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The Broken Clock Known As Bill O'Reilly
FRee Republic | 7/25/11 | Alan Levy

Posted on 07/24/2011 9:39:56 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama

Recently, Poop-ulist Bill O'Reilly had this to say on the O'Reilly Factor:

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"From the beginning I have supported the Tea Party because I believe it empowers individual Americans, which is always a good thing. Also, the Tea Party wants fiscal responsibility and a smaller federal government. Again, those are good things as well.

But now the Tea Party has come to a crossroads. Some of its members simply do not want to raise the debt ceiling, and that could be catastrophic. Thursday, Standard and Poor's met with Republicans in the House to tell them there is a 50/50 chance America's Triple A bond rating will be cut if no debt compromise is reached.

The goal of any legislation should be to strengthen the country. And there is a way to raise the national debt ceiling while at the same time drastically cutting federal spending and reforming the unfair tax code. If America starts to spend responsibly the national debt will come down and there will be no need to ever raise the debt ceiling again.

So the Tea Party people should reassess the issue. I mean, when you have a senator like Tom Coburn, a very staunch conservative and fiscal hawk, when you have him willing to compromise, you have to take notice. In addition, the Tea Party should be looking out for itself.

Remember, the Yippie Movement in the 1960's. At one point it had some power and influence, but it blew up because it was fanatical. And Americans turned away.

Right now, 19 percent of registered voters consider themselves part of the Tea Party Movement, according to a Fox News survey. That includes 25 percent Republicans, 13 percent independents and six percent Democrats. But 19 percent is not enough to carry the day on anything. And if the Tea Party is perceived by most Americans as being unreasonable, it will not grow any larger.

In fact, if a compromise on the debt is not reached, and the economy gets even worse, the Tea Party will be blamed. At this point in history the Tea Party could become a tremendous force for good in the country. But it could also evaporate.

Most Americans do not like extremism in politics. We need a sane compromise and tough economic reform in this country. I hope the Tea Party will be a part of it.

And that's 'The Memo.' "

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2011/07/22/bill-oreilly-tea-party-self-destructive#ixzz1T4zy6kXK

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A broken clock is right twice a day.

Bill O'Reilly of Fox News proves that on a nightly basis.

Sometimes, O'Reilly is ridiculously on point with some of the best journalism and commentary you'll see on TV. (Who could possibly forget how O'Reilly blasted Barney Fwank for his role in the 2008 Financial Meltdown ?) However, there are times, like the "Talking Points Memo" above, O'Reilly makes himself look like a fill-in host on MSNBC.

The above "Talking Points Memo" is an example of not thinking through and just bloviating to hear yourself bloviate. The Tea Party isn't being "extreme" about its refusal to allow the debt ceiling to be raised. It's the most common sense approach. The Tea Party is the lone adult sitting at the kid's table at Aunt Hilda's Passover dinner. While everyone at the table is flicking matzoh (this would be the Ignorant Left saying that that the Republicans want to off Granny) at each other while pretending that they're drinking real wine (this would be RINOs like Mitch McConman and Tom Coburn throwing Chairman Obama lifelines), the lone adult at the table is trying keep a semblance of order. (Call me crazy and off my meds, but I don't think allowing a socialist president with a serious spending problem to borrow more money from Red China when you're trillions of dollars in debt is a hot idea.)

It's pretty obvious that Bill O'Reilly doesn't know the difference between a Tupperware party and a Tea Party. The Tea Party can't be measured by polls. There is no one organization that speaks for it. There is no leader. It is the manifestation of decades of anger at a bloated, rogue federal "government" that is becoming more and more fascist by the second. As O'Reilly himself pointed out, not everyone in the Tea Party is a Republican. Not everyone is a Conservative. Some are Democrats who decided not to jump into Lake Commie with Chairman Obama. Some are liberals who feel Obama betrayed or disappointed them. Some are libertarians who couldn't give a hoot about social Conservatism. Some want Socialist Security to be gone, some want to protect it. The point is this: You can't be "extreme" if you don't have a set ideology and you're a cross section of the political, ethnic, and socioeconomic spectrum. (In non-pseudo intellectual pointy-head talk, this means you're the majority, and in most cases, the majority in American politics are not "extreme".

When the clock strikes thirteen at the Nobama Cave, odds are the O'Reilly Factor will be on. Like I said earlier, when O'Reilly is on top of his game, he can't be beat. Whether it stays on past the "Talking Point Memo" will be up to O'Reilly.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics
KEYWORDS: debtlimit; oreilly; teaparty; tedbaxter; tedbaxtersucks
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Too much Tea Party spin lately on the BORing show.

flick


81 posted on 07/25/2011 8:01:33 AM PDT by mom.mom
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To: mom.mom

Ted is done.


82 posted on 07/25/2011 8:11:17 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (A Movement that does not move cannot call itself a Movement. Rashputin and Lenhart In '12!)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Ann Coulter to annoy the left.

My GOD ‘ANNOY’ doesn’t capture the horror cnn and messnbc et al’s horror at such a turn of events.....if Ann took over the best thing they could do would be to hire any of the other candidates just to stay alive.....in the ratings race.


83 posted on 07/25/2011 9:43:25 AM PDT by flat
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Must be tapping the staffers; surely he isn’t prepping.


84 posted on 07/25/2011 1:03:23 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: flat

MMFA would demand the return of Glenn Beck.


85 posted on 07/25/2011 7:44:06 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (A Movement that does not move cannot call itself a Movement. Rashputin and Lenhart In '12!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Ted doesn’t like to get his hands dirty.


86 posted on 07/25/2011 7:54:47 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (A Movement that does not move cannot call itself a Movement. Rashputin and Lenhart In '12!)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

“Compromise” in Washington DC apparently means “do the same thing that got us in this mess, but just a tiny bit smarter”.

Cut the budget - really cut - FIRST. Demonstrate that hard choices are possible.

THEN, once the ship is no longer taking on water, consider ways to increase the take by the government - BY MAXIMIZING THE EARNING POTENTIAL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

The bailing bucket can’t double as the well-bucket use to siphon off the American dream.

(I’m yelling at the idiots in DC, BTW)


87 posted on 07/25/2011 8:28:44 PM PDT by MortMan (What disease did cured ham used to have?)
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To: MortMan
“Compromise” in Washington DC apparently means “do the same thing that got us in this mess, but just a tiny bit smarter”. Our Oppressors are incapable of doing anything a "tiny bit" smarter. It's either sheer incompetence or outright cruelty. Excellent post.
88 posted on 07/25/2011 10:43:46 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

I have to say one thing complimentary about Bill...he’s finally able to use the “socialism” word, and has been talking about the purposeful collapse of capitalism.

Other than that, he’s still got a long way to go with me to gain my confidence.


89 posted on 07/26/2011 12:50:58 AM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Age, skill, wisdom, and a little treachery will always overcome youth and arrogance!)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

I am sick to death of Bill’s huge ego. He states his (misguided) opinion as fact, throws out those *facts* as advice and is willing to throw the Constitution under the bus at the drop of a have his ideals realized.

Bill finds facts to fit his opinions. He is not the hard hitting, get to the truth, journalist that got him to the top. Now he wants to decide the truth instead of uncover it. He is clueless about the tea party amongst other things. He is so busy on The View and kissing up to John Stewart, he is proving that he would rather be popular than be honorable.

I really don’t even have a reason to watch FoxNews Channel now that Glen Beck left.


90 posted on 07/26/2011 1:10:27 AM PDT by KarenMarie (NEVER believe anything coming out of DC until it's been denied.)
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To: KarenMarie

FOX News Business is the way to go.

I’m a devoted Beck acolyte, but he started to get lame at the end of his tenure at FOX, too.


91 posted on 07/26/2011 8:22:12 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: dixiechick2000

It took him two years to use the word “socialism”. We had Chairman Obama nationalizing industry after industry and it took him two years.....

I think Ted is the Pinhead here.


92 posted on 07/26/2011 8:26:06 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: dixiechick2000

It took him two years to use the word “socialism”. We had Chairman Obama nationalizing industry after industry and it took him two years.....

I think Ted is the Pinhead here.


93 posted on 07/26/2011 8:26:16 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Ha! But he has to get THE interview! lol


94 posted on 07/27/2011 12:37:54 AM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Age, skill, wisdom, and a little treachery will always overcome youth and arrogance!)
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