Bill O'Reilly stands by his smear of Arianna Huffington: There's no difference between her and Goebbels.
By John Amato Friday Feb 29, 2008 7:15pm
BillO obviously is feeling some heat over his vile words the other day when he compared Hitler and the KKK to some anonymous commenter's on the Huffington Post and attacking Arianna. In his perverted defense, he says that the use of propaganda by the Nazis to murder millions of Jews is an honest comparison to some idiots leaving comments on a blog.
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O'Reiily: ...from the late nineteen twenties to nineteen thirty three when Hitler became chancellor, the Nazis used vile propaganda to demonize Jews and others in the eyes of the German people. The used newspapers, radio, leaflets and rallies to build up enormous hatred towards your family.
Today we're seeing the same thing on the net here in America, there is no difference. When Arianna Huffington allows people to say that Nancy Reagan should suffer terribly and then die, that is no different that what doctor Joseph Goebbels and others were putting out way back then.
What an ignorant fool. Yea, a few commenter's on blogs are in some way equal to Hitler and his mass rallies that led millions of people to their demise and are as evil as the KKK and the Nazis in O'Reilly's world. Right wing demagogues will say absolutely anything to justify their insane actions. Rarely if ever, BillO will take a look at right wing sites to see what they are up to as Steve Young points out.
I know you won't because you never have. You've always said that the Right's smears are minuscule as compared to the Left's. What, you've never listened to talk radio? You've never gone through the tons of right wing sites? You've never watched your show?
When you first ripped into DailyKos you admitted you had never even heard of FreeRepublic.com, one of the largest right wing blog sites on the Net. Some crack research staff...read on
I didn't see BillO repudiate Malkin when I broke the story about her printing the phone numbers of Santa Cruz students who were then inundated with hate calls and death threats. She was repudiated by some of her own over that one. The Santa Cruz students contacted me to help them out when the hate got too much. When I exposed Michelle's conduct---where was Bill? Where was Bill when she attacked the Frost family? Where was Bill when the right winger Charles Johnson attacked Jill Carroll after she was released from being kidnapped in Iraq? Where was...ahhh...you get the point.
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Speaking of striking similarities....
Anyone notice that Fox News hired a 'journalist' who looks just like GW Bush? Just as dumb too.
It's eerie to watch Bush practically interview himself.
She has much better knockers than Herr Doktor Goebbles.
Bill ORalee needs to have the ever-lovin' shit beaten out of him...or worse. God, when will somebody do the honors?
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/02/pregnant_pause.html
Darned peace-loving liberals speaking out against their government....how "nazi-like" of you!
how about a little smear campaign on billo over the
blogs? he is a hypocrite that is so deep in his
own arrogant shit that even he can't remember which
end to put his spoon.....i guess finger-licking good would
apply here.......bon asspitite billo !!!
Goebbels may be a hero of Biil-os....however he just a sad imitation of Joseph McCarthy.
love this site but pls stop telling us abt this fool. I don't watch Fox nor will I read anymore postings abt billO. We are better than him, smarter, more compassionate, better americans. He thrives (I think) on going on these sites and seeing how much people talk abt him. The readers of this blog (99.9% I hope) can't stand him. Pls consider limiting billO related posts to sporadic Olberman highlights.
J
Arianna, I think you should really do something... or say something....
billious, you're sick, sick, sick. if you don't know the difference, you shouldn't be on the air. Vile little rodent.
BOreilly is hoping she will "do something....or say something..." I don't think he deserves the time of day. He only cares about getting attention because attention means ratings. He is a low life imbecile and doesn't rate any attention at all. Ignore him or ridicule him. Just don't take his challenge. That would be like writing him a check.
How many times can this man (and other right winger radio loons) invoke Godwin's Law??
Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies
There is no difference between Bill O'Reilly and a big steaming pile of bullshit.
Wow...Bill is losing his marbles at the same rate of speed as Dubya...fascinating.
This guy is simply the worst of the worst.
No one else comes close to his hypocrisy and seething hatred.
The way he aggressively and maliciously and completely dishonestly goes out of his way to accuse the best progressive web sites of the kind of actions that THEY would NEVER stoop to,that HE HIMSELF IS MOST GUILTY OF OVER AND OVER AGAIN is unprecedented and vile beyond description.
and also...
Reductio ad Hitlerum
O'Rly is such an amateur rhetoricist. As are most of the righties.
I just don't understand this. It's blatant propaganda in the most devious of forms.
Or is it really possible that Bill O'Reilly is actually out of the right-wing conservative loop? Perhaps he really has joined the company of nothing but old-timers, just like his apparently-ignorant audience. Even the young, crude, conservative blogging crowd will tell you their sites feature a slew of vile, ignorant content, but their defense, just like on liberal blogs, is that their either not responsible or don't condone such language.
I really don't think O'Reilly even begins to understand the situation here. This stuff exists on his own site. I'm giving him the Bush incompetency defense on this one.
j @ 8:
stop reading about billo on this site if you are not interested. then you won't
feel the need to respond. the many of us like to be informed about others
who try to smear without conscious or ethics.
Dear O'Racist,
You are slowly sinking into irrelevance.
Sincerely,
America
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http://blip.tv/file/520347O'Reilly is a ignorant hate-mongering hypocrite with nary a foot in reality? NO FREAKING WAY... I had no idea, I thought he spoke for all of us.
O'Reilly, Goldberg, Savage and the other actual fascists are doing their level best in a coordinated campaign to confuse the public as to what a fascist actually is. Odd that all the same people they would have once labeled communist, they now label fascist.
Thirty years ago when many more were still alive who actually knew what a fascist was, these attempts would have been laughable. Now the generation which defeated German and Italian fascism is passing from us and the American right is busily establishing fascist government here.
It is crucially important (to the fascists) that just accusations of fascism from the left be defused and discredited as "He said - she said" smears. There is method to their madness.
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I think we should do a smear campaign against Billo that does not involve violence but involves sending him and/or blogs messages that will creep him out. In other words send out messages/comments about how much you (male or female) would love to do all kinds of sexual acts on him. I know, I know it makes one want to vomit, but it would sure make him squirm! He would begin to think he was sexually attractive until he learned who was really sending him those tittalating messages.
Dr. Matt @ 19:
Well said!
Yeah, Bill. And there's no difference between Mickey Mouse and Stalin....
Revisit your Thorazine drip dosage, Bill.
The sad thing is -- is that this will probably be GOOD for O'Reilly's ratings.
It pretty much always is, no matter how hateful or vile. His ratings go up and up and up.
The guy is a first rate creep and a crackpot right wing loon. But just let the nut say what he wants. At his age can he keep this rubbish up much longer? He's pushing 60 and he'll retire sooner rather than later.
And good riddance. The end of the failed Bush era will (hopefully) mean the end of the Fox "News" era.
A history lesson by a neo-fascist!
Please, lets try and ignore this ignorant scumbag, along with his ilk.
His job distract us from serious debate and higher levels of discourse.
Nothing he says means anything except to the 15-20% who are too bloodthirsty and hateful to believe anything but.
Move on to important subjects. Toss Bill O in with Paris H and Anne C and the rest of the trash.
What a baseless, ridiculous, and stupid analogy by this big ugly pencil dick fool. Bring up Goebbels was nothing more than a Freudian slip by this angry hate loving loser.
I would have to check it out, but I don't remember anybody on HuffPost wishing Nancy Raygun died. Does he have a staff that fact checks for him, or does he just pull shit out of his ass?
Bill O’Reilly never denied that he was a Nazi. Billo simply included Arianna Huffington among those who copy his Nazi-like tactics of propaganda to demonize enemies. Labeling your opponent a Nazi, or Hitler, or Fascist is the most common tactic in political discourse. Bush and Cheney have been called fascist more often than Brad Pitt had sex with Angelina.
Billo is simply irrelevent. He talks to hear himself talk and to expel those evil gases that he produces.
I just wish someone would light a match near him while he is expelling the gases so that he would blow up.
And most of that propaganda was written by Henry Ford and shipped to Germany by the Bush family's shipping line - specifically for the purpose of bringing the Nazis to power.
Once again the Republican Smear Machine accuses the anti-fascists of doing precisely what they - the fascists themselves - have done.
abob @ 32:
How would you know if Brad had sex with Angelina? Is there some kind of proof out there somewhere?
As for calling Bush and Cheney fascist, they are. Look up the meaning of fascist and get back to us.
Yes, I quite agree that Mr. O'Reilly is an "ignorant fool," at the very least.
How unfortunate then that this article promotes such an ignorant fool, however inadvertently. As the election in 2000 of Traitor Bush demonstrated, name recognition is everything, and so there's no such thing as bad publicity.
How unfortunate for the rest of us commenting here that we seem to be helping.
There are plenty of right wing trolls over at HuffPo pretending to be Democrats who say rediculously vile things designed to detract from the conversation and sully Democrats and the blog. I wouldn't be half surprised if the poster who made the comment about Nancy Reagan was a Bill O'Reilly plant if the comment was ever made at all. There are so many comments at HuffPo that it's hard to find your own so you can pick back up on the thread much less find one obnoxious and vile one that O'Reilly could pick out.
Of course he was looking in the mirror when he came up with this, correct?
We HAVE to make sure the nutballs at Fox stay on the air and constantly air this idiocy. I mean the knuckle-draggers buy it but who cares about them. The people in the middle are flocking in droves from the Repugs. I wonder if McCain will even carry Utah. Hell, a few years back even Buckley wrote about the permanant demise of conservatism thanks to the Republican party.
Jill Carroll is very much in the same mold as Mohammed Munaf, and should be treated accordingly.
The initiation of force is evil.
The following thoughts went through my mind:
The initiation of force is evil.
Therefore, people who support the initiation of force are evil.
Taxation is the inititiation of force.
Therefore, people who support taxation are evil.
People who pretend to be 'government' implement taxation.
Therefore, people who pretend to be 'government' are evil.
Therefore, people who support 'government' are evil.
O'Reilly supports 'government'.
Therefore, O'Reilly is evil.
Therefore, O'Reilly and all 'government' supporters can't complain about anyone without being a complete hypocrite.
Bill AssO’Reilly is an asshole. His asshole remarks signify the conservative, wingnut party. More proof how screwed up this country is by having Bill AssO’Reilly spewing his bigoted hate in the media. Not acceptable. He'd be better off preaching in a dive bar where somebody could punch him in the nose.
The site is called Crooks and Liars specifically because its goal is to highlight and counter the likes of O'Reilly. Before sites like this, Fox News and Bill O'Reilly could pretend to be non-partisan and "Fair and Balanced" without ever being called out on it.
By his own argument... isn't Bill equally indistinguishable from Goebbels?
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Bill O'Liely doth project far too much.
He's comprehension of just what Fascism is, is lacking.
Remember, he's the paid propagandist working for the Neocon Network.
He's paid to create hysteria and the promotion of fear in America.
He accepts a paycheck to slander others unabashedly.
He's the American Goebbels.
I await his demise along with that of the current Administration and the Neocon Fascist movement.
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Does Bill think Arianna is spelled Aryan-na?
I am just as dumbfounded as you are with Bill'Os assertion of Arianna as being a NAZI.
Bently @ 29:
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This is the strategy of accusing others of what you are to try to get the upper hand.
Ed @ 40:
O'Really doesn't support government, only the authoritarian, militaristic and undemocratic aspects of it. As far as using government as a democratic instrument to better society and mitigate the power of corporations and inherited aristocracy, he and the rest of the Conservative movement are against it.
Snowball @ 37:
I guess so, but every blog is like that, including rightwing blogs. There are a pile of idiotic trolls (some staff members) that do it to get hits.
Hey, folks. Remember that Billo has gone off the edge. Try to pity the loon. His remaining existence is for entertainment value as a laughing stock.
dadams @ 18:
For real. Ever any thought that to the title of this site? It's primary purpose for existing is smacking down asshats in govt and in the media that enable them - ie: the crooks and the liars.
what do you expect from a guy who's a few bricks shy of a full load?
"You cannot escape the similarities..."
Bill can never admit when he's wrong.
Did Billo' tell his audience to stop trolling Huff Po and posting there trying to pass themselves off as Nancy Reagan Haters?
I think Huff has more right wing spammers and trolls then she does her own target audience right now as this election gets underway.
The worst propagandist cable broadcaster with the biggest liars in the country comparing someone else to Nazis is beyond the pale. The FCC should pull their license.
ConcernedCanuck @ 31:
That's right. O'Reilly's just a shameless liar. When you fact check this creep, HE'S the one more similar Goebbels with his racism and hate.
Max-1 @ 44:
It's the Republican Fascist Movement not just the neocons. Republicans at all levels of government have been obedient and loyal functionaries carrying out Administration policies. Their ideological predecessors, Bolsheviks and Nazis would admire the loyalty and blind obedience. Republicans will continue being Republicans until they are either in prison or sitting in rocking chairs with aids wiping the drool off their chins.
Crooks and Liars really should put together some type of email campaign similar to what Firedoglake is doing in regards to the "Obama Patriotism Op-Ed" and the newspapers that ran it. I mean I know it probably has been tried, but I think this site would be able to generate thousands upon thousands of emails to fox complaining about O'Reillys behavior using the exact points you touch on in your article.
www.HyerStandard.com
My guess is that Huffington refused to appear on O'Reilly's show. So he went unhinged about it.
P R O J E C T I O N
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Psychology: the tendency to ascribe to another person feelings, thoughts, or attitudes present in oneself.
cleo @ 33:
I wish he really was irrelevant. Unfortunately:
The Scoreboard: Thursday, Feb. 28
justabill @ 61:
Everybody loves to watch a train wreck...
O’Shithead does not care about reality. He cares about his base. His base (60-89 year olds) will watch him and eat it up and believe him. O’Shithead’s rational is ridiculous. His base his is his base. Fuck him.
Billo and his ilk are realizing their own doom. They are geeting desperate with each passing day.
Matthew Elias @ 58:
I am planning on a similar project...
Otay @ 62:
Cable ratings are an inaccurate assessment of viewers. Sounds good to corporations, but it's all BS.
John Amato @ 65:
Awesome!
John Amato @ 65:
That email campaign and the way Firedoglake had it set up is the best. Get on it John. These people do not have any idea what an email extravaganza they are in for. lol
ConcernedCanuck @ 67:
Only problem is we've seen what good complaining to the wing nutters about basic decency has accomplished.
Nothing. They just keep on doing it.
I mean seriously. Complaining to Fox about O'Reilly? One of their pride and joys?
Ron @ 55:
While I agree that Fox News Channel is nothing but propaganda, I don't think it's even possible to yank their license. Only over-the-air broadcasters (yeah, kinda redundant) require licenses.
Best way to break Fox News Channel is by boycotting Murdoch's Newscorp, down to the most minute tangent. Don't just turn off FNC, but deny your business to companies that advertise in Newscorp papers. Sure, it would take a more concerted and time consuming effort than passing the decision off to some commissioners. But a succesful boycott would actually teach the media a painful economic lesson not soon forgotten. Any action by a board of political appointees would only, imo, fuel the fight in the Murdochs of the world.
ConcernedCanuck @ 66:
That's not true. the ratings are directly fed some from nielson boxes still but more and more so from DVRs like Tivo. Now that everyone with a DVR is feeding the ratings, they are more accurate than ever. They reflect what people are watching.
Yea, a few commenter’s on blogs are in some way equal to Hitler and his mass rallies that led millions of people to their demise and are as evil as the KKK and the Nazis in O’Reilly’s world. Right wing demagogues will say absolutely anything to justify their insane actions
What actions, exactly, were Bill trying to justify by comparing huffington to goebbels?
AirAmerica's Randy Rhodes once in a while talks about how early in her career she was approached and asked to deliver the "red meat" to conservative audiences. Being true to herself, she turned down the offer. O'Reilly is just a whore to his angry racist listeners. I do think O'Reilly's a typical ignorant bigot, but I also think he's a professional panderer.
ConcernedCanuck @ 31:
He just pulls shit out of his ass.
Left&Left @ 74:
He is a whore. He only says this shit for the money. If he diodn't stir the pot like this his 80 year olds would fall asleep. Just like Coulter and Beck and Gibson. All in the same money boat.
I vote to ignore the scumbag and stop helping his ratings.
Or complain to government agencies about his numerous offenses. We have to go above Faux's head to end this joker's career.
Even Geraldo has had enough of O'Crapola.
American @ 77:
Here's the Guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ailes
O'Reilly is blind to the basic difference between the Nazis and the Leftists. The Nazis defended the powerful; the leftists defended the powerless. It is that simple. Stand up for oil interests, white men, heteros, so-called "Christians," agri-business, big Pharma, big lenders, big, selfish international corporations and against the poor, the minorities, the gays, women, the sick, the religious minorities, the non-religious, the homeless...that is how you determine who is the Nazi and who is not.
My beef with Arianna is that she has no shame....her site has become an pro-obama 24/7 site. They take off most posts that are anti-Obama, but it clearly doesn't work that way for HIllary. I wouldn't expect you to take my word....go see for yourself.
I never took Bill O'Reilley seriously because he has nothing to offer. My mistake is thinking Arianna did.
Has anyone run a check to see just how many people Bill-O has compared to "Goebbels"?
It seems to be his favorite Nazi to compare people too. He compared Al Franken to Goebbels, and I believe CBS News (via "60 Minutes") to him as well. Me thinks it's Bill's favorite Nazi to compare people too because he himself bear more than a passing resemblance in reporting style. "Preach what you know" after all. Ain't that right?
ConcernedCanuck @ 66:
Hell, I'm part of those ratings - along with other people that I know that listen to Billo for entertainment purposes only - Just because the jackass is highly rated doesn't really mean that we agree with him.
I dont pay any attention to those nutballs.
Watching him or hannity is a like self mutilation . No thanks.
We give them power by our viewing. Stop watching to win.
"Bill O'Reilly left vile filthy messages on my phone that were reminiscent of the sick, sexually perverted heyday of the Nazis"
_ Andrea Mackris
Ron @ 55:
With the current make-up of the FCC?? Keep dreaming.