O'Reilly Avoided Vietnam
But He's Not Getting Out of This One
Yesterday, we reported on The New Yorker making O'Reilly's list (now there are four enemies of the State on it). We offered our congratulations, but expressed our concern that, despite devoting lots of snark to O'Reilly, Fox, and their views, we had not made the list. While we take seriously our obligation to expose fascist propaganda regardless of its source, we cannot let this oversight stand.
To that end, we will now focus exclusively on O'Reilly until we make his list.
We know what you are thinking: "Who will blog about such important issues as Alistair Cooke being split up for parts like a late-model Camry or the fact that the Dear Leader's Bin Laden Phone Leak claim was a complete fib? We answer: Just stop whining! This is important.
As a first salvo, we reprint a bit of the Hedrik Hertzberg piece that caused O'Reilly to honor The New Yorker:
O’Reilly sat out Vietnam. In the war on the War on Christmas, however, he not only has been in the trenches but has gone over the top. “I am not going to let oppressive, totalitarian, anti-Christian forces in this country diminish and denigrate the holiday!” he said the other day. And, “I’m going to use all the power that I have on radio and television to bring horror into the world of people who are trying to do that!” And, “There is no reason on this earth that all of us cannot celebrate a public holiday devoted to generosity, peace, and love together!” And, “And anyone who tries to stop us from doing it is gonna face me!”
O'Reilly and Fox: We will fight you on the beaches, we will fight you in the fields, we will fight you in the streets. We will never surrender! So list us, or face out wrath. Bitchez!
tags: bill o'reilly fox news o'reilly enemies list war on christmas
graphic: hat tip HelenWheels
You are determined and perseverant. That is the true sign of an anti-defeatist.
Posted by: comandante agi | December 22, 2005 at 10:10 AM
I'm proud of your efforts in light of the obvious snub. Billie-the-Skid can't ignore you forever.
Posted by: HelenWheels | December 22, 2005 at 10:21 AM
That is the true sign of an anti-defeatist.
Or a complete nut job. I'll let you know.
Posted by: blogenfreude | December 22, 2005 at 10:21 AM
Oh, and that Alistaire Cooke story, while about as creepy as it gets, was hilarious. Maybe it's just the way it was written. You just can't make stuff like that up!
Posted by: HelenWheels | December 22, 2005 at 10:22 AM
Poor Alistair ... they took him to Brooklyn to do it. Glad I live here in Manhattan. I'm never getting on a Q train again. If the trains ever start running, that is ...
Posted by: blogenfreude | December 22, 2005 at 10:34 AM
Damm, others have already beat me too it, and pointed out your persistance refutes your claims to be a defeatist...;)
Posted by: ringverse | December 22, 2005 at 10:47 AM
To again quote Churchill on your noble battle, "It will be long, and it will be hard."
But do not despair, my dear Blogenfreude, over the top!
Posted by: Kvatch | December 22, 2005 at 10:57 AM
How starting one of those annoying pieces of chain mail I always get about the troops needing our prayers or the real reason for Cindy Sheehan’s divorce. Except about O'Reilly and the shape of his favorite anal probe. Or maybe even a flash of an O'Reilly greatest scowl compilation set to Adam Sandler’s **** me in the *** with a shampoo bottle at a medium pace.
I think I've been reading to much Rude Pundit
Posted by: Fred | December 22, 2005 at 11:58 AM
Count me in. I may be justa "fucking tool," but I'll do my bestest.
Posted by: Robot Buddha | December 22, 2005 at 12:09 PM
Hm, Freude...are you really interested in getting on the "List", my young Padawan?
Posted by: actor212 | December 26, 2005 at 04:12 AM