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MARTYR DAN AND THE GATEKEEPERS
Ever get the feeling that Dan Rather doesn’t really understand what happened to him last year? And that maybe his friends don’t quite understand either?
Dan Rather found a receptive audience for a contrite apology over his handling of last September’s “60 Minutes II” report on President Bush’s National Guard Service.
“I should be paying you,” Rather said in opening remarks to more than 500 journalists at the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference.
Rather admitted he had improperly defended the story after questions arose about the veracity of its documentation. CBS subsequently acknowledged the documents were unverified and an independent panel investigating the story for the network criticized Rather’s conduct.
“I was guilty of standing by and standing up for the story,” he said. “I accept the panel’s criticism that I shouldn’t have done that.” The biggest lesson he learned, Rather said, was that the American people are “fair and fair-minded.” And he refused to shift blame when asked if other journalists should have pursued the National Guard story as aggressively as they covered the “60 Minutes II” scandal.
“You have to look to yourself,” he responded.
How can we, Dan, when we’re too busy looking at those nail-holes in your hands and feet?
“And he refused to shift blame when asked if other journalists should have pursued the National Guard story as aggressively as they covered the “60 Minutes II” scandal.”
Yeah, right. Like journalists haven’t been trying desperately to “prove” this non-story since 2000. This sounds like the minority-voter disenfranchisement in Florida story - there’s no evidence, but dammit, we know it happened!
Considering that Dimwit Dan got 60 Minutes II cancelled, may many more TV journalists keep up the good work! Come on Mike, come on Morley! Stone Phillips, give it your best shot!
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 06 06 at 10:17 AM • permalinkDan’s just “special” that way Pixy.
I love how he had to learn that Americans are “fair and fair-minded”.
Posted by Aging Gamer on 2005 06 06 at 11:44 AM • permalinkPixy Misa—He was holding his feet and shooting his mouth off.
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 06 06 at 07:39 PM • permalinkHow can we, Dan, when we’re too busy looking at those nail-holes in your hands and feet?
Let’s not forget the hole in his head, OK?
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 06 06 at 08:35 PM • permalinkDan Rather retires. Dallas schoolchildren cheer.
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 06 06 at 11:02 PM • permalink
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Which I guess translates as “how dare people check out what we say!”