F*ck. Off. Netflix's 'Rather' Glorifies Another Liberal Hack.

Dan Rather: A "Successful" Journalist Who Somehow Didn't Go to Jail

URL: https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/05/01/dan-rather-netflix- documentary-review-biography-watergate-cbs/9488547002/

Everybody's favorite boomer, Dan Rather, gets the glowing treatment in a new doc, "Rather." Premiering May 1 on Netflix, it's a fawning look back at the legendary news anchor's career, which, spoiler alert, involved some actual journalism before the days of fake news and biased reporting.

The film recounts Rather's illustrious career, from his Texas upbringing during the Great Depression to his brave battle with rheumatic fever (oh, the humanity). Rather's early years were spent laboring outdoors to rebuild his weak body, a process that surely included chopping wood and hauling water, like a real man, not these soft millennials today.

Rather cut his teeth in radio during the early '50s, back when men were men and reporters weren't snowflakes. He gained fame for his coverage of Hurricane Carla in 1961, where he showed his innovation by superimposing a storm map over a satellite image, causing mass hysteria and unnecessary evacuations. But hey, at least he looked cool doing it.

CBS News soon snapped him up, and Rather became a household name during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. Unlike today's journalists, he actually went to a war zone and confronted southern racists, because back then reporters had balls.

His tough demeanor didn't win him any fans in the Nixon or Johnson administrations, but he wore their hatred as a badge of honor, unlike today's libs who cry when Trump sends a mean tweet. Rather was a real reporter, not a snowflake.

Yet even this hard-nosed journalist had his soft side. His deep affection for Texas and his family life are explored, including his wife, Jean, and daughter, Robin, who gushes about her dad like a typical liberal feminist.

But don't worry, there's no #MeToo cancel culture here. Rather's career spanned the golden age of journalism, before political correctness ruined everything. He took on dangerous assignments, like reporting from Tiananmen Square in '89, and didn't let liberal tears get in his way.

Rather was a legend, a maverick, a real man's journalist. Too bad today's "reporters" don't have half his balls.

So grab some popcorn and settle in for a trip down memory lane with "Rather." It's a nostalgic look back at a time when journalism was actually journalism, before the libs took over and ruined everything.