I was flipping through the channels and saw he was interviewing someone from Veterans Against the Iraq War. He basically tried to completely discredit this guy who had served in the military for nine years because he does not believe in the war in Iraq. Among the ridiculous statements Bill made was that "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is left wing propaganda"....(don't even get me started about propaganda since you are employed by Fox News)..I worked at a homeless shelter in 1997 and there were people living there suffering from PTSD decades after Vietnam ended. They must have been part of some vast left-wing conspiracy, completing destroying their lives just to discredit you. Bill, when exactly did you pick up a weapon and fight in Iraq, because until you do, your opinion means nothing compared to the opinion of someone who served there. This guy was in Iraq fighting in 120 degree heat while you were back here sexually harrassing women in your free time.
2007-08-09 02:25:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
O'Reilly shredded the guy ( I forget his name)completely ( just by being more intelligent). The guy was an imbecile and has no idea what is going on. The guy completely went off topic and would not answer Bills basic straight forward questions. Remember other people watch before going into the spin-zone.
Edit: last nights follow up just reinforced how the pro-O'Reilly people are once again correct about your spin.
2007-08-09 05:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
O'Reilly is the fair haired boy of Fox News/he has complete control / His Audio Engineers use 2 buttons --low for victims and 'streaming SCREAMING for Bill / whoever advised Obama to consent to one his Inquisitions should be replaced ! If Fox News had been there when Joan of Arc was being interviewed Bill O'Reilly would have been there with the first lighted Torch ! And his smug benign smile !
2016-05-17 22:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by rosalind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No surprise - the guy's a moron. It's a valid stat - a full 30% of veterans returning from OEF/OIF have PTSD. I see them every day. I know what they've been through because I've been there too. I just hope that people will se O'Reilly for what he really is - a phoney, a shill and in it just for the money. That he would question a veteran's integrity just shows how low he will stoop. I'm not sure how much lower he can go.
2007-08-09 02:57:17 · answer #3 · answered by El Duderino 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Let's boil it down to the basics and approach it this way:
American veterans from both the left and the right: If you served in combat ... no matter what conflict ...
Were there times when you were highly stressed?
Times when you experienced high anxiety due to concerns for your own safety and that of your companions?
Times when tremendously loud explosions were occurring near you, forcing you to cover and protect yourself, again under extreme anxiety and fear?
Times when you saw enemy bullets striking near you, knowing they were aimed at you?
Did you witness the pain, suffering, dismemberment, and death of your companions and close fiends?
Were you wounded during combat? Perhaps severely ... losing limbs?
Are these things. (which some people might refer to as "horrors") things which you can just brush off after you return to the states? Do you need to be told by a self-serving non-combatant that not only are your war experiences and subsequent memories and stesses, silly and of no importance, but they are fabricated and don't exist?
A google search reveals that O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter, and Limbaugh did not serve in the military.
Remember our little bunch of Conservative, Republican, media friends when you go to your local polling station in November 08 ... and the rest of your voting life.
2007-08-09 02:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by HillBillieNot 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I saw the show...A hatred/dislike for someone or something does not justify a lie designed to discredit or mislead others.
Its especially stupid when others have seen a show and video tape exists..
..The guest was an idiot..(not an opinion-->fact)
..*Guest wanted US military HOME (safe) Where they could PROTECT the nation...DUH...US Military is does not operate on US soil (founding fathers design to prevent military dictatorships, and military coups). Military (with authorization) can "help" in emergency/disaster...Law enforcement and federal agents deal with civilians /borders.
--*Guest clearly regretted his decision to volunteer/serve. He was clearly affected by the death,injury,discomfort and stress that military personnel risk and endure. Guest ,like many, believed that the Iraq war was a bad decision.
Even Oreilly acknowledged that many believe the Iraq war was not a good decision and handled badly
--*.Guest tried to justify HIS belief (get military home/safe from harm) based on HIS angst/distress over the dangers&discomfort experienced by the military.
All who serve- VOLUNTEER to RISK life ,limb,endure discomfort,long hours,stress..whenever and where-ever they are sent. NOT ALL people can or are willing to endanger themselves to protect /preserve the nation.
*-- Guest"s "experience" has affected his ability to comprehend that others WILL risk life /limb/discomfort to prevent the chaos and horrors of war reaching the the streets of the USA.
This guest 's horror of war and dim wit PALE before YOUR DECEIT and overt hatred for an individual you have never met .
Clearly you crave attention and will work (homeless shelter)
and LIE to acquire not only personal attention but accolades from the crowd bent on finding a target to blame.when things dont get instantly fixed..with out cost. The ability to live, speak, chose a career and act as you or I do was paid forby human blood. Their desire to eliminate oppression and create a "free nation" with liberty under a common law was filled with missteps,contentious arguments/politics,different ideologies.The desire of a USA type of government was the goal which fortunately wasNEVER buried by the haters, ranters,blamers and attention gotta be MY vision/way/belief etc types ((liberals) or irrational visionaries that fail to recognize that not all humans accept tolerance,or choose to kill of those they dislike ,hate,fear or want to eliminate to take/steal their stuff/(land,possessions) and or use death to dubjugate and acquire power.
...The best way to Protect yourself,your loved ones is to hope that those who CAN serve are not contrained by fear of death...or idiots who would build a ship and then protect it from harm by keeping it safe in port....
YOU should get over the anti whatever rage,stop lying and face reality...different opinions or beliefs on what should be "done" are talk...talk doesnt stop weapons or contain a human bent on murder,death and destruction. Oreilly is not a threat to you or anyone elses safety/survival..
Utopia --where humans ALL embrace tolerance, live as neighbors and abhore the death of "others"with different beliefs /cultures --does NOT exist (yet). Until it does,the US military will serve and risk everything to preserve/protect the next generation of Americans..despite the risk and loss.Humans have survived each other because there have always been the brave --who will die to protect the lives of strangers, neighbors, friends and their families.
2007-08-09 05:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by cyansure 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
PTSD has always been around, but it only became a cause celebre after Viet Nam. Veterans of previous wars just sucked it up and got on with their lives, choosing not to wallow in their misery.
Victimization is the bane of this country these days. Everyone can't be a victim. There just aren't enough non-victims left to "support" all those poor people.
2007-08-09 02:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Its his personal opinion, he's just an entertainer employed to tell people what they want to hear in his particular clique. Like Rush Limbaugh. An absolute joke. Great response btw. You should blog.
2007-08-09 04:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by angibabi113 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Bill O'Reilly is a very kind person. The kind who's been abducted by aliens, because he sure as heck ain't living on planet earth.
2007-08-09 02:37:22 · answer #8 · answered by Morty Smith C137 7 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Anything O'Reilly choses not to believe is just left wing propaganda. That way he can justify everything he believes in and he can disregard reality.
2007-08-09 02:30:54 · answer #9 · answered by beren 7 · 8⤊ 5⤋
Well you see it is a consipiracy. This whole "reality" thing that the left wing communist want you to believe is just a way for them to get taxes raised and for the US to pull out of Iraq and use all our nation's money on lazy welfare moms and gay marriages
Or at least thats what he probably thinks
2007-08-09 02:31:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 7⤋