Statement From Media Research Center President Brent Bozell Concerning Dan Rathers Retirement - Press Release - March 3, 2005 - Media Research Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement concerning Dan Rather retiring from the anchor chair on March 9 and being replaced on an interim basis by Bob Schieffer.
Dan Rather spent his career at CBS spinning the news to further a partisan political agenda. He fawned over Hillary Clinton (political lightning), praised the impeached Bill Clinton (an honest man), attempted to ambush the first President George Bush over Iran-contra (youve made us hypocrites in the face of the world), and demonized the Gingrich Revolution (as an attempt to demolish or damage government aid programs, many of them designed to help children and the poor).
Dan Rathers legacy will be defined by his fall from grace during last years presidential campaign when he attacked the President of the United States with a story based on false documents. Incredibly, to this day, he has not admitted the documents and the story were false.
He leaves behind a news organization that is a mere shadow of its former self. The days when the CBS Evening News was the gold standard for journalism are long gone. CBSs credibility is sorely lacking, and its ratings are slipping further and further south.
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contact Keith Appell (ext. 112) at (703)-683-5004.
