Wait till O'Reilly hears the White House says "Happy Holidays"

Crooks and Liars points out a marvelous thing that makes Bill O'Reilly look dumb, as if that hasn't happened before.
First, President Bush , at his press conference on Dec. 20, wished the press corps "happy holidays".

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I hope you all enjoyed the holiday reception at the White House as much as Laura and I enjoyed it. We took an inventory of the silverware, and this year only a few pieces were missing -- so, like, if you see Gregory, tell him to bring them back. (Laughter.) I've decided to come in and visit with you because you're heading off on the holidays, and so are we, and we wish you happy holidays.

Then, Condoleeza Rice did it, too, points out Think Progress.
Even better: The White House Christmas card doesn't say Christmas on it!
Egad. The horror!

BillO: Do as I say, not as I do

From the "Oh, really? Yes, O'Reilly" department:
Bill O'Reilly praised actress Julia Roberts for fighting stalkers from the press, as you see in this clip from Crooks and Liars (Real Player required).
But Oh! Reilly conveniently forgets his own producer, Jesse Watters, who has aggressively stalked various news figures.
Here are a couple of examples:

Here, Watters hassles a judge over a decision criticized by O'Reilly.


Here, Watters actually aggressively questions a school board member in her garage over comments that are clearly taken out of context.


And the best example: Let's not forget how Watters confronted Rosie O'Donnell at a book signing

"No spin" Bill spins these the way he knows will ring true with his audience. The truth is secondary.

No spin. Yeah.

Mad Magazine's 20 dumbest people, events and things of 2007

This is the January issue cover story that just arrived at our house. (And no, I'm not the one with the subscription.)
Anyway, here's a rundown of the list. Surprisingly, Bill O'Reilly isn't mentioned. Notice how all the political ones, though, involve conservatives. Does Mad have a liberal bias? (ha ha!):
20. Sanjaya (Indian bummer)
19. The latest animal to go on the endangered species list (the family pet, due to tainted pet food. Hey, I didn't say they were all funny.)
18. The Senator in the bathroom stall (Craig's lust)
17. Alberto Gonzales (the nation's chief flawed officer)
16. Lindsay Lohan (human crash test dummy)
15. "If I Did It" by O.J. Simpson (Murder, he wrote)
14. The creation museums (You can't Darwin them all.)
13. The Sopranos finale (Bada Bing! Bada Boo!)
12. Scooter Libby (A man for all treasons)
11. Wild horses' ass (Keith Richards sniffs his father's ashes)
10. Isiah Washington bashes homosexuals (Gay's animosity.)
9. The Giant Toy Recall (a China pattern)
8. The crazy diapered astronaut (Houston, we have a mental problem)
7. Paris Hilton (the ultimate dumb blonde joke)
6. The Anna Nicole Smith paternity trial (Who's your daddy?)
5. Walter Reed Army Hospital scandal (toying with men's lives)
4. Britney Spears (strife in the fast lane)
3. Imus (Nappy headed host)
2. Bush breaks presidential record for time off. (Vacation daze)
1. Michael Vick's bad newz kennel (Pitbullsh*t)

A couple of good pieces of reading

It's heartening to see more columnists not standing by for Bill O'Reilly's foolishness. Here are a couple of examples.

First, there's this column by Mike Ball in the North Star Writers Group.

It begins this way:

December 10, 2007

Happy Xmas to Bill O’Reilly

Boy, did I ever screw up the other day. I said, “Happy Holidays” to a Bill O’Reilly Fan. Lucky for me, this particular BORF was kind enough to immediately point out the error of my ways.

BORF: Happy Holidays? Tell me, why do you hate Jesus so much?

You can see where this might be going.

Then there's Carol Towarnicky's "The War Over the War on Christmas," which begins like this:

REST NOW, ye merry gentlemen - Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly says he has defeated the "forces of darkness" that supposedly were waging a "War on Christmas."

When underpaid and underinsured cashiers sell you stuff you can't afford to give to people who don't really need it, much of it made in deplorable conditions overseas, they will be sure to wish you a "Merry Christmas" instead of that sinister "Happy Holidays."

You can find the full articles at the links.

Quotables from "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" Nov. 26-30, 2007

NEW YORK – December 5, 2007 – Following are quotes from "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" for the week of November 26-30. "Countdown With Keith Olbermann." Complete program transcripts are available at www.tv.msnbc.com.


[Referring to the dog that bit a player during the Auburn vs. Alabama football game] Olbermann: "The dog was escorted from the sidelines and caught the first flight to Atlanta for the Michael Vick sentencing."

Olbermann: "The value of celebrity endorsements [in Presidential elections] is in doubt, however, according to a recent Pew Poll that shows newspapers carry more weight than celebrities, that and endorsements from, say, Bill O'Reilly would give the recipient a 10 percent net loss of support."

[Referring to reports that Britney Spears is pregnant]
Joel McHale, E!'s "The Soup": "She [Britney Spears] said her life would be turned around by having a baby. You are right. It would be an entire 360."
Olbermann: "And the skid marks would be seen up and down the boulevard."

Olbermann: "Gail Knight, a 26-year-old student in London, England, seeing a need and coming up with an idea. Just going into service there; if you text the word 'toilet' from your cell phone to SatLab service, it will send you back a text message telling you where the nearest public toilet is. Anybody tell Senator Larry Craig?"

# # #

Drowning Pool tells Bill to f*** himself

Keith Olbermann report that dispels O'Reilly's assertion only he and Toby Keith visit the troops

From http://www.93x.com/blog.asp?id=526155&SBID=4444

Texas hard rock band DROWNING POOL has issued another statement regarding the recent on-air remarks by Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly allegedly claiming that he and is one of only two "celebrities" to support the troops via the USO.

"I have chewed on this whole Bill O'Reilly-blasting-the-USO subject for some time now trying to decide what aspect of this jackass's empty rants I wanted to shoot holes in first," an unidentified member of DROWNING POOL writes on the band's MySpace page. "What I have finally realized is that it's pointless to even start on this and point out every single sh**head aspect of this self-promoting, self-righteous poster child for birth control.


"He blasts the USO. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? The only reason this sh**head even went over was to promote his new book. If you have the time, go to YouTube and search 'Keith Olberman USO Bill O'Reilly' and hear the facts. Please do.

"I'm not even going on any more with this. The fact is O'Reilly thinks he is above the truth and you can't argue with that kind of a person. Here is a group like the USO that for years upon years have given of themselves to do good by others that put themselves in harms way in the name of OUR country and this ****head decides he can just say what he wants and stack lie upon lie and attack anyone he wishes.

"So to Billdoe and his mindless sheep of an audience, go f**k yourself. You are a true waste of air...

"To wrap this up, I would like to say one last thing. You're such a true patriot, Bill, aren't you? So supportive of our troops, aye? That must be why you ignored the ThisIsForTheSoldiers.org mission when your people were contacted on the matter.

"Wait, I'm sorry — this is about headlines NOW, isn't it?! Yeah, I forgot about the whole NEW BOOK to promote angle.

"Sad, sad man you are."

Speaking of irony, Bill ...

Bill O'Reilly thought it was ironic that a man invaded the campaign offices of Hillary Clinton, who, he says, is "inaccessible," reports Media Matters.
In an interview with Greta Van Susteren, he said,

O'REILLY: Yes, and caused all kinds of things. Because nobody knows, you know, what these people are capable of doing. Some of them are just troubled. Some of them are violent.

But it's ironic because today in The Washington Post is an article that says that people can't get near Hillary Clinton. The press can't get near her, that she's so well protected by Secret Service, her staff, and everybody else that the press can't even ask her any questions. So I thought it was a little ironic that that appears today.

Ironic that a disturbed man invaded her campaign offices? Bill, how does your mind work?

Bill O'Reilly's phony war

In this clip from 2006, O'Reilly spouts off his misconception that people are trying to keep others from saying "Merry Christmas." But it was all a scam.

This week, Bill O'Reilly claimed he "won" his manufactured war on Christmas.

"If I had not done the campaign, then the forces of darkness would have won. There's no question about that. We were able to rally the Alliance Defense Fund in Phoenix, Arizona, to fight the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] in court. We were able to convince the major retailers to not order their employees to not say 'Merry Christmas,' to stop that nonsense. We won that."

Problem is, Bill, there was no war. You made the whole thing up. You blustered and steamed off lies to your viewers. And you're still doing it.
Media Matters confirms that Crate and Barrel and Best Buy, two firms he cited as being the enemy in his phony war, both gave explanations other than what O'Reilly wanted to hear. They never stopped employees from saying "Merry Christmas." But like good business firms, they consider all holidays.
More clowning from O'Reilly. Happy holidays, everyone.

O'Reilly's advice for the young (and lovelorn)

Ah, the multifaceted O'Reilly. Now he's an advice columnist of sorts giving young people advice in a book.
Well, Tom Tomorrow took him to that, putting the advice in comic book form. You can see Keith Olbermann read it here.
Good work, Keith.

A meeting of the minds ... or at least ALF's ...

It was almost to unreal to believe. Bill O'Reilly facing off with ALF? Has O'Reilly dropped so far that he needs ALF to give him a lift. But it happened.



Here's the promo for O'Reilly's match with ALF. It aired in advance of the show.



Here's the actual "interview" that took place Friday night.


The actual encounter was rather amusing. O'Reilly, for a change, didn't take himself so seriously. Maybe he should consider a career change to comedy. His show is pretty funny now.

O'Reilly to debate .... ALF??

I saw this earlier today on YouTube, but I thought it might be a joke. Apparently not. O'Reilly tonight is debating .... ALF? Yes, ALF of the old NBC TV series?
It looks like Bill has finally found his intellectual equal.

Tom Brokaw cuts through the talk radio spin

This isn't really about our boy Bill, but it's worth mentioning.
Veteran NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw put conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham on the defensive earlier this week when he appeared on her radio talk show to plug his new book, "Boom!"
isn’t a huge fan of talk radio, saying it has a “mob mentality.” He said talk radio inevitably has “a lot of wannabes” and that, eventually, “you don’t have civil discourse, you don’t have a forum, then, for this country to come together and make decisions and hear each other. ... My big issue in 2008: We all have to re-enlist as citizens. ... In 100 years when they look back on it, what are they going to say about the role of citizens in this country?”
The conversation turned to Rush Limbaugh.
“A lot of people, Tom, make a lot of money trashing [President] Bush or trashing faith. I just resent the whole — you mention Rush Limbaugh in the book, but you kind of have a throwaway line about Limbaugh and it’s in the drug section, and without a doubt Rush Limbaugh is the most influential [baby] boomer, I think, in the media today. There is no person who has had more of a profound impact on the way people think about politics than Limbaugh, and he gets a line in the drug thing, which I thought was ... I don’t think that’s right,” Ingraham said.
“My problem with the whole spectrum is, you know what Rush’s whole deal is. He doesn’t want to hear another point of view except his,” Brokaw replied.
Ingraham said, “I disagree. He talks to all sorts of people. He doesn’t interview people like I do ...”
“He doesn’t interview people. And he mocks people,” Brokaw retorted.
“He’s not an objective person; he doesn’t say he is. That’s the difference between him and anchors on some of our networks who have a political agenda but then pretend that they’re objective,” Ingraham crowed back.
Brokaw, finally put a lid on the debate, saying, “Oh, Laura, we’re never going to resolve this — you have your point of view and I have mine. ... My problem with talk radio is they mock anybody else’s point of view, and they do it often in a mindless fashion.”
Brokaw hit the nail on the head. The majority of talk radio, especially conservative talk radio, is a rooting section. There's little or no dialog taking place.
And people wonder why the political divide is getting wider.

Lesbian couple irks O'Reilly

Two gay high school seniors in Illinois who were named "cutest couple" by their peers in the upcoming school yearbook have come under fire from Bill O'Reilly. The "Factor" master criticized the school’s students on his Nov. 7 show, accusing them of voting for the couple to “cause trouble.”
In response, administrators created a "cute couple'' page in the yearbook that will include the gay couple, plus five heterosexual couples who received the most runner-up votes.
That's a terrible way to treat the girls who were chosen in the first place. They should have been given what they were originally supposed to get -- a page of their own. Shame on the school for caving into O'Reilly.
All because of a stupid TV show. How sad.

Read reports in Windy City Times and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Conservative talk radio -- dumb and dumber

In the debate over why conservative talk radio outdraws liberal talk radio, I've found the answer and it's incredibly simple.
Conservative talk radio is very simplistic and dumbed down. Dumb and dumber. It's easier to instill fear in your listeners by saying things shouldn't change or they should revert back using old prejudices than to promote intelligent solutions.
They don't call liberals progressives for nothing. Conservatives aren't.
Conservative radio is a mental comfort zone. It's easier for people to lay back and not move forward in their thinking. That, of course, is the weakness of conservatives as a whole.
Look at the debate over immigration and how talk show host have used the logic of prejudice to make their point.
Look at the whole recent "Redacted" controversy manufactured by Bill O'Reilly, who isn't a true conservative talk show host, but more like a sideshow clown. O'Reilly did a cheerleading act to get his audiences to hate "Redacted" before it was released and before even he saw it. Don't bother suggesting your audience judge for themselves. Just tell them it's bad. Easy way out. No work on their part. Dumb and dumber.
Liberal radio, on the other hand, isn't dumbed down. Actually, if there's one thing liberals probably do too much of on the radio is they intellectualize. You don't see a lot of conservative show hosts do that. Their audiences would turn them off in a millisecond.
Conservatives follow the old axiom Keep It Simple, Stupid. Keep 'em entertained. Conservatives wisely keep their ideas in basic terms even a child could understand. Most liberal talk show hosts don't. Conservative ideas generally don't challenge. They rely on existing ideas and prejudices. That's why it's so easy to listen to conservative talk radio. It doesn't take any brainpower.
Most of all, conservatives want to dictate everyone's values. Don't criticize the president. Fund the war and shut up. Marriage is reserved for heterosexuals only. And the most outlandish of all: I got mine, so the hell with everyone else. All too simple answers to complex questions. Conservatives have no compassion, no soul and no values -- unless it benefits them.
Liberals, however, will ultimately triumph in the end. Conservatives may apply the brakes, but liberals supply the propellers. You can't move forward without them.

Fox gone wild

Keith Olbermann followed up the video we posted previously with this interview with Robert Greenwald. Fair and balanced? How about fair, balanced and sexy?

Ad for "Redacted" airs on O'Reilly show

So as long as it's for money, it's ok, right, Bill? Obviously, Fox News's ethics are in their wallet.

"Redacted" -- the rhetoric and the reality

Director Brian DePalma got somewhat of an early Christmas present thanks to Bill O'Reilly's venting over DePalma's new film, "Redacted," which O'Reilly criticized without seeing. He said it was unAmerican and would endanger the troops.
Well, we have seen it and O'Reilly, as usual, is wrong.
O'Reilly's overreaction has certainly boosted the visibility of the film. "Redacted" may not do what DePalma hopes -- end the war -- but it delivers a powerful message about the war's effect on its soldiers.
"Redacted" is actually a combination of several stories merged into one film. It's the account of Angel Salazar (played well by Izzy Diaz), who spends a lot of time taking video of his fellow soldiers. Patrick Carroll as Reno Flake and Daniel Stewart Sherman as B.B. Rush also figure heavily into the story and both do a great job.
The big question, though, is is O'Reilly's criticism valid? Does it do an injustice to the troops?
Well, if you are one of those who believes anything that makes the troops look less than perfect is an injustice to them, well, needless to say you won't like it. But despite the less than rosy picture it paints, "Redacted" basically allows that war is hell and soldiers are human, even despite the ugly events depicted in the film.
Do these events and the film itself cast a shadow on the troops? We say no.
We all know war is hell. War movies are hell. "Redacted" isn't the first movie to show the ugly side of war. It won't be the last. It does, however, reveal the injustice of American occupation in a land where we are not always welcome.
But this isn't the fault of the troops, who are there to do a job. It's the fault of our government, who never should have gotten us there in the first place.
"Redacted" is a film that makes a good point, but it certainly isn't enough to make it the be-all, end-all at getting us out of Iraq. That will take the enlightenment of the politicians in Washington, D.C. -- either this administration (unlikely) or the next one.

The "Redacted" official movie site

Who's the real nut here?

Andres Oppenheimer, Latin American correspondent for the Miami Herald, who was called a "nut" on Bill O'Reilly's show on Nov. 8, has responded in a follow-up column.
In an earlier column on Nov. 4 titled "Angry migrant underclass might erupt in U.S.," , he said:

"We are creating an underclass of people who won't leave this country and, realistically, can't be deported. They and their children are living with no prospect of earning a legal status, no matter how hard they work for it. Many of them will become increasingly frustrated, angry, and some of them eventually may turn violent."

In his second column, he said,

"My main point was that the estimated 1.8 million U.S.-raised undocumented youths — who were brought to this country as toddlers, often speak no other language than English and don't even remember their countries of origin — will soon be thrown into the U.S. labor market with zero chances of getting a legal job.
What is going to happen with these youths? Most are barred from applying for in-state college tuition and will grow up on the streets. Many of them will join the gangs that are already terrorizing many U.S. cities. Undocumented kids, especially the brightest ones, need to be given an opportunity to gain U.S. citizenship, as was contemplated in the Dream Act that was recently defeated in the U.S. Senate."

And more importantly, people like Bill O'Reilly are more the problem than the solution.

"My opinion: For the record, I never called for violence, nor would I. Suggesting that I was endorsing violence, as was done in the O'Reilly show, is irresponsible journalism.
But even more irresponsible is what O'Reilly and other cable television anti-immigration crusaders are doing every day: inciting Americans to rebel against ''illegal immigrants'' -- most of whom are Hispanic -- without offering any realistic solutions to America's immigration problem."

Try to get O'Reilly and his minions to see that. Bet you it'll take awhile.

More smut from Fox

Brave New Films has created a new site called Fox News Porn to show some of the sexy footage that seems to run rampant on Fox News Channel. Their reaction to all this: "Can you quote us so not giving a shit?"

If all this bothers you, you can find a list of Fox News advertisers at http://foxattacks.com/attacker/?utm_source=rgemail.

Still no O'Reilly vs. Cuban

O'Reilly has yet to make a move to accept Mark Cuban's challenge to debate him, according to Newshounds.
No surprise here. O'Reilly is a big talker, but not much of a doer. And he likes to be in control.
We'll keep an eye on this.

Cuban challenges O'Reilly to a debate on Olbermann show

Bill O'Reilly likes to challenge people. You think he'll take a challenge when one is issued to him?
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and the force behind the upcoming film, "Redacted," which is critical of the Iraq war, has challenged O'Reilly to debate him on it (a film O'Reilly has admitted he hasn't seen!) on "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," reports Crooks and Liars.com.
I doubt that O'Reilly will do it. It would give credibility to his rival, Olbermann, probably the only man he hates more than Al Franken. And he'd have to think on his feet without pre-written remarks.
C'mon, Bill, how about it?

I'm adding a link to Mark Cuban's blog that includes his full remarks on Bill O'Reilly's campaign against the movie (the subject of a post earlier this week), plus his personal review of "Redacted."

Bill O'Reilly, strikebreaker?

Writers Guild of America member Steve Young complains that Bill O'Reilly is continuing to make a living off the back of striking writers during their labor dispute. On the Huffington Post, Young, whose column runs in the Los Angeles Daily News on Sunday next to O'Reilly's, complains that during a mail segment on "The O'Reilly Factor," he explained he was the sole writer of the show. That, Young opined, explains the quality of the writing, but it doesn't explain how he is allowed to continue writing the show.
"I'm not sure if he is a paid up WGA-ite, but he should be. In the very least he should honor the strike," says Young.
He explains that O'Reilly sold a novel to fellow WGA member Mel Gibson. Says Young, "The sale to a WGA signatory production company had to fall under WGA precepts and, in affect, brought Mr. O'Reilly into the WGA fold. If not the fold, at least near enough to benefit from the minimums the WGA has fought and died for.*"
Secondly and more important, says Young, "the WGA strike affects those writing television fictional drama and comedy. Certainly judging which of the two Bill's work falls under might be in question, but that he serves up plenty of fiction is not. That in itself should fall under Guild jurisdiction. Whether Fox News is a signatory network shouldn't be of matter."
He says, "The WGA must call for him to cease and desist. In addition, every WGA writer should contact the SRCC or call the WGAW STRIKE TIP HOTLINE at (323) 782-4898 to report O'Reilly."
He concludes," Whether fictional news is on the Comedy Channel or Fox News, it cannot continue during the strike."
We agree.

One of O'Reilly's most shameful moments

In this January, 2007, exchange on "The O'Reilly Factor," Bill O'Reilly tells Greta Van Susteren he thinks young kidnapping victim Shaun Hornbeck liked being kidnapped. Unbelievable.



Keith Olbermann responded with some very direct thoughts.

Stupid Bill tricks -- Vol. 1

I'd never defend Gerald Rivera these days. He's a showboater and hardly a journalist. But, for once, Rivera had the right idea in this confrontation with Bill O'Reilly that finds O'Reilly, as usual, twisting his guest's words, then, almost unbelievably, losing his cool completely and screaming at the top of his lungs at Rivera.

Say what Bill wants to hear ... or he'll cut you off

Here's a great clip that shows Bill cares only about his agenda. It's an interview with Col. Ann Wright, a 29-year veteran, about the capture of the British troops by Iran. When Wright doesn't say what he wants to hear, he refuses to listen what she has to say and turns it around to fit his agenda.

Bill certainly know how to win friends and influence people

O'Reilly apparently has been on a big kick lately (you need a scorecard to keep track of all his rants) against Brian DePalma's upcoming film, "Redacted," all about the Iraq War.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, the money man behind the film, has called Bill O', "my new best friend" for all the publicity he's brought to the film. As reported by Bradblog, here's what Cuban had to say:

After first replying that O'Reilly's attacks didn't much matter, and that they had very little effect either way, I followed up to ask specifically about Brian DePalma's upcoming film, 'Redacted,' which Cuban's network, HDNet is releasing shortly.

"When it comes to a specific project like 'Redacted,'" Cuban responded, "which is a small movie, it's grown bigger and bigger by the day. So I'm very grateful to him."

"Bill O'Reilly is my new best friend," he added, to laughter from the crowd which was made up of bloggers and industry-related folks of all political stripes.

Oh, that Bill. Doncha love him? :)

Gratuitous sex? You'll probably find it breaking on Fox News

The folks that brought you "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" have just released
"FOX Attacks: Decency," which, according to their description, "shows how Fox News routinely peddles explicit
sexual content for ratings, even while Bill O'Reilly and other FOX
personalities moralize about how popular culture is degrading
civilization with wanton sexual imagery."
Alongside the video is a petition to the FCC, asking the agency to
require cable operators to offer an "a la carte" subscription option
so that subscribers are not forced to pay for Fox's smut.
"FOX News shows more sexualized violence and humiliation than probably
any other network -- all in the name of condemning it -- while
under-showing violence in Iraq, all in the name of supporting it,"
said Gloria Steinem after watching the video. "After this video, smart
viewers and advertisers will boycott FOX."

(Please add your comments.)

Bill makes a huge discovery in Harlem!

Bill made a monumental discovery when he went to a restaurant recently with Al Sharpton -- black restaurants aren't any different than others! Wow!

This first clip, from Air America, includes Bill's revelation.




Here's some of the reaction to Bill's "revelation" from Keith Olbermann's great show:


O'Reilly, of course, wouldn't take responsibility for his remarks but, as is typical with him, blamed the media for overreacting. In an interview with the Associated Press, he said, "If you listened to the full hour, it was a criticism of racism on the part of white Americans who are ignorant of the fact that there is no difference between white and black anymore. Circumstances may be different in their lives, but we're all Americans. Anyone who would be offended by that conversation would have to be looking to be offended."

Right...


Can it be more obvious that Bill is stupid?

Bill O'Reilly wants you to shut up

That's the title of this great profile of Billy Boy on Slate. It's a look at how often bully boy Billy likes to tell his "guests" to shut up. Well worth reading.

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Bill's most outrageous "shut up" moment, as mentioned in the Slate piece, was Feb. 2, 2003, and his on-air verbal berating of Jeremy Glick, who had lost his dad on 9/11. It must be seen to be believed. Here's a clip of it, from "Outfoxed":

The best of Bill (getting slapped down) on YouTube

There are so many great clips of Bill being humbled on YouTube. Here are just a couple of my favorites. First, from October, 2006, on "Late Night With David Letterman." Letterman shows him for the phony he is.:



Next, is Phil Donahue's appearance on "The Factor." Phil takes him down hard and shows how much smarter he is than O'Reilly.



I think this next one is my favorite. As a guest to be interviewed on "The O'Reilly Factor," Stephen Colbert stays in character the whole time and thoroughly embarrasses "Papa Bear," who tries to play the game but never seems to figure it out. It's a delight to see.



Let us know what YouTube Papa Bear moments you'd like us to feature.

Ad campaign against Fox News scores big hit: Lowe's pulls ads from O'Reilly show

The Fox Attackers coalition, which is targeting advertisers at Fox News, scored a big victory Friday. Lowe's home improvement stores is pulling its ads from "The O'Reilly Factor."

A reader posted this at the Daily Kos on Friday. It's here.

Here's the letter Lowe's sent and that was posted, dated Friday:

Replied On 07/27/07 15:41:09

Dear Lowe's Customer,

Thank you for your comments regarding the program, The O'Reilly Factor.

Lowe's has strict guidelines that govern the placement of our advertising. Our company advertises primarily in national, network prime-time television programs and on a variety of cable outlets.

Lowe's constantly reviews advertising buys to make certain they are consistent with its policy guidelines. The O'Reilly Factor does not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, and the company's advertising will no longer appear during the program.

We are dedicated to providing the best service, products, and shopping environment in the home improvement industry. All three of these are very important to our business, and our customers will always be our number one priority.

We appreciate your contacting us, and hope this information addresses your concerns.

Thank you,

Lowe's Customer Care

Can't wait to see Papa Bear bluster his faux outrage at this.