Some Lighthearted Fun From All of This

A list of Dan Rather-isms, compiled in a chat with a school friend:

- ohio is, and I quote, "the biggun"

- ohio is a sauna for both candidates -- all they can do is wait and sweat

- "don't taunt the alligator untill after you've crossed the creek"

- "Play a verse of Johnny be good for john kerry in illinois tonight"

- "ding-dong battle in new hampshire"

- "this presidential race is hotter than the devil's anvil"

- "it won't mean a thing if they don't get those swings"

- bush is "sweeping through the midwest like a big combine"

- "never gamble against strangers, never bet against a republican in kansas"

- "in what may be a tachycardia-inducing race..."

- the race is... it's comin' along like ray charles

- the democrats must absolutely, positively, tee-totally have that race

- that'll be whoopee news down in texas

- if john kerry doesn't carry Pennsylvania, it could be the equivalent of death valley for him

- If you believe that folks, you believe rocks can grow

- "let's call a television time out for one second"