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How Bill O’Reilly Doesn’t Use Anonymous Sources Accusing Sen. Menendez Of Consorting With Prostitutes

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on February 26, 2013 · Flag

Bill O’Reilly very craftily and cannily discussed the latest dirt on Democratic Senator Bob Menendez – while pretending to hold himself above the fray. Citing a report based on an anonymous source that Menendez had sex with a prostitute, O’Reilly assured viewers he “never used unidentified sources on an investigative story, ever.” But that was no reason not to discuss those anonymous allegations with media critic Bernard Goldberg.

During his weekly discussion with Goldberg about the media last night – and after the two pundits finger-pointed about the “corrupt,” “level of dishonesty” at MSNBC, they got to Menendez at about 5:09 into the video below.

O’REILLY: There’s a report on The Daily Caller about Senator Menendez and some unidentified, anonymous source, who says she’s an escort, says ‘Yeah, Menendez paid me to have sex.’ I never used unidentified sources on an investigative story ever. Have you? And what do you think about that?

Goldberg said he may have used an unidentified source at some point during his 28 years at CBS News. But, he told O’Reilly, “I don’t care if Senator Menendez paid a prostitute for sex. …I’m going to be honest with you, Bill. If it was a named source, I still wouldn’t care.”

Obviously not what O’Reilly was hoping for. A little debate over whether it was or was not a fair and responsible media attack on Menendez would have been a nice way of planting sensational allegations front and center in the audience’s mind – at the same time that O’Reilly feigned taking the high road. He responded to Goldberg's dismissal by saying, “Yeah, but you have to report it. …With a big guy like (Menendez), you gotta report it, Bernie. If it’s true. …The folks need to know.”

Right. And if you don’t have a reliable-enough source to know whether it’s true or not, you “gotta report it” by framing the discussion as a media issue. 

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Anne-claire Souza commented 2013-02-28 10:23:39 -0500 · Flag
Some day all the dirt will come out on Vile Bile,already more and more people see what a total fraud he is.
truman commented 2013-02-27 10:52:18 -0500 · Flag
Some say that Bildo paid over $2M for a couple of phone sex sessions.
Bemused commented 2013-02-27 04:39:37 -0500 · Flag
A man has sex with a woman is supposed to be shocking news because he allegedly paid for it?

Sounds a lot like what choir boys used to whisper and giggle about when I was 8 years old. Today’s kids are a lot better informed than we were. Proxy evidence that Bill’s viewers must be over 70 (at least).
Bemused commented 2013-02-27 04:39:34 -0500 · Flag
A man has sex with a woman is supposed to be shocking news because he allegedly paid for it?

Sounds a lot like what choir boys used to whisper and giggle about when I was 8 years old. Today’s kids are a lot better informed than we were. Proxy evidence that Bill’s viewers must be over 70 (at least).
Joseph West commented 2013-02-27 01:52:41 -0500 · Flag
Note: In my previous post, I wasn’t comparing Ms Mackris to a prostitute. My intent was simply to point out that Bill’s actions with Ms Mackris seem to be considered “off-limits” and “no one else’s business,” but anyone else (especially a Dem)? Well, they’re fair game.
Joseph West commented 2013-02-27 01:50:54 -0500 · Flag
Hey Bill, would you care to reveal the terms of your sexual harassment “agreement” with Andrea Mackris? I mean, "you have to report it. …With a big guy like O’Reilly, you gotta report it. The folks need to know.”

(It’s so much fun using BillO’s words against him.)
Jan Hall commented 2013-02-27 00:22:11 -0500 · Flag
P.S. Billow, if you want to go to your private room and scream first, we’ll wait.
Jan Hall commented 2013-02-27 00:15:11 -0500 · Flag
With a big EGO like yours Bellowing Billow, the folks need to know how much you had to pay out in your phone harassment settlement.

WHAT SAY YOU JUNIOR??
NewsHounds posted about How Bill O’Reilly Doesn’t Use Anonymous Sources Accusing Sen. Menendez Of Consorting With Prostitutes on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2013-02-26 20:31:13 -0500
O'Reilly doesn't report based on anonymous sources, he just highlights and discusses other reports based on anonymous sources.








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