2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLast night Dan Rather was on Rachel. What a piece of crap he is!
He basically called Obama a coward for not defending Rice.
One also might remember on election night he stated that
Mitt Romney might have a good night. A dumb punk thing
to bring up before the results began to come on.Kind of
sucked a lot of enthusiasm out of the air.
One also must remember the manner in which he rolled
over when the right wing bashed him on his Bushs Cocaine/Military
record. Talk about not standing up. He was a disgrace.
Im rather new and I know this is a piece of shit site.But its
the best I could find. It also shows how when a guy like Rather
betrays the Pres. the right wing is sure to spread his word.
As far as Im concerned he means nothing to me anymore!
He indicated in his press conference just after the election -- he made a lot of tough talk, didn't back it up," Rather said. "So there are people who say, 'Listen, the kind of leader we want is one who will fight to the finish, never give in.' On the other hand, one could make the case that President Obama has said to himself, 'Yes, I could probably force this to a vote, and win the vote. But it would cost me down the road.'"
"But I think it raises very, very serious questions about what the president's second term is going to be," Rather added.
"Talk is cheap, it's what you do that counts," Rather said to a confused Maddow, who made the case that Obama had done enoug
Bonhomme Richard
(9,000 posts)graham4anything
(11,464 posts)I have no comment on what Dan said last night, and the reference as I would have to see the context it was said in, and whether or not it was a gotcha type
but as to the memo-Dan never waivered, dan did not roll over
they took him down, and no one but a few defended Dan.
It was the end of the news biz.
He was the last man standing and he was taken down by everyone.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)graham4anything
(11,464 posts)His info was true
the memo was NEVER proven untrue.
but Janet's nipplegate was more important to CBS and especially the traitors at 60 minutes
who stabbed dan in the back out of pure, pure, ego and greed.
BootinUp
(47,192 posts)on what is there anyways...
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)I think the way Susan Rice handled this situation is precisely why she would have made an excellent SoS.
That said, I heard Rather last night as well, and felt it really disrespectful of he and others to put this on the President. Susan Rice is a woman smart enough to make her own decisions. Her decision to withdraw from contention was hers.
It bothers me, this meme that Obama didn't do enough.
still_one
(92,411 posts)stated his opinion, and he did NOT call the President a coward. He said the president did not want to fight this battle.
Texin
(2,599 posts)they believe he can be "rolled" like a drunk in an alley and that he'll give up his wallet and his watch. That might not be a verbatim quote, but it's pretty damn close. I found it disrespectful and distasteful.
I saw him on either the eve of the election or on election night, as someone upthread mentioned, and he did say that he thought "Rmoney was going to have a pretty good night," and the implication was that he was going to win the damn thing. He was wrong. I think a lot of oldtimers like Rather have been drinking the corporate koolaid too long. He's no political sage, that's for sure, and I think he spends too much time other old newshounds whose relevance has gotten too long in the tooth. The corporate news game is pretty much a joke. I'm not talking about the likes of the Maddows or O'Donnells or Olbermanns. I'm talking about the David Gregory, Norah O'Donnell, Chuck Todd kind of so-called journalists. They're nothing but a bunch of well-coiffed, corporate shills. They don't report the news so much as pontificate about their interpretation of the it. Bullshit is what it is. Just a bunch of people spewing their opinions and gossipy tidbits like a bunch of highschoolers.
Rather did say that right after President Obama came out and let the rethugs have it with both barrels, he should have double-downed on his defense of Rice, and that this should have been the time he actually affirmed that she was his choice and not let her twist in the wind for the next three weeks. I happen to agree with part of his statement. The problem is, I'm not convinced that he'd actually made a decision at that point. It certainly seems as if she was, based on ever thing I've read. I do agree with Rather about the fact that he's backed into some deals that favor the rethugs enough times that they probably like their chances on standing their grounds about the fights to come. The thing is, I think the President looked at the situation and made the determination that the political calculus to continue the Rice discussion was, in the final analysis, not the hill that he wanted to ride and die on that particular day.
still_one
(92,411 posts)regard to this one instance, the republicans have said extremely vile things, and from the republicans hate fest smear I have no doubt at a minimum they are thinking that
Does that mean the President asked her to step aside or she didn't want to put up with this garbage herself, it is all speculation
Regardless, of what we think, I do suspect that the republicans come out far worse on this. They look like mad dogs
still_one
(92,411 posts)say that the President did not want to fight this battle. He said that it demonstrates that he can be taken advantage of by letting the republicans know that they can get their way.
You know something, Rather is right about that. You may disagree, however, Rather did not call the President a coward
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)mentioned the link sucked. Also shows how Rathers comments play into their world..
I just omitted the link.....Didnt realize by clicking on to it,helps them.
MuseRider
(34,120 posts)Hopefully not too many will actually come in here to agree with you.
All those years of real journalism. He stood up to and stood alone against Bush**.
Dan Rather has more guts and integrity than 95% of those in the media and those officials we call our elected government.
I agree with one of the posters above, he did not say that. Nevertheless I totally agree with him on his evaluation of Obama. Rather is under no obligation to support Obama or not to criticize him.
To call him a piece of shit after all the years he stood in front of the camera and gave us real news says more about you than it ever will say about him of course you too are allowed your opinion.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Last night he inferred that our President is weak and isnt willing to finish the fight.
Exactly what he did, not finish the fight! Talk about Hypocrisy.
I took down the link. But when you find it on your own you might notice a comment on
how Maddow had a confused look on her.
Also I didnt call him a piece of shit! Get your facts correct. Crap is at least 2 degrees
softer than shit... Figure it out!
MuseRider
(34,120 posts)Don't think any of the rest of what I just erased is going to make a dent in your thoughts here so I am not going to bother.
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)the more time we give them the more they try to hog with sensationalism to enhanced their own self-worth. Besides why Rather.
nycgiants9944
(7 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)Texin
(2,599 posts)She looked the same way on election night when Rather said he had a feeling in his "gut that Romney was gonna have a pretty good night." I was taken aback by both his appearances on her show. As I said upthread, he's spent too much time talking to the news junkies within the ranks of the corporate news machine and around the Beltway. There's too much gossip and opining about what they think is going on as opposed to what's actually happening behind the scenes, because they like to believe they know more than they actually do or ever will. Maybe Rachel should just keep Rather off her show. I had a lot of respect for Rather before he made appearances on her program. Now I just think he's too far removed from the scene to have any real inside dope or sage bits of wisdom to impart.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)he feels.
Shiraz
(302 posts)I think Rachel Maddow respects him as a journalist icon and on her show he states his opinion. I get the feeling he really doesn't care for Pres. Obama but on the other hand as a journalist he was able to stay to factual reporting. I always assumed he was a liberal but maybe he just was a really good reporter.
BigDemVoter
(4,157 posts)I respect your comments, but I don't agree entirely that Rather is a POS. He generally has his head on straight IMHO, and he is certainly not a repuke tool. I don't agree with him all the time, but there are more mainstream journalists I certainly think LESS of than Dan Rather-- i.e. Luke Russert et al-- but I know THAT bar is pretty low!