Posted on 09/16/2005 8:33:30 AM PDT by Mike Bates
Clicking through the radio dial on a drive through Virginia the other day, I had the occasion to listen to Bill O'Reilly posturing as a political independent who takes on the left and right. He said he had come under attack by a "right-wing" website because he wouldn't interview Ed Klein, the author of The Truth About Hillary. I presume he's referring to Accuracy in Media. We have done extensive reporting on the coverage of the Klein book and have found it strange that O'Reilly has joined with the liberal media in suppressing discussion of the serious charges in the book. O'Reilly claims it constitutes a "personal attack" on Senator Clinton when the book is an examination of her character. We headlined our AIM Report on the matter, "Character Counts for Hillary Clinton." It counts for O'Reilly, too. If he wants to debate it, give me a call.
Ironically, as noted by NewsMax, O'Reilly has commented on his show about how the Times "is out to destroy" author Ed Klein. At that point, O'Reilly had counted eight negative articles about the Klein book. Yet he refuses to give Klein any air time to discuss his book or the attacks on him. O'Reilly has devoted many stories to the Natalee Holloway case in Aruba, raising all kinds of questions about possible suspects in the case, but he can't bring himself to interview a respected journalist who has researched the truth about Senator Clinton. This doesn't make much sense, unless you conclude that O'Reilly doesn't want to engage in "personal attacks" because he is so vulnerable to them. The sexual harassment charges lodged by a former associate were a big embarrassment for him. He settled those charges with a big pay-out before they went to court.
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At least with Colmes, you know he's a liberal. O'Reilly tries to mascarade as a conservative.
Sorry, can't help. Haven't followed wrap since Biggie's untimely demise.
LOL ..good one
Gracias, as they say in Chicago.
Queen Hillery has copies of BOR's phone sex tapes.
Well said!
I don't agree with everything Bill says, but he did offer that Klein's book didn't offer anything new about Hillary, just the same old criticisms everyone's heard before. If you like Hillary you'll hate the book, if you hate Hillary you'll love the book.
Bill isn't a Bush-bot so he gets flamed by many here on FR, even though he's most often on the side of Conservatives on various issues: anti-Michael Moore/Far Left, anti Air America, anti-ACLU, anti-activist judges, pro-tougher punishment for child abusers, pro-traditional values, pro-troops, etc. But certainly his anti-SUV crusade is silly.
The Greeks? That's in Proverbs!
He wants Blather's old job at CBS.
Thanks - and yeah, we agree on the SUV thing too. :)
The Greeks invented the word hubris and the plays and books of ancient Greece all played up this aspect of man.
Well said.
He seems pretty comfortable where he is. I think he will be on FOX for a long time.
Why do you find that amusing?
This is the way the world works, perception is reality.
Do you also find it amusing that one person likes asparagus and another does not or that one person's favorite color is blue and another hates blue?
It is his show and thus his call, but that doesn't make BOR any less of a jerk. People on FR are always willing to take a shot at Bill.
I agree...and I also noticed a distinct change in Oreilly shortly after those nasty accusations came out about him. That, combined with his media brethren's constant attacks on him, seem to have made him less inclined to engage in any kind of personal smear campaigns. He takes the attacks on him very personally...and after seeing what happened to himself, I just don't think he wants to be apart of it.
This guy gets it from both sides, that is why he is so popular. And as long as he does he will continue to have the #1 news show.
Yes it is. Well said.
"Do you also find it amusing that one person likes asparagus and another does not or that one person's favorite color is blue and another hates blue?"
I'd say that was quite a strech, as far as analogies go, to say the very least. A closer anaolgy would be how lefties see the MSM conservitive and we see it as liberal. We can't both be right. That I find amusing.
I don't think he had a poll on Klein. He did have one for Kitty Kelly. He said because he didn't have an interview with Kelly, he wouldn't have one for Klein. I believe he would have gotten a much different response to the poll about having Klein on (had he had one) than he did for Kelly.
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