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Why Bill O'Reilly's Attacks on FreeRepublic.com are Unfair [Melanie Morgan]
Move America Forward ^ | 08/01/2007 | Melanie Morgan

Posted on 08/01/2007 11:30:14 AM PDT by Impeach98

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Posted By:
Melanie Morgan
Permalink Why Bill O’Reilly’s Attack on FreeRepublic.com are Unfair

Bill O’Reilly’s been making waves the past few weeks by focusing on the prevalance of ‘hateful’ content at the liberal website, Daily Kos.  O’Reilly is particularly disturbed to see Democratic presidential candidates agreeing to speak at the annual YearlyKos convention that will take place August 2nd through 5th.

To show balance in his reporting, O’Reilly has unfortunately chosen to target the good people who visit the conservative website, www.FreeRepublic.com.  Last night O’Reilly had on his show a friend of mine, Kristinn Taylor, who is a spokesperson for Free Republic, to defend the website from O’Reilly’s criticisms.

To his credit, O’Reilly noted that the amount of controversial content at FreeRepublic pales in comparison to that which appears on a near-daily basis at DailyKos.

As someone who visits FreeRepublic each day, and as someone who has contributed to the website’s fundraising drives, I feel compelled to speak out in defense of FreeRepublic from the critical comments made by O’Reilly. 

FreeRepublic.com was launched in the infancy of the Internet, serving as a source for the sharing of news stories from around the world, and the chance to have an open dialogue on these stories.  Soon thereafter, FReepers (as they are known), used the website to also organize grass roots efforts to allow patriotic Americans to mobilize efforts to make their voices heard in the public square.

As the Chairman of Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, I’ve seen the impact that such efforts have had.  Thousands upon thousands of proud, decent Americans who love their country have become informed of Move America Forward’s countless pro-troop rallies, care package shipments and calls for help to assist the heroic men and women of the United States military thanks to Free Republic.

To equate these decent and noble efforts with those of a website like DailyKos, which routinely denounces the U.S. military and the foundations of liberty that this nation cherishes, is dishonest and unfair.

I won’t stand for that, and I urge all the members and supporters of Move America Forward to show solidarity with the great Americans who participate at FreeRepublic forums. 

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This September FReepers will once again use the FreeRepublic website to organize public displays of support for our troops and their missions in the War on Terror.  This is the kind of good work these people do each and every day, and that deserves the respect and support from all of us who cherish this country and the leadership our nation provides in fighting the forces of tyranny and terrorism.

-- Melanie Morgan
Chairman, Move America Forward
www.MoveAmericaForward.org


TOPICS: Free Republic; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: foxnews; freerepublic; kristinntaylor; melaniemorgan; moveamericaforward; oreilly; popinjay
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1 posted on 08/01/2007 11:30:22 AM PDT by Impeach98
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To: Impeach98

Oops, I somehow left off the “s” in “Attack” in the headline. My bad.


2 posted on 08/01/2007 11:31:36 AM PDT by Impeach98 (Anti-war protestors should try holding rallies in Damascus and Tehran!)
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To: Syncro; kristinn; Jim Robinson

Melanie Morgan on Free Republic - PING!


3 posted on 08/01/2007 11:32:07 AM PDT by Impeach98 (Anti-war protestors should try holding rallies in Damascus and Tehran!)
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To: Impeach98

Thank you Melanie!
Did Rush mention this?


4 posted on 08/01/2007 11:32:20 AM PDT by netmilsmom (To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
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To: Impeach98

When BOR gets something wrong, he tends to get it spectacularly wrong.


5 posted on 08/01/2007 11:32:39 AM PDT by JamesP81 (Keep your friends close; keep your enemies at optimal engagement range)
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To: Impeach98

BOR can kiss my entire patoot.


6 posted on 08/01/2007 11:33:01 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Impeach98

Good for Melanie.

I look for the right wing fall-out to overwhelm BOR.

“No Spin Zone”? Yeah right. FOX is rapidly trying to overtake CBS in the loser rankings.


7 posted on 08/01/2007 11:33:41 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Impeach98

Just read the leftist posing as conservatives over at the O’Reilly video over at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5TEvSNguQ


8 posted on 08/01/2007 11:33:50 AM PDT by Andy from Beaverton (I'm so anti-pc, I use a Mac)
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To: Impeach98
Thnaks for posting...just e-mailed Melanie's piece to O'Reilly...


9 posted on 08/01/2007 11:34:40 AM PDT by pookie18
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To: netmilsmom

Did Rush mention this?

I don’t think so, which is a bit curious.


10 posted on 08/01/2007 11:34:46 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: Impeach98
A breath of fresh air and a dose of not-so-common sense.

Thanks, Melanie.

11 posted on 08/01/2007 11:35:14 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Impeach98; LucyT

Thanks Melanie.


12 posted on 08/01/2007 11:35:26 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Boycott China)
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To: Impeach98

O’Reilly needs a bogeyman on the right so he can pretend to posture in the middle; thus, his groundless, transparent attempts to equate FR with KOS.


13 posted on 08/01/2007 11:35:45 AM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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To: Impeach98

Go Melanie Go


14 posted on 08/01/2007 11:36:19 AM PDT by blitzgig
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To: Impeach98

O’Reilly is a barely informed blowhard. Aside from some occasional amusement he generates when he holds some left-wing loonie’s feet to the fire, he’s a waste of the air time. It doesn’t matter what he thinks...


15 posted on 08/01/2007 11:36:54 AM PDT by Kenton (All vices in moderation. I don't want to overdo any but I don't want to skip any either.)
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To: pookie18

I emailed Melanie the link to this thread so she can see the discussion. She’s a passionate supporter of Free Republic, and was the one who suggested we bring Kristinn Taylor with the Move America Forward team when we took the Gold Star Parents to Iraq in November 2006.


16 posted on 08/01/2007 11:36:56 AM PDT by Impeach98 (Anti-war protestors should try holding rallies in Damascus and Tehran!)
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To: Impeach98

I’m just a Newbie around here, but I gotta say, Great commentary ... and Melanie is so much better lookin


17 posted on 08/01/2007 11:36:57 AM PDT by Diver Dave
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To: Apple Blossom

ping


18 posted on 08/01/2007 11:37:13 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Satan is working both sides of the street in World Socialism and World Courts.)
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To: Impeach98

You GO girl! I am now a Melanie Morgan fan for life.


19 posted on 08/01/2007 11:37:28 AM PDT by joebuck
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To: Impeach98

I wonder if she will be a guest on his show in the near future.


20 posted on 08/01/2007 11:37:35 AM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear..on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
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