Adieu, Dan Rather
 

Well, I suppose Au revoir is more accurate, because I am certain he will not be gone from the public eye forever. Anyway.....

Tonight is the night - his last news broadcast.

With friends like Walter Cronkite, though, he needn't any enemies. A few days ago, Cronkite said Rather should have been replaced long ago. Ouch.

I am no fan of Rather, and that's no secret. I'm sure he's done many a fine journalistic thing in his life, but i will remember him for three specific events -

First, I remember his coverage of the shuttle disaster in 1986. He looked like an absolute moron with the model of the space shuttle attempting to demonstrate what had happened.

Secondly, while I did not witness this event, I did witness the interview (in replay) where he was quizzing Bush the Elder about Iran-Contra, and Bush put Rather on the defensive by asking him how he would like to be remembered for storming off the set of the news when a tennis tournament went overtime into the news slot, and the cameras went on to a blank set when he wouldn't go on. Not a good thing to do.

Lastly, without much elaboration, the documents.

I would like to add his disgusting behavior when interviewing, back in 1984, then Vice President Bush.......his questions were un-fair and obviously one-sided of course, but what made me most furious was the rude/snide way in which this "journalist" was asking the questions.... :mad:

Probably you should be thanking Rather for that one. He shifted the debate away from Bush and onto himself -- which, obviously, worked to Bush's benefit.

Wait - shouldn't I be thanking Karl Rove, the true mastermind of the whole document scandal????? :rolleyes:

Well, I wasn't implying that. But now that you mention it, yeah, you probably should.

Oh - I know that - I was just being sarcastic about all you liberal conspiracy theorists.

While at the same time gloating about the downfall of the ringleader of the liberal anti-right wing media conspiracy?;):p

You know, if it was Rove, it was equal parts brilliance and balls. And having that schmuck Rather be the fall guy -- icing on the cake, I'm sure.

The problem with this is....?

Nothing at all. Just indulging in a bit of sarcasm myself.