I've always thought that if you spoke in public, particularly as a speech, or on radio or television, that what you say is very important and you should be held accountable for what you say. That's why, for example, I stand by every single word I have said on this site. Its obvious, right? You can't just rant and say whatever, on the record, and not actually support what you have said.
Apparently Bill O'Reilly doesn't think so. If you are so far away from the perspective that having a nationally syndication television and radio show is important, and that way you say has gravity, I don't see why should have a this media access.
Posted by jherr at June 30, 2004 01:26 PMI read the article from your link and the references inside the article and the references in the original documents - and it all looks like O'Reilly is standing by his comments to me. The only one that looked bogus was the French boycot issue. With Gore, O'Reilly didn't quote him. He interpreted the intent. And if you read the source document from the Washington Post, Al Gore's quote is misleading at the very least. He had every intention of acquiring a network to compete with Fox News (which he thinks is right-wing). With Soros, O'Reilly got the quotes right.
People take quotes out of context to promote their own agendas or prove their own points. It happens all the time. In fact, the article you sent us to is doing exactly that with O'Reilly.
And O'Reilly is refusing to be interviewed by them, dismissing them as a waste of time. But when people refuse to come on his show to be grilled, um, er . . . interviewed, he says they're scared.
What an ugly world.
Fox isn't right wing?
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