Rachel Maddow vs. Bill O'Reilly

Cafe Society
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They are having a back-and-forth -

  • Maddow was one of the first to dig into the Sherrod video and expose how it was edited by a right-wing blogger to imply a point that was 180degrees the opposite of Sherrod’s intent.

  • Maddow also made it clear that FOX is centrally responsible for giving the blogger a forum to be heard

  • Bill O’Reilly came back and tried to dis Maddow and used the fact that FOX has higher rating his his arguement

  • Maddow fired back - link to HuffPo article on this, which has the following quote:

This is why I love Rachel Maddow. Go get 'im, Madam.

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Read that this morning and watched the video. I really like Rachel because of a sense of integrity and concern for the truth in an increasingly cynical world and mdeia marketplace. I loved how she handled his comments about ratings , even to the extent of showing the numbers. She’s my 2nd favorite lesbian named Rachel. {which is irrelevant to the story I know}

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Watched it last night and loved it. Rachel is my favorite person on television.

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No contest. O’Reilly is to Maddow as Forest Gump is to Stephen Hawking.

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I wonder if O’Reilly would have the courage to appear on Maddow’s show. She would very politely eviscerate him.

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Okay, after giving up TV for the last year, Rachel will be why I go back. I love her (and would marry her if she were even slightly inclined back my way and would have me)!

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I guess if this were a poll, it would be unanimous because I, too, love Rachel. Not in a romantic way but for all the reasons everyone else has said they love her. :smiley:

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Not only is she smart, she also mixes a mean drink.

A woman after my own heart, she is.

Compare to Bill early in his career. You’ve probably seen this already. Boy is he dumb.

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Hey, that wasn’t Bill’s fault. He was being provoked.

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Nah, she would probably laugh at him. Much more effective way to handle him.

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That video almost makes Jon Stewart’s two week hiatus tolerable.

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Yeah, of all the weeks he had to take off, right?

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Wait, “I don’t know what those words mean in that context” = “I can’t read the teleprompter, there are no words there”? And that’s worth throwing a tantrum over?

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It is if you’re Bill O’Reilly, I guess. I think a lot of it has to do with his massive ego.

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He has appeared on The View, so I assume he would go on Rachel’s show if she invited him.

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That’s like saying he’d compete in the Olympics because he kicked ass in the Special Olympics.

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No, it’s more like saying he’s handled four rabid estrogen-fueled liberal pinheads at once, so why would he have any trouble handling one?

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Stop for a moment and reflect on this. Rachel Maddow is smarter than O’Reily.

She’s also more honest and less ignorant. So maybe pinhead is a little harsh to describe her.

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You assumption is wrong as she has invited him on air in the past. He never responded. I have no idea if the invitation is still open it’s been a while.

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Uh-oh. No one breathe *a word *of this to Elizabeth Hasselbeck!