Most Race-Baiting Column EVER! O'Reilly Uses Nearly Entire Column To Conjure Up A Race War Over Obama

In one of the most incendiary columns ever written, "Race And The Presidential Election," Bill O'Reilly sets the race-bait bar to record-breaking...depths. Short of saying that Barack Obama wants to sleep with your pearly-white daughter, O'Reilly uses just about every button meant to alarm his white fans to the fact that Barack Obama is BLACK and that just his running for, let alone becoming, president, could set off race-laced fireworks.

While there's no question, as he did on his TV Factor Friday night, Bill will say it's not race-baiting if you're just reporting the facts (despite the brilliant Prof. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill's protestations), here are just a few comments from Bill's column...

"Obama seems to be in. Now comes the hard part--convincing Americans that he is the best choice for president without all hell breaking loose on the race front."

Since when does convincing Americans that a candidate is the best choice lead to "hell breaking loose," unless you want your reader to believe it can?

"Thanks partly to Reverend Wright's now immortal 'the USA of KKK' remark, the race factor has emerged big time in this election. If you don't believe me, just look at the vote in North Carolina and Indiana."

Reverend Wright, Reverend Wright, Reverend Wright. Remember, Bill's just reporting the facts, not reminding voters over and over that Obama was connected to someone who thinks you (white) Americans are haters.

"Also, as Al Sharpton told me, any kind of superdelegate shenanigans will lead to massive demonstrations at the Democratic Convention in Denver which, of course, would be disastrous for the party."

Hmm. Al Sharpton? Massive demonstrations? Disastrous? Nope. Move along, Folks. No fear-monger, race-baiting here.

"Obama's second dilemma is convincing skeptical white voters that he and his wife are sympathetic to their concerns. Let's be honest--few white Americans would tolerate a Reverend Wright for five minutes, much less 20 years."

While there's no mention that few whites would tolerate an anti-Christian, anti-gay, pro-McCain Reverend Hagee, convincing whites that a black man, who is married to a black woman, can have the same concerns as a white man or woman can? You have to admit. Bill's got us there. How could any white believe that blacks and white have anything in common? And, of course, just for some added brown sugar...Reverend Wright.

The best part of his commentary was when O'Reilly pretty much demeaned every newspaper who prints his column.

"A responsible newspaper would not have printed the lunacy. But in this hyper-partisan country, race-baiters will find a forum, and every time stuff like that gets exposure, racial animus comes back."

In actuality, in this case, he was referring to another race-baiter, but if the bait fits...

But in one genuine stab at self-realization, Bill does literally condemn his own actions.

"I do not expect Obama or Senator McCain to dwell on race, but, surely, some of their surrogates and the media will exploit the issue to the fullest. That, of course, will be bad for the country and bad for the candidates. But it's coming. No question."
And with Bill, it's already arrived.

If there is some racist nut out there who's looking for a reason to chamber up, let's hope he doesn't get Bill O'Reilly's column delivered to his cabin. As Paul Reiser once said, "I'm just sayin'"

Award-winning television writer and author of "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful," Steve Young' s "All The News That's Fit To Spoof" appears in L.A. Daily News opeds every Sunday on the same page with Bill O'Reilly's...really.

Comments

[maxcat06]

Don Imus gets canned...
Bill O'Reilly gets lauded by the right as a hero.
Then the right can't figure out why they're "demonized" by the left?

Coulter, Hannity, O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Malkin, D'Souza, Robertson, Hagee, Tancredo......

[TheOutsider]

I truly believe America will not begin to heal as a nation until those hate-filled voices exit center stage of American politics. For the last 20 years they have whined and whined that their freedom to be Capitalist Pigs, Racists, Jingoists, Imperialists and Narcissists has been limited by the liberal media. Well, you have had the opportunity to act out your unresolved personal issues and you have used it to completely poison the American political environment. Now go away.

[Tsquares]

Do all these folks understand that Obama did not arrive at where he is now by himself? He was voted by the American people. Now the voters' choice dont matter anymore because some few bigots who are positioned to shape opinions think so?

We the America people have spoken. Obama is our choice. Change is hard to accept, nevertheless it is coming. Live with it or pack out folks!

[BostonBill]

Dear Bill (and I know you read HuffPost because you quote it on your show all the time),

Despite all your tough talk and bravado, the sad reality is you are a complete pussy, and a shell of a man. You "bully" your way through an Obama campaign event ("bully" meaning your camera man paves the way while you bravely draft him from behind) and when you finally get within earshot of the Senator you invite him on your show and say things like "you're a good man". Then when you're safely tucked away in your little studio at Fox, you write and say crap like this.

You're not a man, Bill. But then again, I'm sure you realize that every day you have to look in the mirror to shave (and, see the reflection of your loofa hanging dutifully behind you).

[Countess]

Hillary Clinton's disgusting campaign has set the stage for a backward trend in race relations and a very depressing future for America. It is one thing to see the right wing racists openly spewing racist commentary but we have seen many of Clinton's supporters who are democrats using the same smear tactics. Racism is alive and well in both parties and those of us who want to go beyond this ugly reality are fighting an uphill battle. Clinton is now the great white hope and many oldder democrats sadly agree with her.

[MelFamy]

Malcolm X once said something to the effect that black blood must be powerful stuff. He had a white great-grandfather, but being 1/8 white did not make him white. However, being 1/32 black made one black, as defined by law as recently as 1985 in Louisiana. Similarly, Senator Obama is considered by many as the "black candidate" because he is of mixed heritage. Maybe all hell will break loose among mulattoes if Barack wins. Maybe Jimi Hendrix (1/2 black, 1/2 oriental) would have questioned Obama's ability to represent Amerasians. Personally, I am only willing to back a candidate who is 3/8 Italian, 1/16 Cherokee, 1/4 Irish, and 5/16 Scottish-English. That narrows my choices down to ....me. Ladies and Gentlemen, as my president, I promise me that......

[GrainOSand]

The stupidity of it all is obvious and gut wrenching --not to mention counter productive, immoral, twisted, and gross.

[Softnsweet]

Well you are race baiting by repeating what he said. You point is?

[MelFamy]

You point is?

Me point is that it is quite silly to define someone by their race. But, and allow me to engage in stereotyping, the human race is capable of mighty silly behavior.

[Softnsweet]

Keep it to yourself because I am tired of hearing about race and mocking people because they are not the best of typist. Just get lost Melfamy!!!