formal news readers

[william salmon]

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> Shouldn't one expect news reporters to be more formal?  And they're
> wasting air time.
[ws]

Not if Dan Rather has anything to say about it:

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blratherisms.htm

Some of my favorite Ratherisms from the list:

"In southern states they beat him like a rented mule."

"Keep in mind they are teetotally meetmortally convinced they have Ohio
won."

"If you try to read the tea leaves before the cup is done you can get
yourself burned."

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