O'Reilly Talking Points?

[hogshead]

Faith in congress. Now thats a new one.

 

[joecil]

I gave up long ago on Fox news due to going through Hurricane Andrew in Homestead and watching their reporter on the scene Rich Sanchez. Never did watch MSNBC, or the other cable channels but then I still read news papers though now mostly on the net. I try to get the straight news from the major news wire outlets personally, but then I'm capable of drawing my own conclusions don't need some talking head telling me.

 

[Tim the student]

The dude is an anti, and has no interest in facts. He can (insert non high road terms) for all I care.

IMO, it is a shame he has the audience he does.

 

[basicblur]

You do know it's the No Spin Zone?

If he's not ignorant, then he's spinning the issue...

Wait...what? That can't be, 'cuz it's the No Spin Zone! :banghead:

Tonight was Round 2 - Bill not only failed to redeem himself, he waded in deeper, AND did exactly what he accused many of his guests of - when Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) tried to explain what he got wrong last night, Bill filibustered him! I kept hoping Congressman Chaffetz was going to tell the director to cut Bill's mike...

So here's Bill's scorecard on this issue so far:
1. No Spin? Nope.
2. Not allowing filibustering / making speeches? Nope.
3. Fair and Balanced? Nope
4. Bloviating? Absolutely.

Bill's 'interview' with Chaffetz was borderline as bad as Piers Morgan and Alan Dershowitz ganging up on John Lott last night!

 

[barnbwt]

...'bout the NRA being OK with up to and including nuclear weapons

Professor:"But who will defend my Constitutional Right to bear Doomsday Devices?"
NRA Guy:"Amen, Brother, I don't go anywhere without my Mutated Anthrax...Fer duck huntin'."



Bill O's just ignorant, and we shouldn't blame him just for that. What I hate is when the man takes a "firm stance" on an issue he hasn't bothered to learn anything about, and makes us "interested parties" look like asses apologizing for him. If O'Reilly has no interest in guns (and he obviously has no interest in owning/using guns, seeing as he remains in NYC), he should just button his yap on this one issue, and save his breath for something he actually cares about.

I suppose the lure of ratings is what really motivated him to speak on this topic...

TCB

 

[basicblur]

Bill doesn't have to go far to get correct info regarding his bloviating.
I'm sure both Sean Hannity (who I don't care for, but appears to be a knowledgable gun owner) and Andy Levy (Redeye) could both explain to Bill where he's way off base with his rant.

'Course, as we saw with Congressman Chaffetz, Bill's mind is already made up - he apparently doesn't want folks muddying up the rant with facts.

BTW - tonight he threw mortars into the mix!
I gotta run down to ye olde gun shop tomorrow and check out some mortars!

 

[climbnjump]

Tonight was Round 2 - Bill not only failed to redeem himself, he waded in deeper, AND did exactly what he accused many of his guests of - when Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) tried to explain what he got wrong last night, Bill filibustered him! I kept hoping Congressman Chaffetz was going to tell the director to cut Bill's mike...

BOR did double down on stupid tonight. It was a bizzare performance. He was beyond completely ignorant of the facts. The man has a research staff for Pete's sake. Obviously, he didn't use them. Or they are as incompetent as he is.

 

[basicblur]

I forgot to add - not only did Bill throw mortars into the mix tonight, suddenly the number of rounds jumped from 6,000 to 60,000!
After his first mistake (by 'The Factor' of 10), he repeated the incorrect number of rounds ordered by the BG numerous times - he never did correct it (not that the number of rounds one has off his body makes any difference whatsoever).

But...by this time, his emotions had gotten the better of him, he was on an out of control rant, and was consumed with not allowing Congressman Chaffetz to get in a word.

 

[Leanwolf]

O'Reilly has always been an elitist anti-guns-owned-by-the-worker-peasants hypocrite. He's a snake. Never trust him.

L.W.

 

[Warp]

Why do people keep watching the mainstream media???

 

[nosmr2]

I love Buzz O'Reilly, he really stands for my values.

 

[Zeke/PA]

O'Rielly CERTAINLY DID NOT have his ducks in a row tonight with his very apparent ignorance of EXISTING Gun Legislation.
"heavy weapons, mortars and machine guns"?
COME ON!!!

 

[alsaqr]

The only time I ever watch FOX news is while I'm changing channels.

Works for me too.

 

[bigdipper]

O'Rielly is a complete idiot (and some other words) the only reason i would ever watch Fox news is for a good laugh

 

[Tommygunn]

Here's a long time O'Reilly fan who is losing faith. Last night in his talking points he started drifting afar from facts ...."machine guns, report AK purchases to the FBI and they'll track the buyer...."
Tonight he redoubled his Qupidity. Having on a guest who understood the laws, atleast better than he did (who pointed out machine guns were highly regulated, registered & taxed) O'Reilly over-rode him and re-entrenched himself in his own, deliberate ignorance. I mean that. Look, a lot of people who don't know the laws are ignorant, that's fine. It is no crime. Ignorance can be cured, stupidity can't.
But O'Reilly WON'T LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!
Really, I'm almost done with him. He's good on other subjects but on gun control he's a absolute turkey.
Again it isn't his ignorance that's pissing me off it's his unwillingness to learn!!!!!!!!

 

[Walking Dead]

I had to change the channel. I may have well been listening to Rosie O'Donnell.

 

[stonecoldy]

Just watched the interview and what a bunch of garbage. O'Rielly matches most of the other "commentators" on Fox. I still like watching Huckabee on there, though, not much else.

 

[KWayne406]

Patriot and Pinheads, think Bill will feature himself as a pinhead?

 

[Tommygunn]

Tonight was Round 2 - Bill not only failed to redeem himself, he waded in deeper, AND did exactly what he accused many of his guests of - when Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) tried to explain what he got wrong last night, Bill filibustered him! I kept hoping Congressman Chaffetz was going to tell the director to cut Bill's mike...

So here's Bill's scorecard on this issue so far:
1. No Spin? Nope.
2. Not allowing filibustering / making speeches? Nope.
3. Fair and Balanced? Nope
4. Bloviating? Absolutely.

Bill's 'interview' with Chaffetz was borderline as bad as Piers Morgan and Alan Dershowitz ganging up on John Lott last night!

+100000000000000000
You got this right!
I'm a long time fan of O'Reilly and I am seriously ticked off at this. Ignorance is something I can forgive as we're all born that way, and through learning we can ameliorate it.
As someone said; "ignorance is curable, stupidity is not."
O'Reilly isn't stupid but his ego is wrapped up in his populist streak and he's entrenched himself in the ignorance.
I am going to give him one more chance....but the next time he doubles down on his ignorance on firearms ....he's off my watch list, period.

 

[the iron horse]

I have watched Fox News for years, but I
have never felt they were friends to gun owners.

This is it.

I'm through watching.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

Bill is consistently bad on 2A issues. This is not the first time. For all his other "Nanny" state positions, he seems perfectly willing to surrender the 2A and let Big Brother be the protector of all......its subjects.

 

[the iron horse]

"Bill is consistently bad on 2A issues."


I agree and so is Fox News as a whole.

I have watched for years, but I'm through with them.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

O'Rielly is a "sound bite" hack and if the shoe was on the other foot and the premier minority money (relative to national media) was on the other foot, I wouldn't be surprised to see him advancing Dem causes while couching his blather in Libertarianism.

I'm as conservative as the day is long but have always felt that with friends like him...

Ever notice how he never seems to conclude a topic or reach a conclusion or revisit a topic to address a conclusive point in an issue? The man lives for controversy and shows a limited degree of belief in his points of view in his seeming inability to ever follow through.

 

[Swing]

The thang that really struck me is how this past on to his broadcast. I mean if some random character said crap about machine guns and bazookas and barrel shrouds (the things that go up!), it ain't all dat surprising. But doesn't Bill have a staff to scope this stuff out before he rants on air? Totally bizarre-o that it escaped notice. Some obscure point of law, yah, maybe. But MGs and bazookas? Makes no sense.

 

[Swing]

Oh, for crying out loud ... "mortars, howitzers, machine guns". Really?!