http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_radio_factor This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Radio Factor en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170013 On Bill O'Reilly's radio show, financial commentator Jonathan Hoenig said: "[I]f there's bad guys out there, Bill, and you alluded to Iran and whatnot -- let's deal with them militarily. You know, we didn't win -- win World War II by cutting back on German sausages." Hoenig has previously advocated military strikes on Iran and North Korea in appearances on Fox News' <em>Your World with Neil Cavuto</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170013 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:59:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100009 On his radio program, Bill O'Reilly stated, "Remember when Katrina hit, none of the oil rigs spilled in Louisiana." However, O'Reilly did not note that according to a report prepared for the federal government by an international consulting firm, Hurricane Katrina resulted in 70 spills from outer continental shelf structures with a total volume of approximately 5,552 barrels of oil and petroleum products, including 27 spills from platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of approximately 2,843 barrels of petroleum. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100009 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:50:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100001 On both his radio and television shows, Bill O'Reilly again cited Sen. Barack Obama's ranking by the <em>National Journal</em> as the "most liberal senator" for 2007, without noting the rankings' subjectivity. O'Reilly did not note that the rankings were based not on every vote cast by senators in 2007, but rather on "99 key Senate votes, selected by <em><em>NJ</em></em> reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100001 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:23:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804030001 Guest-hosting <em>The Radio Factor</em>, Tony Snow falsely claimed that "since he's been in the United States Senate, [Sen. Barack Obama] has voted present more often than any other member of the Senate." Snow also asserted that Obama "has described Jeremiah Wright as one of his key political advisers, and he said that he didn't make any key political decision without consulting him." In fact, Obama has stated that Wright "has never been my political advisor; he's been my pastor." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804030001 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:50:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 On his radio program, Bill O'Reilly called the "people" at <em>Media Matters for America</em> "the worst Americans in the country" and stated, "If I could, I would deport them." O'Reilly also asserted: "But this <em>Media Matters</em>, this disgusting, despicable, far-left website, they do it all the time. And MoveOn and all these people, that's what they do. They disagree with you, and they brand you a racist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:17:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210008 Discussing his previous comments about Michelle Obama, Bill O'Reilly stated that "[t]he word 'lynching' was used because I said it quite clearly. I'm not going to go on some lynching party against Michelle Obama; that's ridiculous." However, O'Reilly had said: "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels -- that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever -- then that's legit. We'll track it down." O'Reilly also attacked a caller who asked him if he owed "Michelle Obama an apology for that disrespectful lynching analogy," calling him a "far-left loon." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:05:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200006 Bill O'Reilly falsely asserted on his Fox News show that <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution </em>editorial page editor Cynthia Tucker -- whom he called "an antireligionist and a far-left zealot" -- wrote that former Gov. Mike Huckabee "is unfit to hold any national office because of his belief in God." In fact, Tucker did not cite "his faith in God" as the reason Huckabee "shouldn't be on any ticket"; she specifically noted his support for constitutional amendments banning abortion and same-sex marriage and quoted Huckabee on what he said was the need "to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200006 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:37:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200001 In a discussion of recent comments made by Michelle Obama, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who stated that, according to "a friend who had knowledge of her," Obama " 'is a very angry,' her word was 'militant woman.' " O'Reilly later stated: "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels -- that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever -- then that's legit. We'll track it down."<br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200001 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:32:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200712140001 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who said, "It sounds like [Oprah Winfrey is] voting for [Sen. Barack Obama] because he's black." O'Reilly responded: "I don't think your assessment is wrong." In a recent speech, after naming several specific actions Obama has taken, Winfrey said: "We need a president with clarity and conviction, who knows how to consult his own conscience and proceed with moral authority. We need Barack Obama." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200712140001 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:35:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200712130006 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly replied to a caller who said she was "disturb[ed]" over an email she received about Sen. Barack Obama, showing he was "the only one with his hand not over his heart" during the "Pledge of Allegiance," and "over the lapel pin thing," by saying, "Well, I think that Obama needs to answer some questions about his point of view, not only on the USA, but on a lot of things, and he simply doesn't do it." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200712130006 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:56:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710010002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710010002 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:00:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270017 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270017 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:04:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270003 In defending his controversial comments about race, Bill O'Reilly claimed that "we didn't hear one complaint about the program that ran on more than 400 radio stations." Similarly, an Associated Press article stated that "O'Reilly said the [Juan] Williams conversation was carried on more than 400 radio stations and there wasn't one complaint from a listener." In fact, during the same broadcast in which O'Reilly made his controversial remarks, a caller told O'Reilly: "I think your spinning and bloviating does not do the black community justice. You're just giving fodder to your viewers who have a negative view of black people anyway, so your pointing out a couple of [rappers] Twistas and Ludacrises in the large general population is shameful." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270003 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:58:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709260014 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709260014 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:12:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709260010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709260010 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:08:10 EST