(2004-11-23) — Veteran CBS News anchor Dan Rather this afternoon said he was “scrambling like a gila monster on hot sand” to verify allegations that he will step down from his role on the CBS Evening News in March 2005.
“If this is true, I want to break this story,” said Mr. Rather as he rushed from his office to track down a hot tip on the story. “I received a fax from a Kinko’s in Texas indicating that I’m relinquishing the anchor desk, but we need to run this past several handwriting experts and get it fully vetted before we break into programming with the announcement.”
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1 PRESTOPUNDIT -- A Good Blog at a Great Price. Guaranteed. // Nov 23, 2004 at 4:38 pm
DAN
RATHER hangs up his pajamas. More here and here….
2 The Capitalist Oppressor // Nov 23, 2004 at 5:36 pm
Separation of Church and State? A Myth.
This week brings us the 205th Thanksgiving Day. The holiday was established, not by pilgrims eating with the natives, but by Presidential Proclamation on October 3, 1789. The Proclamation states: By the President of the United States of America. a…
3 Powerpundit // Nov 24, 2004 at 2:45 pm
More Blogosphere on Rather
More from the blogosphere on the departure of Dan Rather: Mickey Kaus writes of Rather’s fights with the George W’s father (1988 on-air confrontation) and Richard Nixon. Andrew Sullivan (yes, I still read him) asks why Rather is still at 60 Minutes. Po…
4 Timbu :: Musings // Nov 25, 2004 at 8:02 pm
Funny Link
5 Critical Section // Nov 26, 2004 at 6:03 am
Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:00 PM
So Dan Rather is retiring. Instapundit has some links to commentary, including Scrappleface: “Dan Rather Scrambles to Confirm Story of His Resignation.” This is not the solution for CBS however