Dan Rather to Resign after 24 years
Posted on November 23, 2004
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WOW, did you hear the latest!?!?!? Dan Rather to Resign. And not a minute too soon, either. (All God’s children rejoice!)
Veteran newsman Dan Rather, embroiled in a recent journalism scandal about President Bush’s service in the National Guard during the Vietnam War, will resign in March as the CBS network’s top news anchor, the network said on Tuesday.
CBS, a unit of Viacom, said Rather will remain as a correspondent for the news magazine show “60 Minutes” and other assignments.
I’m speechless—awestruck—utterly frozen. I’m at odds with my pithy comebacks. I can’t decide if I should use the “well, I guess donkeys DO fly!” or the ever popular “did hell just freeze over?” option.
It’s bittersweet jubilation, at best. He’s still gonna peddle his brand of “stench” on the “60 Worthless Minutes” show, it seems.
Other blog coverage:
- Wizbang blog: Dan Rather to Leave CBS Evening News
- Roger L. Simon blog: Best Proof of the existence of God since St. Anselm
- Alarming News blog: Hey, hey, hey, goodbye
- SlantPoint blog: Rather is Stepping Down
- Captain’s Quarters blog: Rather Resigned
- National Review Online’s Kerry Spot: First Thoughts on Rather’s Departure
- Rathergate.com: This is Not a Victory
- Rathergate.com: It’s Official, Rather Quitting in March 2005
- INDC Journal: Smells Like…victory?
- Ace of Spades HQ: Rather Finished
- Protein Wisdom blog: The Dan Rather poem
- Pardon My English blog: Another Great Thing to Be Thankful For!
- Blogs of War: Dan Rather Steps Down…
- Mark A. Kilmer’s blog: Dan Rather to Quit in March
- Knowledge is Power: So Long!
TootsieDanny — buhbye! - Ipse Dixit blog: Sadder Than A Hobo Clown At A Bachelor Party



Did You Get This Memo?
Dan Rather is going to step down… Dan Rather announced Tuesday that he will step down as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in March, 24 years after his first broadcast in that position. Rather will continue…