September 20, 2007
Too bad they'll settle out of court...
Good post by Beldar on the Dan Rather suit..
...My glee is tempered by my realization that this case is almost certainly going to go away before it gets to any good stuff. But oh! it would be fun to watch CBS be forced to justify its putting of Rather out to pasture in a not-quite-firing by showing all of the grounds it had. Usually in a good juicy family court spat, you find yourself in sympathy with at least one litigant. But here's a case in which I can just cut loose and enjoy the misery and embarrassment of all concerned! (I continue to take pride in the high ranking of this post of mine from 2004 in search engine responses to the words "Dan Rather fired.")...
A scoundrel crew. How they deserve to be exposed! what a disgrace the whole episode was...I could go on at length if I had time.
The best of the jest right now is that Rather's lawyers are apparently part of the "reality-based community," and seem to be operating on the assumption that the forged documents were authentic! Hilarious.
Posted by John Weidner at September 20, 2007 12:51 PMThis may sound a little preachy, but it's something that I have to struggle with myself.
Just because people have earned your disdain, doesn't mean it's healthy for you to delight in their misery.
You're absolutely correct with what you've said on this post. Dan's a Jerk. The guys at CBS are jerks. You're right to laugh at them. I just don't want you to laugh too hard.
More like a good head shake and a chuckle.
Posted by: Brando at September 20, 2007 09:47 PMYou are right of course, and really I don't hope for Dan Rather to be made miserable.
It's the thought of them being pinned that thrills. The eternal frustration for me is that it's impossible to argue with leftists. They are too slippery and dishonest. It's like trying to catch fish with your hands...
The thought of them trying to pin each other, within the fairly rigorous arena of a trial....intoxicating!
Posted by: John Weidner at September 20, 2007 10:18 PMYou are right of course, and really I don't hope for Dan Rather to be made miserable.
I sure do. The more bad things happen to bad people who do bad things, the less attractive doing bad things will be to other bad people.
In other words, "This is not the time to gloat!"
You people be sure to let me know when it is time to gloat. I'd hate to miss it.
