Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly

[beccatoria]

No, seriously, it is approaching the level of hate I had previously reserved for the man who's made me spend the last five years of my life ashamed of where I'm from, and you know, choose between announcing it (and thus being forced to either join in the lynching and legitimise it or trying to defend the indefensible), or shutting the hell up and listening to how lazy, fat and ignorant we all are, how much everyone "can't stand" us. Which would perhaps bother me less if it didn't strike me as "Wow, it's fun to hate someone - look! It's politically okay to hate americans now! In fact it's cool! Goddamn yanks, do you know most of them couldn't point out Switzerland on a map and have never left their country?"

Um.

Yes, if I'm going to be bitter, I should rage about the things pertinent to the post. Namely:

http://www.newshounds.us/2006/12/13/luddite_oreilly_warns_of_childabuse_on_internet_but_falsifies_background_of_cited_video.php

RISE OF THE MACHINES!!! Dun dun DUUUUN!

Um. Yes. Right. Okay.

Wonderfully "fair and balanced" lead in there, Bill. "IS THIS CHILD ABUSE?" And also, "Well you know if 'this stuff' is going on, other stuff is going on too." Yes. Absolutely. In fact, were she not an ACTRESS, I would completely believe that any parent who taught their kids that Bill O'Reilly was an ass, let their kid say the word "ass" and allowed them to play Soul Calibre was, in fact, secretly beating them.

I expect Bill O'Reilly's campaign to end Dakota Fanning's parent's reign of tyranny any day. I mean they let their kid act in GROWN UP MOVIES with VIOLENCE. How dare they?!

One wonders what he would say to the kids who hold up signs at anti-abortion protests. Or, you know, those parents who send their kids to Jesus Camp.

But I think special revulsion is reserved for the other guest on the show who claims that teaching your kids slanted views is "the ultimate inhumane treatment of a child." (Aside: how, exactly, is a parent meant to keep every single one of their views away from their children?)

I respectfully submit that kids who get the shit beaten out of them, who get verbally abused, who get starved and who are deprived of clothing, housing and education, would disagree. I also submit that her claim that ostracization is a great moral weapon speaks volumes as to the quality of her character.

I just...whatever your political alignment this CANNOT pass for journalism and to be frank, I find it kind of offensive.

Comments

[kaniro.livejournal.com]

Though I've been reading your BSG episode analysis for some time now, I always figured that I just agreed with all your views in that area. Turns out you're as insightful and thoughtful outside of it. I'm not surprised, just pleasantly made aware... anyways, feel free to ignore this, I just thought for all the great reading, and the sense that there are sane people in the world, that a thank you shouldn't go amiss.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Um, hi! It's very gratifying to hear that you've been enjoying reading my entries and yes, it's always nice to find other people who share your views (though I suppose it's equally important to have people challenge them, I just wish they weren't as obnoxious and obviously stupid as Bill O'Reilly...). Anyway, thank you for taking the time to comment; it's always appreciated.

Be careful though, this newfound praise may go straight to my ego and inflate it to epic proportions; I may start thinking people will take me seriously and become prone to monologuing and unneccessary exposition. While wearing a cape.

[kaniro.livejournal.com]

I’m being sincere when I say I didn’t intend to heap on more praise, but then you went with Statler and Waldorf and my resolve was shot all to hell. (Visuals like that take me back) … Agree verbatim with the above and as for the ego ‘thing’, well I figure praise were its due, delusions of grandeur can be dealt with later :)