O'Reilly's "Memo" on torture photos, "anti-American" ACLU: "Hating America"

O'Reilly really hates the ACLU - except when they are defending him. Kinda like watching Savage asking Hillary for help.

His 'Talking Points Memos' are the segments most easily aligned with propaganda. They're nothing more than instructions.

Since this is O'Reilly, I will simply stick to his lie about the ACLU...

As a card carrying member of the ACLU... I have more love of this country by helping financially aid a group that, for over 100 years have dedicated itself to preserving our Constitutional rights than this over-paid bloviating small-minded insect!

I dare anyone to come up with proof that proves BillO's worthless claims the ACLU is in any way Anti-American or somehow 'hates' America?

I don't know why this jerk o'reilly has to reference the ACLU on this matter... if it's a bad idea to release more disgusting photos that don't do anything for anybody at all (more, as in more than the disgusting pictures we were already subjected to regarding that facility in IRAQ), if it's a bad idea, then just say it's a bad idea... why drag the ACLU into it?

Me, I'm of the opinion that sick and disgusting photos on television don't do anything for anybody at all, certainly not for the reputation of the U.S. in general, or for the reputation of the U.S. Armed Forces, especially in IRAQ and Afghanistan... and I don't need to hear anything about 'cloture' or 'getting things into the sunlight' or of how sick and disgusting photos aired on television over and over ad nausium leads to Justice or prevention or anything else constructive : there are constructive things that can happen here, and there are people who can be held accountable and punished even (as there were a number of people held accountable and punished for the abuses at that facility in IRAQ), but none of that requires the release and publication and mad cable television obsession with disgusting and sick pictures... it was never necessary to do that with regard to the IRAQ facility, and it's not necessary now : the accountability can be and is done in private in these matters, and the sick lust to view and publish these photographs is something altogether different than Justice, and does no one any good in the least.

And notice how I expressed my opinion there completely and unequivocally (and whether you agree or disagree with that opinion is beside the point), notice how I did that without making any reference to the ACLU.

Snoopy - as always..."Good Dog...Good Boy" (Love your comments)

TheDayV - As a student of propaganda I could not agree with you more. Great insight.

captfoster - I too am a card carrying member of the ACLU..."I have more love of this country by helping financially aid a group that, for over 100 years have dedicated itself to preserving our Constitutional rights than this over-paid bloviating small-minded insect!" That should be on a bumper sticker.

Dem02020 - I love the way you intelligently express yourself. I always look forward to what your opinion is (whether I agree with it or not). I unlike you prefer an openness(for lack of a better term...your very open)...an in your face viewpoint of facts regardless how upsetting they seem. Your values/words appreciate "truth" & "character". I just appreciate those wonderful qualities out in the open.(I hope that came across right)

P.S. Man I love this website! (THAT SHOULD BE ON A T-SHIRT OR BUMPER STICKER)

I get disgusted by zealots who insist those who love America and defend its laws and principles hate it, while those who seek to destroy America by abandoning basic morality and violating human rights somehow "love" it. Orwellian double-speak. I'm also amazed how these same folks believe there was nothing wrong with American Baptism of Muslim Infidels, while simultaneously agitating for Nancy Pelosi's head for not blowing the whistle on the very crimes they applaud. The hypocrisy of the ends justifying the means is completely lost on these pharisees.

So after pointing out that "69% of NYC violent crime victims describe their assailants as black", Bill faults the ACLU for because "[t]he ACLU thinks society causes some blacks to be violent."

Um... so let me see if I understand this. African Americans are implicated in a wildly disproportionate percentage of violent crimes in New York, but O'Reilly rejects the idea that there might be a social reason. According to O'Reilly, African Americans just coincidentally and individually decide to be implicated in violent crimes at a disproportionately high rate. And to argue that there might be social, economic, and historical factors that need to be addressed is anti-American.

Shameful.

Did the ACLU ever help somebody get access to Mackris' affidavit?
Bill sure hates them.