O'Reilly says Van Jones "reminds me of Rev. Wright. ... He's an anti-American guy, we think"
August 26, 2009 9:13 pm ET
From the August 26 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
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And O'Reilly, as host of the hard-hitting Inside Edition, what qualifies you to shape the thoughts of ordinary Americans on a daily basis, with your short-sighted, ego-driven babble? Oh right, you did claim that you went to Harvard (what was that, oh right, you had to correct that to you having taken a night course there) and won a Peabody Award (oh, you didn't do that either, as Inside Edition won that after you were host of that program). So, as a lying previous host of Inside Edition, what weight does your opinion hold?
Bill O'Reilly's exact quote " Now i don't want to go on a Lynching Party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, if so then we'll track it down"
No Bill's a great guy, he calls Helen Thomas an Anti-American.
When Mr. O'Reilly thinks of African Americans its "Hey MFer, pass the ice tea"
Here's to you Bill, "America's Biggest Creep"
P.S. You better believe you're on my "Poetry to Do" List.
Mr. News
Can't trust that Beck is relating what he was told by the White House or whether he did receive a response.
Can't trust their knowledge of history.
Can't trust their accusations.
Can't trust anything that emanates from them.
It is now a cliche but the people who trust these guys to form their opinions for them are the ones who are dangerous to this country.
Except, when compared to O'Reilly, Baxter was a shining beacon of journalism.
Are we shy, or cautious? I can agree with the meek inheriting the earth, but come-on now, are we meek? What is issue?
"We...," Mr. O'Reilly? I will ask, why? Who is we, it be it? Is a fools folly, short of legend? Will a hawk, of the blind, be remembered in genesis. A wise man can only see, to the horizon. Wisdom is beyond one, that fails to ask.
Now, I'll watch the video...
An American contributed to a green cause...O.K!
The past is not the now. Hugo Black, a card carrying KKK member, was sworn to the Supreme Court,(need I write it?), of the United States of America. HOO-RAH! Got to love us. If we can not support each other, in demos cratia, we fall to tyranny. Can I give a vote?
Well, can we move on? Duh, we have cyber-mobility, why not optimize? It is the classic: who I owe, versus what I do...bla, bla, bla...
Anyway...are we aware, and be, or must we folly? The wisdom of any society results in chaos, when acted upon by fools. Have we developed, to the point of now? I need not press for more, if not reaching fore best.
Addsum,
Ronin Kannushi.
Are we shy, or cautious? I can agree with the meek inheriting the earth, but come-on now, are we meek? What is issue?
"We...," Mr. O'Reilly? I will ask, why? Who is we, it be it? Is a fools folly, short of legend? Will a hawk, of the blind, be remembered in genesis. A wise man can only see, to the horizon. Wisdom is beyond one, that fails to ask.
Now, I'll watch the video...
An American contributed to a green cause...O.K!
The past is not the now. Hugo Black, a card carrying KKK member, was sworn to the Supreme Court,(need I write it?), of the United States of America. HOO-RAH! Got to love us. If we can not support each other, in demos cratia, we fall to tyranny. Can I give a vote?
Well, can we move on? Duh, we have cyber-mobility, why not optimize? It is the classic: who I owe, versus what I do...bla, bla, bla...
Anyway...are we aware, and be, or must we folly? The wisdom of any society results in chaos, when acted upon by fools. Have we developed, to the point of now? I need not press for more, if not reaching fore best.
Addsum,
Ronin Kannushi.
Yes, I realize how nonconstructive that was. But so was this conversation.
"Kind of ironic that you would be attacking a former member of the group that is getting rid of you, isnt it? cmon, cmon, cmon... who are you selling that BS to? oh thats right... the nutjobs that watch you."
2+2=5
Lets play this game....Bush appoints a Gray Jobs Adviser to help create jobs that purposefully hurt the environment. That might not sound too silly to the people who seek treatment from this site, that's because I'm just trying to stay close to the narrative that you have created in your head. The Gray Jobs Adviser has been arrested in some fashion for rioting in anti-big government rallies a couple of times over the years...he has also participated in groups that include far right wingers like the David Dukes of the world and militias that haunt liberals in their nightmares. This new Gray Jobs Adviser to Bush is being outed for his beliefs on Keith Olbermann every night and then a group that the Gray Jobs Adviser helped co-found, Color of Same...if you will, begins running an active campaign to remove Olbermann through means of scarring the advertisers to advertise on his show. Now, as we all know its really the ratings that scare advertisers from advertising on Keith Olbermann but I digress...this is just a guide to sanity not a detailed map. So again Doogie, not only is your comment inaccurate it actually is the opposite reaction you would or should have, should the shoe end up on the other foot.
2+2=4
and regarding the all-important ratings, that you wingnuts and fox news viewers obsess over, why would advertisers be scared of advertising on a program that gets almost 2 million viewers a night (live and repeat)? they should be scared of oreilly's program with all his hate speech and paranoia every night. he makes any advertiser out there look bad. to think why anybody is associated with him is mind-boggling, to say the least. i mean, clearly, he likes to attract all the paranoid, crazy, violent, racist, conspiracy theorist, ignorant viewers that he can... also known as: the uneducated of this country.
stay classy, fox.
Not that you would know this but when you typed that it was called irony.
You can read my other posts on this thread.
You missed that part.
God, that would have been a boring episode of Doogie Howser...just sitting at his computer looking at the blue screen.... "conservative bad and liberal good" "fox bad and msnbc good"...
Nothing either of these men has ever done has been anti American. Now I know, we'll have someone come on here, and remind us of the 30 seconds of Rev Wright we kept seeing during the campaign season last year about how he said GD America, which doens't make him anti American. If you can't criticize your own country for past slights, and racism, who can you criticize?
In case you hadn't noticed, free speech is not being silenced. You posted a comment. I know, because I just finished reading it. I'm posting a reply. We are both free to express ourselves. Is there genuine criticism of President Obama? Yes. Do either of these two men participate in that? Not that I've seen. Do they both still have nationwide shows from which to spout their hate and lies? For the moment. Glenn Beck called our President a racist. Bill O'Reilly -is- a racist. I am free to point this out, and they are free to prove it, which they do every time they open their mouths.
As for Bill O'Reilly:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200709210007
Remember that little trip he took to Sylvia's Restaurant? Because he proved himself a racist when he recounted it. It is not a slanted interpretation, as you put it. Rather, it comes straight from the horse's... mouth.
Beck called our President a racist. This doesn't make Mr. Beck a racist. His opinion is of little value, however, since he has absolutely no supporting facts.
I believe, based on the link I provided, that Bill O'Reilly has proven himself a racist, however.
As far as Beck and him calling the president a racist. I don't think the President is a racist but I think Beck was just following your system on what justifies calling someone a racist. I know that's not going to make sense to you but what I mean is that Obama has definitely made statements, accepted political doctrine, and surrounded himself with people, since his youth up to his presidency, that I believe are racially suspect, offensive, and biased. But, just like O'Reilly, this is a far cry from hating someone and thinking them inferior based only on the color of their skin.
You mentioned President Obama's statements, and political doctrine, that lead you to think he could be called racist under the guidelines I propose. I leave off who he surrounds himself with, since guilt by association is not an acceptable argument. I would enjoy looking at a link, if you can supply one please.
From Merriam-Webster online, racism is:
a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
Welfare
Fortunately or not Solon has not contributed for a while. He cuts the trolls no slack with great alacrity.
So, in answer to your question, yes, it can be quite vitriolic and rude. And yes, there are also those who provide links and facts to back up their claims, and try to remain reasonably calm, leading to true discourse. If your intention is discourse, you are heartily encouraged to hang around, and join in, whatever your affiliation. Hope this has helped.
Van Jones Video
Brief summary for you:
Van Jones- Special Adviser to the President on Green Jobs
Co-Founded Colorofchange.org.
Glenn Beck runs special on Van Jones...Colorofchange.org now trying to silence Glenn Beck.
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