Adieu, Dan Rather

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I don't watch national network news any more. I wonder if it's even relevant any more.

I don't watch TV news at all any more. It isn't relevant. It's all op-ed and not much fact.

Originally Posted by Prudence

The cable news channels don't have the same obligation to pretend they're unbiased -- and how can broadcast news compete with that? It's much more satisfying to hear the evils of the world filtered through the newscaster who Thinks Just Like You. And whether your preference is Fox News or the Daily Show you can nod sagely and relax in your "side's" obvious superiority.

I quoted you because I think this is so true. You be full of wisdom, Prudence.

As for Rather, I rather like Rather. I never found him to be arrogant as some. I found him to be a tell it like it is person. I'll miss him. On Sept 11th, I found him to be a strong reporter after our country was attacked on Bush's watch. I found him doing his job to be calming during that time.

As for the documents, I think in time we'll find that he had courage to speak up when everyone else was too afraid to. Especially because what he was reporting was 100% true even though the documents he had were proven to be fake. (I believe Marian Carr Knox when she said she didn't type the docs but... "the information in those is correct.")