Author Topic: Say What You Want About Dan Rather... (Read 1455 times)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #45 on:** March 19, 2007, 01:57:57 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE
Here in sunny Baghdad we get the BBS... and I thought CNN was biased, ya'll have no idea how bad it can really get until you hear the drool that comes outa the BBS!

You mean the BBC?

dynamt · « **Reply #46 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:19:12 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE
Here in sunny Baghdad we get the BBS...

British BS

rpm · « **Reply #47 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:19:44 PM »

I thought he was talking about this board.

rpm · « **Reply #48 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:23:27 PM »

OK, now that we've seen all the Rather bashing has anyone watched Dan Rather Reports on HDNet? I caught his show on Iraq and it was very inspiring. In my opinion there is no bigger "flag waver" than Rather. Bob Schieffer is a close 2nd.

john9001 · « **Reply #49 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:26:06 PM »

what color was the flag he was waving?

rpm · « **Reply #50 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:33:04 PM »

Red, White and Blue. 50 stars, 13 bars.

Kieran · « **Reply #51 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:33:26 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
OK, now that we've seen all the Rather bashing has anyone watched Dan Rather Reports on HDNet? I caught his show on Iraq and it was very inspiring. In my opinion there is no bigger "flag waver" than Rather. Bob Schieffer is a close 2nd.

If I told you George Bush had an HDNet show that was fantastic, would you care to view it yourself given what you believe about him? I doubt it. And I wouldn't blame you.

Dan Rather does not deserve another look on my part. He cannot be trusted.

bj229r · « **Reply #52 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:35:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
I've watched Fox. It is embarassingly biased. They do right the way Jim Carrey does comedy- in your face.

Ok...so it ought to be easy to show an example or two

(p.s. An aside--has ANYONE ever heard of a banana MAGAZINE?

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Kieran · « **Reply #53 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:55:57 PM »

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Originally posted by bj229r
Ok...so it ought to be easy to show an example or two

(p.s. An aside--has ANYONE ever heard of a banana MAGAZINE? )

What... are you suggesting Fox ISN'T far right? heh.

You win. Fox isn't right.

Toad · « **Reply #54 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:00:46 PM »

I don't really care what Rather is doing now.

It's what he did for so long that makes him so easy to forget.

You know the storry of Pierre the Greatest Bridge Builder in all the world right? Suck one and it's no longer Pierre the Bridge Builder, it's Pierre the **** sucker.

Dan got what he was asking for, a new nickname.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #55 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:04:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
I don't really care what Rather is doing now.

It's what he did for so long that makes him so easy to forget.

You know the storry of Pierre the Greatest Bridge Builder in all the world right? Suck one and it's no longer Pierre the Bridge Builder, it's Pierre the **** sucker.

Dan got what he was asking for, a new nickname.

Dan Blather?

bj229r · « **Reply #56 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:49:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
What... are you suggesting Fox ISN'T far right? heh.

You win. Fox isn't right.

No....I'm asking you to provide an example or two of something you claim to be blatantly obvious--Fox's newscasts

Shamus · « **Reply #57 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:04:16 PM »

And then the example will be attacked, if you cant accept the fact that Fox is right leaning then I guess CNN is middle of the road.

shamus

Kieran · « **Reply #58 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:05:53 PM »

Alright... you won't accept a "you win"...

Watch the program... let's say, "Fox and Friends". Watch what happens if they mention Hillary. Or Rosie. Or Nancy. Listen to the snarky remarks they make. Listen to how snide the characters are.

Do I have to mention Shepard Smith? Bill O'Reilly? John Gibson?

Brit Hume is okay; he comes closest to broadcasting news without interjecting his personal opinion.

I mean, c'mon. These guys embrace Ann Coulter.

bj229r · « **Reply #59 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:27:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
Alright... you won't accept a "you win"...

Watch the program... let's say, "Fox and Friends". Watch what happens if they mention Hillary. Or Rosie. Or Nancy. Listen to the snarky remarks they make. Listen to how snide the characters are.

Do I have to mention Shepard Smith? Bill O'Reilly? John Gibson?

Brit Hume is okay; he comes closest to broadcasting news without interjecting his personal opinion.

I mean, c'mon. These guys embrace Ann Coulter.

"Fox and Friends" isn't news, it's AM drive-time fluff, like "Good Morning America", or "Imus", neither of whom claim to be objective, straight-forward news---O'Reilly is commentary, and Gibson is commentary--Shepard Smith has actual, official 'news' blurbs at 30 minute breaks. Hume does opinion/round-table discussion stuff on the Sunday morning show, as well as the last 20 or so minutes of his 6-7pm daily 'news' hour. At least on Hume's panel you GET liberal/dissenting views, unlike CNN or MSNBC. I don't enjoy watching 4 conservatives blathering about the events of the day any more than 4 liberals doing the same--some actual intellectual discourse (as opposed to shouting matches like Hannity/Oreilly). Nearly ALL opinion shows on Fox are conservative, as they have studied the market and discovered there is no one filling the right-of-center niche--Quite easy to get the leftist vews from Olberman, Matthews, Cafferty and such. Wonder why Fox has better ratings...hmm.