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Lol seriously? You don't think spreading misinformation in any way harms the general public due to voting?
This ebook focuses on the fact that much of his past has been fabricated (like the Brian Williams snafu) to gain credibility. Someone with prolific lies of any kind shouldn't be trusted in newsmedia. Here's a long list. It's the Daily Dot so inspect carefully. Even just a handful of these could influence voters, particularly in local politics.
So, you can't list any lies that would have any significant on voting?
This is about things like him saying a lot of broken concrete was thrown at him over two decades ago and other journalists saying they only remember one piece of concrete that smashed a camera?
We all know what this really is. It's "payback" for Brian Williams criticism. The one thing you need to remember is that Brian Williams is a news anchor billed as a journalist while O'Reilly is a commentator, an entertainer. You really can't see the difference?
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The irony of Media Matters and Mother Jones whining about someone else stretching the truth to push partisan ideology is fantastic.
What do you have next for us OP? A North Korean book about the terrible human rights abuses in Russia?
LOL, isn't that the truth.
It would be like Rolling Stone reporting on, well, just about anything now.
Next time you watch him, notice how he will fold his arms up towards his chest and chin and clinches his fists just like sweet little Shirley Temple when he's trying to stress his point.
One of his advisors should point that out to him. It makes him look weak and insecure when he's trying to play the roll of a stern rigid tough guy and defender of the "folks".
Since I'm not a Fox News or O'Reilly viewer (with very rare exceptions), I decided to pull up a YouTube clip of him to see if this were true or not.
I chose a nice long 30 minute clip and watched it.
I didn't see one single time where he folded up his arms to his chest, and I only saw one quick clinched fist in the entire thing.
BTW, I chose a long clip that I thought would have the best possibility due to the guests and subject matter.
Here is the clip I viewed. Please show me where he does this, because I couldn't find it.
The irony of Media Matters and Mother Jones whining about someone else stretching the truth to push partisan ideology is fantastic.
What do you have next for us OP? A North Korean book about the terrible human rights abuses in Russia?
This all began when Bill O'Reilly went off on Brian Williams for stretching the truth about his war reporting, while pretending that he would never do such a thing. It turns out that Bill's truth stretching is far worse than anything ever seen before, as Bill stretched the truth to place himself in places he never was in order to pass as some sort of superhero war reporter that has seen it all. Perhaps Bill has covered four wars with a pen, but he did it from 1,000 of miles away while sitting poolside sipping mimosas in the company of prostitutes.
Everybody knows, except for its the brainwashed viewers that Fox News continually makes things up, hypes unimportant events and conveniently leaves out facts to push their agenda, while pretending to be the news organization with the most integrity the world has ever seen that only cares about being fair and balanced. These revelations about Bill O'Reilly show that he is less of a real character than Colbert created to mock him on a nightly basis and Fox News certainly does not have any interest whatsoever in the things they pretend to care about.
So, you can't list any lies that would have any significant on voting?
This is about things like him saying a lot of broken concrete was thrown at him over two decades ago and other journalists saying they only remember one piece of concrete that smashed a camera?
We all know what this really is. It's "payback" for Brian Williams criticism. The one thing you need to remember is that Brian Williams is a news anchor billed as a journalist while O'Reilly is a commentator, an entertainer. You really can't see the difference?
You don't think lying about poverty rates affects votes? You don't think lying about issues pertaining to the Iraq War affects votes? You don't think lying about marriage issues or tax rates affects voters?
I never made an issue about O'Reilly's role as a commentator or as a journalist. Simply that he does influence voters. Lots of people can influence voters. Children often follow their parents' beliefs so that influences voters. Some teachers reveal their own beliefs and influence students. Much to my disdain, celebrities can influence voters. Just because someone is NOT considered a credible journalist as a news anchor does not mean they won't influence voters. A couple years ago OReilly led viewership of all cable news programs. That's a lot of influence. Here's recent data. Still at the top. Besides, news programs are where people hear the daily news. Commentators are where people find out what to think about the news.
Are journalists entertainers or do they report facts and events that are truthful?
How many people know that the USA government lied along with the media about the North Vietnamese attacking a USA navy ship in the Gulf of Tonkin?
We lost 58,000 troops because of a f--king lie. That is a lot of soldiers.
The USA politicians, bankers, and the media lied so they could profit from a war that never should have happened.
Should we believe anything since this ?
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