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bones_7672 Donating Member (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:58 AM
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Lileks.com: Dan Rather and the death of the evening news
"Hearing that Rather resigned is like reading an obit for the puppeteer who jerked around Topo Gigio; it brings back distant memories that don’t seem terribly relevant. I know, I know, Rather had great influence, inasmuch as there are people who still sidle up to the network news for the small ration of compressed ham loaf masquerading as a 12-course banquet. I stopped watching the network news when we left DC. Inside the Beltway, it was required watching, because it felt like closed-circuit information for the Inner Party regulars. Once you’re out of the loop, though, you wonder why anyone watched it...."

http://www.lileks.com/bleats/index.html

also, links to vintage radio ads
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:12 AM
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1. I strongly dislike James Lileks. My paper carries him. ugh nt/
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MsAnthropy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:35 AM
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2. I agree--a talentless rightwing nutcase
who hasn't been funny or relevant in 20 years
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:11 AM
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3. I knew him twenty years ago in Minneapolis, and at the time,
he hated Ronald Reagan.

I don't know what happened to him. :shrug:
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PatGund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:21 PM
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4. What happened was...
9-11 scared him. And like many others that got scared, he ran to hide behind the false promises that Bush and his junta put out.

When it comes to pop culture and and like, Lileks is a genius. I try to ignore his politics anymore though.
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belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 03:28 PM
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5. Yeah, it's unfortunate. His popcult stuff is funny as all hell.
"Gallery of Regrettable Food" still can crack me helplessly the fuck up. Weird disconnect there. Oh well.
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