Olbermann interviews Terkel about O’Reilly’s Harassment Machine.
Olbermann interviews Terkel about O’Reilly’s Harassment Machine.
Yesterday, ThinkProgress’s Amanda Terkel appeared on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olberman to respond to the conspiracy-laden smears that Bill O’Reilly has been launching of late. “First, it was NBC running ThinkProgress to belittle him,” Olbermann said. “Now it’s ThinkProgress running NBC. And both us being run by Barack Obama.” Terkel responded, “For the record, there are no ties between NBC and ThinkProgress.” She added:
Bill O’Reilly needs to really take a long look in the mirror. He said that paparazzi are the scum of the Earth, and Americans are entitled to their right to privacy. But evidently, that only applies if you agree with Bill O’Reilly. If you don’t agree with Bill O’Reilly, it’s okay to be followed and harassed while you’re on vacation or to have his henchman accost you in your own garage. So it’s only if you agree with him you get those rights.
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Another excellent exchange — calm, informed, intelligent.
And now, how ’bout those who visit ThinkProgress think about making a donation to the “It Happened to Alexa” foundation?
Just a thought.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:57 amThe biggest mistake we may have ever made as a nation was allowing the NeoCons to taste power… Now that they have, they will do anything and everything unethical to get that power back. Disgusting.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:59 amOT:
I supported Obama for President more than I’ve ever supported any other candidate (and I’ve participated in ever election since Reagan’s first term). I don’t like what I’m seeing so far, and I’m feeling a bit like I’ve been used.
Here’s an example:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCdEKIwbiPzQ&refer=home
March 27th, 2009 at 10:03 amPetey, the open forum is one post down. If you want to discuss this, try posting there. If you want to derail a discussion of billo the pervert bully, be prepared to take an ass whomping for being a troll…
March 27th, 2009 at 10:08 amBill O’s conspiracy theory was so whacked out his viewers must be more confused than they usually are. Keep it up clown.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:11 amSigned, sealed, delivered, I’m your worst nightmare o’rapey! I can boycott things too! Thanks TP!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:14 amPetey Wheatstraw Says:
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OT:
I supported Obama for President more than I’ve ever supported any other candidate (and I’ve participated in ever election since Reagan’s first term). I don’t like what I’m seeing so far, and I’m feeling a bit like I’ve been used.
What’s your point?! Are you one of those lame trolls using this post to criticize President Obama?
Anyway, Amanda keep handing O’SillyO his a$$ on a platter! ROTFL!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:16 amavchavis Says:
Petey Wheatstraw Says:
What’s your point?! Are you one of those lame trolls using this post to criticize President Obama?
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I usually stay out of these kinds of disputes but I will say Petey’s never done anything troll-like here that I can recall. Perhaps Petey’s simply upset w/ the Admin’s stance on this one.
Wheatstraw… Wheatstraw… saaaay, ain’t you the HIgh Sheriff of Hell, or sumpin like dat?
March 27th, 2009 at 10:19 amBillo is a pecker gnat.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:20 amTheresa Lady Bug Says:
Billo is a pecker gnat.
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I’d say yer half right… the man’s definitely a pecker.
Not sure why you have to insult insects like that, though.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:21 amAmanda, whenever a Progressive gets the spotlight and comes across as articulate, intelligent and logical as you did, it makes us – and our philisophy – shine in a very positive light.
I – a fellow progressive – am very proud of you!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:22 am#10, should have put in the disclaimer “no offense to pecker gnats.” My apologies to them.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:23 amI linked the ThinkProgress letter to O’Reilly’s enablers on my blog, too:
http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/dirty-dozen.html
March 27th, 2009 at 10:25 amTheresa Lady Bug Says:
My apologies to them.
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They are thankful for your clarification. A simple oversight, no doubt.
Poor li’l fellers… as if life wasn’t hard enough fer a pecker gnat. NOW, folks are comparing them to DildO’Rally, ta boot…
March 27th, 2009 at 10:27 amBillO rants “If you criticize this liberal left wingnuts, they mount a campaign to go after your advertisers.”
Well yes, BillO, because as you and your ilk demonstrate all the time, money is the only thing that speaks to you. Got a pesky sexual harassment suit? Settle it with millions of dollars!
And to set the record straight, TP is not calling for a boycott of BillO’s sponsors. They are simply asking them if they support BillO’s stalking techniques. The boycott is secondary, but useful.
PEACE
March 27th, 2009 at 10:28 amWhile Amanda is doing a great job, the original nonstory has become a BillO ego centipede. Cut off its legs.
The Alexa Foundation is yet to declare their offense or outrage.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:30 amspencers butterfly mom Says:
BillO rants “If you criticize this liberal left wingnuts, they mount a campaign to go after your advertisers.”
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Ya man, like the way big corporations decided to boycott Air America?
That kind of thing, BillO?
March 27th, 2009 at 10:32 amIf John Podesta is to Barack Obama then
Ken Duberstein is to George W. Bush.
Both headed the President elect’s transition team. Only Ken sat on the Board of Fannie Mae and was paid over $1.8 million for regulatory consultation during the Bush years. That’s on top of his board compensation.
Does any Republican mention this? Of course not. Duberstein (R) is untouchable.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:33 amstateofthedivision Says:
The Alexa Foundation is yet to declare their offense or outrage.
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They prolly wish the whole thing would just Go… Away… at this point.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:33 amBobwurst and avchavis:
No, I’m not a troll. Posted hear for years as Marcus Aurelius, but I stopped commenting/visiting frequently as the topics got stale (as is the constant outrage over O’Reilly, the Village Idiot). My post clearly said ‘OT’ at the top. I think the link I posted was important from a perspective of Progressive politics, and that such shenanigans as are far from what we (many of us) expected from Obama.
That said, I have to remind you that adherence to dogma and an unwillingness to question the leadership of the person you elected were hallmarks of the Republicans during the Bushco reign, and that such blind adherence (and willingness to attack anyone who dared break ranks was fodder for many of the commenters, here).
Think like us, or you’re not welcome here? Tres Republican, and not at all progressive.
See ya.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:37 am“We’ll do it live…WE’LL DO IT LIVE!!!”
March 27th, 2009 at 10:38 amOk folks here it is, tonight’s schedule of events. Friday night at RUCerious’s house to watch basketball and slam those wonderful crab cakes he makes. Rachel and Keith will be there to give us the talking points for the weekend.
Keep it up! Billo and the Billo Blowers Brigade are going ballistic. It’s working!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:39 amOh shit! I didn’t hit Submit did I????
Now O’Reilly will know that it is a huge conspiracy and we mount coordinated attacks on his petty little world.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:41 amThe appeals to O’Reilly’s advertisers are missing the mark if their responses simply address O’Reilly’s ‘views and opinions’. This effort needs to clarify that it has nothing to do with his views/opinions, but instead is focused on his tactics. Unless the focus is sharpened, their boilerplate responses of ‘not endorsing his views/opinions’ will appear to hold water and make this effort appear as an attempt to stifle O’Reilly’s right to free speech.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:41 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
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stateofthedivision Says:
The Alexa Foundation is yet to declare their offense or outrage.
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They prolly wish the whole thing would just Go… Away… at this point.
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. . . which is why I think that donations with “ThinkProgress supporter” in the memo line would send a clear message that “insects” and “left-wing loons” have hearts as generous as one could hope for.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:41 amsent his BOYCOTT email to Johnson & Johnson, and BAYER and Proctor & gamble…..at the companies HOME PAGE (CONTACT US)….they advertize on the o’reilly FACTOR…
I will be BOYCOTTING all (proctor & gamble,… Johnson & Jonhson, …BAYER) products as a result of your poor judgement in paying for advertisements on FOX’s O’Reilly FACTOR television program. Bill O’Reilly is a HYPOCRITE, bigot and sexual harasser. He claims to be in support of women’s rights and against PAPARAZZI yet O’Reilly sends out his GOON SQUAD (assistants) to STALK and harass journalists.
STOP spending advertising funds at FOX, and I will re-start buying (LISTERINE and TYLENOL…..CREST, Duracell…..ALEVE Alka Seltzer) and other products.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:47 amPatty Says:
. . . which is why I think that donations with “ThinkProgress supporter” in the memo line would send a clear message that “insects” and “left-wing loons” have hearts as generous as one could hope for.
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http://www.ithappenedtoalexa.org/contrib1.html
March 27th, 2009 at 10:49 amPeteywheaties says:
Think like us, or you’re not welcome here? Tres Republican, and not at all progressive.
See ya.
I didnt’ say you had to think like me, I said if you want to talk about President Obama’s failures, you should post on the preceding thread….If you want to sulk, that’s your choice too. If you have posted here in the past then you are well aware of the diversionary tactics of trolls.
And for the record, even though i am not an insect, I do like the occasional buzzzzzz
March 27th, 2009 at 10:51 amHow come there aren’t legal channels against both O’Reilly and Faux News ?
It is well documented that O’Reilly personnel (hence Faux personnel) have stalked, prevented folks from leaving (kidnapping), etc.
There is no evidence that Faux has taken any action against O’Reilly.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:06 amKeep up the pressure; maybe you can get this guy past the tipping point to where he cannot control his rage.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:07 amI think this point was a long, long time ago.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:08 amPetey Wheatstraw (Marcus Aurelius),
you’re at the wrong think progress,
you want think progress watch.
tres bon chance!
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tros,
it’s “petey wheatstraw, the devil’s son-in-law, high sheriff of hell”
so named because of a faustian deal he made with the lord of the flies.
very appropriate in this “petey’s” case.
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March 27th, 2009 at 11:15 amWhenwillthisnightmareend Says:
Keep up the pressure; maybe you can get this guy past the tipping point to where he cannot control his rage.
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that will be a challenge.
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March 27th, 2009 at 11:18 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJ9yJpR_DA&feature=related
March 27th, 2009 at 11:29 amIt’s strange. I went to a all white restaurant and I didn’t hear one white person say: F8ck! Pass the Grey Poupon.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:30 amPass the falafel, I gotta take a shower. Got any hummus?
March 27th, 2009 at 12:01 pmI’m trying to be objective about this. O’Reilly is on the wrong side of this. The stalking should stop. This tactic is just objectionable.
Terkel did a fantastic job on Olbermann. If O’Reilly were smart he’d give up the stalking, and try to tone down the rhetoric in regards to TP. He’s got more to lose and Terkel is right. He’s in jeopardy of losing some people that may agree with him ideologically over the tirade and the stalking.
O’Reilly isn’t doing a great job of communicating it, but he’s got a point with coordination between NBC and ThinkProgress. If you watch the Olbermann piece, he makes the case that O’Reilly’s sponsors are reviewing their sponsorship and he sources ThinkProgress. Additionally, threads here have often used Olbermann or Maddow and others from NBC for material. I think there is kind of a coordination, or at least a common purpose and cooperation.
And O’Reilly’s point that Podesta has access to Obama is not that radical an idea.
Podesta is obviously tied to ThinkProgress and has had influence with Obama though his position as transition co-chair:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/28/ask-podesta-qs/
March 27th, 2009 at 12:27 pmnanlichi Says:
Ok folks here it is, tonight’s schedule of events. Friday night at RUCerious’s house to watch basketball and slam those wonderful crab cakes he makes. Rachel and Keith will be there to give us the talking points for the weekend.
Keep it up! Billo and the Billo Blowers Brigade are going ballistic. It’s working!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Damn it, nanlichi! You’ve exposed the entire Insect Cabal(tm)! You were supposed to facebook us. *sigh*
BTW, the next meeting is at my place — Easter Bunny stew!
March 27th, 2009 at 12:31 pm15. Spencers Butterfly Mom put it very well. this isn’t a boycott, simply a letter writting campaign.
And may I add, that the GOP wingnuts have never organized a boycott ???????????????????????
Yeah. Right.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:35 pmbackup,
Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:36 pmZooey. I think they’re out to get me, because I’m paranoid.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:41 pmYou’re probably right.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:48 pmYeah, it’s called the truth.
A new concept?
March 27th, 2009 at 12:50 pmThe Alexa Foundation won’t get a dime of my hard-earned liberal dollars until they remove O’Reilly’s picture from their home page and make a statement saying they disavow him.
There are plenty of other organizations doing the same kind of work that don’t sell out to a pervert like him. They have no monopoly on helping rape victims.
I seriously doubt their integrity at this point.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pmDON’t miss Testimony from Andrea Mackris’s Sexual Harrassment Case against O’Reilly set to opera and performed by the University of Wisconsin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxc8ZY0plM4
ANDREA MACKRIS!!!
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March 27th, 2009 at 12:57 pmAnd of course, I am all in favor of a letter-writing campaign to O’Reilly’s sposors and also a boycott if it comes to that.
I just feel that the Alexa Foundation should ALSO be held accountable about this. They were either unaware of his tendencies, or worse, they didn’t care. One way or the other, Bill O’Reilly does not belong on their home page.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:00 pm# 7 avchavis-
They use all angles and tactics to bash President Obama and support their neocon gopper party first agenda.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:28 pm# 16 stateofthedivision said:
The Alexa Foundation is yet to declare their offense or outrage.
I also wonder why they have not come forward defending Amanda as clearly Amanda has and never had anthing negative to say about them as billo so boldly states.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:43 pmBill O’Reilly is one of Roger Ailes’ spokesmodel pitchmen. A sales personality. So if coffee is for closers, Bill O’Reilly is Java Man.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pmI got an e-mail from UPS after sending my protest. They said that at this time they are not planning on advertising on O’Reilly’s program. Keep up the pressure, it’s starting to pay off. O’Biley will probably piss all over himself on his show tonight. He’s going to get so stark raving mad that he may even stroke out on air.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:35 pmdildo o’liely
March 27th, 2009 at 11:55 pm-looks like crap- he really looks drawn, wan, beat down
LET’S KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!
Hi.
Well, Bill talks a lot about the paparazzis and how they ruin the celebrities private lives, and at the same time he stalks or jumps people that don’t want to deal with him.
He talks in an arrogant way about pregnant teenagers, but doesn’t react the same way when is Piper Palin.
He seams to love the ladies attention. And he is definitely the kind of man that plays the father figure seductive role. That brings me to his attitude towards teachers – he brags a lot about his teaching days -and adults caught up with younger lovers. And what about child abusers!
He already had a fling with a younger woman under his control.
I don’t know, but if he is “projecting”, he most have a big dark side, a huge secret lingering…
Lets stay tuned…
March 28th, 2009 at 12:49 am———-
Wow, I didn’t know that site existed. Same font and everything. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, that’s still scary and nuts. XoD
March 28th, 2009 at 1:44 amI’m glad Olbermann is keeping with this. From the short clip of the ambush… I think it would be helpful to have an expert in security and self-defense examine this. What I observed – before the “interview” engaged – might well be a determined “team stalking” tactic, as henchman # 2 positioned himself behind Ms. Terkel for a few moments. That way, if she turns around in an attempt to escape one big threatening guy, she bumps right into another who cuts off her escape. He, of course, can always claim, “I was just standing there; she bumped into me.” I suspect the raptors portrayed in Jurassic Park were well-versed in this tactic, too.
March 28th, 2009 at 9:48 am