Making airwaves Liberal thought-control cops just can't tolerate Fox News

Calgary Sun ^ | Tue, February 15, 2005 | By Paul Jackson

[randog]

The fact that he [O'Reilly] refuses to take a party line for republicans, even though his views are solidly conservative with a libertarian flavor, he will get slammed by people here.

There are some here that are perfectly happy to throw the baby out with the bath water.

There are subjects I don't agree with O'Reilly on ("global warming"), but I'm glad he's on our side. The fact that the left hates him makes him OK in my book.

[MarineBrat]

My personal ratings...

O'Reilly = 3 (Disrespectful towards Swiftees)

Sean Hannity = 7 (Buy my book!)

Rita Cosby = 8 (If I can ever get over her strange voice I tend to like her)

Geraldo Rivera = 2 (You can take the liberal scumwad out of the sewer...)

Greta Van Susteren = 5 (She's gets obsessed with things that should be better left to the local news)

Col. Oliver North = 10+ (Col North has a perpetual invitation to my home, and I will watch him over anyone else on any news network, including FOX.)

[wildbill]

Why can't Murdoch figure a way to simulcast on the public channels? I can't afford cable.

[mainepatsfan]

For whatever reason Fox has decided not to go with the tratitional network news route.

[FreedomNeocon]

I like Bill.

I just think he seems to WANT to take up weak points or postions sometimes JUST so he can 'mix it up' and not appear 'too conservative'.

Like one show he'll make some random argument that conflicts with his usualy mentality. Not all that often, but enough to annoy people.

[HitmanLV]

Bill O'R is fine by me - I agree with him 3/4 or more of the time (often much more) so by my scorecard, that makes him aok (though a shameless self promoter)!

[Mi-kha-el]

Your rating is right on the money.

[HitmanLV]

There's nothing idiotic about Geraldo regarding the Jackson thing. He is a good marketer. All the fish are swimming in one direction (Jacko is guilty), so in order to get attention he swims the other way (Jacko is innocent). He then makes himself part of the story by announcing his moustache challenge.

It isn't idiotic (it might be silly). It's just how Geraldo makes himself part of the story and promotes himself. I bet he thinks Jacko is guilty, but he is going with the smart money - not guilty, the facts be damned.

[HitmanLV]

I think self promotion is part of the business, but I don't care for the 'shameless' part.

Bill O'R hawking his pay-per-view website, t-shirts, doormats, etc. at alarming frequencies. Sean Hannity can't go 6 minutes without shilling for his latest book or tonight's H&C ("Newt Gingrich will stop by, Michelle Malkin will be there, and Ann Coulter breaks from her busy schedule to visit" - by the way, that's the typical H&C and probnably applies to 25% of the episodes!).

It's the shameless part that turns me off. Mike Medved has a new book and he doesn't obsess over it. Neither does Tammy Bruce or Dennis Prager. Mike Savage gives away a copy of his latest book 2x an hour, it seems, but that's far from some other shameless shilling I have seen.

It makes these fellas easy to make fun of. And I do like to make fun of them! :-)

[goldstategop]

O Canada! A country that can't tolerate a diversity of opinion is a country in a sorry shape indeed. Fox News does have liberal journalists, commentators, show personalities and guests - but its not 100% Liberal like on CBC and the Liberal Party's other organs. It would give Canadians a balanced view of the issues of the day. And as Denny Crane says, girly men can't take the heat. Yeah really and neither can Canada's Liberal mouthpieces.

(Denny Crane: There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News.")

[cwb]

"Watch this thread. The fact that he refuses to take a party line for republicans, even though his views are solidly conservative with a libertarian flavor, he will get slammed by people here."

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This is just plain BS. BORe got slammed because he began to sell out his base so he could pretend to be "independent." The moment BORe began getting labeled as a shill for Republicans, he intentionally moderated his style so he could shed the label. Even when Laura Ingraham was on his show several months ago, she took him to task for this very pandering.

Hell, he kissed Kerry's ass for months, drawing a distinct boarder between him and his supporters like Michael Moore...even though Kerry held similar sentiments. Interestingly, it wasn't until Kerry declined to appear on Bill's show that BORe began exposing the real Kerry.

While I see BORe making a slow transition back to were he started, there was a time when he was insulting right-wing radio and internet groups like this...comparing them to the left wing hate groups. His personal problems and the attacks against him, have led him to become extremely cynical about any story...to the detriment of ignoring relevant information.

While BORe has done some great things...it has taken him 6 years to finally acknowledge that there is a bias media. This has nothing to do with following the republican line; it has to do with BORe being honest with himself.

[Luke21]

O'Reilly can have his show. Just because some of us loathe the guy and refuse to watch him doesn't mean we want him censored. That's how the lefties operate.

[William Tell]

Baynative said:"The fact that he refuses to take a party line for republicans, even though his views are solidly conservative with a libertarian flavor, he will get slammed by people here."

I don't think it is "solidly conservative" to tell his millions of viewers that the federal assault weapons ban outlawed "machine guns". Ignorance is not pretty no matter who displays it.

[Eva]

It the writer a Freeper? He should be if he isn't.

[fanfan]

While BORe has done some great things...it has taken him 6 years to finally acknowledge that there is a bias media. This has nothing to do with following the republican line; it has to do with BORe being honest with himself.

You need to keep in mind that the article is from a Canadian perspective. To us, the whole Fox network is like a breath of fresh air. :-)

It's a big crack in the liberal's armor up here.

[fanfan]

We don't have easy access to most of the people you're talking about.

We can stream them, but that means staying close to a computer, and of course we can't do that all the time. :-(

Regarding your list, I agree with the ones I've listened to. Sean Hannity, Geraldo Rivera , and Greta Van Susteren.

[fanfan]

It the writer a Freeper? He should be if he isn't.

Good point. I don't know. I'll write him, and see.

[isom35]

I have a rating system also:
Lauren Green: 10

Rebecca Gomez: 10

Heather Nauert: 10

Paige Hopkins: 10

need I say more?

[cricket]

" I bet he thinks Jacko is guilty, but he is going with the smart money - not guilty, the facts be damned."

. . .pretty cynical. . .calling him idiotic almost a compliment by comparison (!)

I disagree, however as I think Geraldo really does think Jackson incapable of charges. . .he sees no more than a kid - a strange kid - in a grown-up body; a Peter Pan, and like Peter. . .some enemies who want to take advantage. < P>OTOH; I see a strange duck. . .who talks the talk. . .and walks the walk. . .to mix my metaphors; so to speak.

Geraldo also defended Clinton. . .thought Paula Jones was lying and all the rest. . .

I think Geraldo's believes his friends are no more 'guilty' of bad judgment; than he has ever been.

Real 'gonzo' journalism; at it's best or worst.