PrintSeptember 18, 2004
The Road Less Graveled
[A down home message for Dan Rather in the colorful Texas idiom he so loves] Y'all know what we all been thinkin' out here in Texas, Dan, since you started all this foolishness? We think y'all been whizzin' down our necks an' tellin' us it's rain for so long that you boys done got to believin' it yourselves. Heck, we think maybe you been back East so long you got yourself thinkin' us folks out here couldn't hit sand if we fell off our horses; couldn't hit water if we fell outta the boat. Danged if you ain't been treatin' us like you think we got squirrels swimmin' in our gene pools or sumthin.' You need to remind yourself that a tree don't ever get too big for a short dog to lift his leg on, Dan. Bout them documents bein' genuine; well, hells—bells, Danny Boy, Grannie's glasses are so thick, when she looks at a bare wall she sees folks wavin' at her, an' even she can tell them memos are bout as phony as hips on a rattlesnake. We're startin' to think your brain done got...(Read Full Article)
