http://www.rathergate.com/index.php?p=344
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Rather's Quadrennial Meltdown
I just watched Rather just a few minutes tonight and can gleefully confirm
that just like the 2000 election, once he ran out of steam late at night he
started letting the ridiculous aphorisms fly. Perhaps somebody with Tivo and
more time on their hands can compile a thorough list just like the guys at
RatherBiased did sometime ago. Or if you like you can listen to them
directly from the Horse's mouth. [audio link]
Tonight he muttered something bewildering at one point about how "that won't
even get you a one verse of 'Johnny Be Good." Then I thought I heard him
address the audience as "Kemo Sabe", but someone else at The Corner thinks
he was actually saying "Quien Sabe"- either way it's just weird. Anyway, I
heard both of those in about 5 minutes, so surely there's a plethora of
homespun nuggets for us to savor.
And last but not least, I couldn't ignore this gem from Rather. When
commenting on CBS' refusal to add Ohio's 20 electoral votes to the Bush
column, Dan said "We'd rather be last than wrong." I know, I know - you can
stop laughing now.
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Best Ratherisms:
http://www.ratherbiased.com/election.htm (from 2000)
last night:
"The race is humming like Ray Charles."
"The race is closer than "Timmy and Lassie"...
I liked when Danny Boy said that he and Ed Bradley were not mathmaticians
and Bradley gave Rather a nasty look and said that he was once a mathmatics
teacher himeself!
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Dan Ratherisms
Everyone knows that the best part of Election Night coverage on CBS is Dan
Rather's Ratherisms. Here are a few highlights.
"Do you hear that knocking...President Bush's re-election is at the door..."
"Thin as turnip soup."
"Put on another cup of coffee...we may be all in the waiting room for quite
awhile."
"If you have to bet the double wide..."
"This race is humming along like Ray Charles."
"We had a slight hitch in our giddy up, but we corrected that."
"If you believe that, you believe that rocks can grow."
"What John Kerry needs is the equivalent of Tom Brady coming off the bench."
"These electoral votes are swinging like Count Basie"
"They can play Johnny Be Good in Illinois"
"Hotter than a Times Square Rolex"
"We need Billy Crystal to Analyze This"
"Let's hit these biscuits with a dab of gravy." As he wraps up information
so far at 7:26
"Don't taunt the alligator until you cross the creek." On Joe Lockhart's
saying the big voter turnout will help Kerry.
"Bush is sweeping through the South like a big wheel through a cotton
field." On early Bush victories projected in Southern states.
"This race is hotter than the devil's anvil." On Kerry and Bush's electoral
vote counts getting tighter around 8:00PM.
"In some ways, George Bush's lead is as thin as November ice." On the fact
it's still early and key states not counted yet.
"It don't mean a thing if they don't get those swing states."
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Forgive me for savoring the moment!
- Bob
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