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I see where Bill O’Reilly and his thugs are up to their old tricks again.
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getalife
March 23rd, 2009
12:12 pm
And they whine about a AIG bus tour.
Same thing.
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
12:20 pm
A couple of points:
1) Left wing news organizations have a history of doing these “ambush” interviews. I don’t care for them either but now that O’Reilly does them it’s all of a sudden a problem? Liberal hypocrisy and the old double standard rears it’s ugly head again ……………
2) Question: We live in a free country. If on a hot August Saturday evening about 11:00pm I decide I want to take a walk by myself down Bankhead Highway with a $100 bill taped to my forehead and a Confederate battle flag on the back of my t-shirt, should I hold any personal responsibility for what happens to me?
Rush Limbaugh for President
March 23rd, 2009
12:24 pm
There you go Corporal, blame the victim. That is a good old conservative approach. Now I know why you didn’t make it past Corporal.
Joey
March 23rd, 2009
12:29 pm
Goose (Radical Progressive Left), Gander (Radical Conservative Right).
If you don’t like Goose and Gander use Pot and Kettle.
Either can apply to Bookman or O’Reilly. Except for that little thing called an audience. O’Reilly has about 4 million viewers each day.
So how did the audition go on Friday?
Mike
March 23rd, 2009
12:32 pm
O’Reilly’s tactics are lame, but is it any more lame when Michael Moore does it?
Mrs. Godzilla
March 23rd, 2009
12:32 pm
James,
Can you provide us with a link to some left wing “ambush” interviews.
Please teach the history.
ESR
March 23rd, 2009
12:41 pm
O’Reilly is like anyone newshack at NBC, the only difference is that he actually has an audience. How low are the NBC news ratings this week, can anyone see that far and deep into that hole?
Shawny
March 23rd, 2009
12:43 pm
Keith Olbermann is the thug. No wonder he gets crushed by Orielly each night.
On another note, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123776518094909023.html
this article details how Obama commented on how he inherited a $1T deficit, but he is going to more than double down on that.
Comment
March 23rd, 2009
12:44 pm
And here I thought “thugs” was an Atlanta specific term…guess not.
Thought the following from another blog was a quite accurate description of the current administration –
It’s as if Dr. Seuss had written the script…
We will tax you at your job;
We will tax you as you speak;
we will tax you, helpless mob;
we will tax you ’til you’re weak.
You don’t like this tax you say;
bend o’r and take it anyway!
You bought our line, took the hook,
now your precious liberty we took.
So cry your heart’s out helpless lot,
Our hope in a poke you’ve literally bought!!
I Report/ You Whine
March 23rd, 2009
12:56 pm
Yeah , this from a liberal who has no problem with the government stalking our tax dollars, energy usage, place of employment, etc, etc, etc.
At least you can tell O’Pinko to go FH.
Davo
March 23rd, 2009
1:00 pm
That must be an exceptionally hard game of sudoku you have going Bookman. One sentence and one pilfered link…man work is such a drag.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:01 pm
The stalking is bad enough, but the original story itself — that O’Reilly really does seem to think that a woman can be “dressed like she was asking for it”, in two thousand and frickin’ nine, is the real outrage.
RW, downstairs you wrote that you were from the NE originally. I did not know that. I’m not from there, as such, but I spent a coupla decades in N. NJ, so if you don’t mind, may I ask the whereabouts for you?
Totally understand if you don’t want to get specific, just wondering.
Also, I can verify that substituting “ax” for “ask” is something I’ve heard from a variety of races and classes up there, for what that’s worth. Of course, if you really want to drive me up a wall, pronounce “Especially” Ecks-specially, or “Et cetera” Eck-cetera.
Also, for what it’s worth, I am familiar with the small, rather prosperous little NJ town whence this young lady, Ms. Moore, who was the victim of a vicious rape and murder, had hailed. It makes me sad to realize that I probably knew people who knew her, and may well have crossed her, or her family’s, path at some point some years ago.
RW-(the original)
March 23rd, 2009
1:02 pm
This is new and unique to O’Reilly?
Puhleeze.
Isn’t there some real news out there? Something about a new plan for Obama to use our money in a so called public/private pool where he just happens to assure that the “investors” can’t lose? ….at least until he’s long gone…
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:02 pm
“man work is such a drag”
Davo, once again–if you think you can do it better, blogger.com is ready when you are.
If not, kindly STFU with this tired crap.
Mrs. Godzilla
March 23rd, 2009
1:08 pm
DB,
I’m with you…
I don’t always agree with our Host, but he is our host.
Davo
March 23rd, 2009
1:10 pm
“If not, kindly STFU with this tired crap.”
Bookman has found a champion I see. I guess even hacks can muster a fan club these days.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:11 pm
I know I’ll regret asking, but ESR @ 12.41, did you really mean to type “NBC?”
As for O’Reilly’s mighty ratings, I’ll admit that 2.5 million or so viewers is pretty good for cable, although he’s still ranked 15th overall for such programming, well behind Hannah Montana, Wrestling on WWE… but getting closer and closer to Spongebob!
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
1:11 pm
RW:
You are right. With all the news going on in the world is this the best thread to come up with?
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
1:11 pm
Rush Limbaugh for President:
Ah my friend, thank you! I have just been waiting for the first person to say “you’re blaming the victime” so I can go forward with my next post:
You miss the point. The perpetrator should always receive the full punishment of the law for his actions whether in my analogy it occurred on Bankhead Highway or my front yard . The stupidity of the victim (but only if that is the case) should never come into play regarding the prosecution of the perpetrator. Thus, it is “possible” for a prostitute to be raped if she decides at the last minute she doesn’t like the John.
That said, the stupidity of the victim (depending on the type of stupidity) should come into play regarding any public forum grievance about what happened or the right to sue the perpetrator or anyone else invlolved civilly. You MUST bear some responsibility for your actions.
In other words, I want the perpetrator punished but I don’t want to hear any whining in the case scenario I described or that of a prostitute who is raped after knowingly getting into a car with a horny stranger.
Remember the case of the burglar who had stolen a very heavy television in the middle of the night and as he went down the back steps of the residence, a stairstep cracked, he fell through he broke his leg? He sued civilly and won damages.
RW-(the original)
March 23rd, 2009
1:12 pm
DB,
I have a mixed marriage. I’m from Eastern Mass, she’s from Western Mass and we met in the south.
I went through the proper detox of living in Florida for three years before moving into the real south though so I believe I qualify as a true southerner now. My wife didn’t go through that proper detox so she’s still a Yankee.
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
1:13 pm
Mrs. G.:
I’m not doing your homework for you. If you haven’t watch “60 Minutes” or similar news programs over the years that’s your biased problem.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:14 pm
Davo, I’m more than happy to criticize Jay when such criticism is merited. I believe I accused him of doling out troll chow just the other day.
I’m merely noting that you’ve here to complain that he hasn’t offered you two or three column-length posts per day. which is ridiculous, when his conservative counterpart barely shows up each day (and hasn’t bothered to reply to individual posts with any regularity for ages).
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
1:16 pm
P.S. to RW:
There is so much negative news on Obama (even from some democrats) that Jay had to post something like this to try to draw attention away from the ongoing debacle.
RW-(the original)
March 23rd, 2009
1:17 pm
Corporal,
It may not be Jay B’s fault. Considering the rift between his boss and O’Reilly it may be mandatory that he post these things.
What’s funny is that O’Reilly is such red meat for liberals. He’s one of them and slobbered all over Obama almost as much as Chris Mathews.
getalife
March 23rd, 2009
1:21 pm
All the have to say in a Bill O ambush;
How is Andrea Mackris doing with all that money Bill paid her?
Or
What was Bill doing with that vibrator?
D.A.
March 23rd, 2009
1:21 pm
corporal@ 1:11 you make mention of rape involving a prostitute.
In your scenario, would the crime you mention be considered…
A.) Rape
or
B.)Theft by taking
G
March 23rd, 2009
1:23 pm
Did anyone see Jon Stewart’s show a few months ago about O’Roilly using his staffers to follow people around with cameras, when O’Roilly himself criticized the paparazzi for doing the same thing?
It was genius.
Mrs. Godzilla
March 23rd, 2009
1:24 pm
James
60 minutes confronting scofflaws is liberal ambushing?
That sounds a bit paranoid.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:27 pm
I believe I qualify as a true southerner now.
I never was sure how that worked. While I spent enough time in the NE to develop something of a northeastern cadence to my speech, my Great Plains childhood keeps me from sounding very “Jersey.” I could probably pass for Southern if I were of a mind to do so.
I liked MA enough the times I’ve visited but hey, if you’re not happy somewhere, no reason to stay.
The Corporal
March 23rd, 2009
1:30 pm
To D.A.:
Good one but you don’t want my real answer ………..
)
To Mrs. G.:
Why, an ambush is an ambush. The person ambushed has nothing to do with the policy of ambushing.
Nice parry but didn’t work.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:31 pm
And another thing… not to pick on RW (or even Davo, for that matter) but when he asks “Isn’t there some real news out there?” — this is a bit puzzling to me.
Most blogs I know of are nothing more than the proprietor’s whims being reflected in a post. As much as I’ve enjoyed, say, Atrios’ joint over the past few years I never expected him to be my one-stop-shopping experience for news and information. Hell, the guy’s latest post is entitled “Lunch Thread,” and it’s nothing more than that headline and a fresh place to dump comments.
D.A.
March 23rd, 2009
1:38 pm
corporal,
Why assume I would not want your answer?
I think the accused should be charged with theft by taking, the prostitute chose to make her body a place of business, since she does not have operating business hours then one could assume that the victim was “on the clock”. Therefor the wealth was affected more than the psychological or physical effects, as many of those same effects could be operating cost of the prostitute’s business.
Is that what you thought my answer would be? How would you classify the crime, and why?
RW-(the original)
March 23rd, 2009
1:38 pm
DB,
It wasn’t really a matter of whether I was happy in MA or not. I moved out when I was three so I didn’t really have a feel for that kind of thing yet.
On your other point, this isn’t really a blog in the traditional sense. According to Jay B it’s a newspaper that’s trying to make the transition to being an online source that happens to publish a print copy. Carrying on a silly vendetta only makes it looks like a traditional blog which will only speed the paper/website’s demise as it gets lost in the weeds.
Mrs. Godzilla
March 23rd, 2009
1:38 pm
But JAMES, you said specifically liberal…..
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
1:40 pm
Joey,
From previous thread -
Thanks, but I know what the definition of “pretend” is, and would you like to actually address what I wrote or continue to dance around the topic?
In case you forgot, I’ll remind you: how is Obama being dishonest or pretending when he has in many cases included Republicans in discussions? In my opinion, the Republicans are not willing to compromise which is completely irrational given that the American people voted them out of the majority, or into the minority, however you want to call it, and are not in the position to get their way completely without some kind of compromise on their part.
Joey? Would you like to address that or do you have another lame definition to throw out instead?
I’ll even give you another topic to discuss: why is it that people such as yourself continue to call Obama a socialist when he has given no indication or carried out any action to suggest that he is trying to make the state in charge of private businesses or revenue – if anything he is trying to get the private sector up and running again.
G
March 23rd, 2009
1:42 pm
Lets not forget O’Roilly paid an undisclosed amount of money (supposedly in the millions) to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by a co-worker, Andrea Mackris. Part of the settlement was that she never speak of it again. Google it.
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
1:42 pm
DB and RW,
I know this is random, but I hate it when people try to sound Southern, like in the movies or on TV.
Rush Limbaugh for President
March 23rd, 2009
1:43 pm
To Corporal(a.k.a legal scholar)
Corporal, the laws are not written with punishment decided on how smart or dumb the victim is. In your world white people who walk thru black neighborhoods are asking for trouble or vice versa, women who dress sexy are asking to br raped, children who walk home from school alone are asking to be kidnapped,old people who are taken advantage of by slick salesmen deserve it.
You sound like a throw back from the wild west. The times they are a changing and you best try to keep up. Demoted to private.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:44 pm
“On your other point, this isn’t really a blog in the traditional sense. According to Jay B it’s a newspaper that’s trying to make the transition to being an online source that happens to publish a print copy.”
Methinks the apples are being compared to orangutans; i.e., I don’t think Jay’s blog = ajc.com
But, point taken about the bloglike object we behold on our screens at the moment having to carry some more water for the AJC than a typical crummy little blog as one might have free via blogger.com.
DB, Gwinnettian
March 23rd, 2009
1:46 pm
“O’Roilly paid an undisclosed amount of money (supposedly in the millions) to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit”
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you–I have a falafel in my ear.
Taxpayer
March 23rd, 2009
1:47 pm
D.A. at 1:21,
And! If he had thrown down a 50 would a crime have been committed at all. ew.
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
1:50 pm
Taxpayer,
Were you please with the finale? It topped the Bosch list of greatest series finales’ of all time, but considering there was only one on that list, the series finale of MASH, that’s saying something.
@@
March 23rd, 2009
1:50 pm
Good grief, jay……all I get from this piece is that you enjoy dining on discarded scraps.
Maybe you should get a more demanding job.
RW-(the original)
March 23rd, 2009
1:51 pm
Bosch @ 1:42,
I agree completely. If Hollywood can’t find somebody with an authentic accent they should drop the attempt. Southernspeak seems to be something you either do naturally or just can’t do at all.
Except that one time in Savannah where a ghost took over my wife to tell another couple, “y’all have a good night, y’all” in a completely authentic southern accent. If you knew her you’d know she would never utter that phrase in a million years much less make it sound right.
Taxpayer
March 23rd, 2009
1:56 pm
Bosch,
I thought it qualified as a grand finale. I mean, they covered a lot of ground with good and evil and history repeating itself and humans being some sort of hybrid and….there were more twists and turns and tangents and what not in there than I ever expected. I originally thought that Starbuck was going to be revealed as a cylon and she turned out to be some sort of Angel/messenger.
G
March 23rd, 2009
1:56 pm
A while back O’Roilly cut off a caller on his radio show just for mentioning Keith Olbermann’s name, then threatened the man on the air with “Fox Security” and said that local police would come to his door. O’Roilly was positively foaming at the mouth with anger.
Olbermann, of course, milked the incident for all it was worth. I couldn’t stop laughing.
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
1:57 pm
RW,
Creepy.
Joey
March 23rd, 2009
1:59 pm
Bosch: Let’s replay: I responded to G that President Obama is not being honest when he pretends to include Republicans or when he says nice things about Republicans.”
You, Bosch responded to me: “Why is that being dishonest?”
So what you you asked me is: Why is it being dishonest for Obama to pretend to include Republicans or pretends to be nice to Republicans?
My response was that you did not comprehend my original comment. It is intuitive that “pretending to include or pretending to be nice” is not honest.
So again: why is it dishonest? Because he is pretending, and the definition of pretend: To claim or profess falsely.
Hope this clears it up for you.
I wrote:
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
2:00 pm
Taxpayer,
I thought they did a good job. I almost had to leave during the battle scene – it was too intense, and I thought that was going to be the whole show – everyone killed, I was glad they gave the audience a sense that everyone was going to be okay. I’d been disappointed if we were left with them still wondering around homeless.
That special effect when Galactica jumped after the battle and it looked like the ship was going to fall apart – I thought, well great, the ship is going to burst into flames and we still have another hour. That was an incredible effect, one of the many good things about that show.
I’m off to the vet then to do yard work (yuck). Later all.
Bosch
March 23rd, 2009
2:02 pm
Joey,
Okay, that’s great, but you still haven’t addressed my response. I don’t like to dance, but apparently you do, and that’s fine.
I’m off to do some yard work.