Roger Ebert bodies Bill O'Reilly (Link)

[senatorjeffsmith]

Bill O'Reilly has been brought low by the same process that afflicted Jerry Springer. Once respected journalists, theysold their souls for higher ratings, and follow their siren song.

He sets a harmful example of acceptable public behavior. He has been an influence on the most worrying trend in the field ofnews: The polarization of opinion, the elevation of emotional temperature, the predictability of two of the leading cable news channels. A majority of cablenews viewers now get their news slanted one way or the other by angry men. O'Reilly is not the worst offender. That would be Glenn Beck. Keith Olbermann isgaining ground. Rachel Maddow provides an admirable example for the boys of firm, passionate outrage, and is more effective for nogt shouting.

O'Reilly represents a worrisome attention shift in the minds of Americans. More and more of us are not interested insubstance. The nation has cut back on reading. Most eighth graders can't read a newspaper. A sizable percentage of the population doesn't watchtelevision news at all. They want entertainment, or "news" that is entertainment.

Full Blog entry here

 

[theprocessofbelief]

Everything he said is absolutely true.

Ebert has been putting in work while recovering from his Cancer operation.

 

[trueshotaura]

Throw Maury on that list

 

[cwrite78]

inb4 tbone defends bill with fox news ratings.

 

[therav4]

Damn, now that's a "blog" I don't mind reading. Roger came loaded.

 

[p0tat0 5alad]

Originally Posted by TheRav4

Damn, now that's a "blog" I don't mind reading. Roger came loaded.

Everytime I see or hear this word I think of Jazz from Fresh Prince saying it

[Jazz]Looooooaded [/Jazz]

 

[dr spaceman]

It's really not difficult to body Bill O'Reilly. He's a big brooding caveman idiot who for some reason thinks he resonates with most of America.That Jeremy Glick clip was a pain to watch, OReilly looked like a moron.

 

[kash55]

It's not really about O'Reilly, as it is more about the state of News or rather entertainment spun as credible news.

 

[moeree5e]

I hope one day that i am an important enough figure that Mr O has a significant problem with to give me an interview/debate/lets see who's voice goes outfirst!

oohhhhh he will hear it from me! and will regret having me on his segment!

....cant stand this guy! Thanks Roger for goin in onhomie!

 

[senatorjeffsmith]

Does anyone know if O'Reilly responded?

I don't have cable nor would I watch cable news.

 

[northparkblind]

%%*@ BILL O' REILLY

 

[charmcitykid]

Originally Posted by theprocessofbelief

Everything he said is absolutely true.

 

[the yes guy]

I like the Ebert called out Olbermann as well. The only thing that separates Olbermann from O'Reilly is intelligence.

 

[shun goku satsu]

#%* just need to start ignoring dude. Stop feeding into his #%* , don't show up on his show

 

[cwalk1950]

it doesnt matter what his ratings are, like ebert said its just entertainment, if the onion had a 24 hour network Fox and Msnbc would go out of business

 

[essential1]

Originally Posted by The Yes Guy

I like the Ebert called out Olbermann as well. The only thing that separates Olbermann from O'Reilly is intelligence.

facts, human rationale, comical ability and a brain also.

 

[5thgearidah]

the only tv news I pay attention to is The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
Everything else is fluff. Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC are all made for entertainment. Very little substance

 

[wawaweewa]

Bill O'reilly is a sexual deviant.

 

[early90s]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Bill O'reilly is a sexual deviant.

He sleeps with transgender amputee prostitutes or something???

 

[lrrr]

wait for it

 

[essential1]

Originally Posted by early90s

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Bill O'reilly is a sexual deviant.

He sleeps with transgender amputee prostitutes or something???

Read about what he did to one of his former producers... Hint it has to do with a phone a loofa and a falafel sandwich

 

[kicks off]

Ebert went in...

 

[gumbottombandit]

Originally Posted by SenatorJeffSmith

A sizable percentage of the population doesn't watch television news at all. They want entertainment, or "news" that is entertainment.

that explains FOX NEWS in L.A.

 

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