O’Reilly creates a ninth day of Hanukkah.
Despite declaring “victory” in the “War on Christmas” this week, Bill O’Reilly continued to harp on his favorite subject last night with Focus on the Family’s Carrie Gordon Earll. Discussing the group’s “Attack on Christmas 2007” list, Earll mentioned that Old Navy’s catalogue uses the phrase “holiday morning.” O’Reilly then suggested the store may be trying to “incorporate the nine days of Hanukkah in the holiday morning description” as a “marketing tool.” Watch it:
Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration that traditionally begins at sundown, not in the morning.
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Oh for the love of god. What a moron. I swear, I’m embarrassed.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:34 amHe probably noticed the Menorah has 9 candles and assumed Hanukkah was 9 days long.
Time to start learning something about otherreligions, Bill’O.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:34 amBy “Ninth Day of Hanukkah,” O’Reilly was probably referring to the day of “Returnment.” Ya know, as in, gifts.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:34 am(sigh)
December 14th, 2007 at 10:35 amThat man is such a tool…
Obviously, bill-o hasn’t listened to Adam Sandler…
“Eight crazy nights”
December 14th, 2007 at 10:35 amThe ninth day of Hanukah is when everyone gives gifts of soapy luffa sponges dripping with Tahini….
L’ Chayim !!!!!!!
December 14th, 2007 at 10:38 am…and on the 9th day there was great purchasing and merriment was heard througout the land from the merchandisers.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:38 amIt won’t matter once Christianity is declared the National Religion.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:39 amSounds like President Bush just declared war on Christmas by wishing the press “Happy Holidays” at the end of his press conference this morning
December 14th, 2007 at 10:44 amon the ninth day of Hanukkah my true love gave to me…
December 14th, 2007 at 10:46 amnine pundits spinning…
WHERE’S MY MF’IN MENORAH, BILL?
December 14th, 2007 at 10:48 amOn the ninth day of Hanukkah jews accepted jesus christ into their hearts as their lord and savior.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:54 am#12:”On the ninth day of Hanukkah jews accepted jesus christ into their hearts as their lord and savior.”
- - Here endeth the light-hearted posts.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:57 amWhattafreakinmaroon… unbelievable.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:00 am“On the 13th Day of Chistmas, my True Love Brang to Me….13 Loofa bars and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.”
December 14th, 2007 at 11:04 amalright think progress why are you feeding into this nonsense. are you serious you are going to give 3 threads to o’lielly about this stupid shit and there is treason in the white house, recession, kids dying because of no healthcare, a war in iraq that is going to be another germany, korea…….by that we are there forever and first and foremost an administration that is working on bombing iran so he can go down in his sick, demented mind as the wwiii president.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:07 amit would be a cold day in hell if i would ever entertain his ss, sst, sst, stutterin stupid ass.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:09 amIt’s not his religion so why do you expect him to know details like this?
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:07 am
He should STFU when he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Of course if Orally applied that standard he wouldn’t have a show, but the point stands.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:10 amFrank M - I’m an atheist and even I know that.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:10 am#20
DITTO
December 14th, 2007 at 11:12 amFrank M - are you saying Judaism is false?
December 14th, 2007 at 11:14 amI have no idea how many days there are in Hannukah. I have no idea how to spell Hannukah. But if I were going to go on television and espouse theories about marketing, religion, and social engineering, I would definitely look it up first.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:14 am“It’s not his religion so why do you expect him to know details like this? - - Comment by Frank M.”
- - There’s two new things just recently invented: life experiences and books. Dig in.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:15 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
Ya got a bad probelm there Frankie, but being the psuedo Christianist that you are, I’m not surprised. The 1st five books of the Old Testament are actually the Books of Moses.
How can Christianity be based on these false books and be a real religion, or do you reject the OT completely and only pretend you read only the NT?
BTW, Orally is still an idiot.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:16 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
who are you to call anthing false?………the last time i checked the cartoon, alien looking character floating on cloud 9 you all call god ain’t doing shit to fix the problems he created…..let’s not forget you bible lovers he ‘god’ is omniscient, all powerfull and has magical powers farther greater than the chris angel the mind freak…….tonight when you all pray tell him to get to work and fix the f. mess in his holy land and around the world for that matter.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:17 amit’s one thing to be an atheist but another when you religious folks start fighting over who’s religion is better than another.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:19 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
There is no true religion but those that believe in religion are taking over the country and soon not choosing a particular false religion will get you jailed. Ahh the good old days before the enlightenment.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:20 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
No, of course not. You’re comfortable in your womb-like ignorance. You can easily claim ANY religion not your own is a “false religion” and then refuse to learn anything about it for that reason.
Never mind that Muslims and Jews have been battling each other for years. Do you know anything about either Judaism or Islam, Frank? Do you know why they are fighting each other? Or do you just pick a side in the battle based on what your hero neocons tell you and cheer for that side like you’re watching the Super Bowl?
Do you know anything about Islam — the predominant religion in Iraq? Or do you just dismiss it as a “false religion” and therefore consider it unimportant to know anything about the beliefs of the people we are fighting?
Ignorance (lack of knowledge) can be cured. Stupidity (lack of intelligence), not so much. And if you don’t see the benefit of learning about religions having such an impact on world events, you are crossing over into the latter.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:20 amFrank M probably doesn’t bother learning the details of so-called ‘true’ religions either. Was it him or Daryll who went up to my wife the other day and saw her ring, started blathering on about marriage not letting her ’see other people’, then when she said she was bi, suddenly launching into a biblical tyrade.
I’m going to get good milage out of the fool who did chat my wife up then get all religious when she said she was bi…
Got a word for you, Frank. Hypocrite. That’s what you and EVERY OTHER religious right fundamental nutcase, regardless of religion, is.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:21 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of facts.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
I fixed your comment for your. Your welcome.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:22 amsorry franky that was for the christian guy
December 14th, 2007 at 11:22 amy’all are missing the larger point, despite his ignorance. He just basically claimed that the reason Old Navy might use “holiday morning” in their ads is a marketing strategy - that is they are trying to be inclusive. Therefore, at its core, OReilly really does understand that people who use the politically correct “Happy Holidays” are being inclusive, not dissing Xmas. He basically just undercut his whole “War on Christmas” rationale.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:24 ami believe franky is probably trying to say he doesn’t believe in the sectors of religion. whether he believes jesus was in existance i don’t know’
December 14th, 2007 at 11:24 amWhattafreakinmaroon… unbelievable.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — December 14, 2007 @ 11:00 am
considering the source, totally believable!
December 14th, 2007 at 11:26 amwhat’s scary is the number of loyal followers this moron has tuning in to listen to his drivel
ok enough of me being sarcastic with franky. but these christian folks are fricken looooooooony
December 14th, 2007 at 11:28 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
There are no real religions. They are all belief systems. All of them sit on top of the freedom of choice, an inherent right our country’s founding fathers saw as self-evident.
You do not have the right in America to choose what other people will believe in.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:30 amGive him a break, willya? There’s nine freakin’ candles in the Menorrurer…. And that’s all you need to know.
Oh. It’s seven? Why, I’ll be, I never really counted ‘em…
Umm, right, yeah, that’s it: It’s nine on this one. Guess you have to be an insider to know that the one in the middle is just used to light the others. Imagine my confoozion….. Bill O’Lielly likes Chanukah because of the story line: “Hannah’s seven sons were tortured and executed…”
Cheers,
December 14th, 2007 at 11:34 amI for one wouldn’t bother learning details of false religions.
Comment by Frank M — December 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
Ummm, Frank. . . Jesus was a Jew. Are you saying he practiced a false religion?
December 14th, 2007 at 12:06 pmWe should be very grateful for Billo. Trolls only embarrass themseves here, in front of a few dozen people, Billo takes the act to the world, and show that world how dumb Righty dumb really is.
December 14th, 2007 at 12:13 pmkevin (#9) - FWIW - I noticed that too. On the one hand we have that and on the other hand - the holiday card the White House sent out was very religious. Contradiction? What contradiction?
December 14th, 2007 at 12:15 pmyo frankie!
where did you go?
December 14th, 2007 at 12:24 pmFrank, Frank, Frank… you’re really not doing your side any good.
Really.
December 14th, 2007 at 12:45 pmFrank must have been raised by his parents to practice his religion and can’t think beyond that. I guess anyone born to Jewish or Muslim parents must think Jesus is a false God, and rightfully so.
Try reading about other religions and pagan rites Frank, you just might learn something about your own faith.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:07 pmLearn??
By reading????
You crazy moonbats!! what other crazy stuff will you think up just to make the President look bad??
December 14th, 2007 at 1:14 pmLearning from books!?!? That’s just another one of your moonbat liberal talking points!! You’re just repeating what your communist party leaders tell you, because you hate the baby Jesus, and want terrorists to win and chop your head off.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:16 pmTo be fair and balanced, he now needs to create a 13th day of Xmas.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:16 pmCan we please get some goddamn perfected Christians in here to be fair and balanced?
December 14th, 2007 at 1:18 pmAwwww, yer all a buncha haters! Yer making the Baby Jesus cry!!
/snark
December 14th, 2007 at 1:51 pm.
Yo Bill O’Liely,
Is Hanukkah Christian enough for you?
.
December 14th, 2007 at 2:44 pmPinhead Bill’O.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:19 pm