‘Media Courage Award’ recipient Bill O’Reilly bans the media from his speech.
By on Sep 18th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
‘Media Courage Award’ recipient Bill O’Reilly bans the media from his speech.
Members of the press were dismayed to find out that they were banned from Bill O’Reilly’s speech at the Values Voter Summit tonight. The Washington Independent’s Dave Weigel snapped a picture of the sign letting them know that they couldn’t get in:
Ironically, O’Reilly was receiving a “Media Courage Award.”
Update Liberal blogger-activist Mike Stark was kicked out of O'Reilly's speech. The crowd loudly booed him when he began protesting O'Reilly, and then cheered when security took him out. Watch it:
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…then they threw in Irony award for free.
Bill O’ will probably call it a Pulitzer anyways.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:19 pmSo much for the “courage.”
September 18th, 2009 at 9:23 pmDear Lord, Bill O’Lielly has been all over the map hasn’t he? Yesterday he said he supports the public option, now he bans the press from his award speech. What the Hell is going on? Billo is going loco.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:23 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Only FOX News gets awards for courage while hiding behind closed doors.
Reminds me of nothing so much as George W. Bush awarding the Medal Of Freedom to George Tenet.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:36 pmNo, ElBruce…he’ll call it a PEABODY.
ha ha
September 18th, 2009 at 9:37 pmWow, Just today at the ‘Consevative Conference’ guests literally threw out the press EVEN though they had permission to film. MSNBC AND Faux News were tossed. Only after, did Tony Perkins apoligize and told the guests the MSM was invited. But guess what? MSNBC split. I don’t know about Faux though.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:42 pm***
#4,
i bet he boffs your wife.
:)
September 18th, 2009 at 9:44 pm***
a real life script that could only
have been written by kafka.
*
September 18th, 2009 at 9:48 pmjoe cantwell says:
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#4,
i bet he boffs your wife.
_________
So much for the claims of “virgin wool”…
September 18th, 2009 at 9:48 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Must be opposite day…
September 18th, 2009 at 9:54 pmYou really can’t make this shit up. The hypocricy is truly astonishing
September 18th, 2009 at 9:55 pmMebbe Billy intends to regale the enthralled audience w/ some excerpts from his novel:
Whoa… what a Ladies’ Man…
September 18th, 2009 at 9:56 pmLions, tigers and bears, oh my!
Did he talk about WHY he deserved the courage award?
We’ll never know (or believe it)…
September 18th, 2009 at 9:57 pmThat sign really does say it all.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:58 pm***
#11,
no, unlike yours
she’s not inflatable.
:0
September 18th, 2009 at 9:58 pmKKK rallies are not fond of press coverage.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:00 pmSo Bill doesn’t want to share his prize with the ‘Liberal Press’? And what the Hell is a ‘Media Courage Award’ anyway?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:03 pmSure, he banned the press from his speech. But he’ll even things out by naming himself as “Pinhead of the Week” on tonight’s show.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:08 pmNow awards are given to those at the bottom and not the top. What has happen to America? We no longer give awards to Journalist but we give it to insane fake Journalist like O’Reilly and next we’ll see Glenn Beck the alcoholic/drug addict get the Journalist of the Year Award. Let’s hope the Media will hire new Executives and real Journalist to give fair/balance news and let the liars, cheats and Alcoholic/Drug Addiction get the medical help they need.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:21 pmOH Puleeeze!
It’s got to be a joke…right? Tell me it’s a joke?
Media Courage Award?
They give an award for being a jackass?
OH Puleeeze!
…maybe they picked up his trophy thingy at a dollar store…on clearance.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:46 pm***
this is great:
values voter dude fux with fox.
*
when they do the same thing at
a townhall fox calls it “patriotic”.
:)
September 18th, 2009 at 10:47 pm‘Media Courage Award’ recipient Bill O’Reilly bans the media from his speech.
It’s official. O’Liely has courage. The courage to be a yellow belly coward by banning the media.
Ahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
September 18th, 2009 at 10:50 pmSTORM says:
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i beat my wife often and always.
Fixed.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:53 pmSomewhere in Washington Al Franken is laughing his ass off.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:02 pmOreilly, “I’m truly worthy of this award because it doesn’t bother me to go on the air and make a complete asshat of myself. Thank you”
September 18th, 2009 at 11:03 pmWhat’s that Storm, did you say you and Bilbo are jerk offs? I always that so, thanks for confirming it…
September 18th, 2009 at 11:04 pm“‘Media Courage Award’ recipient Bill O’Reilly bans the media from his speech.”
First Palin and now BillO: Ban them media. Amazing.. BillO bans media from his speech yet President Obama chose the other network for Sunday bobblehead shows and dissed Fox News. Personally, I could care less about this award that he is receiving from his right wingnut peeps. BillO would never receive the Edward R. Murrow award in journalism.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:05 pmI understand that Storm is really married to his right hand.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:06 pmTell O’ Wise Acre, is it true, is your only love your right hand and do you cheat on your right hand by secretly meeting your left hand?
Rush must be selling his pills again to his friends.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:08 pmObviously one of those made up joke awards, like the “International PEACE award” Pastor Rick Warren gave Bush.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:15 pmI love how they call themselves “values voters”. What values? Good values? Nope. The values of bigotry, intolerance, hate and fear.
(Is stupidity a value? Because they have that in a abundance. They seem to be proud of it).
September 18th, 2009 at 11:19 pmThey’re afraid that people will see that the well-to-do and the teabagger crowd are exactly alike.
We already know this.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:21 pmIbent@33, Young Evangelicals are deserting their elders churchs in droves. All the elders care about is gay bashing and abortion. Younger Evangelicals care about the environment, social justice and the poor and ill. Since when has Tony Perkins and organizations like ‘Operation Rescue’ cared about poverty and health care reform? When you look at the ‘Town Halls’ and the ‘Birthers’ you see the same people. Angry, older whites who have a distain for progressive ideas and change. The Repugs are destoring themselves.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Re: Retired Sailor @ 30:
So you suppose his right hand doesn’t know what his left hand is doing? <];-P
September 18th, 2009 at 11:36 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
G. Gordon Liddy received the media’s “Freedom of Speech Award” after his memoir said he was going to kill Wash Post writer Jack Anderson because he mistakenly thought Nixon wished it.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:49 pmKenneth says:
Maybe he received the Courage award for having to put up with the extreme criticism of the Main Stream (excuse me, Fringe Left Media). No wonder they were not allowed to attend.
You shouldn’t be allowed to post because of the trollturd of stupid you just shat out of your anus with this post.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:53 pm***
#36,
that’s daryll folks.
he’s on crack and lsd.
:|
September 18th, 2009 at 11:53 pmI tell you – these guys are beyond shameless. Any decent guy would feel awkward to be receiving a “courage” award under such circumstances. Not O’Reilly and his ilk.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:54 pm***
#38,
i was there.
he told dirty jokes and
made farting sounds into the microphone.
:\
September 18th, 2009 at 11:55 pmBilldo’s enormous courage is to be displayed only in out of court settlements and 30 minutes maximum at one time, behind closed doors.
Only a few fortunate Value Voters will have the chance to see it and take pictures next to it.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:56 pmanyone seen aaronk? He’s been avoiding me all day.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:07 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Such courage.
Bill O’Reilly hide behind Rush Limbaugh’s back while parroting Glenn Beck. That is when he isn’t sexually harrassing his female employees. Tell me about that courage again.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:18 am***
#46,
when he bent over, spread his cheeks
and did his ventriloquist act…
well you should have seen it!
:) )
September 19th, 2009 at 12:25 amHi Daryll.
How’s the wife? She’s about due any day now, right?
September 19th, 2009 at 12:52 amThis should be in Mad Magazine.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:53 amFox News as drained all the meaning out of the word irony.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:02 amOh, and I agree with #36. Have you been to the National Review, WorldNetDaily or NewsBuster sites? totally distorted. (worship and adore THIS, #36.)
September 19th, 2009 at 1:06 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Al Franken took oliely out on his way to DC…..long time ago.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:11 amKenneth says:
It take courage to tell the truth to the American public.
Neither you nor Bill O’ would know anything about that. And no, telling the actual truth doesn’t really take courage at all; it’s a free country. It’s telling huge whopping lies that takes some cojones.
.
Kenneth says:
It’s hard to be humble when you’re No. 1 in the news biz.
Actually Jim Lehrer does a pretty good job of humility. What O’Really does isn’t news, though. It’s “news entertainment” at best, and “anti-news” at worst.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:31 amBillo? In the “news biz”?
Now, *THAT’S* funny!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
September 19th, 2009 at 1:42 amBillo is now eligible for the Irony Cross award as well.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:51 amSt D @# 36.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:52 amBow down to Crom, one of the forty six real true gods.
***
#58,
crom was cool.
he was a big help to conan.
:)
September 19th, 2009 at 2:36 amIs it just me or does this just sound like the whining of a sore loser?
You aholes never thought you would see this day did you? Irony, look it up!
September 19th, 2009 at 2:36 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
worship and adore God says:
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Good, Fox News is known for intentionally misinterpreting statements, and misleading the public.
Fixed.
September 19th, 2009 at 3:53 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
worship and adore the imaginary Sky Pixie says:
Nothing.
STFU
September 19th, 2009 at 3:58 amSenator Al Franken had no comment on O’Liely, what do you think Billo? Senator Al Franken, put that in your pipe and get it up.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:04 amThe “Values Voters?” Are we talking about the value of slave labor to transnational corporate ceos?
September 19th, 2009 at 8:06 amBill was probably afraid he would be booed for “supporting” the public option by the radical right, so-called “conservatives”.
September 19th, 2009 at 8:26 amThese people are absolutely ate up with jingoism [Value voter, Contract with America, Freedom Works, ad nauseum] and remind me of the sheep from Animal Farm.
Of course the jingoism has absolutely nothing to do with the real and hidden agenda and they fall for it time and time again.
September 19th, 2009 at 8:50 amI guess they dont understand that duplicitous campaigns require said jingoism and happy talk to be effective.
September 19th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Hypocrisy thy name is William. (O’Reilly) (Billo the Clown)
September 19th, 2009 at 8:54 amValues Voters value anything that keeps the bright glare of the sunshine off of them because everyone knows that bright sunshine kills the gooey green stuff under the rocks.
Not sure what O’Reilly was afraid of. If the media got a little peeved he would always have the crowd to beat them up.
http://www.political-buzz.com/
September 19th, 2009 at 9:05 amWOW! HOW TYPICAL OF AN UNEDUCATED, HYPOCRITICAL RIGHT WING BIBLE THUMPING JESUS FREAK!
September 19th, 2009 at 9:05 amI’d submit this to Failblog.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:16 amYou be welcome.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:21 amFlingPoohChump Ooked Ooked: I adore Bill-O..Actually I love that he slings crap at abrogated fans and sexually harasses women, cause I hate females and thats why I am a bonobo peter poking primate prattling pernacious piddle.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:26 amHow can Bellow Really face the terrursts when he cant even face the media?
September 19th, 2009 at 9:27 amFluffed Your Taitz
You iz bee welcum Sloppy Beastadoo
September 19th, 2009 at 9:34 amWould that be roller squating or ice squating?
September 19th, 2009 at 9:36 amDo I need to FYT as well?
O’Reillys “scripted act isnt called “News” Its called The BORe Factor.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:36 amThe logic of this statement is stupefying. Bellow Loudly has the courage to stand up then – but not now.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:41 am
It is true, however, that Billo is #1 in the news business.
If your talking jackasses.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:45 amBillo is to journalism as professional wrestling entertainment is to sports.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:46 amIt takes great cowrage to yell at people ‘cut his mike’ ‘Shutup’ and ‘Pinhead’
Free Speech is not one of Bellows strong points and like Gush FlamBlo cant handle two sided debate.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:47 amAmanda Terkel has bigger balls than O’Reilly? Bah hahahahahaha! Well of course she does. She’s a female liberal and Bill O’Reilly is a conservative (which means his balls are the size of lemon drops!).
Billo is a coward in more ways then one. Glenn Bleck is too.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:56 amJackie @#21 says:
Now awards are given to those at the bottom and not the top. What has happen to America? We no longer give awards to Journalist but we give it to insane fake Journalist like O’Reilly and next we’ll see Glenn Beck the alcoholic/drug addict get the Journalist of the Year Award. Let’s hope the Media will hire new Executives and real Journalist to give fair/balance news and let the liars, cheats and Alcoholic/Drug Addiction get the medical help they need
Jackie,
September 19th, 2009 at 9:57 amThis is why the Right has been pushing and pushing for everyone to get rewarding in schools over the last 30 years. They have been so out of the ‘reward” camp, that they now expect rewards for being deficient. Deficient in human compassion, knowledge, and recognition of the human condition. They are devoid of facts, and WANT A GODDAMN MEDAL FOR IT.
Don’t you get it, this is the same as EVERYONE ON THE TEAM GETTING A TROPHY. Stop THAT SHIT NOW.
I bet O’Reilly made sure there were police cars outside his house later in the evening just in case a liberal showed up to ask him questions about his warped reality. Bah hahahahahaha! What a bunch of chickens O’Reilly and his conservatives are!
September 19th, 2009 at 9:58 amActually, I have a problem with a JOURNALISM award going to a self-proclaimed “ENTERTAINER”
These idjits do not even enter the fray of JOURNALISM, so how can they get awards for it?????
I confused.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:59 amThis is just a some made-up award by James Dobson’s Family Research Council, the same chistian neocon lobby that had private meetings with Bush after they got him elected.
They probably spent the first 30 minutes reinterpreting the constitution for their new world order.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:20 amAnd pick up their new tax-exempt certificates.
“The crowd loudly booed him when he began protesting O’Reilly, and then cheered when security took him out.”
So tea-baggers can shriek, interrupt & drown out any discussion, & that’s “freedom of speech” according to crazy right-wingers & right-wing lying pundits, but if anyone else speaks out– it’s no longer freedom of speech, & that person is tossed out. Repubs are bullying hypocrites & anti-democracy.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:43 amRegarding this person getting kicked out of the Value Voters Summit, really I don’t think we can point fingers and claim that it is typical of any one party. I mean you’re always going to have an overly-avid Star Wars fan be asked to leave a Star Trek convention.
I’m not supporting anyone here, but I’m just saying that the right to congregate is there. Let them kiss O’Reilly’s ass with some made-up award. As long as he doesn’t go bragging to people that it means anything.
September 19th, 2009 at 11:11 amI think it’s mostly the hypocricy.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:10 pmFor the presenting of the “Media Courage Award,” no media will be allowed.
This should be the final word on conservatives’ ability to think clearly. You must be able to think in order to even have a chance of getting irony. Think, trolls, think! If the “courage” award really is because he had the “courage” to stand up to evil left-wing media, why wouldn’t he have the “courage” to let them simply attend the awards ceremony and report on it?
Doesn’t it take far less “courage” to allow them to sit in a room of your admirers than it does to “take them on” day after day on the mean streets? I know it may make you crabby or give you a headache, trolls, but try thinking about it.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pmTalk about multitasking!!!
September 19th, 2009 at 12:26 pm—
All available evidences indicate that multitasking reduces you capacity to do any task most effectively. You might want to keep that in mind…
These are the same people who reward those (preachers) most able to deny reality with leadership positions. There is not an honest, fully functional, adult intellect in the bunch.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pmIt’s strange that someone who loves to be in the spotlight wouldn’t want members of the press to hear his speech. What is it that the conservatives don’t want anyone to hear?
September 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pmPerhaps the press was banned because his speech consisted of his screaming “N199ER” at the top of his lungs for 20 minutes?
September 19th, 2009 at 12:41 pmWhy post a private video?
September 19th, 2009 at 1:15 pmanyone else having a problem getting that video to play?
September 19th, 2009 at 1:20 pmkungfoochimp says:
OMG, I read this in between chapters of the vagina monologues
I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re gibbering about. Could you go into some more detail so I can follow your thesis better? Thanks.
.
Xisithrus says:
These people are absolutely ate up with jingoism [Value voter, Contract with America, Freedom Works, ad nauseum] and remind me of the sheep from Animal Farm.
Good call. The GOP seems to be divided between pigs and sheep. After all, the sheep wouldn’t know what to lie about unless somebody told them. It always pisses me off that for each lie that the sheep honestly believe, some Republican looked at the facts and intentionally reversed them before going on TV or distributing and email or whatever.
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dasm says:
“The crowd loudly booed him when he began protesting O’Reilly, and then cheered when security took him out.”
So tea-baggers can shriek, interrupt & drown out any discussion
That’s not discussion, that’s just spectacle; trying to interrupt whatever they were trying to do. It’s about as much “debate” as the town hall screamers were.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:09 pmI’d say it takes a LOT of courage,
to take a seat before the nation, in the mainstream media,
and launch off the kind of rabid garbage tirades
that Mr. Oreilly does.
September 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pmworship and adore God says:
You are a liar and a fool. Check out what the bible says about bearing false witness ya witless moron
September 20th, 2009 at 11:45 amKenneth says:
My GOD you are stupid and brainwashed. Why in the world would yo be so proud to be so stupid?
September 20th, 2009 at 11:46 amKenneth says:
It may take courage to tell the truth to the American people but Bill O’falafel would have no way of knowing that. Since you are far too stupid to know the truth when you come across it no one in their right mind will take seriously anything you have to say on this thread
September 20th, 2009 at 11:48 amSlappyMORON why are you still here? There is no pity for you here. Only a sewer ready for your ignorant posts. We all know how stupid and pathetic you are but no one is going to pity you anymore. You are a pityjunkie. We all understand this. You have no chance for the pity you crave here. Time to pack it up and find a different venue for your shamless begging
September 20th, 2009 at 11:50 amXisithrus says:
These people are absolutely ate up with jingoism [Value voter, Contract with America, Freedom Works, ad nauseum]
September 20th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Fortunately, that’s a bullshit award from a bogus group, so it’s all right. gögüs estetigi
September 24th, 2009 at 10:10 am