Written by: Beck
SFGate,
in an editorial about Dan Rather's announced departure from CBS, bends over backwards to find nice things to say about him and to try to slant events in his favor. And they still ultimately can't help but highlight the negatives. A quick look at the opening and closing paragraphs pretty much says it all:
There will be a temptation, especially among Dan Rather's legion of critics, to attribute his departure to a forged-documents scandal [ed: ya think?]. It does seem likely that Rather's presentation and vigorous sustained defense of the discredited September story about the young George W. Bush's National Guard service -- or lack thereof -- hastened his retirement.
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As much as Dan Rather prided himself on being a reporter, he sometimes missed one of the craft's cardinal principles: You are not the story. Too often, he was.
Maybe, now that he's announced his resignation, it's time to finally stop taking pot shots at the man.
Nahhh.
