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Bill O’Reilly Does The Java Jive In The No Spin Zone And Jesus Wept

Reported by Aunty Em - Sun 4:27 PM

Happy Holidays, Bill. Can I call you Bill? Can I still say “holidays?” I know you have fought your phony War on Christmas for many years now. Yet, you have never shown an iota of concern for the POWs of that conflict—the collateral damage, if you will, of your phony little war. I have never understood why you, and all the other little Sugar Plum Fairies (not that there’s anything wrong with that) at Fox “News,” simply refuse to accept and accommodate other people who might celebrate other holidays. Having said that, Bill, it always amuses me when you try and take credit for saving Christmas. Like Friday night, when you read a viewers’ letter:

Defending Occupy Wall Street A No-No On Fox News Sunday

Reported by Ellen - Sun 3:37 PM

During a Fox News Sunday discussion today about the presidential campaign, panelist Juan Williams tried to make the point that Republicans are the “protectors of the super rich.” Unfortunately for Williams, he also said, “in this time of Occupy Wall Street.” Host Chris Wallace immediately interrupted, attacked OWS, and never let Williams finish his thought.

Alan Colmes On Fire Defending Occupy Wall Street Protests

Reported by Ellen - Sun 1:14 AM

There are plenty of "Democratic strategists" on Fox who could take a lesson from Alan Colmes on how not to just sit there and take it but speak out. Colmes has been on Fox since its inception so he knows as well as anyone what the right-wing is up to and ways to fight back. Go Alan! Even though he's a Fox News employee (normally a disqualifying factor), I hereby appoint him our latest Top Dog.

Neil Cavuto Sucks Up To Rick Perry: I Think You’ve Got Your Political Sea Legs Back

Reported by Guest Blogger - Sat 11:55 PM

By Brian

Rick Perry got nearly 12 ½ minutes of Republican rehab on Your World Friday (11/18/11) as Neil Cavuto vied with Sean Hannity for the Most Sucking Up To A Republican Candidate Award for 2011.

Bill O’Reilly Pushes Back On Rick Perry’s Anti-Obama Ad

Reported by Ellen - Sat 4:46 PM

Rick Perry visited The O’Reilly Factor last night and the first thing Bill O’Reilly did was to challenge Perry’s new anti-Obama ad. The ad echoes the right-wing “lazy” attacks that take President Obama’s words out of context and accuse him of calling Americans “lazy.” O’Reilly didn’t just challenge Perry’s ad, he played a video of the fuller context and said, “So he really wasn’t talking about the folks, he was talking about trying to get investment to come to the U.S.A.” O’Reilly also went on to challenge Perry for calling Obama a socialist.

Save The Date! Lincoln Scholars To Discuss Bill O'Reilly's New Book

Reported by Priscilla - Sat 1:14 PM

If any of you happen to be in the area of Springfield Illinois on December 7th, stop by the Lincoln Presidential Museum where Lincoln scholars will be discussing Bill O'Reilly's recent tome, "Killing Lincoln." Further details have not been posted; but I'll let you know when they become available. So far the "folks" in the land of Lincoln have not warmly embraced O'Reilly's best seller. Obviously, they're part of the "forces of darkness" from whom Bill is "under fire" because, according to the Chicago Sun-Times (must be part of the evil, librul Fox hating media), O'Reilly's best seller is "being spurned by major Lincoln destinations in the state where the 16th president matters most."

Imus And Cavuto Go At It Over Imus' Inconsistent Ratings

Reported by Ellen - Sat 10:58 AM

Neil Cavuto, Senior VP of the Fox Business Network as well as a Fox News host, is not pleased with Don Imus blaming his viewers for his inconsistent ratings. The two got into it, with Cavuto telling Imus that it's not the viewers' fault "that your show is awful." It was all supposedly in good humor but the humor got more than a little testy. I wonder how Roger Ailes will take being called "the fat guy" and Chris Wallace "a schmuck" who would be "stocking shelves at Best Buy" if his father weren't Mike Wallace. (H/T TVNewser)

How Bill O’Reilly Lied When He Demanded An Apology From Ellen Barkin And Joy Behar For Lying—Another Annotated Aunty Em Transcript

Reported by Aunty Em - Sat 1:57 AM

This is one of those ‘inside baseball’ stories we see all too much of these days. It’s all about the media reporting on the media, which had earlier reported on the media, only to find itself reported on in the so-called media: aka the Fox “News” Channel. This article untangles Bill O’Reilly’s latest lies about the media. While it seems convoluted, it’s really quite simple. Short Story: Bill O’Reilly lied to his viewers over and over again in a segment ironically called “The Decline Of American Media.” Ironic because it’s a subject O’Reilly knows a great deal about, since he has contributed so much to it. It’s doubly ironic because O’Reilly had to resort to lies to claim that someone lied about him. Triply ironic because it’s also a classic case of projection on Bill O’Reilly’s part. Watch while I explain in detail:

Dennis Miller: I Spent Five Hours Fantasizing About Hitting The Muslim Kid Next To Me On A Plane

Reported by Ellen - Sat 1:34 AM

Dennis Miller visited the O’Reilly Factor Wednesday night (11/16/11) for another dose of his mean-spirited, aging-hipster prattle that passes for humor on Fox News. Wednesday night’s “joke?” Miller quipped, “I just flew five hours from L.A. to New York next to an Islamic kid who was in his 30’s. I couldn’t even watch the movie. I just fantasized about hitting him an elbow if he went up to take a whizz.” I’m not sure which was worse: the joke or the fact that host Bill O’Reilly obviously didn’t mind a bit.

Bill O’Reilly Still Complaining About The Fictitious $16 Muffins

Reported by Ellen - Fri 11:44 PM

As I previously posted, Bill O’Reilly has been putting forth the myth that the government paid $16 per muffin at a conference. PolitiFact has investigated the claim and concluded, “Because the federal government didn't pay $16 for a muffin even if it paid too much for breakfast, we rate O’Reilly’s statement Mostly False.” But for some reason, O’Reilly not only won’t issue a retraction, he keeps repeating the falsehood. He did it again tonight in his Talking Points Memo.

Van Susteren Enables Bachmann To Call Obama Administration “Criminal” And Then Pushes Her To Back Off

Reported by Ellen - Fri 2:31 PM

Greta Van Susteren interviewed Michele Bachmann last night in a lengthy, friendly interview in which Van Susteren teed up the ball for Bachmann to call the Obama administration “criminal.” Once said, Van Susteren challenged the use of the word and Bachmann backed away from it.

Steve Doocy Defends Addition Of FDR Prayer On FDR Memorial

Reported by Priscilla - Fri 12:24 PM

It's nice to know that in this time of economic insecurity, our House of Representatives has its priorities in the right place. They were sent to Congress to fight against "big government" and dammit, they're gitten er done! Recently, in an effort to remind the president about the "National Motto," they passed a resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as our national motto. As Jon Stewart pointed out, Fox fiend Gretchen Carlson said it was sad that they "needed" to do this. But "God's" work is never done. As we know from watching Fox & Friends, evil secularists are out to rid this Christian nation of any reference to the divine being who is always on ours and Tim Tebow's side. And as we know, Roger Ailes feels that this secularism is a "wall threatening to cut America off from its Judeo-Christian roots." And this creeping secular terror, enabled by the evil Obama administration, is now affecting the FDR Memorial in Washington DC. The right wing media world is abuzz with talk about how God's BFF in the GOP are outraged, outraged I say, because the evil "Obama administration " refuses to add FDR's D Day Prayer to the memorial. The Fox website, earlier this month, had an article about it. Thus, it wasn't surprising to see Jesus BFF, Steve Doocy, interview the GOP rep who has sponsored a bill to put the prayer on the memorial. Thank God for the GOP who are taking care of America's business!

Bill O’Reilly Kicks Off The Holiday Season By Blackmailing Retailers On The Wrong Side Of The “War On Christmas”

Reported by Ellen - Fri 12:49 AM

The holiday season is upon us: time for carols, shopping, family get togethers – and Fox News’ annual whinefest about the "war on Christmas.” While other people might think of this time of year as “the season of good cheer,” for Fox, it’s a cornucopia of new opportunities for divisiveness. In 2009, Bill O’Reilly got in the Christmas holiday spirit by ambushing an elementary school official because an annual holiday “gift room” fundraiser banned Christmas items (along with items of any other religion). This year, O’Reilly’s getting his ho, ho, ho’s by threatening to attack on the air any company that refuses to allow its employees to say “Merry Christmas."

Betsy McCaughey Still Lying About Health Care On Fox News

Reported by Guest Blogger - Thu 8:53 PM

By Brian

Documented liar Betsy McCaughey is still lying about health care and Fox News is still promoting her lies. On Monday (11/14/11), Your World discussed President Obama’s plan to use $1 billion from the health care law to create health care jobs. More jobs and health care for the country? Only on Fox News would that be a terrible thing. Maybe they just couldn’t find anyone more credible to attack the plan.

Criminal Charges Filed Against The Beck-Promoted Goldline

Reported by Ellen - Thu 7:11 PM

We've posted many times about the questionable activities of Goldline, the gold dealer that Glenn Beck has relentlessly promoted. Now, the Los Angeles Times has reported that criminal charges have been filed against the company, accusing it of running a "bait and switch" operation that sold investors gold coins at a huge markup instead of the gold bullion they sought to buy. (h/t/ Hula)

Brian Kilmeade Insults Hispanics With "Piñatas Before Patriotism" Message?

Reported by Priscilla - Thu 6:08 PM

Along with the cross of Jesus, the gang on the curvy Fox & Friends couch worships the American flag. The morning red, white and blue crew are there to defend the flag, and those patriots who are being persecuted for displaying it, from those who seek to destroy the very fabric of this country. And as we have seen from the coverage of immigration issues, on Fox & Friends, it could be - wait for it - Mexicans and other Spanish speaking furrin types who are doing the destroying by celebrating furrin holidays like Cinco de Mayo (which isn't celebrated in Mexico but real Merkins don't know that). Last year, four real Merkin students, at a northern California high school, were sent home because, in their patriotic zeal, they wore American flag T-shirts on May 5th. The principal did so because he feared, based on an incident from the year before, that these shirts could foment violence. Their real Merkin parents of these boys, upset that those Mexico lovers were allowed to wear their filthy Mexican flag, sued the school. A US District Court judge ruled in favor of the school so - surprise, surprise - one of the students, along with their lawyer, showed up on Monday's Fox & Friends for some warm and very patriotic validation from Brian Kilmeade who just couldn't contain his outrage over this insult to Old Glory by those treasonous Mexico lovers.

Sean Hannity And Fox News Help Thwart The Scott Walker Recall

Reported by Ellen - Thu 5:14 PM

In a segment Fox News called “Wisconsin Union Wars,” Sean Hannity trotted out Governor Scott Walker for a pep talk about why Wisconsin voters should not recall him. Predictably, there was no discussion about any of the questionable tactics the Wisconsin Republicans are using to fight the recall. Nor was there any mention of how Walker celebrated recalls before he was against them. There was time, however, to run what Hannity described as “a powerful new internet ad” touting Walker’s record of “positive progress.” At the end, Hannity gushed over Walker’s “great act of political courage” initiating the measures that have prompted the recall efforts. Fair and balanced? Don’t make me laugh - or cry.

Fox News More Interested In Vilifying Occupy Protesters Than In Attempted Obama Assassination

Reported by Ellen - Thu 3:25 PM

On the FoxNews.com home page right now, the big headline is "Cops Hurt in Occupy Clash." You have to look way down the page for the "urgent" news that a suspect in the White House shooting has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama. Of course, considering that FoxNews.com readers were openly sorry the shooter missed, it's not surprising whose safety the home page would be more interested in. Query: Shouldn't a "fair and balanced" news site be interested in everyone's safety - including that of the protesters?

Bill O’Reilly Declares Occupy Wall Street Movement “Dead,” “Finished”

Reported by Ellen - Thu 1:32 PM

Bill O’Reilly continued his nervous obsession with the Occupy Wall Street movement last night. He opened the show with a Talking Points Memo called, “The Failure of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.” But now, citing a Wall Street Journal poll saying that 63% of Americans do not consider themselves supporters of the movement, O’Reilly pronounced the movement dead. Americans are on to the “reprehensible” and “all kinds of depraved” behavior and, therefore, the movement it's over.

Perry Steps In It Again: Obama “Grew Up In A Privileged Way”

Reported by Ellen - Thu 2:50 AM

Hannity Was The Go-To Show For Republican rehab last night featuring interviews with the beleaguered Rick Perry and Scott Walker. Perry has tanked in the polls but you’d not know that from watching the Hannity suck-up fest. But even with all that support, Perry managed to “step in it” all over again by ludicrously claiming that President Obama grew up “privileged” and “never had to really work for anything.” In fact, Obama grew up with a single mother and worked his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans. Hannity, not surprisingly, failed to correct the record.