O’Reilly: Can we arrest Obama spokesman Bill Burton ‘for being mean’ to Megyn Kelly?
By on Oct 29th, 2008 at 11:23 am
O’Reilly: Can we arrest Obama spokesman Bill Burton ‘for being mean’ to Megyn Kelly?
On Monday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly interviewed Bill Burton, a spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). As she repeated the right-wing talking points alleging Obama has a “socialist” agenda, Burton criticized Fox’s constant coverage of the ridiculous claims. After Kelly described the interview to Bill O’Reilly last night, O’Reilly lept to her defense, wondering — slightly in jest — whether they could “arrest Burton and charge him with anything for being mean to Megyn.” Watch it:
In 2006, O’Reilly infamously threatened a caller into his radio show with “a little visit” from “Fox security” for having the audacity to utter Keith Olbermann’s name.
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Mean? Him? She was the one that needed a leash.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:27 amUh, no, he wasn’t mean to Kelly. I couldn’t watch more than three minutes of that interview. She was hostile to Bill Burton.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amWhy on earth does any entity, including TP, continue to post stories about the ridiculousness of the Fixed News Channel? Is it primarily to make us laugh? If so it may have value. If not, then its a huge waste of everyone’s time. Why not focus on things that really matter instead of giving space to the foolishness that is spewed out daily in the name of “news” from those jerks?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amI realize that O’Reilly was probably kidding with his customary tastelessness, but I am truly amazed that he and the rest of the Fox crew seem to have a bizarre sense of entitlement — they can say whatever they want (even blatant lies), and nobody else can criticize them, question them, or rebut them. If they do, they should be shut down, arrested, or intimidated into submission.
Would somebody explain to me how this isn’t fascism? Trolls?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amHeaven forbid that anyone actually question the ‘truth’!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amWhat in the world will Fox News do when they no longer have the government on their side once the Democrats are in power?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:30 amFox Security
October 29th, 2008 at 11:31 amAfter Obama wins the Presidency maybe he can work with Congress to pass legislation that will close the loopholes that allow FOX/PRAVDA from spreading their neocon propaganda under the guise of “news”.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amHey, O’Rumbass just can’t get over that neo-Nazis like him will be out of power soon. He’ll go on and on for a few more months and then have to figure out if he needs to emigrate to Australia.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amahhhhh… Is the big-headed meanie mad that someone else is being mean to a woman and its not him?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amI get most of my news from blogs and NPR, so this is an honest question: is there any other network besides Fox where the hosts/journalists routinely talk over or shout at or attempt to shut up their guests/interviewees?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amHe’s a legend in his own mind. All these Fauxians will watch their ratings tank as the next administration explains the cost of cleaning up the mess the reichwing has made our nation.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amAfter Kelly described the interview to Bill O’Reilly
– - Yeah, cuz O’Reilly isn’t interested in watching anyone else on his channel and has no clue how to use the YouGoogleTubesWeb.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:33 amI thought SHE needed a muzzle. She was doing a great imitation of that Florida woman who attacked Biden. I guess they figured out a way to get some extra press for themselves.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:34 amCan we arrest O’Really for his hate rhetoric that has lead to hate crimes against humanity??
October 29th, 2008 at 11:34 amIt’s going to be a bright sun shiny day when Obama wins the White House and FOX has to actually earn their press credentials.
Perhaps lying to the AMerican public to get us into a war of choice inorder to control oil , resulting in the deaths of 1 1/2 million people (including Americans)could be seen as a punishable offence as well as treasonous ?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:34 amThis I say and NOT in jest !
When do we get to arrest Brillo for being a fascist pig?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:36 amBillO is such a slug. Wouldn’t it be great to see BillO shoot his mouth off while face to face with Burton, and watch Burton get “mean” and kick BillO’s ass?
I mean, that’s a fight I’d pay to see.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:36 amBurton actually did a pretty good job in the face of the ignoramus Kelly.
As for Billo — as my grandma would say “jacasse!”
Fox is going to continue this slanderous reporting of the news as they see it for the next 4-8 years at least. They will find more bloviating Glenn Becks, Megyn Kellys and maybe even Sarah Palins to fill their air time with libelous remarks.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:37 amJust what we need more of in America — a TV channel devoted to racists, bigots, and blind hatred.
thanks, shoeless, #7… lol
October 29th, 2008 at 11:38 amSay, isn’t that Joe the Plumber next to the guy with the funny hat?
Ah…
I miss the days when our benchmark for vacuity and vitriol was only Dr. Laura.
I miss those days.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:42 amAll the doors at FAUX must be shaped like T’s in order for these people to get their big ass heads through the door. You can also bet they have a ‘get your composure’ room for the frigging WATB’s.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:42 amFrom that look in BillO’s eye, it looks like Megyn is gonna be tangling with the business end of a falafel real soon…
October 29th, 2008 at 11:42 amCan Billo take some of that 10 million a year and buy some common sense? What a PRICK!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:43 amFox News has completely gone off the deep-end now into the tank for McCain and the GOP. Gotta wonder what is in it for them any longer.
BTW, can anyone tell if this is an actual news agency home page (FOX) or a Drudge aggregator? You gotta be kidding …
October 29th, 2008 at 11:49 amDrats, the link didn’t work
October 29th, 2008 at 11:50 amI can’t get past the caption at the bottom of the screen.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:52 am‘America’s Election HQ’ ?!?
I’m not sure whether to laugh, or vomit.
ahistoricality Says:
I get most of my news from blogs and NPR, so this is an honest question: is there any other network besides Fox where the hosts/journalists routinely talk over or shout at or attempt to shut up their guests/interviewees?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
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What? You’ve never heard Steve Inskeep or Diane Rehm tell their guests to shut up and threaten to cut their mikes?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:54 amSure, Dild, you can have him arrested…
IF… we can have YOU arrested for being a corrupt, delusional windbag…
You’re giving me a bad name here Dild… Being Stupid ain’t what it used to be…
Sheesh…
October 29th, 2008 at 11:57 amKeith H. Says:
I can’t get past the caption at the bottom of the screen.
‘America’s Election HQ’ ?!?
I’m not sure whether to laugh, or vomit.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:52 am
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It is an odd choice of words, now that I think about it. I mean, a “headquarters” in a military or business sense is the command center – the place from which troops are commanded and directives are issued.
So wouldn’t an “Election Headquarters” be the place where the conduct and outcome of the election is decided, rather than the place where it’s merely reported on?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:58 amcan we have billy
arrested for being
mean to andrea mackris?
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just asking.
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thank you.
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:58 amHoping for a steep decline in ratings for Fox once the Dems take control. The Dems should boycott Fox en masse.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:59 amPayback is the ultimate bi**h
ahistoricality Says
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I get most of my news from blogs and NPR, so this is an honest question: is there any other network besides Fox where the hosts/journalists routinely talk over or shout at or attempt to shut up their guests/interviewees?
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Well, let’s see — over at MSNBC, I can honestly say I can’t imagine Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, or Chris Matthews doing such a thing. And I’ve never heard of Larry King operating that way over on CNN (can’t say anything about Glenn Beck — I’ve never watched him, and I understand he’s going over to Fox anyway).
Hmmm…not even over at Comedy Central does this behavior exist. Stephen Colbert is a PARODY of Bill O’Reilly and he doesn’t even do it.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:02 pmGood point, after the last two it must be easy for them to feel as if they’re in control at their command center.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:02 pmtrollsbwild Says:
Hoping for a steep decline in ratings for Fox once the Dems take control. The Dems should boycott Fox en masse.
Payback is the ultimate bi**h
October 29th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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Not gonna happen. Fox is going to turn from the pro-administration cheerleader it is now back to the anti-administration hate machine it was during the Clinton years.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:03 pmArrest? Maybe Bildo the Falafel Stalker Pervert should have been the one arrested for his actions….but he can just pay off his victim, now can’t he.
Go sit on a huge d**do till you pass out, pervert.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:04 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
Not gonna happen. Fox is going to turn from the pro-administration cheerleader it is now back to the anti-administration hate machine it was during the Clinton years.
Rush Limbaugh wouldn’t have a career without Bill Clinton, and Fox News certainly used Clinton to springboard their operation. Once Obama is in office, you can count on 100% 24/7 anti-Obama programming. And the same red-meat audience they have now will continue to watch because they’re so desperate for affirmation.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:08 pmWhy would anyone watch Fox anyway ?? Billo is just that.. a clown.Whats 100% worse in Hannity… talking about a non stop obama bashing….
October 29th, 2008 at 12:10 pmO’Liely’s problem is that he has to think with his little head because his big head is firmly implanted in a dark hole. Who really cares or has time to waste on such drivel? I would rather watch paint dry or grass grow, in Arizona even, than stoop (that metaphor isn’t strong enough; it probably should be dig or drill) to his level.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:14 pmCan someone give oliar a knuckle sandwich in that smug mugof his.?tony and lido
October 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pmI’ve seen Stephen Colbert shout over his guests but usually the guest is laughing.
Bildo was one Letterman Monday night and he’s such a coward he was hyperventilating. Letterman even asked him if he was alright. Loser.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:20 pmHey Oriely can we arrest you for being a pervert? Yes we can you low life pig. You are the one who was sued for sexual harrassment, you jerk. Why don’t those stupid womena t Fox talk about that? Because they are nothing more than a bunch of propaganda morons like you. Bill you are a total loser who shouldn’t have a job because of your sexual harrassment of that producer who used to work for you. Fox noise should have fire you for being a pervert.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:21 pmBy the way Kelly is a pinhead and I’d act mean to her too if she asked stupid questions of me.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:23 pmMegyn Kelly is Bill O’Reilly in drag. Anyone who watched that interview knows exactly what I’m talking about.
Just saying . . .
October 29th, 2008 at 12:24 pmCan O’Reilly be arrested for being terminally stupid?
October 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pmLast time I checked, you couldn’t get arrested for being mean.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pmSarah Palin, Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Michelle Bachmann, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Barbara West.
A gaggle of blathering nabobs spewing misinformation and lies across the networks. These women who are the female face/voice of the GOP and are a main reason why a large majority of women in this nation tend to vote Democrat. They care only about amassing more money and power for themselves and have NO concern for the plight of the average working women and the issues that matter most to them.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:29 pmO’Reilly is fighting for his job so he’ll say anything now. Glen Beck the drug/drunk is taking over the idiot spot on Fox. Now O’Reilly has to now to his insane act to get attention.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:34 pmHow sexist of Billo. It seemed to me that Megyn Kelly was perfectly capable of handling herself. Billo’s side of the aisle will never accept women as fully human beings until an exchange like this is passed by without comment.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:34 pmThis socialist talking point wont gather any weight because it was Bush, Paulson and Bernanke [Republicans all] that wanted the socialist bailout.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:36 pmThose two are giving the Irish a bad name.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pmAs for O’Reilly, I ignore him.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pmBillo represents the model for many repubs. They will not tolerate any differing opinion and view it as their obligation to squash anyone who holds such an opinion. Their world created GWB and allowed an unintelligent fool to become President because they are willing to attack via the press and other media anyone who disagrees with them. Arresting someone for possessing a differing point of view is only the next step.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:42 pmWhat’s with these female “reporters” who get creamed by the Obama campaign then running right to O’Reilly? Can’t they stand up for themselves. Do they need Big Daddy O’Reilly to stand up for them? I am so glad to finally see Democrats stand up to Faux Noise and all other RNC Talking Points reporters. When they stand up to these faux reporters, they show the world how biased and silly those so-called “reporters” are.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:56 pm#6, misshusseinmolly
What in the world will Fox News do when they no longer have the government on their side once the Democrats are in power?
The same as they did to President Clinton. They will deluge their audience with fake scandals and outrage over every action President Obama takes.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pm‘Arrest and charge him with ANYTHING for being mean’ those words are an indication of a society teetering on the edge of fascism. Just make something up, ANYTHING, and have the guy arrested. There it is folks, a democracy gone stale and starting to rot footsteps away from a closed fascist state!
October 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pmcan we arrest people that spell “megan” as “megyn”?
October 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pmAllow me to prophesy that we will one day see “papa bear” do the perp walk. I don’t know for what, or when, but something tells me this guy is going to end up clashing with the legal system in a very public way.
That’ll be fun.
October 29th, 2008 at 1:05 pmahistoricality Says:
I get most of my news from blogs and NPR, so this is an honest question: is there any other network besides Fox where the hosts/journalists routinely talk over or shout at or attempt to shut up their guests/interviewees?
A lot of the same stuff happens on NPR, albeit with more subtlety. Many of NPR’s “objective” hosts and commentators seem to be shilling for McCain. Check out this site.
October 29th, 2008 at 1:11 pmCan we just make FOX a police state where anybody who doesn’t agree that they are “Fair” is made to sit in a stockade and allow FOX hosts and viewers to throw their garbage at them?
FOX is so cocky. they know that enough scared little bunny rabbits will always make their high and mighty shit don’t stink claptrap get good ratings. there will NEVER be a humble FOX News host. They’re on a mission from God!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:30 pm“BillO: Can we arrest Obama spokesman Bill Burton ‘for being mean’ to Megyn Kelly”
BillO must be hard up for real news lately. An arrest for being mean? lol There certainly would be overcrowding in jail with people being arrested for hurting one’s feelings. Pass the popcorn please..
October 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pmA fantasy phone conversation.
Bill…Megyn did you hear how I stood up for you tonight?
Megyn…I didn’t see it but I heard about it. Thanks so much Mr. O’Reilly.
Bill…Hey, hey, hey. What’s this Mister business. We’re buddies!
Megyn..Well, thanks again.
Bill..One last thing. What were you wearing under that little outfit you had on? I would guess you like black undies.
Megyn…Click!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pmO’Reilly is a sexist dumbass.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm______
A Patriot Acting Says:
After Obama wins the Presidency maybe he can work with Congress to pass legislation that will close the loopholes that allow FOX/PRAVDA from spreading their neocon propaganda under the guise of “news”.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
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I haven’t seen anything on Obama’s website that suggests that he opposes freedom of speech or press.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pm______
Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
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mk3872 Says:
Fox News has completely gone off the deep-end now into the tank for McCain and the GOP. Gotta wonder what is in it for them any longer.
BTW, can anyone tell if this is an actual news agency home page (FOX) or a Drudge aggregator? You gotta be kidding …
I’m glad someone else noticed. There is no difference between Drudge and Faux. Drudge puts something up, within a few hrs Faux has the exact same non-story. Only a complete and utter moron could possibly “think” that Faux is not in the tank for McGrampa.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
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And you don’t see any similarity between Fox/Drudge and MSNBC/leftist blogs? No sense at all that MSNBC backs Obama? Sorry, but the fact that I support Obama doesn’t mean I have to be a hypocrite.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:24 pmThreats, Intimidation and a loofa for poor Megyn’s back. He obviously sexually harrassed the wrong fellow employee last time.
Falafals anyone?
October 29th, 2008 at 5:18 pm