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Bill O'Reilly Makes Excuse for Jesse Jackson re:Obama
Fox News ^ | 7/17/08 | A Navy Vet

Posted on 07/17/2008 6:44:15 AM PDT by A Navy Vet

As much as I enjoy the O'Reilly Factor, Bill is becoming less objective every day. This is the latest instance.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: factor; foxnews; jessejackson; nuts; nword; obama; oreilly; slur
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We all have learned that Jesse Jackson said some very disparaging remarks about Obama while thinking he (Jackson) was off mike.

Jackson mentioned that Obama "...is talking down to blacks...and something about cutting his nuts off".

We all heard and saw that. However, do you know that there were following musings of the Reverand Jackson calling "Obama a half-breed "N" word?" This has been ignored by everyone and now even the conscience of cable newscasting - Bill O'Reilly, even though he has acknowledged the Jackson words.

The O'Reilly Factor didn't broadcast those comments by Jackson, claiming it had nothing to do with the issue at hand. See here:O'Reilly Talk

I sent a "pithy" comment off to O'Reilly for his take. He came back with the same rhtetoric in his video that he didn't want to hurt the Reverend Jesse Jackson for what was ill-advised joke.

WTF? But it's okay for the good Reverend to call Obama a "half-breed nigger", not to mention wanting to "cut his nuts off"?

I also asked O'Reilly if he thought it okay to call a persidential candidate a "half-breed nigger"? Bill hasn't responded as yet.

There are (3) thing in play here:
1. Jesse Jackson racially denigrating Obama (whom I don't support but that's a side issue);
2. Obama accepting Jacksons apology, knowing the full context of Jackson's statement;

3. Bill O'Reilly covering up the most horrendous part of Jacksons statement.

The last is what dismays me - it's always the coverup. If you listen to the link above you will hear O'Reilly making excuses for Jackson's BS regarding Obama supposedly "talking down to blacks" and "cutting Obama's nuts off". It was about political rhetoric according to O'Reilly. Of the cuff jokes I guess.

What O'Reilly refuses to deam important by censoring the rest of content, is the part where Jackson calle Obama a "half-breed nigger". O'Reilly claims he doesn't want to "hurt" (his word) Jesse Jackson - like that MF should not be.

I have no question for you folks. I only know that I am learning O'Reilly is becoming part of the establishment if he does want to hammer the race-monger Jackson. I'm bummed. Guess it's Glen Beck from hear out.

What say you folks?
O'Reilly Talking Points7/9

1 posted on 07/17/2008 6:44:16 AM PDT by A Navy Vet
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To: A Navy Vet

If BOR is not totally Ted Baxter, he’s sure darn close. “No spin” indeed.


2 posted on 07/17/2008 6:48:27 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president! (it ain't over 'til it's over))
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To: A Navy Vet
O'Reilly 7/9 is where you want to go to listen to O'Reilly not wanting to hurt Jesse Jackson, the same race-baiter that O'Reilly had been hitting for years. But, apparenty, it's okay if Jackson calls Obama a "half-breed nigger". This has got to end.
3 posted on 07/17/2008 6:50:28 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (In perpetuum sacramentum (An Oath is Forever))
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To: A Navy Vet
...Reverend Jackson...

Please don't call him this. He has done nothing to earn the respect of that title. He flunked out of the seminary, he's never had a congregation, and he's never led a church, so why to people bestow the title on him? The same is even more true for Al Sharpton, but he didn't even attend college, let along divinity school. He was "ordained" at age 10 by a DC preacher. In both cases, using the term Reverend for these two charlatans is disrespectful to those who actually deserve its respect.

4 posted on 07/17/2008 6:53:16 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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To: A Navy Vet

I was passing by my tv yesterday afternoon and heard O’Bloviator justifying his actions on one of Shepard “I need a hysterectomy” Smith’s shows. “I didn’t show it because it would hurt the Rev.”. BAH!


5 posted on 07/17/2008 6:55:14 AM PDT by LRS (I want an oil glut!)
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To: A Navy Vet

I would never have thought it could happen, but if you check out O’Reilly’s comments the first night he aired the tape (about there being more and that it was worse) and then compare what he said yesterday, and the Roger Ailes comments, it sounds like Bill was told to drop it.


6 posted on 07/17/2008 6:55:44 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: A Navy Vet
Bill is so busy playing both sides of the fence. I am beginning to question he heterosexuality.
7 posted on 07/17/2008 6:55:59 AM PDT by bmwcyle (If God wanted us to be Socialist, Karl Marx would have been born in America.)
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To: bmwcyle

The O’Reilly Factor has degenerated into a trivia quiz show, but the news babe contestants are pretty hot. What’s next, The Price is Right?


8 posted on 07/17/2008 6:59:23 AM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: A Navy Vet

O’Reilly is really turning into a DAMNED WEASEL. not wanting to hurt Dr. Jessie, BULLSH#T.


9 posted on 07/17/2008 7:00:22 AM PDT by snowman1 (SHAMNESTY.)
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To: A Navy Vet

What say me is that BOR is trying desperately to get Obama on his show.

Releasing the full tape isn’t about hurting Jackson — I think the “nuts” comment does that in and of itself.

The “half-breed nigger” comment on the hand is so incendiary that it would have sucked the air out of the room of the entire presidential race discussion on all networks.

The entire conversation would shift to to Obama’s “blackness,” Obama’s background, and etc etc. (even more than it is now) And this would certainly hurt his cause to become so sort of “post-racial” candidate.

Ultimately the whole thing would have been turned around on BOR and FOX that they racist — bringing up an accusation and discussion that doomed the Obama campaign.

Unfortunately for BOR the tape WILL ultimately be up on youtube and BOR and the rest of the media will be forced to run with it. And BOR will still not get Obama on his show.


10 posted on 07/17/2008 7:02:43 AM PDT by wilco200 (Typical White Person)
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To: bmwcyle

“Bill is so busy playing both sides of the fence. I am beginning to question he heterosexuality.”

Bill made an out-of-court, keep-your-mouth-shut settlement with one of his female staffers, so I guess he is heterosexual, or at least bisexual.


11 posted on 07/17/2008 7:03:13 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: A Navy Vet
I don't see any evidence that Jackson called Obama a racial slur.

In fact, I think Jackson was on to something. Not only does Obama talk down to black folks, he talks down to EVERYBODY. Case in point his stupid "make sure your kids learn Spanish" comment. Yet does Obama himself speak Spanish?

Nope. He's a double standard elitist who talks down to people.

I agree with Jackson; I'd like to cut his nuts off too.

12 posted on 07/17/2008 7:04:37 AM PDT by GunRunner
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To: A Navy Vet
Or try: O'Reilly 7/10
13 posted on 07/17/2008 7:04:51 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (In perpetuum sacramentum (An Oath is Forever))
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To: smalltownslick
My impression likewise. Bill O'Reilly was ordered to make excuses for Rev. J. Jackson, the spiritual adviser for the Clintons.Nauseating how Bill was making excuses for Jesse.

The Clintons people are being placed into cable news. FOX just hired two of them even though they are boooooring. CNN is filled with Clinton people. I cannot speak for MSNBC because I haven't much watched it lately. Makes me wonder if this is a push to elect Hillary in 2012. I am surprise Dick Morris is still at FOX considering he was a bigger traitor to the Clintons than McClellan was to President Bush.

Do you remember Dog Chapman's use of this same word in a totally private conservations with his own son and the uproar this caused?

14 posted on 07/17/2008 7:07:04 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: A Navy Vet
Obama a half-breed "N" word?"

I've seen nothing that supports this rumor. Only that he said that Obama talks down to "n-"
15 posted on 07/17/2008 7:10:16 AM PDT by elc
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To: econjack

It’s quite common for black men in Atlanta to deem themselves to be “Reverend”, even putting it on their license. I had a guy that came up to Tennessee from Atlanta and he had “Dr. Whateverhisnamewas” on his checks. I asked what kind of doctor he was. Come to find out, he did hair braids and owned a shop called “The Hair Doctor”, but put that title on his check and had people call him “Dr. Whateverhisnamewas”. This is the same mentality. I have also seen black men named “King” and “Master” as to have the person call them “Master Johnson” or “King Jackson”.


16 posted on 07/17/2008 7:11:50 AM PDT by autumnraine
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To: autumnraine
Not the same thing to me. These are national figures in the public eye where most people think “Reverend” implies formal training in religion, or at least a church with a congregation. Both individuals know this and let the bogus title persist precisely because of this misunderstanding of what it really means. If either of these two men had any morals, they would insist that the bogus title be dropped. However, since its politically expedient not to, neither has the moral conviction to do what's right.
17 posted on 07/17/2008 7:19:40 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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To: autumnraine

O’ Reilly still thinks some Arab wakes up and sets the price of oil every day. He has no clue and I see his ratings going down as all he wants is Obama on his show.


18 posted on 07/17/2008 7:19:59 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: econjack

Those two, and many others you never hear of, have ordained themselves simply to avoid paying income and sales taxes.


19 posted on 07/17/2008 7:22:48 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (`)
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To: econjack

But these same men are the same order that Jesse Jackson is out of. The MLK group in Atlanta. That is where Jackson got his start, hanging out with the Reverend King. So these same men in Atlanta all throw Reverend in front of their name to give them some sort of prestige. It is exactly the same thing.


20 posted on 07/17/2008 7:28:57 AM PDT by autumnraine
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