Anyone seen Kerry lately? Has he liked dropped out of the race? Tim Blair has something about coming up with a catch phrase for him, but I’ve seen nothing from Kerry himself.
Then again, I’ve had no patience for any story other than memogate.
“Hurricane Ivan is devastating…”
“Get back to how CBS is making an ass of itself!” I yell.
“In Sudan…”
“This doesn’t sound like this has anything to do with Dan Rather,” I say.
Then my brother calls up and tells me, “I’m heading off to Iraq soon, and I just want you to know…”
“What does this have to do with forged documents?” I interrupt.
Man, I just can’t get enough of this. It’s like crack. I mean, this is the best news story ever! Nothing matches its entertainment value. I don’t know how many years Dan Rather has been on the air, but he’s throwing it all away to defend the most obvious forgeries in the history of forge-ology. And then there’s all the attention we blogs are getting. Total blogflation – an influx of new readers for us all to share.
Also, the satire potential is unending (see this from IowaHawk and this from John Hawkins – then again, you can’t swing a dead cat in the blogosphere these days without hitting a great parody at the expense of Dan Rather and CBS). I can’t help but come up with more ideas myself (just stay tuned, sportsfans).
Then there’s the Democratic Underground. Just when you thought the crazies couldn’t get any crazier, they turn total cuckoo for Cocoa-Puffs. If anyone eventually concedes to the blatant reality that the documents are forged, he or she is called a “Rethug” or a “Freeper” regardless if the person has been posting on that site since its ungodly conception. It’s like a shaken up ant farm.
This is just so much fun and such a boon for the blogosphere. When this is all over (which I hope isn’t soon; keep stonewalling, CBS!), we’re going to have to make a blogosphere shrine to Dan Rather and all raise our pajamas in salute to him. He has dealt a blow to the MSM by himself more devastating than anything we bloggers could have managed. I hope the room he eventually ends up in has extra soft padding on the walls as a thank you.
Damn! first again! woohoo!
I can not wait to hear what Frank J does to Rathergate.
First?
raises pajamas in salute
Thank you, Mr. Rather!
Ah well. 🙂
Boy, all of this is just so great. Those commie MSM ppl think they’re digging a foxhole to hide in, when in reality they’re digging their own grave. 🙂
-The Real Conservative Carl
aka The Half-Elven Commie Slayer
The sad thing is that it’s not a political story. Seriously. That would have been much clearer if Dan Rather had suddenly found photos proving the Moon landing was fake that were made in photoshop. He would be out on his ass the day after.
Have you seen on Drudge how bad Rather’s ratings are now? In NYC, he lost to reruns!
I definitely do not want to see you “raise your pajamas” Frank!
No where have I seen any journalist report where Rather has violated one of the big “rules of journalism”…
Rather has become the story…
When the reporter becomes the story it’s time to give up.
Can I raise my nightie?
An idea for the blogoshpere shrine:
Picture of a bunch of bloggers in a circle and wearing different styles of pajamas and bunny slippers sitting in recliners with laptops in their…uh…laps. In the middle of the circle is a low coffee table. On top of the table is Dim Rather crying like a little girl wearing a French maid outfit and dancing to “I’m a little teapot” In the background the boggers are yelling “Again b*tch!”
Yup, I’m f*cked like a five dollar whore on nickel night!
Blather admits there may be a problem with the authenticity if the memo.
They were traced to being faxed from Kinkos….
lol
I’m almost positive that the Dan Rather comment is a forgery.
Yes you may Susie, but only if you post the pics
Frank J. I went to the democratic underground site and tried to read one of their posts, but you have to be a registered user to do that and I will be DAMED in HELL before I will EVER register onto such a site. how were you able to read them ? Does this mean you are already damed to hell ? if so could you post some of them?
I’m glad I’m not the only one!! I listen to Rush, Hannity, and then the local guys and then check Drudge 15 times a day and it’s STILL not enough!! I need Rather fixes all day long!! Were my parents like this during Watergate?? I’ll have to ask.
Algen,
You don’t have to be registered to read the posts. I’m not registered and lurk all the time.
It’s highly amusing, all this commotion about Rather and the memos. And I find it interesting that their ratings are seriously suffering from it.
Submitted for your amusement: I would have sent it to Allahpundit, but I’ve seen your drawings.
http://cowboyblob.blogspot.com/2004/09/dan-rather-retirement-watch.html
I posted this to Donald Sensing but thought to add it here. I hope you don’t mind:
It should have died hereafter;
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in CBS News Division from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have MSM fools The way to Xeroxed death. Out, out, brief memo!
News but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by a Rather, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
My daughter posted this:
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of New York;
And all the clouds that lour’d upon our campaign
In the deep bosom of the memo buried.
Now are our brains bound with stocking caps;
Our pajama bottoms hung up for monuments;
Our stern bloggings changed to merry meetings,
Our angry listening to delightful laughter.
Grim-visaged votes hath smooth’d his wrinkled front;
And now, instead of mounting xeroxed memos
To fright the souls of conservative adversaries,
He cowers weaker in an old lady’s chamber
To the lascivious pleasing of a TV.
God yes, it is so addictive, the thought of all those female bloggers in their, oh wait…uh…erk!…reboot..of wondering what inane comment will next come out of CBS. It’s almost as surreal as one of Frank’s “In my world” satires. Dan boy not only is not only sinking CBS news but seems to be dragging Kerry down with him. I can see him being lead around by the leash to his dog collar while Ann Coulter wearing shades,a short black nighty, and high heel bunny slippers spanks him with a riding crop and taunts him…..erk.
God I home Chomps doesn’t decide to devour him, he could die of food poisoning or somthin.
What the heck is a “freeper”?
“Free Republic”, er, “-er.”
They may or may not be forged, but that son-of-a-bitch still didn’t show up for his physical. Do you hear me? HE DIDN’T SHOW UP FOR THE DAMN PHYSICAL!!! HE’S HITLER!!! DON’T VOTE FOR HIM!!!
That was Dan Lather! (get it?)
Hey! No dead cat swinging please…