Bill O'Reilly

While talking about the detainees coming here to stand trial, Bill O’Reilly declared “I don’t care about the Constitution!” Finally we hear some truthfulness come from the lips of Bill O.

And he did it on FOX no less:

Last week Bill O’Reilly made news by an apparent support of the public option. Well it didn’t take long for him to try and paint that support as some big conspiracy theory:

Via Think Progress:

GOLDBERG: Bill, Bill, don’t shoot the messenger. Right? I’m your friend. I’m telling you this as a friend. You also said, “If the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks.” Now, I know what you meant by that.

O’REILLY: But I clarified it: private hands.

GOLDBERG: You did. You absolute — you absolutely did. But you’re a big prize for the left. But they can get… What I’m saying is when — when you say — when you say if the government can cobble…

O’REILLY: I clarified. I know what you’re saying, but it’s just drives me crazy that you can’t have be an honest dialogue in this country anymore.

So we all got it wrong on what O’Reilly said? Let’s review:

’REILLY: The public option now is done. We discussed this, it’s not going to happen. But you say that this little marketplace that they’re going to set up, whereby the federal government would subsidize insurance for some Americans, that is, in your opinion, a public option?

   OWCHARENKO: Well, it has massive new federal regulation. So you don’t necessarily need a public option if the federal government is going to control and regulate the type of health insurance that Americans can buy.

   O’REILLY: But you know, I want that, Ms. Owcharenko. I want that. I want, not for personally for me, but for working Americans, to have a option, that if they don’t like their health insurance, if it’s too expensive, they can’t afford it, if the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks.

O’Reilly specifically said that “if the government”, which is a far cry from “private hands”. It looks like the only not being honest about this is Bill O. and apparently he is still at to much of a loss to realize that people can record what he says and play it back at a later date – a technology that has been in existence since the 70s and is even used by his own show.

I think I need health care right now because my heart just skipped a beat.

More at Think Progress

Bill O. went after CNN this week, claiming that they never really covered the assassination of the army recruiter in Arkansas. CNN’s Rick Sanchez decided to call Bill O. out on this:

So Bill O. did a very unusual step in issuing a correction last night.

Usually Bill just chalks it up as “I am right and they are wrong – period”, despite mounds of evidence to the contrary. It’s just pretty funny that FOX, who is the constant ratings winner, seems to have to resort to lying, and in some cases slandering, the competition.

Bill O’Reilly decided to go after blog commenters the other night and he just so happened to single out Hot Air. The interesting part of that is the fact that Hot Air is owned by Michelle Malkin, who is a common face on FOX and has even guest hosted for O’Reilly in the past. The civil war is deepening amongst the wingnuts.

What branch did Bill serve in? Oh that’s right – the chicken shit branch.

It very well could be now that Bill O. is threatening a boycott of the country.

I bet you Spain is holding emergency meetings today to figure out how to survive the economic impact of this boycott. Well that’s if falafel is a major industry there.

Think Progress’ campaign against the stalking organization that O’Reilly leads has scored a victory. UPS has pulled their advertising from old Bill O.

Here we go with Bill O. sending out his goons again. This time Amanda at Think Progress was the target. Read her entire account of what happened here.

Perhaps its time for O’Reilly to be tested. I have done some work in television in the past and when you tape someone you need a release signed. Now the news is different, as it does have some protection under the first amendment, but is O’Reilly news? No its not. He even admits his show is for opinion.

And if something like this went to court and they sided with FOX, that would open up something new. Bloggers would then have the ability to stalk Bill O’Reilly and “interview” him. Perhaps some simple questions like “why do you think the rape victims deserved what happened?” If bloggers did that and didn’t get pushy to the point of harassment, then it would be a matter of time before we had another one of these moments:

Not safe for children or work, but damn funny

Bill and his "War on Christmas". Oh how it ends up making him look like a buffoon.

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O'Reilly tries to use the Klan as an example in his argument and says that courts wouldn't allow them to make their own displays. Of course he is using MLK Day as his example in this, but let's go with Christmas. If a government allows Jewish people to display a menorah, would they allow the KKK to display a cross? By Bill's argument the answer would be no. If you go by the facts, the answer is yes, and it has been done - right here in Cincinnati.

I never have liked Dennis Miller. His comedy always sucked, which is why he is now stuck being a butt boy for Murdoch and Co. In his latest sick attempt at humor, Miller says women on the left are jealous of Sarah Palin because "she has a great sex life". Check it out:

For all the accusations of sexism coming from the right when they talk about Palin, this has to be the most sexist thing I have ever heard. Two old white guys sitting there talking and laughing about the sex life of a political figure. Have they ever said the same thing about George Bush?

I guess this is the family values that Bill O'Reilly loves - minus the luffa.

(h/t Think Progress)

OH NO!!!!!!!!!

It looks like Obama will lose according to this electoral map by none other than FOX News. Markos tears this apart, plus the great news that even Rachael Maddow is beating Hannity and Colmes now.

Obama is going to appear on Bill O'Reilly Thursday night. I know a lot on our side will argue that he shouldn't give the smear machine the time of day, but Obama is showing more courage than John McCain, who won't even face Larry King.