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Cussing At The Debate - A Maverick Moment?

Yup - that's what the wingnuts are saying. John McCain says "horseshit" not once, but twice, during a nationally televised debate and the crowd who screams and yells every time a word slips out on a liberal blog, calls this being a maverick. Unfuckingbelievable. Let me give you a glimpse of how the wingnut blogs would read if the tables were reversed and Obama had said this:

Michelle Malkin: The one shows his ghetto lifestyle by polluting the ears of my children, who were trying to get an education in presidential politics, by saying this word I can not repeat here. He said it not once, but twice.

Allahpundit: Obamessiah lets his potty mouth fly, showing he is clearly not ready to lead this nation.

Bill O'Reilly: This is totally unacceptable and I am calling on the FCC to investigate Senator Obama and leverage all fines against his campaign. Children around the country having their first experience in presidential debates should not have been subjected to such profanity and the Factor will hold Mr. Obama accountable for his horrible actions.

Do you got any fake reactions from the right if Obama said this? Please add them in the comments.

Into The Lion's Den

Obama is going to appear on Bill O'Reilly Thursday night. I know a lot on our side will argue that he shouldn't give the smear machine the time of day, but Obama is showing more courage than John McCain, who won't even face Larry King.

"Kill Bill O'Reilly"

A rap group called East Coast avengers has released a song called "Kill Bill O'Reilly". Wired has the song available (towards the bottom of the article). Already some on the right are complaining about it, but is this any worse than when they call for killing Muslims, reporters or judges?

Tennessee Shooter Has A Nice Conservative Reading Collection

Yesterday we saw how one of Malkin's commenters in her closed community eluded to Jim David Adkisson, the shooter in that Tennessee church, was really not a conservative, but rather wanted to make conservatives "look bad". Well the Knoxville Police have released some of the findings from the search of Adkisson's home:

Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell home of a man who said he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country," court records show.

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Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.

Yeah - those are items you find on the shelves of all Liberals.

Make no mistake - this guy was a nut job and there are nut jobs on all sides of the political spectrum. Even knowing that, you can't help but wonder if the hateful words and commentary people like O'Reilly and Savage spew didn't contribute to this tragedy.

McCain Gets Cunninghamed

Willy Cunningham is Cincinnati's own version of Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter all wrapped into one. Wait - he is probably worse than that. Anyways, the McCain campaign decided to have him speak at an event today. Here is what happened:

Republican John McCain quickly denounced the comments of a radio talk show host who while warming up a campaign crowd referred repeatedly to Barack Hussein Obama and called the Democrat a "hack, Chicago-style" politician.

Hussein is Obama's middle name, but talk show host Bill Cunningham used it three times as he addressed the crowd before the likely Republican nominee's appearance.

"Now we have a hack, Chicago-style Daley politician who is picturing himself as change. When he gets done with you, all you're going to have in your pocket is change," Cunningham said as the audience roared.

The time will come, Cunningham added, when the media will "peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama" and tell the truth about his relationship with indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko and how Obama got "sweetheart deals" in Chicago.

McCain wasn't on stage nor in the building when Cunningham made the comments, but he quickly distanced himself from them and the talk show host after finishing his speech. McCain spoke to a couple hundred people at Memorial Hall in downtown Cincinnati.

This isn't the first time Cunningham has drawn fire for his actions. Following the riots in Cincinnati, racial tensions were high. How did Cunningham respond when an African American die in police custody?

Finally!

After hundreds of horrible comments by Bill O'Reilly, we finally get Jesse Jackson calling him out on them. The "lynching" comment about Michelle Obama appears to be the final straw.

Montel Stands Up For The Troops And Gets Canned

The "make you feel good" channel of FOX wanted to ignore the troops dying in Iraq, but FOX wouldn't have it. Here is a clip of Montel on FOX wanting to talk about the troops instead of Heath Ledger.

According to BradBlog:

Despite the tease at the end of those uncomfortable three minutes, that Williams would be back for more after the break, he was not there when the show returned from commercial.

According to Variety it was FOX stations that opted out of the CBS produced Montel Williams Show:

Dear Col. David Hunt

I am very proud to see you taking up the disgusting issue of our nation's heroes living on the streets. More attention must be garnered for our homeless veterans.

I also found this part of your latest piece very troubling:

The Veterans Administration suggests that there are 193,000 homeless veterans in this country; I believe that number is closer to 500,000.

I must say that I agree. We all know that government estimates on such news usually err on the conservative side. I was, however, wondering what you think of people who dismiss even the most likely low-end number the VA has released? What if someone was to say something like:

They (the homeless vets) may be out there, but there’s not many of them out there.

You see that is an actual quote from one of your colleagues. As matter of fact this is a quote from a colleague of yours and one you mention in your article:

At last, people with some political and news-making muscle are talking about a true American tragedy: homeless veterans. On his radio and TV shows, Bill O'Reilly commented on Sen. John Edward’s remarks on the plight of homeless veterans.

Yes it is great that John Edwards has made poverty a front issue of his campaign, however what do you think about Bill calling Edwards a "charlatan" for his work?

I am troubled by how you seem to ignore the ignorance your colleague, Bill O'Reilly, has exhibited on this issue. You state this in your article:

The commentary of Bill O'Reilly about John Edwards at least had the issue on the front pages and on TV. For many in government the homeless is a non-issue, citizens of this great country who are mentally sick living in their cars does not get anyone votes. However, homeless veterans, even if it's one, let alone thousands, ought to cause governments to fall. A nation that does not care for its veterans does not deserve them. We cannot ever be truly great until all of us have a place to sleep and getting help for what makes us sick. If we continue to do nothing about our homeless and our homeless veterans then … WE SUCK.

Yes we do suck, but doesn't it suck more when a person with a national audience tries to diminish the issue by ignoring the actual numbers? Bill has been on this rampage for over a week now and won't budge from his position. He is still trying to downplay how many homeless vets this country has.

So Col. Hunt, I was wondering if you will be going on The Factor to set Bill O'Reilly straight. Will you place the lives of our brave soldiers ahead of your employer's big star?

Sadly I don't think this will be the case. It is obvious by the way you have tried to ignore the gross misrepresentation of the facts Bill has been engaging in night after night. Again I think it is very commendable that you are willing to help bring this issue forward and I am also very grateful for your service to our nation, but I can't help but think that you are putting Rupert Murdoch and Bill O'Reilly ahead of our soldiers. That is indeed troubling.

"Not Many Homeless Vets"

That's what Bill O'Reilly said last night. 195,000 isn't a lot to Bill O. He is even offering to take care of them. I say we help him out and start locating all the homeless vets and let Saint O'Reilly open his checkbook up to make sure they have a home, like they deserve.

Why Didn't O'Reilly Get Tazed?

When a college student tried to ask Senator John Kerry a question we ended up with the new phrase "don't taze me bro!", so why when is it that Bill O'Reilly can forcibly try to ask a Senator a question, which even gets the Secret Service involved, and we didn't see his dumb ass shaking on the ground to the tune of 50,000 volts?

Amato has much more on this, including O'Reilly's previous attacks against Obama.

Bill O'Reilly Fucks Goats!

Since he can go on television and accuse everyone who reads progressive blogs of worshiping Satan, then I guess we can say whatever the hell we please about him.

Let's Taze Any One Who Works For FOX News!

Yeah I am sure the wingnuts will try to lecture me on first amendment rights and all, but that is how Brian Kilmead on Fox news thinks we should treat Code Pink:

A Fox News morning host has a novel idea to handle those pesky Code Pink protesters who disrupt political events and Congressional hearings: 50,000 volts of electricity.

Brian Kilmead shared his ever-so-evolved views on crowd control Monday morning in a Fox & Friends discussion of a Code Pink-disrupted Hillary Clinton speech. His answer to annoying anti-war types? Tasers or Billy clubs.

“They should Tase this guy,” Kilmead says. “At one point with security so high and tensions on edge, don’t you think they’re going to get at the very least Tased or beaten to a pulp by somebody? These people look threatening.”

So my thinking is that Code Pink just disrupts political events, FOX news disrupts our entire democracy. Maybe Kilmead needs tazed or Billy clubbed.

Should someone on a national television channel be allowed to say this? I wonder how FOX would react if Keith Olbermann said we should start tazzing Bill O'Reilly? You can bet there would be legal proceedings on it. I guess this is the fascist agenda Roger Ailes is trying to promote through his channel. Maybe he also needs tazzed!

Threats Against Democrats

When children draw posters that talk about the assassination of George Bush, they are questioned by the Secret Service. When someone makes a movie fictionalizing George Bush getting assassinated, that movie is blocked from this country. So then how can a rock star like Ted Nugent get on stage and make threats against two Democratic presidential candidates, who are already under Secret Service protection?

I think Nugent should be hauled in by the Secret Service and questioned about this behavior. The problem with this little display is that there could be that one person in the audience he is provoking to take thought to action.

I also think the NRA should come out and denounce what Nugent did and tell him they have no room for members like that. If someone does take Nugent's stunt to action then there will be another entire debate on gun control. Does the NRA want to have their position compromised by the ramblings of an idiot like Nugent?

If Nugent is scheduled to appear in your town, I recommend taking action to get his show canceled. Upcoming tour dates can be seen here. Also if there are any corporate sponsors of his concerts, they should also be contacted and asked if they support the promotion of assassination of our political figures. His actions are appalling and must be met with consequence.

UPDATE:

It seems the people who visit Power Line enjoy watching threats made against our presidential candidates. Maybe someone should ask Bill O'Reilly if he will go off on their hate filled rhetoric.

Also - Rolling Stone has picked up on the story.

How FOX Cares

Following up on my previous post, the family of one of the girls killed in the wreck have now spoken out against O'Reilly:

The mayor and Tessa Tranchant's father both said that making an issue out of immigration loses the focus that the girls were killed by a man that police said was driving drunk.

Ray Tranchant said, "We need to heal, and to bring immigration, that's disrespectful to a family who's just mourning."

Yes Bill - stop using this tragedy as your damn talking point and let the family heal. Of course FOX don't give a damn about the family - all they care about is ratings. This just shows how low of a person Bill O'Reilly is.

Friday Night Funny

Howard Stern Show Pranks Bill 'O Reilly

It might take a couple of viewings to catch the actual punchline. Think Bart Simpson!