On May 13, 12:26=A0pm, "Scott T." <no_s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "AirRaid" <AirRaid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > Bill O'Reilly has a meltdown on Inside Edition.
> >http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=3D501822
>
> I am that rare viewer who enjoys hearing both sides and watches both
> Olbermann's and O'Reilly's programs on a regular basis.
>
> Olbermann is already losing some viewers because of his strong
anti-Hillar=
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> bias. But many loyal viewers remain and he is actually still adding
viewer=
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> as one of the sole commentators on TV that echoes the rage of the
growing
> anti-GOP and anti-war chorus.
>
> As for O'Reilly, some 'politically independent' TV critics including
Howar=
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> Kurtz have been critical of his interview with Senator McCain. I mention
> Kurtz because he has generally been either sup****tive, or neutral, about
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> O'Reilly Factor. But Kurtz thought that Bill's interview with McCain was
> much softer than his interview with Hillary.
>
> If I was to sit down with O'Reilly for a beer (or an Irish Whiskey), I
wou=
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> focus on one subject. I would say, "Someone out there is going to do a
stu=
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> of how balanced are your many segments featuring African Americans -
> politicians, rappers, authors, professors, etc."
>
> What they will probably conclude is that your program features an
increasi=
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> number of negative stories featuring blacks. Many blacks (and whites)
> already think you are racially insensitive at best, or downright bigoted
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> worst. If I were you, I would instruct your producers to strive for more
> balance by including some positive stories.
>
> You might even include a positive story about Latinos. Oh forget it.
That
> ain't going to happen <g>.
I didn't watch much of O'Reilly's interview with McCain, but I don't
think he was easy with him at all. In fact, he made him look kind of
silly. McCain said he wanted to keep the environment "clean and
pristine." O'Reilly said, "You mean in the Arctic Circle?" He made
McCain look pretty stupid in that segment. That was far from a puff
piece.
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