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llashram

(6,265 posts)
2. I liked his
Wed May 18, 2022, 11:00 AM
May 2022

reporting style. And I know Repthuglikkkans hated him. The Bush WH destroyed this excellent journalist career to our great loss. And he did warn us about trump.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
5. Dan was taken down by Karl Rove, TPTB, the GOP, and parts dirty media in the awful year of 2004 ....
Wed May 18, 2022, 12:26 PM
May 2022

... that saw w bush "win" re-election over an American hero, John Kerry.

erronis

(15,250 posts)
6. Those types are even more active now. Honing their skills and knives.
Wed May 18, 2022, 01:25 PM
May 2022

There's no honor amongst them, but there is a will to destroy freedom and democracy.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
8. The true story about w going AWOL from the TX Air National Guard was replaced by the "Dan Rather ...
Wed May 18, 2022, 01:41 PM
May 2022

... Scandal" story after a phony document was planted* to make Rather look bad. The right has unlimited money
and is not stopped by morality, laws, or ethics. Trump being stopped from stealing another Presidential election
was a first because Nixon stole it in 68 by shutting down a Vietnam Peace Deal, Reagan had HW Bush stop a deal
with Iran to let the hostages go, w got in after lots of dirty shit which included getting the SCOTUS to stop the
counting of ballots in Florida in 2000, and Trump was installed by Vlad/Russia in 2016. And now after losing the
last elections in 2020 republicans across the country are working to make voting and elections meaningless.

The right went after Dan Rather because he reported the truth (Vietnam& Nixon/Watergate)and they just couldn't
have that.


* See Karl Rove.

2Gingersnaps

(1,000 posts)
7. That POS Rove was an acolyte of Roger Stone, even old man Bush wouldn't hold his nose and hire him.
Wed May 18, 2022, 01:30 PM
May 2022

But on a much much brighter note, who do you think was more honored? Dolly or Dan? Both the finest this country has to offer.

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