Bill O’Reilly is Lame

I watch a lot of cable news shows- probably TOO many. I try to watch as many on Fox News as I do on MSNBC, as I do on CNN and Comedy Central, but I have reached a point where I’ve absolutely had enough of this “bully the guests we don’t agree with, by not allowing them to speak and talking louder than them” culture that’s emerged thanks to the likes of Sean Hannity, Lars Larson, Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh and the mac-daddy Bill O’Reilly. The implications of this type of political interaction on the American Democratic system is frightening. People already have a hard enough time removing themselves from their politics to have civil conversations, and now it seems the dominant model for how to “talk politics” in this country is to revert back to childhood when covering your ears and singing “la la la la, I can’t hear you” was the standard form of argumentative rebutal. Free speech sure seems to be in trouble where Bill O’Reilly is concerned . This guy is just too much some times. Here’s a clip of O’Reilly pulling his normal shenanagins on a 29 year Military Colonel where he proceeds to “cut her mic” when she won’t give in to his spin games. In fact, when she says “I served 29 years, Bill. How many did you serve?” seemed to be the conduit that finally pushed him to cut her mic. This guy is a schmuck and anyone who relies on Bill O’Reilly for their bonafide news needs to wake up and smell the coffee. And stop drinking the kool-aid out of their “Factor: No Spin Zone” coffee mugs. Lame, Bill O’Reilly, Lame.

For once in my life, I think Snoop Dogg makes a lot of sense… (Warning: video contains language not suitable for children-or my mother. Sorry mom.