Well, my answer to that is basically a good Texas phrase, which is bullfeathers. I think the fact that if someone survives for four or five years at or near the top in network television, you can just about bet they are pretty good at keeping independence in their reporting. What happens is a lot of people don't want independence. They want the news reported the way they want it for their own special political agendas or ideological reasons.

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Dan Rather: "Well, my answer to that is basically a good Texas phrase, which is bullfeathers. I think the fact that if someone survives for four or five years at or near the top in network television, you can just about bet they are pretty good at keeping independence in their reporting. What happens is a lot of people don't want independence. They want the news reported the way they want it for their own special political agendas or ideological reasons."

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About	Agendas	Answer	Basically
Bullfeathers	Fact	Five	Four
Good	Happens	Ideological	Independence
Just	Keeping	Near	Network
News	People	Phrase	Political
Pretty	Reasons	Reported	Reporting
Someone	Special	Survives	Television
Texas	Think	Want	Years

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Well, my answer to that is basically a good Texas phrase, which is bullfeathers. I think the fact that if someone survives for four or five years at or near the top in network television, you can just about bet they are pretty good at keeping independence in their reporting. What happens is a lot of people don't want independence. They want the news reported the way they want it for their own special political agendas or ideological reasons. - Dan Rather