Posted on 08/13/2004 6:47:55 AM PDT by jmstein7
BUMP!
Any suggestion as to publications that might run this?
Any suggestion as to publications that might run this?
O'Really's bloviated opining gets on my nerves.
Try Washington Times Op Ed.
oped@washingtontimes.com
"We prefer opinion articles that are 750 words in length...please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number""
Your dilemma is that while many left-wing rags would love to bash O'Reilly, they don't want anything that favors the Swift Boat Vets.
Good luck.
What about Newsmax or Grassfire or Worldnetdaily? Good article. Did you see Crissy Matthews browbeat O'Neill last night? He got O'Neill to admit he lived in Houston (gasp) and that he voted for Perot twice and for GORE in the last election - a Republican plot indeed.
I enjoy it when he attempts to interview Miss Coulter! She twists him in the shape of a pretzel.
O'Reilly is shallow and definitely unknowledgeable about anything.
You might try The New American, but the circulation is small. Better bet is to contact the only newspapers that are worthwhile: The Washington Times, or The New York Post.
Letters to the Editor...all across The Country...
"The local press in every community is much more independent..."
Karen Hughes
"O’Reilly stated his main argument against the Swift Boat Vets, that “none of these guys . . . were on the boat with Kerry.” On August 9, 2004, O’Reilly discounted the opinion of a veteran who did serve on Kerry’s boat as a gunner, Steve Gardner, because, said O’Reilly, “[Gardner was] only with [Kerry] for a short period of time.”"
While I have a TV set I have never seen or heard O'Reilly while his program was on.
This really make perfect sense, I was never in his studio and therefore cannot comment on what may or may not have happened. ;-)
Furthermore, since I seldom watch his full show, I certainly cannont comment on what I did see and hear, since I only watched for a short time. ;-)
O'Reilly is the biggest jackass out there in my opinion. I think he just says whatever pops into his head to try to stir things up. The only consistent theme he has is that he alone is right. I think it burns him up that his radio show has dismal ratings compared to Rush and Sean.
What was abundantly clear in the O'Reilly interview of the Swiftboat vet the other evening ... is O'Reilly's lack of military service. His reasoning was skewed by the fact he doesn't have a clue when it comes to judging the motivation and veracity of a veteran who served two complete tours in Vietnam ... compared to Kerry who bugged out after 4 months with three very questionable PH's. This veteran obviously had the credentials to pass judgment on Kerry's exploits as he was in the same unit, at the same time, with Kerry. This was lost on O'Reilly who couldn't grasp the concept of military unit cohesiveness and integrity ... something he'd surely grasp if he had deigned to serve himself.
Fox is out of the question: with gavel-to-gavel coverage of the latest exciting celebrity trial, who there has the time?
I agree with another poster: WashTimes or NYPost. All I ever get from Grassfire is spam petitions. The Federalist, or maybe TownHall?
B. O. Reilly has always been 'fairly unbalanced'
imo
Often I find O'Reilly doesn't know as much about a subject as he seems to try and make us think he does. Sometimes he draws conclusions too soon. I'll still watch him but I think he grandstands for ratings then withdraws somewhat so he won't be called unfair. I think he usually has his facts right, but his opinions are just that: "his". I was surprised that he indicated, the other night, that it was good that the swiftboat vets for truth story was dying down. He said that because he criticized the anal exam the media gave Bush on his Nat'l Guard service, and wanted to be consistent on his criticism of the media (fair and balanced I guess), but I think it was at the cost of hearing both sides.
She's not the only one who whips him. Geraldine Ferraro and Robert Reich always make him look like an idiot.
I do not watch O'Reilly's TV show (no TV) I do listen regularly to this radio program since the beginning. O'Reilly hates Drudge even going so far as to tell Imus that someone should "kill Drudge." (Michael Savage was kicked off TV for less with O'Reilly saying it was justified to do so.)
As crazy as it may sound I really believe that O'Reilly knew the vets would be trashed by the mainstream media employees (who didn't know?) and Drudge's association with the vets could be exploited to discredit him.
In fact, even FreeRepublic is taking hits because people associated with the vets' book posted comments here.
Also, I've seen one post here and heard several callers say that backing the vets is harmful to conservatism. the President, and discredits talk radio. The post and the calls were from worried "Republicans."
Is it professional jealousy on O'Reilly's part that drives him? The hatred of Drudge? Or just the chance to be the only "conservative" who didn't "fall" for it while the other hosts take hits from the public?
So confident are the leftist pukes that they can take down the vets that they feeeeeeeeeeeel they can take down others. O'Reilly is along for the ride.
The poor devils.
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