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Dan Rather: When Trump Lies, We Have To Call Him Out
Townhall.com ^ | January 22, 2017 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 01/22/2017 3:42:02 PM PST by Kaslin

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is teaching an online course in journalism called “finding the truth in the news” at UDemy. Now, he’s taken to Facebook to say that the media, the American people, and the political class has to call out President Trump on his lies. No, this isn’t the Onion.

“These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” wrote Rather. “What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society,” he added.

Yeah, this is coming from a man who embroiled CBS in scandal for using unverified memos that offered an unflattering picture of President George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard in 2004. Experts concluded that the memos were not authentic. And Rather soon was shown the door. So, while it’s obvious that we should call out the president, whoever that may be, for spreading falsehoods—it’s a bit absurd to take orders from Rather, a disseminator of fake news, on this subject.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
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To: VR-21; Kaslin
They've moved from subtle propaganda to outright fabrication.

This story is a perfect example.

They're not even distorting or manipulating the truth any longer. They're simply passing fictions they've invented off as fact, then blaming the Trump administration when they're called out on their lies.

41 posted on 01/22/2017 4:14:58 PM PST by OddLane
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To: Kaslin

How ironic.


42 posted on 01/22/2017 4:16:19 PM PST by anton
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To: Kaslin

THIS!!! is why Donald J Trump is our President today!!


43 posted on 01/22/2017 4:16:29 PM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: Kaslin

“You of all people!” as I say to my kids when they’re wallowing in hypocrisy.


44 posted on 01/22/2017 4:16:42 PM PST by Tax-chick ("The feelings business is very profitable, and the thinkings business is not.")
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To: Savage Beast

Brilliant!

There SHOULD be a Dan Rather Fake News Award and TROPHY for dishonest “reporters”!

Whoever falsely “reported” that MLK’s bust had been removed from the Oval Office gets MY vote for January.


45 posted on 01/22/2017 4:18:53 PM PST by pfony1
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To: mazda77

Thanks for reminding us.... I just sent Ole’ Danny boy an appropriate tweet.


46 posted on 01/22/2017 4:20:25 PM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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To: Kaslin

I think we have the first candidate to be Politkovskaya’d.

He’s been asking for it since he tried to overthrow Bush with forged documents.

Really no good reason for this guy to be kept around anymore.


47 posted on 01/22/2017 4:22:35 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Kaslin

But you wouldn’t call out obunghole.


48 posted on 01/22/2017 4:22:36 PM PST by Castigar
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To: pfony1

I now think the “trophy” for most dishonest reporting should be a chamber pot.


49 posted on 01/22/2017 4:22:48 PM PST by pfony1
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To: Kaslin
oxygen thief... feh
50 posted on 01/22/2017 4:23:02 PM PST by Chode (may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
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To: Riley
Dan Rather complaining about people lying. Like Brian Williams warning us about ‘fake news’.

Yup, it's as ridiculous as Anthony Weiner lecturing people on sexual deviancy.

51 posted on 01/22/2017 4:24:45 PM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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To: Kaslin

Look who’s talking........


52 posted on 01/22/2017 4:24:48 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Kaslin

This a joke, right


53 posted on 01/22/2017 4:32:35 PM PST by technically right
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To: Kaslin

Really? Then why haven’t you during the last eight years?


54 posted on 01/22/2017 4:36:50 PM PST by GregoTX
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To: Kaslin

Where was he when obama lied or clinton. What a douche


55 posted on 01/22/2017 4:37:39 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Kaslin
ESAD Rather. President Trump has no need to lie.

(YOU never did get it SCUMBAG)

Go die you useless POS American conniving, deceiving, POS punk. You have no American qualities.

56 posted on 01/22/2017 4:41:49 PM PST by PGalt (HOORAY President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Kaslin

And Mr. Spicer has put all of you on notice that it’s now a two-way street, putz.


57 posted on 01/22/2017 4:42:00 PM PST by UGA2014
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To: Kaslin

This is a new procedure after Obama.


58 posted on 01/22/2017 4:44:02 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Kaslin

What’s the frequency Kenneth?


59 posted on 01/22/2017 4:46:36 PM PST by OKSooner (www.greatagain.gov <= Go here to put a note in the suggestion box!)
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To: Kaslin

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is teaching an online course in journalism called “finding the truth in the news” ....

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Oh, brother! That’s like having Bill Clinton teaching a course on marital fidelity.


60 posted on 01/22/2017 4:48:33 PM PST by Bigg Red (The best f-word we can apply to Obama on this glorious inauguration day is "former".)
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