Dan Rather: Blogger(?)

Via Dave's Wordpress Blog (BTW, that's the name I wanted to use for this blog, but I couldn't because it was already taken. Plus, my name isn't Dave, so that might have caused some confusion. And I'm not on Wordpress - other than that, the name would have been perfect)...What was I talking about?

Oh yeah - so Dave actually spoke with Dan Rather, and according to Dave, Dan says he might start blogging when he retires. I think that's great, because it gives me an excuse dust off the guest post Dan did for WuzzaDem when CBS announced the launch of Public Eye back in July of last year.

(H/T: Instapundit)

Looks Like I'll Be Having a Pleasant Tomorrow

Guest post by Dan Rather

Good evenings folks, and welcome to my computer communication. Now that CBS is starting its own blog, it's all but certain your humble correspondent is about to embark on the next phase of his journalistic journey through history by taking that big on-ramp to the information superhighway (tip of the Stetson to President Gore).

So the pajamas are on, the cheese doodles are within reach, a twelve-pack of Mountain Dew is icing down in the fridge, and believe it or not, this dude's got a Dell.

You know, when you get right down to it, there's really nothing new here except the medium; news is news and writing is writing, and this reporter takes great pride in the fact that he's always written his own copy (except for a couple of stories we did late in 2004 that were basically handed to me just seconds before the old "On Air" sign lit up, but, as the kids say, that was then, this is now, and if a frog had side pockets - well, you know).

I want to assure all of you that I'm going to approach this thing with a fresh, original style that's sure to delight my soon-to-be loyal readers while confounding the partisan political operatives who make up the vast majority of the so-called blogosphere.

So, my computer-savvy friends, in closing, let me just say LOL, IIRC, OMG, MSG, BYOB, WTF, IMHO and LMAO.

And until the next post: Courage. Oh, I mean, 'Heh'.

 

Comments

[jc]

What are those on his pajamas? It looks like steak, and shrimp, and sandwiches, and other yummy foods. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[Splashman]

If Rather blogs, he certainly won't engage his readers (i.e., respond to comments), but all the non-moonbat bloggers will be mightily grateful anyway, because GungaDan will provide endless fisk fodder.

[Michael]

Am I supposed to be abbreviating monosodium glutamate when I'm on the web? No one told me.

[John from WuzzaDem]

What the hell is monosodium glutamate? Sorry, I was never very good at chemistry.

[Michael]

It's a flavor enhancer usually just referred to as MSG. Cheap Chinese food is notorious for having lots of it. The health effects are controversial.

Guess you never worked in a kitchen.

[Jenny]

OMG! LOL! MSG! ;)

[benny bird]

I call this MORE OF RATHERS BLATHER

[John from WuzzaDem]

What the hell is Chinese food?

If you answer that one I'll know you didn't have enough coffee today.

[tee bee]

Indeed.

[AnonymousDrivel]

JfWD: "What the hell is Chinese food?"

Isn't that something Bush might describe as "a cuisine Americans refuse to cook"?

[IreneFingIrene]

I KNEW he painted his toenails.. just knew it.

[benny bird]

In some asian nations they WOK their dogs

[dragonlady474]

gungadan??? roflmao!

[Jeff H]

In some Asian neighborhoods in my hometown, the dogs wok their Asians.