And O'Reilly has the right to shame those who are bigots and those like Perdue that are super cowards and dont want to take a position that might be unpopular with the folks who brung him.
O'Reilly is a pompous jackass (or at least he was tonight), but he can say whatever he wants, even with evident distortions and disregard for inconvenient facts (such as the lack of school sanction of the event).
Why would you have a governor express any view on a private affair that involved free association? There are thousands of exclusive gatherings every day in every state. You may be offended by some. You may (and probably do) attend some. There are all women events; all men events (Augusta most notably); all heterosexual events (especially at devoutly religious events); all [pick your religion] events; all [pick your color] events. I don't want the government or head of state involved in decrying or promoting private, free associations. That is coercive in and of itself. Once on that slippery slope, where does it stop? To suggest or imply that a person who advocates a position that government should not regulate or critique private, free associations does not make that person a racist, sexist, homophobe or [pick your pejorative term]. We may find this conduct unsavory or offensive, but it is a lesser evil than letting the governor or PC crowd dictate or legislate our rights as regards association.
Perdue should not take the bait; he was ill-advised to send his aide to be berated by O'Reilly. He behaved like a frenzied demagogue.
As for the "super coward" remark, sometimes it is more courageous to remain silent when to speak is to dignify or lend credence to a baseless position.