Bill O'Reilly, Sexual Harasser who touts judgements on "personal behavior"

[Eric J in MN]

From http://moveleft.com


Fox News host Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly is a sexual harasser.

This is documented in the lawsuit by Andrea Mackris, a former producer of 'The O'Reilly Factor,' and discussed in previous articles here.

Last week, I presented some of Bill O'Reilly's hypocritical statements on President Bill Clinton , who was sued by Paula Jones for sexual harassment.

Here is one more.

A statement Bill O'Reilly made about President Bill Clinton on Feb. 4, 1999 ("Bill O Reilly Wants You To Shut Up" by Jack Shafer, Slate, Aug. 28, 2003):

There is no victory for any American in the impeachment trial. The president should be ashamed of himself, and his partisans should shut up.

Similarly, there isn't a big victory in Bill O'Reilly settling his sexual harassment suit out-of-court while continuing his blather on Fox News. Bill O'Reilly should be ashamed of himself. He should shut up.

Especially by refraining from telling us how "many Americans" are against "judgments about behavior" as O'Reilly said in 2001, and "secularists do not want any judgements made about personal behavior" as O'Reilly said in 2003.

Recently, Bill O'Reilly seems to prefer ranting about "secularists" to ranting about "many Americans" in describing people supposedly against judgements-about-personal-behavior.

A secularist is a person who believes in separation of church and state.

I am a secularist, and one of many Americans who has made a judgement that O'Reilly's "personal behavior" toward Andrea Mackris was obnoxious.

Bill O'Reilly's insertion of the word "secularists" where it's irrelevant is an exploitation of religious differences. It's an attempt to confuse people about the meaning of the term, and concoct a religious issue where none exists.

My advice to Bill O'Reilly:
Promote tolerance instead of appealing to the worst in people.

[MADem]

1. Dildo Really's insertion of ANYTHING is

...too much information, IMHO!!!

He's so old news. I can't believe anyone watches his claptrap! If I catch a view of him while flipping, all I can think of is loofahs, falafels, and an odd buzzing noise.....ewwwwwwww!

[Eric J in MN]

3. Maybe he should be old news, and this

article I just wrote is definitely based on old news, but Bill O'Reilly is still the #1 cable news host.

[Eric J in MN]

22. I hope people realize someday that his rhetoric about "secularists"

is just garbage to divide people religiously.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Promote tolerance instead of appealing to the worst in people.

Bill O'Leilley IS the worst of people.

"People" is using the term loosely.

[Eric J in MN]

4. Would you believe I liked his show at one time? nt

nt

[sellitman]

5. I love listening to Franken TOTALLY dismantle this creep daily!

Al Franken rips this poor excuse for a human a new butt every day on Air America. Sometimes I have to pull the car off the road to get my composer after laughing so hard. This guy is such a liar it is amazing!

[oasis]

6. O'Rielly is a disgrace. He is the nation's number one hypocrite.

[Eric J in MN]

7. I agree and I wish that more blogs would link to the series

I did on my blog about Bill O'Reilly's hypocrisy and the sexual harassment lawsuit.

Some bloggers seem to think it's just old news, but rightwingers wouldn't drop an issue like this against a liberal commentator so fast.

I'm grateful to the website "Crooks and Liars" for giving me a link today:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/

has a link to my article at:
http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2005_02_12_lust_bill_oreilly_and_judgments_made_about_personal_behavior.asp

[Eric J in MN]

8. "ha, ha, charade you are" - Pink Floyd

I'm listening to a Pink Floyd song with that line, and it seemed apt to a thread on Bill O'Reilly's hypocrisy.

[senseandsensibility]

9. When my far right wing mother

started using the word "secularist" for the first time in her life to describe another relative, I knew that either Liely or Limpballs had been trotting it out. :puke:

[Eric J in MN]

10. O'Reilly constantly uses that term, even when talking

about progressive taxation, which has nothing to do with secularism.

(Bill O'Reilly is agaisnt progressive taxation and describes supporters of it as "secularists.")

Rush Limbaugh still says "liberals," as far as I know. If there is a regular Limbaugh listener who can comment on this, please do.

[cynatnite]

11. I was a listener many years ago :(

I used to watch rushie on tv. It was a slow process actually. I agreed with him in the beginning, but something happened. I don't know what it was, but little things he said started bugging me.

Words like feminazi got to me and finally I saw that he was a sexist homophobic racist pig.

I'm so glad the programming didn't take.

[Eric J in MN]

18. I listened to Rush Limbaugh briefly years ago, but

after he ranted that protestors are "filthy...animals," I had enough.

[BuyingThyme]

12. Does O'Reilly Attack Homosexuals?

Ever since I learned that he enjoys the sensation of having penis-shaped implements in his ass, I've wondered about his take on homosexuality.

...But I don't watch, so I don't know.

[Eric J in MN]

13. O'Reilly about gays

On the one hand, Bill O'Reilly says that it's fine if the law is changed to let gays marry.

On the other hand, he'll rant against "secularists," saying secularists think it's acceptable for two gay guys to make out in public.

[cynatnite]

14. Watch out!

Next thing you know they'll want to start publishing dictionaries to make sure the definitions are the 'right' ones. :eyes:

[Eric J in MN]

19. it will also

define "elitist" as anyone who disagrees with Bush, no matter how rich or poor.

Laura Ingraham uses the word "elitist" as frequently and incorrectly as O'Reilly with "secularists."

[Eric J in MN]

15. O'Reilly and the vibrator he used on himself

The lawsuit doesn't make clear in what manner Bill O'Reilly used the vibrator on himself as he talked to Andrea Mackris.

Your guess is as good as mine:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013043mackris17.html

[BuyingThyme]

16. You have a point...

And being that he talks out of his ass, it's quite possible he was using it on his mouth.

Well taken.

[Eric J in MN]

17. I try (nt)

nt

[gatorboy]

20. That O'Reilly quote can't be right...

He's said time and time again that he never uses the term "Shut up!... :eyes:

[Eric J in MN]

21. You've probably seen this Slate article, but for anyone who

hasn't...

http://slate.msn.com/id/2087706

[Eric J in MN]

23. kick

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