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Lawrence O’Donnell Warns O’Reilly To Avoid ‘Weinergate’ By Waving ’04 Sex Scandal Affidavit

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by Frances Martel | 9:27 pm, June 2nd, 2011

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Lawrence O’Donnell unveiled a new aphorism tonight upon which he declared the nation turned: “if you are a white man, you are going to have your own TV show in America… eventually,” along with your own sex scandal. With “Weinergate” running on all cylinders, O’Donnell used this rule of life against timeslot neighbor Bill O’Reilly to warn that he who has been involved in sex scandal claims should not cast the first stone.

In a very lengthy “Rewrite” segment tonight, O’Donnell called O’Reilly’s discussions of Rep. Anthony Weiner “really, really uncool,” as O’Reilly “provided the eyeroll material in [his] own sex scandal” and, as such, keeping quiet is “just the classy thing to do.” O’Donnell clarified that he himself had not had a sex scandal, and that he didn’t mind if the worst was true about Rep. Weiner, as his “political currency is not stamped with… hypocrisy,” by virtue of being a very liberal Democrat not running on a “family values” platform. He also cushioned the blow he was about to give O’Reilly with a rotating slideshow of politicians that had been caught in sex scandals sharing the screen with him: Eliot Spitzer, Newt Gingrich, Larry Craig, Chris Lee, David Vitter, among others, eventually leading to photos of Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and other notable historical figures.

Then he gave O’Reilly what he called “a lesson in taking the high road” by mentioning without mentioning “the official filings of the 2004 lawsuit against [O'Reilly] for sexual harassment and hostile work environment… you know, the stuff involving the loofah and the falafel.” “I’m putting down this weapon,” O’Donnell told O’Reilly through the screen, though by this point the damage had been done. After this assault, O’Donnell laid down his own law on covering sex scandals again: those who have not been accused of sexual misconduct, “they can take as many shots at Weiner as they want, I don’t care. But you, Bill? C’mon.”

The problem with the operative premise that O’Donnell employs to attack O’Reilly is that he assumes O’Reilly is going after Rep. Weiner from a moral perspective– which is a reasonable assumption to make if one hasn’t watched The O’Reilly Factor since about 2002. Except the assumption didn’t actually manifest itself in reality: O’Reilly’s argument about Rep. Weiner’s behavior has been consistently that he wants the FBI to investigate because he sees hacking as a major national security threat (though skeptics can reasonably see this as a politically expedient strategy for the self-defined traditionalist).

During Tuesday’s program– the first to address the issue– O’Reilly demanded that FBI director Robert Mueller take charge of the investigation, saving his ire for the authorities and mentioning Rep. Weiner only as much as necessary to explain the story. On yesterday’s program, O’Reilly used Wikileaks as an example of why the issue is a problem, taking care to note that he perceived this as a threat to the security of the federal government.

Tonight he went as far as to tell Glenn Beck that he didn’t “really care about that stuff”– meaning the actual photo in question or the substance of the tale– but only that “the Chinese are over there” and anything could happen if a Congressman could be so compromised. None of these arguments correlate to O’Donnell’s thesis that judging the moral behavior of others is a privilege reserved to those who uphold their own standards. O’Reilly didn’t judge Rep. Weiner’s moral behavior– only the professional work of the federal authorities.

Video of O’Donnell’s “Rewrite” tonight via MSNBC below:

Anthony Weiner, Bill O'Reilly, FBI, fox news, Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell, msnbc, O'Reilly Factor, sex scandals, WeinerGate

BR

Just proves that like most liberal/leftists O’Donnell doesn’t watch Fox News……….but has a strong opinion anyway. And I’m NOT surprised because………………………………
felixw

You have to laugh at the continuing obsession with Fox displayed by every host on MSNBC.

That said, O’Reilly’s point is that the FBI should be investigating if someone hacks a Congressman’s computer. He has downplayed the sex angle here — much more so than O’Donnell and the other MSNBC anchors.
turk281

He misses the point entirely.

O’Reilly isn’t paid with tax dollars.

And people vote for Bill-O evry night they tune in. It’s called ratings.
Skippy3000

It’s not news, it’s MSNBC.
http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

Well, Larry is a bit cocksure here because he certainly does not have a sex scandal in his past. The guy looks like tofu getting runny on a windowsill.
Liberal Tormentor

LIttle Dickie’s cheerleaders are out in full force. Libs are scared to death!
TfT

Who is sicker? LOD for making this story about Bill O (private citizen) or Frances for watching it and writing about it? Like Palin, BOR and FNC live free in their heads…MSNBC is obsessed, and they really are becoming more andmore stupid every day…see this story as a prime example.
felixw

Breaking story, Hilary Clinton says FBI will investigate email hacking.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-china-hackers-20110603,0,4610457.story

But not REP. WEINER’S hacked account. No one in the Obama administration seems to want to talk about THAT story.

You can’t get a straight story about whether the FBI is paying any attention to the hacking of a Congressman’s computer accounts. And it’s increasingly clear that Weiner doesn’t want any investigator looking into what he has on his computer. Draw your own conclusions.
Liberal Tormentor

Tft, that’s not fair, Frannie is an Independent. I know this because she said so.
glenn113

I saw that coming a mile away! O’Reilly don’t know when to shut up… Props Lawrence http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/oreilly-falafel-suit-turns-five
Just my Opinion

What a childesh, ugly little man O’Donnell is.
Of course O’Reilly will just continue to ignore the little shit,
and that just tends to infuritate him more..
The guy is a real Ratings magnet isn’t he?? LMAO
Weiner by his own actions is digging himself deeper!
Severe case of Little Man Syndrome.
glenn113

turk281 said:
He misses the point entirely. O’Reilly isn’t paid with tax dollars. And people vote for Bill-O evry night they tune in. It’s called ratings.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/john-farrell/2010/12/22/university-study-fox-viewers-more-misinformed
Liberal Tormentor

Yeah JMO, BillO is that master at ignoring liberals that try to draw him into a fight to generate ratings, since theirs are in the toilet. The American people see this for what it is, liberals trying to change the subject because Little Dickie is sinking like a brick with his gray tidy whities around his ankles.
laceyunderalls

>>> by virtue of being a very liberal Democrat not running on a “family values” platform

Correct. Meaning, they didn’t have any morals in the first place.

Man, I love it when libs hang themselves.
fenngibbon

Wow. I knew O’Donnell was a partisan hack, but I never realized he was that much of a liberal c********r that he’s taken it upon himself to threaten other people in the media. If I were O’Reilly, I would look into possibly getting a restraining order against O’Donnell — O’Donnell clearly has it in for O’Reilly and he’s had violent psychotic episodes in the past.
Republitarian

turk281 said:
O’Reilly isn’t paid with tax dollars.

Bingo!
Liberal Tormentor

Glenn, how long are you libs gonna cite that debunked “poll”?

Debunking That Study on ‘Mis-Informed’ Fox News Viewers

http://bigjournalism.com/ldoren/2010/12/29/debunking-that-study-on-mis-informed-fox-news-viewers/
turk281

glenn113 said:
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/john-farrell/2010/12/22/university-study-fox-viewers-more-misinformed

So. What does that have to do with point?

I can hand you pages of links from university studies.

Just as I would expect from someone who uses a “Fix” news icon, you’re only argument is “FAUX LIES!” It’s the only argument you have due to being ill informed. I laugh every time I see that.
W.I.S.C

So, is Larry attempting to blackmail Bill on the air? I think MSNBC went overboard trying to duplicate a left wing version of the Glenn Beck program and put it in the wrong damn time-slot. And the guy looks like an actual golem to boot.

MSNBC should’ve made a grab for Katie Couric (the proverbial anti-Palin) for their 8PM time-slot. Imagine that chite. Of course they’re not that smart and continue to run Larry and Ed’s shows which belong either much earlier, later or not at all on the supposedly progressive network that “leans forward.” More like the Bizzaro network . . .
LETMEBECLEAR

WOW, this is the first article by Frances i’ve seen that’s not drenched in bias!!, good job frances, keep it up……..
although not likely.
turk281

W.I.S.C said:
So, is Larry attempting to blackmail Bill on the air? I think MSNBC went overboard trying to duplicate a left wing version of the Glenn Beck program and put it in the wrong damn time-slot. And the guy looks like an actual golem to boot.

MSNBC should’ve made a grab for Katie Couric (the proverbial anti-Palin) for their 8PM time-slot. Imagine that chite. Of course they’re not that smart and continue to run Larry and Ed’s shows which belong either much earlier, later or not at all on the supposedly progressive network that “leans forward.” More like the Bizzaro network . . .

I love MSNBC. It reinforces every negative stereotype about progressives.

MSNBC has done more to hurt liberals than Fox news could ever dream of doing. All by letting them speak freely and expose what caricature’s of the left theses dopes are.
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TangledThorns

Mediaite, thank you for showing that Lawrence O’Donnell intentionally ignores facts.
W.I.S.C

turk281 said:
I love MSNBC. It reinforces every negative stereotype about progressives.

Exactly. They’re a poor mirror universe to FNC and are twice as much (and poorly) flat out partisan.

turk281 said:
MSNBC has done more to hurt liberals than Fox news could ever dream of doing. All by letting them speak freely and expose what caricature’s of the left theses dopes are.

They took Hannity and multiplied him by five, and Larry far out-charts Beck in the “out there” department.
Zandandido

Did Larry O’Donnell have a picture of FDR, the man married his cousin.
murf

Congressman whose salary is paid with the People ‘s Tax dollars vs . Tv head ?

It’s just another example just how sleazy and pathetic Leftist Howlers at MSNBC are , and their viewers are the most uninformed people in this country .

@Glenn113 thanks for proving the point , that survey was sponsored by the Tides Foundation.
possibly

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Zandandido

glenn113 said:
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/john-farrell/2010/12/22/university-study-fox-viewers-more-misinformed

What about the Suffolk University poll that said Fox News was the MOST trusted news source?
http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2011/05/suffolk_univers.php
Zandandido

Zandandido said:
What about the Suffolk University poll that said Fox News was the MOST trusted news source?
http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2011/05/suffolk_univers.php

Actually I need to correct myself, here’s the official link. Oh and Bill O’Reilly is the “most trusted political reporter” (Look at page 8)

http://www.suffolk.edu/images/content/FINAL.Suffolk.University.National.Survey.Marginals.May.17.2011.pdf
Gasket

That was so awesome! Gotta love the sarcasm and basically veiled threat against Bill. You know, Bill will just drop it because that’s the last thing he wants to hear from MSNBC. To be fair, Bill has been very sympathetic to these sex scandal guys. He was very fair to former Sen. Edwards and I don’t think he was hostile towards Weiner at all.
glenn113

Zandandido said:
What about the Suffolk University poll that said Fox News was the MOST trusted news source?http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2011/05/suffolk_univers.php

There’s a difference between trusted and misinformed….you can trust a station, like Fox and yet be very misinformed which as facts show they are.. sorry bro but the facts are the facts..
winning

Jesus, it just doesn’t get any more childish. These guys always want to convince us of how smart they are, and this is what they’ve got? Things that make you say, “fuuuu———-”. :)
cjd ohio 1

that was pathetic, unreal this guy has a show
glenn113

http://iowaindependent.com/49303/study-finds-fox-news-viewers-more-likely-to-be-misinformed-on-basic-political-facts A fact is a fact.. trusting, opinions and entertainment are subjective. Sorry.
turk281

glenn113 said:
There’s a difference between trusted and misinformed….you can trust a station, like Fox and yet be very misinformed which as facts show they are.. sorry bro but the facts are the facts..

When you want to find people who need their world view reinforced by others and don’t have the capacity to process politics themselves:

Look for the people who yell “Faux Lies”!
glenn113

http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/networks/foxnews/foxnews.html
Rokker

The GOP have more class as they at least troll for sex in airport bathrooms.
WildMan

Good grief, Lawrence O’Donnell, are you ever going to grow the hell up and have a respectable adult like show or are you always going to wallow around in grade school playground tactics of spitballing the boys and pulling the girls pigtails. God you are so freaking shallow, Lawrence. You shoul;d get down on your socialist, commie knees and give thanks that you have someone across the street who beats the living daylights out of you every single night so you can cry and whine about them and get a couple of other socialist commie viewers that’ll actually watch your sorry ass show. We already know how jealous you are of the little Weiner’s little weiner so please give that a rest.

Grow Up, low IQ Lawrence. Dang LSDnbc is like a Texas oil company drilling a hole so deep that you either get the black gold or dust. So far it has come up[ all dust for PMSnbc!
possibly

Again:

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dougx

Can msnbc get any lower? KO already went down that path for months and finally he gave it up.
cjd ohio 1

pathetic, larry i wish you could deal in facts just once
turk281

glenn113 said:
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/networks/foxnews/foxnews.html

You prove my point with every post. If I linked to a survey on AnnCoulter.com stating that liberals are ill informed would you take it seriously? No. Of course you wouldn’t.

So why link to a study from the U of Maryland paid for by Tides showing Fox viewers are the most uninformed?

What it shows me is that you need others processing your politics for you.
http://www.harropson.com WHarropson

Mutually assured extortion.
glenn113

turk281 said:
You prove my point with every post. If I linked to a survey on AnnCoulter.com stating that liberals are ill informed would you take it seriously? No. Of course you wouldn’t. So why link to a study from the U of Maryland paid for by Tides showing Fox viewers are the most uninformed? What it shows me is that you need others processing your politics for you.

Evidently, you did not read the entire article. Adjourned.
lane

Oh, Larry, silly man. How are you going to defend how Rep. Weiner called the capital police to ensure the CBS NY news reporter couldn’t get in to interview the congressman? What’s the excuse there. Time to get very, very creative…..

And it’s the same police that are ‘too busy’ to investigate an alleged hacking of, well you know….
Alz

glenn113 said:
There’s a difference between trusted and misinformed….you can trust a station, like Fox and yet be very misinformed which as facts show they are.. sorry bro but the facts are the facts..

MSNBC – most trusted, by the fewest people.

Most people gravitate AWAY from MSNBC because it’s not trustworthy. Fox is trustworthy BECAUSE they do a good job of INFORMING people.

Too much of what comes out of MSNBC ISN’T true.
White Ninja

WHarropson said:
Mutually assured extortion.

Ha ha!
Alz

BTW, when referring to Lawrence, it’s proper to identify him as a Socialist – as he does of himself. People need to know that he has an abnormal belief system that ends up hurting people over time.
turk281

glenn113 said:
Evidently, you did not read the entire article. Adjourned.

Dude, your icon is Fix News. You define yourself by who you’re not.

Your political opinion is about as serious as a cross between Gwyneth Paltrow and the guy in the drum circle wearing a “Rock the Vote” T Shirt.
Steve_27

Wow this is absolutely amazing. All day long libs are saying Weiner is good to go cause he’s a liberal with no family values. You cant make this stuff up. It’s ok that hes an immoral untrustworthy lying scumbag because he’s a lib and libs have no values.

Because it’s taking for granted that these are the characteristics of a liberal, this behavior is not only excusable but expected? This is absolutely phenominal, that you tools are openly happy about being such miserable things and think it’s ok to be in positions of power also. Hey, rock on with your bad selves, cool with me.

As for this waste of time article, if it wasn’t for the fourth paragraph where Martel gets smart and states the obvious, I was going to have a whole lot to say. But all thats needed to be said now is the obvious: Because of the accurate observations in the second half of this story, it makes the 1st half, and whole story for that matter, very irrelevant. So why’d ya write it?
Barack Must Go

The left wing bomb throwers are coming apart at the seems so very soon this election cycle.
Girth Brick

Senator David “Mud Blower” Vitter craps his diapers with a hooker yelling at the pervert and he gets reelected and the GOP pigs want Weiner investigated?
Alz

Steve_27 said:
Wow this is absolutely amazing. All day long libs are saying Weiner is good to go cause he’s a liberal with no family values. You cant make this stuff up. It’s ok that hes an immoral untrustworthy lying scumbag because he’s a lib and libs have no values.

Because it’s taking for granted that these are the characteristics of a liberal, this behavior is not only excusable but expected? This is absolutely phenominal, that you tools are openly happy about being such miserable things and think it’s ok to be in positions of power also. Hey, rock on with your bad selves, cool with me.

As for this waste of time article, if it wasn’t for the fourth paragraph where Martel gets smart and states the obvious, I was going to have a whole lot to say. But all thats needed to be said now is the obvious: Because of the accurate observations in the second half of this story, it makes the 1st half, and whole story for that matter, very irrelevant. So why’d ya write it?

This strain of liberal that we have to deal with “lives within the moment.” They really don’t care about much. They SEEM to care about things, but it’s mostly a screed to tear down their opponents (normal people.) For most issues, the issue itself doesn’t mean anything – this is why they never follow their own rules that they push on everyone else.
Girth Brick

Senator Larry “Toe Tapper” Craig (R) was found guilty of lewd behavior and he refused to resign as well.

The GOP only talks morals.
Nature Freak

I’m a Democrat and pretty liberal. I don’t care for O’Reilly. But Lawrence O’Donnell can be too partisan even for me and I dislike his personality. I do my share of left wing bomb throwing but sometimes you have be able to be critical your own team. DSK got away with creepery because his own side wouldn’t speak up.
lucky5

You don’t want to be caught in O’Donnell’s rewrite section.
cjd ohio 1

Girth Brick said:
Senator Larry “Toe Tapper” Craig (R) was found guilty of lewd behavior and he refused to resign as well. The GOP only talks morals.

charged with lewd conduct, plea guilty to disorderly conduct
ElCapitanAmerica

C’mon people, you have to admit that this rewrite was comedy gold, no matter what party you belong to!

The tinyurl link to the smoking gun was just the icing on the cake.
cjd ohio 1

well it is a comedy show
billyweeds

O’Donnell is one of the most brilliant journalists alive. This segment was not only comedy gold but incredible muckraking. And to suggest that O’Reilly is not approaching this from a moral standpoint is just ignorant. He suggests that left-wingers are “defending” Weiner. What is there to defend if you’re not taking a moral stance? Get real, Martel. Listen with both ears and try with all your might to keep at least the semblance of an open mind. O’Reilly has been treating Weiner with contempt. O’Donnell is 100 percent on the money.
ElCapitanAmerica

Loved the background slideshow of political sex scandals while he was talking. It’s the little details that count! :-)
StewartIII

Somebody tell Lawrence O’Donnell that Bill O’Reilly is only concerned about Rep. Weiner being hacked, and not about what Weiner did. O’Donnell is a classless scumbag, and his obsession with FOX News is insane.
Gasket

cjd ohio 1 said:
pathetic, larry i wish you could deal in facts just once

What did he say in that clip that wasn’t factual?

turk281 said:
You prove my point with every post. If I linked to a survey on AnnCoulter.com stating that liberals are ill informed would you take it seriously? No. Of course you wouldn’t.

So why link to a study from the U of Maryland paid for by Tides showing Fox viewers are the most uninformed?

What it shows me is that you need others processing your politics for you.

You mean the same U of Maryland that FOX News had no problem using guests from in the past? I guess it only becomes a “liberal” outfit when it doesn’t parrot your talking points. By the way, sponsoring/funding a poll does not mean you dictate the results of said poll. You pay for the services of the polling firm. That’s how they make money.
insideguy

I don’t care about Bill Os sex life and I don’t care about this guys. Both are grown men neither did anything illegal. Im actually kinda defend Bill Os on this cause although he had a sex scandal that was arguably more scandalous than this he is still currently a news guy, and apparently this is news so he’s covering it. My two cents.
tatboy

Girth Brick said:
Senator David “Mud Blower” Vitter craps his diapers with a hooker yelling at the pervert and he gets reelected and the GOP pigs want Weiner investigated?

Or Bill “blue dress” Clinton and his lying whore wife blaming the vast right wing conspiracy for her husbands behavior. And then there’s the Kennediez and all the rape and killig they do.
Jaurez

Crazy larry has resorted to making threats to defend the defenseless/weiner? ROFL!
franj

Thanks for your sane voice on this story, Mr. O’Donnell. It is about the only one in tv journalism, and I really appreciate it.
Jaurez

Threatening another tv news host is “sane?”
500K4Sarah2Speak

Hooray for Lawrence O’Donnell!!!

That was too awesome, and Lawrence hit the nail SQUARE ON THE HEAD!!!!

I was never a big O’Donnell fan before, but he truly batted it out of the park with this one!

I dont care what anyone says about how Orielly is really concerned about “security”… thats BS. He wears that concern the same way Palin wears patriotism, or the way Breitbart pretends to not be a bigoted liar, or the way Faux pretends to be “fair and bias”.

Its just as disingenuous as calling Common a racist cop-killer, and then saluting a violent bigot like Ted Nugent in the same breath.

And speaking of contradictions… anyone read the joke about the shadey online political provocetuer who once screamed “bring it on”, but then claims to be too scared to go out in the open?

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/leaked_emails_show_tip_to_breitbart_about_weiner_t.php

In any case… what an nice break for Clarence Thomas, that JUST as he was having to reveal what turns out to be his own obvious conflict of interest, this scandal comes along and incriminates the very guy who was investigating him.

I bet Christie was glad that this scandal overshadowed him cutting the purse strings on Missouri as well.

Serendipity? Or a plan coming together?
LOGICandREASON

I have never seen a TV anchor so desperate for ratings, he wants O’ Reilly to respond and give him some attention by so doing.
500K4Sarah2Speak

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
He wears that concern the same way Palin wears patriotism, or the way Breitbart pretends to not be a bigoted liar, or the way Faux pretends to be “fair and bias”.

Sorry for the typo, that should be “… the way Faux pretends to be fair and balanced.”

Hey… one more thing, if Breitbart shares Bilbos concern that this should be reported to the FBI, and if he is now starting to have doubts about the reliability of his source, then why isnt he more forthcoming?

I mean, no matter how many people say that “this has nothing to do with Andrew”, it does. To say otherwise is as dishonest as claiming that Fox isnt biased sharply to the right, or MSNBC to the left.

Andrew orchestrated this entire fiasco, and his emails show the same plotting deliberation as in his dishonest ACOPN release method (as that which he describes it in the Moonie rag, the Washington Times)

He has the contact info of the primary person of interest, PatriotUSA76… this person has a very unsavory online history, he KNEW the photos would be out before they came out, he is the only one who saved the image, and even Breitbart ingenue Lee Stranahan offers that he might be the hacker in question.

Furthermore, after rubustly asserting that he “has nothing to hide”, PatriotUSA76 now claims he is afraid to come out in the open because it could “ruin” his life (obviously, a concern he neglected to offer Ms Cordova or Congressman Weiner.)

So why isnt Breitbart (already neck deep in a santorum soaked history of dishonest, politically motivated character assasinations) being more forthcoming about PatriotUSA76 (an obviously dishonest and unstable person with no respect for privacy)

Breitbart NEVER cared about embarrassing innocent people, ruining their lives or doing real damage to the living reputations of his sources, so why make an exception now, especially when HE HIMSELF claims it is soooooo urgent?
mlb

“…and that he didn’t mind if the worst was true about Rep. Weiner, as his “political currency is not stamped with… hypocrisy,” by virtue of being a very liberal Democrat not running on a “family values” platform.”

Hey Larry! I think you might want to ask his wife what “currency” his marriage vows have been “stamped” with.
I forget how easily the Democrats separate their private lives from their politics “do as I say, not as I do” mentality. What platform does he run on, if not one of values? “Liar, Liar Pants on Fire” would be a good start…
PoliticalPAW

@Maddow, of all people, just ruins @RepWeiner w emasculating “Creep” question: http://bit.ly/lR1EvB
troi

I’m surprised that Frances didn’t bring up whether threatening another pundit in order to stop him from covering a story is ethical.
btimsah

O’reilly is not an elected official, Weiner is. And O’Donnell is obviously just a partisan hack.
NonElite

Yeah…O’Donnell is my go-to guy for morality and hypocrisy advice. How about you folks? O’Donnell should be learning from O’Reilly rather that attempting to lecture him on the air. Apparently he has no concept of how ridiculous this makes him look.
The Voice of Reason

O’Rielly is not a public official on government and tax payer dime. It is O’Donnell’s job to keep politicians honest when in the face of dishonesty, and possible corruption. That is your job as a journalist, even though he doesn’t seem to know what one his. His job in theory is to keep the politicians honest and straight, not defending them by blackmailing his competitors.
The Voice of Reason

Interesting that he is trying to shut someone up from reporting on a story…
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

“Rep. Weiner, as his “political currency is not stamped with… hypocrisy,” by virtue of being a very liberal Democrat not running on a “family values” platform.”

that is such a stupid argument, being repeated over and over again by Weiner excusers. So, he doesn’t support morals? He didn’t support family values when he made wedding vows to his wife? Also just because someone believes in values doesn’t mean they don’t make mistakes. Good to know that Weiner, and Democrats, are excused from lewd behavior because they don’t represent values.

As for O’Reilly, Frances was correct, he was concerned with the hacking. That aside, Weiner is a public official, O’reilly is a private person. Weiner originally claimed a federal offense occured. And O’Reilly’s scandal was exposed, and investigated. So, O’Reilly should shut up, and not go after Weiner? I don’t think so.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

troi said:
I’m surprised that Frances didn’t bring up whether threatening another pundit in order to stop him from covering a story is ethical.

nice point. not very ethical for a journalist…
Steve_27

glenn113 said:
I saw that coming a mile away! O’Reilly don’t know when to shut up… Props Lawrence http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/oreilly-falafel-suit-turns-five

You could have read the 9 comments before yours, learned something, then saved yourself the embarrassment by not posting anything. But your a liberal and cant help yourself.
ChrisNH

I’m quite sure a little digging could unearth a restraining order taken out against Laurence O’Donnell. I say this because he has the look and demeanor of a spouse- or child-beater.
Steve_27

glenn113 said:
There’s a difference between trusted and misinformed….you can trust a station, like Fox and yet be very misinformed which as facts show they are.. sorry bro but the facts are the facts..

Dont you and Gasket read ALL THE OTHER post here and think to yourself for just one second; “Hmm, maybe I could learn something here?” A “sorry” from you is a waste of time so spare us. As Turk pointed out, the poll had NOTHING in the world to do with what was being discussed. Maybe your very very young? I dont know, but you should read around and try to learn before jumping in. I’m trying to help, i’m just sad for you thats all.
glenn113

Steve_27 said:
Dont you and Gasket read ALL THE OTHER post here and think to yourself for just one second; “Hmm, maybe I could learn something here?” A “sorry” from you is a waste of time so spare us. As Turk pointed out, the poll had NOTHING in the world to do with what was being discussed. Maybe your very very young? I dont know, but you should read around and try to learn before jumping in. I’m trying to help, i’m just sad for you thats all.

Yaaaaaaaawn………. Sorry……..FActs are Facts……..
billyweeds

fenngibbon said:
O’Donnell…(has) had violent psychotic episodes in the past.

I would like you to cite these episodes. I’m waiting. Tick…tick…tick…
Steve_27

franj said:
Thanks for your sane voice on this story, Mr. O’Donnell. It is about the only one in tv journalism, and I really appreciate it.

Is that you, O’Donnell?
Steve_27

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
Sorry for the typo, that should be “… the way Faux pretends to be fair and balanced.” Hey… one more thing, if Breitbart shares Bilbos concern that this should be reported to the FBI, and if he is now starting to have doubts about the reliability of his source, then why isnt he more forthcoming? I mean, no matter how many people say that “this has nothing to do with Andrew”, it does. To say otherwise is as dishonest as claiming that Fox isnt biased sharply to the right, or MSNBC to the left. Andrew orchestrated this entire fiasco, and his emails show the same plotting deliberation as in his dishonest ACOPN release method (as that which he describes it in the Moonie rag, the Washington Times) He has the contact info of the primary person of interest, PatriotUSA76… this person has a very unsavory online history, he KNEW the photos would be out before they came out, he is the only one who saved the image, and even Breitbart ingenue Lee Stranahan offers that he might be the hacker in question. Furthermore, after rubustly asserting that he “has nothing to hide”, PatriotUSA76 now claims he is afraid to come out in the open because it could “ruin” his life (obviously, a concern he neglected to offer Ms Cordova or Congressman Weiner.) So why isnt Breitbart (already neck deep in a santorum soaked history of dishonest, politically motivated character assasinations) being more forthcoming about PatriotUSA76 (an obviously dishonest and unstable person with no respect for privacy) Breitbart NEVER cared about embarrassing innocent people, ruining their lives or doing real damage to the living reputations of his sources, so why make an exception now, especially when HE HIMSELF claims it is soooooo urgent?

Gasket and Glenn are glad your here.
Just4thefax

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
Hooray for Lawrence O’Donnell!!! That was too awesome, and Lawrence hit the nail SQUARE ON THE HEAD!!!!

Fact: Which story has the most truth that was broadcast lately on FOX news? Bigfoot was spotted on cell phone video camera. UFO’s continue to be seen over skies of Arizona. Weiner can’t tell if that’s his sock puppet?
Liberals just blunder thru life and watch MSMBC
valkyrie101

I was making exactly the same point as O’Donnell yesterday. It is unseemly for O’Reilly to be going after Weiner, given his own, far far worse sexual issue. Bill has every right to judge Weiner, to rip weiner over this matter, but for Jesus’ admonition, “Judge not lest ye be judged”, or “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”
BatBoy

Larry….Larry…..Larry

We all know that when a tree falls in the woods…it does make a noise.

We also know that most of your followers are here on Mediaite trying be prop you up.

But as far as your viewing audience….not many there my friend….in other words no one listens to you!!!!
tatboy

So Larry is just a Dems tool for all to see.
Stellar

Just how many stations do republicans have to listen to outside of FOX news – - – just that ‘ONE’ station so they can say how they are number one. Of course you are you knucklehead, you only have one station and that’s your claim to fame.

If O’Reilly wants to talk about ‘sex’ scandals I guess O’Donnell has some words for him too. O’Donnell said nothing about what occupation they were in, when he mentioned ‘sex’ scandals…only those that have an affliction in ‘sex’ scandals. So get your heads on straight nut-jobs
george L

O”Donnell needs to do a re-write on this one.
valkyrie101

BatBoy said:
Larry….Larry…..Larry We all know that when a tree falls in the woods…it does make a noise. We also know that most of your followers are here on Mediaite trying be prop you up. But as far as your viewing audience….not many there my friend….in other words no one listens to you!!!!

Not so.
valkyrie101

george L said:
O”Donnell needs to do a re-write on this one.

Really, it is O’Reilly who needs the re-write, but since he can not have that he needs to keep his mouth shut lest he be judged.
glenn113

valkyrie101 said:
Really, it is O’Reilly who needs the re-write, but since he can not have that he needs to keep his mouth shut lest he be judged.

Agree. I can’t believe O’Reilly didn’t see that coming.
newzmaker

With O’Reilly’s fiery temper, O’Donnell better hope he doesn’t have something he doesn’t want aired out about him. O’Reilly will surely send out his reporters to do some digging. This should be fun to watch.
glenn113

Next time the neo-cons should have someone that has a better marital history make those comments like Rush Limbaugh.
glenn113

Stellar said:
Just how many stations do republicans have to listen to outside of FOX news – – – just that ‘ONE’ station so they can say how they are number one. Of course you are you knucklehead, you only have one station and that’s your claim to fame. If O’Reilly wants to talk about ’sex’ scandals I guess O’Donnell has some words for him too. O’Donnell said nothing about what occupation they were in, when he mentioned ’sex’ scandals…only those that have an affliction in ’sex’ scandals. So get your heads on straight nut-jobs

Are you kidding? These plutocrats only know the propoganda Fake News puts out.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Comcast will end this experimentation with anger fueled jerk-ism by Xmas…
bye bye and Merry Christmas Larry…
david r

ChrisNH said:
I’m quite sure a little digging could unearth a restraining order taken out against Laurence O’Donnell. I say this because he has the look and demeanor of a spouse- or child-beater.

He does have a suspicious demeanor. I’ll bet that as a child, he used to burn ants with a magnifying glass and cut in line at the ice cream truck. Those kind usually go into law.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

david r said:
I’ll bet that as a child, he used to burn ants with a magnifying glass and cut in line at the ice cream truck.

I see a young tattle tale…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

You can’t be a hypocrite if don’t have any standards.
writer

“if you are a white man, you are going to have your own TV show in America… eventually,”

And here I thought Larry couldn’t top himself in saying stupid things that make no sense.
Colorado_Conservative

I can’t stand the arrogant O’Really but he isn’t an elected official working for and being paid by the people like the Weiner is!!!
Big difference little Larry doesn’t seem to understand…then again….little Larry doesn’t seem to understand much!!
Sidhekitten

writer said:
“if you are a white man, you are going to have your own TV show in America… eventually,”

And here I thought Larry couldn’t top himself in saying stupid things that make no sense.

Don’t worry, he isn’t even close to topping himself. Larry O’Socialist has only yet begin to spew outlandish and insane inanities. After all, he has to beat Keith “You should resign sir, resign resign, RESIGN” Olbermann record and that will be tough. However, I am sure that Larry can, he has his little red book of Mao in one hand and Joseph Goebbels cliff notes in the other.
valkyrie101

glenn113 said:
Agree. I can’t believe O’Reilly didn’t see that coming.

He never took responsibility for his prior transgression so he has no shame.
Universaltruth

skoorbekim said:
Comcast will end this experimentation with anger fueled jerk-ism by Xmas…
bye bye and Merry Christmas Larry…

Project much?
Jaurez

Funny how progs condone crazy larry making personal threats.
Steve_27

valkyrie101 said:
Really, it is O’Reilly who needs the re-write, but since he can not have that he needs to keep his mouth shut lest he be judged.

What happened with that O’Rielly case anyway? Refresh my memory.
Jerps

“Lawrence O’Donnell unveiled a new aphorism tonight upon which he declared the nation turned: “if you are a white man, you are going to have your own TV show in America… eventually”

Which is why Larry’s magnanimously stepped aside so Eugene Robinson could have his own show.

Oh he didn’t? Hm.
Harry Flashman

Ah, well, a sex scandal isn’t something Gerbil O’Donnell has to worry about.

Someone would actually have to have sex with the shoulderless, big headed little rodent first before there could be a scandal, wouldn’t they?
donalan

I had a few minutes so I went ahead and read the complaint against O’Reilly. Sorry FOX faithful – O’Donnell is right on this one. I know Rodger’s office is down the hall from Bill but he should take a pass on this one. Anyway I hope O’Reilly keeps it up as the details of the complaint against Bill are pretty disgusting.

Every time he faults someone else for not denying allegations just go to the 35 page complaint http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/oreilly-falafel-suit-turns-five?page=15 its a real page-turner…
donalan

Steve_27 said:
What happened with that O’Rielly case anyway? Refresh my memory.

lol he had to fork over millions = justice; he never has denied the allegations = funny. You do know FOX News is pretend dont you?
david r

skoorbekim said:
I see a young tattle tale…

Guilty as charged.
AndyZNYer

So, Lawrence…you’re a white man in America and you have your own tv show…are you telling us you also have a sex scandal?
CAconservative

Gees, O’Donnell’s head is big! Look at that forehead, it could easily be called a five-head. As Liberals go, O’Donnell ranks right up there with the worst of them. As usual, he takes a chapter out of the Obimbo book of Liberalism and tries to make the messenger the focus of the vitriol, instead of discussing the issue at hand. This tactic has been used so often it has become so transparently, and laughably recognizable that it makes the person using it look like a buffoon. But hey, that’s not going to stop them, is it?!
Jaurez

Universaltruth said:
Project much?

nope
Universaltruth

Glad to see the response O’Donnell provokes from you baggers.

Well spoken, educated, intelligent, and pleasant demeanor – everything you baggers hate.
Steve_27

donalan said:
lol he had to fork over millions = justice; he never has denied the allegations = funny. You do know FOX News is pretend dont you?

I asked what happened. Not much of an answer here. I’ll do my best with what little you offer. Taking you at your word, he gave money to someone who made allegations? Ok.

I personaly would tell anyone that brought false accusations to go F themselves. But thats me, i’m not an extremely busy millionaire like O’Rielly. He gave money that wouldn’t put a dent in his wallet so that a potential long running headache would go away. Although it leaves the door open to the imagination and I myself wouldn’t do it that way, never in the hystory of the world has this way of squashing an issue comcluded that the individual is guilty of anything.

O’Rielly has been in this business for 40 years. He has no doubt been around 100s of woman and this is his one incident? When I look at the numbers, I find it just as likely that the accuser was taking advantage of a minor incident, (or completely fabricated) as it is that O’Rielly really did something wrong.

Yeah, it’s just my opinion but you can’t say it’s factually wrong no more then I could say your assumption that he did do something wrong is also factually wrong. So where’s that leave us? You on the wrong side of an O’Donnell defense.

And all without throwing in what others have been saying for days now: 1, O’Rielly has only been harping on the legal aspect of the hacking and 2, even if he was guilty of an all out assault, THIS IS HIS JOB!! To comment on politicians caught in stuff like this. Weiner is a politician, someone in a position of leadership, someone people look up to.

Your wrong to think I would care or defend O’Rielly if he did something wrong and got busted for it. These are just the facts as I see it.
valkyrie101

Steve_27 said:
What happened with that O’Rielly case anyway? Refresh my memory.

Billy sexually harrassed a co-worker, denied it, told everyone she was a liar, and then backed down to the tune of 20 million (to avoid a trial) when she produced an audio tape.
JasonMays

Universaltruth said:
Glad to see the response O’Donnell provokes from you baggers.

Well spoken, educated, intelligent, and pleasant demeanor – everything you baggers hate.

What the hell are you talking about?

First, not everyone who thinks Crazy Larry is a schmuck belongs to the tea party.

Secondly, Crazy Larry is none of those things you mentioned, unless you consider being brainwashed by other socialist moonbats, “educated”.
JasonMays

valkyrie101 said:
Billy sexually harrassed a co-worker, denied it, told everyone she was a liar, and then backed down to the tune of 20 million (to avoid a trial) when she produced an audio tape.

I don’t recall you lefties pissing and moaning over David Letterman’s transgressions. Why always so selective with your moral outrage?
seek

valkyrie101 said:
He never took responsibility for his prior transgression so he has no shame.

perhaps because they weren’t true? Ever cross your mind? Weiner is innocent but O’Reilly is guilty – yah, we see where you’re coming from.
cjd ohio 1

valkyrie101 said:
Billy sexually harrassed a co-worker, denied it, told everyone she was a liar, and then backed down to the tune of 20 million (to avoid a trial) when she produced an audio tape.

and you have proof of the 20 million and the audio tape, please provide the links
CAconservative

Universaltruth:

You do realize that the O’Donnell’s show is meant to be looked at like the World Wrestling Circus, don’t you? You didn’t buy into his transparent gimmick did you? Your not that gullible are you….???
http://www.facebook.com/people/Timothy-Wright/774124882 Timothy Wright

JasonMays said:
I don’t recall you lefties pissing and moaning over David Letterman’s transgressions. Why always so selective with your moral outrage?

I don’t recall David Letterman lecturing the USA about the dangers of lose morals and need to rekindle good old fashioned values which (he claims) the evil secular progressives despise. Billy makes a mint pushing the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mantra so prevalent on the right. THAT is why we point this out. The hypocrisy of the ‘moral’ right is incredibly offensive.
BarneyFranken

I saw this segment- and had to take a shower afterwords to get the smarm from O’Donnell off of me.

So lets see if I got this right Larry: Since Weiner is a liberal dem, he therefore has no moral conviction to not cheat on his wife?

Thanks for clearing that up, scumbag.
Glackin

BarneyFranken said:
I saw this segment- and had to take a shower afterwords to get the smarm from O’Donnell off of me.

So lets see if I got this right Larry: Since Weiner is a liberal dem, he therefore has no moral conviction to not cheat on his wife?

Thanks for clearing that up, scumbag.

You got a right to cast the first stone, pottymouth?
valkyrie101

cjd ohio 1 said:
and you have proof of the 20 million and the audio tape, please provide the links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY

Otherwise, a simple google search will net a plethora of links. Ever since I retired my Supreme Court clerkship I do not like to do other people’s research when a pecking myna bird could find it.
valkyrie101

seek said:
perhaps because they weren’t true? Ever cross your mind? Weiner is innocent but O’Reilly is guilty – yah, we see where you’re coming from.

Weiner, at worst, may have sent a PG-13 photo, ineffectively, that perhaps only a single person even noticed before it was deleted. It is not disputed that Bill committed sexual harrassment and paid millions of dollars to the aggrieved party to avoid a public trial.
cjd ohio 1

valkyrie101 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY Otherwise, a simple google search will net a plethora of links. Ever since I retired my Supreme Court clerkship I do not like to do other people’s research when a pecking myna bird could find it.

and that yours proof, he got angry 15 years ago really
Universaltruth

JasonMays said:
What the hell are you talking about?

First, not everyone who thinks Crazy Larry is a schmuck belongs to the tea party.

.

Excuse me….. all of you wingnuts. There, better?
Sam M.

This is why I like O’Donnell. He slaps the dirt bags at Fox “News” around like little girls which leaves them speechless for a change. Cleverly done Lawrence!
Glackin

Sam M. said:
This is why I like O’Donnell. He slaps the dirt bags at Fox “News” around like little girls which leaves them speechless for a change. Cleverly done Lawrence!

THEY DON’T GET IT! He is laughing his head off on the air at them. Bilge=o can’t respond without talking about his own case, and O’Donnell knows he won’t open that door..
valkyrie101

cjd ohio 1 said:
and that yours proof, he got angry 15 years ago really

I’m sorry cjd, I drifted off into humor there for a second. Ya know that document that O’Donnell was holding? Go to the O’Donnell msnbc site and you can link to it. But otherwise, I mean it, seriously, this is the last time: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/billoreilly/v/oreillysextapes.htm
troi

How does O Donnell still have a job after this? He publicly threatened to embarrass another tv anchor with an irrelevent story from 8 years ago in order to stor O Reilly from covering a legitimate news story. That has major ethics violation written all over it.
cjd ohio 1

valkyrie101 said:
I’m sorry cjd, I drifted off into humor there for a second. Ya know that document that O’Donnell was holding? Go to the O’Donnell msnbc site and you can link to it. But otherwise, I mean it, seriously, this is the last time: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/billoreilly/v/oreillysextapes.htm

one more time what do i click on to get the audio and or transcript of the tape, i cant find it on the link
Glackin

troi said:
How does O Donnell still have a job after this? He publicly threatened to embarrass another tv anchor with an irrelevent story from 8 years ago in order to stor O Reilly from covering a legitimate news story. That has major ethics violation written all over it.

Actions have consequences. It would be unethical for Bilge-o to cover the “Weiner” story without admitting that he had a similar situation in his career. His judgment is suspect. People have a right to know he may be biased.
notsofast

LOL

larry trying to get his ratings up by mentioning FOX..

Sorry, Larry, it won’t work, son!
notsofast

Glackin said:
Actions have consequences. It would be unethical for Bilge-o to cover the “Weiner” story without admitting that he had a similar situation in his career.

He sent a strange woman a dick shot?

Link!!
notsofast

Larry is not offended by Weiner’s dick shot. LOL Larry- come out of your closet!

Nice change of subject Larry! It ain’t working!
donalan

troi said:
How does O Donnell still have a job after this? He publicly threatened to embarrass another tv anchor with an irrelevent story from 8 years ago in order to stor O Reilly from covering a legitimate news story. That has major ethics violation written all over it.

1. O’Reilly’s refusal to outright deny lascivious and illegal behavior ‘irrelevent’ (sic) is of note when when O’Reilly is judging someone for refusal to outright deny that a picture exists of their underwear.
puck30

Oh yeah Larry I bet Bill is just shaking in his boots.
valkyrie101

cjd ohio 1 said:
one more time what do i click on to get the audio and or transcript of the tape, i cant find it on the link

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/oreilly-falafel-suit-turns-five
The Voice of Reason

lucky5 said:
You don’t want to be caught in O’Donnell’s rewrite section.

You don’t want to be caught in a segment where O’Donnell makes a fool out of himself?

franj said:
Thanks for your sane voice on this story, Mr. O’Donnell. It is about the only one in tv journalism, and I really appreciate it.

Too bad this is more like anti-journalism.
troi

donalan said:
1. O’Reilly’s refusal to outright deny lascivious and illegal behavior ‘irrelevent’ (sic) is of note when when O’Reilly is judging someone for refusal to outright deny that a picture exists of their underwear.

“illegal” behavior? When was O Reilly indicted? When was be trial? And where did he serve his jail sentence?
cjd ohio 1

i just read the complaint she filed, which is that just a complaint in a lawsuit, no audio tape, just quotes that she said he said, but i see your burden of proof for oreilly is quite different than for weiner thanks
glenn113

Glackin said:
THEY DON’T GET IT! He is laughing his head off on the air at them. Bilge=o can’t respond without talking about his own case, and O’Donnell knows he won’t open that door..

O’Reilly won’t touch that with a ten foot pole. LOL
glenn113

I thought the plutos would at least have someone with a better marital history comment on it…like………..Rush Limbaugh.
The Voice of Reason

Glackin said:
THEY DON’T GET IT! He is laughing his head off on the air at them. Bilge=o can’t respond without talking about his own case, and O’Donnell knows he won’t open that door..

You don’t understand. This is all going on while everyone else is laughing off at O’Donnell and the sheep that get off to his stunts. He is only making himself look like a nutty partisan hack, who doesn’t even know what journalism is. He is making himself look like a child to appeal to the fascist partisans that enjoy this type of unprofessional demeanor and don’t care about facts, or journalism. This is also a stunt, and an attempt to get views in a silly feud.

Anyway the people who actually get exited with this seem to be the most uneducated of the bunch. First off its fanboyish lip service for their spiteful political sidings. Then it is a blatant crime to journalism, and they prove by supporting O’Donnell how much they don’t care about fairness, or integrity in the media. So to educate some Weiner is an elected official. He works on tax payer dime while O’Rielly(not an public official) does not.

As a journalist it is OD’s job to report it and seek the truth when it comes to said elected officials. In this case his is trying to cover it up as a disgusting and unethical attempt to silence the story, while blackmailing his competitor to silence him on reporting the facts as well. This is corrupt, biased, and the opposite of what journalism is supposed to be. If msnbc wants to save any face they would suspend O’Donnell for making a fool out of the network, and showing they don’t care what journalism is, since they employ such a partisan hack void of reason and integrity.
The Voice of Reason

Glackin said:
THEY DON’T GET IT! He is laughing his head off on the air at them. Bilge=o can’t respond without talking about his own case, and O’Donnell knows he won’t open that door..

You don’t understand. This is all going on while everyone else is laughing off at O’Donnell and those that get off to his stunts. He is only making himself look like a partisan hack, who doesn’t even know what journalism is. He is making himself look like a child to appeal to the fascist, partisans that enjoy this type of unprofessional demeanor and don’t care about facts, or journalism. This is also a stunt, and an attempt to get views in a silly feud.

The people who actually get off to this seem to be the most uneducated of the bunch. First off its fanboyish lip service for their spiteful political sidings. Then it is a blatant crime to journalism, and they prove by supporting O’Donnell how much they don’t care about fairness, or integrity in the media. So to educate some Weiner is an elected official. He works on tax payer dime while O’Rielly(not an public official) does not. As a journalist it is OD’s job to report it and seek the truth when it comes to said elected officials. In this case his is trying to cover it up as a disgusting and unethical attempt to silence the story, while blackmailing his competitor to silence him on reporting the facts as well. This is corrupt, biased, and the opposite of what journalism is supposed to be. If msnbc wants to save any face they would suspend O’Donnell for making a fool out of the network, and showing they don’t care what journalism is, since they employ such a partisan hack void of reason and integrity.
glenn113

valkyrie101 said:
Billy sexually harrassed a co-worker, denied it, told everyone she was a liar, and then backed down to the tune of 20 million (to avoid a trial) when she produced an audio tape.

d’oh
valkyrie101

JasonMays said:
I don’t recall you lefties pissing and moaning over David Letterman’s transgressions. Why always so selective with your moral outrage?

You probably did not read the entire thread. Bill is going after Weiner and the issue relates to how he does that given his own sexual issue. Thus, judge not lest ye be judged. Or, he who lives in glass house should keep mouth shut and hide behind the furniture.
valkyrie101

cjd ohio 1 said:
i just read the complaint she filed, which is that just a complaint in a lawsuit, no audio tape, just quotes that she said he said, but i see your burden of proof for oreilly is quite different than for weiner thanks

Really? What did weiner do again?
cjd ohio 1

valkyrie101 said:
Really? What did weiner do again?

lie
troi

valkyrie101 said:
You probably did not read the entire thread. Bill is going after Weiner and the issue relates to how he does that given his own sexual issue. Thus, judge not lest ye be judged. Or, he who lives in glass house should keep mouth shut and hide behind the furniture.

Did you read the article O Reilly isn’t going after Wiener for his crotch shot he’s going after the hacking aspect of the story.
Michael_T

I cannot disagree with Frances Martel that Bill O’Reilly has walked a fine line when it comes to the Rep. Weiner scandal. He did much the same with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Many of you may recall that BillO primarily focused on (or blamed) the Internet for much of Schwarzenegger’s problems, avoiding much commentary about the morally bankrupt former governor. He basically deferred to his guests.

Now he is blaming the FBI for not investigating Weiner and whether he was hacked.

O’Reilly reticence to claim the moral high ground for these two scandals can best be explained by the flack he took for moralizing about Eliot Spitzer in a column he wrote at the time.

Chief among them may have been his old nemesis Keith Olbermann who was chomping at the bit to vilify O’Reilly for not having a leg to stand on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsXStOvV4Lk
The Voice of Reason

Michael_T said:
I cannot disagree with Frances Martel that Bill O’Reilly has walked a fine line when it comes to the Rep. Weiner scandal. He did much the same with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many of you may recall that BillO primarily focused on (or blamed) the Internet for much of Schwarzenegger’s problems, avoiding much commentary about the morally bankrupt former governor. He basically deferred to his guests. Now he is blaming the FBI for not investigating Weiner and whether he was hacked. O’Reilly reticence to claim the moral high ground for these two scandals can best be explained by the flack he took for moralizing about Eliot Spitzer in a column he wrote at the time. Chief among them may have been his old nemesis Keith Olbermann who was chomping at the bit to vilify O’Reilly for not having a leg to stand on.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsXStOvV4Lk

What some people seem unable to comprehend is that Bill is not a public official. O’Donnell is blackmailing him to cover up a story about one. Whatever Bill may have done years ago is irrelevant. What the clip of Olbermann points to is that these pundits might even be told that they have to go after their competitors and counter parts with spiteful attacks, possibly to attract a fringe audience in which that appeals to. Thing is in this case it is blackmail, and corruption in doing so.
valkyrie101

cjd ohio 1 said:
lie

Yea. Or at least equivocate. A politician lying to cover up some type of indiscretion, you rarely see that. But we are not talking about sexual harrassment here, or sexual come on, apparently, but a silly prank by someone. I would guess it is a person that Weiner knows, but we do not know, though it was Weiner’s account. This would have ended but for the I do not know if that is my penis answer. It would seem that Weiner has a photo of his stuff on-line or he could not answer that way. He’s just not sure if the offending photo is his stuff, his stuff enhanced by photoshop, or Ron Jeremy. No telling why he has a photo of his stuff on-line, but there certainly are reasonable explanations for having a PG-13 photo of one’s stuff on your computer device that do not involve perversion.
Glackin

The Voice of Reason said:
You don’t understand. This is all going on while everyone else is laughing off at O’Donnell and those that get off to his stunts. He is only making himself look like a partisan hack, who doesn’t even know what journalism is. He is making himself look like a child to appeal to the fascist, partisans that enjoy this type of unprofessional demeanor and don’t care about facts, or journalism. This is also a stunt, and an attempt to get views in a silly feud.
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First. enough with throwing “Fascist” around like you know what you are talking about.
Second, LOD, like Bilge-o, is a commentator on the news, not a journalist.
Shep Smith made that distinction in his response to Bill Keller’s scorn of “fair and balanced.”
There is no network more partisan than F#XEntertainment.
Bilge-o is not a public official, but he is a public figure. He interjects his persona in every show. And public figures cannot avoid public scrutiny.
valkyrie101

troi said:
Did you read the article O Reilly isn’t going after Wiener for his crotch shot he’s going after the hacking aspect of the story.

Sure.
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Glackin said:
First. enough with throwing “Fascist” around like you know what you are talking about.Second, LOD, like Bilge-o, is a commentator on the news, not a journalist.Shep Smith made that distinction in his response to Bill Keller’s scorn of “fair and balanced.”There is no network more partisan than F#XEntertainment.Bilge-o is not a public official, but he is a public figure. He interjects his persona in every show. And public figures cannot avoid public scrutiny.

Nah fascist applies. Or maybe extreme nationalistic identification with a born idealistic mindset. Nation=/= country btw. And this does make it clear that LOD is as far away from a journalist as it gets. His takes it a step further and tries to cover up the news. This is beyond commentation. Also not sure how you can claim that there is no one more partisan than fox on an article about a msnbc host trying to blackmail someone in hopes of covering something up based on the letter next to the politician’s name who is in question, and possibly committed acts of corruption.

This is less public scrutiny, and more attacks on one’s competitor because whoever dictates the “news” in his newsroom told him he had to. He is trying to cover up a politician, by going after his competitor who is reporting on the story. Again based on letter next to the man’s name. In this case Bill is actually leaning to the side of journalist, while LOD is more going into a disgusting mutation of what it has degenerated into. LOD is in need of scrutiny here for his corrupt cover up, and act of blackmail. Though it is partly in hopes of ratings, demonization for the appeal of a fringe following, and down partisan lines. What Bill did has been over for years now. This is happening now. OD wants to cover up what is happening now to report on something from years past that is of entirely different circumstances.

If you think a possible case of corruption in regards to a sitting member of the United States Congress is anything relatable to a sex scandal of a tv personality years ago, then there is no point in even trying.
Glackin

Either you are psychic, or you are full of sh#t.
You know what goes on inside MSNBC. You find corruption in a picture of a pair of undershorts. You see conspiracy to cover up crimes that have not even been alleged. A “possible” case, based on WHAT?
It is not “blackmail” to say you will read what is on the public record.
The only thing that is obvious is your deep-seated hatred.

“Fascism” is understood to describe the collaboration of the government and large industry.
Examples are the Nazies in Germany with IG Farben and Krupp, and the Fascisti in Italy with FIAT.
rm

Bill O’ Reilly A Creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABwrV4nZCNk
Sam M.

BillO likes his falafel’s and Andrea Makris is now a very wealthy woman thanks to BillO.
rm

Time to remind people of this scum:
Bill O’ Reilly – A Creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABwrV4nZCNk
500K4Sarah2Speak

Here is the calber of person that Breitbart and his fans turn to as a “reliable source”

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/internet/mike-stack-weinergate-co-pilot-219073

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/leaked_emails_show_tip_to_breitbart_about_weiner_t.php

Andy Breitbart and Lee Stranahan now claim they knew nothing about these people, even though Breitbart ran their story on CNN (sorry Tommy Christopher, he really did… I love you lots, but Breitbart REALLY did run their fake story for them.)

What gets me is that they decided to believe them without checking anything out. They decided to make their story for them… and perhaps made themselves accessories to child endangerment in the process.
LAPhil

Lawrence O’Donnell is absolutely nauseating.
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Glackin said:
Either you are psychic, or you are full of sh#t.You know what goes on inside MSNBC. You find corruption in a picture of a pair of undershorts. You see conspiracy to cover up crimes that have not even been alleged. A “possible” case, based on WHAT?It is not “blackmail” to say you will read what is on the public record.The only thing that is obvious is your deep-seated hatred. “Fascism” is understood to describe the collaboration of the government and large industry.Examples are the Nazies in Germany with IG Farben and Krupp, and the Fascisti in Italy with FIAT.

Knowing “sh#t” doesn’t make someone full of it guy.

I am making an educated observation. When they devote large amounts of time to something so pointless, there is most likely some decision making behind it. Like Olbermann, and the rest of the cast O’Donnell seems to put time aside to whine about his competitors. Newsrooms do have itineraries. You seem okay with unreasonable claims about the agenda of their competitor whom you detest, but really take issue with such a common sense observation?

In regards to Weiner, Possible corruption. Can you not comprehend? We do not know, people are trying to find out, and your hack job hero is trying to shut it up. Is Weiner lying about someone hacking the account of a sitting US Congressmen? Can you comprehend how big that is and how much of a risk? Or is he lying making up such an offence? Then why?

Looks like the media you subscribe to isn’t stimulating critical thought.. more like trying to burry it. And yes threatening someone in the way that O’Donnel did is Blackmail. If Bill doesn’t give into his partisan demands and not cover a story, he will do something undesirable to hurt him. Regardless if you can go out of your way to get the information or not.

Also what hatred? You have to be the biggest hypocrite to accuse that of me. You are the one getting off by O’Donnell sticking it to whom he tells you to dislike, so I am not sure of your grounds for this accusation. Not sure you are either. Making factual points about someone acting utterly unprofessional is not hatred. Regardless of your feelings towards the man. You seem to only want criticism of someone silenced whom definitely by your standards is trying to spread hate for others .

Your thing at the end there is completely. Cases of it are irrelevant to the definitions of them. That can be part of it. According to you the government’s relationship with GE, and many others is fascist. Though you have already shown your love, and denialist affection towards them. Rallying for a group in opposition to another is quite fascist. Not referring to one’s tendencies by what they can be called does not change the fact that they hold them.
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Adams/100002323466593 John Adams

So instructive to see those who claim no morals to pretend they’re somehow superior to those who do yet inevitably fail from time to time.