42Mhz…
sorry, couldn’t help myself…
This coverage really seperated the teleprompter reading dim bulbs from those newscasters who are actually awake for a significant portion of every day. I mainly watched NBC and CNN, both were OK, CNN was much more well done and complete, but kinda dull. Bernard Shaw sure seems like a good one to me. NBC and Brokaw had me waiting for something to snicker at without being insulting, I especially liked the football analogies, and the factiod about the Redskins being a good predictor. On the otherhand the CNN folks in Austin and Nashville were pathetic, and the entire FOX crew either has had or needs a lobotomy. Never heard two people stammer and stutter more often on national TV including Beavis and Butthead.
My favorite Election Night moment was the ever zany Sam Donaldson refering to the late Mel Carnahan as simply the “Dead Man”. Wow, Sam…cold blooded aren’t we?
I swear to god that Donaldson is a Romulan.
Dan Rather going to break:
“We’ll be right back with more exciting coverage of the historic 2000 election. Frankly, I’d rather wirebrush a wildcat’s balls in a telephone booth then see EITHER of these bozos, but that’s just me.”
Yea, I heard that one, too.
I wish that had actually been said. It would have made all of the agony worth it (barely).
I can’t believe that no one has mentioned the best one of all:
[over amped Dan Rather]
“This race is tighter than a wet bathing suit in a hot car on the way home from the beach.”
[/over amped Dan Rather]
I was almost unable to believe it when he burbled out that little gem. Now, allow me to go back to my silent post-election suffering.
My guess: Dan had too much coffee…my god, it must be way past the old guy’s bed time.
Man, I missed all of Rather’s good stuff (I was watching NBC). When I did switch over to CBS for a bit, I remember thinking, “Hm, there’s a little down-home twang creeping into Danny-boy’s voice. He’s showing his fatigue.” Little did I know!