Posted on 10/31/2006 5:22:28 PM PST by doesnt suffer fools gladly
O'Reilly is 80% windbag and 20% bully (when it's safe to be one) and if his guest(s) manage to complete a sentence without being interrupted and overtalked it's amazing. But, he's patronizingly looking out for us "folks". After all, we unsophisticated simpletons need Bill to explain things to us.
I couldn't believe it either! Glad to see this posted. How could he say that he didn't think Kerry meant what he MEANT. An idiot could tell he was talking about our troops. Some are saying it's publicity to keep the ratings up. What do you think? Maybe he's once again trying to prove how fair he is, but this is more like he's hittin' the kool-aid!
I heard that Savage said the opposite is true. that the average education of military personel is HIGHER than that of the normal population
It's his ego making an issue out of this. It must be in his book, and he brought it up on Oprah, and didn't get the outrage he wanted. As sick as those movies may be, how could it make America look BAD in the eyes of the world as he claimed when it's the terrorists most enjoyable past-time! I think people are more concerned about reality than fantasy.
I just sent Bill a very un-pithy e-mail reminding him that our college campuses are highly anti-military and it's unfathomable that John Kerry doesn't know that. Lurch must have been shocked that his comments weren't met with boisterous applause.
No surprise there at all. O'Reilly sided with Kerry against the SwiftBoat Verterns.
Written by Jack L. Patterson
Sunday, August 29, 2004
To: Bill O'Reilly, Anchor
Fox News Network Show - ''The Factor''
Dear Mr. O'Reilly,
This evening we watched your show telecast on Thursday, August 26, and we were again dismayed over your comments against the Swift Boat Veterans. You have been continuously downgrading this group of war veterans since their message hit the airwaves. Your commentary shows us that you judge the content of their message as radical, suspect, and inappropriate during a presidential contest.
We completely disagree with your stand on this issue. The group represents over 200 distinguished veterans from the Vietnam War, many of whom were highly decorated for their service and bravery. They were all there in Vietnam serving right alongside John Kerry. The group has a very important message for the American people. They are presenting evidence, amid the roars and frantic attacks by the mainstream media and the Kerry brigade, that the alleged war hero John Kerry is not what he made himself out to be. There is also the very important issue of Kerry's anti-war activities and his disloyal sell-out of his brothers in arms.
It is extremely important that the Swift Boat Veterans have the opportunity to fully air their positions in all areas of the public forum and news media. The gist of the evidence they are bringing forth appears to reflect highly unfavorably upon the moral character of a potential president and commander-in-chief of the United States. Their story must and will be heard by the American people and then they will judge its authenticity.
If the Swift Boat Veterans are wrong in their assertions and facts, then their story will end up on the dung heap of lies. If they are telling the truth, then a very revealing story will unfold about the Massachusetts presidential nominee.
It seems to us that you have deserted independent thinking and frequently stand right in the middle of controversial topics regardless of the issue or what the two sides represent. It is as if you are trying to appease both sides and the viewing public simultaneously. In this neutral bubble you appear to have lost your resolve to stand up and defend what is right.
We heard your remarks a while back when Newt Gingrich stated that the Swift Boat Veterans' independent ads were ''the conservative movement's answer to Michael Moore.'' You assumed your lukewarm posture again by stating, ''I don't want either of them.''
Get off the fence, Mr. O'Reilly, and stand up for what is right. Please use your God-given intelligence, intuition, and talents to defend righteous principles. You are a self-admitted Christian, a Roman Catholic. If you believe in your faith and in God, then why aren't you speaking out periodically against abortions and homosexual marriages? For the most part, you avoid taking a side on these critical issues and that is morally wrong. Popularity is not a substitute for the satisfaction of displaying strong moral leadership.
Sincerely,
Jack and Chris Patterson
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