Dan Rather's Weighs in on the Current State of CBS News As Self-Awareness Detectors Come Up Empty

Based on some recent stories from CBS News (specifically from 60 Minutes) you'd think liberals would be a little happier with that network than they were when Bari Weiss took over the helm, but not the notorious Godfather of Fake News, Dan Rather. 

Dan Rather wasn’t familiar with Bari Weiss before she took over as editor-in-chief of CBS News. “You judge a person by what they do, and what she’s done is she’s quickly turned CBS News in the direction of being a version of Fox News, perhaps a little more palatable. But I didn’t know her beforehand, and I don’t know her now. Frankly, we didn’t hear much about her until she was rewarded with many millions of dollars for her company [‘The Free Press’], and then paid to come in and start destroying CBS News.” https://t.co/XaX03YzCod

— Variety (@Variety) October 26, 2026

“You judge a person by what they do, and what she’s done is she’s quickly turned CBS News in the direction of being a version of Fox News, perhaps a little more palatable. But I didn’t know her beforehand, and I don’t know her now. Frankly, we didn’t hear much about her until she was rewarded with many millions of dollars for her company [‘The Free Press’], and then paid to come in and start destroying CBS News.”

@Variety Imagine saying this without having actually watched CBS News. For example, watch last night's '60 Minutes.' It's still the same liberal gruel we've seen for decades.

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 26, 2026

It's clear that Rather only knows two things: 1) What the narrative about Bari Weiss is supposed to be, and 2) Never remember why he had to stop being the anchor of the CBS Evening News. 

https://t.co/UAbxwoO0hl

— Benjamin Domenech (@bdomenech) October 26, 2026

Publicly displaying ignorance about someone famous in your own field isn’t a flattering look.

— Melissa Braunstein (@slowhoneybee) October 26, 2026

Right!?

@Variety Guy that got fired for lying has opinions

— jrfromdallas (@DallasNYorker) October 26, 2026

@Variety Hey @Variety --do you guys remember why CBS News fired Dan Rather?

— JeffC (@JeffChrz) October 26, 2026

That extreme irony isn't specifically mentioned in the Variety story. 

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