11/27/2007 10:33:05 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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3 posted on 11/27/2007 10:33:10 AM PST by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: Arec Barrwin; tomkow6; abb; kristinn; All

Would that be funny if Dan Rather or CBS be force call the Freepers to stand LOL!

OH LORDY too many images


4 posted on 11/27/2007 10:34:42 AM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Arec Barrwin

DAN WHO?????


5 posted on 11/27/2007 10:36:22 AM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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Is something wrong with the search function? This article is already posted, but when I tried to search for “Dan” to find it, search found NO matches, which means it didn’t even find THIS version?

Search words must be at least four letters.

6 posted on 11/27/2007 10:38:29 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Government is the hired help - not the boss. When politicians forget that they must be fired.)
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To: Arec Barrwin

Like Jimmy Carter, this incompetent egocentric will spend the rest of his life trying to prove that he is right and the rest of the world is wrong.


7 posted on 11/27/2007 10:40:20 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Arec Barrwin

Way too many words wasted on a low life liar!


8 posted on 11/27/2007 10:40:30 AM PST by SWEETSUNNYSOUTH (Help stamp out liberalism!)
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To: Arec Barrwin

Way before it became clear to even a liberal that Dan Rather was an airhead - many of us wondered in amazement just how such a startingly average intellect made it to the top of newscasting. Thanks to the net and talk radio, virtually all of the MSM pundits have been exposed as truly milktoast non-intellects who prospered by telling “elites” what they wanted to hear. A pox on all of ‘em! And - kudos to those at Little Green Footballs who demonstrated how bloggers could easily defeat those in the MSM mediocre class.


9 posted on 11/27/2007 10:41:31 AM PST by Da Coyote
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His HDNET presentations pump a lot of venom and anti-US sentiments over the cable networks. The guy has become an enemy of the state. I don’t usually like to frame things in that manner, but he loathes the U.S. Every single subject he touches, is come at from a “U.S. is evil” viewpoint.

The guy has declared war on the nation. He is a bitter old fart with a vendetta so vitriolic that it is hard to imagine what screwed the guy up like this. Maybe he wasn’t breast fed. God knows, but the only thing I’m certain of is that he is unhinged. This nation isn’t perfect, but there are a few things that are positive about it, that he could spend months to find, then report.

Evidently for him, this just isn’t possible. Thus I come away with the premise in tact. This guy is a bitter burned out hater of the United States. I won’t watch his show. Better to let the leftists wallow in his stew.

10 posted on 11/27/2007 10:42:03 AM PST by DoughtyOne (California, where the death penalty is reserved for wholesome values. SB 777)
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Somewhere there’s a picture of Nikita Kruschev sitting folornly in a Moscow park feeding pigeons after his ouster. I tried to find it, but it must be gone. Gooogle can’t locate it. It would be the right pic to photoshop Gunga Dan in sitting right next to him.........


11 posted on 11/27/2007 10:42:04 AM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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(giggle)


12 posted on 11/27/2007 10:42:27 AM PST by tioga (Dear Santa..........I can explain....)
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Khakis and combat boots in central park. That’s our Gunga Dan, playing “reporter” in his dotage.


13 posted on 11/27/2007 10:43:13 AM PST by ozzymandus
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‘So why does Rather care so much?’

Because in his mind he’s still ‘Dan Rather - Anchor Monster’.


14 posted on 11/27/2007 10:43:40 AM PST by Badeye (That Karma thing keeps coming around, eh Sally? (chuckle))
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To: Arec Barrwin

I actually owe being a conservative to Dan Rather/60 minutes.

They did a complete hack job on a hospital in Dallas — presenting things I knew were completely false — as in, no room for argument false.

I quickly figured out they were pressing an agenda of socialized medicine.

I learned then to distrust the media and spot the agenda.

Once armed with knowledge about their lies, I quickly began to spot other lies -— and my whole world view began to change.

So, I say, thank you Dan Rather for being such a bad liar that even a hick from New Mexico could figure it out.


15 posted on 11/27/2007 10:44:13 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian
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When the documents were savaged by right-wing bloggers and press critics, CBS News found it couldn’t prove their authenticity and backed down.

Let's have a round of cheers for the The New Media.
16 posted on 11/27/2007 10:44:45 AM PST by Signalman
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Very long but a great read ... best part was him sitting on a bench in Central Park trying to explain ... (hand wrapped around a bag with a bottle of Midnight Express in it ... dowm from Mad Dog ....)


17 posted on 11/27/2007 10:45:12 AM PST by SkyDancer ("There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress - Mark Twain")
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Lord! What prose! "It was a dark and stormy night!!!"

Rather's case will be dismissed. It truly is bullshit.

18 posted on 11/27/2007 10:45:39 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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CBS started their ascent with Edward R. Murrow and his attack on McCarthy.

Good to see CBS, Rather and all their Murrows finally disintegrating after half a century of spouting leftist propoganda.

19 posted on 11/27/2007 10:47:37 AM PST by what's up
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Dan Rather reported a lie he believed was true. Despite all the evidence that contradicted it. I'm sure the National Guard memo is floating out there somewhere - not ones from Kinko's that ruined his career.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

20 posted on 11/27/2007 10:50:16 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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