O'Reilly named “Worst Person” runner-up for equating Daily Kos and David Duke

Written by Brian Levy

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On the July 26 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Fox News host Bill O'Reilly the “runner-up” in his nightly “Worst Person in the World” segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, asking "[w]hat is the difference between" white supremacist David Duke and the blog Daily Kos. Olbermann stated that, according to blogger Mike Stark, “the Secret Service is now investigating” comments on BillOReilly.com regarding Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), including one -- noted by Americablog.com -- that read: “If she wins which hopefully she won't. My guns are loaded for the revolt are yours??” Olbermann went on to address O'Reilly: “So, Bill, you're complaining about hate speech on a website while the Secret Service is investigating your website for hate speech and death threats?” As Media Matters noted, O'Reilly has ignored the objectionable comments on his website while repeatedly attacking the Daily Kos in recent weeks.

On July 18, Olbermann named O'Reilly the “winner” of his “Worst Person in the World” segment for defending his earlier comparison of Daily Kos to the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. As Media Matters has documented (here, here, here, and here), Olbermann frequently names O'Reilly in his “Worst Person” segment.

From the July 26 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:

OLBERMANN: Our runner-up, Bill-O, who is now losing his death match with the website the Daily Kos. The latest foot in mouth: “What's the difference between David Duke and the hate stuff that he puts on his website with his bloggers and this? What is the difference?” Well, there's no premium membership at the Daily Kos, say, like at BillOReilly.com, where a veteran member posted about Senator Clinton, quote, “If she wins which hopefully she won't. My guns are loaded for the revolt are yours??”

Blogger Mike Stark, once Bill-O's target in the "Fox security" episode, reports that the FBI was advised of that and other threats against the senator's life on Bill-O's website, and that the Secret Service is now investigating. So, Bill, you're complaining about hate speech on a website while the Secret Service is investigating your website for hate speech and death threats? Bill-O, you were a punter. Punt!