Dan Rather for President

[Wiregrass Willie]

No candidate in either party has shown the moral courage to do what Rather is doing now. We need somebody in the White House who at least will admit who the enemy is.

"Somebody, sometime has got to take a stand and say democracy cannot survive, much less thrive with the level of big corporate and big government interference and intimidation in news," he said on CNN's "Larry King Live."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070921/D8RPKMPO0.html

[Sequoia]

1. That would be a first, right? A journalist president !!

[Wiregrass Willie]

5. At least he could keep us reminded of what Jefferson said

"The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." --Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787.

"The press the only tocsin (alarm) of a nation. is completely silenced... all means of a general effort taken away." --Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, Nov 29, 1802.

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. He's too old, too controversial

and no one is going to consider, much less vote, for a news anchorman.

i applaud Rather for what he is doing. Only wish he had spoken up more quickly after his firing.

[Wiregrass Willie]

6. That's what they use to say about broken down old actors.

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. Rather will be 76 years old this Oct.31

And I don't think he's interested in taking on the mantle of the presidency.

But, what do I know :shrug: Have you emailed him and asked him? :hi:

[book_worm]

3. MSNBC should put him on his own show after KO

[blm]

4. We almost did.... that's why corporate news media targeted him so viciously:

Kerry Seeks to Reverse FCC's "Wrongheaded Vote"
Commission Decision May Violate Laws Protecting Small Businesses; Kerry to File Resolution of Disapproval
Monday, June 2, 2003

WASHINGTON - Senator John Kerry today announced plans to file a "Resolution of Disapproval" as a means to overturn today's decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to raise media ownership caps and loosen various media cross-ownership rules.

Kerry will soon introduce the resolution seeking to reverse this action under the Congressional Review Act and Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act on the grounds that the decision may violate the laws intended to protect America's small businesses and allow them an opportunity to compete.

As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerry expressed concern that the FCC's decision will hurt localism, reduce diversity, and will allow media monopolies to flourish. This raises significant concerns about the potential negative impacts the decision will have on small businesses and their ability to compete in today's media marketplace.

In a statement released earlier today regarding the FCC's decision, Kerry said:

"Nothing is more important in a democracy than public access to debates and information, which lift up our discourse and give Americans an opportunity to make honest informed choices. Today's wrongheaded vote by the Republican members of the FCC to loosen media ownership rules shows a dangerous indifference to the consolidation of power in the hands of a few large entities rather than promoting diversity and independence at the local level. The FCC should do more than rubber stamp the business plans of narrow economic interests.

"Today's vote is a complete dereliction of duty. The Commissioners are well aware that these rules greatly influence the competitive structure of the industry and protect the public's access to multiple sources of information and media. It is the Commission's responsibility to ensure that the rules serve our national goals of diversity, competition, and localism in media. With today's vote, they shirked that responsibility and have dismissed any serious discussion about the impact of media consolidation on our own democracy."

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The NEWSMEDIA OWNERS did NOT want a new sheriff in town who would actually protect the American consumers.