[Speed Gibson,
Sunday September 19, 2004 at 10:27am]
Dan Rather's Future
We have all spent considerable time tracing Dan Rather's steps and motives regarding the "Memogate" scandal. We have also spent some time speculating what retribution generally awaits Mr. Rather in the near future.
I thought ahead to Election Day, and wondered how in the world, barring some Lazarus-like event, CBS can allow Dan Rather to be their Election Night anchor. I even wonder why he's being allowed to go to Texas this week, to either bolster or "break" his original story, given he is the story now.
With CBS News' ratings already well below the competition and The Simpsons reruns, who is going to watch Dan on November 2? Even liberals cannot take the chance of believing anything he says until another network confirms it.
I thought ahead to Election Day, and wondered how in the world, barring some Lazarus-like event, CBS can allow Dan Rather to be their Election Night anchor. I even wonder why he's being allowed to go to Texas this week, to either bolster or "break" his original story, given he is the story now.
With CBS News' ratings already well below the competition and The Simpsons reruns, who is going to watch Dan on November 2? Even liberals cannot take the chance of believing anything he says until another network confirms it.