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Last week, CBS threw a huge and elaborate party in New York for the 20th Anniversary of 48 Hours, which after 60 Minutes, is the network's longest running program.

The party included such people as CBS's chairman, CBS News' president, and 48 Hours' executive producer.

However, noticeably absent from the soiree was none other than the ORIGINAL anchor of 24 years, Dan Rather. Ouch!

Rather helped start the show in 1986 with the pilot 48 Hours on Crack Street and also urged the network to air the show on a weekly schedule.

According to reports, 48 Hours exec producer, Susan Zirinsky, phoned Rather before the event to let him know he would not be allowed to the party, under any circumstances.

Why the snub????

As you may recall, Rather, who left CBS in 2006, filed a $70 million lawsuit in September 2007 against the network, its former parent company Viacom, and three of his former bosses, alleging fraud against CBS. He claims he was forced out of his anchor job at CBS Evening News during the whole scandal with the alleged forged documents used in Rather's 2004 60 Minutes report of President Bush's National Guard Service.

Guess CBS must still be mad about getting sued! Let's see who wins that case.

We're on your side, Danny boy!

    Posted: Mar 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm / Email this  »
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    59 comments to “Snubbed!”

    1. Enedalphiel says – reply to this


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      First!!!

    2. cory says – reply to this


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      first?>

    3. loco coco says – reply to this


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      wowzzzers

    4. juicy lucie says – reply to this


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      I LOVE DANNY BOY! first

    5. dan says – reply to this


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      i love dan

    6. jules says – reply to this


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      FAGS ROT IN HELL!

    7. psh says – reply to this


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      pshh i love himm

    8. theresa says – reply to this


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      first!

    9. snooze says – reply to this


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      hmmm

    10. Brit says – reply to this


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      Wow, you're really crankin' 'em out today! LOTS of POSTS. Is someone helping you w/ these today, P?

    11. Give him credit! says – reply to this


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      They should give him credit for the fact that he 'made' the show what it was! I hope he wins in court! That's so shady!

    12. ana says – reply to this


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      That sucks. He had a heavy impact on the success of the show.

    13. pook says – reply to this


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      8th?

    14. mogul says – reply to this


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      Rather was the first host in 1986, and was the host for 24 years? What year is this, Perez?

    15. Dee says – reply to this


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      First!!

    16. Nadia says – reply to this


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      he deserves every penny!!

    17. NOBODY CARES!!! says – reply to this


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      NOBODY CARES ABOUT THIS!

    18. Nim says – reply to this


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      :)

    19. k says – reply to this


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      rock on Dan Rather! The election this fall won't be the same without your witty comments and remarks! I will miss him!

    20. Jack Nicholson Needs To Change His Diaper says – reply to this


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      And Hillary Cunton needs to complete her sex change. Shes not a woman :)

    21. And to think...... says – reply to this


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      And to think that the campaign against Dan Rather was all because there was a feud over Pres. Bushs' military record. How dare the media mis-interpret info, that never happens…… (sarcasm)

    22. coffee lover says – reply to this


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      hm. old ppl

    23. Against Lawsuit Abuse says – reply to this


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      Dan Rather should have been fired. He lied and then he filed a frivolous lawsuit. It takes a lot of "courage" to ask for $70 million after you intentionally fabricated a lie and ran the story near the end of a political campaign. Dan Rather is a traitor and a liar.

    24. SAVE DARFUR! says – reply to this


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      NOBODY DESERVES 17 MILLION! THAT COULD FEED A FUCKING COUNTRY OF POOR PEOPLE! PEOPLE SHOULD WORRY LESS ABOUT MONEY AND MORE ABOUT REAL ISSUES! LIKE SAVING THE PEOPLE IN DARFUR!

    25. Fuchsia says – reply to this


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      Why would you support someone who openly lied just to get a story and smear someone because of their political opinion? What if he came up with false documents about your precious Hillary? Would you support him then? I doubt it. Double standards anyone?

    26. vicki says – reply to this


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      I hope Dan wins! It was totally their fault for giving him the bad story and letting him take the blame!

    27. fuzibunni says – reply to this


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      wow, i can't wait to see what comes out of this court case.

      GO DAN RATHER!!!

      give us the REAL news.

    28. I don't believe it says – reply to this


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      I get CBS not inviting him, but Dan has decades of work. Everyone knows Dan/60m/prime time news. The RIGHT WING hates him because he's the main stream media. Yea he F-ed up by biting on the "Killian documents", critical of Bush's military service before 2004. Too good to check? Was Dan set up? Conservative blogs (Free Republic, radical or aggressive conservative group) disputed it within hours of the segment airing? That is weird??

    29. LeonA'$ Gho$t says – reply to this


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      Typical corporation! No matter what Dan Rather's salary was or his celebrity he was still a peon in the scheme of things.

    30. asdf says – reply to this


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      1986+24=2010. wow!!! you need an editor STAT.

    31. And to think..... says – reply to this


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      So, Dan Rather = MSM (Main Stream Media), but with HIS OWN mind. Is there anything bad about that? NO, its actually great! We regular people NEED a voice inside the MSM. Because as Jay Leno said, "If it bleeds, it leads", would that equate the Everyday news to entertainment? Where does one go to get actual news, not "fluff" wrapped up and presented and sold to us as tangible news.

    32. twinklinstarr99 says – reply to this


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      I grew up watching Dan Rather on the news. As soon as he left I turned it to Brian Williams. I miss Dan and have always like his choice of words, especially during the elections. He made it seem like you were watching a football game or something. BRING HIM BACK!

    33. JustSayin says – reply to this


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      .
      NO INVITE IS UNDERSTANDABLE DUE TO THE LAWSUIT, HOWEVER…
      .
      IF PEOPLE CHOSE TO DIG AND GET THE FACTS BEHIND WHY DAN IS SUING, THEY WOULD SSOOOOOO BE ON DAN'S SIDE!! HE HAD TANGIBLE EVIDENCE FOR HIS STORY AND CBS NOT ONLY BURIED IT, BUT HUMILIATED HIM AND RUINED HIS CAREER AND LEGACY BY THROWING HIM UNDER THE BUS!!
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      ALL TO NOT TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF GEORGE W BUSH?!?!

    34. socalguy says – reply to this


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      Of course you are on Danny Boy's side. That's because you both make up shit out of thin air then report it like it's true. Dan Rather had the forged memos, you have, uh, well, your whole website. Rather's suit is frivolous.

    35. GG says – reply to this


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      Rather is a lying, liberal piece of Sh*t!!! To bad Danny boy.

    36. Chris says – reply to this


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      Posting old news? You're slipping, Perez. Maybe it's all those VH1 specials, music deals, book deals–what's next? A fashion line? P-Nasty Hair dye? PerezHilton.com is so over. Even my mom reads it, which is the kiss of death for anything claiming to be "in."

    37. REM says – reply to this


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      What's the frequency Kenneth?

    38. sam-n-ella says – reply to this


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      The bushie-brown-nosed Crap Bullshit Sap network sux big time. I hope his lawsuit takes them down with that little bushie-brown-nose in diapers, kitty katie "crappy pants" couric–she's a plague.

    39. Dan H. says – reply to this


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      There wasn't anything alleged about it. They WERE forged documents. Nice non biased newscast.

    40. trouble says – reply to this


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      team rather, all the way!!!

    41. Lysette says – reply to this


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      Fuck CBS. CBS is the most mismanaged, clueless network out of all of them. Dan Rather is an icon and a professional. CBS made him the fall guy, after all those years of service, for something really stupid to begin with. All of CBS properties have stories like that one. That company gets no respect from me. They are a joke.

    42. DanSucks says – reply to this


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      Jeez, Dan Rather has been a shitty newsman his entire career. Now he's just a shitty, old man….

    43. mandalyn says – reply to this


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      I love Dan… That angers me… :( oh well, id invite him to my party!

    44. DanRatherisanasshole says – reply to this


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      Re: Lysette – You absolutely suck if you think Dan Rather is a true professional. Have you been living in a cave? Crawl back in.

    45. Purple says – reply to this


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      Dan R. is a lying-asshole who can't see beyond his illogical liberal point of view. Which btw, would be slanted and wrong…always…at least coming from his piehole, Perez. Think for yourself or would you rather believe what every news reporter tell you?

    46. jules says – reply to this


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      Re: jules – I WAS #6…I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT COMMENT. I JUST GAVE BIRTH TO A TAN BANANA. IT'S LIVING IN MY UNDERPANTS

    47. TC says – reply to this


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      Dan Rather is a douchbag…………Disappear grandpa!!!

    48. clevergirl says – reply to this


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      Watch him on HDNet, he's a cowboy journalist- true grit!!!!

    49. asfdf says – reply to this


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      He is coming to my school in a month!

    50. FUCK OFF says – reply to this


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      HE WAS A GREAT ANCHOR…..THE MEDIA SUX…WELL I GUESS KATIE IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF REPLACING HIM

    51. eddy says – reply to this


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      That must sting a lot.

    52. eddy says – reply to this


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      That must sting a lot. What a tool.

    53. slammer says – reply to this


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      Seems a damn shame when they snub this guy and let katie couric have
      free reign with her bubble-gum style of reporting.

    54. YEKIMI says – reply to this


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      The initials CBS stands for Complete Bull Shit!

    55. Carl says – reply to this


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      Hahahahaha. Rather is even too liberal for the radical lefties at CBS news.

    56. vic says – reply to this


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      "alleged forged", it was forged. He admitted to it on the air the following week. Why do you think he lost his job?

      ALLEGED, LOL.

    57. no one says – reply to this


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      dan rather is the best anchor ever!! he deserves everthing he can get from CBS because they lost he him. love ya dan!!

    58. lemonAIDS says – reply to this


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      Those Bastards! >:0

    59. Texas says – reply to this


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      He should have done his own research on a story that controversial or at least double checked what research his staff supplied to him. Now he works for douchebag extraordinar Mark Cuban, where research isn't necessary.