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Last edited Sun Feb 22, 2015, 04:59 PM - Edit history (2)
STELTER says he has interviewed six of O'LOOFAH's co-employees in Buenos Aires, all of whom dispute everything O'LOOFAH has said, with one of them Eric ENGBERG, on the air now. STELTER says O'LOOFAH has refused to respond to contacts.
ENGBERG says he refused to go on O'LOOFAH's show so as not to "argue" about what he/ENGBERG is saying. Most egregiously, a video clip of O'LOOFAH where he said that he was the ONLY CBS reporter in the riot, that the rest were HIDING. ENGBERG is furious over this, used the "LIE" word.
ON EDIT: Replacing the "O'LOOFAH" with "O'REILLY" in the title so that he won't miss it all in his constant Googling of himself!1
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)really looking the fool..
abakan
(1,819 posts)Will never see or hear any of this because it will not play on fox. What they will see and hear is how the media is ganging up on poor Billo.
Any attack from the "far left" media only strengthens him with his audience.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)blm
(113,065 posts)Has been for 2 decades.
melman
(7,681 posts)That's why I put it in quotes.
abakan
(1,819 posts)Is far left for Billo. It wouldn't matter, because whoever published a story about his lies, would be labeled "far left". All this is code talk for his audience.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Telling Marvin KALB the people tried to storm the government building, soldiers SHOOTING and KILLING myriads of people. STELTER and ENGBERG say there is no evidence of shooting and dying and that the people did not storm the building. STELTER cites a new NYT item saying ONE policeman fired 5 shots over the heads of fleeing people.
ENGBERG says, no personal animus, just that O'LOOFAH is not a real reporter.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Says NBC/WILLIAMS didn't put up any defense. But if all these CBS crew and all, who are not political, there's a real problem. That if this expands to people-were-killed/reporters-were-hiding, real problem.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)GREENFIELD: "Where was he? Did he save the cameraman's life? (For O'LOOFAH it's all political against him) It's NOT a political argument. Was he making things up?"
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)O'LOOFAH said, where was he? Maybe he was at the hotel (throughout the riot).
ENGBERG's reply was a little soft: "That's ridiculous!1 I never ordered room service. Maybe I was back at the hotel because I finished my (tasks)."
GREENFIELD: "The only way Fox would take action would be if the acts were so egregious. Their motto 'Never apologize, never explain.' It would take a lot, incoming friendly fire (for O'LOOFAH to have consequences)."
pnwest
(3,266 posts)that about?
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)his victim, messaging her he wanted to use a LOOFAH with her, or he confused the word for the sponge with "FALLAFEL."
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Is it some kind of brain fart or does it reveal sloppy thinking or actual beliefs?!1
He got away with the "wetbacks" word by saying he meant to say "coyotes" (smugglers of undocumented immigrants).
Duval
(4,280 posts)brewens
(13,596 posts)while talking dirty on the phone with her. She got paid off to the tune of $8 million or so if I remember right. Transcripts of the phone calls were released that made it pretty clear she also had tapes.
The way it went down made it obvious Billdo was guilty and she did have the tapes. First Billdo is all indignant and blustery over such outrageous accusations, even had Bo Deitl on his show vowing to go after her, expose her as a phony and take her down. Then all of a sudden, it was STFU and pay up! Had to have been when her lawyer played the freakin' tapes for his and FOX "News"'s lawyers.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)during the sexually harassing phone calls to his female producer while using a vibrator on himself.
Counts 83 through 86 of the complaint:
http://www.topix.com/forum/tv/the-oreilly-factor/TSL91K0LC8FLPNV8A
83. During the course of Defendant BILL O'REILLY's sexual rant, it became clear that he was using a vibrator upon himself, and that he ejaculated. Plaintiff was repulsed.
84. Immediately after climaxing, Defendant BILL O'REILLY launched into a discussion concerning how good he was during a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno: "It was funny, they used a big clip of me...Right after Brokaw and Brokaw was absolutely the most unfunny guy in the world, and the audience got a big charge out of my...It was good."
85. After climaxing, Defendant BILL O'REILLY again boasted that none of the women he'd engaged in sexual relations with would ever tell:
"Nobody'd believe 'em...they wouldn't anyway, I can't imagine any of them ever doing that 'cuz I always made friends with women before I bedded them down."
86. Defendant BILL O'REILLY concluded stating:
"You know, Mackris, in these days of your celibacy and your hibernation this is good for you to have a little fantasy outlet, you know, just to keep it tuned, keep that sensuality tuned until you know Mr. Right comes along and then you can put him in traction...I'm trying to tell you, this is good for your mental health."
Plaintiff ANDREA MACKRIS felt angry, abused and disgusted.
brewens
(13,596 posts)pattern perfectly. That along with the big payoff is enough to know she had tapes to back her up. Olbermann realized that too. He had a save the tapes campaign going on for awhile. He was trying to get pledges from viewers to match what Macris might get from the lawsuit so that the tapes could be made public. Too bad that didn't work out.
If Macris would have settled for half a million or something like that, I may have been inclined to believe Billdo. Her getting the big bucks tells it all. It's just too bad we will never hear the tapes. Billdo fans can blow off the transcripts (if they have even heard of the case) but the tapes would be creepy enough to ruin him.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)It was a hilarious episode on DU, you can be sure.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Yeah, the VFW loves the image of "patriotism" that chickenhawks (viz., John WAYNE) portray:
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)She always kissed up to him, defended him against Whoopi/Joy, sought him out to guest him or host her because theirs (his/hers) is the SAME GAME.
WahWah blinking:
RoverSuswade
(641 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Stuart G
(38,436 posts)It could be getting close. Seems that Billo did lie..more than once. I recall he said this,
"Everything I have said about my career is the truth" or words very similar ...Now...one word is very very troublesome...
I found his exact words, "Here's the truth ... everything Ive said about my reportorial career ... everything ... is true."
...EVERYTHING.. that word could be a lie....
oops......!!!!!
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Last edited Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:44 PM - Edit history (1)
hypocritical, verbally and emotionally abusive White male, (repeating: ) of the NINETEEN FIFTIES variety.
He is the definition of F***-Up, not good enough for the top venues and then generously making room at Faux Propaganda Network for all of those like him: Him, Bernard GOLDBERG, PALIN, Dennis MILLER, Adam CAROLLA, Elizabeth HASSELBECK, Dick MORRIS, Oliver NORTH, Liz TROTTA, all those retired generals, Pat CADDELL, Howard "Mistah" KURTZ, and many many more. Fox and OREILLY, where all the failures from other professional outlets go for a continued scam of a career.
If only this meant the end of his inflicting himself on anybody. But as ENBERG commented regarding why he won't meet Brian WILLIAMS' fate, his bosses at Fox really dont care.
mountain grammy
(26,624 posts)and Enberg's right, his bosses at Fox really don't care.
Duval
(4,280 posts)Number 1 there is NO comparison between O'Liarly and Brian Williams.
Number 2 Anything that gets O'Reilly taken down is good!
Thanks, UTUSN for the post.
IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)Williams was actually in a war zone.
O'Loofah was a thousand miles away.
tavernier
(12,392 posts)Sadly, as most of the experts pointed out, he will not meet with Brian's fate. He will only be a bigger hero in the eyes of the whack pack, and fox will present him with another Pulitzer. Hahahahaha... I believe he claimed one at one point. Wonder how that turned out??
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)Kurts gave him a pass, was unprepared to ask him about specific quotes O'Reilly has made, and kept it as just a clash of personalities rather than an examination of the truth or falsehood in the matter.
The only value this had was the pissing contest, but unfortunately they were aiming at their audience...again.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)Last edited Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:46 PM - Edit history (1)
Howard "Mistah" (Thanks, the Great BARTCOP) KURTZ was bounced from CNN's Reliable Sources for some journalism malfeasance a couple of years ago, and he followed all the other f***-ups over to the Faux Propaganda Network where they all continue their scam-careers.
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)Anyone have a link, then?
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Is there a video of this yet? Please..pretty please..I want to see it bad.
This baby's getting the legs I hoped for!
RichGirl
(4,119 posts)...that if O'Reilly goes down, others will follow...and FOX NEWS collapses like a house of cards?
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)I didn't see that happen. I didn't see anything like that happen. I don't know of any American foreign correspondent who had a weapon pointed at him."
http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/02/22/i-didnt-see-anything-like-that-happen-says-cbs-correspondent-with-oreilly-during-the-falklands/#comments
Today on CNNs Reliable Sources hosted by Brian Stelter, Eric Engberg, a correspondent for CBS News for 26 years, shared his account of Argentina during the Falklands War. As a former colleague of Bill OReilly, Engberg disputes the Fox Anchors description of Argentina as a war zone.