As you read here yesterday, Bill O'Reilly is an asshole. Well, that shouldn't have surprised anyone. But he's at it again:
On yesterday's O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly referred to Mexicans as "wetbacks".
Yeah. Go read the link, I won't bother trying to put it into context.
Actually, when I think back on it, the first time I saw Bill O'Reilly on TV, maybe five or six years ago, he was a racist fuck even then.
He was interviewing world famous rapper Chuck D of the group Public Enemy. Remember, Chuck D, internationally famous, has sold millions of albums. Just setting the stage.
Somehow or another, they get onto the topic of welfare. O'Reilly actually says to Chuck D, something like "why should we give our hard-earned money to you people...?"
"You people?" Chuck D's a goddam millionaire. Chuck is not getting any welfare checks. O'Reilly has slipped up, and he most likely means "why should we hard-working white people give our money to poor, lazy blacks?"
I imagine O'Reilly will weasel his way out of this latest scandal through simple, bald-faced lies. Just check out this past example from O'Reilly's bizarre crusade against rapper Ludacris' endorsement of Pepsi:
"First of all -- Ms. Rousseau. First of all, I never do anything tacitly. I do things directly. I simply said I wasn't going to drink Pepsi while [Ludacris] was on their payroll. No boycott was ever mentioned by me."
-- Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, 02/03/03
"I'm calling for all responsible Americans to fight back and punish Pepsi...I'm calling for all Americans to say, Hey, Pepsi, I'm not drinking your stuff. You want to hang around with Ludacris, you do that, I' m not hanging around with you."
-- Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, 08/27/02
But I'll lay off now. Bashing Bill O'Reilly is like shooting fish in a barrel. Actually, it's more like shooting the barrel.
Very True. Bill O'Reilly is a real SOB Racist. Think about it he is a brainless bum.
Posted by: AJ at July 16, 2003 06:25 PMBill O'reilly is a self righteous, stupid ass. I cannot imagine anyone any ruder and ill informed than he is. What a fool
Posted by: David Sawh at September 9, 2003 01:26 PMBill O'Reilly is the most ignorant, putrid human I have ever listened to.
He needs to stick his foot in his mouth.
No one with a brain would give Bill O'Reilly a good review.
I hate Bill O'Reilly and I encourage all decent liberals and conservatives to boycott the No-Spin zone.
He makes racist comments and want us to watch his show?
Don't do it, people!
I call for a boycott of Fox as well.
I am conservative and I like “The Factor”, and I can say with absolute certainty you are dumber and far more ignorant than O’Reilly could ever hope to be.
Posted by: John Jakeman at November 14, 2003 02:26 PMI'd like to see O'Reilly come out of hiding from behind his microphone and his hideout at Fox News to debate openly in a public forum. Have you ever noticed that all of these conservative media screamers (i.e., O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and many others) never come out in the open to spew their bilge? That's because they know they'd get their asses kicked soundly in a real debate. O'Reilly can't operate unless he's in his own element where he can cut you off anytime he so desires and call you names while you're unable to defend yourself. So go fuck yourself Mr. Jakeman. I'll take on you or O'Reilly, individually or together, anytime. Just name the place and time, as long as its live and open to the public.
Posted by: Steve at December 16, 2003 10:07 AM"I'd like to see O'Reilly come out of hiding from behind his microphone and his hideout at Fox News to debate openly in a public forum. Have you ever noticed that all of these conservative media screamers (i.e., O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and many others) never come out in the open to spew their bilge? That's because they know they'd get their asses kicked soundly in a real debate. O'Reilly can't operate unless he's in his own element where he can cut you off anytime he so desires and call you names while you're unable to defend yourself. So go fuck yourself Mr. Jakeman. I'll take on you or O'Reilly, individually or together, anytime. Just name the place and time, as long as its live and open to the public.
Posted by: Steve on December 16, 2003 10:07 AM "
I guess you missed the O'Reilly vs. Carville debate.
Posted by: J. Robert Johnson at January 8, 2004 02:15 PMSteve,
Please debate me! I'll let you go first. Then when you open your mouth I'll shove my size 14 Redwing through the back of your head. You ignorant piece of chickenshit.
Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at January 8, 2004 02:19 PMScrew wetbacks and welfare recipients.
O'Reilly for prez
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