The bloodletting from Dan Rather's ongoing lawsuit at CBS continues, although this time, Rather is going after himself saying that no one wants to hire him after his forged document scandal:
Dan Rather has filed an amended lawsuit against CBS that says other TV networks refused to hire him because of the damage executives at his former company did to his reputation after a disputed 2004 report on President Bush.
Rather’s lawyer, Martin R. Gold, said new papers were filed because a judge said in April the initial lawsuit did not specify how CBS injured Rather in his occupation. The judge said the veteran newsman could submit an amended complaint. [...]
Rather says he met with CNN, ABC, and NBC in 2006 to talk about employment after his departure from CBS, but they refused to hire him because he brought “too much baggage.”
Story Continues Below Ad ↓The news anchor said that when he met CNN officials in 1997, they offered him $6 million a year to work for them. He said issues with his CBS contract, plus CBS’ proposed match of CNN’s offer, caused him to stay where he was.
In a spring 2006 meeting, court papers say, Rather met again with CNN executives and with ABC and NBC representatives. None would consider him, saying in various ways that the Bush story had generated too much controversy.
Rather and his agents also met later with Fox, A&E, History Channel, HBO, Discovery Channel and National Geographic television networks, court papers say, but all passed, saying he was “too hot to handle” or “words to that effect.”
Rather’s papers say he could have defended the Bush story, but, relying on CBS’ promises to defend him and extend his contract, he was “misled into remaining silent and unfairly taking the brunt of the blame for misconceptions about the broadcast.”
He left CBS on June 16, 2006, after more than 40 years at the network. He has since signed with HDNet, a cable network with limited distribution.
“Although now working, Mr. Rather’s (on air) exposure is dramatically limited and, accordingly, his reputation and standing in his trade and profession have not recovered from the damage caused by the defendants’ conduct,” court papers say.
—Matthew Sheffield is Editor of NewsBusters.
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Define Scapegoat
May 8, 2008 - 18:09 ET by reasonsjesterDan Rather is radioactive material. CBS doesn't want their credibility to meltdown by admitting that Rather wasn' a rogue agent out operating alone with the forged National Guard doc on Bush. CBS is dumb, but it ain't stupid.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. - Marcus Aurelius
"No one likes me
May 8, 2008 - 18:14 ET by Chris Norman"No one likes me anymore"
There, there, Danny. Not many people really ever did.
because of the damage
May 8, 2008 - 20:32 ET by motherbeltNo one wants him because of the damage executives at his former company did to his reputation ???? (emphasis mine)
Oh, man, that's rich!
Typical liberal: always someone else's fault!
Comedy Channel
May 8, 2008 - 18:16 ET by Jerry MackHow come there wasn't an interview with the comedy channel?
Too much baggage = get your lying *** out of here.
Because he won't go on The
May 9, 2008 - 08:56 ET by pbanks7Because he won't go on The O'Reilly Factor.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
Wow!
May 8, 2008 - 18:21 ET by Teamcheeser$6 Million per year?!? Can anyone say, "Windfall profits tax"?
or is it wind bag..?
EXACTLY...
May 9, 2008 - 06:39 ET by danybhoyDan Rather is a classic case of exactly what is wrong with the MSM. This man was in 3rd place in a 3 horse race, & was paid an incredable amount of money by CBS(see-B-S)in that time. He still does'nt get it.
One of the best smackdowns ever was when Rather was doing a sit down with Bush41, & he's beating up on him about Iran-Contra. He was being his typical jerk self, when Bush says to him, "I want to talk about why I want to be President, why those 41% of the people are supporting me, & I don't think it's fair to judge my whole career by a rehash on Iran. How would you like it if I judged your whole career by those 7 minutes when you walked off the set in New York?"
FYI, the incident that Bush41 mentioned happened on September 11, 1987. CBS has always carried US Open tennis, & that night the Steffi Graf-Lori McNeil match ended sooner then the expected/predicted 6:32pm, Rather had walked off the set leaving the network & it's affiliates with 7 minutes of dead air. He was talked back onto the air, but he incorrectly thought that CBS sports would be forced to fill the rest of the hour. To be fair, this would'nt happen today, this was really before the cable era, & CBS would hand off the coverage to USA network & tell the veiwers that.
EVEN Uncle Walter said " I would have fired him, there is no excuse for it". That also marks the last time Cronkite has said something that makes any sense.
Dan Rather is a stain on the journalistic landscape that has grown larger then it should have. He had too many bosses who enabled him over the years at CBS, this could have been snuffed out on 9/11/87. That date marks the begining of the end of CBS News.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Rather slumming?
May 8, 2008 - 18:22 ET by nkviking75Rather and his agents also met later with Fox, A&E, History Channel, HBO, Discovery Channel and National Geographic television networks, court papers say, but all passed, saying he was “too hot to handle” or “words to that effect.”
Dan Rather lowered himself to approach Fox? Wow!
Exit question: The man is 76 years old and made a good living at CBS. Normal people would just retire. Why won't Dan?
Oh, well, there's always the Cartoon Network.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
doesn't this guy have enough
May 8, 2008 - 18:34 ET by pepsiman127doesn't this guy have enough money to get a house on the bay and take up fishing? the more he fights this the stupider he looks, give it up ya bum and spend some time with your family..if they'll have ya
A Texas Democrat
May 8, 2008 - 18:45 ET by allanfThat's just like a Texas Democrat. Rather shoots himself in the head and then shouts robbery.
Hey Rather...quit yer'
May 8, 2008 - 19:39 ET by bigtimerHey Rather...quit yer' bitchin'...you get to appear on The Chris Matthews Show every other Sunday or so...
What kills me is he has no one to blame but himself...but he just can't go there...typical leftist...no responsibility for their own actions....
Especially outright lying all for an agenda, whether it be their own personal hides they are trying to save...example Bill Clinton...or an agenda to stop a man before an election for President with outright lies like Rather/Mapes did with Bush.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
bt,It sounds pretty close
May 8, 2008 - 20:21 ET by Chris Normanbt,
It sounds pretty close to Nixon saying, "They won't have Nixon to kick around anymore". Ironic, ain't it, that Rather shares some personality traits with his old nemesis? Like paranoia, self-pity, and overall weirdness. Although, I think Nixon's paranoia might have been somewhat more justified...
"... his reputation and
May 8, 2008 - 20:21 ET by cheeflo"... his reputation and standing in his trade and profession have not recovered from the damage caused by the defendants’ conduct ...”
And what of your own conduct, Mr. Rather? You did it to yourself.
Dan, hate to tell ya, pal, but your damage was self-inflicted.
May 8, 2008 - 21:19 ET by R D HelmAnd I'm real sorry to hear that no one likes you anymore.
Imagine my distress over that. :-)
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
No one wants to hire Dan Rather???
May 8, 2008 - 21:40 ET by PrairieSkySay it aint so! Oh, boo hoo. Somebody pass the kleenex...I can't imagine why nobody wants to hire him-He's just a lying, egomaniacal has-been...Mr. Rather is finding out firsthand what the old expression, "You reap what you sow" means. Too bad...he brought it on himself.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
Call a waambulance -- STAT!
May 9, 2008 - 09:09 ET by pbanks7Call a waambulance -- STAT! h/t to Michelle Malkin
My fave was when an Army general asked Danny if he would report on an enemy sneaking up on US forces. Danny said that as a reporter, he would not put himself in the story by alerting the US forces. The general replied that by the same token, if the enemy was about to capture Danny, he wasn't a US citizen worthy of defending, he was just a reporter. Smackdown.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
Wasn't Rather actually
May 9, 2008 - 11:49 ET by Matthew SheffieldPeter Jennings and Mike Wallace were the ones involved in that discussion:
http://www.pbs.org/w...
Poor Poor Dan
May 8, 2008 - 21:55 ET by CobraManSo Dan met with CNN people in 1997 and turned down a 6 million dollar a year offer. Then, 9 years later (and 2 years after he retired from CBS), he asks them if the offer is still valid and they say no, yet Dan is surprised by this?
Hay Dan, do you think that the 9 year interval may have something to do with it as your ratings were ALREADY dropping prior to you "fake but accurate" story? You turned down their offer. What makes you think that, after 9 years, they’d still want you? You're in your 70’s, you crazy old man, and CNN is aiming for a younger crowd.
BTW, since Dan is working, there goes his "no one will hire me" claim. Good luck on your 'dead in the water like John Kerry's presidential career' lawsuit.
You don't look well Dan.
May 8, 2008 - 21:58 ET by JPR1Fact of the matter Dan you look downright bitter.
That's not good; may I recommend a few things?
1. Guns Dan. If you don't have any go out and get some. Buy yourself a 30-06 and a large caliber hand gun. (Skip the ammunition for now please. Let's see how things go for awhile.)
2. Religion Dan. If you already go to church try something new. If diversity is your thing try Trinity United in Chicago. Very uplifting stuff there I hear.
3. Animosity can be a good thing Dan. Work on fostering a powerful distaste for illeagl immigrants. Start with shoplifters if this seems difficult.
Learn to cling to these things Dan, you'll be feeling better in no time.
Poor Dan. He appears to be destined to wind up living alone...
May 8, 2008 - 22:02 ET by R D Helm...in a one-room shack out in the woods somewhere.
With eighty-seven cats milling about. :-)
If he is smart, he'll stop his frivolous legal pursuit of CBS and save his money. Feeding eighty-seven cats can be expensive.
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
Jimmy Carter living down the road?
May 8, 2008 - 22:38 ET by JPR1Barabra Walters stops by once a month with ice cream.
JPR1,
May 8, 2008 - 23:08 ET by R D HelmLOL-And Bill Moyers will be in the shack across the creek from Dan.
And this is what they will be sitting around the fire singing every evening:
Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
Guess I'll go eat worms,
Long, thin, slimy ones,
Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.
Down goes the first one,
Down goes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Up comes the first one,
Up comes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
Dear Danny...
May 8, 2008 - 22:48 ET by BeukeboomDear Danny,
You're correct. No one like you. Now crawl back under your rock.
Love,
Everyone.
Yea Dan,
May 8, 2008 - 23:00 ET by general companyJust do that, and take a dozon of your "peers" with you
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
New Show for Dan
May 9, 2008 - 01:12 ET by GlidedonRather's Believe It Or Not
»→ Glidedon
May 9, 2008 - 01:19 ET by Cool ArrowI guess "The Biggest Loser" was already taken?
♣ a seal
»→ Rather not
May 9, 2008 - 07:20 ET by Cool ArrowHe could go either way with this.
Either CBS failed to sufficiently cover up Rather's bum rush fiasco, or CBS failed to support his contrivance.
♣ a seal
Rather NOT
May 9, 2008 - 08:19 ET by GoodieCOURAGE!! Dan go mow the lawn.
What's the
May 9, 2008 - 09:14 ET by pbanks7What's the frequency Kenneth?
Right now it looks like zero. Good.
Unemployment pays about $362 a week max.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
We probably need to make
May 9, 2008 - 07:31 ET by KillgraveWe probably need to make this very clear. Rather didn't get in trouble with the MSM because he engaged in fraud and slander against a Republican official. He got in trouble because:
1) He got caught
2) He didn't fall on his sword, like he was supposed to, to protect the higher-ups.
Rev Dan
May 9, 2008 - 08:09 ET by mytwocentsI guess Danny's chickens came home to roost.
EXTRA CRISPY...
May 9, 2008 - 09:20 ET by danybhoyDan's chickens ended up at KFC.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
No bud-dy wuvs me :-(
May 9, 2008 - 15:18 ET by Edward LeeNothing characterizes the liberal mentality more than the abrogation of personal responsibility. It reminds me of that childish song (sung in monosyllabic staccato):
No bud-dy wuvs me
No bud-dy cares
I’m go-ing to the gar-den
To eat some worms
A Proposition for Dan
May 9, 2008 - 19:12 ET by reasonsjesterIt seems like the only way for you to get balanced is to marry Sally Fields.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. - Marcus Aurelius