{"id":2232587,"date":"2024-04-29T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunga-duh-dan-rather-concedes-ups-and-downs-at-cbs\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:24:23","slug":"gunga-duh-dan-rather-concedes-ups-and-downs-at-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunga-duh-dan-rather-concedes-ups-and-downs-at-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunga Duh: Dan Rather acknowledges CBS challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunga-duh-dan-rather-concedes-ups-and-downs-at-cbs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Disgraced newsman\u200b Dan Rather reflects on his tumultuous career,\u2062 acknowledging both successes and failures during his tenure\u2064 at\u200c CBS News. Despite\u2064 the\u200d highs \u200cand\u200c lows, he remains\u2064 proud of the collaborative\u2064 work.\u200c However, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fani-willis-axed-employee-who-blew-whistle-on-misuse-of-federal-funds\/\" title=\"Fani Willis fired whistleblower exposing federal fund misuse\">reputation suffered due<\/a> to a controversial \u2063story on George W. Bush&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-to-watch-deadly-piers-morgan-blisters-mma-match-featuring-openly-transgender-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Sickening To Watch,\u2019 \u2018Deadly\u2019: Piers Morgan Blisters MMA Match Featuring Openly Transgender Fighter\">military record<\/a>,\u2064 leading\u2062 to\u2062 his departure \u2064from the anchor position. Dan Rather,\u2062 a disgraced newsman, looks back\u200d on his turbulent career at CBS\u2064 News, recognizing the mix\u200d of accomplishments and setbacks. Despite the challenges, he takes pride in the team effort. Regrettably, his credibility took \u200ca hit over a contentious report on George W.\u200c Bush&#8217;s\u200c military service, ultimately forcing \u2063him out \u2063of his anchor role.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>In response to his surprise appearance on CBS and flattering <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/netflix-dan-rather-documentary-frank-marshall-1235968847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Netflix profile<\/a>, disgraced newsman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2902755\/dan-rather-calls-end-balanced-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dan Rather<\/a> is conceding that his time in the business was a mixed bag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had my ups and downs during my years at CBS News, but I loved every minute. I remain proud of the work we did together,\u201d he said following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-hitting-jen-psaki-asked-about-potential-biden-cat-during-press-briefing\/\" title=\"Hard-Hitting: Jen Psaki Asked About Potential Biden Cat During Press Briefing\">glowing profile<\/a> on <em>CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/dan-rather-at-92-on-a-life-in-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sunday Morning<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI very much appreciate this unexpected \u2018Sunday Morning\u2019 piece and always hoped that my colleagues there would remember and respect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-conman-with-long-history-of-deceit-dennis-montgomery-inserted-false-information-into-election-fraud-investigation-whos-paying-him\/\" title=\"UNCOVERED: Conman With Long History of Deceit, Dennis Montgomery, Inserted False Information Into Election Fraud Investigation, Who\u2019s Paying Him?\">long track record<\/a> of news that mattered, speaking truth to power, and holding the powerful accountable,\u201d he added on his blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/steady.substack.com\/p\/dans-return-to-cbs?utm_source=substack&#038;publication_id=247881&#038;post_id=144084372&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=share&#038;utm_campaign=email-share&#038;triggerShare=true&#038;isFreemail=true&#038;r=3lei43&#038;triedRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Steady.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His main \u201cdown\u201d was blowing a story on then-President George W. Bush\u2019s military record. Rather was pushed out of his anchor\u2019s chair after GOP media blew the whistle on his errors.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSunday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBSSunday<\/a> Lee Cowan re-writes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanRather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanRather<\/a>\u2019s downfall. 92 year old Rather: \u201cNews, real news, is what somebody, somewhere, particularly somebody in power, doesn\u2019t want you to know.\u201d Cowan: \u201cAnd that\u2019s what got him into trouble.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rI0ApHkqKU\">pic.twitter.com\/rI0ApHkqKU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brent Baker \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@BrentHBaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentHBaker\/status\/1784590432954880015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But on Sunday, he was back, 18 years after his departure and a few days before Netflix airs a documentary on him.<\/p>\n<p>On his blog, he said, \u201cMy time at CBS was done 18 years ago. It is almost quaint to look back at the problems we had back then with our American democracy and with journalism. Compared to today, these were issues we could \u2014 and mostly did \u2014 work through. Now I am focused on our new challenges and even greater threats. I am focused on you, the Steady community, and on having a deeper dialogue and fresh perspective about our new realities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI am looking ahead, not back, at age 92. Thank you for doing the work with me moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Netflix documentary hasn\u2019t won many positive reviews. Some critics have noted that it\u2019s mostly puff and little criticism of Rather, who won the nickname \u201cGunga Dan\u201d when he dressed like Afghan mujahideen when covering the war with the former Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe barely comments on the self-inflicted mistakes that led to his departure from network TV,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/tv-to-watch-dan-rather-documentary-is-second-rate-journalism\/600361859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/em><\/a>  said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following his unexpected CBS appearance and a positive Netflix feature, Dan Rather, a controversial figure, admits to a checkered career. Reflecting on his time at CBS News, he acknowledges the highs and lows but expresses pride in the collective achievements during his tenure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2232588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP061106038286-1024x733.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP061106038286-1024x733.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2232588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2232587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2232587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}