Bill O'Reilly Compares 'Witch Hunt' To Fire Ellen Degeneres From JC Penney Ads To McCarthyism

You know Love, I just can't figure Bill O out sometimes, just when you're getting a really good dislike on for the guy he goes and does something nice, something that makes sense.

Damn you Bill!

Guess he's not wrong 100% of the time...

I thought this was a good line "Is it right for any organization to call for a company to fire a spokesperson that has not done anything wrong?"
So this it's rather rare of me to say this, but I agree with O'Reilly on this one.

He actually does come out with some decent points when he's not schilling for Fox, but when he is in RW attack mode he is just totally off the wall, which seems like it is about 95% of the time.

The tide comes in, the tide goes out!

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Bill O'Reilly, Dr Frankenstein himself. The Gouls he help create, are now out of control with unAmerican activity, and are on a terror campaign against any and all, that don't fall in line with their Goose-Stepping!

But it was O'Reilly,Beck and the other bobble heads at Faux News, that inseminated,gave birth and nurtured this monster!

Welcome to our world Bill, better late than never in defense of the Democratic way. Right Wing Loonacy, never has a good outcome. Moderation,Negotiation and Compromise, is the best way for all things Social in nature: ie...political.

Least we forget, Sociologist, the experts on the subject, declare Human Beings as SOCIAL CREATURES...

You know Love, I just can't figure Bill O out sometimes, just when you're getting a really good dislike on for the guy he goes and does something nice, something that makes sense.

OMM is also a thorn in Foxes side as well, as they try to dictate what shows they should be allowed to air as well as commercials they run.

I'm not so sure that O'Reilly is just being a nice guy, maybe moreso trying to marginalize the OMM. The OMM even took issue with a frebreeze commercial because it used "Oh my god" in it. They are petty and harrass corporations full time to follow their religious ideology of hatred.

He's just setting up a defense for the komen leadership.

“we are seeing homosexuality so embedded in our culture in alarming ways.”

They're coming... for the children!!!

These people are so full of themselves. How nice the view must be from atop that high horse.

This is the result of Fox seeing their ratings fall and independents falling away from Romney.

BTW - knowing you as I do I think something along the lines of Celtic Altar, that piece you really loved, would be right for you. Both beautiful, bold and elegant, like the lady I will make it for.

Eeeghcellent, liberal brain control chip works!

Because Bill O'Reilly has had cajones enough to go on The Daily Show several times and have a logic based arguments, because he took the side of the Democrats and logic on the debt ceiling debate, I manage to maintain some level of respect for him. He's not a looney, frothing at the mouth, hate-spewing wingnut. That doesn't mean he doesn't have extreme/crazy right wing positions on issues, but at least he's willing to talk and listen and that's the first step to sanity. He doesn't live totally inside that bubble that cannot be penetrated by logic and reason that most on the far right do, and for that, I thank him.

I just can't figure Bill O out sometimes,

Its called having principles and standing firm on your beliefs. A few on the left and right do it. Unfortunately they are not the politicians. If your party or ideology steps out of bounds then you call them on it. No matter if you are a lefty or a righty. I can respect someone's opinion if they stand firm and don't sway with the wind or "party speak". Both sides are guilty of this a lot. That is why it is unusual to see a conservative or a liberal actually put down their party or an ideology within the party when they disagree. I can't believe that conservatives and liberals are 99% "all in" with their parties. It seems like the more partisan is loath to critisize their own party (because somehow they think it weakens them). As for presidents, I think Reagan and Clinton were the last ones to go to war with their own party. And won some too. What would be nice is to have a president who was a President 1st and a Republican/Democrat 2nd. We need a conservative liberal or a liberal conservative not someone at either end. As long as we keep trading one partisan for another we will not get anywhere.

When you least expect it, expect it.

Bill is correct about Eastwood and Degeneres.

I think Fox News forgot to send the guard around to force Bill O. to take his crazy pills before going on the air... When he's not on his meds, he sounds.... sane...

Do not give Bill much credit for being human. Him and his Faux friends are still the scum of the earth and always will be Anti-American.

wwaugh, I agree Bill is still scum but I also like that this scum occasionally half-heartedly attempts to evolve.

He is a libertarian. They are like republicans without the social baggage.

Anti-American? No, as much as I hate Hannity I wouldn't say he is anti-American. I think they just have a different view of America which for the most part would destroy the middleclass, make the top 1% the new lords of Mt. Olympus, would destroy education for the poor and is all around just bat @!$%# crazy! But, not anti-American.

Let's not read too much into Bill's comments here. He is not accepting Ellen's lifestyle. He is not flip flopping and supporting gay rights. His main argument is that JC Penny is a private company and as such, demanding that they change at a corporate level and fire someone just because they don't like them is un-American. He also feels strongly that Ellen has a right to be employed. He suggests they boycott instead.

He isn't against A Million Mom's moral message, he just thinks their actions are a bridge too far. At least he has the balls enough to say it. But let's face it, Bill's commentary comes from the top in Fox News. Just as Beck became a liability for the network, this group attacking American companies has quickly become a liability for them as well. The support for LGBT rights is at an all time high in this country, including among younger conservatives. Fox knows the score and Bill-o is just playing his part.

Bill O leans hard right and is a bully on his show but personally speaking, i agree with him almost 50% of the times.

O'Reilly isn't dumb, he knows Fox entertainment and the whole Republican/"conservative" movement are becoming increasingly attractive only to the extreme 'right', and he's trying to rein it in a bit.

just when you're getting a really good dislike on for the guy he goes and does something nice

I suspect Billo's thinking about his reputation and tries to do some mending here and there.

No, as much as I hate Hannity I wouldn't say he is anti-American.

If you're drawing a distinction between what he is and what he does, I take your point. Even if he isn't anti-American in spirit, the nastiness that he propagates and the way he does it--often by questioning the patriotism of others--certainly qualifies for that description. As with all these "media personalities" we do have to consider that they do it for the show value and to get their yokels' attention. IOW, they're in it more for the dough than the message. I don't think that makes them better people--probably just the opposite, but it does offer another way of looking at why they do what they do.

This man speaks with a forked tongue.

He's defending Ellen because of her wealth, but he doesn't approve of or agree that people should be gay, or are born gay regardless of science and technology that proves the ignorant religious dingalings all wrong.

What a douche-bag he is.

A broken clock is correct twice a day..

This is just once for Bill O'reilley

Like most kids even know who Ellen Degeneres is and that she is a lesbian. She is what 50+? When I was kid old people very rarely interested me. The majority of kids that know who she is and that she is a lesbian are probably part of the LGBT community and found her when going to websites to find help from being tortured and harassed non stop all day long while at school.

Hiring a homosexual in no way promotes a homosexual lifestyle. I haven't seen this add but I'm going to guess it doesn't mention that she is a lesbian and that JC Penny loves Lesbians and that JC Penny is the new Lesbian hangout.

Look, Bill O defended tow highly popular public icons, this was not an act of moral courage. It is a straight up business decision. Protect his brand by appearing to be independent of conservatism orthodoxy while backing up two highly respected media icons.... This is not about his moral convictions, it is about brand management and preserving his ratings. He can point to at least one occasion of bucking the anti Obama troupe and coming to the defence of a homosexual. Strategic elements in defending himself from future complaints by his liberal critics that he is biased, with no risk to his conservative standing. Good business decision Bill.

Y' kin take the boy outta Harvard but y' cain't take Harvard outta the boy. . .

Actually, O'Reilly is an actor (belongs to the Actor's Guild) and is an entertainer. Actually I think He is classified as a Comedian. Degeneres is an entertainer and, also, a comedian, so O'Reilly would defend someone in his own profession. Even Dick Cheney, defended his daughter, who was gay. Now, the real difference between O'Reilly and Degeneres, is Hypocrisy: if you want to be a true blue American you have to walk the talk, and O'Reilly does not on most issues, but there might be hope for him if he came out (for equal protection under the law).

These people are so full of themselves. How nice the view must be from atop that high horse.

pretty sure the view of the inside of your own butt is always the same, no matter how tall your horse is.