Yes, the state of journalism in America is bad. As The Daily Show illustrates in the below clip from last night, we're right on the cusp of round-the-clock on-air speculation about the color and texture of Barack Obama's bowel movements. But, were the so-called glory days really so glorious, or was it just the same vapid shit with uglier clothes? For the answer, click past the jump for a long lost Dan Rather segment from 1973.

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