Dan Rather Farewell from the Liddy & Hill Show

[teke184 0]

http://www.kfyi.com/newpages/personalities...y_hill.html#dan

 

A long, long time ago

I can still remember how the news used to make me mad

And I knew that if I could choose

I'd prefer fair and balanced news

And Maybe we'd get straight scoop for awhile

But September made me grin

I thought, at last, we could win

Bias in the broadcast

I knew that it could not last

I can't remember if I sighed

When I read about his desperate try

But something touched me deep inside

The day Dan Rather lied

 

So, Bye bye, Dan Rather b' bye

Told us Dubya didn't serve

But that was a lie

When caught by the bloggers

You chose to deny

So, this'll be the day your job dies

This'll be the day your job dies

 

When I turned on the tv news

I did not want to hear some liberals' views

But that's all the networks did

And did you think it was pretty fun

When Dan was embarrassed by Bush '41

The dead air time, remember that one

And I know that you're fed up with him

When he dressed up like Gunga Din

Where were we to go

Before talk radio?

I was physically ill, I mean really sick

When he mouthed off to our Tricky Dick

But I knew we were all in luck

The Day Dan Rather lied

 

I started singin' bye bye, Dan Rather b' bye

Told us Dubya didn't serve

But that was a lie

When caught by the bloggers

You chose to deny

So, this'll be the day your job dies

This'll be the day your job dies

[NoCalMike 0]

And I knew that if I could choose

I'd prefer fair and balanced news

And Maybe we'd get straight scoop for awhile

 

 

That line basically ruins the rest of the song.

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

Told us Dubya didn't serve

But that was a lie

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/cbsstatement.pdf

 

I know that I didn't type 'em.  But the information in those is correct.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/politics...ign/20bama.html

 

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles...t_guard?mode=PF

 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/roane040908.htm

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/opinion/08kristof.html?hp

 

...retired lieutenant colonel Robert Mintz says he "heard George W. Bush get up there and say, 'I served in the 187th Air National Guard in Montgomery, Alabama.'

 

"I said, 'Really? That was my unit. And I don't remember seeing you there,' " Mintz says. "So I called my friends and said, 'Did you know that George Bush served in our unit?' And everyone said, 'No, I never saw him there.' It would be impossible to be unseen in a unit of that size."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/28/politics...n/28barnes.html

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

That line basically ruins the rest of the song.

Too bad there wasn't a "lol" line in there...

[Guest MikeSC]

Told us Dubya didn't serve

But that was a lie

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/cbsstatement.pdf

 

I know that I didn't type 'em.  But the information in those is correct.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/politics...ign/20bama.html

 

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles...t_guard?mode=PF

 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/roane040908.htm

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/opinion/08kristof.html?hp

 

...retired lieutenant colonel Robert Mintz says he "heard George W. Bush get up there and say, 'I served in the 187th Air National Guard in Montgomery, Alabama.'

 

"I said, 'Really? That was my unit. And I don't remember seeing you there,' " Mintz says. "So I called my friends and said, 'Did you know that George Bush served in our unit?' And everyone said, 'No, I never saw him there.' It would be impossible to be unseen in a unit of that size."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/28/politics...n/28barnes.html

Damned shame they had to use non-existant memos to attempt to make a story.

 

I suppose they did that because all of the hard evidence was overwhelming.

 

Or something.

-=Mike

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

LOLLOL2005

 

Through all the frenzied debate...the basic content of the 60 Minutes Wednesday report--that President Bush received preferential treatment to gain entrance to the Texas Air National Guard and that he may not have fulfilled all of the requirements--has not been substantially challenged.

 

The CBS News report was based on a preponderance of evidence: many interviews, both on- and off-camera, with individuals with direct and indirect knowledge of the situation, atmosphere and events of the period in question, as well as the procedures, character and thinking of Lt. Col. Killian, Lt. Bush’s squadron commander in the Guard, at the time.

 

Heck, the memos haven't been proven to be forged.

[Guest MikeSC]

LOLLOL2005

 

Through all the frenzied debate...the basic content of the 60 Minutes Wednesday report--that President Bush received preferential treatment to gain entrance to the Texas Air National Guard and that he may not have fulfilled all of the requirements--has not been substantially challenged.

 

The CBS News report was based on a preponderance of evidence: many interviews, both on- and off-camera, with individuals with direct and indirect knowledge of the situation, atmosphere and events of the period in question, as well as the procedures, character and thinking of Lt. Col. Killian, Lt. Bush’s squadron commander in the Guard, at the time.

 

Heck, the memos haven't been proven to be forged.

"They haven't been proven false"? Strange that the people who proved that the memos weren't legit weren't interviewed by CBS OWN INVESTIGATION, no? The typographical expert who created the graphic showing how false the memos were (Dr. Newcomber) was never once questioned. Those who have tried to prove that they were legit have never come close to doing so.

 

And, the basic premise has been seriously questioned. And the questions have been borne out by the fact that the memos were forged --- and badly.

 

I can't believe you actually buy Rather's word at this point.

 

Well, actually, I can believe it.

-=Mike

[Special K 0]

I don't give two shits about Dan Rather OR the National Guard Story, but that's a terrible fucking parody song.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

That's a shitty parody. When did they say he didn't serve? They said he got favoritism to wind up defending Texas against the Viet Cong, which is something that pretty much all of us honestly know just by looking at his family tree and adding 2+2.

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

They said he got favoritism to wind up defending Texas against the Viet Cong, which is something that pretty much all of us honestly know just by looking at his family tree and adding 2+2.

Good point.

 

I didn't really care about what the guys did 30 years ago either. I just hate how the guy who actually volunteered and went got shat upon by the MSM (via SBVT coverage) for his record (which wasn't perfect, but it seems like he did what he thought was right in protesting the war--and who *can* protest a war if not someone who served in it?) while the chickenhawk, because of Rather & Co's ineptitude, got a free pass. The Vietnam question didn't matter to me, but it probably mattered to a lot of voters. And after Rather was cowed by the administration no other organization was going to touch Bush's record with a ten foot pole.

 

Kerry was a rich ass kid who probably could have used family connections to get out of serving, but he didn't.

 

Also, I think Kerry trying to use his service as a tool to get elected was stupid and kind of tacky.

[Guest MikeSC]

They said he got favoritism to wind up defending Texas against the Viet Cong, which is something that pretty much all of us honestly know just by looking at his family tree and adding 2+2.

Good point.

 

I didn't really care about what the guys did 30 years ago either. I just hate how the guy who actually volunteered and went got shat upon by the MSM (via SBVT coverage) for his record (which wasn't perfect, but it seems like he did what he thought was right in protesting the war--and who *can* protest a war if not someone who served in it?) while the chickenhawk, because of Rather & Co's ineptitude, got a free pass.

The "chickenhawk" actually volunteered to go, but was turned down due to not having enough flight hours.

 

Just to clarify.

 

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2346701

The Vietnam question didn't matter to me, but it probably mattered to a lot of voters.  And after Rather was cowed by the administration no other organization was going to touch Bush's record with a ten foot pole.

You know, if actual evidence existed --- forged memos wouldn't have been needed.

 

Just because you BELIEVE something to be true doesn't mean it is.

-=Mike

[SuperJerk 0]

I don't give two shits about Dan Rather OR the National Guard Story, but that's a terrible fucking parody song.

Amen.

[The Robfather 0]

I watched the send off show last night. I found it self-serving and pointless. Actually, self-serving, pointless, and boring. A complete waste of time.