O’Reilly Momentarily Joins ‘War on Christmas,’ Says His Show Is Gearing Up ‘For The Holidays’
O’Reilly Momentarily Joins ‘War on Christmas,’ Says His Show Is Gearing Up ‘For The Holidays’
Last night, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly — who has said the phrase “Happy Holidays” is “insulting to Christian America” — announced that his show is gearing up “for the holidays.” After an awkward pause, O’Reilly apparently remembered that we are in the middle of a “War on Christmas” and tried to fix his mistake. He added, “…and Christmas and Chanukah.” Watch it:
O’Reilly didn’t fully recover from his gaffe, stumbling over his own e-mail address and reassuring viewers, “I know my own [web] address.”
Transcript:
How about the website where there is no jabberwocky? Mr. Transition strikes again. Mr. Segue, here I am. www.foxnews.com/oreillyfactor - Gear up for the holidays…and Christmas and Chanukah. And uh, Talking Points Memo. Please e-mail us with pithy comments: oreilly@foxnews.com. OReilly@foxnews co — dot.com. Oreilly@foxnews.com. I know my own address.
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BO is starting to feel the pressure of his relentless idiocy.
November 30th, 2006 at 10:53 amNow again, why am I supposed to care about anything he says?
November 30th, 2006 at 10:53 amNow again, why am I supposed to care about anything he says?
Maybe because the lying liar o’Liely and people just like him have taken control of our national dialogue?
November 30th, 2006 at 10:59 amHe’s got nothing else to talk about.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:05 amIdiot.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:09 amwhat do you people learn here.
Information. You should look into it.
But aside from that, I enjoy reading the funny and snarky comments for one, and hopefully making a few in the process. I also enjoy the occasional poorly written, sloppy and grammatically incorrect comments from the morons on the other side which makes me glad I’m not on it.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:10 amOlilie is no better than the troll’s that hang out here, he does not deserve the space of a thread……Time to flush this terd and ignore all his follower’s….Their only purpose is to stink up the place…..Blessings to everyone else…
November 30th, 2006 at 11:11 amThe saddest thing is:
The war on Christmas doesn’t exist.
Besides, if there WAS a war on Christmas, it would be a purely defensive measure, as Christmas has been at war against sense and sanity for a very long time.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:12 ama bubba da bubba da bubbba babba,
try my product?
November 30th, 2006 at 11:12 amand O-Lie-Ly is an insult to humanity!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:13 amHe obviously is grasping at straws and has nothing of any domestic or international importance to report on these days. He’s washed up…next he’ll be doing a “docudrama on the art of loofah massage”…hahahaha! what a fraud.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:14 am#14
LMAO!!!!
Yep I can see it now…. YUCK!!!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:19 amI started drinking a lot since the 1st time I came here.
Comment by Juan C
Oy.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:19 am15. ok, I’ll admit they really haven’t done anything very good since ‘Starfish’ but this comment really isn’t fair.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:20 amOnly for people who listen to them. I choose not to watch him. It’s only when people pay attention to them and care about what they say that they have any power. As for me, I’d rather watch poker.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:24 amOy.
Comment by Zooey
Yeah…big time. :)
November 30th, 2006 at 11:24 amMe to Juan C. But sometimes I loose it all over the screen and keyboard with the Zooey and BnF funny posts…..LOL…..Blessings
November 30th, 2006 at 11:24 amThe alleged “War” on Christmas exists only in his sick mind. He wants to cause trouble against those of us who still think of it as a holiday of peace, love and charity. He and Johnny Gibson are both idiots and this is why they are losing ratings to Mr. Keith Olbermann.
I’m gonna continue to say “Happy Holidays” as long as I’m alive and Felafel Boy had better get used to it.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:24 amAss-munch.
By the way, the war on Christmas does exist. It is occurring in the parallel universe we call TV and Radio broadcasts.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:25 amEven adding the “and Christmas and Chanukah” doesn’t save O’Reilly because he refuses to buy the “all inclusive” reasoning from others. That is the whole reason stores switch to “happy holidays”…to be more inclusive of shoppers who may be looking for gifts for their own holiday celebrations.
O’Reilly refuses to buy that “excuse” from them because he says this is a Christian country and the mass holiday is Christmas.
Just one more bit of evidence that O’Reilly is a hypocritical wind bag.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:26 amO’Reilly’s “holiday gear” is more insulting to the Christmas spirit than any “happy holiday” comment will ever be. Stuff a loofah in your pie hole, Billy.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:26 amHe’s got nothing else to talk about.
Comment by margaret — November 30, 2006 @ 11:05 am
You mean he’s got nothing else to talk about that won’t make him look like an ass…..
Except he just made himself look like an ass…. whoops!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:27 amBOR relentlessly shills products for “the holidays” on his radio show. The guy’s full of — well, let’s be generous and say, frankincense and myrrh. After all, it’s the holidays…
November 30th, 2006 at 11:32 amNice to see that Bill O’Really? can manage to bring hate to the birthday of the Prince of Peace. You just know every time he mentions “War on Christmas”, Baby Jesus cries.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:35 amHAPPY HOLIDAYS
(ooops)
November 30th, 2006 at 11:36 amThe look on BO’s face. He just sat on something…
November 30th, 2006 at 11:37 amhmmmmmmmmmm……..
maybe even bill does not believe his own crap…..
(at least where profit is involved that is –i.e. typical republican)
November 30th, 2006 at 11:45 amThe look on BO’s face. He just sat on something…
Comment by ForTruth
I was thinking an horrible Botox accident.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:47 amHappy Holidays, Bingo.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:47 amBecause Christ Loves Wars!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:47 am…and all those evil and degenerate people who celebrate New Year’s!
You’ve got to excuse me–I’ve got to start putting up my holly and mistletoe, put up the evergreen wreath, and decorate my pine tree with little hanging figures of Odin!
Yuletide greetings, everyone!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:48 amIt’s OK, William’s audience is so elderly, they probably enjoy seeing him flounder in confusion, makes em feel right at home.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:48 amLooks like the O’Reilly camp has lost the war on Christmas (and Iraq). Maybe God is not on their side?
November 30th, 2006 at 11:49 amspeaking of slip ups, dude how much ritalin or maybe meth must they have Bush on to keep him from slipping up and saying “civil war” instead of “sectarian fighting” over and over?
I’m utterly shocked he hasnt apparently let the smaller, simpler and much easier on the tounge/intellect phrase slip from his mouth.. I can see Rove in the oval office.. “Remember Georgie!!! DONT EVER say the name CIVIL WAR or it will turn into one… it wont be as long as you never ever say its name… EVER!”…. I think there may be something to my theory, because I havent ever heard him even say “civil war”.. even in the context of “its NOT a civil war”… he just keeps ducking the question every time it comes up…
if it is meth they’ve got him on, it must have been an old batch from Haggard… better get another hookup soon… maybe Foley can hook him up… I hear homosexuality and drug addiction are intertwined diseases…
November 30th, 2006 at 11:49 amCan’t wait for Tet, when O’Drooly will declare war on Buddhism!
November 30th, 2006 at 11:50 amBO IS a horrible Botox accident.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:51 amDr Benway - unfortunately you are correct. The bastards have turned the phrase “Merry Christmas” into some kind of in-your-face political statement. You can’t make this stuff up!
It may take more wine to survive the season this year than usual.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:51 amIn my simple (feeble minded) observation, the word holiday has the two words Holy, and Day, combined.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:51 amAs in: Holyday.
So, (o’)really, what is this Christmas Holyday all about, anyways?
I’m sensing a pattern here, is Daryll O’reilly’s on-line alter ego?
#45 - I’ve seen Daryll channel O’Reilly right here on this sight.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:54 amIt’s not pretty.
Yeah, and obviously the Daryll Factor is now spilling over into television land…
November 30th, 2006 at 12:00 pmSounds like Bill’s supporting his annual War on Hanukkah!
November 30th, 2006 at 12:00 pmBO IS a horrible Botox accident.
Comment by ForTruth
True, but his mouth keeps moving, so it actually could be worse.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:01 pmA monthly shot of Botox to O’Reilly’s lips and tongue would not qualify as a “horrible” anything. It would be “Happy Holidays” all year round.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:11 pm“…Olilie is no better than the troll’s that hang out here…he does not deserve the space of a thread…Comment by Sharon Cox — November 30, 2006 @ 11:11 am”
I for one like it. I think O’Falafel is the funniest of all the lunatics on the Reichwing. He is my daily dose of laughter, and laughter is the best medicine.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:20 pmHaw! Haw!….. I just couldn’t resist.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:21 pmI can’t wait until this nitwit loses his show. What a loser.
He reminds me of the Mr. Foreman character on ‘That 70’s Show’, except Red isn’t a dumbass like O’Really.
November 30th, 2006 at 1:03 pmFrankly, posting this kind of information on O’Reilly is just free publicity for him which has nothing to do with any of the far more important issues impacting us. I don’t read websites or postings about Britany Spears or Paris Hliton either. The man is obviously an idiot..case closed. Maybe TP posts this kind of nonsense for comedy relief?
November 30th, 2006 at 1:13 pmFor an example…the thread regarding Dafur that was posted on Nov. 29th has a “whole” 17 comments. This one…so far is up to 54. Like it or not people, this does reflect some priorities among us.
November 30th, 2006 at 1:17 pmBilly makes for good entertainment. You can’t script comedy that is as good as his show. What makes it even better is the fact that he actually takes his BS seriously.
I keep tabs on the garbage he spouts, then when I hear nitwits that mindlessly repeat his arguments I call them out as being O’Reilly watchers while at the same time I obnoxiously laugh at them.
It really gets under their skin, but I think O’Reilly fans deserve it for being the idiots that they are.
November 30th, 2006 at 1:26 pmHe is the embodiment of air pollution. Let’s cut him loose now.
November 30th, 2006 at 2:36 pmIt was only a matter of time before this loser accidentally atacked himself. Nice work, you waste.
November 30th, 2006 at 2:38 pmHe said ‘holidays’? He’s ’secular-ness’ makes baby Jesus cry! Yeah?
November 30th, 2006 at 2:43 pmAgain, will someone please ask the “War on Christmas” crowd if they will request these stores close on Christmas and Easter?
November 30th, 2006 at 2:53 pm“gearing up for the holidays…and Christmas and Channakuh”
What holidays are there besides those two? I doubt we’ll see the vast array of O’reilly Kwanzaa gear. O’reilley new year’s booze kit..to get ya all splotchy-faced like the Spin-ster himself.
Maybe he meant Boxing Day…so he can be all generous to his servants with his leftovers like crap-lipped Stossel says all the rich people be.
November 30th, 2006 at 3:19 pmwow bill, this gaffe means the SPs must be winning, or something. our psy-ops units are apparently far more effective than we imagined, since, you know, they dont exist ‘n stuff.
November 30th, 2006 at 5:32 pmWhy the face of this pundit reminds me so much the movie “Bird’s Cage”?
November 30th, 2006 at 5:52 pmEvil Spaniard,
Could it be the eyebrows? :)
November 30th, 2006 at 6:16 pm#64 Yes, they seem so artificial… Or maybe is the glossy lipstick it uses…
November 30th, 2006 at 6:21 pm… or maybe the rosy cheeks …
November 30th, 2006 at 6:23 pm…or the wrong color makeup…
November 30th, 2006 at 8:25 pmWe should probably read up on our history. Christmas was never supposed to be in the winter, but sometime in the spring. But there was no mistake in putting it where it is. It was pu there for the sole purpose of hiding behind the major Roman holiday, so that any christian celebration would not be noticed, as that would probably mean death.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:34 pmgeez, whomever posted this is a freaking retard. i’m so sick of all this O’Reilly bashing, taking stuff out of context and trying desperately to pin a mistake on him, even if it’s irrelevant. the O’Reilly’s stance is that the INTENTIONAL use of “Happy Holidays” as to exclude the religious association is offensive to Christians who are celebrating is as such. Especially when 80% of Americans are Christian and these same stores are benefiting from their CHRISTMAS purchases.
December 1st, 2006 at 12:45 amwesley;
Is B.O’. really so pitiful that you feel the need to defend his dishonesty?
December 1st, 2006 at 1:09 amUmmm… I agree with Wesley on the previous post.
December 1st, 2006 at 1:17 amDustin:
Good for you:
December 1st, 2006 at 2:22 amGood luck with that.
It is most likely that Jesus was born in March, so is it a christian war on Christmas then trying to turn it into a celebration of someone’s birthday 3 months too soon?
December 1st, 2006 at 4:47 amComment by DickVanVinster
December 1st, 2006 at 8:23 amCOWARD!
This post is totally stupid… That is his natural dialog and there was no awkward pause.
December 1st, 2006 at 10:14 amJust the other day he said that Iraq wasnt a civil war, but was more like the Baltics during the Clinton administration. Thats BALKANS BillO, not BALTICS.
December 1st, 2006 at 3:24 pm. the O’Reilly’s stance is that the INTENTIONAL use of “Happy Holidays†as to exclude the religious association
uhhhh…. how does happy holidays “exclude” religion? how many holidays after thanksgiving arent religious?
if anything, uhm happy holidays is more INCLUSIVE than merry christmas, and of course inclusiveness is something anyone who seriously follows O rile-ey is against…
December 2nd, 2006 at 12:57 pmWe have suffered more than 2,300 combat deaths in Iraq so far. Not one was in vain. Not one.
put down the pipe dude. exactly what is it they are accomplishing? the fraudently elected president tells them to go empower a radical islamic idealogy by turning over an entire country to them and you support that?
Second, no soldier dies in vain who goes to war by virtue of the Constitution he swears to defend.
for the motherland, right? do you know enough about World War II to comfortably say the German soliders wern’t fighting for thier constituion because of a leader chosen by “the people”?
nobody cares who you hate.
you arent important. you’ve been marginalized. im sorry to tell you that the world is waking from the sick conquerers meth dream the people you support espouse. i know you hate education which is why you idiots criticize colleges… they are places that enourage thought.. something you’re against… but i suggest if you want to spend your life doing something more productive, maybe put the janitors mop down and go back and finish high school…
that way maybe someday, someone will care what you think.
December 2nd, 2006 at 1:09 pmThe way I see it, Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings are just identical as Merry Christmas is.
That’s why we call this joyous time of year the Holiday Season, as it consists of 3 holidays and not just one: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. (Those who celebrate Hannukah and Kwanzaa can make it 5)
December 3rd, 2006 at 4:09 pmYou should listen to this guy, Atleast he loves his country unlike all of you hippies!
December 10th, 2006 at 5:46 pmwho is paying for this extensive rescue mission for the three hikers that took it upon themselves to make this choice which turned out to be a dangerous time? Sorry, but I hope my tax dollars are not among the funds expended.
December 17th, 2006 at 4:22 pm[…] It’s Christmas tonight and I’m sure Pat Robertson, John Gibson and Bill O’Reilly are thankful that big city liberals like myself have not entirely destroyed the holiday. It was on our list to do this year, but with the gay agenda (I’m on two committees for that) and supporting terrorists (vote Democrat!), we just couldn’t dedicate enough time to our War on Christmas. As a result, the American Family Association won a unique victory while we were distracted. […]
December 26th, 2006 at 3:23 am