Adieu, Dan Rather

[Scrooge McSam]

Adieu? Au Revoir?

Hmmpf Only cheese eating surrender monkeys talk like that.

I've never been a real big Rather fan, so I guess the word for today for me is ambivalent... and I don't know how I feel about that.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

Adieu? Au Revoir?

Hmmpf Only cheese eating surrender monkeys talk like that.

My Lord, you're right. And it's too late to edit my post.

I feel......dirty.

I need to go shower now.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I feel......dirty.

OK, now you're just teasing me.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

OK, now you're just teasing me.

For a nice blender, I can give you more.....

[€uroMeinke]

I liked Dan, when I watched TV news back in the 80's and early 90's. I'm not sure what he's been doing lately though.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

For a nice blender, I can give you more.....

After all we've shared I'm nothing more than a procurer of appliances for you.

[Prudence]

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

Local news has the rubbernecker attraction. "Look, honey! That busload of nuns and orphans forced off the road by teen street racers crashed into the burning warehouse set ablaze the local serial aronists who's killed 4 firefighters this month and it's almost on our way to work! Let's leave early and detour so we can see the action!" And while it's mildly entertaining to stay tuned to see what YOU should KNOW about using shredders while wearing neckties, that doesn't really translate well to the national news.

For me it's sad because these retirements in the aggregate signal the end of an era where we at least pretended to get our facts from the news and our opinions from thoughtful contemplation of the facts -- rather than tuning in to get our opinions spoon fed to us.

Then again, the good old days seldom were.

[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.")

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

After all we've shared I'm nothing more than a procurer of appliances for you.

It's all about what you've done for me lately, Scrooge.