O'Reilly's New Year's Resolution: Everyone Should Stop the Smearing--Except Him

I'm not sure Bill O'Reilly's New Year's Resolution constitutes demonization exactly. Still, it shows the kind of sanctimonious mindset that succumbs to demonizing temptations: an inability to see that you do exactly the thing you most hate in those you disagree with.

First, some selections from his resolutions, and then a little commentary.


Bill's New Year's Resolution:

Hi, I'm Bill O'Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. I'll be taking a few days off to celebrate Christmas. So this evening's "Talking Points Memo" will be "The Factor's" resolutions for the New Year. . . .

We resolve to hold prominent people accountable when they smear others. That simply has to stop. But karma is kicking in. For example, left wing zealot George Clooney ran around smearing me to try to bring attention to his movies this season. It didn't work. Fewer than four million Americans went to see his first film. And the second one is shaping up to be a big box office bomb. Now Clooney's a talented guy. He's making a huge mistake using smear tactics.

And speaking of disasters, our competitor at MSNBC is a notorious smear merchant. So far this month, December, "The Factor's" third rerun at 4:00 in the morning has beaten the MSNBC's original 8:00 program more than 50 percent of the time. Unbelievable.

"Talking Points" resolves to keep the pressure on the Bush administration to secure the borders because we believe this is a life/death situation.

We resolve to continue watching the ACLU, the nation's most dangerous organization.

Finally, we resolve in our 10th year to continue bringing you an honest broadcast that is not afraid of anyone.

Commentary:

Bill--look at your own show and at Fox News--and then consider this as your New Year's Resolution: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

And Bill: since you resolve that your show will continue fearlessly not to be "afraid of anyone" why don't you be not afraid of the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld crowd for a change, on some issue other than politically safe immigration bashing, and give the liberal-left powerhouse that is in charge of no branch of government or business a Christmas break?


For all of O'Reilly's resolutions click here.

Rush: Dems Against Anything Good for America

Rush Limbaugh claims:

". . . I think the Democrats are telling us exactly who they are.

They are anti-war. They are anti-military, anti-victory, and anything good that happens in this country, folks, is not going to help them the way they've positioned themselves. I mean, how would you...? Who is the brain that put this party in this position? If you were in politics, how would you like this position? The only way that you benefit is if the country is in misery. The only way you benefit is if we lose in Iraq, we lose everywhere we go, we have soup lines, constant national disasters, natural disasters, everything going to hell in a hand basket. That's what it takes for you to win. Who is the wizard that constructed this party in this way? They're all doing it together because that's how they view the future. They look at things and see doom and gloom. In fact, liberalism is a doom and gloom PsyOps operation. The media is their propaganda arm. Their whole outlook is doom and gloom.

They have a PsyOps operation they've been running on this country for 50 years. Psychological operations to convince everybody that there's nothing ahead but doom and gloom, utter misery and despair, and they've got their propaganda arm, the mainstream press, to plant the stories every day. But it has resulted not in what they figured. Their triumphant return to power. In fact, they are now marginalizing themselves with people actually questioning their patriotism, not just their judgment. Questioning their sanity, questioning their real intentions."

What about the Republicans?: "They still remain their optimistic and cheerful selves."

For the text of his full remarks see: "What Will the Left Be Left With in '06?"

Coulter Calls Dems "Gutless Cowards"

In an article entitled: "New Idea for the Abortion Party: Aid the Enemy," Ann Coulter wrote:

"The Democrats are giving aid and comfort to the enemy for no purpose other than giving aid and comfort to the enemy. There is no plausible explanation for the Democrats' behavior other than that they long to see U.S. troops shot, humiliated, and driven from the field of battle. They fill the airwaves with treason, but when called to vote on withdrawing troops, disavow their own public statements. These people are not only traitors, they are gutless traitors."

To read the full article, published November 23, click here.

Murtha the "Coward'?

The uproar arose Friday as the House debated a resolution calling for an immediate withdrawal of forces from Iraq.In scheduling the vote, Republicans were trying to embarrass Democratic critics of the war, forcing them to dissociate themselves from a call earlier in the week for a slower but still definite withdrawal. That call came from Representative John P. Murtha, Democrat of Pennsylvania, a Vietnam combat veteran who spent 37 years in the Marines and is one of the most respected military authorities in the House.In attacking the Democrats' position, Ms. Schmidt, the newest member of Congress, said she had received a call from a Marine colonel, who "asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message: that cowards cut and run, Marines never do.

The House exploded in catcalls and jeers among outraged Democrats. When debate resumed, Ms. Schmidt retracted her comments and said, "I did not intend to suggest they applied to any member," especially Mr. Murtha. Ms. Schmidt could not be reached for comment on Saturday, with voice mailboxes full at all three of her offices.

From "'Mean Jean' Goes to Washington, and Invites a Firestorm" By JASON DePARLE, New York Times. Published: November 20, 2005 - For the full NY Times article, click here.