UPDATE: Plano ISD: O'Reilly "McCarthyism", "yellow journalism"

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:


http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/121405dnmetoreilly.129ac712.html

The Plano school district is fighting back against national television and radio talk show host Bill O'Reilly, saying he falsely accused a school of outlawing the colors of Christmas.


Mr. O'Reilly did not acknowledge any error in a prepared statement issued Tuesday: "There is ongoing litigation involving the Plano school district that deals with censoring Christmas and religious expression. As part of this ongoing litigation, issues have been raised about the banning of Christmas items with specific colors and there's a range of items in question."

Richard Abernathy, an attorney for the school district, wrote in an e-mail to Mr. O'Reilly that his fascism "slur smacks of McCarthyism and represents yellow journalism at its best ..."


Mr. Abernathy said that the case has often been misrepresented and that he has pointed out mistakes. "We shouldn't have to defend things that we didn't do," he said. Mr. Abernathy also said it is hard to compete with a message that goes over national airwaves. "What vehicle do I have to say Bill O'Reilly is flat wrong?"

http://mediamatters.org/items/200512130007



There's even more at Mediamatters.

I'm convinced O'Reilly's making up this shit as he goes along and doesn't care. He's getting a lot of press and ratings and laughing all the way to the bank.

In the meantime, I split the difference. To all...Merry Holidays!!

students from wearing red and green . . . oh, wait, that's school uniforms!!!

Three items he's crowed about a being the "war on Christmas" have turned out to be outright lies.

He has no credability.
He makes this shit up. doesn't care who it slanders. Then you never see the retraction
IT's PROPAGANDA Ignore it!