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  • THURSDAY JUNE 22 2006 9:00 PM

Dan Rather Says Goodbye and Fuck You to CBS

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by Alyk

Tags: Dan, Rather, CBS, Mark, Cuban

This fall marks the end of an era—after 44 years, Dan Rather will leave his CBS post after a tumultuous few years. Rather and CBS, unable to re-negotiate a contract, clashed over Rather’s alleged left-leaning politics. While CBS claimed they did not force him out, they posted a bizarre statement on their website, tarnishing Rather’s reputation.

CBS criticized Rather on its own Web site, calling him a "lightning rod for conservative critics" and detailing a dispute over National Guard documents that led to Rather's forced departure. "Although the Guard story was a low point in Rather's career, it was far from his only brush with controversy."


Rather hit back with his own statement.

"My departure before the term of my contract represents CBS's final acknowledgement, after a protracted struggle, that they had not lived up to their obligation to allow me to do substantive work there. As for their offers of a future with only an office but no assignments, it just isn't in me to sit around doing nothing. So I will do the work I love elsewhere, and I look forward to sharing details about that soon."


Billionaire wack-job Mark Cuban offered Rather the opportunity to host and produce a news program on HDNet, a high-definition television channel Cuban owns. No word yet from Rather on whether he will accept the offer.



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SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

JUN 22, 2006 09:14 PM

Didn't CBS promise to have him appear regularly on 60 minutes II, and then promptly cancelled the show after he agreed?

Keith

Keith

Hooker, OK
August 2002

JUN 22, 2006 09:18 PM

I really don't need to see Dan Rather's face in HIGH DEFINITION.

SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

JUN 22, 2006 09:43 PM

Keith said:
I really don't need to see Dan Rather's face in HIGH DEFINITION.



...or IN SPACE

Remj

Remj

Seattle, WA
April 2003

JUN 22, 2006 10:00 PM

Good night, and good luck.

Holden_Caulfield

Holden_Caulfield

Ann Arbor, MI
April 2004

JUN 22, 2006 10:06 PM

I will miss Dan Rather. He was hard on the Vietnam war hawks. He was hard on Nixon. He was hard on George W. Bush. He was a great reporter, newscaster and anchor. He will be missed.

What's the frequency, Dan? Where will I watch you next? wink

SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

JUN 22, 2006 10:18 PM

And the title of this news article should read:
Dan Rather Says Goodbye, Bite my Shiny Metal Ass, CBS.

llouys

llouys

Brazil
August 2003

JUN 22, 2006 11:50 PM

why do news guys have to wear suspenders?

holeshot

holeshot

West Hartford, CT
November 2005

JUN 23, 2006 02:37 AM

llouys said:
why do news guys have to wear suspenders?



to keep their pants up!

Rephrased

Rephrased

Portland, ME
June 2003

JUN 23, 2006 03:44 AM

They say "lightning rod for conservative critics" like it's a bad thing. You're the news. People aren't always going to like you when you ask hard questions. "Lightning rod for objective critics" would be bad.

Cecelia

Cecelia

Minneapolis, MN
June 2005

JUN 23, 2006 04:18 AM

Dan Rather is cool, CBS sounds like a bunch of a-holes from every angle.

mrpenbrook

mrpenbrook

Oak Park, IL
February 2004

JUN 23, 2006 06:34 AM

Rephrased said:
They say "lightning rod for conservative critics" like it's a bad thing. You're the news. People aren't always going to like you when you ask hard questions. "Lightning rod for objective critics" would be bad.



I'd argue that "lightning rod for objective critics" is exactly what he was in the case of the National Guard memo story, which is why he's leaving CBS. Maybe he should have asked more hard questions about that story, such as, "Is this memo real?"

calami00

calami00

I'm lost
November 2005

JUN 23, 2006 01:43 PM

i dont know why but Rather seems like one cool fucker to me now. biggrin

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