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Fox's O'Reilly becomes the primary story

JIM KUHNHENN

Associated Press

Latest comment posted at 3:24 PM EDT 05/01/08

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  1. The Middle Finger ..I.. from Canada writes: Why is it that most journalists operate under the same rules as pigs at the trough shoving and pushing?
  2. Old Fart from Edmonton, Canada writes: O'Reilly has a reputation as an abrasive, loudmouthed, egotistical jerk. He was just proving the point.
  3. True North from Canada writes: In a word: dufus.
  4. greg panke from orangeville, Canada writes: I look forward to Stephen Colbert's parody of O'Reilly's latest bit of foolishness. O'Reilly should do a show with Don Cherry, that would be fun to see, each of them trying to shout the other down, even when they agreed on the topic.
  5. Sam Gallagher from Calgary, Canada writes: O'Reilly is an obnoxious clown - just the type of hero archetype that America aspires to be on the world stage - all thanks to the Bonzo monkey look-alike at the White House...

    Or do Americans aspire to be dim-witted, self-indulgent, and out-of-control bimbos like Britney, Lindsay, or Paris?

    It is so hard to keep track these days...
  6. diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Some posters suggest that Canada needs Faux News. Yes, like a hole in the head.
  7. harry carnie from Northern, B.C., Canada writes: O` Reilley is an A*H* ..but he belongs to the U.S.A.(and Fox) so let the American`s voice their opinions on this...will just 'bite my tongue '

    greg panke...B.O. and D.C.?...GOOD idea...that would be entertaining!
  8. leo bloom from radisson, sask, Canada writes: Bill O'Reilly is six feet, five inches tall? Is that with his mouth open or closed?
  9. Stephen Dedalus from Canada writes: The funny thing is that you don't have to disagree with O'Reilly's politics to dislike him, or at least not respect him. Even though he presents himself as being open-minded, you can smell the contempt he has for people who don't share his opinions.On another note, let's see if he elbows anyone from Giuliani's team.
  10. Axl Foley from Calgary, Canada writes: Johnny Luft: I don't think having this idiot on a Canadian news station will provide 'balance'. And the idea of a left wing or right wing 'conspiracy' controlling the news is ridiculous. There is good reporting and there is bad reporting, both from the left and right. It's as simple as that. If you prefer listening to this talking pile of dung, that's your choice. I'd rather tune in to BBC to get my news.
  11. Anthony B from Sydney, NS, Canada writes: C'mon folks, you know if Bill O'Reilly shows up at a Democrat function, he's just there to do some 'fair and balanced' agitating.
  12. Larry Robinson from white Rock, Canada writes: The only relevance of this story is that a Canadian once predicted that the medium would become the message.

    If we paraphrase media, I guess this story is ink worthy ... thank you, Elaine.

    And we do have our own scourge of pompous talking heads: Don Cherry, Mike Duffy, Alan Gregg ...

    Time for my nap.
  13. A Horsewithnoname from Canada writes: O'Reilly is a bigoted moron. Fox news is just extreme right-wing propaganda. I feel sorry for Americans who are brainwashed by this channel and idiots like O'Reilly. Oh, and I'm a Conservative and still have these views.
  14. John James from Canada writes: O'Reilly should have been tasered and dragged out of the meeting for getting aggressively close to Obama.
  15. Jo Blo from as far from Toronto as possible, Canada writes: Too bad he wasn't charged with assault. Being booked and spendig the night in jail would have knocked him down a few pegs.
  16. L.B. MURRAY from Canada writes: o'LIELY is a mad dog... a disgrace to mainstream media in the USA.

    Should he come to Canada and start yelling and foaming at the mouth, the RCMP should use their ''standard'' method: Taser him.

    Do the same with the other mad dog, Limboo... We don't need that ilk in Canada.

    Yuk.
    -
  17. j wilson from Vancouver, Canada writes: I think Mr. O'Reilly's 15 minutes are clocking out at precisely the same rate as Mr. Bush's.

    Bye, bye, Billy.
  18. Slippery Slope from Canada writes: He's not a journalist. Fox News is not a news show.
  19. diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Bob ImamI:-- Only 550 you say? Pity.
  20. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Diane.. yup... it is a pity... but it was enough.
    ..//
  21. D R from Canada writes: Bob ImamI: You really are dellusional. Seek help. Even most right-wingers in Canada wouldn't associate themselves with a looney like O'Reilly. There are 32 million people in Canada, your collection of 550 is less than a drop in the ocean.
  22. Canadian Eh from Canada writes: Slippery Slope is right O'Reilly is not a journalist and Fox News is not a news program. It is sensationalist National Enquireresque entertainment (for lack of a better word). O'Reilly is an idiotic, moronic, poop-disturbing low-life scum. (Can you tell I can't stand him!) He should've been arrested but then he would've seen himself as a martyr. Somehow, I don't think his being tasered is good enough.
  23. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: D R.. Like I said to Diane 550 letters in favor of Fox... zero against... I guess you missed the boat.
  24. Brian Cooper from Canada writes: Bob ImamI. You know very well that with a last name like yours, you will be barred from FOX. I do not know what your point or problem is. Go back to the gheto you came from.
  25. Jeff Pritchard from Canada writes: Bob, take your pills.

    One of these days you're going to have an aneurysm and it will probably be at least a month before anyone finds you.
  26. Brian Cooper from Canada writes: ImamI, (which means prayer leader in Arabic), you need to take some medicine to cures your insanity. Your ilks are not loved but hated by neo cons. Grow up ImamI.
  27. Brian Cooper from Canada writes: A postscript. OReilly, if you care to research his personal views, is not a conservative but surprisingly a moderate liberal. The show he puts up is designed to create excitement amongst conservatives and that earns him big bucks. He is a very clever person and one day when he retires, you will be surprised to find his real views. He has an audience and he will do anything to keep them.
  28. harry carnie from Northern, B.C., Canada writes: BoB ImamI......................Fox SHOULD be FREE to show whatever they want..along with O` Rielly.

    The INTELLIGENT PEOPLE(the few there are) are also FREE to view tv of their choosing (which is no hell for choice , I will admit)
  29. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: ..// Well........ yawn........

    Only people who hate free speech are intolerant of FoxNews.

    So.. I guess you can't handle free speech... need a closed media do you.... makes leftist propaganda easier to sell... when balance is prevented..

    FoxNews... Fair and Balanced.
    ..//
  30. diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Bob ImamI:-- That is a boat that I am proud not to have been a passenger on ;-).
  31. Zando Lee from Vancouver, Canada writes: ...nice guys finish last....
  32. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Ha.. it is so bad..... this paper is censoring my comments... the fact that I like Fox... ooooo ........It is bad in Canada.

    ..//
  33. Dave T from midwest, Canada writes: I read enough of one of his books to realize that his following, which he apparently has, are very simple minded people. I don't watch his TV show, and wouldn't waste my time. But the sense I got was that he fancies himself America's moral policeman, kind of like reviving the role of Jim Malone (Sean Connery) in the Untouchables.
  34. diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Bob Imami:-- There is free speech and then there is responsible, intelligent, informed, reasoned, articulate, and distinguished speech. If the so-called right could produce something really impressive, I'd undoubted watch or listen to it, but what is on offer can only appeal to the lowest common denominator if quasi-intelligent life - no offense intended.
  35. Danny Jasper from Alert, Canada writes: O'Reilly should get some rehab or jailtime for this media stunt.
  36. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: I've had 5 comments erased by the G&M.....You see... news about competitors opens one up to hypocrisy. The G&M could have elected to not run the story on Fox. No.... they wanted to get their digs in...

    so.... now you gotta listen to what the people say....

    I like foxnews. they always run both sides of every story.... always.

    ..//
  37. Addie Bundren from Rave On, Canada writes: The line “so and so did not immediately return the reporter’s call,” aside from being potentially misleading, is getting a bit tired. How about, “Deadlines were looming and the reporter didn’t think to call so and so before it was too late”? It can’t always be the other guy’s fault.
  38. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Diane.

    I think I'm wise enough to decide for myself what I listen to and what I believe. I don't need leftists censoring what I see.

    Imagine... me standing up for free speech...absolutely. imagine... the leftists... standing up for censorship.... absolutely.

    GO BILL!! Free speech is a punch line for leftists. It is a right for me.

    .//
  39. R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    O' Reilly is the most arrogant condescending moron on telivision today.He makes the Canadian 'right' look like liberals.(well, most of them anyways.....LOL)

    Perhaps he's just upset that maybe a 1/2 black fella could be the next President....that wouldn't sit well with his pick-up truck, conferate flag waving followers..........how sad!

    Whatever happened to his sexual harrassment law suit?

    .
  40. diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Bob ImamI:-- You do have a point there, but you weren't banned from watching Fox, just from having cable access to it - if I'm not mistaken.
  41. Ted S from Canada writes: What a complete and utter idiot. A guy who went from hosting 'A Current Affair' (remember that tabloid, piece of crap show?) went on to host a show on a tabloid, piece of crap 'news' network - and now we're shocked to learn that he's a knob? O'Rielly's 30 seconds are almost over - he came in on Bush/Rove coattails and he's going out the same way. There's likely an opening for him on the Jerry Springer show or something . . . or maybe with the klan?
  42. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: Well Brian Cooper, who says 'He has an audience and he will do anything to keep them. '

    Therein lies the problem, his audience is a barrel of conservative, religious, frightened morons, and he will 'do anything' to keep them.

    I couldn't care less if he had a brain in his head. He is doing immense damage and not using it.

    His show is more of a farce than the farce.
  43. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: to Bob Imani, who says 'I like foxnews. they always run both sides of every story.... always.'

    NO THEY DON'T. WHAT PLANET ARE YOU LIVING ON?
  44. Larry Robinson from white Rock, Canada writes: I believe freedom of speech, or freedom of expression, are a legal concepts defined by statute and judicial interpretation ... and those two factors are different in the U.S. and Canada.

    I will not pretend to have definitive knowledge beyond that statement and invite any of our legal commenters to describe the difference.
  45. harry carnie from Northern, B.C., Canada writes: Bob IamamI..................FOX NEWS(and O`Reilly) IS GREAT..for those who think that way .

    AND THEY ARE WELCOME TO VIEW IT!

    ME ???.NOT interested... and that IS MY choice

    If you would have it any other way....then YOU ARE THE NUT!
  46. Jim Martens from Vernon, Canada writes: Fascinating irony: O'Reilly would accuse anyone of a lack of 'class.' The man oozes crude, rude, obnoxious, subjective, objectionable, arrogant, condescending.....The world wonders how he would define the term he employs in his verbal arsenal.
  47. Ted S from Canada writes: Bob Imani - what do you mean 'both sides'? Is that Karl Rove's side and Dick Cheney's side? Anne Coulter's side and Newt Gingrich's side? Seriously, Bob - you can say that you support Fox and that you agree with them, but to ever say that they cover both sides of anything is more than a bit over the edge. I get fox news on cable - and let's be clear and honest here - it is a decidedly conservative news channel and plays very loose with facts. Yes, there are channels and newspapers that do the same against the conservative view (Toronto Star, for example). Fox News never met a fact it couldn't spin.
  48. Dr Demento from Canada writes: O'Reilly is just a typical right-wing obnoxious bully. Do right-wingers really appreciate these kinds of aggressive loud mouthes representing their views?
  49. Mary Smith from United States writes: This is all very amusing. I watch O'Reilly and I like the show. It's topical and I see stories on there I never see in the MSM. He has people representing both sides of an issue. I don't agree with him all the time and he can get a little hot under the collar sometimes, but let's face it, people feel strongly about a lot of issues. And get this; I'm an Independent who has voted Democrat in the last 3 Presidential elections. Obama is my Senator, and I voted for him too. I really think many people are so intolerant of anything but their view, and many of these people seem to be Democrats. Kerry was on the show AFTER he lost the election. Too bad, because he was a good guest and maybe could have won some viewers over. The Democrat loons who strongarmed Dems from not debating on FOX are STUPID. What good is only appearing before people who you perceive as your supporters? If you believe in your message, what are you afraid of? Why wouldn't you want everyone to hear it? I don't respect any candidate from any Party who refuses to get their ideas before ALL of us. A candidate who isn't concerned about hearing/speaking to ALL of us is not someone who should be President. Putting Party interests first before the people is the problem in DC. Obama going on the Factor would be a VERY smart move. There are many Independents and center people. We're SICK of partisan politics as usual.
  50. Mary Smith from United States writes: This is all very amusing. I watch O'Reilly and I like the show. It's topical and I see stories on there I never see in the MSM. He has people representing both sides of an issue. I don't agree with him all the time and he can get a little hot under the collar sometimes, but let's face it, people feel strongly about a lot of issues. And get this; I'm an Independent who has voted Democrat in the last 3 Presidential elections. Obama is my Senator, and I voted for him too. I really think many people are so intolerant of anything but their view, and many of these people seem to be Democrats. Kerry was on the show AFTER he lost the election. Too bad, because he was a good guest and maybe could have won some viewers over. The Democrat loons who strongarmed Dems from not debating on FOX are STUPID. What good is only appearing before people who you perceive as your supporters? If you believe in your message, what are you afraid of? Why wouldn't you want everyone to hear it? I don't respect any candidate from any Party who refuses to get their ideas before ALL of us. A candidate who isn't concerned about hearing/speaking to ALL of us is not someone who should be President. Putting Party interests first before the people is the problem in DC. Obama going on the Factor would be a VERY smart move. There are many Independents and center people. We're SICK of partisan politics as usual.
  51. bob london from Canada writes: Fox News Biased. Nooooo!!!!! I thought they did have both sides of every story, Bush and Cheneys.

    I guess now we know Obama is Cheney's 8th cousin Fox is trying to change.
  52. jimmy mccray from United States writes: What's this MORBID obsession with Fox by some people LOL ? So what if you don't like them; society is only allowed things you like to see and hear LOL? Canadians have to be babied? You obviously have never watched O'Reilly (or Fox) or are deliberately lying when you claim they're hard right tools. O'Reilly is middle of the road and he allows multiple viewpoints to be aired on his show. Not surprising the radicals hate him, it's been well noted irrational extremists hate the middle of the roader agnostic far more than their brother/sister extremists polar opposites, right of left. As for the 'incident' too funny.......only an inexperienced amateur would be 'outraged' by it. I see worse things everyday in the street and on the road. People in the un-real bubble of Presidential politics need a good b*tch slap more often.
  53. R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    The funniest show I ever saw on FOX was 'Hanitty and Holmes' the supposed 'balanced' show of left-right opinion. I literally laughed out loud.

    On a scale of 1-10, Hannity shows up around 15 while Holmes is a round a 9.....truly fair and balanced........the antithesis of the G&M...(here we go)

    .
  54. Larry Robinson from white Rock, Canada writes: Mary Smith writes 'Putting Party interests first before the people is the problem in DC. Obama going on the Factor would be a VERY smart move. There are many Independents and center people. We're SICK of partisan politics as usual.'

    DC is not the only place partisan politics prevails. Our situation in Ottawa, our press coverage, and the comments on these boards are mostly partisan based. And many Canadian, me being one of them, are sick of them.

    The prevailing belief that a person's voting decision should be based upon partisan declarations is simply anti-democratic and a perversion of the principle of participatory democracy that has resulted in low voter turn-outs in both countries.
  55. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: Jimmy, FOX is far from middle of the road.

    If that is American middle of the road, then we have great cause to worry.
  56. Jeremy Fewster from Montreal, Canada writes: Bob ImamI As a leftist, I agree with you on the whole free speech bit, and I don't think it's an issue that is necessairly split along partisan lines. There are plenty on the right who bitch and moan about left wing bias, and who clamour for the censorship of left wing views in universities or in the media (David Horowitz and Anne Coulter spring to mind). I am for free speech, but I am not for speech that dresses up narrow partisan positions as fact (a crime for which all colours of the political spectrum are guilty of), without at least acknowledging that there are other views on the subject. That being said, you'd have to be pretty dim to take O'Reilly as the final authority on whatever subject he chooses to pontificate on, and if I often think that O'Reilly or Coulter damage the very political positions they espouse.
  57. jimmy mccray from United States writes: How many Trustafarian lefty frauds outraged by O'Reillys lack of 'class' ?..............LMAO...............go back to your cognac,bong and 70's British comedies
  58. Jeremy Fewster from Montreal, Canada writes: Actually, I see O'Reilly as more of an entertainer than a source of information. What he says, the way he says it (the distain he shows for his opponents) does make for great TV - sorry but its true. I have no data to support this but I imagine that many of O'Reilly's viewers detest the positions he takes, but watch anyway - I'm sure Fox is aware of this, which is why they air him.
  59. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Jeremy... let whomever speak... We can make up our own minds..... I think you agree.
  60. Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada writes: I just got back from Europe. What's Fox News? Is that the same as Sky News, only dumber?

    Interesting to note that one abrasive Aussie is setting the tone for American politics.
  61. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: There we go, there's the real Jimmy Mccray----there's the real right winger. It always seeps out in the end. They just can't control their hatred.
  62. Ted S from Canada writes: Gee - if you go to Fox News' website, there is no mention whatsoever of this incident. Fair and balanced, or what?
  63. bill johnson from Quebec, Canada writes: Boy, if only we could go back to the good old days where the press joined the party. Yes, Susan Murray, intrepid CBC reported hassled Stephen Harper relentlessly during his battle with Paul Martin, only to join Martin as press secretary afterwards. So, was the hack hired by the Liberals before or after she quit CBC?

    Obama handled the event gracefully.
  64. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: ... the lefties don't like Fox because no lefties will allow themse;lves to be interviewed by O'Reilly. Chris Wallace at Fox interviewed Bill Clinton and Bill went nuclear.

    Fox won't softball pols.

    Truth scares the *(*&^ ot of lefties...

    ..//

    The full story is what the socialists don't want you to hear.

    ..//
  65. jimmy mccray from United States writes: ' Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada writes: I just got back from Europe. What's Fox News? Is that the same as Sky News, only dumber?'............................ha...............you sophisticated Canadian from Leacockland (love that name) you....................'oh, I just flew in from London' LOL...........................PLEASE
  66. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: ..// I hope Obama gets the nomination....

    ..//
  67. Larry Robinson from white Rock, Canada writes: If aggressive nationalism, protectionism and exclusionary policies are the definition of American ultra-right wing, then Maude Barlow or the Bloc are ultra-right wing in the Canadian context.

    The CPC, Liberals and NDP are simply mushy mouthed vote trollers.
  68. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: jimmy you are just digging your hole deeper------be quiet.
  69. Andrew Mendez from Saint John, Canada writes: O'reilly is the man!!! Challenges everyone ~ Name me another journalist out there that does that? Once you watch Fox News, it's very mind numbing to come back to CBC or CTV, maybe when I'm in my 80's I'll like the canadian news?
  70. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: HA HA ! Wait 'til O'Lielly turns this into 'an attack on Christian news reporters'. And wait 'til his wife and girlfriends find out. No wonder he's an icon for right-wing morons.
  71. Tim in Texas from United States writes: BOR is a complete a__hole. But knowing the crap that comes out of the Associated Propaganda, I doubt the reporting here.
  72. Jeremy Fewster from Montreal, Canada writes: jimmy mccray. Come on man, it's a friggin' post board on a news web-site where people post their thoughts on news items. Why the need to insult everyone, without I might add, proposing a single thought on the topic of the complexities of news reporting, freedom of speech etc. Being for freedom of speech I think you are entitled to your opinions, just as I am entitled to say that your posts are so empty that I am wondering why I've even typed this small paragraph.
  73. jimmy mccray from United States writes: These are the same people who criticise your former PM Mulroney for his 'lack of class' and because he's less than aesthetically pleasing....he doesn't look like the skinny,pale sensitive poet stereotype (me actually) they love, he looks like the aggressive lawyer or car salesman....guys who work for a living....you know, the people they hate. All me should be softspoken, non-confrontational and un-assertive so as not to 'offend' or even just give the impression of 'bullying' anyone.
  74. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Tim in Texas . . . thanks again for your conspiracy theories. HA HA !
    Watch out ! Them thar libruls is a-gonna git ya. And don't forget to reiterate your point of earlier today: The reason why there is so little Iraq news these days is because . . . all the news is good, and that-thar librul media just ain't a-gonna report none of it. BRILLIANT.
  75. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: the FOX mission statement

    Be the best RWA's in everyway
  76. Ted S from Canada writes: Jimmy - Mulroney was never criticized for lack of 'class' - I'm not sure you know who you are talking about. He was criticized for taking envelopes full of $300,000 in cash from a lobbyist, like good Conservatives tend to do.

    Seriously, Jimmy, we know you're trying hard and we do feel sorry for you that you can't keep up with the rest of the people here. Keep trying. You're bound to say something that makes sense sooner or later.
  77. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: F/A josquin

    As evidenced by this comment stream:

    RWs are more likely to protect free speech.

    So.. you are wrong:

    It was the republican party that freed the slaves.

    It was the a democrat that started the vietnam war.

    It was Nixon a republican, that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, started the EPA, initiated welfare reform, opened relations with China, and ended the Vietnam war.

    You know nothing.

    ..//
  78. Ted S from Canada writes: Bob Imami - Nixon? you are seriously holding up NIXON as a champion? Wow!

    David Duke's a Republican, right?
  79. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: F/A josquin
    Yes.... NIXON started the EPA....

    so much for what you think...

    idiot...
  80. Ted S from Canada writes: Bob ImamI - anyone remember who the Sec of Defense was when Cambodia was bombed and the war was essentially lost by bad strategy and bad policy?

    Here's a hint - he's the same Sec of Defense who took the US into Iraq and failed. Here's another hint - he was soooo bad that even Bush had to let him go.
  81. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: Bob, no I am not 'wrong', as you say, just a little different from you----- thank the gods.

    Let's just say we wouldn't have an enjoyable coffee together.

    And I was just relaying results of a study done on the more conservative minded among us.
  82. garlick toast from Canada writes: Ted S from Canada writes: Jimmy - be quiet and let the adults talk!

    ------------------------------------------

    hey ted,how about not using the 'r' word when dissing people.
  83. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Ted S...

    If Watergate bothered you, I agree. I am also bother by Whitewater, and Vince Foster's 'suicide'.

    But.. NIXON is a hero to liberals.. Regan undid most of the nanny state stuff Nixon implemented.

    The trouble is Ted that you and F/A josquin, just yap about RWs without knowing anything about them.

    You didn't know that Nixon lowered the voting age did you?..//
  84. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: As far as the 'idiot' you are throwing at me-----give it a rest would you.
  85. jimmy mccray from United States writes: Ted S from Canada: Teddy.....yeah, I know Mr. Mulroney is accussed of (small potatos) corruption.............I also know he's requently mocked for his looks just like right wingers here mock Ted Kennedy for his looks. So cut the crap Ted S.
  86. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Li'l Bobby Imami . . . Isn't it TERRIBLE what those mean Secret Service agents did to Christian News Reporter Bill O'Lielly (no -- I won't bring up the adultery again) ? They stopped his temper tantrum! Yes . . . It's all part of a continuation of the non-existent 'War on Christmas'.
  87. F/A josquin from van, Canada writes: Bob, Nixon blew with the times--------and the times were ripe for social change. The electorate and the zeitgeist demanded it. He did what any politician would do, bent to the breeze, whether he liked it or not.

    He is not a liberal 'hero'
  88. R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    jimmy mccray from NYBos, United States writes:
    'Mr. Justice from Canada writes: ...................hows your Canadian accent? Do you have an accent? Is it a superior accent

    Perhaps we do. John Roberts of CNN was Candian born as was the late Peter Jennings of ABC...so maybe canadians are chosen becase they have better accents............I bet you're a Yankee fan.

    .
  89. jimmy mccray from United States writes: If O'Reilly was average height,skinny,soft-spoken with a suburban Wisconsin accent, wore bow ties and gave earnest,inoffensive interveiws especially on the arts, the environment and gay rights the trolls mocking him on this board would love him.
  90. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: F/A josquin

    If any democrat ran on Nixonian policies they would be a hero to the dems 1) because Nixon implemented social change (my point) 2) dems are so closed minded that wouldn't know that Nixon implemented the changes 40 years ago.

    The republicans freed the slaves.
  91. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: ..//

    Bill O'Reilly... a champion of FREE SPEECH.

    Free Speech, anathema to leftist though.

    .//
  92. Bergeil DeBungie from Victoria, Canada writes: Bill O'Rielly is a good man and the world is better for having him. God bless Bill O'Rielly!!! Just kidding!
  93. jimmy mccray from United States writes: R. Carriere from Marititimes: go down to NY, lets say Brooklyn or Northern NJ, go into a bar, and proceed to explain to everyone how your Canadian accent is superior to their accent. Go into a bar in Boston and try the same thing...............try the same thing in Texas....actually the people in Texas might be more polite about it.
  94. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Johny Luft... Precisely.. so long it is speech that Diane approves of,... then it is ok...

    Diane makes my point..

    Lefties = Censorship.

    Let BiLL O'Reilly speak... and even Paul Krugman.

    ..//
  95. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Li'l Bobby I: 'The republicans freed the slaves.' . . . 150 years ago (about) . . . and much to the regret of typical Christian Conservative Republicans like Senator Strom Thurmond. HA HA ! And what does this have to do with your hero, Bill O'Lielly (YOU know, the subject of the article) ?
  96. Ted S from Canada writes: Jimmy - there you go, buddy. You finally scored a point about accents. Good for you!
  97. Jeremy Fewster from Montreal, Canada writes: Johnny Luft, Please provide some evidence that 90% of journalists come from the left - I am interested where you got that statistic. Also, I have to disagree with your statement that journalists can't hack it in sciences or anything of real value - implying that journalism in value-less, or of false value. Do you really think that? I agree that there's shoddy journalism, but a free press is the lynchpin of any democratic system. How else are we supposed to inform ourselves if not via the media. Unless one has the time and money to travel to war-torn areas, sit and listen to question period etc, one has to admit that we need people to go to these places to inform us as to what is going on. Inevitably there will be bias' (journalists are people too), and consumers of media need to know how to critically ingest what they read or watch, but to say that journalism has no value (if that's what you meant) is shameful. For me, I don't believe that there is such a thing as unbiased reporting of the facts, and I try my best to read and watch news that expresses as many points of view as possible - from Fox to Aljazeera. The idea that a single media outlet can express all possible points of view is silly, and the real danger lies in trusting one paper or news channel as the final authority.
  98. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Ted... You simply have a hate on for people with whom you disagree.

    You must be very insecure.

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  99. Bob ImamI from Canada writes: Jeremy Fewster... want proof of bias?

    http://www.journalism.org/node/8187

    take that. (Sorry to step into that swipe Johny Luft)

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  100. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Li'l Bobby I: You simply have a hate on for people with whom you disagree. You must be very insecure.

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    Bobby, here's some free advice: You're way out of your depth on this board. Why not just rent a Chuck Norris (another fake Christian) movie, and settle in with your khaki pajamas and eat some candy bars 'til you fall asleep and mommy puts you into your widdo beddy . . . okay, pookie ?
  101. jimmy mccray from United States writes: Ted S from Canada writes: Bob ImamI - who does O'Reilly EVER let speak? Watch the guy's show. The show should be called 'Bill has a very small penis and needs to shout everyone down so he can feel like a real man, at least here at work'.............................Ted S: Have you ever watched O'Reilly? What are you babbling aboot? Seriously, I feel neither here nor there for O'Reilly or Fox but give me a break.....the feces people have been posting here is beyond the pale.........the dude must be doing something right if he gives so many moonbats the willies
  102. Ziad Fazel from Calgary, Canada writes: Too bad. This could have been an interesting thread, but hit the crapper many screens ago.
  103. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: jimmy: Ted S is accurate. Bill O'Lielly won't let opponents speak; he just turns off their microphones and the TV shows them mouthing words. I have no idea if this is how ALL Christian adulterers act; do you know ?
    Denying that he does this just makes you look foolish.
  104. R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    jimmy mccray from United States writes: R. Carriere from Marititimes: go down to NY, lets say Brooklyn or Northern NJ, go into a bar, and proceed to explain to everyone how your Canadian accent is superior to their accent. Go into a bar in Boston and try the same thing...............try the same thing in Texas....actually the people in Texas might be more polite about it.

    jimmy-jimmy-lighten up there fella, and a Happy New Year to you. Go ask CNN and ABC why they chose those guys. As for hanging out in Brooklyn, not my cupof tea-I prefer Midtown Manhattan so much more.........as for Texas, over the years of my travels, the beautiful Texas women didn't seem to have a problem with my accent.......

    Now, the big and important question you didn't answer was are you a Yankees fan?
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  105. Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Bobby I: 'Proof of bias' . . . http://www.journalism.org/node/8187 . . . uh, doesn't say what you say it does; try again. HA HA !
  106. Ted S from Canada writes: UPDATE - Fox News' website has full coverage of the latest Britney Spears drama, but nothing yet on O'Reilly's actions today.

    Dumbing down of America, indeed.
  107. Robert Austin from Whitehorse, Canada writes: Once again O'Reilly has proven that he is a weenie.

    Were Billy working in Canadian broadcasting circles, he would have been fired years ago.

    Funny ain't it, how most of the truly great broadcasters in the States came from Canada! Wiiliam O'Reilly is not one of them.

    Case closed.
    • Posted 05/01/08 at 6:21 PM EDT |