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Bill O’Reilly slanders Ronald Reagan
The Washington Post ^ | November 5 | George Will

Posted on 11/07/2015 11:18:50 AM PST by TBP

Bill O’Reilly and his collaborator, Martin Dugard, will distort public understanding of Ronald Reagan’s presidency more than hostile but conscientious scholars could.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billoreilly; blowhard; bozoscholars; georgewill; hatchetjob; killingreagan; loofah; lyingauthors; oreilly; pompousass; reagan; ronaldreagan; will
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To: lonestar

Ask the ex-Mrs. O’Reilly about him, to get the real score.

(Inside info: my nephew was a classmate of Bill’s at Chaminade and gets the real L.I. alumni scoop on the famous grad of the “All-Boys” exclusive school.)


21 posted on 11/07/2015 11:53:39 AM PST by miserare ( "What difference does it make?"~~Benghazi Hil)
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To: FreeReign

When everyone hates everyone its hard to keep things straight


22 posted on 11/07/2015 11:55:39 AM PST by woofie
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To: TBP

After hearing about the dust-up on O’Reilly’s show last night, I decided to tune in and watch it, anticipating it might serve up some good comedic “hack-versus-hack” entertainment.

It did.


23 posted on 11/07/2015 11:55:52 AM PST by greene66
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To: onyx

YES!!!!

Do not challenge the Anointed One...the expert on everything Catholic and American—Bill O’Reilly.

(Ask Nassau County P.D. about Mr. and ex-Mrs. O’R and their calls to the O’R abode in years gone by. Yes, I also have relatives on the Nassau Cty. P.D. Benefits of belonging to an extra-large NY Catholic family...my network out there on LI is great.)


24 posted on 11/07/2015 11:59:45 AM PST by miserare ( "What difference does it make?"~~Benghazi Hil)
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To: InterceptPoint

Will knows what he was doing

The book sounds like trash ....The premiss being that Reagan was out of it during most of his presidency

I voted for Reagan ‘s Second term

Before that I went along with the liberal crowd (it was the thing to do) I never had any doubts about Reagan’s competency and I do not think that people in his administration doubted him either


25 posted on 11/07/2015 12:03:49 PM PST by woofie
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To: DoughtyOne
He gets no credit from me for it.

Nor from me. I thought I made that clear. Do you understand that?

But defending Reagan isn't about giving Will credit.

26 posted on 11/07/2015 12:06:18 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: woofie
The book sounds like trash ....The premiss being that Reagan was out of it during most of his presidency

Yes that was exactly BOR's premiss.

When did RR have the prostate operation? I think it was 1981.

27 posted on 11/07/2015 12:07:50 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: woofie
When everyone hates everyone its hard to keep things straight

It's a cult of personality thing.

28 posted on 11/07/2015 12:09:37 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: TBP

I bought BOR’s first book and then stood in line to get him to sign it. It was so poorly written I never could finish it.


29 posted on 11/07/2015 12:11:21 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: baltiless
You do know that Will got in a bit of trouble in 1980 for coaching Reagan prior to the Carter debate and then going on the air afterwards to praise Reagan? It was a fairly serious conflict of interest. His wife, mentioned in this column, held a couple of positions in the Reagan administration. In no way could be be reasonably called anti-Reagan.

You might be right. But I do remember Will being pro Baker and pro Bush in 1980.

30 posted on 11/07/2015 12:18:25 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign
What does Will do when accused of being a GOPe shill? He points to things like what he said yesterday. "Oh, that's silly, why I was just defending Reagan on Friday." Now, back to trashing the guy out there hawking Reagan's platform.

He likes to pretend he's a Conservative, and I'm not buying it. Would we praise Obama for praising Reagan? No. We'd see him for exactly what he was doing. Same with Will.

31 posted on 11/07/2015 12:21:02 PM PST by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. (Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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To: miserare

Oh my!
That sounds like it was most delicious!
IIRC, that would be Maureen, who left BOR for a policeman, right?


32 posted on 11/07/2015 12:27:56 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATION NOW - GO MONTHLY IF YOU POSSIBLY & RELIABLY CAN!)
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To: TBP

I just watched this exchange. I don’t like Will, but BOR was disgraceful.

As usual, he asks a question and then doesn’t allow a person to respond before he butts in and starts yelling.

BOR is a major ass. That is why I do not watch his Show.


33 posted on 11/07/2015 12:29:11 PM PST by dforest
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To: TBP

You can’t slander someone in a book. If it’s printed it’s called libel. Slander is a verbal communication.


34 posted on 11/07/2015 12:30:56 PM PST by euram
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To: TBP

$


35 posted on 11/07/2015 12:32:27 PM PST by duffee (No money to the Mississippi Republican Party as long as joe nosef is chairman)
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To: woofie

Will knows what he was doing
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No doubt. You are undoubtedly correct with respect to the actual facts about Reagan.

But Will has Damaged the Franchise a bit. And that applies to both Fox and O’Reilly. It’s not generally good practice to throw rocks like that around Fox News.

But my respect for George Will has creeped up from 2 out of 10 to 3 out of 10.


36 posted on 11/07/2015 12:35:50 PM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: SaxxonWoods

I saw the dust up—I saw Bill’s hands were shaking—the paper he had was shaking as if Bill had a disease or something. Bill was really shook. That’s because Will was right on this one—Bill was sloppy in his history for a change. At least Bill didn’t call Will a “Pinhead”.


37 posted on 11/07/2015 12:36:08 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: USS Alaska

Howard Beale redux.


38 posted on 11/07/2015 12:36:45 PM PST by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: USS Alaska

Howard Beale redux.


39 posted on 11/07/2015 12:36:46 PM PST by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: bigbob

Will needs to take a pill

he also runs down Trump


40 posted on 11/07/2015 12:36:57 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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