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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
NEW YORK (AP) - Dan Rather echoed a word he once used every night to sign off the "CBS Evening News" - courage - in anchoring the program for the final time after 24 years on Wednesday.
In a brief statement at the end of the broadcast, Rather paid tribute to Sept. 11 terrorist victims, tsunami survivors, American military forces, the oppressed, those in failing health and fellow journalists in dangerous places.
"And, to each of you," he said. "Courage."
He seemed to savor each word of his signoff: "For the 'CBS Evening News,' Dan Rather reporting. Good night."
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The last group he directed his courage to was actually:
To my fellow journalists in places where reporting the truth means risking all.
Way to give the big F.U. to his colleagues at CBS, who obviously were not included in that send off, being as they know nothing about reporting the truth.
