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Why We'll Miss Dan Rather
"Never give up, never back up, never give in while pursuing the dream of integrity filled journalism that matters."
That's Dandy Dan receiving a Peabody Award (hmm, who got the Sherman?). "I don't have a legacy. I'm not going to have a legacy, and I shouldn't have a legacy. I work in news," continued the retiring news and ratings anchor.
Whole thing here.
Tip o' the pen to El Chupacabra.
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|5.17.05 @ 4:06PM|#
(crickets chirping)
|5.17.05 @ 4:08PM|#
Guess no one really misses him that much.
|5.17.05 @ 4:16PM|#
I thought faked Guard docs were his legacy?
|5.17.05 @ 4:57PM|#
Long after everyone has forgotten the red headed kid on the trail in Vietnam...
Long as TANG goes back to being an anatomical reference...
Long after 60 Minutes turns into a funniest home videos show...
"What's the freqency, Kenneth?" will live on.
|5.17.05 @ 6:15PM|#
And that's the way it is...
|5.18.05 @ 12:51AM|#
Dan who?
Larry A|5.18.05 @ 1:13PM|#
Considering the contents of the preponderance of "legacies" we've seen on the nightly news during the last two administrations, I wouldn't want one either.