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June 27, 2006 - The equal and opposite worlds of Hitler and Drew Barrymore
We’ve always suspected O’Reilly was being unfair in his characterization of the “far-left”
and the “far-right” in this country. But we didn’t see just how skewed his definitions were
until we checked out a new entry in his Wikipedia.com profile. It places Bill squarely in
the “far-gone” camp.
We decided to add a little of our own research and did a Lexis-Nexis search of O'Reilly
transcripts. Here's the list of people and organizations Bill considers “far-right”:
Nazis American militia groups
Rush Limbaugh Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke
Michael Savage G. Gordon Liddy
Ayn Rand Institute Jerry Falwell
Ann Coulter Pat Buchanan
Pat Robertson Dan Quayle
It should be noted that Ann Coulter has been one of Bill’s favorite guests and that The
Factor once referred to her in a tagline as “No Spin Ann." O'Reilly has also said that Ann
is "as far right as she is funny" and "entertaining." Also, Michael Savage and G. Gordon
Liddy became enemies of The Factor only after they said O'Reilly's ratings were
slipping. We also find it odd that poor Dan Quayle is lumped in with Nazis.
The “far-left” list is a little longer:
and the “far-right” in this country. But we didn’t see just how skewed his definitions were
until we checked out a new entry in his Wikipedia.com profile. It places Bill squarely in
the “far-gone” camp.
We decided to add a little of our own research and did a Lexis-Nexis search of O'Reilly
transcripts. Here's the list of people and organizations Bill considers “far-right”:
Nazis American militia groups
Rush Limbaugh Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke
Michael Savage G. Gordon Liddy
Ayn Rand Institute Jerry Falwell
Ann Coulter Pat Buchanan
Pat Robertson Dan Quayle
It should be noted that Ann Coulter has been one of Bill’s favorite guests and that The
Factor once referred to her in a tagline as “No Spin Ann." O'Reilly has also said that Ann
is "as far right as she is funny" and "entertaining." Also, Michael Savage and G. Gordon
Liddy became enemies of The Factor only after they said O'Reilly's ratings were
slipping. We also find it odd that poor Dan Quayle is lumped in with Nazis.
The “far-left” list is a little longer:
Jodie Foster
Meg Ryan
Drew Barrymore
Danny DeVito
The Osbornes
Ellen Degeneres
Matthew Perry
Billy Crystal
Sharon Stone
Bill Maher
Susan Sarandon
Russ Feingold
Chuck Schumer
Barbara Boxer
Slate Magazine
Pinch Sulzberger
Ned Lamont
Cindy Sheehan
Ted Kennedy
Bruce Springsteen
Bill Moyers
Harry Belafonte
Howard Dean
Dixie Chicks
Al Franken
George Clooney
Barbra Streisand
Media Matters for America
The ACLU
Air America Radio
moveon.org
NY Times
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Paul Krugman
French media
The Globe and Mail
Campaign for America's Future
World Can't Wait
Andres Oppenheimer
Amnesty International
George Soros
Peter Lewis
Meg Ryan
Drew Barrymore
Danny DeVito
The Osbornes
Ellen Degeneres
Matthew Perry
Billy Crystal
Sharon Stone
Bill Maher
Susan Sarandon
Russ Feingold
Chuck Schumer
Barbara Boxer
Slate Magazine
Pinch Sulzberger
Ned Lamont
Cindy Sheehan
Ted Kennedy
Bruce Springsteen
Bill Moyers
Harry Belafonte
Howard Dean
Dixie Chicks
Al Franken
George Clooney
Barbra Streisand
Media Matters for America
The ACLU
Air America Radio
moveon.org
NY Times
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Paul Krugman
French media
The Globe and Mail
Campaign for America's Future
World Can't Wait
Andres Oppenheimer
Amnesty International
George Soros
Peter Lewis
You know who's fucking up this country? Meg Ryan. And you know who's ignoring it?
The far-left media. Those bastards.
To be honest, we conducted an exhaustive search for far-right references, but when it came
to far-left, well, we realized that our health insurance didn't cover carpal tunnel syndrome.
So if you readjust your political compass using the folks on Bill’s “far-right” list and the
mustache-twisting fiends on his “far-left” list, you arrive roughly at Benito Mussolini as the
exemplar of the moderate Democrat.
Gee, if Bill gets any more fair and balanced, he’ll rip a hole in spacetime.
The far-left media. Those bastards.
To be honest, we conducted an exhaustive search for far-right references, but when it came
to far-left, well, we realized that our health insurance didn't cover carpal tunnel syndrome.
So if you readjust your political compass using the folks on Bill’s “far-right” list and the
mustache-twisting fiends on his “far-left” list, you arrive roughly at Benito Mussolini as the
exemplar of the moderate Democrat.
Gee, if Bill gets any more fair and balanced, he’ll rip a hole in spacetime.
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The Boston Globe
German media
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St. Petersburg Times
Dayton Daily News
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Hollywood
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Think Progress
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David Cole
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Ray McGovern
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The Nation
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