Bill O’Reilly: Trump ‘Understands No One Mistreated On My Watch’

Memo to Bill O’Reilly: I don’t think Donald Trump is the best character reference against allegations of sexual harassment. And “no one was mistreated” is not exactly a ringing denial, either.

The Hollywood Reporter is out with a wide-ranging interview with Bill O’Reilly today. But O’Reilly’s praise of Trump for defending him after a cascade of sexual harassment allegations forced him out of his Fox News show was less than reassuring about either of their records on the treatment of women:

He [Trump] did come to your defense during your final weeks at Fox News …

Yeah. He was a stand-up guy. He’s very loyal to his friends. I think he understands that no one was mistreated on my watch, because that’s the truth. He knows the politics of it because he has been in the same circumstance — accused — and the press will take any allegation and make it a conviction.

In the first place, it’s hard to imagine a less credible man on the subject of sexual conduct than Trump. With more than a dozen accusations of sexual assault against him (not including the “Grab them by the p***y” Access Hollywood tape in which he boasted about assaulting women), Trump’s defense of O’Reilly is hardly persuasive of his innocence.

Furthermore, O’Reilly’s claim that Trump “understands” that “no one was mistreated on my watch” is hardly a claim that he behaved appropriately toward women.

Shorter O’Reilly: I don’t mistreat women when I harass them. Just ask my buddy, the guy who has boasted about assaulting them.

Because if Trump has done even half of what he has been accused of doing and/or what he boasted about doing, O’Reilly’s behavior might look downright chivalrous in comparison.

But that point seemed to have been completely lost on interviewer Marisa Guthrie. Her next question in the printed interview was about Fox’s ratings in O’Reilly’s absence. That’s not a huge surprise, given that Guthrie has acted as a Fox sycophant when she has appeared on the network.

But the interview is still worthy of a read. I’ll have more to say about it in a later post.

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commented 2017-09-14 10:38:39 -0400 · Flag

So Billdoe, I guess Andrea Mackris can now put her recording of your late night phone calls out there for everyone to hear how innocent you are? Your pig now and will always be a pig.

commented 2017-09-13 15:21:33 -0400 · Flag

“No one was mistreated on my watch”. ‘Not the crystal, not the hour hand, not the minute hand, not even the wrist band’. -—Junior O’Reilly

commented 2017-09-13 13:41:31 -0400 · Flag

Keep in mind, I just skipped over Bill O’Reilly for a reason. Bill clearly crossed lines.

commented 2017-09-13 13:39:36 -0400 · Flag

At no point did Trump boast about assaulting women. That would involve “she wanted me to stop and I was like I know you want this!”. No. He said women like to be grabbed. He ended it with “and they want you to”. This was clearly boisterous talk and nothing more. You’re acting like a religious zealot, and you’re ignoring common life. I have seen players, I have been around players, who talk like this about their women experiences. You usually get a different story from he woman. That he lacked game but she liked him anyway, or liked him being more aggressive in pursuing her, and it usually had a build up. They got to know each other, moves were made. This is how relationships work I might add. Someone inevitably will make a first butt grab move, woman or female, or a first kiss. When the other person then says “man, men just want me to kiss them, I just want to kiss them, I just want him and they just drop to the floor for me” that is the basic equivalent and I have literally heard this from at least half of women in their 18-24 age range dating experiences. You’re babying society, you’re degrading how people’s sexuality works, you’re being zealous, and all because of your political affiliations. Not how dare Trump, how dare you. Bill Clinton had quite the history degrading his interns if we use your metric, but I bet you suddenly don’t think about that, do you?

Bill O’Reilly: Trump ‘Understands That No One Was Mistreated On My Watch’

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