O'Rielly lynching scandal

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: superstition
I don't think someone with a national audience should make veiled racial threats against a possible first lady. I don't accept the context excuse.

I'm glad you don't think someone should do this. Since O'Reilly didn't it's all good.

I swear sometimes I think that if I say I'm going to kick someone in the ass that the PETA loons will be after me.

I DO think O'Reilly is a putz, but he did nothing wrong, and has been said he was defending her by NOT engaging in attacking her without proof using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor. If people get bent out of shape out of this they should seek psychotherapy for their paranoia.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I just watched some western where they were going to lynch a white man. I was confused!

LOL. I was watching Keith Olbermann ranting about this and laughed at his foolishness. Normally I like Keith and his rants, but come on. I kept thinking of the lynching of pirates and wondered if Keith wanted to censor the PotC movies so they don't show pirated being hanged.

 

[superstition]

using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor.

Like those nooses?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
What a non-issue. O'Reilly is a complete jackass, but to hang him over this is utterly ridiculous.

Racist!

Wait, he is white, it's ok!!

Nooooooo... Hang/Lynch White/Black Can't you see?!?
Don't you take away my sense of moral outrage and entitlement!

 

[Wheezer]

There are 3 types of people that overreact to this non-issue bullsh*t.

1- overly politically correct white people who probably don't buy fried chicken or watermelon if a black man is within 50 feet.

2-Jesse Jackson

3-Al Sharpton

the last 2 actually probably have more important things to worry about than what some tv personality says in the course of conversation.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: superstition

using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor.

Like those nooses?

O'Reilly didn't mention nooses, did he? Nope.

Your elf hat is screwed on too tight.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider

Originally posted by: superstition

using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor.

Like those nooses?

O'Reilly didn't mention nooses, did he? Nope.

Your elf hat is screwed on too tight.

Or his elf shoes are to tight.

 

[LumbergTech]

it was a really poor choice of words...and i love all these idiotic analogies coming from the racist apologists in this thread.



I don't think he necessarily was being racist, but once again, a really, really poor choice of words to be referring to a black woman who may be the first lady in the near future nonetheless.


and Jmman, " I swear, PC is out of control. Eventually all words will be banned because it offends someone out there......... "

give me a break. this is BILL OREILLY..people are making a big deal out of it because hes a jackass and they dont think that he has good intentions most of the time

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: LumbergTech
it was a really poor choice of words...and i love all these idiotic analogies coming from the racist apologists in this thread.



I don't think he necessarily was being racist, but once again, a really, really poor choice of words to be referring to a black woman who may be the first lady in the near future nonetheless.


and Jmman, " I swear, PC is out of control. Eventually all words will be banned because it offends someone out there......... "

give me a break. this is BILL OREILLY..people are making a big deal out of it because hes a jackass and they dont think that he has good intentions most of the time

Wow that's the first time I've even been called a racist apologist.

See that all you guys who say I'm a fucking Liberal!!!! If I were some kind of fucking Liberal would a person who feels guilty because he's white call me a racist apologist?

Now where's that Confederate Flag, it was just hanging up the other..whoops, I said Hanging:shocked:

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
whoops, I said Hanging:shocked:

RACIST!

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider

Originally posted by: superstition

using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor.

Like those nooses?

O'Reilly didn't mention nooses, did he? Nope.

Your elf hat is screwed on too tight.

Or his elf shoes are to tight.

You both should apologize because if that's not a racial insult, I don't know what is.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider

Originally posted by: superstition

using an extremely common and entirely harmless metaphor.

Like those nooses?

O'Reilly didn't mention nooses, did he? Nope.

Your elf hat is screwed on too tight.

Or his elf shoes are to tight.

You both should apologize because if that's not a racial insult, I don't know what is.

On behalf of all persons of normal stature I would like to extend my apologies to any pointy-eared runt who may have been offended by the above comments.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: superstition
I don't think someone with a national audience should make veiled racial threats against a possible first lady. I don't accept the context excuse.

If this is an example of the kind of crap this country is going to have to put up with if we elect a black Pres/First Lady then perhaps I should switch my vote.

This is definitly not the new direction I thought/hoped Obama was talking about. Perhaps somethings never change??

 

[StageLeft]

This is definitly not the new direction I thought/hoped Obama was talking about. Perhaps somethings never change??

As mentioned above, the only people who are likely to make a big deal of this are al sharpton, jesse jackson, and white guys who are misguided.

 

[Stoneburner]

If oreilly said he didn't want to be "gassing Joe Lieberman unless he really hates america" I wonder if the reaction would be the same.

 

[RY62]

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Originally posted by: superstition
I don't think someone with a national audience should make veiled racial threats against a possible first lady. I don't accept the context excuse.

If this is an example of the kind of crap this country is going to have to put up with if we elect a black Pres/First Lady then perhaps I should switch my vote.

This is definitly not the new direction I thought/hoped Obama was talking about. Perhaps somethings never change??

This is just the beginning. Eight more years of this shit will undo any progress this country has seen regarding race relations. Being forced to watch our every word and being called a racist every time we disagree. People will only take so much of this shit and many have already had enough.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

This is definitly not the new direction I thought/hoped Obama was talking about. Perhaps somethings never change??

As mentioned above, the only people who are likely to make a big deal of this are al sharpton, jesse jackson, and white guys who are misguided.

I certainly hope your right and this country is beyond that crap..... but even if you're right we're still going to have to put up with Rev Al/JJ/whoever trying to play the PC/victim card every chance they get. I fail to see how that will be condusive to race relations in the long run.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
OMG the faux moral outrage:roll:

Fixed. :laugh:

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: chucky2
So if we're not supposed to be using the lynching word when blacks are involved, then no one can talk about crackers when white people are involved, or beloved patriot and span when latinos are involved, etc?

This is just F'ing rediculous...

Chuck

Agree 100%:thumbsup:

Seems the only place I've heard of this "drama" is here. But I see Olberman is in on it too. His facination with O'Reilly borders on insanity.

Fern

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: superstition

Anyone who thinks he was is just stupid.

Fascinating analysis.

The truth fascinates you? Not surprising.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
OMG the faux moral outrage:roll:

Fixed. :laugh:

Pssst, the rolling eyes emoticon already implied that Pabsmear, no need to fix it.

 

[Craig234]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: superstition
Harvey Milk (first openly gay mayor of a major city).

He was never mayor of San Francisco. It was Moscone who was the Mayor killed along with Milk by former Supervisor Dan White while he was raging from to many twinkies (He used that defense to beat the Murder rap)

Red, that's actually not correct about the trial. First, he didn't 'beat the rap', he was convicted of a crime many felt was too light and served five years in prison; the twinkie defense was the media hyped phrase about a trivial part of the defense, which was about depression. Note, White killed himself soon after he was released from prison.

Here are two articles I suggest you read. The first specifically addresses the mythology of the 'twinkie defense', the second is an excellent account of the real story of the murders.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/.../11/23/INGRE343501.DTL

http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-01-30/news/white-in-milk

 

[JD50]

Originally posted by: Stoneburner
If oreilly said he didn't want to be "gassing Joe Lieberman unless he really hates america" I wonder if the reaction would be the same.

I have never heard someone use that term before, horrible analogy.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Craig234

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: superstition
Harvey Milk (first openly gay mayor of a major city).

He was never mayor of San Francisco. It was Moscone who was the Mayor killed along with Milk by former Supervisor Dan White while he was raging from to many twinkies (He used that defense to beat the Murder rap)

Red, that's actually not correct about the trial. First, he didn't 'beat the rap', he was convicted of a crime many felt was too light and served five years in prison; the twinkie defense was the media hyped phrase about a trivial part of the defense, which was about depression. Note, White killed himself soon after he was released from prison.

Here are two articles I suggest you read. The first specifically addresses the mythology of the 'twinkie defense', the second is an excellent account of the real story of the murders.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/.../11/23/INGRE343501.DTL

http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-01-30/news/white-in-milk

There's always gotta be one:roll:

I was living there when it happened so I know all about it, I just gave the Readers Digest version of it

 

[yankeesfan]

Originally posted by: superstition

This is a non-issue.

Then why are you posting about it?

just admit you're overreacting like so many others.

I'm not going to whitewash what was a very inappropriate comment, one that would have resulted in firing for people other than O'Rielly or Ann Coulter.

Racist.