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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 12:56 PM
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BillOReilly.com "Those weren't veterans John Edwards, they were sex offenders"
Seriously, Fox News has got to realize that O'Reilly is totally off his rockers. Bad enough he questions veterans that live under a bridge (btw, I have one in Wilmington when I would drive home to my old house - I'd usually give him a few bucks on payday) and calling them sex offenders?

http://mediamatters.org/items/200802070009

BillOReilly.com link to story of "sex offenders living under a bridge": "Those weren't veterans John Edwards, they were sex offenders"
Summary: A link on BillOReilly.com, the website of Fox News and conservative radio talk-show host Bill O'Reilly, was titled "Those weren't veterans John Edwards, they were sex offenders," and linked to an Associated Press article about Florida's efforts "to dissolve a community of sex offenders living under a bridge." Media Matters for America has documented the back-and-forth between O'Reilly and former Sen. John Edwards over homelessness and homeless veterans.

On February 7, the "O'Round the World: Stories from the 'No-Spin' News Desk" section of BillOReilly.com, Fox News anchor and conservative radio talk-show host Bill O'Reilly's website, featured a link titled "Those weren't veterans John Edwards, they were sex offenders." The phrase referred to a recent back-and-forth between O'Reilly and former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) over homelessness and homeless veterans, which began when O'Reilly responded to Edwards' January 3 remark that "tonight, 200,000 men and women who wore our uniform proudly and served this country courageously as veterans will go to sleep under bridges and on grates," by stating in part: "The only thing sleeping under a bridge is that guy's brain."

The BillOReilly.com link directed visitors to a February 6 Associated Press article on Florida's attempts "to dissolve a community of sex offenders living under a bridge" in Miami "that includes a gym, kitchen, living room and two dogs."



I think Bill-o is trying to make a joke of some form, but I find nothing funny about comparing veterans forced to live under bridges with sex offenders.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 12:59 PM
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1. Bill O"Reilly's in no position to be talking about sex offenders.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 01:00 PM
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2. Imagine a liberal saying anything like that?
Like Jimmy the Greek, the last we would ever hear of the individual would be at his funeral.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 01:02 PM
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3. He's gone too far
I'm surprised anyone would continue to listen to him.
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 01:03 PM
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4. So, the mouth that puked is at it again, huh?
Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 01:04 PM by jojo54
KO will have a field day tonight!

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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-08-08 01:03 PM
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5. "its not a negligee situation?"
Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 01:05 PM by LSK
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