Dan Rather’s Legacy of Outrageous Liberal Bias.

Squawker · 03-13-05, 02:56 PM

Media bias isn’t all about telling lies. It can be about twisting words, making faces or negative body language. Katie Couric is famous for her disgusted look when interviewing Republicans. Dan Rather’s bias was well known. Here is a collection of some of his notorious stories, like this one:

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”The new Republican majority in Congress took a big step today on its legislative agenda to demolish or damage government aid programs, many of them designed to help children and the poor.”

This was another good one:

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“Republicans kill the bill to clean up sleazy political fundraising. The business of dirty campaign money will stay business as usual.”

lol, no bias there. When I look back on what I used to believe, I wonder how I could have been so duped by the Dan Rathers in the media.

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freedom69714 · 03-13-05, 03:16 PM

Know I heard it all Squawker you are unbelivable now you want to read body lanuge and facial expressions

I mut finish this later

26 X World Champs · 03-13-05, 04:52 PM

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Media bias isn’t all about telling lies. It can be about twisting words, making faces or negative body language. Katie Couric is famous for her disgusted look when interviewing Republicans. Dan Rather’s bias was well known. Here is a collection of some of his notorious stories, like this one:
This was another good one: lol, no bias there. When I look back on what I used to believe, I wonder how I could have been so duped by the Dan Rathers in the media.

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How about his winks, nods, and let's not forget to 'read between the lines.' Dan Rather was an anchor for 24 years. Anyone in that sort of job for that long is quotable on both sides of the coin too many times to remember.

Bill O'Reilly shows more bias in one week than Rather did in 24 years.

If Bill O'Reilly were held to the same standard as real newsmen he'd be doing local news in Salisbury, Maryland on a UHF station....

BTW - Rather's comments were TRUE. O'Reilly's comments are often lies. Rather would never yell at someone he's interviewing. O'Reilly's modus operandi is to yell and attack and call his guests STUPID and he tells them to SHUT UP.

FNC is not a genuine news organization. It is a propaganda wing of the Republican party.

ShamMol · 03-13-05, 05:18 PM

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How about his winks, nods, and let's not forget to 'read between the lines.' Dan Rather was an anchor for 24 years. Anyone in that sort of job for that long is quotable on both sides of the coin too many times to remember.

Bill O'Reilly shows more bias in one week than Rather did in 24 years.

If Bill O'Reilly were held to the same standard as real newsmen he'd be doing local news in Salisbury, Maryland on a UHF station....

BTW - Rather's comments were TRUE. O'Reilly's comments are often lies. Rather would never yell at someone he's interviewing. O'Reilly's modus operandi is to yell and attack and call his guests STUPID and he tells them to SHUT UP.

FNC is not a genuine news organization. It is a propaganda wing of the Republican party.

Unfortunately it is a legitimate news corporation, but one that spins it to the right. I would have to agree with your comment on both sides of the coin...

The same is for politicians in the senate. It can be said that Cheney both was for raising and against raising taxes, etc, etc. The same can be said of Ted Kennedy, of Frist (though his record is not nearly as long), etc, etc.

As to his incredible bias...one sec...let me put on my journalists hat since I do do that.........ARE YOU KIDDING ME. He was hard on both sides of the aisle. He was known as one of THE HARDERST INTERVIEWERES in the media. How DARE you say that he was soft on liberals because of bias! He interviewed fairly, he asked questions fairly, and just because of ONE MISTAKE you label him as a liberal. ONE MISTAKE...how many has olielly made?

Squawker · 03-13-05, 05:27 PM

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BTW - Rather's comments were TRUE. O'Reilly's comments are often lies. Rather would never yell at someone he's interviewing. O'Reilly's modus operandi is to yell and attack and call his guests STUPID and he tells them to SHUT UP.

FNC is not a genuine news organization. It is a propaganda wing of the Republican party

Are you a DNC operative Champs?

26 X World Champs · 03-13-05, 06:48 PM

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Are you a DNC operative Champs?

What an odd question? Because I point out that Rather is almost always fair and balanced (not always, but usually), and that O'Reilly is almost NEVER fair and balanced I get a label attached to me now?

If being a card carrying member of the Democratic party makes me an 'operative' then I suppose I am one, though I really don't know what that actually means?

Why not call me an American who really cares about his country and his fellow Americans? Too often Republicans try to make themselves out to be patriots while making Liberals and Democrats out to being Unamerican.

I'm telling one and all that Liberals & Democrats are as patriotic as any other political group in the USA. Maybe the difference is that Democrats are not always putting their individual needs ahead of society's needs?

If Dan Rather made pro-Democratic principled statements he did so because he believes it to be true, and he did it without telling anyone to shut up.

Can you imagine what would happen if O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush or Coulter were the anchors of CBS Evening News? Do you think that after 24 years they would have more or less biased news reports than Dan Rather?

Squawker · 03-13-05, 08:02 PM

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Because I point out that Rather is almost always fair and balanced (not always, but usually), and that O'Reilly is almost NEVER fair and balanced I get a label attached to me now?

Rather is a liberal/democrat and works on their behalf. He has been far from fair or balanced during his career. He has actually gotten better during the last ten years because people on the internet exposed his lies and bias. O’Reilly is an independent, but leans to the left. He tells people to shut up when they try to filibuster his show. He is equally rude to any side he doesn’t personally agree with. Only a propagandist would say “Always” and ‘Never”

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Can you imagine what would happen if O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush or Coulter were the anchors of CBS Evening News? Do you think that after 24 years they would have more or less biased news reports than Dan Rather?

They are different types of shows. Rather was supposed to be a “Reporter” of the news. O’Reilly, Hannity, Rush and Coulter are commentators and political annalists. Rather should never have let his personal beliefs interfere with his reporting of the news. If you watch the latter four, you know you are getting their personal opinion.

26 X World Champs · 03-13-05, 09:13 PM

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Rather is a liberal/democrat and works on their behalf. He has been far from fair or balanced during his career. He has actually gotten better during the last ten years because people on the internet exposed his lies and bias.

I will again restate that after 24 years both sides of the coin were represented. Rather was/is fair almost always. He was obviously supportive of the invasion of Iraq, which was anything but a liberal cause. It's not about a scorecard especially since no one is keeping score of the times that he's defending the opposite points of view than he is accused of being.

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O’Reilly is an independent, but leans to the left. He tells people to shut up when they try to filibuster his show. He is equally rude to any side he doesn’t personally agree with.

O'Reilly leans to the left?

Surely you jest? I have never heard of anyone, anywhere ever state that O'Reilly leans to the left! I'm talking about Bill O'Reilly, not Radar O'Reilly! I defy anyone to prove that Bill O'Reilly leans to the left!

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Only a propagandist would say “Always” and ‘Never”

I said ALMOST NEVER. It would appear that you are spinning my words a la Brit Hume? ALMOST NEVER and NEVER are ALMOST the same, but not the same!

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They are different types of shows. Rather was supposed to be a “Reporter” of the news. O’Reilly, Hannity, Rush and Coulter are commentators and political annalists. Rather should never have let his personal beliefs interfere with his reporting of the news. If you watch the latter four, you know you are getting their personal opinion.

Rather WAS a reporter of the news. I sincerely believe only someone with a chip on their shoulder against Dan Rather would suggest that he wasn't a reporter as you just suggested. As for the FAB FOUR right wing "SQUAWKERS" that I cited you missed my point. I wrote what would it be like if they were network anchors? People cite the FAB FOUR when they quote the news, they deliver the news in a different format than the traditional evening news, but ask them if they are commentators or newsmen and what will they say?

vauge · 03-13-05, 09:17 PM

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They are different types of shows. Rather was supposed to be a “Reporter” of the news. O’Reilly, Hannity, Rush and Coulter are commentators and political annalists. Rather should never have let his personal beliefs interfere with his reporting of the news. If you watch the latter four, you know you are getting their personal opinion.

Absolutely. One is an entertainment "show" with news & the other is just labeled "news".

What is said on O'Reilly and Hannity are NOT representative of FOX NEWS. What is said from Rather is.

Whereas Shepard Smith should be considered news and that would be a better comparison with Rather.

Squawker · 03-13-05, 10:24 PM

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I said ALMOST NEVER. It would appear that you are spinning my words a la Brit Hume? ALMOST NEVER and NEVER are ALMOST the same, but not the same!

Not at all. The word "almost" is a just a not so clever cover up.