Newly coined phrase at Dan's house
Dammit, honey! The dog just made a Blitzer on the rug!""I want to emphasize: I stand by my president. We are in a time of war, and I stand behind my president.
Good thing W has a Kevlar wardrobe.
There is not joy in reporting such a story, but my job as a journalist is not to be afraid, and when we come with facts, and legitimate questions supported by witnesses and documents that we believe to be authentic,
Not that "we have determined to be authentic." Not "we have researched" or "fact checked," or "given somewhat more than a cursory glance at." "...we believe." Well *I* believe that blogging is gonna make me rich! I also believe that monkeys are gonna fly out my ass, so there ya have it.
to raise those questions no matter how unpleasant they are," Rather said Friday.
He sounds so adult. So responsible and fatherly and weighty. And I have this mental picture that on the inside he's giggling like a school-boy in a p0rn store.
"The story is true. The story is true," Rather said. "The questions raised in the story are serious and legitimate questions."
The docs may be fake, but the story is true, I tell ya! Look over here at the questions! Those papers -- they're part of the frequency!
Rather also said the possibility of issuing any kind of recant or apology was "not even discussed. Nor should it be."
Sure sounds a lot like: *fingers in ears* "Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala" Sad.
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