Bill O'Reilly: "As you may know, Murtha will not talk with me."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Now I'm not cheerleading the war, but I do want the USA to win and believe it's possible. As always, it could be wrong. But I resent people like Howard Dean, who seem to want things to go bad in Iraq. And liberal Time magazine writer Joel Klein says the exact same thing in his column this week.

That brings us to Congressman Jack Murtha, who is firmly convinced the USA is losing in Iraq. He said it again today. But I want to know how Murtha has reached that conclusion? What data is he basing his assertion on? As you may know, Murtha will not talk with me. Is that responsible? This is by far the highest rated prime time daily news program in the country. Why wouldn't Murtha want to engage this audience?

Murtha did appear on "Meet The Press" with Tim Russert, but a transcript of that interview shows most of it was about Murtha's contention and reaction to it, not how Murtha knows we are losing. Of course, Congressman Murtha could be right and his dissent has certainly spurred debate, but it has also given the anti-Bush media, which we'll discuss coming up, a huge amount of bashing material.

While Senator Joseph Lieberman's opposite opinion, he thinks we'll win, was almost ignored by the elite media. If the Iraq election goes well tomorrow, then I call upon Murtha to reconsider his defeatist stance or at least come in here and discuss it. If Murtha does not do that, I can't really respect his point of view.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178793,00.html

[kenny blankenship]

1. Nor should he talk to you Bill, as he is a gentleman.

And I'd advise any woman to keep 100 yards between herself and your slimy shadow as well.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. reminds me of the killer shadow on x-files. That fits ORarely.

I wonder if his female staffers get combat pay.

[Dulcinea]

2. Why would he want to?

Why would he want O'Really's ratings to go up?

I can feel IQ points dropping if I try to watch him or Hannity.

[xchrom]

3. popular or not -- why would a smart guy like murtha want

to talk to an idiot like o'really?

[rd_kent]

4. Deal with it Bill.

Many folks don't want to talk to you. You spin so fast it only appears youre standing still!!!! And this War on Xmas? The only credibilty you have left are with the mindless sheeple who watch FOX!!!

[smoogatz]

5. No serious person of any political stripe has anything to gain

by "debating" an RNC propagandist blowhard like O'Reilly, especially on O'Reilly's turf--where, as we all know, if things aren't going his way he cuts off your microphone. My question is, why does OReilly continue to refuse to debate me, here in my house, while sitting in a wobbly lawn chair and holding a frozen turkey? I'll tell you why--he's a coward.

[Skittles]

6. O'Reilly is nothing but tabloid

credible people should not agree to put up with his garbage

[ClintonTyree]

8. Does talking to a closed minded moron.......

give you any more credibility? If so, then Murtha should talk to O'Lielly. If not the there's absolutely no reason for Murtha to have a conversation with falafel-man. Just who the hell does O'Lielly think he is, the be all and end all of the FOX propaganda mill?

[Contrary1]

9. I can't imagine why that is, Bill

O’Reilly Compares Rep. Murtha With Hitler Sympathizers

Bill O’Reilly on the Today Show/November 30, 2005

"These pin-heads running around going, “Get out of Iraq now” don’t know what they are talking about. These are the same people before Hitler invaded in WWII that were saying, “He’s not such a bad guy.” They don’t get it."

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/30/oreilly-murtha-hitler/

Actually, I believe it to be more Hitler-like to blindly follow a leader, unwilling to question any decision he makes.
Sound familiar, Bill?

[Hyernel]

10. Murtha would talk with a journalist...

...but Dild O'Reilly is NOT a journalist.

He's just an extremist whore with a show on the extremist whore network.

[Arkana]

11. No, Bloviating Bill just doesn't want Murtha to destroy him

on the Factor.

[wryter2000]

12. That's my suspicion

Murtha would wipe up the floor with him.

[Vickers]

13. "I'm not cheerleading the war"

Hahahahaha!

I bet you dress up in a cheerleading outfit like your hero Incurious George and rah-rah-rah with a turnip up your butt!

[Roon]

14. What is that

that oreilly is holding in the pic?

[ladjf]

15. It's all about who has control of the microphone button. O'Reilly

is the worst at cutting off any opponent who might be making a good point.

[cawe24]

16. I don't know why...

O'Reilly feels like Murtha is obligated to explain himself, least of all to a Fox News talking head that isn't (in any sense of the word) a real journalist. Let's see, who has access to more and better intel? - Bill O'Reilly via Republican talking points or Murtha, who is on the Senate subcommitee? Gee, tough call there...

[DarienComp]

17. hilarious.

"Murtha will not talk with me. Is that responsible? This is by far the highest rated prime time daily news program in the country. Why wouldn't Murtha want to engage this audience?"

O'Reilly's total viewers: 2.5 million.

"NBC Nightly News'' total viewers: 8.3 million.
"World News Tonight'' total viewers: 8.0 million.
"CBS Evening News'' total viewers: 6.5 million.

Sorry, Bill, you lose. Again.

[ieoeja]

18. Read the news O'.

"But I want to know how Murtha has reached that conclusion?"

Murtha has said repeatedly he is getting this information from generals in the Pentagon and in Iraq.

[emdee]

19. Someone like O'Reilly doesn't even exist in Murtha's world

And, rightly so. I hope that everyone will soon stop appearing on the Factor - his credibility is at a zero rating with this false war on Christmas and the lies he has fabricated.
emdee

[ucmike]

20. he's probably lying again

probably hasn't even asked murtha to be on his show. i know bill has said "so-and-so won't come on the factor, blah blah blah...." only to have the person say they weren't allowed on, or were never asked.

i just read that posting all the way through and noticed he asks his viewers to patronize his sponsors, then wishes them merry christmas AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
oh, bill, why do you hate christmas so much that you would mention it in the same paragraph as the less specific "happy holidays".

[tsuki]

21. Why would Congressman Jack Murtha, a war hero, want to

talk to a man whose combat knowledge consists of how to wield a falafel?