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JAYJDF Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:51 PM
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So, wasn't it Dan Rather who was forced out because of not checking the facts? If so, how the hell
can O'Liely keep telling lies and calling names all in the news name sake and not be forced out?

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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:52 PM
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1. Just more proof
It can happen here
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:53 PM
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2. Because he is not news...
He is a commentator which, of course, is a big word for Fucking Lier...
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skepticscott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:54 PM
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3. Forced out of what?
You talk as if O'Reilly was a journalist or something, and not just a blathering gasbag...
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:55 PM
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4. Because his base is not affected by lies, there is no threat to the bottom dollar. n/t
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Solon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:55 PM
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5. The guy is a pathalogical liar, hence its harder to sue him for slander or kick...
him off the air for it. Oddly enough, he has to "know" that he is lying in order to be considered responsible for the bullshit he spouts.
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samplegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:59 PM
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6. O'Liely is entertainment
Rather was hard core news.
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JAYJDF Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 06:01 PM
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7. Some one needs to tell all those Repuke bozos that they are not watching the news.
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