Saturday, April 12, 2003

O'Reilly's Dittospanks Bark Like The Trained Poodles They Are

From OC Weekly:

Those who don�t read the [Orange County] Register might be shocked to learn that the paper�s editorial writers�usually lockstep defenders of anything Republican�have bravely opposed the war in Iraq. Steven Greenhut, for example, has described the U.S. invasion as "nuts," bashed President George W. Bush for "treating the war in such a simplistic way," and fired back at fellow right-wingers�O�Reilly included�who say it�s un-American to speak against the war.

"Criticism of the war, while bombs are flying and coalition troops are under fire, makes me a �bad� American, according to a certain blow-hard commentator whose idea of tough journalism is badgering guests with comments such as, �Come on, Mr. So and So, you really don�t believe blah, blah, blah,�" Greenhut wrote in a March 30 column.

The Fox commentator�s Orange County fans were not pleased.

"As you might expect, the O�Reilly people are irrational," Greenhut told the Weekly. "Their phone calls and e-mail tirades accuse me of being un-American and [tell me] to shut up."

And here's Murdoch's own Monica, issuing his "Talking Points" to his moronic minions (via MWO):

Once the war against Saddam Hussein begins, we expect every American to support our military, and if you can't do that, just shut up.

Americans, and indeed our foreign allies who actively work against our military once the war is underway, will be considered enemies of the state by me.

Says O'Reilly: "Good doggies! Now go and buy my book. Fetch!"

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