Didn't Dan Rather get fired for making up news? Just sayin'.

Didn't Dan Rather get fired for making up news? Just sayin'.

Yes, he did. And then he played the victim card when he was axed.

Dan Rather talking about "overlords" is rich...

This has been in the news for a few days. I was waiting for one of our totally unbiased and non partisan patriotic Americans to start a thread about it.

Wasn't Rather axed for statements later proven to be true and questionable (to the Bush family's integrity) about W's part time service protecting Alabama from Tennessee while avoiding Vietnam?

He knowingly used a phony document in a story on W.

To call Rather a journalist after that, is an insult to actual journalists.

Iirc he got burned by a 3rd party on the document, but the story he ran was still largely accurate.

the left has been screaming about getting rid of "fake news" for a good solid 18 months. a conservative company makes affiliates read vague statement regarding fake news don't mention trump once and now everyone's in a tizzy.

Bitch please. If it was 50 some stations all reading a script about we should avoid fake news stories about the Hill Dawg you know exactly what the reaction of the Right would be. And it sure as shit wouldn't be to discredit the source calling them out.

This has been in the news for a few days. I was waiting for one of our totally unbiased and non partisan patriotic Americans to start a thread about it.

Bitch please. If it was 50 some stations all reading a script about we should avoid fake news stories about the Hill Dawg you know exactly what the reaction of the Right would be. And it sure as shit wouldn't be to discredit the source calling them out.

If you are going to pretend this isn't about politics then stop posting.

What was the transcript of the statement they all read. I've only seen it referenced as "anti-Fake News" with the anchors saying the practice "threatens our democracy" which is something I'm pretty sure Dems have been clutching their pearls over for more than a year.

Because yes, given how the statements were framed in the piece linked, outrage at the statement from Dems seems incredibly hypocritical.

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If you are going to pretend this isn't about politics then stop posting.

If you are going to pretend this isn't about politics then stop posting.

I read it as more people are looking at social media, we are losing viewers, please stay tuned to us.