Bill O'Lielly's Videogate

[AnnInLa]

Bill O'Reilly's Videogate

Over the years, Fox's Bill O'Reilly has accumulated an impressive record of distortions, lies, and even falafel lust. Now, it would seem, he's finally committed what should be a firing offense, even for Fox.

Less than a year after savaging Dan Rather over his use of dubious documents in the Bush National Guard case, The O'Reilly Factor massively - and without disclosure - doctored video to distort comments by Senator Joe Biden.

As reported on The Al Franken Show, O'Reilly butchered tape of an appearance on June 5th by Biden on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopolous. In that interview, Biden discussed legislation he had proposed to calling for an independent investigation of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and the entire U.S. network of detention camps. Biden continued that while he personally believed the U.S. ultimately should close Gitmo, he felt that the President needed an independent investigation to drive a consensus conclusion.

That exchange is not what O'Reilly's viewers saw on June 7th in a segment called "The Truth About Guantanamo Bay." The Factor spliced Biden's comments, leaving all mention of the legislation and his call for independent investigation. O'Reilly then not only savaged Biden for joining "the abuse chorus." He went on to claim as his own the very idea that "the Bush administration should set up an independent commission to investigate American detainee policy across the board."

more at http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000195.htm

[fasttense]

1. Just creating their own reality. n/t

[Crankie Avalon]

2. Sort of "ironic" that Biden...

...who once bowed out of a Presidential run because of a scandal involving his plagiarizing a British politician names Neil Kinnock, is now being plagiarized himself by Bill O'Reilly.

"That's the memo." What a pompous, deceptive, plagiarizing ass. :eyes:

[acmejack]

3. You are better than I

Suffering through an entire hour of O'Reilly. OMG, I would be ready to talk...

[SpiralHawk]

4. Republican propaganda

Chicken Hawk O'Reilly is such a distorting bootlicker.

[KnaveRupe]

5. Chicken Hawk?

Bill O'Reilly is no chickenhawk. He saw combat. Up close and personal. Armed with a pen, not a gun.


Hee. I laugh every time Franken plays that bit.

[FreedomAngel82]

15. It's one of my favorites from Franken

LOL. I just crack up everytime cause O'Reilly was caught in a lie. LOL.

[AlCzervik]

17. That is always hilarious, did you hear Al play some audio clips of

loofah boy reading his book "Those who tresspass" Al played the dirty bits, sounded like phone sex with Ben Stein.

[azndndude]

6. SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUUUUUUT UP!!!

[SiouxJ]

7. I heard that yesterday on Franken

he's shameless. This ought to be bigger news than the Dean thing but it's not; go figure. I think Franken pointing these things out constantly is starting to show O'lielly for what he is. I hope Al doesn't let up and he brings this arrogant asshole down. The people that watch him need to know what a hypocritical, lying jerk he is and it's starting to drip out. I love when they play the clips of him reading his porn - Mr. Family values, yeah right. He'll trash Rather and Newsweek and then make up stuff about Biden. He's got to be the biggest hypocrite to ever hit the air.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

8. The No-Truth Zone

Once again lives up to it's billing.

Devious lil shiite ain't he? He'll never be held to the same standars as Rather was because he's an Approved Propagandist.

And a complete :puke:

[ClintonTyree]

9. O'Lielly's numbers are tanking....

even his most staunch defenders are abandoning him now. He's a lying, splotchy faced, blowhard that brings the definition of the word hypocrisy to a all, new level.
Gee, someone on FUX News lying about a Democrat? Stop the freaking presses! Splotch-boy isn't worth the powder it would take to blow his sorry ass up.

[FreedomAngel82]

16. Good

As he deserves.

[Eric J in MN]

10. thanks for putting that together (nt)

nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Can Biden sue him?

[Tigress DEM]

12. How do we contact Faux News?

I think we should really call them to task on this and it should go out to all the OP Ed's in mainstream newspapers. I think they will welcome a chance to get some mileage out of this man's disgraceful behaviour.

[freebrew]

20. Don't call Fake News on him,

Give it to CNN. If they're going to try and change their image, this would be like giving them Deep Throat to start choking the life out of Fake News and lil O'Lielly.

This could be a dream for CNN,if they're serious, that is.

[Tigress DEM]

13. Dupe

[AlCzervik]

14. oh Bill O'Reilly hoisted by his own petard.

and Jack squat will happen, Roger Ailes isn't gonna fire his golden goose.

[The Doctor.]

18. Anyone think to send this link to Biden?

I might have time later, but it wouldn't hurt if a few people brought it to his attention.

The Democrats NEED to Publicly throttle their detractors with their own bullshit.

I think that Biden should demand a public apology from Faux news.

It's time the Democrats exercised a LOT more real, justified, and PUBLIC indignation.

(Kind of like some other political parties do...)

[icehenge]

21. Biden Contact Information

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
United States Senate
201 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0801

DC Phone: [phone]
DC Fax: [phone]


http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=DESR&site=ctc&address=&city=&state=DE&zipcode=&plusfour=

[AuntiBush]

19. O'Reilly: The WORSE Anti-American on TV

An "impressive record of distortions, lies, and falsehoods" is right.

Biden or someone should really sue this jerk! He started the whole Anti-American culture wars.

He's not worthy of cleaning up behind my dog.

[Catfight]

22. O'Leilly can't be held accountable for lies because he lies all the time.

Al Franken said that in his book, that his lawyer pointed out that people like O'Leilly that always distort the truth and lie cannot really be taken serious therefore, they are not accountable for a lie. It's bizarre, but it's true. I wish someone would sue anyway and someone would offer the lady he paid off with his sick twisted sexual harassment more money to spill the beans then O'Leilly paid for her to shut up. Let's start a fund to get her to talk, she can give him his shut-up money back and we'll double what he paid her just for the truth to shut this blowhard sexual pervert up.