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O'Reilly Cuts Lis Wiehl's Mike Over U.S. Attorney Firings

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Posted on Fri Mar 23, 2007 at 11:39:26 PM EST
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Keith Olbermann named Bill O'Reilly worst person of the day Friday for cutting his co-host Lis Wiehl's mike during his radio show. What was Lis's transgression? Pointing out there would be no public transcript of White House officials' interviews before a Congressional panel if the White House proposal was accepted.

O'Reilly screamed and yelled and got so mad he demanded Lis' mike be cut for three minutes. What a prince of free speech -- not.

Media Matters has the audio tape, go listen, it's a hoot. Probably was no fun for Lis who you can hear in the background after her mike was cut -- good for her for standing up to him.

And check out her new book.

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    O'Reilly Cuts Lis Wiehl's Mike Over U.S. Attorney Firings | 15 comments (15 topical)

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    Clio (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 09:47:47 AM EST
    It's not sad, it's just criminal. Orally himself deliberately perpetrates lies. If no one is under oath, how can you charge them with lying to congress or perjury? And millions of people believe him.

    Wiehl deserved to have her mike cut for even walking into that studio. Why anyone believes that it is legitimate political discourse to go on programs like this, or Limbaugh, or H&c is beyond me. One big reason these propaganda outlets continue is because bobbleheads keep going on their shows. It's either ego or money.

     The tremendous psychosocial damage they are inflicting, through their 24/7, multimedia saturation, on the population, is more irreversible as time goes on. If people keep following these criminals there terrible times ahead.

    Che (none / 0) (#13)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:22:35 AM EST
    If no one is under oath, how can you charge them with lying to congress or perjury?

    Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

    Libby's show trial and investigation has sunk in. No one is going to testify under oath for fear of not rememebring what the Demos want.

    Congratulations and enjoy your (temporary) victory.

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    Core Truth (none / 0) (#15)
    by glanton on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 12:32:06 PM EST
    Wiehl deserved to have her mike cut for even walking into that studio. Why anyone believes that it is legitimate political discourse to go on programs like this, or Limbaugh, or H&c is beyond me.

    This here is the heart of the matter.  A smalkl silver lining, but at least the Nevada Dems finally treated the taint for what it is.....

    One reasonable person at a time, they've got to refuse to be a Party to the propaganda machines. Until much more is accomplished in this way, it will continue to be

    Stay Alert, and Stay With Fox


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    This is going right past outrageous into sad. (none / 0) (#1)
    by clio on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 01:28:51 AM EST
    O'Reilly is too old for de novo insanity so I am assuming this is alcoholism.

    Isn't there anyone willing to yank him off the air and force him into help?  His personality might lose its edge with sobriety, but surely he has enough money to allow time for working out a new shtick.

    [Rush could join him.  He's sounding a little unwound these days himself.]

    I wont disagree with you (none / 0) (#2)
    by demohypocrates on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 02:30:54 AM EST
    about O'Reilly.  He is shady and creepy and all about himself.  But when you think about it, isn't it shadier and creepier to have someone like Olbermann who makes his name by stalkin O'Reilly?  He doesn't have a viewership to his own show, just refugees that want to call O'Reilly out.  Kinda like the fumblin bumblin Democrats in Congress - they know how to criticize, but have no sustainable plan for any issue they have been critical about.  Failure of talk show hosts and failure of representatives.  Y'all get an 'A' in consistency.

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    I would (none / 0) (#3)
    by Wile ECoyote on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 06:54:57 AM EST
    love to see O'Reilly and Olbermann in a cage match.  

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    I watch Olbermann (none / 0) (#4)
    by Jen M on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 07:24:14 AM EST
    because I saw a clip of a comment he made after Katrina. I just HAD to find out who he was. I have been watching him since. The man has a way with language.

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    Nothing is as creepy as O'Reilly (none / 0) (#10)
    by Repack Rider on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 08:25:46 PM EST
    isn't it shadier and creepier to have someone like Olbermann who makes his name by stalkin O'Reilly?

    Keith didn't need O'Reilly to make his name.  Olbermann "made his name" by being articulate and correct about stuff O'Reilly remains wrong about.

    Taunting O'Reilly is a necessary act in today's society, but most of us are not in a position to do it in a forum that O'Reilly is aware of, and it has fallen to Keith, who does it masterfully.

    It's a dirty job, but Keith is up to it.

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    O'reilly (none / 0) (#5)
    by MarkAtl on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 08:09:51 AM EST
    I assume the jerk is making up what he said about a committee transcript. Does anyone know for sure?

    Sorry... (none / 0) (#6)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 09:00:12 AM EST
    Sorry to be a bit anal, but it should be mic, not mike.  "Mike" is name, while "mic" is short for microphone.

    So, what's the issue? (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 09:02:47 AM EST
    Free speech? Nope. It's commercial speech.

    Doing dumb things?

    Well, there was the Demo cancellation of FNC coverage of their so-called debate...

    O'Reilly has an audience. When he loses that he is gone. Until then, enjoy.

    So, what's the issue!? (none / 0) (#8)
    by Sailor on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 09:44:49 AM EST
    it's the hypocrisy.

    And there'll never be a lack of violent, mouthbreathing, torture loving, America hating wrongwingers to watch him.

    Just look how often his lies get repeated here.

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    What? Don't have a kitten. (none / 0) (#12)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:19:11 AM EST
    He didn't take a poll and then hide behind that, he just shut her off.

    He has that right. It is his show. When the audience becomes tired of him, he'll be gone, just like what happened to some of the plethora of liberal hosts we had for a while.

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    it's the hypocrisy (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by Sailor on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 12:53:34 PM EST
    and than you for proving my point about his audience.

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    sidekicks (none / 0) (#11)
    by diogenes on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 09:52:04 PM EST
    I give the guy credit for having a nonsycophant as a sidekick on his show.  I assume that Al Franken had a similar independent voice kicking him in the butt on his show.

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