http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_o_reilly_factor This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The O'Reilly Factor en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240005 Bill O'Reilly asserted: "The Tennessee Center for Policy Research [TCPR] says the former vice president [Al Gore] is still using a massive amount of energy at his Tennessee mansion -- more than 20 times the national average." O'Reilly later stated: "So it looks like Gore is a pinhead, but we would like to hear his side of things. And he has an open invitation to appear on the <em>Factor</em>." But at no point did O'Reilly mention that Gore has reportedly given "his side of things" in response to a June 17 TCPR press release on the subject of Gore's purported energy use. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240005 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:49:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110003 While discussing ninth-grade students at a school in New Jersey who were suspended for distributing topless photographs of their classmates, Bill O'Reilly stated, "But it's an amazing amount of kids involved with this -- 20 -- in an affluent school district. This isn't, you know, the inner city; you would think that these kids would have some kind of a values system." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110003 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:18:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090008 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Laura Ingraham said that when Sen. Barack Obama was speaking at a fundraiser to Orthodox Jews in New York, "He did not talk about the Hamas endorsement." But Obama has repeatedly denounced Hamas, including during his comments to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, in which he said: "We must isolate Hamas unless and until they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist, and abide by past agreements." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090008 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:47:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030007 Discussing supporters of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly said of Rev. John Hagee's controversial comments, "[T]he Hagee thing isn't going to take off because there's no tape on Hagee." In fact, there is audiotape of several of Hagee's comments about Jews, Islam, and Hurricane Katrina. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030007 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:46:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806020005 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Marc Rudov said men should boycott the Sex and the City movie and would not see it because "paying to hear women whine is as stupid as paying for cobwebs, because you can get them both at home for free." When Bill O'Reilly asked Margaret Hoover whether she believed "that most American women are as shallow as" the four main characters in the movie, Rudov interrupted: "I do." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806020005 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:35:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150003 Bill O'Reilly compared Markos Moulitsas, founder of the progressive Daily Kos blog, to white supremacist David Duke and criticized <em>Newsweek</em> for its decision to hire Moulitsas as a regular contributor, stating: "And <em>Newsweek</em> magazine, by the way, has legitimized him by giving him a columnist position. I talked to the editor by email, and I said I can't believe that you're -- that's like hiring David Duke. Again, I use Duke too much, but I have to -- the level of hatred coming out of that website is unprecedented." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150003 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:44:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080010 On <em>Special Report</em>, Juan Williams cited Sen. John McCain's record on immigration as evidence of a willingness to "work[] across party lines," without noting that McCain has said he no longer supports his own bipartisan bill. Williams then claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "doesn't have a record" of "working across party lines." In fact, Obama has co-sponsored bills with Republican Sens. Tom Coburn and Richard Lugar that have been signed into law. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080010 Thu, 8 May 2008 18:55:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280001 Bill O'Reilly again misrepresented comments he made in 2005 about a possible terrorist attack on San Francisco, stating on his Fox News show: "I made a joke out of San Francisco. If they didn't want the military, then the next time there was a terror attack, they're on their own." In fact, O'Reilly had said: "[I]f Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280001 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:52:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804250005 Referring to a controversial ad by the North Carolina Republican Party attacking Sen. Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly said: "[T]he reality -- and we've researched this -- is that Senator McCain has no power at all in North Carolina, all right? ... And that's the truth." But several people identified as having leadership positions in the North Carolina Republican Party also have "official" roles in the McCain campaign. Additionally, neither McCain nor the Republican National Committee, which has also denounced the ad, has suggested that the North Carolina GOP will face any repercussions for its refusal to pull the ad. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804250005 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:15:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804210007 On<em> Your World</em>, author Marc Rudov described himself as a "feminist" and said, "I look at women as equal peers." But later that day, on <em><em>The O'Reilly Factor</em></em>, Rudov mocked a study finding that "[h]aving a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women" as "a flawed, anti-male, un-academic study that -- the kind you would expect from one of America's leading gyno-versities." He also asserted that if "the woman is complaining that the man doesn't work enough around the house," it may be because "she said 'I do' at the altar and 'I don't' in the bedroom." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804210007 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:11:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180006 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Karl Rove misrepresented Sen. Barack Obama's explanation for not wearing an American flag lapel pin, falsely asserting that Obama's comments amounted to saying, "If you wear a flag lapel pin, you're not a true patriot." In fact, Obama said he stopped wearing a pin because it had become "a substitute for, I think, true patriotism"; he did not say, as Rove claimed, that the wearer was "not a true patriot." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180006 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:01:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080006 Asserting that "millions of Americans of all colors are fed up with race-baiters and accusations of racism," Bill O'Reilly identified those he deemed to be "race hustlers" and "race-baiters" -- among them <em>Media Matters for America</em> -- and declared: "You better watch it. We got your number. And the gloves are off." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080006 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:10:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070011 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, author Marc Rudov said: "I think we are promoting a homosexual lifestyle, and I fear ... the long-term consequences for children." However, studies have consistently found no evidence that children raised by gay or lesbian parents suffer adverse effects in their psychosocial development. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070011 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:44:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280012 Author Marc Rudov asserted on Fox News' <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em> that "[m]en are depressed, and it's their own fault, because men are allowing women to take over the world." He also told guest host Laura Ingraham: "I don't have a problem with women, Laura. I have a problem with little girls occupying adult female bodies. And any women who feel entitled to wining and dining and jewelry and free vacations are not adults." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280012 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:49:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200004 Several media figures have falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama contradicted previous statements when he said during a March 18 speech on race: "Did I ever hear him [Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor] make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in the church? Yes." In fact, Obama previously asserted he had not been present for particular statements Wright made that were repeated by various media outlets and that spurred the recent controversy. He did not claim to have never heard Wright make "remarks that could be considered controversial." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200004 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:42:33 EST