Bill O’Reilly Still a Pinhead in Barack Obama Interview
I watched the Bill O’Reilly interview with Barack Obama. Part 1 of the interview wasn’t too bad, but one thing continues to amaze me about Fox News and it’s unqualified, celebrity anchor people, like Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
These people have no more qualifications that give them insight into politics or how this country should be run than you or I. They simply have a job at a so-called news station called Fox News where if they do not continue to represent a republican neo-con point of view, they will no longer have that job.
O’Reilly has long said that he does not belong to or identify with any political party. In 2000, however, The New York Daily News determined that he was registered with the Republican Party in the state of New York. He said that there had been “no box to fill in” to register as an Independent; in fact, the form did have a box labeled “I do not wish to enroll in a party.” Since this disclosure, he has registered as an independent.
At any news organization, the editors and owners determine the philosophy that will be followed by all who work for them if they want a job. Some owners make sure that their advertisers are never seen in a bad light on the news. Some owners determine that their stories should have a liberal point of view. Others, like Fox News, have determined that everything should have a neo-con point of view.
It is their right to do that, just like it is the right of other news organizations to do whatever they do. However, I do take exception with Fox News because they claim to be fair and balanced. During the democratic convention, the fair and balanced logo was beside Brit Hume’s big head while he said, “I hope there is some kind of rift between the Clinton and Obama supporters so we can bring you that right away.” That is not a fair and balanced statement and clearly shows that he was there to try and find something bad to report.
You can see it in the questions they ask. You can see it in the comments they make. You can see it in how they choose their guests. Fox News is not fair and balanced. As I said, they can be whatever they want, but it is total dishonesty to claim they are fair and balanced.
It was also apparent when Bill O’Reilly interviewed Barack Obama. If anyone on any Fox News program brings up anything that criticizes the Bush administration, they seem to have been instructed to change the subject and not allow it to be said.
Bill ‘O’Reilly and Hannity do this better than most. They simply raise their voice and do not allow the other person to be heard or they interurpt the person they are interviewing before they can finish their answer.
In this video watch what happens when Obama tries to bring up anything about the way Bush has handled the Iraq war;
On Fox News, you cannot criticize George Bush in any way without being interupted, being condescended to, or being yelled at. Fair and Balanced? Are you joking?
O’Reilly, you are a pinhead. You will do and say anything to keep that cushy job at Fox News. Your interviews are a complete joke. You do not interview people and not let them answer the questions and still call yourself a journalist.
You are a loudmouth bully who believes that anyone who disagrees with him is wrong because you are always right in your own mind. You don’t invite people to be interviewed. You invite people to hear what Bill O’Reilly has to say to them.
As a former weatherman you probably found out that hurricanes would go wherever they wanted, even if you yelled at them, so that wasn’t the job for you. If you really think you are a journalist, you really need your head examined. You are a political pundit with a loud mouth and nothing real to say.
Stumble it!