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By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: “I’m big on personal responsibility,” says … Dan Rather

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:54:13 +0000

[...] The Hot Air team was in mourning this a.m. when one of our Media PCs misfired and we realized we hadn’t caught this eternal moment of comic irony. The man who put fake documents on the air in his haste to nail Bush, stood by while Mary Mapes and three execs took the fall, and as recently as last year reiterated that he stands by the story? Talking about personal responsibility and lecturing in his poor-man’s-Murrow way about good journalistic practice? And we didn’t get it? [...]

By: ScottyDog

ScottyDog — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:51:35 +0000

Dan Rather is done, over.

I have never been able to understand why these over paid people that read their words off a teleprompter think they matter.

He tried to mislead the American People and he got caught…simple as that.

By: ptolemy

ptolemy — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:38:00 +0000

What is most striking about Rather’s remarks is that they indicate a total hubris and lack of humility. Rather is truly a “legend in his own mind” who believes he has been martyed by the right.

On the positive side, Rather, more than anyone else, is responsible for the slide in esteem that people have for network news.

By: gary

gary — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:24:16 +0000

I did a wikipedia on this character and I see no mention of military service, even though the Korean war was going on at the time he supposedly was becoming a journalist. So, what was HIS problem with serving his country in wartime??
He sure as heck was no Ernie Pyle.

By: SurfingKC

SurfingKC — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:35:58 +0000

Someone let the chickens out of the barn, now the kitchen’s on fire!

By: Kini

Kini — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:08:57 +0000

Look closely at Dan’s hair.

It’s actually thin strips of aluminum foil.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:54:57 +0000

Dan Rather Stands Behind TANG Story 100%…

In the transcript linked by Allah, he calls himself “truly independent” and “fiercely independent,” and also mentions his “independence,” about 5,942 times. By which I assume he means he can still go doody by himself. Or at least with a……

By: Jim Treacher

Jim Treacher — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:40:11 +0000

His mind is independent in much the same way Mars is independent of Earth.

By: Evilwhiteguy

Evilwhiteguy — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:57:58 +0000

Did I really hear him refer to himself as an “independent-minded journalist”?

By: Shmo

Shmo — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:32:52 +0000

Good Riddens!!!

By: thirteen28

thirteen28 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:19:11 +0000

Where the hell did Gallup find a group of Republicans where 42% of them actually had a favorable opinion of Dan Rather???? Massachussetts?

By: protein wisdom

protein wisdom — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:06:54 +0000

Dan Rather takes a commuter flight from DC to New York…

United Airlines counter attendant: "Any baggage today, Mr Rather?" Rather: ""Yes, I have baggage. I have the baggage of being a graduate of the journalism school of South Vietnam.” * United Airlines counter attendant: United A…

By: Mich_93

Mich_93 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:48:08 +0000

I have to admit that a part of me feels real sorry for Dan. He was always a lib, but now he is so far gone that reality just escapes him.

I truly believe he believes what he is saying.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:31:22 +0000

On that last point…I think Dan thinks waaaaaaay too highly of himself and his reporting. Talk about delusional paranoia, he must have consulted Hillary on the vast right wing conspiracy piece.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:16:44 +0000

What was the story again? That being Bush Jr. greased the TANG rails for Dubya? So freaking what?

Does anyone, anywhere think that Dubya would have ever gotten anywhere near the White House if he wasn’t his father’s son? Really? Isn’t that a more relevant and important point than how he got in and out of the TANG 35+ years ago?

You could actually make that point without having to dummy up documents to prove it.

By: insomni

insomni — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:13:17 +0000

So where’s all this corroboration, Dan? Wouldn’t it be all over the NY Times and other media if it existed? That “pregnant pause” when King brought up a lawsuit was cute. He knows it would never work out in his favor. He was the one doing the slandering. Have fun in fantasy land, Dan.

By: Rather talks to Larry King at The Politburo Diktat

Rather talks to Larry King at The Politburo Diktat — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:05:47 +0000

[...] Hot Air Video: Rather on Rathergate [...]

By: darwin

darwin — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:36:20 +0000

Maybe GWB can sue old Dan for everything he’s got when his term expires. Since Dan can’t and won’t let go of this fantasy, slander sounds like a cut and dry case.

By: BrunoMitchell

BrunoMitchell — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:10:07 +0000

Funny, but when asked if he believes in the “truth of the report” he answers he believes in the “truth of the story.” — Keep spinning Dan!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:51:29 +0000

He’s so nuts it’s a wonder he doesn’t have a squirrel entourage.

By: Obi’s Sister » Blog Archive » Dan Blather

Obi’s Sister » Blog Archive » Dan Blather — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:51:09 +0000

[...] More hollow deception from the ol’blowhard. [...]

By: Crude One

Crude One — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:53:23 +0000

They got a sayin’ in Missouri that applies to Dan (who likes sayins), “A turd don’t stink les you kick it”.

By: The Therapist

The Therapist — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:08:34 +0000

I’s ask him, “If you could have your Drathers . . . .”

-T

By: Allahpundit

Allahpundit — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:23:56 +0000

Heh.