I’ve missed Dan. Four years ago, as Techliberation was just getting started, Dan Rather provided us (and most of the rest of the blogosphere) with a rich source of content and amusement as he tried to pawn off forged documents regarding George Bush’s National Guard service on viewers. 
In the end, Rather ended up with omelette on his face, and soon thereafter was ushered out of his anchor seat at CBS News.
Well, he’s now back in the news, thanks to his $70 million lawsuit against CBS for dropping him. Denying that he did anything wrong, the unashamed Rather says that CBS took him off the air in an attempt to pacify the White House. Right.
CBS is arguing — among other things — that it was under no legal obligation to keep Rather on the air. CBS lawyer Jim Quinn yesterday compared the situation to the New York Jets benching their star quarterback: saying that while he might not like it, but there’s nothing he can do about it.
According to the New York Post, Rather responded by pointing out that there’s a difference between him and the Jet’s QB. “I’m in the Television Hall of Fame,” he said.
And so humble too.
Stay tuned for more — the trial judge yesterday ruled against motions to throw the case out, meaning there’s much more fun to come.
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