Clueless O’Reilly Launches Uninformed Attack On Bloggers, Including ThinkProgress
Clueless O’Reilly Launches Uninformed Attack On Bloggers, Including ThinkProgress
Last night on The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly engaged in one of his usual diatribes against bloggers. In attempting to demonstrate that the blogosphere is full of extreme hate-mongers, O’Reilly criticized both conservative and liberal blogs for allowing commenters to freely post opinions with which the sites may not agree.
In his “policing the net” segment, O’Reilly displayed a few hateful comments against Judge Sonia Sotomayor that were posted on Michelle Malkin’s Hot Air blog. Then O’Reilly set his sights on ThinkProgress (aka “the insects”):
ThinkProgress, another crazy website on the left: “It will be so funny seeing a bunch of old white guys questioning her during the Senate hearings.” Nothing racist about that. You know, these people — as I said on the conservative guy — they don’t think that they’re racist. They don’t think that they’re bigoted. But you know, it’s so obvious they are.
In both cases, O’Reilly was not quoting posts on ThinkProgress or Hot Air. Rather, he was referencing a couple of the many commenters that post to each site. Watch it:
You have to forgive O’Reilly because he doesn’t actually “go on the Internet” to figure out what he’s talking about. Conservatives are rightfully criticizing O’Reilly for unfairly attacking Hot Air. Allahpundit writes, “Ah, there’s nothing like yanking a comment out of context and using it to smear the entire site.”
The comments policy of this blog — like most blogs on the Internet — is to allow postings from people with whom we agree and disagree. ThinkProgress values and appreciates an open commenting section that allows for a candid and frank exchange of views. Those comments do not always reflect the positions and views of the site’s editors and authors. As long as commenters abide by our terms of use, they are free to post whatever they’d like, even things which offend Bill O’Reilly’s sensitivities.
It’s worth recalling, of course, that O’Reilly’s own website has allowed commenters to post hateful things in the past. But thankfully, O’Reilly is around to help police us all.
MALKIN: I think there is this attitude about the blogosphere that, "Oh, they don't know what they're talking about." There's denigration -- Hot Air was smeared, unfortunately, by the O'Reilly Factor last night -- when a lot of people get good information, information they cannot get anywhere else.
Watch it:
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OOOOhhhhhh, Are we in for another “insect” attack?
May 28th, 2009 at 10:33 amStupid old white men – a dying breed, literally, thankfully.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:35 amWoo, hate!
May 28th, 2009 at 10:36 amHey, did he do that really kewl thing where that chick (mis)interprets body language?
May 28th, 2009 at 10:36 amHe’s spouting to an audience whose members answer their TV remote when the phone rings.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:39 amMalkin v. O’Reilly. I’ll bring the popcorn.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:39 amMalkin is just pointing out that wingnuts aren’t supposed to criticize wingnuts. Oopsie.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:39 amobamawipe$ Says: Looks like tp’s hate has catapulted them to the big time. Congrats!
You didn’t even read the post, did you?
May 28th, 2009 at 10:40 amwho is the lucky insect who made the big time? I guess I have to ramp up my hate…
May 28th, 2009 at 10:41 amAt this point, all I can do is shake my head at the hypocrisy that is Bill O’Reilly.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:41 am“The only thing we have to hate…is hate itself” Franklin Delano O’Rielly
May 28th, 2009 at 10:42 amHot Air was smeared, unfortunately, by the O’Reilly Factor last night — when a lot of people get good information, information they cannot get anywhere else.
I completely reject that I can get good information from Malkin that I can’t get anywhere else.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:43 amHot Air was smeared, unfortunately, by the O’Reilly Factor last night, when a lot of people get good information, information they cannot get anywhere else.
– - Biil-O is such an anachronism. At least dinosaurs can claim an asteroid crashing into earth caused their demise. Bill-O is just pumped up like a caldera souffle and will someday soon just implode.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:44 amO’Reilly criticized both conservative and liberal blogs for allowing commenters to freely post opinions with which the sites may not agree.
Yes, we certainly can’t allow people to express their opinions, let alone back up those opinions with actual facts! O’Lielly relies on an ignorant audience!
PEACE
May 28th, 2009 at 10:45 amMalkin is right to object to O’Reilly’s willful stupidity in this case.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:45 amUnfortunately she’s guilty of considerable willful stupidity herself.
I was laughing when I heard this segment on his show last night. He look’s so out of touch now it’s hilarious.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:46 amThis is tantamount to criticizing the New York Times for printing critical letters on its editorial page. There is a general understanding that newspapers carry a range of different types of pieces including hard news, opinion, editorials, satire, letters, etc. A good newspaper makes it clear what you’re reading at any given moment.
However, these comments are something else altogether. They aren’t even really akin to anything that would be found in a newspaper. They are more like the conversation that takes place at a coffee shop while reading the newspaper. There is nothing more fundamentally American than discussing politics.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:48 amIf dumbass were a commodity, O’Reilly would have the market cornered.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:51 amobamawipe$ Says: Looks like OS The Legend really knows how to bring a progressives true colors to light since the “old white guys” comment was in response to him.
When you are reading what someone else has written, it is YOU who assigns tone to what you are reading. So, if YOU are reading a hateful tone, then guess where that hate is actually coming from? Yep – YOU.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:51 amMalkin is such a laugh-riot saying, “Hot Air was smeared, unfortunately, by the O’Reilly Factor last night…”
So, it is OK to smear TP, just not her brand of crazy?
And, Bill-o, I apologize in advance for the hate, but you are, to quote Whoopi Goldberg (to Glenn Beck) “a lying sack of dog mess.”
May 28th, 2009 at 10:52 amI make an effort to call out bigotry and hatred when I see it. You don’t support gay marriage, fine, but I’m going to let you know that I think you’re a hateful, bigoted person. This, in the view of the right wing, makes me a terrible person. How dare I express my opinion and possibly hurt their feelings?
What strikes me about the right with regard to Sonia Sotomayor is their complete lack of decorum. They are lobbying accusations of bigotry and racism with more vigor than I do. And they are doing it on television, on the editorial pages, and in their opinion columns. I find it amazing that the right’s level of discourse has basically devolved to the equivalent of a message board.
The Republican party is crumbling from a party of (bad) ideas into a squabble of hateful ideologues who have no power, but still have the remnants of their soap box.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:54 amUmm…http://www.billoreilly.com/blog
Of course its posts are written by O’Reilly’s staff, not Bill himself and it doesn’t allow comments.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:54 amI love how they act like the comments section of a blog is indistinguishable from the blog itself.
Speaking of that, be nice, folks! Fox is watching!
May 28th, 2009 at 10:55 amConservativeForProgress Says:
There are a lot of hateful posters on this site, but to no avail. I’m happy to report that despite your stated wishes to the contrary on various TP posts, my kidneys haven’t failed, my mother is still alive, and my kids have not been waterboarded. Hate away, libs.
…
no wife?
no girlfriend?
still living with mom?
not surprised.
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 10:58 amWelcome to ThinkProgress, obamawipe$. It is always good to see new trolls here. The old ones get tired, boring and irrelevant so quickly. You, too, will have the lifespan of a gnat here but at least you can serve a useful purpose while you buzz around ever so briefly.
You prove the point that every commenter here has value and purpose. In your case, you can always be used as a bad example.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:59 amConservativeForProgress Says:
I’m happy to report that despite your stated wishes to the contrary on various TP posts, my kidneys haven’t failed, my mother is still alive, and my kids have not been waterboarded.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:56 am
__________
Yet.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:59 amHey, at least BillO didn’t call ThinkProgress a “kooky” BBS run by a bunch of jive beatniks, daddio!
May 28th, 2009 at 10:59 amThere are a lot of hateful posters on this site, but to no avail.
You must never go to conservative sites and read their comments. Try it and see if your definition of hate changes.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am“It will be so funny seeing a bunch of old white guys questioning her during the Senate hearings.” Nothing racist about that.
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Glad you agree, Bill. There IS nothing racist about that.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am….
wipey,
did you get a good night’s sleep?
join c4p and spend the day here.
if you have nothing better to do.
:)
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:01 amO’Liely has been admitting what most of us already know – that the blogosphere has wielded power and continues to do…especially relevant sites like Think Progress.
This attack on bloggers and specifically upon TP indicates only one thing: TP wins. Clearly, the public is moving away from hate jocks like O’Liely, Hannity the Manatee, Druggie Limpballs, and Newt, the heavily disgraced ex-speaker-cum-lizard.
Kudos to TP for being soooo relevant and significant that Bill O, the Lying Human d-ouchebag, finds it essential to mention you! Kudos and a celebratory day, indeed!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am… my kids have not been waterboarded.
Because that would be… torture?
Thank you for finally posting the truth, C4P.
PEACE
May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 amCFP, I don’t hate you, I just think your dumb as a fence post.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 amThe only time I hear billy speak is on this site and I sure as hell don’t read his garbage.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 amfox & friends is just . . so cute.
Imagine if obamawipe$ had a grip on statistical analysis
He might realize that his Chrysler/Obama talking point is totally bogus:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/05/news-flash-car-dealers-are-republicans.html
Nate Silver, being a master of statistical analysis, knows better
May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 amWell the fix for this little problem is obvious….take Obamas teleprompter that Biden broke down to NAPA, have the Johnson rod replaced and sell it to Billo…..just that simple!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:03 amIf you could come back as an insect, what insect would you be?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am- Bawbwa WaWa.
Cherry-pick the comments from Hannity’s forums, and you could paint that as a right-wing extremist forum. Heck, cherry-pick the comments from HERE, and you could paint it as a right-wing extremist forum.
The fact is that one data point from a website does not paint it the same color as the point itself. O’Reilly knows that all too well and sicks his research team out to do that.
But if he’s looking at us right now…hi, Bill! Can you send Griff to my house? I need a good stalking!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:03 amHey, TP. Please tighten up your headline-writing.
Using the words “clueless”, “O’Reilly”, “uninformed” and “attack” in the same sentence is extremely redundant.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:04 amI also find it an indication of the total troglodyt-ism of the reichwingnuttia that they actually think their use of Twitter means that they’ve become techno-savvy. Nothing could be further from the truth.
These radical reich extremists had their butts handed to them in this past election, in large part due to their ‘head in the sand’ mentality and total troglodytism.
It’s comical that making a foray now into what we bloggers have been doing for years is somehow making them relevant and not as passe as every republican has become. What a charade and poor excuse for intelligence this antiquated GOP has actually become.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:04 am…
there are no “new” trolls.
just like there are no new
republicans.
:)
their names are new.
but the comments they post
are the same old load of
right wing talking points.
yawn.
:\
May 28th, 2009 at 11:05 amI think this is maybe only the third time Bloreily has mentioned that there are also right-wing “hate sights” as he likes to call them. He’s been going off on the left leaning sites for years.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:06 amMysteriousTraveller Says:
If you could come back as an insect, what insect would you be?
- Bawbwa WaWa.
***
c4p.
no, make that wipey.
***
cheney?
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:06 amTwitter a type of blogging/texting..which BTW many politicians and media folks engage in.
I guess Bill-O is still mashing keys on a manual typewriter. Heck, even McCain has a twitter page.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:07 amThe blogosphere has already made news print irrelevant and outdated and it’s working now on talk radio and cable news.
With each passing day people are scratching their heads and wondering why they should listen to the likes of Fox Noise or the Blitzer/Dobbs programming??
This is no longer NEWS. It’s outdated and often totally misrepresented propaganda spewed by their reighwing ownership.
While I’m on this rant, when does Rupert Murdoch’s infamous “monopoly waiver” expire?
That guy is now involved in corrupting American Idol – maybe this will finally take him down?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:07 amMcCain’s Tweets are written by his confidant Vicky Iseman.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:08 amAww whats the matter bill? Are those insect bites starting to sting?
obamawipes, do you like abuse too? You have already proved your pitiful microscopic intellect to most yesturday. The rest of us are just ignoring you.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:09 amConservativeForProgress Says: There are a lot of hateful posters on this site
Yes you are.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:09 amBilly O’Loofah needs to get a life – a real life. Oops, I guess he can’t since he’s become a reichwing prostitute instead.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:09 amWell, speaking as an old white guy there will be old white guys questioning Sotomayor.
I dont see how that is racist, Bill-O
May 28th, 2009 at 11:10 amFlipped your tortilla.
YVW =]
May 28th, 2009 at 11:11 amConservativeForProgress Says: There are a lot of hateful posters on this site
Ye reap what ye sows.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:12 amIt is not merely cluelessness on O’Riley’s part that he continuously conflates comments on blogs with the blogs themselves. He is very intentionally lying and prevaricating. O’Riley is a propagandist in the same league as Kristol and Will.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:12 amYou’ll have to forgive Bill. His hardcore Asian intern fisting sites don’t have a comments section. Free-hand discourse is Greek to him. :(
May 28th, 2009 at 11:13 amI guess O’Loofah and Malkin (Dumb & Dumber) won’t be reporting this one any time soon:
Rape of children at Abu Ghraib….this story is gathering traction today – lots of traction.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/28/736242/-Children-raped-at-Abu-Ghraib:U.S.-General-confirms-Seymour-Hershs-Abu-Ghraib-accusations
May 28th, 2009 at 11:14 amIgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:
I completely reject that I can get good information from Malkin that I can’t get anywhere else.
You have to broaden your definition of the term “information.”
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Chuck Feney Says:
So, it is OK to smear TP, just not her brand of crazy?
Precisely. But it’s open season on our brand. ;)
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fletc3her Says:
They are lobbying accusations of bigotry and racism with more vigor than I do. And they are doing it on television, on the editorial pages, and in their opinion columns.
Interesting point… they used to have some discipline over what levels of the wingnutosphere got to say what. So if you’re a blogger you can make up all kinds of crazy stuff, Drudge needs at least one citation, pundits like Bill’O need some facts, and the “news desk” at FAUX needs to pretend they’re hosting a debate between two sides. At the top of the chain, Republican politicans make the same points, but only using innuendo and code-speak. That’s how it’s supposed to work in order to be effective. But they’ve completely gone off the rails lately, such that their politicians are saying things that would make a political blogger blush, Bill’O can’t tell TP from HotAir, and the arbiter of last resort for all these disputes ends up being Rush.
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lalala Says:
I love how they act like the comments section of a blog is indistinguishable from the blog itself.
We’re the fun part though. :P
May 28th, 2009 at 11:15 amMy first knee-jerk reaction is to agree with Jon Henke — that Bill O’Reilly is a “dumbass”. But O’Reilly — like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Savage, Coulter, and so many others — exists to feed red meat to his rabid audience, upon which his livelihood depends. I don’t think O’Reilly is dumb — I’m sure most of his moves are well thought out to provoke enough outrage to keep his ratings up. But I do give O’Reilly points for attacking a conservative blog as well as ThinkProgress.
A couple of observations here.
1. The “racist” label is being flung way too much here. It’s gotten to the point where nobody can give legitimate praise or criticism to anybody other than a straight white male without getting branded a racist. There’s a lot of criticism of Sotomayor coming from the right, but I suspect this has more to do with her ideology than her ethnic background. If she was unabashedly anti-abortion, anti-gay, and pro-school prayer, she would be embraced by the right no matter what her ancestry was. Likewise, President Obama got a lot of votes because he was the best candidate in the running for the job, not because he was a black guy liberals could vote for to assuage their guilt. Yes, there are some real racists out there. But more often there are other factors influencing people’s positions.
2. People confuse “hate” with feelings of anger and frustration. Blogsites such as ThinkProgress (and presumably Michelle Malkin’s Hot Air) are great outlets for ordinary Americans to vent, and a way to see what’s on their minds. Yet I see the “hate” label a lot, often from the trolls who lurk around here. Sometimes the “hate” label is justified — such as when a thread degenerates into nothing but childish name-calling (which I deplore) — but it’s not “hate” when registering legitimate outrage at Republican obstructionism, smear campaigns, politicians’ lies, or Palinist stupidity.
3. Blogsites are ultimately responsible for their content, including comments made by posters. Posts that are blatantly offensive or abusive should be removed (especially if they are hateful for the sake of being hateful and contribute nothing to the discourse). This does NOT mean the blogsite necessarily ENDORSES all posts allowed to stand — there should be room for a poster to disagree with the original point of the thread. Holding Michelle Malkin or ThinkProgress accountable for everything their posters say is ludicrous.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:15 amblistex11 Says:
I guess O’Loofah and Malkin (Dumb & Dumber) won’t be reporting this one any time soon:
Rape of children at Abu Ghraib….this story is gathering traction today – lots of traction.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/28/736242/-Children-raped-at-Abu-Ghraib:U.S.-General-confirms-Seymour-Hershs-Abu-Ghraib-accusations
****
i saw that story too.
very important.
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May 28th, 2009 at 11:16 amRantingTommy Says:
Imagine if obamawipe$ had a grip on statistical analysis
He might realize that his Chrysler/Obama talking point is totally bogus:
May 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
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Isn’t it interesting that the same conservative morons who are pushing the extremely dubious Chrysler/Obama meme, which is backed by no statistical or scientific evidence, will gleefully ignore the reams and reams of statistical and scientific evidence for climate change and evolution?
It’s like they’re only science deniers when it’s convenient or something.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:16 amConservativeForProgress Says:
There are a lot of hateful posters on this site, but to no avail.
I think there are also a lot of intelligent posters on this site. While some people do target the article by providing their own means of responding to it through comedy, there are some that come here to provide their own questions about the matter and seek answers to clarify misconceptions.
There are people from both sides of the aisle who taunt the other side, I won’t argue with that. However, I tend to find most of the discussions here civil until someone comes to inject venom into the conversation. That’s when you’ll end up getting the hounds unleashed, and that seems to happen with any politically-aligned website/forum nowadays.
Myself, all I ask for is for people to come here and treat others the way they want to be treated. That should go for both sides of the aisle, especially those who hide behind anonymity to throw their barbs.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:17 amblistex11 Says:
Rape of children at Abu Ghraib….this story is gathering traction today – lots of traction.
Did I not say six months ago we’d eventually be hearing about rape? Mind you I had no evidence, but anywhere there’s systematic abuse, there’s sexual abuse. Next up, “remember how we said we wouldn’t do something like pulling out fingernails? Well…”
May 28th, 2009 at 11:17 ammisscoleopteramolly Says:
1. The “racist” label is being flung way too much here.
Obviously you’re only concern-trolling for the privileged class, which makes you a racist.
/kidding
May 28th, 2009 at 11:20 am…
blis,
sorry forgot the link.
shocking.
:|
May 28th, 2009 at 11:20 amI throw a lot of barbs, but only well deserved and earned ones.
When I say right wingers are ignorant cowards, that is an observation, not an insult (although it is insulting)
Their cowardice has real-world effects, resulting in knee-jerk, fear-based policy, so the label stands.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:21 amIs O$ still going on about Chrysler dealerships?
5-2007] Chrysler has cut the number of dealers by about 10 percent in the last four years, to about 3,700, and says it will eliminate hundreds more.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:21 amO’Reilly criticized both conservative and liberal blogs for allowing commenters to freely post opinions with which the sites may not agree.
Well, this should remove any doubts that O’Reilly is not too fond of free speech, if there were any left.
Right-of-center blogger Jon Henke calls O’Reilly a “dumbass.”
I believe this is something we can all agree on, regardless of political leanings…
May 28th, 2009 at 11:24 amSy Hersh alluded to horrifying video of Iraqi children being raped a few years ago. He said that the screaming was unbearable.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:25 amXisithrus Says:
Is O$ still going on about Chrysler dealerships?
Would be interesting to see what kind of car he drives. I would guess, but it could be a trick question.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:25 amConservativeForProgress Says:
“I’m happy to report that despite your stated wishes to the contrary on various TP posts, my kidneys haven’t failed, my mother is still alive, and my kids have not been waterboarded.”
Yes but unfortunately your children are subjected daily to the ignorant influence of their fool of a father. They will likely grow up sorely misinformed and ignorant to the realities of life. Then again, they probably inherited your indifference to facts and common sense anyway so at least they will be as immune to their own as you are.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:26 amBrand name, O$. Brand name.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:30 amA Chrysler Cordoba with a rich corinthian leather
May 28th, 2009 at 11:30 amHe rides a hot air device?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:32 amNo, this is about O’Reilly SAYING that bloggers, left and right, post hateful things.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:35 amobamawipe$ Says:
Turbo Deisel
>>>
May 28th, 2009 at 11:35 amobamawipe$ Says:
This post is about tp hate, bigotry and racism. Not what kind of trucks I drive.
***
you don’t have a car.
you have a walker.
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:36 amobamawipe$ Says:
This post is about tp hate, bigotry and racism. Not what kind of trucks I drive.
Then why did you bring up your stupid Chrysler nonsense on this thread?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:37 amobamawipe$ Says:
This post is about tp hate, bigotry and racism. Not what kind of trucks I drive.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:32 am
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So why do you keep bringing up the moronic and thorougly debunked Chrysler/Obama story?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:37 am109 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone.
Genius!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:38 amO$, we’re taking a break from the hate story, since you brought up the Obama/Chevy link. What kind of car do you drive? I’m proud to own a Saab myself. Lasted me for years.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:39 amobamawipe$ Says:
debunked Chrysler/Obama story?
Really? Hmm.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:38 am
__________
Really.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:40 amGuess defending Mr. O’Reilly has proven too-troll-tricky.
After consulting their manuals, it’s on to step 2: Change subject.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:41 amYeah. I mean, if O’Reilly was really looking for hatred and racism, he could have done a lot better than the comment he chose. He could have gone with this one from yesterday:
Now there’s some hatred. There’s some racism. Don’t you agree, C4P?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:42 amWe’re waiting to hear what you own, 0$. Go on. I’m honestly just curious. This is not a trick question. What brand-name car/truck/vehicle do you own?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:43 amobamawipe$ Says:
Then why did you bring up your stupid Chrysler nonsense on this thread?
O’Reilly is the topic.
***
don’t forget to stop for lunch.
your mom’s making pbj sandwiches.
mmm :)
***
May 28th, 2009 at 11:43 amobamawipe$ Says:
This post is about tp hate, bigotry and racism.
O’Reilly didn’t accuse TP of bigotry or racism, you mouth-breathing imbecile.
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obamawipe$ Says:
debunked Chrysler/Obama story?
Really? Hmm.
Yep. Debunked. There’s no evidence. It’s just a specious wingnut fantasy.
P.S: your post here says nothing. “Really? Hmm.” is not a retort.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:43 amI had been wondering if it was time to retire my insect name. I think I’ll keep it for a little while.
Btw, joe cantwell – good link at #45!
Kkkkkkk
May 28th, 2009 at 11:44 amHow about you, a$$wipe?
Does this strike you as the kind of hatred and racism that should be stamped out at TP?
Whaddaya say?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:44 amobamawipe$ Says:
You can’t post a far left loon for proof a story was debunked. Sorry.
***
you have no proof?
ok.
888
May 28th, 2009 at 11:45 amThe only difference between Bill-O and Don Quixote is that the Don is likable and means well. Bill-O is laughable and does “mean” well.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:47 am***
thanks mary,
it’s a real troll killer,
isn’t it?
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:47 amobamawipe$ Says:
Then why did you bring up your stupid Chrysler nonsense on this thread?
O’Reilly is the topic.
obamawipe$ Says:
This post is about tp hate, bigotry and racism. Not what kind of trucks I drive.
You can’t be consistent for two minutes, can you? That’s what happens when you’re completely dishonest.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:48 amJust answer the question, 0$.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:52 amThe eight Arkansas dealers dropped Thursday were among the lowest in Chrysler sales, according to Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission statistics compiled by Cross-Sell, a Kentucky research firm that tracks auto title registrations in 27 states.
Low sales = closing dealerships.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:52 am…
wipey,
see you at 10, 2 and four.
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:54 amobamawipe$, as I recally you teabaggers were totally against any bailout to the car companies. President Obama gave Chrysler an opportunity to come up with a plan and they failed so he didn’t give them any more money.
From Bloomberg yesterday:
May 28th, 2009 at 11:54 amMay 26 (Bloomberg) — A restructured Chrysler LLC is close to emerging from bankruptcy and will come out on the short end of earlier estimates of 30 to 60 days, a person familiar with the matter said
The lying, bigoted, morally stupid, hate mongering O’Reilly speaks for the other lying, bigoted, morally stupid, hate mongering 15% of Americans other wise referred to as the Lunatic Fringe, Religious Right, Wingnuts, American Taliban, etc.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:55 amHere we have our very own, home grown extremists constantly dirtying the name of Democracy and America.
Poor Michelle Malkin. She got caught up in O’Reilly’s desperate attempt to portray himself as “independent”.
See, O’Reilly can’t criticize TP or the “far-left loons” exclusively for too long before even his base will recognize that he’s a wingnut. And there are few things he values more than his façade of “independence”. He thinks it gives him some credibility (I think he’s wrong about that.)
But as a consequence, every once in a while, he’s got to make an effort to appear “even-handed” in his criticisms. Not very often, mind you, just often enough that he can claim that he”goes after both sides”.
So in order to get at the desert of smearing TP, he’s got to eat his vegetables and also smear Hot Air. Too bad for Michelle.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:55 amSo it wasn’t because they are Republicans it was because they weren’t doing their job?
oh wait…
May 28th, 2009 at 11:55 amYes, i know. I would think you and the other trolls could find something better to do.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:56 amobamawipe$ Says:
joe cantwell Says
Time to get dressed. I hear your bus coming, it’s the little short one with the special chairs to hold your head up.
***
nice that you can type
with one finger up your nose.
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 11:57 amI see a$$wipe doesn’t want to acknowledge the ugliness of his own comrades posting on what is otherwise a progressive blog.
Why should he? It’s not like a$$wipe deals with the Reality-Based Community™ anyway, right?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:58 amobamawipe$ Says:
You can’t post a far left loon for proof a story was debunked. Sorry.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:43 am
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I didn’t. I posted a link to a site that specializes in statistical analysis, which showed that campaign donors who list their profession as auto dealer or car dealer are far more likely to have donated to Republican candidates than Democratic candidates.
Since there are a disproportionate number of Republican auto dealers to begin with, it stands to reason that a disproportionate number of Republican-owned auto dealerships will be closed when Chrysler decides to downsize. That’s not a conspiracy, just basic mathematics.
Now, if you have any evidence of (a) a closure rate of Republican-owned dealerships that is significantly higher than can be explained by pure sampling error, and (b) evidence that these closures were motivated by political rather than economic factors, and (c) evidence of direct involvement by President Obama or other White House officials in the closure decisions, please post it.
If you are unable to provide evidence of all three points I mentioned, your meme is debunked and you must stop spreading it.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:58 amWhich is how it should be if people want free and open debate reflecting the freedom of speech which is one of the differentiating factors of our country from countries like China where open debate is discouraged.
It hurts no one to hear (or in this case read) an opposing viewpoint, except for perhaps Mr Oreilly, who blows a head gasket whenever he has to hear something he disagrees with (”cut his mic, cut his mic!).
In America you don’t have to like the idea someone is talking about.
But you ought to like the idea that they have the freedom to talk about it.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pmChrysler wants to keep its ‘alpha’ dealerships, which sell all their lines.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:01 pmralph the wonder locust Says:
I see a$$wipe doesn’t want to acknowledge the ugliness of his own comrades posting on what is otherwise a progressive blog.
Why should he? It’s not like a$$wipe deals with the Reality-Based Community™ anyway, right?
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no ralph,
wipey just drifts in
and out of reality until
his “mom” calls him upstairs
for lunch.
**
:)
May 28th, 2009 at 12:01 pmI’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but, I find it somewhat interesting that either BO or one of his staff is combing through our comments.
I also wonder if the ‘hate’ they keep referring to isn’t at least partly due to the push back that liberals seem to be doing more of these days. Being liberal doesn’t mean being a wimp and taking abuse from the right-wing bullies!
May 28th, 2009 at 12:03 pmMichelle “Malcontent” Malkin is one crazy bug-eyed neo-con.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:03 pmIf 90% of dealers lean right, and gave donations to the right, then 90% of the closures will follow that same basic trait.
I cant believe that is that hard to figure out…and the gnashing of teeth and much wailing about Obama forcing right leaning dealerships to close, because of campaign contributions, is quite illogical.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pmBill 0 is a sexual predator, falafel pervert.
There Bill 0 use that one on your fcuking show, ya creep.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pmWell let’s hope she gives him something nutritious for once. It’s pretty obvious that a steady diet of Fluffernutter sandwiches and Giant Cheetos isn’t really helping his brainpower.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:06 pmTo use one of Bill-Os favorite words — I think O’Reilly is a PINHEAD.
Is that hate speech Bill-O?
May 28th, 2009 at 12:07 pmI see Jeffy Bovine = olby su ks = royal king = habib = etc.
has not had his diaper change since last night.
Before you ruin another good diaper and annoy the care giver at the asylum, let me help you, Jeffy M Bovine.
BIG BAD BLACK MUSLIM COMMUNISTS UNDER YOUR BED
Don’t forget to email Billdo and give him this link to a bedrock of honesty and fair reporting
http://www.thefoxnation.com
be an useful idiot and add the link for frankenstein’s face, ooops… Greta’s blog.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:09 pmralph the wonder locust Says:
joe cantwell Says:
no ralph,
wipey just drifts in
and out of reality until
his “mom” calls him upstairs
for lunch.
Well let’s hope she gives him something nutritious for once. It’s pretty obvious that a steady diet of Fluffernutter sandwiches and Giant Cheetos isn’t really helping his brainpower.
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ralph, wipey’s bill o fare today
will be conservative d’jour;
red bull and meth.
works for mommy,
works for wipey,
works for cheney.
:\
May 28th, 2009 at 12:12 pmX, it’s useful to recall a bit of wisdom from Upton Sinclair:
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
Granted, a nickel a post probably isn’t the kind of “salary” Sinclair had in mind, but it’s all these trolls are capable of earning.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:12 pmI hope Billo doesn’t send his “internet cop” to bust us and put us all in ejail.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pmI guess $0 really doesn’t have a car/vehicle. Unless there really is a “Turbo Deisel” company?
May 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pmI believe I made TP aware of O’Reilly’s TP slimejob last night soon after it happened (don’t know if Shakir saw it).
It’s comment #168.
It’s nice to know though (thanks to Shakir) that Malkin has the guts to criticize O’Reilly. She should do it more often but won’t unless it affects her and her (nutty) readers.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pmI guess Billo forgot about the 1st Amendment once again…….
May 28th, 2009 at 12:21 pmHeh
May 28th, 2009 at 12:22 pmXisithrus Says:
If 90% of dealers lean right, and gave donations to the right, then 90% of the closures will follow that same basic trait.
I cant believe that is that hard to figure out…and the gnashing of teeth and much wailing about Obama forcing right leaning dealerships to close, because of campaign contributions, is quite illogical.
Just like pulling out Fox ratings comparing apples to oranges. Remember, math is one of teh sciences!
May 28th, 2009 at 12:26 pmThe fact that Michelle Malkin has children was quite possibly one of the most troubling realizations I have made in recent months. She is a certifiable LOON with a serious chip(s) on her shoulder.
Check out her website, read her bizarre and disturbing rants and see for yourself.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:36 pmJeffy Bovine (royal king), let me help you remember your own words
I’m sure Maglalang, mAnn Coulter and Billdo are going to be very pleased with the appreciation you show while posting at that other RW nutz hate site, the one you roam.
May 28th, 2009 at 12:42 pmPosted above…
Fox News has changed names. They are now known as…
WTF TV
May 28th, 2009 at 12:43 pmWHAT!!!???
May 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pmSandoz76 Says:
“The fact that Michelle Malkin has children ”
WHAT!!!???
Yeah, and they’re O’Lielly’s!
Go figure, how could a loofah get a blowfish pregnant?
(I’ll bet Billdo gets the spanking duties.)
May 28th, 2009 at 12:50 pmJust how old is your target demographic if you find it useful to air such blundering characterizations of what’s currently going on on the Intertubes? “This just in, apparently cats use poor grammar.”
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mary lacewing Says:
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but, I find it somewhat interesting that either BO or one of his staff is combing through our comments.
They need to make sure none of his airport restroom encounters doesn’t show up here and spill the beans.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:44 pm“Clueless O’Reilley launches Uninformed Attack”
Editorial note: “Clueless” and “Uninformed” could be dropped from the sentence – when talking about O’Reilley they are fully understood.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:28 pmThinkprogress attacks Bill. Bill attacks thinkprogress. Whats the problem,you can dish it out BUT you can’t take it.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:19 pmSkeezix, you just got P\/\/N3D by Michele Maglalang Malkin. MICHELE FREAKIN’ MAGLALANG MALKIN!
May 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pmThat’s weird – whenever there’s a Rush thread, at least a couple of dittoheads show up to defend him bravely. But O’Reilly? Nary a peep. I mean, he even mentioned TP on his show, but where are they? I think his viewing audience doesn’t actually know how to use a computer.
May 28th, 2009 at 9:44 pmHmmm, Limbaugh no, Hannity no, Cheney no, Newt no, Rove no, … and O’reilly no. Of course Malkin damn no.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:05 pmGee is there any right wing commentator out there that can be half trusted to care about the truth?
I guess it doesn’t pay enough.
ukeman123 Says:
Hmmm, Limbaugh no, Hannity no, Cheney no, Newt no, Rove no, … and O’reilly no. Of course Malkin damn no.
Gee is there any right wing commentator out there that can be half trusted to care about the truth?
None of those people hold elected or appointed office. That’s why they feel free to be completely irresponsible.
May 29th, 2009 at 1:17 amThe reason i checked out this blog is because it was mentioned on “the factor” as a “left-wing nut” website. And there are some way out opinions posted here, but i haven’t seen anything that qualifies as “nut-job”. Yet. And btw, who gives a rat’s ass what Bill O’Rielly thinks.
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