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The O’Reilly Factor: Billo Blames Internet For “Anything Goes” Permissiveness That Led To Spitzer Scandal

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Sweet Jesus, I get a headache from watching Bill O’Reilly.  How many hack arguments can you make in a single segment?  In their discussion of the Elliot Spitzer escort scandal, Billo and guest Laura Ingraham employ a kitchen sink, scorched earth strategy to blame European values, left wing loons, the internet,  and anything else within reach (child molestation, STD rates among teenage girls, domestic violence among others) for society today.  Truly dizzying intellect.  But don’t think that Billo is reveling in this…it deeply disturbs him to have to show close ups of the escort service’s web page with scantily-clad models.  Really.  But he does it because it’s his responsibility to educate his viewers.

INGRAHAM:  At some point, I think we all become complicit in this, and we all have a role in amplifying all of this stuff…

O’REILLY:  See, I disagree with you on that.  We disagree about the role of the media. My role is to educate the people on what’s happening, why it’s happening, who’s involved in it, whether the government should intervene, and you know, we don’t exploit the situation and I think if you watch the next segment coming up behind you, you’ll see that.

INGRAHAM:  Well, I’ll be looking forward to watching…but I think…

O’REILLY:  Look, we’re not…we’re not reveling in this. I said right at the top.

INGRAHAM:  Are you telling me that cable news is not reveling in this?

O’REILLY:  I’m telling you that The Factor reveling in it. I hate this story, I hate it.  All right? I don’t like to see Gov. Spitzer or his family torn to pieces and I don’t like to see people delighting in it. I think that’s terrible, but it’s happening. But on the other hand you have to report the fact that here’s a sitting governor, he did it, it’s easy to do…

And of course, the biggest irony, Ingraham accuses certain other networks of being too afraid to note that Spitzer is a Democrat.  Hmm…wonder where that idea would come from?




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154 Responses for “The O’Reilly Factor: Billo Blames Internet For “Anything Goes” Permissiveness That Led To Spitzer Scandal”
1
An Average Joe Says:

Self-Righteous O’Reilly is a moron. And Laura Ingraham….what is left to say?

2
Lollimom Says:

I wish he would have a show about unwanted sexually explicit telephone calls to work associates. That might be an interesting topic.

3
Nohohusseinbear Says:

O’reilly snyonyms= blowhole, gasbag, moron, jackass. What else is there to say?

4
Eamon Says:

The internet has made child molestation ok. I wasn’t aware that child molestation was in vogue, that segment really was educational.

5
CD Says:

Doesn’t Billo know the internet is for porn?

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gowest272004 Says:

I am sorry to break your little hearts (and what left of your consciencious) but left-wing bloggers were the FIRST to ask for Spitzer’s resignation! We, “Evil” liberals are as outrage by Spitzer’s hypocrisy and behavior than the right-wing thugs.

7
Batocchio Says:

Child molestation?!? Jeez. What a moron. Perhaps he can have Mark Foley on next, huh?

8
Stan Says:

“My role is to educate the people on what’s happening, why it’s happening, who’s involved in it, whether the government should intervene, and you know, we don’t exploit the situation.” Bill O’Reilly, March 12, 2008

And there folks, in a nutshell, is why we have the dumbing down of America.

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Ruthless People Says:

Attempted child molestation: Mark Foley
Smoking meth and having sex with a male prostitute: Ted Haggard
Illegal gay sex in public mens room: Larry Craig
Prostitute solicitation: David Vitter

Bill and Laura forgot to mention how the “if it feels good do it” culture and the internet corrupted these family values hypocrites. At least Spitzer wasn’t a hypocrital moralist like these Republican dirt bags.

10
Blue Lensmadinejad Says:

I get a headache from just thinking about B . . . Oh, OH, OWWWWCCHH!!!

Crap.

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bob dobbs Says:

I for one never had sex before the Internet made me do it. Evil, evil Internets.

12
liberalHUSSEINmoderation Says:

BOR…gah…
I wouldn’t doubt he’ll spontaneously combust one day, from being so absolutely full of poo.

13
motorfingaz Says:

So guns are the reason for gun violence not the gun owners, right Bill???

14
L.A. Confidential Says:

Bills educating people.

When he’s done it’s more snacks and a quick commercial and up next is Hannity.

Why do we waste our time on this guy?

His shows nothing but a couch potato factory.

15
abob Says:

“I was just trying to educate Andrea Mackris on the proper use of the Luffa” _ Billo O’Reilly

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uncle joe mccarthy Says:

uh, one of the reasons for going to a high class call girl is that there is less chance of catching an std as a result of safe sex practices and the type of clientel

this entire conversation deals with the right’s seeing sex as evil

did the internet cause lufa boy to sexually harrass an employee?

prostitution has been around since the beginning of time

pols have been going to hookers since there have been pols

and then we get both lufa boy’s and ingrahams outrage that the story is even being discussed

i am truly amazed at the idiocy of both these fucktards

17
unsurebtwilling Says:

stupid people shouldn’t breed this is the result is and a few people on the view , oh and faux news they must travel in packs so as not to get lost or scorned in public

18
Jewelbomb Says:

Is it really possible that that sexually harassing phone-philanderer is even gonna try to call out Spitzer for sexual impropriety. Once again, the man’s hypocrisy leaves my fucking speechless.

19
RoRo Says:

We all know there was no such thing as prostitution before the Internet. How I long for the old days!

20
Imichael Says:

So, if Spitzer would have worn a condom Laura Ingraham’s argument would have been what? Laura says what?

Too bad Spitzer didn’t have a subordinate like Andrea Mackris working for him. Then he could have just asked her to go with him to Malmedy for a falafel, and he would have no problem.

22
joe cantwell Says:

laura calls her right breast “loofah” and her left breast “falafel”.

that’s why billy likes to have her on so often.

23
sulphurdunn Says:

Mr. Falafel Fetish is far from being a moral authority. He is obviously emotionally unbalanced and is not likely someone you would want within a country mile of your family if you weren’t around.

24
Ruthless People Says:

Conservative commentators do a public service. They incite most Americans into voting against Republicans.

Keep talking!!

25
David Hawes Says:

‘I’m not reveling in this. (I’m actually having an hourly orgasm) I hate this (GOD that call girl it HOT and she did HIM) I feel terrible for His family(no wonder He paid money for it) I’m educating people(hee hee Get to put web site on air)’…. See. You just have to fill in the blanks in His mind.

26
JD Says:

Don’t throw me in the loofah patch!

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anneyhussein Says:

Lollimom @ 2:

I wish he would have a show about unwanted sexually explicit telephone calls to work associates. That might be an interesting topic.

I thought exactly the same thing, Lollimom. It would be a public service for Bill-O to educate the public about what comprises unwanted telephone sex, how to record it, how to find an attorney, and how much money the perpetrator can lose if he’s the victim’s boss.

28
earl Says:

So …. apparently Blogging is the worlds Oldest Profession?

29
me and myself Says:

I do not care about Ted Baxter nor his sitcom-drama.

30
L.A. Confidential Says:

Fox is raising a literate generation.

http://tinyurl.com/263lwn

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JonAtWork Says:

“Escort” scandal. Come on. Call it what it is. Prostitution. Hooker. Whore. Paid sex. But “escort”? Just because he’s a dem, why not just call it what it is!?

32
EliteLemming Says:

OT, but Steny taken’em to the woodshed on C-SPAN.

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David Hawes Says:

JonAtWork @ 31:

“Escort” scandal. Come on. Call it what it is. Prostitution. Hooker. Whore. Paid sex. But “escort”? Just because he’s a dem, why not just call it what it is!?

You mean like calling all those RePug
homos who say they aren’t homo,’homo’?

34
broadsword Says:

How long before we find out that Billo is a perv? I mean a real pervert; the kind that has a collection of the skins of his pederasty victims drying on racks in his attic?

The louder and more often guys like Billo moralize, the more likely it is that we’ll find out that there’s, oh, something like a dead male prostitute in bed over at Casa O’Lie-ly, next to a big pile of blow and smack, tucked in next to his used loofas.

There should be an axiom that describes that; as the ratio of moralization to hypocrisy approaches one….

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uncle joe mccarthy Says:

JonAtWork @ 31:

“Escort” scandal. Come on. Call it what it is. Prostitution. Hooker. Whore. Paid sex. But “escort”? Just because he’s a dem, why not just call it what it is!?

may be semantics, but escort is what the girls and guys call themselves

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broadsword Says:

JonAtWork @ 31:

“Escort” scandal. Come on. Call it what it is. Prostitution. Hooker. Whore. Paid sex. But “escort”? Just because he’s a dem, why not just call it what it is!?

Um, it’s because he’s employing sanctimony to pose as someone who’s actually got a moral backbone.

37
ronhohn Says:

Didn’t the clown claim somewhere along the way that he ‘wanted to destroy his career’.

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EliteLemming Says:

34- thats way to graffic man.

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Blue Lensmadinejad Says:

broadsword @ 34:

There should be an axiom that describes that; as the ratio of moralization to hypocrisy approaches one….

You’re not familiar with “The O’Reilly Factor”?

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L.A. Confidential Says:

L.A. Confidential @ 30:

Fox is raising a literate generation.

http://tinyurl.com/263lwn

The Next Generation of Republicans

41
Mac-the-mouth Says:

“Yeah, we’d check into the room, and then we’d order up some room service, and uh, and you’d definitely get two wines into you as quickly as I could get into you I would get ‘em into you… maybe intravenously get those glasses of wines into you.”

A little candlelight poetry courtesy of William O’Reilly.

That’s why Bill hates the internets. That harrassment suit will never go away, as much as he prays it would.

42
Jonathon Says:

“My role is to educate the people on what’s happening, why it’s happening, who’s involved in it, whether the government should intervene, and you know, we don’t exploit the situation.” Bill O’Reilly, March 12, 2008.

No, Bill. You are not a journalist. You are a pundit - i.e., someone who gets to spout their opinions and gets paid for it. Stop pretending that you’re a legitimate source for news - you’re not. Quite frankly, neither is your “news” network.

It is the role of the media - journalists - to inform, to educate, to explain, to provide context and balance, etc. News isn’t about “whether the government should intervene”. THAT is punditry!! The media is supposed to give us the facts, help interpret what they mean, and keep from skewing their coverage towards their own biases. Inform us, don’t indoctrinate us.

43
Ed-hussein-gay-agenda-win Hussein Says:

(Didn’t watch clip) Isn’t that Laura-unhinged-ego-maniac-out-to-destroy-her-guests Ingraham? Like anyone but those 5,000,000 Koolaid-drunken red-stater born-again zombies even care she exists, never mind want to hear her opinions.

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van140 Says:

sulphurdunn @ 23:

Mr. Falafel Fetish is far from being a moral authority. He is obviously emotionally unbalanced and is not likely someone you would want within a country mile of your family if you weren’t around.

Having Bill O’Reilly bloviate about moral authority is like having a pyromaniac teach fire safety

45
D.G. Bowman Says:

O’Reilly sanctimoniously moralizing about hypocrisy?

Oh, man.

No, Billy Boy, it’s the Repugs (see: Joe Scarborough) who get away with things — even possibly murder.

46
liberalHUSSEINmoderation Says:

EliteLemming @ 38:

34- thats way to graffic man.

Heheheheeee! A wee bit graphic, sure….but VERY likely, lol!!! That jacknut BOR probably has some John Wayne Gacy shit goin on….

47
RayC Says:

uncle joe mccarthy @ 35:

JonAtWork @ 31:

“Escort” scandal. Come on. Call it what it is. Prostitution. Hooker. Whore. Paid sex. But “escort”? Just because he’s a dem, why not just call it what it is!?

may be semantics, but escort is what the girls and guys call themselves

I just ckecked with Media Matters again and still haven’t seen any scathing rebuttal

So there wasn’t prostitution before the internet? I did not know that.

Seems almost every night Bill “educates” his audience about some sort of thing that borders on soft porn. So big of him to dedicate so much of his air time to scantily clad women.

He’s nothing more than a source of entertainment to most people. And it’s funny because he takes himself much more seriously than anyone else does.

I’m sorry, but THIS really is too stupid to merit a thread.

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Pilatunes Says:

I thought it was youtube specifically…not the internet in general. The problem is larger than I thought.

EliteLemming @ 38:

34- thats way to graffic man.

Still waitin’ for those pics, lol. ;-}

52
David Hawes Says:

OT But this is funny. Here in Tampa Bay the qualifying for soccer(futball) for the Olympics are taking place at Raymond James stadium. Cuba is spossed to play Honduras later today,but they may not be able field a Cuban team cuz half the team has defected.

Billome O’Really is just working his way down the tech chain to get answering machines banned cuz he’s too cheap to pay the 900 fees and he prefers to earfuck his subordinate employees…

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liberalHUSSEINmoderation Says:

Pilatunes @ 50:

I thought it was youtube specifically…not the internet in general. The problem is larger than I thought.

Indeed…apparently the entire system of tubes that makes up this “intar-web” as the youths call it, may be infected.
Better call a plumber!

55
abarts Says:

So, who is to blame for him being a SEXUAL PREDATOR?