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just broke over abc radio, why wait til spring? kick his butt out the door now
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Inatizzy · Former Member Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 439

Gotta be careful, can't make it look like they're firing him or anything Rolling Eyes

Good riddance. Maybe this will be a warning for those other moonbat media elites. If it cost Mr. Dan (I'm the man) Rather his job.....then they better toe the line as well. Twisted Evil

tony54 · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject:

He will be gone, but like Cronkite and Rooney he will be a thorn on our side for a long time!
Whenever he spouts some crap the old media will be right there to give him all the airtime he wants, and the old media will treat it like words of wisdom.
They still hardly mention the SWIFTIES, and when they do it's in a negative way, all of the media including fair and balanced FOX.

Thank God for the internet! (or should I say thank Gore?)

kman · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject:

Tanya · Senior Chief Petty Officer Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 570

When does mary mapes get booted out the door?

Keys · Seaman Recruit Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 6

Good start, but according to CBS, he's staying on 60 minutes. So, we'll have to put up with fiction news for awhile yet. Sad

Detective · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject:

heres the actual blurb...frontpage lead story on fox news website:

Dan Rather to Step Down as CBS Anchor

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

NEW YORK — Veteran newsman Dan Rather (search) announced Tuesday that he would step down as anchor of "CBS Evening News" in March, the 24th anniversary of his taking over the job from Walter Cronkite.

The move comes just months after Rather, 73, was taken to task for going to air with a controversial "60 Minutes II" story that questioned President Bush's service in the National Guard, a piece that turned out to be based on allegedly forged documents.

Rather said he would continue to work for CBS News as a correspondent for both editions of "60 Minutes."

"I have always been and remain a 'hard news' investigative reporter at heart," he said. "I now look forward to pouring my heart into that kind of reporting full time."

Rather made no mention of the National Guard story in announcing the change, saying he had agreed with CBS executives last summer that the right time to leave would be after the Nov. 2 election.

David Blum, author of this year's "Tick... Tick... Tick...: The Long Life & Turbulent Times of '60 Minutes,'" told FOX News that CBS had wanted Rather to step out of the anchor chair for some time.

"CBS always wanted, at least in recent years, to move Rather out, bring in a successor and shore up the ratings. They've been in the third position for a while now. Nothing really happened that wasn't anticipated," he said.

CBS did not mention a potential successor for Rather, who has been at CBS for more than four decades and made his name as a reporter covering the Nixon White House.

"He has been an eyewitness to the most important events for more than 40 years and played a crucial role in keeping the American public informed about those events and their larger significance," CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves (search) said.

A report on what went wrong with the National Guard story, from a two-man independent investigative panel, is due imminently. Rather reported the story and initially defended it when it was criticized.

Rather's announcement came eight days before his NBC rival, Tom Brokaw (search), was scheduled to step down as "NBC Nightly News" anchor and be replaced by Brian Williams (search).

The triumvirate of Rather, Brokaw and ABC's Peter Jennings (search) has ruled network news for more than two decades. Rather dominated ratings after taking over for Cronkite during the 1980s, but he was eclipsed first by Jennings and then by Brokaw. His evening news broadcast generally runs a distant third in the ratings each week.

His hard-news style was mixed with a folksy Texan style that led him to rattle off homespun phrases on Election Night.

But odd incidents dogged him: In 1987 he walked off the set, leaving CBS with dead air, to protest a decision to let a tennis match delay the news. And his claim that he was accosted on the street by a strange man saying, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" led rock band R.E.M. to write a song with the same name.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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msindependent · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

smoke screen

blue9t3 · Admiral Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 1246 Location: oregon

Bye-Bye, will miss your fair reporting! Crying or Very sad

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Leeman · PO3 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 265 Location: Connecticut

The CBS ordered report regarding The National Guard incident is due to come in soon & insider reports say it's not gonna be pretty.

Looks like Dan the man tried to beat the real negative press, but he will always be remembered for his National Guard scoop during the 2004 Election on a word document. ...LOL "I stand behind my Story"

Man I am a happy camper !!!! first the big win by George W with the help of swifty's & all vets and thier familes & now this wow..!!!

tony54 · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:26 am Post subject:

He still hasn't announced GW winner of the election!
His brain wants to say it but his mouth just wont do it!

GM Strong · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:11 am Post subject:

This is not news, we knew this 2 mos ago. He'll annouce the election result as soon as he finds out who hired Craig Livingstone.
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wwIIvetsdaughter · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:57 am Post subject:

GM is right, this is another "non-news" item from the OLM. I am pleased though, that the last major item people will recall about Dan the Flim Flam Man is his and his network's blatant attempt to throw the election to SKerry with an out an out lie! Haven't you noticed the stories that we were getting on a daily basis, W's national guard service, the missing explosives in Iraq, etc. have just dropped off the end of the Earth? Reason: the election is over and the OLM can't do anything about it anymore. Consequently, W's approval ratings without the constant barrage of negative/bias stories has soared! Cool

I B Squidly · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 4:32 am Post subject:

CBS made the decision to dump Rather a year ago for the simple reason his ratings were bad, the worst of the big 3. Announcing it now takes some of the sting out of whatever the 'Memogate' investigation reveals.

No one has been groomed to replace him. Then again it may be time to pull the plug on a money loser. 'Network anchor' just doesn't have the panache it once had.

Leeman · PO3 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 265 Location: Connecticut

They could always bring back Connie Chung....lmao!!!!!!!!!!