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laserhaas

(7,805 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 04:29 PM Feb 2015

Did O'Reilly Threaten NYT Journo: "I am coming after you w/everything"?

New York Times reported that Bill's not happy with get his faux facts slapping back. As per the NY Times, it appears that Fox News numero uno guy, Bill O'Reilly, actually veiled a threat (in a phone conversation) to a NYT reporter that there would be repercussions if he (O'Reilly) "felt" there was inappropriate remarks made about Bill (see NYT 2/23/15 item "Bill O’Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting&quot
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It would seem that Bill (focused in pic above, from the NYT story) harbors ill wills towards anyone who would dare criticize him and actually have facts to back it up. As the NYT's article details that "some former colleagues {of O'Reilly's) continued to say he had exaggerated his experiences.

Doesn't anyone remember the fact that Fox won its case about telling facts? Fox News is merely entertainment (as the court did rule). Why should Bill O'Reilly (or the public/NYT for that mater) have his tid bits in a ringer (sorry for pu;punnies)? Literally, figuratively and religiously (don't slap me) - Fox News and its pews have the legal right to misinform the public...

As noted by the Campaign for Freedom website on "Fox, Lies & Videotape: debunking an internet myth" - guys like O'Reilly can lie when ever they wish. It's not (legally) the News; but entertainment instead. As noted by Campaign's thread;

During their appeal, FOX… argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the”right to lie”or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so.

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HOWEVER - that being said - O'Reilly being a hypocrite (par for the course) and threatening people... Ain't exactly kosher!

I'm just sayin.........