I have mostly avoided the Dan Rather retirement, as I wanted to give him as much recognition as I think he deserves -- ie, none. However, my good friend and CQ reader Kia has written a valediction to Rather intended to be sung to the tune of Danny Boy, one of my favorites. Since Kia beautifully sings Irish tunes by trade, perhaps I could get an MP3 of her personal rendition later, but for now I'll just post the lyrics for your enjoyment:

Danny Rather Boy

And when you come and find that something’s dying,
The Old Media’s dead – as dead it well should be.
You’ll find that there’s no longer so much lying,
As the blogosphere is looking out for me
I shall recall your arrogance and bias
Years of much reporting; fake, but true.
You can rest easy knowing that the media’s
Authentically re-created just for you.

Courage, and all that.

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