As we all know: Dan Rather Set to Leave ‘CBS Evening News’.
To be honest, I don’t think I have ever seen an entire broadcast of the CBS Evening News, so, quite frankly, I am not really going to notice Dan’s absence after tonight. From a child until I stopped watching the network news back about 1997/98 I was always an ABC guy.
On balance, I share Lorie Byrd of PoliPundit’s view:
My first thought on the subject– it’s been a long time coming. It is a bit tragic, too, though. Even with Rather’s well-documented history of biased reporting, he could have gone out on a somewhat respectable note if he had only admitted what was so incredibly clear to all but the most seriously deluded– the documents were obviously fake. That Dan Rather could not admit that publicly, and possibly refused to even admit it to himself, is what I will most remember about Dan Rather. That is incredibly sad, even for someone like me who was never a Rather fan.
Yup.
Fat lady singing for Dan
Man this is a good day. Woke up this morning…felt good…the air was crisp…coffee tasted good…and Dan’s going off the air. Tim Blair tells us the Washington Post is engaged in a little “Rather Revisionism”. Polipundit comments…also HERE…a…
Trackback by bennellibrothers.com — Wednesday, March 9, 2024 @ 2:39 pm
I wonder if age did Dan in? We’re always supposed to believe that famous people are supposed to be special. They don’t slow down with the ravages of time like the rest of us mortals. Still as sharp as ever they always say.
Except that they’re not. There’s a car salesman in a nearby town that’s still selling after his 90th birthday. Can he still manage the job? Sure. Is he has able to adapt to changing situations as he was 50 years ago? Not a chance.
So I wonder if a 52 year old Dan would have allowed as much freedom for producers to build the story as a 72 year old Dan did? Or would a 62 year old day asked questions and demanded answers before it went on?
But the famous among us never seem to age. I guess it’s part of the persona they try to project to the masses. Unfortunately when you start believing a story that you invented it’s time to step down.
Comment by Buckland — Wednesday, March 9, 2024 @ 9:01 pm
A legit point.
And is the car guy Cal Worthington and his dog spot?
Comment by Steven Taylor — Wednesday, March 9, 2024 @ 9:16 pm
I can’t say I’ve ever watched the CBS Evening News either. I watched his last show until the first commercial break. Then I flipped the channel and forgot about it.
Oh well.
Comment by Bamacrat — Thursday, March 10, 2024 @ 7:18 am
Light Blogging
Sorry for my absence the past few days. (Judging by the hit count, though, I wasn’t too missed.) …
Trackback by Hennessy's View — Friday, March 11, 2024 @ 9:42 am