Good news: Media ignores Iraq
Investor’s Business Daily believes the old adage “no news is good news” is especially true for the war in Iraq. Since General Petraeus’s testimony, news from Iraq has slipped from the front page to somewhere after the presidential campaign and slightly before the latest Britney Spears gossip (on a slow news day for former pop diva). IBD argues it is because a turn around in Iraq, which the left-leaning media has ignored. They point to numerous improvement in the situation, not the least of which are declining deaths for Iraqi citizens and US military. So as long as you are seeing other topics dominate the headlines, you can assume that Iraq is continuing to improve.
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If you’ve been watching O’Reilly lately, you can see what news he thinks is interesting – and mostly, it’s the dishonest, sloppy, and sinfully liberally biased reporting on NBC, the dalliance in such liberal spin-mongering by CNN, and how these ultra liberal news organizations (including MSNBC) are at the bottom of the ratings, while Fox News and O’Reilly continue to whomp them in the ratings. He also has been delving into the shameful tactics of the left political machine, including moveon.org and the other organization started by Hillary.
The racial slurs against O’Reilly, and the conservative black American Juan Williams continue, much to the shame of the left who have been taken over by true irrational fanatics like those at KOS and moveon.
And you are right, the liberal media is only interested in Iraq if it means it shames GWB. They are bankrupt, but the good news is, such poor reporting, as evidenced by their poor ratings, will eventually doom them or cause them to reform (like NPR did a few years back – now it’s only 65% liberal ;).
O’Reilly! Har-de-har-har!! That overbearing, ultra-right bully and blowhard is little more than the vocal chords of the Republican party (as is Fox News). Of course, I can see why you’d like him.
I don’t think he is a blow hard at all. He is intelligent, articulate, humorous, balanced, and reasoned, which drives liberals crazy because they want to paint hims as some angry conservative shock jock or something.
Sure he gets some things wrong (he’s not against gay marriage), sure he gets angry, cuts people off, or moves past valid points guests make. But he often has people from both sides on the show, and I think he is right on regarding many issues, including the pathetic far left and the MSM that kow-tows to them, as epitomized by NBC’s giving voice to the wing nuts at KOS and other liberal hate sites.
What I don’t like about him is how he routinely interrupts and overrides his guests without giving them a chance to answer the questions he asks them. He’s intent on imposing his opinions and damning any opposition as “kool-aid drinkers.” It’s not a matter of left or right, but of the persona he projects on screen. He’s a bully and something of a fascist, and no doubt the hero of the like-minded. There just isn’t any other opinion in the world – only his. Everyone else is a fool or worse. I used to like him, but since the last election he’s become more and more shrill in his defense of Republicanism and the right-wing. He’s unwatchable.
The only thing sinful is Bill O’Reilly and his supporters’ slavish worship of an Imperial American State.
As to their journalistic and intellectual activities they are far more interesteed in having a debate about the debate instead of actually discussing the real issues of the day, no doubt in a pathetic attempt to change the subject from the wretched results of their policies.
What I don't like about him is how he routinely interrupts and overrides his guests without giving them a chance to answer the questions he asks them.
Yes, he does do that, and often ignores their valid arguments. But that is only in certain short segments. In his longer segments, like his recent interview with Jessie Jackson, the interviewee gets plenty of time to talk. At least he actually has those brave opponents on in the short segments, in which they know they will probably only get to partially state their case.
He could improve on that, but I can overlook it because he (1) discusses important issues missed or lied about by the liberal MSM, (2) is intelligent and articulate, and states his case well, esp. in the opening "talking points", and (3) he's really not just raving like Rosie O'Donnell, but is making some valid and smart arguments.
He's intent on imposing his opinions and damning any opposition as "kool-aid drinkers."
I think the far left is so far out there that calling them kool-aid drinkers is not just an epithet, but a reference to their unreasoned and kooky fanatacism. There are very few Kennedy Democrats left, and you might argue the same for the extreme right. However, O'Reilly isn't really far right – I don't even think he's evangelical. He disagrees with the far right on gay marriage and immigration, and even last night I heard him say that the far right also has it's own character assassins, like the "far left loons" he criticizes.
He's a bully and something of a fascist, and no doubt the hero of the like-minded.
He is not a bully, but a "culture warrior" ;). Just because he likes to do ideological battle and debate doesn't make him a bully. Yes, he does wield his considerable influence to keep the lying MSM honest, or to criticize judges who let child rapists go free, but I don't think he is picking on anyone who is smaller than himself, as real bullies do – in fact, he's taking on people abusing power, that is, other bullies and irresponsible leaders.
As to "fascist," I have no idea what evidence you would provide for such an accusation. I think that's just a liberal slur that liberals like to fling at conservatives because they won't yield to liberal legislative agendas.
He is certainly a hero to those of us who are like minded.
As to their journalistic and intellectual activities they are far more interesteed in having a debate about the debate instead of actually discussing the real issues of the day
So what are the real issues of the day that O'Reilly is ignoring? I am sure that you can mention almost NOTHING that he has not covered. This is nonsense. He's covered every major news story, including ones that the MSM ignores because of it's liberal bias. As Aaron said, why is there no news of the Iraq in the MSM when things are going well? Not just because people like sensation and bad news, but because the liberal media is gunning to embarass the current administration. Thank God for those in the MSM that are the exception (there are some, even at the NYT), but O'Reilly does not skip the issues of the day, he covers them PLUS the items that the irreponsible and liberal media purposely omit or lie about. That's why we love Bill.
I see you have failed to mention a story that he failed to cover that was important. While he is not a news person, he does good commentary on things that ARE important – the moveon.org nonsense was national news, and worthy of scorn.
The Rush Limbaugh thing was today brought to the floor of the House of Representatives today (by a Dem), so it’s not some side thing.
Your pity is misplaced, and your analysis of what is important to the nation is, imo, wrong.
O’Reilly is focusing on what matters, while the liberals media and hit sites like moveon are actually lying and being obnoxious jerks, bringing down our culture with immoral, irresponsible, and dishonest reporting and tactics.
And when asked about why he covered Brittany or OJ, he clearly said that these things, are, unfortunately, national news, and deserve a conservative commentary, esp. when they are indicators of cultural decay. He also said that he has to pay the bills, and so must include these, but he limited their length.
And honestly, he spends MOST of his time and longer segments on the things that he feels matter, which are usually NOT this fluff stuff.
Your criticisms of O’Reilly are, IMO, more evidence of the liberal ignorance of what is important, and what will save our children, and our culture from the chaos of immorality and dishonesty and other virtue gaps.
The culture war in America is critical, and O’Reilly is fighting it on one level – in educating the public. The other two fronts are legislative work, and most important, those of us who preach the gospel to transform hearts are fighting to save our culture from the twin evils of unbelief and belief in false Gods like the wicked god of Islam.
"Culture war." <sigh> It's really come to that? Then we are all doomed.