wh00t Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I don't get to debate this much up North since nobody knows who Bill O'Reilly is around these here parts. Maybe when we start to get Fox News up here that will change (not bloody likely in Montreal!) But, Americans, he's your #1 commentator, how do you feel about him? Like/dislike? Why? I feel that it's ridiculous how he gets all rude and defensive when you call him "conservative". Does anyone buy that this guy is a moderate independent? Remember when they found out that he registered himself as a Republican? Oops! For instance, to defend his "independent" position, he oftens brings up that he's against the death penalty. However, this is disingenuous: he is only against the death penalty because he feels that it is not harsh enough punishment... in fact, he prefers to send violent criminals to a "gulag" (his word) where they will labor away as slaves in brutal conditions! Doe that sound like a liberal position to you? http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=23246 The guy is clearly a conservative shill. He bashes Democrats and the "far-left" (anyone who is remotely left-leaning is "far-left" to him) routinely, often using false and/or misleading information. Just today, he called John Kerry a liar and a "sore loser" for saying that some people had to wait 5, 6, 11 hours to vote in Democratic districts while Republicans could go through in 10 minutes. Then he goes on to question the Washington governor election where the Democrat won, stating that there were more votes than voters in some counties. Well guess what O'Reilly, some Ohio counties reported 1000%+ turnouts, where's your outrage there?? Your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 throw your tv out of the window... listen to npr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Wh00t, in short he is an idiot and a protoge of neo-con stablishment, a prastitude who sells him self under the pritext of freedom of speach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 throw your tv out of the window... listen to npr... style_images/master/snapback.png if you were a woman.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 throw your tv out of the window... listen to npr... style_images/master/snapback.png NPR is about as worthless as Fox. www.lewrockwell.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 wh00t, when we meet, just remind me to kick your butt, for watching American commentators, you traitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 wh00t, when we meet, just remind me to kick your butt, for watching American commentators, you traitor. style_images/master/snapback.png I can't help it Domino, we just don't have this sort of thing over here. These people know no restraint, no sense of objectivity, it is so novel. I was in Maine over the summer and I decided to see what all the fuss about Fox News was. I turned it on, and a few minutes in, the news anchors (not the commentators mind you, the actual anchors) started getting into a full discussion about how out of touch John Kerry was with the American public because he went to Wendy's and ordered the soup! I couldn't believe what passes for "news" over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Weeks before the American elections, Radio-Canada had a series at "Le Point" dedicated to the elections. They covered some extrem convervative regions in the US, I could even not believe what I was hearing and seing... a copie of Maurice Duplessie regime. Unbelievable. Some times, I admit having watched American channels during the election, if things like what I have heared were to be said here, the TV chanel would recieve hundreds and hundreds of calls and letter of complaints. You're not surprising me. Any Democrates are welcome to Canada, this way, only the rotten apples will be left in the South. OK, just kidding... kidding? Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Domino, you may enjoy this site: http://www.mediamatters.org They cover conservative bias on the major news networks on a daily basis. You will familiarize yourself very quickly with the likes of people like Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, etc. Any notion of a "liberal media" all but disappears after reading these reports. It kills me to see how these networks are able to feed you misinformation while assuring you that they are being "fair and balanced". The spin is incredible -- one of the Fox News polls was something like "Who would be more likely to cheat in a poker game: Al Gore or Bill Clinton" (!!!) It's unreal... you can understand how I can be so enthralled by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Any Democrates are welcome to Canada, style_images/master/snapback.png hey dude, will you be able to pick me up at the airport at 28th? just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) hey dude, will you be able to pick me up at the airport at 28th? just kidding style_images/master/snapback.png Sure, but Ed, you know, I don't have a car, neither drive, it is not healthy for the environment. We have to take the bus. Azat, I will drive if you buy me a Prius. Edited January 20, 2005 by Fadix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 ut, Americans, he's your #1 commentator, how do you feel about him? Like/dislike? Why? He's an asshole and I can't stand him. Although I liked him when he'd tear into the Clintons, but other than that, he's an ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Phew! When I first read the title of this thread, I thought someone was going to claim that he was Armenian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I would like to ask to refrain from using abusive words. English language is extremely rich to convey whatever one wishes to say, there is no need to use abuse words, so what O'Reily is not in the forum. We still would like to keep the forum clean. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Did anyone see that one episode on Bill O'Reilly, when at the end he reads the viewer mail and someone who clearly hatred him wrote a fake viewpoint and he read out loud, and the name said "Jack Mehoff". It was very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 The CBC program "The Fifth Estate" this week aired a scathing documentary on the state of media bias in the US, called "Sticks and Stones" ( http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/ ). It has been played three times already and is being replayed Sunday, January 30 at 3:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. I would urge anybody who has access to CBC TV to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Thanks whOOt, I'll try and catch it tomorrow. In general the Fifth Estate is a pretty good program. Their report on pharmaceuticals and their marketing approach a little while back was very well put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Nothing but a paid whore for neo-conservatives, that’s exacly what this idiot is!!! I sometimes watch him for reminder of where I stand in life. What a crack of shit and the whole conservatism, as it took a turn from traditional conservation of values of this country and ideology and turned it into a substitute for constipation related inconveniences; I guess I should thank them for saving me money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 When I was in DC in summer my host, a Polish girl that worked for the government advised me to read Bill O'Reilly's "Who's Looking Out for You?". She's from the generation that left Poland in early 90s and she seemed to be more "American" than other Americans I met (just like the my other interesting friend, the German girl that threw a fetish piligrim Thanksgiving party that I remember until now). http://www.billoreilly.com/charts/productc....jsp?dispid=404 About the book. It should have been written at the turn of the 19th century when US was discussing engagement vs isolationism. Mr O'Reilly thinks that America can do without the whole world just fine. What was more interesting. This Polish girl was worshipping that book like her ancestors worshipped Lenin's "How can we reorganise the proletarian international movement?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Paron Edward, mek hat anhames harts, yete kareli e. does your friend know about your political stance? i think you know who i'm talking about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Paron Edward, mek hat anhames harts, yete kareli e. does your friend know about your political stance? i think you know who i'm talking about... style_images/master/snapback.png I have no political stands yeritasard, and more of Human/moral stance if you will! In questions which I posted, it does do not take a politically informative person to realize and pass a judgment and feel the same as I do, There might be some, and maybe could not understand the dark humor in which I applied in my previous post, unless one is blinded by the same current/idiology As far as my "friend" I understood it in a line of "xoski uxaki kam poxaberakan imastov" there is no deference, if it is within “”””” I hope this answers your curiosity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted January 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Thanks whOOt, I'll try and catch it tomorrow. In general the Fifth Estate is a pretty good program. Their report on pharmaceuticals and their marketing approach a little while back was very well put together. style_images/master/snapback.png I love me some CBC documentaries. The ones on the French channels are often even better. Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I watched it. Oh damn, that Bill O'Reilly even beats Dr. Mayo(he is interviewed as a weirdo psychiatrist in TQS) in lack of self controle. It's really crazzy stuff... BTW, the retard lady looks like Britney Spears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted January 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 It's really crazzy stuff... BTW, the retard lady looks like Britney Spears. style_images/master/snapback.png I'd say she looks more like a man in drag than Britney Spears. By the way, here is the clip of her stumbling on the Vietnam question: http://homepage.mac.com/onegoodmove/movies...coulterCBC.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Bill O'Reilly is a clown. Pompous, prejudiced, and just not who I'm into. With that being said I do occasionally tune into his show, just to see that those types of guys are thinking and saying at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.