High Comedy: O'Reilly's advice to the Democrats.

[Kutjara]

My blood pressure was getting dangerously low, so I tuned in to Commandant Bill. It looks like he's decided to reinvent himself as a kind of benevolent uncle to Democratic candidates. Awww, how nice.

The focus of his deranged ravings...sorry, I mean insightful commentary is that the various protests staged around the country by the 'far-left' (by which he seems to mean anyone with at least two functioning braincells and a conscience) will turn voters away from Democrats come election time. Yes, my fellow lefties, if we use the only avenues available to us to express our outrage and shame at the right-wing takeover of America, we are thereby undermining our chances of ever gaining power again. So sayeth Lord Bill.

It therefore follows that the Democratic candidates for office in the upcoming elections must distance themselves as much as possible from anything that smells even remotely 'left.' They must instead 'stay the course' and be 'moderate.' Moderation appears to mean agreeing with anything the Repugs say.

As is the Great Man's fashion, O'Lielly dragged on a talking head. Presumably there was some mixup because the flunky he got, one Mary Anne Marsh by name, obviously hadn't read the script. She was initially billed as a 'Fox Political Analyst' (the TV journalism equivalent of 'KFC chicken welfare officer') but, when she started disagreeing with The Shame of the Irish, the onscreen label rapidly changed to 'Democratic Strategist.' I would have laughed-up my spleen if the volte-face hadn't been such a perfect example of our corrupt media in action.

Well, Ms. Marsh expressed some quite reasonable opinions about how the protesters may have lacked polish, but they were certainly getting their message out and, anyway, were merely the vocal expression of what a lot of people in the country feel. At least, I think that's what she said because the Poison Leprechaun's splutterings and interruptions ruined whatever flow the 'debate' may have otherwise had.

I'm constantly amazed at the imagination and variety with which Repug shills peddal their wares.

Anyway, my bloodpressure's now up to a healthy 250/190, so the show had the desired effect.

[BreweryYardRat]

1. Hey. I resent that.

"Moderation appears to mean agreeing with anything the Repugs say."

Not really, but the Republicans haven't put forth anything worth agreeing to in this entire misadministration. I'm all for bipartisanship-but when the other party is almost completely a bunch of bigoted fuckheads and corrupt corporate shills, and neither of their two moderates have written any of the crappy legislation they've proposed, there's no need to agree with their crap.

Now if certain Senators on our side would just realize that...

[Kutjara]

2. I did mean the statement to be taken as part of O'Lielly's rant...

...but your point is worth stating anyway.

For my own part, I'm always a bit mistrustful of bipartisanship. Whenever I find myself agreeing with the opinions of someone on the right, I check that my moral compass hasn't become demagnetized.

[BreweryYardRat]

3. Meh, given the current Republican party, I don't blame you.

O, for the days of Goldwater Republicans.

[Justice]

4. I watched this as I was flipping too. Talking about Condi's BC visit

Marsh is Boston based Dem consultant.

I loved it that O'Reilly was saying reasonable discourse is fine - but this behavior by lefties is outrageous, uncivilized. Marsh wouldn't agree with Billy boy - she pointed out that the republicans have been using bad behavior as a tool for years, and guess what bad behavior often wins, sadly.

O'Reilly then said, what you are excusing today's bad behavior based on historical bad behavior - and Marsh said no - I am just saying republicans acting badly for a long time - don't say it is democrats.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. My advice to O'Lielly couldn't be printed here.

[chemenger]

6. The TV journalism equivalent of 'KFC chicken welfare officer'

:rofl: (thank God I swallowed my mouthful of OJ before reading this).

The Shame of the Irish ... :rofl: again! Yea, and that goes for you too, Hannity!

[MadHound]

7. The real sad thing about this

Is that the party leaders will take this advice to heart and act on it. Given their actions over the past five years, it seems like they have already put said advice into practice.