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O'Reilly Goes Pink
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 | March 22, 2006
 | Tim
Posted on 03/22/2006 10:41:33 AM PST by TBP
This past Monday night, Bill O'Reilly had Medea Benjamin, the founder of the "antiwar" group Code Pink, as a guest on his Fox News program, "The O?Reilly Factor." Code Pink is the organization that has been holding anti-troop demonstrations outside Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. every week, countered by a large turnout from the DC Chapter of Free Republic (God bless FR.) 
There are plenty of legitimate antiwar organizations whose spokepersons O'Reilly could have put on the Factor. Instead, he chose to put on the founder of Code Pink, which gave thousands of dollars to the terrorists in Fallujah. That's treason, and O'Reilly should not be dignifying it.. 
What makes this choice all the more puzzling is that independent conservative radio host Michael Savage is banned from the Factor, as I understand it. Yet the virulently anti-American Code Pink is acceptable. Why is Medea Benjamin an acceptable guest and Michael Savage unacceptable? Is Bill upset because The Savage Nation has higher ratings than The Radio Factor?
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posted on 
03/22/2006 10:41:36 AM PST
by 
TBP
 
To: TBP
    
 Say no more.
 
2
posted on 
03/22/2006 10:46:24 AM PST
by 
jdm
 
To: TBP
    Bill O' is completely out of touch. I respect him going after the bad judges and the Governors who are light on molesters, but he seems to only know what his producers tell him. I stopped watching the day he had Jeff Foxworthy on who was promoting his new book and O' had no clue who Foxworthy was and questioned him about whether or not he thought calling people a redneck is offensive. How out of touch can you be that you don't know any redneck jokes...my God.
To: txroadkill
    What else would you expect from a rich Yankee such as himself?
 
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posted on 
03/22/2006 11:37:41 AM PST
by 
Firefigher NC
(You light ‘em, we fight ‘em!)
 
To: txroadkill
    I stopped watching the day he had Jeff Foxworthy on who was promoting his new book and O' had no clue who Foxworthy was and questioned him about whether or not he thought calling people a redneck is offensive.  Bill does some good work and he's certainly better than his competitors but he's too Eastern Establishment.
 But then, he worked for CBS and ABC, so you have to expect a certain amount of that to have rubbed off on him. Remember how he defended Rather during the memo scandal? Even after Rather had said on "The Factor" that "I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
 
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posted on 
03/22/2006 12:26:19 PM PST
by 
TBP
 
To: StarFan; Dutchy; Timesink; VPMWife78; ajolympian2004; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; FoxGirl; ...
    FoxFan ping! (Don't miss the pic of Medea the Moonbat in #2)

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.
 
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posted on 
03/22/2006 6:45:57 PM PST
by 
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
 
To: alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; Doctor Raoul; ELS; ...
    ping! (Don't miss the pic of Medea the Moonbat in #2)
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my miscellaneous ping list.
 
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posted on 
03/22/2006 7:02:45 PM PST
by 
nutmeg
(NEVER trust democRATs with our national security)
 
To: nutmeg
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posted on 
03/22/2006 8:04:50 PM PST
by 
GOPJ
(Peace happens when evil is vanquished -- Cal Thomas)
 
To: nutmeg
To: tgslTakoma; 1 Olgoat; 103198; 10Ring; 11Bush; 1stbn27; 2ndClassCitizen; 2SterlingConservatives; ...
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posted on 
03/22/2006 10:13:56 PM PST
by 
TBP
 
To: TBP
    Having Code Pink on O'Reilly is a good thing. They are their own worst enemy any time they open their mouths. With higher ratings of the shows on Fox News more people will get to see what a bunch of unhinged moonbats the traitors from Code Pink are. 
 Our local talk show host here in Colorado, Mike Rosen, had one of the Code Pink founders on a few months ago and she made a total fool of herself.
 
To: TBP
To: TBP
    O'Reilly is only driven by ratings. He will do or say anything that he believes will help him in that quest. The Food Network is much more entertaining than O'Reilly and the show (Hannity & the Man from Area 51) that follows!
 
To: nutmeg; Justanobody; kristinn; tgslTakoma
    I'm glad I missed this segment, but then, I don't normally watch the "O'man". 
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 2:49:10 AM PST
by 
W04Man
(Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It!  NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
 
To: W04Man
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posted on 
03/23/2006 6:28:16 AM PST
by 
Just A Nobody
(NEVER AGAIN - Support our troops.  I  *LOVE* my attitude problem!   Beware the Enemedia.)
 
To: ajolympian2004
    Having Code Pink on O'Reilly is a good thing. They are their own worst enemy... I agree with this...however, that excuse is getting old in my book. This post did not say if anyone else was on with Medea.
 I turned TV off long ago because only the anti-American, anti-military hate mongers are depicted. IF some one is on to give an alternative view, they are either yelled over, (think hissy matthews) cut off or are disingenuous.
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 6:38:07 AM PST
by 
Just A Nobody
(NEVER AGAIN - Support our troops.  I  *LOVE* my attitude problem!   Beware the Enemedia.)
 
To: TBP
    O'Reilly is a phony and a blowhard. I stopped watching him a while back.
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 8:41:05 AM PST
by 
Bigg Red
(Never trust Democrats with national security.)
 
To: Justanobody
    This post did not say if anyone else was on with Medea. No, just her and Bill. No one else was on.
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 9:16:17 AM PST
by 
TBP
 
To: Bigg Red
    O'Reilly is a phony and a blowhard. But not a popinjay!
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 9:16:54 AM PST
by 
TBP
 
To: jdm
    
Oh my God Mister Manson, hold me, hold me, hold me...
 You wouldn't have a cigarette and light would you Charlie?
 
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posted on 
03/23/2006 5:48:23 PM PST
by 
Doctor Raoul
(COLD PINK: Frigid Womyn For Peace)
 
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