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O'Reilly Covers for Kerry
Free Republic ^ | 31 Nov 06 | Xzins

Posted on 11/01/2006 2:10:59 AM PST by xzins

Fair and Balanced was a joke tonight on the O'Reilly Show. In the discussion of John Kerry's soldier hate speech comments, O'Reilly gave Kerry a big, fat free pass. In what is obvious to anyone, Kerry clearly attacks soldiers to get a laugh from a college crowd. The same disdain toward troops and to get an easy laugh was Kerry's modus in the Vietnam era.

O'Reilly's spin wasn't even hidden.

O'Reilly opened by saying that Kerry's comments were just fine. He then said, "Joining us are Democratic Strategist #1," he had to clear his throat a bit at the next line, "And Democratic Strategist #2." The throat thing proved that even O'Reilly knew this was a blatant set-up. A host who has already announced that he's sided with Kerry and two spokespersons who are both professionally sided with Kerry.

The sad thing is that I knew when I went in to watch O'Reilly that Kerry's disgraceful comment would be dismissed. Don't know why I knew it.

I guess honest discussion can't be handled by Fox's lead commentator. (BTW, is there at least one Fox host who isn't hawking a book? Even Neal Gabler's hawking a book on FoxNews. Maybe Fox needs their camera crew to do a book.)

O'Reilly -- Culture Warrior Light.....no, make that Culture Boy Scout. Not even that works -- no need to bad-mouth the Boy Scouts.

Make it "Culture Frenchie."


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; elections; fox; kerry; oreilly; wot
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1 posted on 11/01/2006 2:10:59 AM PST by xzins
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To: xzins
O'Reilly's day job:


2 posted on 11/01/2006 2:12:57 AM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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To: Salamander

LOL.

O'Reilly was a disgrace last night. I watch him regularly, and agree with him a lot.

But, last night gives important insight. O'Reilly's afraid of bucking the New York consensus at critical times.

Culture Frenchie, indeed.


3 posted on 11/01/2006 2:20:33 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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bttt

I am sick of it!
4 posted on 11/01/2006 2:23:24 AM PST by Pro-Bush (hater)
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To: xzins

I remember thinking he was the Next Great Thing when I first got Fox News.

Then he started sucking up to the likes of Rosie O'Donnell and he lost me.

I'd hear him emphatically take a position one week and then twice as emphatically change it the next.

I got tired of trying to keep score.

Stopped watching him years ago.

I catch snippets of his show once in a while when hubby's got him on the bedroom TV.


5 posted on 11/01/2006 2:26:38 AM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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To: Pro-Bush

This gut always sits on the fence waiting for the wind to change

Mason Dixon


6 posted on 11/01/2006 2:28:12 AM PST by mason-dixon
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To: Pro-Bush

It was so obvious. Two democratic spokespersons and a guy who said he already buys their explanation.

Can someone show me how that would not end up being a Kerry love fest?

And that's what happened.

Believe it or not, the one Dem strategist ON AIR told him how to run the pictures that would be shown. She said he HAD TO show the video of the Kerry words with the Kerry attack on those who question the Kerry words.

O'Reilly didn't tell her, "I'll run my own show." I think she even repeats it.


7 posted on 11/01/2006 2:28:39 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: Salamander

I quit after he crapped on the Swiftboat Veterans and defended Rather.


8 posted on 11/01/2006 2:30:09 AM PST by commonguymd
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To: xzins
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9 posted on 11/01/2006 2:33:41 AM PST by bornacatholic
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To: Salamander

I either watch or listen very regularly.

It's on in the background as I type on Free Republic.

Most often he's innocuous. Every now and then he's bold.

But the guy simply will not buck New York consensus at critical moments like this HUGE Kerry gaffe. The braintrust must've put out an emergency message "COVER FOR KERRY!"

So they all are....and O'Reilly, too.

Good to know which side his bread is ultimately buttered on, though. He's the team mate who despondently gives up in the 4th quarter when it's two minute drill time.


10 posted on 11/01/2006 2:33:50 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: Salamander

My Confessor makes me watch him during Lent


11 posted on 11/01/2006 2:36:30 AM PST by bornacatholic
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To: xzins

I hear old Rupert Murdoch is tacking left in anticipation of Saint Hilary being POTUS. I think I heatd that on the Michael Weiner Show. He also noted FOX's declining ratings. I do watch Britt Hume though. There is something likeable about him and I like to drink wine and make fun of Mort Kondracke's "ideas"


12 posted on 11/01/2006 2:40:18 AM PST by bornacatholic
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LOL!

Wow...that's just cruel.....:-O


13 posted on 11/01/2006 2:41:40 AM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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To: xzins

If you are saying that he has a battleship mouth and rowboat @ss, I agree with you.


[sports analogies are totally wasted on me...I'm jock-illiterate]...;D


14 posted on 11/01/2006 2:44:39 AM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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To: Salamander
...rowboat @ss

Rowing is athletic -- what passes for jock stuff at Haavahd and Yaaale, anyway. :>)

15 posted on 11/01/2006 2:47:00 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: bornacatholic

I hear that Rupert's heir is a flaming liberal.

So, ultimately we're back to hearing only one side.


16 posted on 11/01/2006 2:48:33 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: xzins

Sometimes O'Reilly is simply not prepared ~ if he'd listened to Hannity first he'd been able to handle it.


17 posted on 11/01/2006 3:03:35 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: xzins

The Estate Tax still kicks in when you have enough money. The Murdock faction will lose control of their operations.


18 posted on 11/01/2006 3:05:29 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: xzins

Amen, brother. Thankfully, we've got FR and the internet


19 posted on 11/01/2006 3:11:02 AM PST by bornacatholic
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To: xzins

Rowing is useful if you're in a jon boat and the crick's movin' a might too slow.....;)


20 posted on 11/01/2006 3:23:27 AM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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