Jan 17
By Fled the Asylum
In an effort to remove all doubt that he is the living embodiment of the mascot of the University of Notre Dame, Bill O’Reilly has challenged
America to a fight.
In a ratings gimmick pithily named
“Bloviate with Bill,” O’Reilly has opened up the email servers to punk kids of all ages who want to take him on, during future episodes of The Factor, on a topic of their choice. Ludacris, David Letterman and anyone capable of effective, rational
argumentation need not apply.
We’ve known for a long time that O’Reilly
is belligerent, but this officially allows us
to check it off of the list of stereotypes about the Irish that he has fulfilled, along with
being a religious zealot. I’m still waiting for that DWI, but I have a sneaking suspicion that once Bill starts with the sauce, he doesn’t
let up until he’s getting face time with the linoleum.
For no reason, other than to assail his character within the bounds of the truth, I’d also like to bring up that he’s a lech.
The trackback URL is here.
He and Chris Matthews should have a 24-hour shout-a-thon until both of their larynexes (laryni?) are shot for good.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
I would pay good money to see him punched in the teeth.
As an ND GRAD I strongly object to any attempt to compare Bill “Big Mouth” to the ND mascot. Bill is probably an Orangeman! Father Hesburg is going to get you for this one!
That female FOX producer who has accused him of sexual harrassment looks a whole lot like Monica Lewinsky. I’ve had him pegged as an A-#1 hyprocrite for a long time. Just further confirmation.
And I love you, Fled, but I take exception to the characterization of the Irish as belligerent. Vocal, certainly. Opinionated, of course. Spirited, you bet. But belligerent? To me that implies unprovoked hostility. “Oh, really?” fits that, but not the Irish in general. As a rule, we only kick ass after our chain has been jerked one too many times.
Better yet, how about a tag team match with Hannity & O’Reilly vs. Colmes and Chris Matthews. It could even be a cage shout match.
Micks are good-for-nothing drunks.
The issue, DMw/P is that usually one jerk of the old chain is often one too many. Don’t get me wrong, some of my best friends are Irish. In any case, the question was one of stereotypes, not of fair characterizations.
I will note that you did not take exception with the drunk bit.
Hannity & O’Reily vs. Colmes and Matthews. Geez! Why not just make Matthews fight with a koala on his side. At least the koala has claws, and he’d probably be at least twice as effective as a debater as Colmes.
O’Reilly has a great gig. If I was his business agent I would be telling him to do all he could to piss us off. I actually think he has been helpful in beating up the oil companies, at least for a while, and for raising hell on the pedophile issues. (There is no treatment for that shit, only complete abstinence from being around children). The war on Christmas was outright bullshit. But hey, if I was his business agent I would have been right there saying, “get those ACLU bastards!” Yeah, I’m a little cynical. TV does that to me.
Colmes has a great gig….
The winner should get to share a free condo in Aruba with Greta (with no outside communication) forever and ever and ever.
Of course I did not take exception to that. I’m not as think as you drunk I am.
I think Large Mouth is alum of NWA!
Aside from Tom Petty, Colmes may be the scariest looking man around.
Well, this lass is off to have one of those 2nd-glass-from-the-right thingys. Erin Go Bragh. (Or, to be precise, Éire go brách.)
Erin go braless.
I am so revoking your Mickness.
it’s a scottish saying anyway … and was used by the Los San Patricios when the deserted the u.s. army!
Indeed. It apparently originated from a Scottish tale, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Go_Bragh, but has been adopted as the slogan of our countrymen at least here in the USofA, since the phrase basically translates as “Ireland forever” The fact that it’s on all the flags flown by my Irish Pub owner friends clinches it for me. In Pubs We Trust.
now *that’s* true allegiance!