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O'Reilly Responds on Air to Jim Robinson and Michelle Malkin
Thursday, May 28, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 05/28/2009 6:21:24 PM PDT by kristinn

(Note: this report is a paraphrase based on memory, not tape. Any inaccuracies will be corrected down thread by me or other FReepers.)

Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly responded on The Factor tonight to criticisms of his attacks last night on Free Republic and Hot Air by the sites' respective founders, Jim Robinson and Michelle Malkin. The segment last night was on reaction by right and left wing websites on the Judge Sotomayor nomination to the Supreme Court. Free Republic was singled out for an obnoxious comment about Sotomayor being diabetic. Hot Air was singled out for an impolitic strongly worded appeal to block her nomination.

O'Reilly noted Malkin's reaction made on Fox and Friends this morning and Robinson's comments which were posted on Free Republic and e-mailed to The Factor.

O'Reilly agreed that both had points but that the sites should better monitor their comments as he does at his site and that O'Reilly would hold both right and left wing sites accountable.

Hot Air complained that the comment singled out by O'Reilly was labeled a 'blog' entry rather than a comment, thereby leaving the impression it was made by one of the site's official posters.

Jim Robinson's response was boiled down to Jim calling O'Reilly "an elitist gasbag" and noting that offending comments sometimes get past the moderators. O'Reilly did not inform his viewers that Mr. Robinson is a diabetic who has lost family to the disease.

The segment aired about forty minutes into the program tonight.

FR threads one and two.

Video of last night's Factor segment.

Jim Robinson's response

Michelle Malkin on Fox and Friends.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
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To: Brad's Gramma; kristinn
#248...Thank goodness for video!...what an elite gasbag!

Just unbelievable!!!!

kristinn, you shoulda run this video at the top of the thread.....no words necessary.

281 posted on 05/29/2009 4:47:06 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: xzins

“Honestly, folks, and I’ve watched O’Reilly for some time, and I still do listen to him while I surf the net, because my background TV is generally tuned to Fox, the quality of MOST Fox news programs has really nose-dived WITH THE EXCEPTION of the new Glen Beck show.

Whether O’Reilly, Hannity, Baird, you name it, they all use these cycled and recycled talking heads...”

And they all report the SAME stories. BORING.... Beck is the only one who finds different stories. It is refreshing to watch him. He must have a good staff with motivation.


282 posted on 05/29/2009 4:47:50 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
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To: kristinn

...Hmmm, save for later debate...


283 posted on 05/29/2009 5:07:13 AM PDT by gargoyle (...66.7% , A good round number...)
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To: kristinn; All

O’Reilly Flips Out. One of the most viewed videos on YouTube. Pretty funny, but some very strong language, so keep away from children!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY


284 posted on 05/29/2009 5:10:45 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
O’Reilly loves to equate the use of the word “Hussein” in a single blog post, to argue that blogs like Hot Air, or FR are no different that the profanity / hate filled DU or the Kos.
285 posted on 05/29/2009 5:10:49 AM PDT by NavVet ( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
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To: kristinn
I would prefer FR be censored for profanity and nudity, but certainly not opinion, regardless of how offensive it might seem. Sterilizing the comments for BOR’s consumption works equally against us because of the claims that we hide our extremists.
286 posted on 05/29/2009 5:14:45 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (If you haven't purged you company of 0bama supporters, you are part of the problem.)
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To: fatima
never ping me

You pinged me...#148 link

????

287 posted on 05/29/2009 5:19:08 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain, Pro Deo et Patria)
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To: kristinn

O’Reilly generates so much HOT AIR ,that if O’Reilly lived earlier, the Germans would NOT have needed to use Hygrogen for The HINDENBERG and the Catastrophe at Lake Hurst would have been prevented! :-)


288 posted on 05/29/2009 5:23:37 AM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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To: FloridianBushFan

Republicans and conservatives always being concerned with “showing class” is what got us into this mess, with wimps more concerned with “reaching across the aisle” than saving the Republic. When a bully continues to beat up on someone, sometimes the best response is to punch back.


289 posted on 05/29/2009 5:33:11 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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Marked to read later


290 posted on 05/29/2009 5:36:00 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: tina07

I’m going to disagree in that Kirsten Powers does not follow the party line up and down. Having read some of her columns, she is at least speaking in her own voice.

What she drinks in her free time, I don’t know. LOL


291 posted on 05/29/2009 5:55:28 AM PDT by romanesq
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To: NavVet

BOR has become his word of the day. Was the selection yesterday irony.
He’s sadly become a voice that once was mainstream to one that is full of himself. He’s the new Geraldo.

He’s thrilled with his paycheck and thinks it means greatness. It happens all the time.

Frankly, he makes conclusions on FR and admits he doesn’t go on the internet “thingy.” Admits to this world being foreign to him yet he can make sweeping generalizations without even knowing what he’s talking about.

His smirking “apology” and other comments were telling in his condescension. Nothing more.

I’ll side with Jim Robinson any day. That’s a great American who I will support.

BOR has become his own favorite entertainer. Stick to quiz shows Bill. That’s more your speed.


292 posted on 05/29/2009 6:01:47 AM PDT by romanesq
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To: GnuHere
“But enough about me, what do YOU think about me?”

LOL...one of my all-time favorite movie lines. It says so much!

293 posted on 05/29/2009 6:06:35 AM PDT by truthkeeper (Take me back to Black-and-White.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
O'Reilly needs to get back to his roots.

And let Glenn Beck take that 8PM EST slot.

294 posted on 05/29/2009 6:08:52 AM PDT by McGruff (Bumper sticker I saw on a older pickup, "Eat my Carbon")
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To: PhilDragoo

Whatta Gasbag !!!


295 posted on 05/29/2009 6:30:28 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (2008: The year the Media died. --Sean Hannity, regarding Barack HUSSEIN ObaMao's treatment ...)
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To: Blogger

O’R: “Freerepublic.com is probably the roughest right wing web site.” (Can someone make a banner for that quote?)

Bottom line...O’R wants all the sites left and right to “moderate” to his liking? Pro censorship Bill? Huffington already censors everyone (really thought that one through, eh, Bill?) You won’t be happy til everyone censors to your opinion?

Politically incorrect, obnoxious comments exist on every site that allows commenters - grow up!


296 posted on 05/29/2009 6:36:35 AM PDT by jilliane
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To: jilliane
Politically incorrect, obnoxious comments exist on every site that allows commenters - grow up!

Don't ever view the comments on Yahoo! You'll need a shower afterwards.

297 posted on 05/29/2009 6:37:50 AM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: jilliane

And F.R. is tame compared to D.U. , H.P, and Kos. Get on their case. We police our own very well, thank you bloviator.


298 posted on 05/29/2009 6:44:12 AM PDT by Blogger (It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. - Ben Franklin)
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To: kristinn

If Bill were half as smart as he thinks he is, he’d be twice as smart as everyone knows him to be.


299 posted on 05/29/2009 6:45:57 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: truthkeeper
“...he's unbelieveably dense most of the time.”

Nothing makes that clearer than when he has Dennis Miller on. He steps all over his punch lines and doesn't get most of his jokes. Yet he still insists on trying to go toe to toe with Miller with what he believes to be clever quips. Watch Miller's face during some of these exchanges. You can see he's thinking you pompous ass you have no idea what I'm talking about.

300 posted on 05/29/2009 6:52:22 AM PDT by Barb4Bush (God help us all!)
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