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O'Reilly Newspaper Theory, Strike Two: Globe Also Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire
Boston Globe/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 07/25/2006 6:55:30 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

by Mark Finkelstein

July 25, 2006 - 09:42

Bill O'Reilly's down to his last strike. As noted here, on his radio and TV shows yesterday, Bill propounded the theory that the big-city newspapers have tread lightly in the current Middle East conflict for fear of alienating their liberal Jewish readers. As Bill put it, liberal Jews "are all the papers have left" when it comes to significant market niches.

While Bill singled out the NY Times as the paper most loath to offend its liberal Jewish readers, he also mentioned the Boston Globe by name on his radio show. As discussed here, the NY Times came out this morning guns ablazin', so to speak, for an immediate cease-fire.

Turns out the Boston Globe has done the same thing. Excerpts from its editorial of today, While Lebanon Burns:

* "After meeting yesterday in Beirut with Lebanon's prime minister and speaker of Parliament, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States is ``deeply concerned about the Lebanese people and what they are enduring." Not only does this profession of concern come exceedingly late, it may be perceived as a hypocritical contradiction of US policy."

* "Until now Rice has said the Bush administration wants to wait a while longer before intervening diplomatically to obtain a cease-fire. Even disregarding the callousness of this stance, Lebanese civilians and their sympathizers in the Arab world do not see how the displacing of 700,000 civilians and the shattering of a modern, cosmopolitan country can lead to Lebanon's delicately balanced government disarming the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah."

* "Many Lebanese who want Hezbollah to disarm, and resent Hezbollah's patrons in Iran and Syria, cannot understand why they are being attacked by Israel's army, and with weapons made in the United States."

* "By deliberately delaying diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire, however, Bush seems to be helping to tear down the independent Lebanese democracy he had taken credit for constructing."

* "Rice should call for an immediate cease-fire while she hammers out agreements on the countries that will supply troops, the mandate they must have to enforce peace, and the schedule for disarming Hezbollah in accordance with UN resolution 1559."

Conclusion: any concerns the big-city papers might have about offending liberal Jewish readers are trumped by their overriding inclination to bash the Bush administration at every opportunity. Back to the drawing Board, Bill!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: billoreilly; bostonglobe; fnc; hezbollah; israel; latimes; lebanon; liberaljews; nytimes
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21 posted on 07/25/2006 7:39:32 AM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

BG=NYT, same paper, different masthead.


22 posted on 07/25/2006 7:39:57 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: jdm

"Sounds like these big-city papers showed some restraint during the first two weeks of conflict, but now the editors have a serious case of ants-in-the-pants and just can't sit still any longer"

That's what I gather as well. Still, I think Bill was at least partly right. What I've heard of his comments referred to the NY Times and it does appear they are sitting this out, editorially. At least for now.


23 posted on 07/25/2006 7:43:01 AM PDT by L98Fiero (I'm worth a million in prizes.)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX; YOUGOTIT; governsleastgovernsbest
American Jews are basilcally lost, adrift at sea, supporting a political party (Democrat) and the MSM that has so long ago abandoned their priorities

I've never really understood this support for the Democrats. Is it possible that it comes down to social policy, abortion and gun control?

24 posted on 07/25/2006 7:48:30 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Thy Will Be Done.)
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To: MEG33

A while back (a year ago?) someone posted an article about a trend in Muslim comedians. It was a hysterical thread (lots of quick jokes about the routine bombing, etc.). :)


25 posted on 07/25/2006 7:50:10 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Thy Will Be Done.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Conclusion: any concerns the big-city papers might have about offending liberal Jewish readers are trumped by their overriding inclination to bash the Bush administration at every opportunity.

Your conclusion is exactly correct. In the end, the dying, socialist "mainstream" newsrooms will ALWAYS follow the lead of, and do whatever they think is best for, their Democrat party. It is their purpose, their reason for being; it's what they ARE.

You would think O'Reilly has been around long enough to understand this most basic principle.

26 posted on 07/25/2006 7:53:42 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

So what's the big deal?


27 posted on 07/25/2006 7:55:04 AM PDT by marvlus
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To: L98Fiero

Not so regarding the Times. Please see: http://newsbusters.org/node/6560


28 posted on 07/25/2006 7:59:24 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

DOH! Blew that theory out of the water. I do wonder what took them so long, though.


29 posted on 07/25/2006 8:02:43 AM PDT by L98Fiero (I'm worth a million in prizes.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Bill O'Reilly's down to his last strike.

I like your analogy. LMAO.

30 posted on 07/25/2006 8:26:16 AM PDT by Chuck54 (Ann Coulter was right: Liberals - Born to Run)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
So.. as readers or advertisers?

Bill seems to loose his minds on these things from time to time. Like with oil companies.

31 posted on 07/25/2006 8:28:14 AM PDT by mbraynard (I don't even HAVE a mustache!)
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To: edcoil
No - not even close. Before Israel was founded, maybe.

The Jewish population of ISrael is greater than the population of all NY (8 mil).

32 posted on 07/25/2006 8:28:59 AM PDT by mbraynard (I don't even HAVE a mustache!)
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To: Blessed
Reading comprehension alert! He said they were the largest definable block not a majority of the subscribers.

Reading comprehension nazi gets it wrong alert.

I clearly said 'he can't be so stupid as to think Jews ... constitute ... even double digits, percentage-wise.'

33 posted on 07/25/2006 8:31:16 AM PDT by mbraynard (I don't even HAVE a mustache!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Seems to me this isn't our fight. No one asked for our help and our ally seems to have matters in hand.

Let 'em fight it out. Peace through attrition.

Works for me.


34 posted on 07/25/2006 8:51:44 AM PDT by four more in O 4 (God Bless America. Let Freedom Reign.)
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To: mbraynard

This is what you said:"he can't be so stupid as to think that Jews of any stripe constitute a majority of their readership"


35 posted on 07/25/2006 9:07:47 AM PDT by Blessed
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To: proud American in Canada

No, none of these!!! American Jews are too dense to see the changing light. Actually, American Blacks are more apt to change political stripes once they realize the old NYC adage: "S--t Happens", and we've been had by our leaders and the Democrat Party!!!. The Jews are mired in hate and not reality. It is a sickness that will eventually destroy them all!!! Want an example, head down to the Jewish communities in West Palm Beach, Florida, etc., and listen to how they openly verbally bash American Blacks, it's as bad as their hatred for GW Bush!!! Idiots, the whole lot of them!!!


36 posted on 07/25/2006 10:13:49 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

37 posted on 07/25/2006 10:24:34 AM PDT by steve-b ("Creation Science" is to the religous right what "Global Warming" is to the socialist left.)
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To: Blessed
which was followed with an 'or'.

Tell the class what comes after that?

MAybe you aren't 'Blessed' so much as 'Touched.'

38 posted on 07/25/2006 11:44:20 AM PDT by mbraynard (I don't even HAVE a mustache!)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX; proud American in Canada

More Exclamation Points!!!! They help me understand you so much better!!! Maybe you can also try TYPING IN ALL CAPS, TOO!!!!


39 posted on 07/25/2006 11:45:21 AM PDT by mbraynard (I don't even HAVE a mustache!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

No, self loathing Jews are all they have left, which is why they clamour for the continued emasculation of Israel and empathize so with the poor downtrodden savages, excuse me, terrorist Muslims.


40 posted on 07/26/2006 5:29:13 AM PDT by N. Beaujon (http://www.nbeaujon.com)
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