Dan Rather: The Last Journalist Who Gave a Damn

In Defense of 60 Years of Journalistic Integrity

Dan Rather spent 60 years confronting Presidents and exposing war crimes while modern journalism became billionaire-funded propaganda with better lighting.

Oh, what a night…

I’ve just spent two hours reading comments from people who think Dan Rather is some kind of controlled opposition operative because of one story from 2004. If you’re using the National Guard documents controversy to dismiss Rather’s entire career, you’re doing exactly what the people who wanted him destroyed hoped you’d do. You’re repeating talking points from the same apparatus that needed Rather gone because he asked uncomfortable questions about power.

Dan Rather is not working for the darkside. He’s one of the last real journalists this country produced before the profession got gutted and replaced with corporate actors reading teleprompters for billionaire owners.

The 2004 National Guard Story: What Actually Happened

In September 2004, right before the presidential election, Rather ran a story about George W. Bush…