Bill O'Reilly made a big point of telling us during his Talking Points commentary last night that unlike some people on Fox, he's not a political ideologue. Referring to his upcoming convention coverage, he said, "It will not be The Republicans are good, the Democratics are bad or vice versa. We are not in the business of promoting any political party." No, he just happened to conclude that The Republicans are sane and responsible while the Democrats are kowtowing to extremists and radicals.
Oh, and he also went after Sandra Fluke again. But more on that in a later post.
That said, I'll admit O'Reilly drew some good distinctions between the two parties' campaigns (Republicans argue from the head, Democrats from the heart). And I'd give him a lot more credit if he would just drop the pretense that he's not looking out for Mitt Rommey and that he wasn't just criticizing Democrats but demonizing them. So while O'Reilly's right that he's not a GOP lapdog like Sean Hannity, when the subject is Democrats and liberals, there's just not all that much difference at the end of the day.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1809052707001/convention-mania/?playlist_id=86923
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Kent Brockman commented
2012-08-29 01:44:50 -0400
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Killer O’Reilly Sez
I find Republicans sane because, like me, they let other people tell them what to think!
I find Republicans sane because, like me, they let other people tell them what to think!
Anthony Gerard commented
2012-08-28 18:19:03 -0400
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Bill-O is a pampered elitist who likes to bully people. Creep.
Visitor 55 commented
2012-08-28 14:17:11 -0400
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@doors17, yep, you’re right. I did hear the sound of a koo-koo klock as I read it.
You know, just yesterday, some Obama hating ex-military teabaggers were arrested for plotting to kill President Obama and overthrow the government. Keisling is just trying to marginalize these racists and their threat to the President by trying to claim that President Obama is behind the threats.
You know, just yesterday, some Obama hating ex-military teabaggers were arrested for plotting to kill President Obama and overthrow the government. Keisling is just trying to marginalize these racists and their threat to the President by trying to claim that President Obama is behind the threats.
doors17 commented
2012-08-28 12:46:16 -0400
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Hereâs an example of the sanity of the Republican Party that Bill must be talking about. As youâre reading the story, see if you can get the sound of a koo-koo clock out of your head.
Tennessee state Rep. Kelly Keisling® is spreading a conspiracy theory to his constituents that claims that President Obama will fake his own assassination to avoid an election against Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
In an email sent from a government email address in his office, Keisling forwarded along a warning that the President and the Department of Homeland Security are potentially working together to try to implement martial law, heading off an election by pretending the President has been killed.
Tennessee state Rep. Kelly Keisling® is spreading a conspiracy theory to his constituents that claims that President Obama will fake his own assassination to avoid an election against Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
In an email sent from a government email address in his office, Keisling forwarded along a warning that the President and the Department of Homeland Security are potentially working together to try to implement martial law, heading off an election by pretending the President has been killed.
doors17 commented
2012-08-28 11:43:22 -0400
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Translation: The Republicans will give ME a tax cut. The Democrats wonât.
Anne-claire Souza commented
2012-08-28 11:33:31 -0400
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Well I’m assuming Bile is talking about the little heads. Republicans think with their litte heads,and we all know what and how the little heads think.
Richard Speight commented
2012-08-28 11:20:00 -0400
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So tell me again Bill how “there are no non-Muslim terrorist organisations in the world”! Coming from someone who claims to be Irish I think you’ve forgotten a major one!
Bill Friday commented
2012-08-28 10:03:26 -0400
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My biggest problem with O’Reilly is that he always presents his opinion as fact! “Only facts are allowed in the no spin zone!” Last night he spent an unusually long time explaining how he was going to cover both conventions the same way. Then, on the eve of the GOP convention he beats on Obama and the Democrats! I suspect it will start exactly the same way before the Democratic convention. LOL
Tim Felder commented
2012-08-28 09:47:11 -0400
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My jaw dropped in amazement when he also said that Republicans are running on facts and Democrats on emotions. He actually does live in an alternate universe, a photographic negative of our reality.
Visitor 55 commented
2012-08-28 08:58:18 -0400
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POS borally oinked, “It will not be The Republicans are good, the Democratics are bad oink oink oink.”
And then he’ll spend all his time telling his stupid faithful sheep that the repubics are good and the Democratics are bad. Whenever POS borally promises to do something, he ends up doing the exact opposite.
And who does POS borally think he’s kidding when he lies that he’s an independent? The pig has proven over and over that he’s more than willing to fall to his knees and open his big mouth real wide for the GOPigs.
And then he’ll spend all his time telling his stupid faithful sheep that the repubics are good and the Democratics are bad. Whenever POS borally promises to do something, he ends up doing the exact opposite.
And who does POS borally think he’s kidding when he lies that he’s an independent? The pig has proven over and over that he’s more than willing to fall to his knees and open his big mouth real wide for the GOPigs.
Ric Chiller commented
2012-08-28 06:40:21 -0400
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Republicans are sane? O’Really? It’s sane to invade a country because you “think” they have WMD’s? It’s sane to “think” rape and out-of-wedlock pregnancy are similar? (see Senatorial candidate Tom Smith). It’s sane to “think” that voter fraud is widespread in the United States? Think about that sanely. Why commit a federal crime, when you have nothing to gain from it? Is it sane to “think” President Obama is really not a US citizen, and his mother knew that this child that she had would one day become President? Break the entire birther theory down, it is utter nonsense. But the Republican Party is sane…OK Bill.
Richard Speight commented
2012-08-28 06:03:32 -0400
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The only reason he’s an “independent” is that a few years ago he was about to be outed as a registered Republican and he removed that registration to save his show. Just because he isn’t a registered Republican does not mean he isn’t one. Just because he says he’s Independent doesn’t mean he is….just using his own words when he said “just because Anders Brevik says he’s a Christian doesn’t mean he is”!
Average American Patriot commented
2012-08-28 05:27:13 -0400
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How far back do we have to go to demonstrate what a giant wingnut POS Billdo is?
Back to when he changed his voter registration from® to (I) after he was confronted on this lie?
Maybe he forgot his attacks during the Clinton years?
Or his 8 years of butt kissing during the Dubya years, including his half arsed apology for the WMD’s lies?
More recently, his coddling of the paranoid sht flinging Baboon even admitting HE had to defend him from Fox management?
Or Billdo’s infamous “Muslim problem in America” which led to Juan Williams firing and Billdo securing him a job on Fox?
The latest would be Billdo licking his chops expecting rejection of Healthcare Reform in the Supreme Court, where again he failed to just admit he was wrong.
Lets not forget, “tide goes in, tide goes out” and his yearly, staunch defense in the “War on xmas”
Sure Billdo. You are NOT a mouthpiece for the gNOpigs. Fair and Balanced.
Back to when he changed his voter registration from® to (I) after he was confronted on this lie?
Maybe he forgot his attacks during the Clinton years?
Or his 8 years of butt kissing during the Dubya years, including his half arsed apology for the WMD’s lies?
More recently, his coddling of the paranoid sht flinging Baboon even admitting HE had to defend him from Fox management?
Or Billdo’s infamous “Muslim problem in America” which led to Juan Williams firing and Billdo securing him a job on Fox?
The latest would be Billdo licking his chops expecting rejection of Healthcare Reform in the Supreme Court, where again he failed to just admit he was wrong.
Lets not forget, “tide goes in, tide goes out” and his yearly, staunch defense in the “War on xmas”
Sure Billdo. You are NOT a mouthpiece for the gNOpigs. Fair and Balanced.
angel acevedo commented
2012-08-28 03:42:09 -0400
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I really dont see much of a diference between O’reilly and Klanity ther than the fact that Klanity is an admitted conservative and can be more of a douchebag than O’reilly. O’reilly is a pretend journalist who cant even admit that he’s a republican, 90% of his positions are republican positions. I can’t believe that there are folks who actually believe he’s looking out for them. This guy is a major in black journalism and his hypocracy knows no bounds. All of his fill-ins on his show when he’s not there are are republican extremist even Juan Williams when he’s hosting tries 2 make daddy Billo proud. It’s incredible that O’reilly and Bernie Goldberg have a weekly segment where they cry about the liberal media bias without looking @ the cesspool that is fox news. FAIR AND BALANCED MY ASS.
Joseph West commented
2012-08-28 03:24:16 -0400
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Considering the yahoos who’ve been running as GOPers in the past few years, I’d say the last place they’re arguing from is “the head.” When you’ve got morons denying any evidence of global warming or climate change, that’s NOT “the head.” When you’ve got a GOPer claiming that women who are raped don’t get pregnant because the body shuts down, that’s NOT “the head.” (In fact, take any anti-choice argument, and you’re not arguing from “the head.”) When you’ve got people clamoring against marriage equality using the Bible as “evidence,” that’s NOT “the head.” When you’ve got GOPers claiming that Obama wanted to institute “death panels” as part of his health care program, that’s NOT “the head.”
Maybe the GOP argued from “the head” at one time, but not the current flock claiming to be GOPers. They’re arguing as much from “the heart” as Democrats ever did. The only real difference is that the GOPers are putting their “hearts” into taking away people’s social lifelines (something which “the heart” should fervently support).
Maybe the GOP argued from “the head” at one time, but not the current flock claiming to be GOPers. They’re arguing as much from “the heart” as Democrats ever did. The only real difference is that the GOPers are putting their “hearts” into taking away people’s social lifelines (something which “the heart” should fervently support).
