O'Liarly freaks out again, cuts mike on former US Army Colonel

[JohnyCanuck]

(link below includes Youtube video)

Bill O'Reilly cuts mic of US Colonel Ann Wright as she defends her service and stance

Reported by Chrish - March 31, 2007

It seems the last straw that led to Bill O'Reilly cutting the mic of retired US. Army Colonel Ann Wright on The Factor last night 3/30/07 was her declaration of 29 years of service, and her questioning O'Reilly about how many years he served. This happened as she refused to let him silence her by overtalking, twisting her words and accusing her of blaming America for the Iran-Britain situation going on now. With video.

Wright,who taught the Geneva Conventions to troops at Fort Bragg, might just know what she's talking about, but O'Reilly didn't like the direction of her comments so overtalked with increasing agitation, accusing her of blaming America.

Aggressive from the get go, he demanded she answer yes or no to the question whether she agrees with the UN assertion that Iran's capture of the Brits is an unprovoked act of aggression. She replied that there is still some question as to where the sailors were when they were taken, and O'Reilly dismissed that by saying 'it'll never be proven." Wright continued that the main thing now is to not let this incident get ratcheted up, because the dangers of escalation are tremendous. Not good enough for O'Reilly, he badgered her and demanded again a yes or no answer. She replied (essentially) that there is no war between Iran and Great Britain so the prisoner of war rules do not apply, but advises that Iran should keep the moral high ground by not mistreating the sailors and marines. She agreed that they should not be showing photos for public curiosity but noted that we have done the same so we have given up the moral high ground. O'Reilly immediately misinterpreted her, saying "so this is our fault? This Iranian seizure is our fault?"

SNIP

.........Wright was having none of it, and reiterated that she served twenty-nine years; how long did O'Reilly serve? When did he teach the Geneva Conventions? At that, the chickenhawk asserted his great power and ordered her mic cut.

http://www.newshounds.us/2007/03/31/bill_oreilly_cuts_mic_of_us_colonel_ann_wright_as_she_defends_her_service_and_stance.php

[eleny]

1. The You Tube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsuooIpnArQ

[Stinky The Clown]

19. That link goes to a clip that shows one complete fucking asshole in action

It also needs no introduction whatsoever.

Billo is nothing more or less than a pompous piece of shit.

[Rosemary2205]

31. "US Army Ret Col." to "anti-war activist"

Amazing that Fox decided she's not a retired Col anymore after giving Billo a taste of his own shit.

Geez they are pathetic.

[Skip Intro]

44. God, what an 'effin' moron. He doesn't even piss me off anymore - he's more like

some carnival oddity. Yeah, I'll come out, do my skit and y'all come on back tomorrow for more of the same. Just sell your ability to think for yourself to the ticket person at the door.

Confrontation! Confrontation! *yawn* Needless, pointless confrontation! No information, just confrontation.

See the show, See the show, See the SHOW!



yeah, seen it. Honey, what else is on....

[Richard Steele]

2. O'reilly can't HANDLE the truth!

That's not really even a joke; he's spent YEARS proving
that he really, really can't.

[bahrbearian]

3. How come he didn't tell her about his combat experience in the Falklands

Didn't he get some medal or award for that, 2 Pell Awards?

[anitar1]

4. Maybe a day will come when sane people refuse to

appear on his show. He seems to have a sly look of madness in his facial expression. Has anyone else noticed this , or am I nuts ? I have watched just to observe facial expressions. Definitely something there that needs treatment.

[Jade Fox]

14. These right-wing nuts like O'Reilly are all.....

living in their own private Idaho. They snapped their collective tethers the minute they decided the truth was expendable if it didn't fit their ideology. That is actually a very dangerous decision to make in regards to sanity. Unfortunately, if someone is willing to put a crazy person on TV and pay them a bunch of money, many will develop a corresponding blind spot to their obvious insanity because it makes no sense to give a crazy person their own TV show.

[sallyseven]

5. O'Lier is such a moron.

If there was a god he would slap him down and make him speechless.

[BlooInBloo]

6. Supporting the troops... republican-style.

[City Lights]

7. Billo is such a wanker.

I find myself having an increasingly difficult time hiding my contempt for people who still like him, despite the number of times he's made a complete ass of himself.

[glitch]

26. Isn't his viewership about 2 million? That's not very many people, and probably half of them

aren't fans, they just want to see his train wreck.

[City Lights]

32. Unfortunately, two of his biggest fans are in my husband's family.

His sister and her husband. And it's becoming more and more difficult for me to not tell them exactly what I think of people who worship at the alter of Billo. We gave them a copy of KO's, Worst Person in the World for Christmas, but they still think Billo is tops. :eyes:

[glitch]

34. Condolences!

:hug:

[City Lights]

37. Thanks!

:hug:

[rateyes]

8. Who would have ever dreamed that Bill O'Reilly...

is such a piece of shit?!! :sarcasm:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

9. I still can't get over the subtitles below her changing from Ret. Lt. Col. to anti-war activist.

This seems to be lifted directly from the Colbert Report. The writers at CR have the unenviable task of trying to satirize the ridiculous. :wow: MKJ

[UTUSN]

10. His bullying hits its stride when he's dealing with WOMEN!!1

He's always SCREAMING at Jane HALL and soothingly giving extra minutes to Bernard GOLDDIGGER. Last week was pick-on-women week, with O'LOOFAH doing a segment on VIOLENT WOMEN going to jail more and more, and then flaming out over Rosie.

[flyarm]

11. THAT WHOLE SO CALLED INTERVIEW WAS A SET UP!!

that is why i never watch that mother fucker..he doesn't do interviews he sets people up...just like he did with his employees that he harrassed sexually...he is a filthy filthy pig...

that was never intended as an interview it was a set up of that woman and the Geneva Conventions..of which o'liely would have no idea about because he never served this country he was too much of a coward to serve this nation..other thzan commit treasonto this nation by promoting fascism!

he is a little whinning, sniveling , coward, mother fucker!!

and a traitor to this nation!

now i need a shower after watching that piece of treason!


fly

[Joe Chi Minh]

12. Hilariously funny - and deeply humiliating for O'Reilly, had he any sense of shame.

He always speaks in comic-book terms, infantile over-simplifications. His guests should call him out on it to his face.

His low guttersnipe cunning takes the form of endlessly facile and specious non sequiturs. It's true that the US and UK, in defiance of the Geneva Convention, have both treated their prisoners far, far worse than the Iranians appear to have treated these young troops, but it wasn't Colonel Wright who brought that up. It was shitl*gs.

And when all that fails, as it inevitably does, (you don't have to be smart to whup his nibs, just an adult in possession of a passing acquaintance with truth), he falls back on his "loud mouth, louder mouth, loudest mouth" ploy.

Very impressive. Bush should appoint W. O'Reilly Esq, as Diplomatic Representative of the United States of Amnesia to the Court of St James. A right-wing soul-mate of Sir Les Patterson - though he represents the Australian Cheese Board, too, apparently. Can't win 'em all, Reilly.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Why would Ann Wright go on his show?

She has far more guts than I do. I'd have to tell him where to stick his loofah.

[mudesi]

15. Wow. A colonel, according to O'Reilly, is the traitor

O'Reilly is a pig.

[ToeBot]

16. Oh cummon, give Bill some love, at least he's not as bad as Snoop Dogg

Snark!!

[immoderate]

17. Yes or no? -- The old forced choice falacy.

--IMM

[Webster Green]

18. He doesn't get that the Geneva conventions work both ways..

What an idiot! That is the whole idea of setting guidelines for these situations...that both sides agree to the rules.

The fact that the U. S. doesn't abide by Geneva isn't relevant to the discussion?

[Oilwellian]

23. Indeed...

O'Really fails to understand that WE are signatories of the Geneva Convention and WE have agreed to abide by its laws.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

20. The doctrine of American exceptionalism

We can make the rules, but don't have to play by them.

This notion needs to be riduculed out of existence.

[TahitiNut]

21. In a saner world, O'Lielly would only be allowed on TV as a guest of Jerry Springer.

The man's a pathological liar.

[grannylib]

22. O'Lielly is an arrogant pusbag; don't know why anyone dignifies his existence

by appearing on his self-love fest.
He too is mainlining the Reich Wing kool-ade.

[AlCzervik]

24. the calmer she was the more mental he went, typical.

[glitch]

27. rage-o-holics really need feedback,and if none is provided they'll loop their own.

That's when they start screeching.

[AlCzervik]

28. just like Bush when he's speechafying, he starts out all calm and stammering and then

he ratchets it up to 11.

[glitch]

36. Eery to watch them in action, isn't it? nt

[Jonathan50]

40. Being calm and polite always drives trolls to frothing madness..

I've done that so many times.

Answer abuse and personal attacks with calm, polite logic and facts and the wingers will blow a gasket trying to get you to respond in kind..

[riverdeep]

25. Recently, on his radio show,

yeah, I didn't know he had a radio show-like he needs exposure, he cut off the mike of HIS OWN CO-HOST, one Lis Wiehl.

"Revisiting a common tactic, O'Reilly instructed his staff to turn off Wiehl's microphone: "Cut her mike. Cut her mike. She's not allowed to speak for three minutes." He went on to ask: "What can we do to her? What can we do to her?" While Wiehl's voice could be heard in the background, her microphone appeared to be turned off."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200703220018

Dude is going off the deep end in front of everybody, kind of entertaining really. Read the transcript, it's like he's a five year old sticking his fingers in his ears and 'willing' the truth away.

[GCP]

29. Lies Wiehl must have the self-esteem of pond scum

Why the hell does she put up with such bullshit and keep going back for more????

I'd wait until he "allowed" me to talk again, then on air I'd tell him to go fuck himself and the horse he rode in on, and walk out of the studio.

[krispos42]

30. So when will Fallufa Master be upset about the 5 Iranians we are holding?

I mean, isn't that an act of war as well, invading an embassy or consulate?

[EnviroBat]

33. Waste of life...

Please GOD let him turn up dead and bloated in some dumpster somewhere...

[sakabatou]

35. Who's sgainst the troops now, Billbo?

[Terri S]

38. I honestly don't understand why anyone goes on that program

or anything connected with Faux News. Its seems equivalent to giving an interview to the National Enquirer. It was a kick watching Bill Clinton give it to Chris Wallace, but anymore I think it only gives them an air of legitimacy they don't deserve. Let them carry on a running gabfest with their rightwing nut-jobs and drown in their own sludge.

[KingFlorez]

39. No civility

He can't even be civil to his guests and let them voice their comments. He is such an ignorant, self-righteous, miserable bastard.

[Fovea]

41. That makes me so freakin mad

I could tear his overstuffed head completely off his pencil neck.

He is a dickhead of the first degree, and I want to see him reduced to selling hotdogs on the streetcorner.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

42. Ann Wright did a terrific job.

Kudos for getting her points in during one of billos "interviews"!!

[progressoid]

43. Why does that douche still have a job?

[Skittles]

45. O'Reilly (R - Chickenhawk warmongering cowardly bush whore)

what an asshole

[Selatius]

46. MAIL THIS TO KEITH OLBERMANN!

Let Olbermann lob another shell in Bill-O's direction.