Bill O'Reilly and Rod Wheeler Apologize for Inaccuracies in Their Report on Violent Lesbian Gangs

[varun]

What else do you expect from O'Reilly?
:eyes:

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07072401.html

July 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On July 3rd LifeSiteNews and many other services reported on a Fox News Bill O'Reilly segment on violent lesbian gangs in Washington, DC. and elsewhere. The report included video footage of violent incidents and a report from crime investigator Rod Wheeler. O'Reilly and Wheeler now report that there were significant inaccuracies and exaggerations in the the report.

In his apology Wheeler states, "During the O'Reilly Factor segment on June 21st, while engaged in a discussion on Lesbian gangs, I inadvertently stated that gang members carry pistols that are painted pink and call themselves the "Pink Pistol Packing Group." I was not referring to the gay rights group "Pink Pistols" who advocates for the lawful rights of gays to carry weapons for protection. Further, I mentioned that there are "over 150 of these gangs" in the greater Washington DC area. What I actually meant is that there are over 150 gangs in the Washington DC area, some of which are in fact lesbian gangs. Lastly, I mentioned in the segment that there is this "national epidemic" of lesbian gangs. A better choice of words would have been to say that there is a growing concern nationally, and especially in major urban areas, of increased gang activity, which includes some lesbian gang activity. I apologize for any misunderstanding this may have caused."


See also a YouTube video of Bill O'Reilly's apology and clarification of the issue at
http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/07/10/oreilly-lesbian-gangs...

See the original LifeSiteNews story which has been updated to reflect the new information
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07070303.html

[chelsea0011]

1. An apology? Media Matters must be getting to them.

[Hugin]

3. Nah, they only apologized because they stepped on a pro-gun group's toes. nt

[Toucano]

4. Correcto! n/t

[varun]

2. NYtimes also reported this

http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/07/16/cq_3090.html

Gay Gun Advocates Draw Bead on O'Reilly

Published: July 16, 2007
To put things mildly, Bill O’Reilly is not the apologetic type. The notoriously combative Fox News talk show host won’t back down from provocative arguments or factually disputed features aired on “The O’Reilly Factor.” So it was news, of sorts, when gay and lesbian activists got O’Reilly to at least acknowledge that his fabled “no spin zone” had oversold an alarmist report about “a national underground network” of lesbian gangs raging through the nation’s cities.

The furor began at the end of last month, when the offending segment aired. O’Reilly introduced the piece by asserting that the gangs were “raping young girls” and “terrorizing people.”...

[LeftNYC]

5. Violent Lesbian Gangs!

Sounds like a plot for a Tarantino movie...

[Deep13]

6. "...this 'national epidemic' of lesbian gangs."

Damn, I feel like shit today. I hope I don't have that lesbian gang thing that's going around. I forgot to get a lesbian gang vacine last November.

"A better choice of words would have been to say that there is a growing concern..."

No, Bill. A better choice of words would be, "I'm an uptight retard who wouldn't know reality if it took a step-ladder and crawled up my ass."

[unpossibles]

8. Lesbian gang vaccine?

I'll opt for the homeopathic cure, thank you.

(sorry!)

[tjwash]

7. Too late. All his listeners will keep walking around spouting the lies as fact.

It's the nature of the beast.

[maxrandb]

9. "Violent Lesbian Gang"

would be an excellent name for a rock band, as would "Pink Pistol Packing Group".

Debut album..."Spinning in the No-Spin Zone".