O'Reilly To Obama: Dodge Fox News "At Your Peril"

Thinkprogress.org:

Calling into Fox and Friends this morning, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly discussed the prospect of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) potentially debating on Fox News. O'Reilly said he expects "both Obama and Hillary Clinton to be respectful to the Fox News Channel." "If you dodge us, it is at your peril," he added.

O'Reilly also claimed that Fox "has treated both candidates fairly," apparently forgetting the network's pushing of the false madrassa story.

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Comments

[yellowdoggie]

Oh my! Bill Orally seems to be quite masterful. "At your peril." Well, then Obama MUST debate on Fox, right? Because Bill said so?

Bill, you don't have the balls to make Obama, or Hillary for that matter, do anything. They're both better men than you are. Sorry, Hillary, but it's true. You're my girl, but you are a better man than Bill O'Reilly.

The whole radical right is SOOOOOOO irrelevant.

[ChimpmasterDJ]

Umm.. yellowdoggie? "Your guy" Hillary already agreed to a debate on FOX. Obama hasn't, and I'll be pissed off if he does, particularly now that Bill Orally has mouthed off.

[armadillious2002]

Screw you o'liarly, you big, stinking, bag of pig crap. What are you going to do if they snub you? Tell some more lies? LOLOLOLOLOL - you are no longer relevant - look at the rise of McCain.

Bottom line - the wild eyed, fanatical, paranoid, right wing fringe are history. Toast! They are seen as wacko nut jobs and no one takes them seriously anymore.

[peterg76]

I'm reminding of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where Sir Galahad the Pure was "rescued" from peril.

[adc]

...bet you're gay.

[misterbone]

no soliciting of sex is allowed here, adc

[TAC]

"...bet you're gay."

Bet you're Republican. BTW, try Ted Haggard, his restoration is not quite complete...

[adc]

Obviously neither of you douchebags have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

After Sir Lancelot rescues Sir Galahad from the Castle full of nubile, young horny 19 y.o.'s, Galahad accuses Lancelot of being gay.

Of course, that was all before Political Correctness, and people trolling blogs looking to be offended.

Fucking Libs.

[KindAndThoughtful]

Mr. O'Reilly should remember that old saying that respect has to be earned. Bill is a smart guy but he should really strive to be more like the interviewers on National Public Radio who take "fair and balanced" to heart.


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[yellowdoggie]

K&T, that would be nice. But it's not Bill's goal to be fair and balanced. He has an agenda. Actually, the radical right hates NPR because they view actual fair and balanced reporting as LIBERAL! Go figure.

[zull2]

I hear that ignoring O'Reilly is a sign of intelligence and wisdom. Pass it on.

The only reason Fox News wants to do a Democratic debate is to put Brit Hume up there and repeatedly bait both of the candidates with issues that both have addressed numerous times already in order for them to destroy each other as a ratings ploy. Will such a debate focus on the real issues that affect Americans? Not a chance. And even if they do bring those issues up, they're going to ask them in such a way that obviously slants the audience's perception in order to bait the candidates into changing their tune.

That's how Fox works when it comes to Democrats. They bend over backwards to kiss GOP behind, but their only interest is in soiling the major candidates as much as possible. They figure they can get away with it too, because they'll just use the same gimmick with Murdoch's handpuppet O'Reilly again in the next election. It's not like they even want to restore credibility, they've never had that at any point.

[yellowdoggie]

You got that right.

[rh654]

Avoid Foxnews at your peril?

What the hell would be the "peril"? Will Foxnews run stories full of lies and then say they never did it - oh - right - they've already done that...

Will Foxnews viewers see Obama and suddenly say - Oh - so yeah - I'll vote for a Democrat - um - not very likely.

Foxnews pushed Rudy and Fred - and where is Rudy now? Oh - stumping for the guy that Foxnews doesn't like - McCain. Where's Fred - back in Hollywood.

While Foxnews may pull larger numbers than CNN and MSNBC - even those numbers are a very, very small percent of the American public and a small percent of people who watch news - the vast numbers are still watching ABC, NBC, and CBS.

[mpgarr]

I can't imagine why Democratic candidates not showing up on FOX is going to hurt them---we Democrats only watch FOX from time to time for both laughs and to see what the dark side is up to---we don't really watch FOX for any other reasons---and those who do watch the network hate both Obama and Clinton. Why in the hell would they go on FOX?? There is no upside to doing so and no real downside at all either since we don't think FOX is a real news network anyhow---it only plays one on TV!!!

[KOisGod]

How easy is it to destroy someone’s reputation with gossip, slander and lies? If the images create an emotional, viseral response, like the ones these nazi pigs are so good at creating, the easily fooled and hoodwinked just go along for the evil ride.

Don’t you know these sinister alchemists are cooking up their swift boat style ads to run against Obama or Hillary starting after the conventions.

Its going to get very nasty, ugly, and damaging. These animals have millions to spend on their attacks, and the liars running “Freedom Watch” will really mean, Attack on the Truth, because these criminals have staked their claim to the right to run OUR government, for their own personal gain, and its a game they won’t allow the opposition to win.

[VivaZapata]

Oooo. Fox might be mean to Obama and Clinton if they avoid the fair and balanced network. Step lightly, Democrats.

[FirstBlowupDollLaura]

Refusing to debate on Fox is the right message.

Media have ruined America. They don't get a free pass.

[Karoli]

With the hiring of Karl Rove as another talking head, I wouldn't appear on Fox either. Obama's strength is actually engaging with people, not talking heads.

O'Reilly is pissy because Obama is making him irrelevant. Poor baby.

[DietrichMoody]

Hillary Clinton wants to debate every week, because she has no money and its FREE AIRTIME.


She's playing some "card" this week.

[FogBelter]

"At Your Peril"?

What's Tokyo Rose gonna do? Send out a squad of Falafel to do a Luffa number on Obama?

Come on.

[Balto]

Fear the Falafel Fringe! Better trained than a ninja! Faster than a samurai! Smarter than...a rock! O'really?

[DietrichMoody]

CABLE - Fox News's viewership of 2-3 million people is not in command of throwing the Demoratic race to either candidate.

[SteveS]

While I don't care for Fox, I think Hillary's willingness to appear on the network shows a presidential ability to cross the aisle and work with the other side. Flash-in-the-pan Obama shows no such bridge building.

[pfc1369]

SteveS, here is the word of the day for you:

NAIVETE

Look it up; it's in all the dictionaries.

[Rhouse]

I must be in the minority in that I would love to see Hillary and Barack in a Fox "debate". Just to watch the Fox Idiots try to top each other in asking the most inane, stupid, disgusting, or just plain racist/sexist question of the night would be political entertainment at its' best.
Fair and Balanced my ass.