the link doesn’t work for me and I’ve been trying for hours. Anyone else having this problem? Another link or a transcript somewhere? Thanks
It’s Wednesday night (or very early Thursday morning, really) in Australia as I write this, and Letterman’s moving into the last part of the show.
I knew roughly what to expect thanks to earlier posts in this thread but, I just had to say, Dave’s opening was stunning; very moving - I thought he was going to lose it a few times there - and from the heart.
Dan Rather…look, I’ve read news (on radio, not TV) and it’s kind of an unofficial “journo’s creed” that you don’t crack on air; you’re there to give the information, and you can’t do that effectively if you’re choked up. To watch such an experienced anchor break on air conveyed just how deep the dislocation is.
The closest thing I’ve seen to that was a news broadcaster in a helicopter over the Adelaide Hills during the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires. He was giving updates on the firefront’s progress, and realised partway through that he was watching his own house burn.
There is a link to a transcript in a related GQ question here. It’s towards the end, in Setec’s post.