Posted on 05/25/2005 11:27:23 AM PDT by areafiftyone
The Los Angeles Times is slamming Bill O’Reilly – for slamming the Los Angeles Times.
The newspaper has warned the "telephilosopher” to stop his "decapitation fantasies” involving Times editorial page editor Michael Kinsley – or face trouble from the Secret Service.
It all started with a Times editorial urging the shutdown of the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and access to attorneys for detainees. That set off O’Reilly. During the broadcast of "The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly” on May 17, he declared:
"How can they think this way? How can anyone think this way? You know, ‘Shutting down Guantanamo and giving suspected terrorists legal protections would help restore our reputation abroad.'”
Said O’Reilly: "That’s like saying, 'Well, if we’re nicer to the people who want to kill us, then the other people who want to kill us will like us more.'”
Then he fired off the big gun, saying the paper’s editorial board will "never get it until they (the terrorists) grab Michael Kinsley out of his little house and they cut his head off. And maybe when the blade sinks in, he’ll go, ‘Perhaps O’Reilly was right.’”
The Times counterattacked in a May 24 editorial. Questioning why people the U.S. has liberated from tyranny "don’t love us,” the paper stated: "It doesn’t seem worthy of decapitation to suggest that ghastly stories (not all fabricated by Newsweek) about abuse of prisoners don’t help.”
The Times has long had an axe to grind with Fox News. Much of the paper’s anger no doubt comes from Fox’s coverage of the Times’ last-minute smear job on Arnold Schwarzenegger in the days leading up to the 2003 gubernatorial recall race.
For the moment, O’Reilly is in the liberal paper’s crosshairs, warning: "O’Reilly should be careful. Any further decapitation fantasies could get him in serious trouble with the Secret Service.”
It seems the paper has difficulty distinguishing between a threat and a "fantasy.” And when it comes to actual threats against its employees, the paper may want to check with its lawyers on whom to contact.
The Secret Service deals with threats against the President and Vice President, not editorial writers.
I didn't know Kinsley was either the President or Vice President.
Huh...learn something new every day.
"The Secret Service deals with threats against the President and Vice President, not editorial writers."
Well, I supposed the Secret Service COULD Bill's petty cash draw for counterfeit bills.
The Secret Service?
Someone has serious delusions of grandeur.
Ouch.
"The Secret Service deals with threats against the President and Vice President, not editorial writers."
LOL!
Michael Kinsley should be more afraid of Susan Estrich..
Secret Service?
John Carroll is dumber than I thought! LMAO
[For the moment, O’Reilly is in the liberal paper’s crosshairs, warning: "O’Reilly should be careful. Any further decapitation fantasies could get him in serious trouble with the Secret Service.”]
I thought these people believed in free speech? After all, LA times and their ilk support/print books on how to assasinate Bush....all under the guise of "free speech".
And they won't realize this until the blade is against their throat. And by then it is too late.
More ridiculous histrionics from the Left. Their tank is on empty and they know it.
They are through.
Yeah seriously, the NY Times outright prayed for someone to asssassinate the President in the days running up to the election.
If O'Reilly keeps it up, Kinsley will sic the Swiss Guard on him.
Has anyone else noticed that all left wingers have gone completely mad?
Well that's ok, cause Kinsey, err Kinsley isn't really an editorial writer... he just has that seat between gigs.
Sounds like kinsley's Parkinson's has reached his little brain.
Kinsley's chronic PMS must be kicking in!
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
They think that Bubba is still in orifice.
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