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Ohio Voter · PO2 Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 360

A friend of mine said Fox news or Fox and Friends played some Dan Rather clips which he said were very funny. Rather was on air when the phony exit poll numbers were being circulated as real poll numbers putting Kerry ahead in a landslide. It must have really been telling. Am posting here in case someone has a link to the news clip or a transcript so I can have a good laugh. Smile

MassInd · Seaman Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 157

Just a bunch of his canned down home Texas sayings. If you google 'ratherisms', you'll find it.

I did like one of them however:

Ladder Yankee 33 · Ensign Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 68 Location: Cumming, GA

"The Dem's have been beaten like a rented mule" Question

"I don't know whether to wind my watch or bark at the moon" Rolling Eyes

"I'm on it like white on rice" Shocked

Blather is as good a Slick Willy with his one-liners.
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bsjracing · Seaman Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 199

Nothing was better than late at night when he said.

"Now remember, a Kerry victory is within the realm of a possibility"
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chayes · Seaman Recruit Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 5

Has Rather conceded the race to Bush yet? Last I saw him, he was going over how Kerry could win without Ohio, and Ed Bradley looked dumbfounded that Rather was still trying to figure it out.

Kimmymac · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject:

We do not talk like that "down here" in Texas, and I don"t care where Rather is *from* he is nothing but a NE elitist, and I would appreciate it if he would stop trying to parody Texans.

MAN! He makes me madder than a wet hen!
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I B Squidly · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

Clips of Dan and Ed Bradley are circulating as so few watched the broadcast. Pretty pathetic. Two old men swapping bitterness in an empty, funereal studio.

CTW · Rear Admiral Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 691

The funniest thing was Sharpton at the DNC explaining why Blacks are in the Democratic Party. If anybody has it on tape I would like to hear it and laugh Laughing

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Guest · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

I was still sleeping, but my dh saw that clip and he said they should have shown Rather when he was crying in his soup instead! Rolling Eyes

Digger · Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject:

I'd Rather not Dan thank you. Rolling Eyes

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Digger · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:33 am Post subject:

He should be called Dan Rattler. He really is a sssssssssssssnake Mad

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susanlprince · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:02 am Post subject:

Here's one blogger's reaction to Dan's Ratherisms:

http://www.nykola.com/archives/000431.html

scotty61 · LCDR Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 419 Location: Glyndon MN

Dan Rather is a little old to still groping for an identity. His "Ratherisms" are so lame that only a Manhatten adman would think they sounded authentic. Thus they don't since that's probably where they came from. When it comes to Rather being authentic, well that dog don't hunt.
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