48 Comments

• seanomelbourne | Aug 01, 2010, 07:56 PM EDT

  Good one Monsoonman how could i contain myself in such illustrious company. Ann would probably convince me that Elmer is a liberal plant because of his stutter and Rush would be proud because he pack's a double barreled shotgun. Just as well Sarah is not present she would probably steal Elmer's moose. My God! I may end the day with a stutter. But that's ok my stepdaughter is a speech therapist

• Monsoonman | Aug 01, 2010, 12:39 PM EDT

  Sean lad, regarding our future golf game out here on the left coast. I have invited a couple of other golf enthusiasts to make it a foursome, my friends Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter want to join us for 18 here at Pebble Beach, it should be a rollicking good time. Everyone has promised to avoid discussion of politics, religion and lastly but not leastly, Elmer Fudd.

• seanomelbourne | Aug 01, 2010, 02:27 AM EDT

  Thank you my friend I can now watch my next E.F. cartoon without fear or trepidation.

• Monsoonman | Jul 31, 2010, 09:12 PM EDT

  LOL Sean Lad, aye....don't want to bump our shaky house of cards we have developed between us...Sorry about the dispersions against elmer fudd esq...We will just keep him out of future conversations...OK?

• seanomelbourne | Jul 28, 2010, 11:32 PM EDT

  IrisAndProud the argument is not about if liberals are in sheep-dip,we are talking about "the mean line"between left and right. The fact that some European countries have extreme right wing parties or extreme left wing parties is irrelevant it doesn't change the definition of "mean line". The U.S.A. is prisoner to it's two party system thus stifling peoples rights no matter what the extremes are. Europe or Australia would not allow (for instance) private armies based on racism and religion as can be found in the Midwest or the south. I still believe that your "centre" is comparatively more right than left when compared to Europe or Australia.

• seanomelbourne | Jul 28, 2010, 11:13 PM EDT

  You are stretching the friendship Moonsoonman I like Elmer Fudd.

• Monsoonman | Jul 27, 2010, 08:41 PM EDT

  Lad! liberal arrows are the rubber tipped kind used for target practice, you see them in cartoons that have the suction cup on the end. Elmer Fudd regularly gets quite a few stuck in the middle of his forehead...

• IrishAndProud | Jul 27, 2010, 07:39 PM EDT

  sean, my boy...Americans comprehend perfectly well the difference between right and left -- and that is precisely why the left wing is currently in such deep sheep-dip, in the USA, which is inarguably a center-right nation. Now, if you want to argue about specific national PERSPECTIVE, that's another matter entirely -- as one country's liberal is another's conservative, etc. One could just as easily make the same sort of statement you just made about Australia, or Europe...where the right wing parties tend to make the AMERICAN right look like prissy little schoolgirls, by comparison.

• seanomelbourne | Jul 27, 2010, 07:24 PM EDT

  Ah! Monsoonman our quiver contains arrows that are straight and true. The problem is some Americans cannot comprehend where the mean line is between left and right. You know the old saying "America has one party with two right wings"(Vidal).

• Monsoonman | Jul 27, 2010, 09:57 AM EDT

  The problem for the lefty Irish, is that they are off balance. Taken by surprise that there would be conservative Irish ready to brawl bare knuckled with the traditional liberal/socialist idealists who have taken over the democrat party, whose new adopted motto is "workers of the world unite"....so all that's left in their pitiful quiver is to name call and besmirch...since they can't argue with the facts. Oh yeah, it's Bushes fault.

• hancock | Jul 27, 2010, 05:47 AM EDT

  O'Reilly is an American icon, I dont think he's losing any sleep over what far left Irish or Australians think of him.

• seanomelbourne | Jul 26, 2010, 07:01 PM EDT

  urworstnightmar! Please don't saddle us Irish with Bill O'Reilly, he is a product of the U.S.A. more plastic than Irish. He's an embarrassment "mucho loco" compadre.

• IrishAndProud | Jul 26, 2010, 03:17 PM EDT

  And here's a portion of what New York Times op-ed columnist Maureen Dowd (fellow Irish and a LIBERAL, btw) had to say on this matter [BEGIN QUOTE]: "And why does the N.A.A.C.P. exist if not to help clear a smeared champion of civil rights who gave a stirring speech about racial reconciliation at an N.A.A.C.P. banquet? Its president, Ben Jealous, shamefully following the administration’s rush to judgment, tweeted Monday night that Shirley Sherrod was a racist without even calling his Georgia chapter president or reviewing the N.A.A.C.P.’s own video of the speech." [END QUOTE] Again, who exactly are the real villains, here? Seems the NAACP had fired Sherrod before Fox had reported even a single word on it. And what UR is ranting about below makes no sense, whatsoever...(s)he's apparently confusing illegal aliens with legitimate immigrants (like the Irish of old) and true to the hard-left playbook, is accusing anyone who opposes illegal aliens' presence of 'racism.' Typical, utterly ineffective cheap shot. You'd think after a point even some of these hare-brains would realize that tactic doesn't work, anymore...but no, they keep right on trying it (futily) because it's literally all they have to come back at the issue with. Pathetic (but good for a laugh -- and for knowing they're utterly helpless politically, on this issue).

• irishwxman | Jul 26, 2010, 01:25 PM EDT

  Looks like you didn't do your homework either Robert. If you had you would know that Andrew Breitbart did in fact have the portion of the video where she admits that she was wrong and did in fact help the white farmer. People in glass houses eh Robert?

• URWORSTNIGHTMAR | Jul 26, 2010, 09:24 AM EDT

  Bill O'Reilly has ALWAYS been viewed by our Spanish speaking communities as one rightwing racist anti-immigrant ranting and raving demagogue. It's good that he "apologized" to Ms. Sherrod, because it was the right thing to do, but nevertheless, O'Reilly is still a racist "Irishman" who has forgotten about the same oppression of his Irish people in Northern Ireland. He has forgotten that the late and former Ireland's Prime Minister, Eamon De Valera was half Irish and half Spanish. ...He has also forgotten about the American Irish immigrant soldiers of the San Patricio Brigade defectors who are much revered in Mexico as their allies in the 1800s. Helloooo....?!

• seanomelbourne | Jul 25, 2010, 08:10 PM EDT

  Monsoonman I still believe that "Judge Judy is the only "no spin zone" on cable. You are obviously comfortable about Fox's misuse of sound bites to denigrate peoples reputations and the fact that is UN-American.The only Fox contributor who appears middle of the road is Juan Williams. They shunted Colmes because that middle of the road fascist Hannity couldn't match Colmes intellect.

• Monsoonman | Jul 25, 2010, 12:22 PM EDT

  Sean me boy! Do you have the American version of Fox News down under? I wish you could watch/listen/read our US news and comprehend there is a very real disconnect between what the general public has been getting spoon fed for years and what reality is. Fox may not be perfect but it does bring a counterbalance to the cacophony beaten into them for years unchecked. As long as Fox is hated by politicians and those that are comfortable with the corrupt status quo, I know they are doing their job...Being hated is a glowing approval award in the journalism business.

• tanseyj | Jul 25, 2010, 12:15 PM EDT

  Cannot believe the remarks made against FOX and O'Reilly. Apparently these people do not listen to what they say. FOX has the largest share of the audience for cable news shows by far. Of course 'Liberals' will not believe their "fair and balanced" reporting? O'Reilly is an Independent and will bash the Repubs as much as the Dems when either deserve it. He does the same for Obama and all others no matter what party. Of course Hanity is a Republican and conservative! Beck is a liberatarian? This makes the FOX balanced. If you don't watch FOX don't comment!

• donal1951 | Jul 25, 2010, 11:21 AM EDT

  Sadly, Mr. Breirbart proved himself a boil on the buttocks of journalism, and I should know with 40 years experience as a straight news reporter, including 35 with the world's largest news organization. And most of that was covering politics, religion and crime.

• donal1951 | Jul 25, 2010, 11:16 AM EDT

  I'm not a great fan of Bill O'Reilly, but he showed himself to be a class act on this one.

• seanomelbourne | Jul 25, 2010, 12:04 AM EDT

  What WH or NAACP said or done is irrelevant to the typical stance the Fox stable of propagandists took on this issue. For instance gleaning a few words from a student dissertation by Michelle Obama and demonising her (Hannity). Taking a sound bite from a sermon made by Rev. Wright (an ex marine)and misusing it to again demonise him and by inference the presidential candidate(at the time) Obama. The "raison d'etre" of the Fox channel is to take down the president by any means whatsoever. O'Reilly and co. get top marks for their dishonesty in this plot. Moonsoonman I believe you understand Fox's political agenda. I also find it incredible that the likes of Hannity/Beck and co. would rather see america fail under Obama. They use scare tactics to downplay the economy thus instilling fear rather than confidence,therefore adding to recessionary pressures, HOW UN-AMERICAN AND TRAITOROUS THEY ARE.

• Bushothehill | Jul 24, 2010, 04:09 PM EDT

  Bill O'Reilly is not the problem. It's the White House,stupid. They demanded the firing before O'Reilly had a chance to air his views. The WH and NAACP had the original copy of the video of Sherrod's racist chatter.

• Monsoonman | Jul 24, 2010, 10:40 AM EDT

  Have any of you listened to other recent remarks this woman has made? You ought to scratch below the headlines a bit to see that she uses her "racist" cudgel early and often to try to silence anyone critical of this administration. She is a race baiter herself and should not be in any position of power within the government....whatever happened to the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King: Judge a man by the contents of his character rather than the color of his skin?

• hancock | Jul 24, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT

  You must be new.

• etig1130 | Jul 23, 2010, 11:45 PM EDT

  I also didn't know that Irish Central was controlled by the left wing...it makes me ashamed of being Irish.

• etig1130 | Jul 23, 2010, 11:43 PM EDT

  Ms. Sherrod is one of the biggest racists in the country. She claims she was done in by Fox News and that the Bush years were unkind to black people. I think what Mr. Breitbart was trying to establish was the racism on the part of the audience that seemed to enjoy the fact that Ms. Sherrod didn't want to help the white farmer. That was what this whole story was about.

• hancock | Jul 23, 2010, 11:37 PM EDT

  The White House fired her before Fox did anything. Incompetent cowards. Black Panthers on the other hand..

• Monsoonman | Jul 23, 2010, 10:32 PM EDT

  Lad? "hacks" "bitter sniping way" "they exist on soundbytes" "Fox audiences cannot disseminate a full paragraph"..........How do you really feel about fox?

• seanomelbourne | Jul 23, 2010, 07:17 PM EDT

  The Fox hacks lapped up the Sherrod story and reported it in their usual bitter sniping way. The white house did not release the sound bite but they sure panicked and Sherrod was removed. Fox will always exist on soundbites. They know their audience could not disseminate a full paragraph and why tell the truth when lies of omission suits Fox's agenda.

• chesapeake | Jul 23, 2010, 05:09 PM EDT

  The damage was done by the White House. The tape that was made available was very damning; and it was the White House that called for her head, not the "right" as you call it Recommend that you get your facta straight before assigning blame. available who a

• GuinnessGrrl | Jul 23, 2010, 04:10 PM EDT

  "I owe Ms. Sherrod an apology for not doing my homework, for not putting her remarks into the proper context," is NOT an actual apology. An apology would be "Ms. Sherrod I'm sorry" Oh, and last night O'Reilly claimed "Fox News was actually cautious" in reporting on Sherrod story!

• connorj | Jul 23, 2010, 03:45 PM EDT

  Classy...

• hollabackgurl | Jul 23, 2010, 02:12 PM EDT

  The left wing groups like the NAACP and MSNBC were the first to acknowledge that a grave wrong had been done. The Preisident called Sherrod to apologize personally. Right wing toady Brietbat who ran the story has not apologized, quite the opposite, and Rush Limbaugh says that no one should. I am sure Mark Willams and the Tea Party agree with those sentiments. But the fact is that Sherrod was lied about and used by them.

• pflynn70 | Jul 23, 2010, 11:41 AM EDT

  Of course Bill would apologise, he's a gentlemen and has manners and really "fair and balanced" How about some of the left wing nuts doing the same for the ilk that they spill? It's never going to happen because they think there always in the right.As to the NAACP re-action, Shirley spoke at THEIR CONVENTIN AND HEARD THE WHOLE SPEECH- don't they listen? I guess not as they were the first to jimp on the band waggon to not only condem her but Fox News for exposing the story, all lies and distorted comments which are typical of the left. Thank god Americans are waking up to the vast LEFT WING CONSPIRACY, but I digress< "it's Bushs fault!

• AmAncINED | Jul 23, 2010, 10:56 AM EDT

  If any white guys(or skin-heads)had stood outside a polling place with weapons and had intimidated voters, all hell would've broken loose. The "Race Card" would've been played to the max. Where was the condemnation from the Black community, the NAACP, and our President over this blatant display of voter intimidation??? I'm waiting to see how many New Black Panthers we're going to see in Nov. at the polls. Instead everyone went off "half-cocked" (old expression) over something that was said over 20 yrs. ago without fully checking it out. Hel-lo, why don't ya check into that racist Philly leader of the New Black Panther party of 2010 and his buddies? I see the double standard is still alive and well in America.

• Monsoonman | Jul 23, 2010, 09:36 AM EDT

  O'Reilly apologized for running with the story before he had heard the whole tape. He did exactly what a person of character should do: Promptly admits when he's wrong and moves on. It would be refreshing if others in the news dissemination business would do the same.

• hollabackgurl | Jul 23, 2010, 08:20 AM EDT

  Breitbart and Fox News worked as a tag-team, wake up!Breitbart lied about Shirley Sherrod. Now he's lying about the NAACP. Breitbart made a mistake. Based on a two-minute video excerpt of Shirley Sherrod's speech at an NAACP dinner last year, he accused her of practicing racism as a federal employee. He neglected to mention that in the excerpt, she was clearly talking about events in a different job 20 years ago.

• IrishAndProud | Jul 23, 2010, 01:17 AM EDT

  And further, Fox hardly has to play a game of "the Obama administration is racist", because they ARE. Any Justice Department that DROPS charges against the New Black Panthers of racist voter intimidation despite recorded video evidence (with an AG that called the USA, which had just voted for Obama, a 'nation of cowards' on race), and flatly IGNORES the Panthers' leader openly saying he hates whites and wants to kill their babies, along with Obama himself who blurted that the 'police acted stupidly' when he admittedly didn't even know the details of that case (and who called his own grandmother a 'typical white person' -- can you imagine the uproar if a WHITE had said that about a BLACK?), and who nominated a woman for the Supreme Court (Sotomayor) who openly discriminated against firefighters because they were white, and whose supporters toss out that silly 'racist' charge at anyone and everyone who opposes them in even the slightest measure (with not a peep from the White House)...yeah, the cumulative affect of that kind of thing for a frickin' year-and-a-half straight, now, could tend to make one think that maybe, just maybe this White House is a wee bit racist, itself.

• hancock | Jul 23, 2010, 01:05 AM EDT

  Shw was forced to resign before FOX aired any of it. Wake up.

• IrishAndProud | Jul 22, 2010, 11:40 PM EDT

  And...btw how could the NAACP believe the 'non-stop' (as you call them) reports about Sherrod when Fox hadn't even run any stories about her yet, before they acted against her?

• IrishAndProud | Jul 22, 2010, 11:37 PM EDT

  Firstly, hollabackgurl, I sincerely doubt you ever even HAD any 'respect' (i.e. tolerance) for Fox News to begin with. Secondly, for your last statement to be true, then Fox News would have to be suffering some sort of political damage over the fall-out of this thing, but they're not. Obama and his White House (as well as the NAACP) are the ones with egg on their faces, over this one. And lastly...what makes Fox a 'Pravda' (interesting since they would most likely by anti-communist), but CNN, CBS, ABC or NBC are not? Certainly you can handle four out of five networks parroting your beliefs...or is even one-fifth dissent too much, for you?

• hollabackgurl | Jul 22, 2010, 10:52 PM EDT

  The NCAAP believed the non-stop reports about Sherrod on Breitbart and Fox News. I have lost every shred of respect for the credibility of that conservative Pravda. They wanted to play the "Obama administration is racist" meme and their own best efforts just blew up in their face.

• IrishAndProud | Jul 22, 2010, 08:47 PM EDT

  I think one commentator had it right (and it's obvious, when you think about it): the reason the White House demanded her resignation before a single conservative had even run the story is they're now afraid of the very real (and substantive) perception that they're flat-out biased against whites -- a perception backed up by every single national poll, which shows Obama losing the white voters (who, I may add, were necessary for him to be elected in the first place). And so...they wanted to nip this one in the bud -- and jumped too soon. Yet another big, bad mistake they've made...and now they've lost even more white voters.

• hancock | Jul 22, 2010, 07:27 PM EDT

  The White House and the NAACP through her under the bus, and let the racist black panthers off the hook. Talk about some neck.

• Celtica43 | Jul 22, 2010, 07:24 PM EDT

  Not surprising at all. That is just what O'Reilly is all about: fairness for all, but emphasis on the truth.

• IrishAndProud | Jul 22, 2010, 07:01 PM EDT

  Hollabackgurl, you've just revealed YOURself for the DEMOCRATIC party activist YOU are. FYI the NAACP had fired this woman even before OReilly and/or Fox even ran the story -- and Glen Beck's only remarks on this entire matter were in DEFENDING her. Me thinks the NAACP (which for some reason can actually NAME ITSELF based on race while of course whites could NEVER do the same with THEIR own groups) should have checked the issue themselves a bit more before leaping, wouldn't you say? I don't exactly hear the NAACP, Irish Central or YOU condemning the black racists in the New Black Panther party, whose Philly leader said he hates whites and wants to kill their babies (on tape mind you, which you can view on YouTube 'til the cows come home)...but of course the Tea Party are the big, bad bogeymen (and women) on the block...never mind that they have more black members than the NAACP has white members (even though they were founded in part by whites). You're just taking cheap shots, hollabackgurl, whilst ignoring your OWN racism and that of your own side...which is far more glaring. It's one reason whites and independents are leaving Obama in droves, and why he's in such dire political trouble nowadays. Or...hadn't you noticed?

• acemaker | Jul 22, 2010, 07:00 PM EDT

  you fail to mention your President,his underlings,also the liberal mediathrew her under the bus.

• hollabackgurl | Jul 22, 2010, 02:16 PM EDT

  He has some neck on him. O'Reilly and the entire Fox News political action group threw Shirley Sherrod to the wolves for a complete news cycle before even bothering to fact check. That's disgraceful. The entire channell demonized her to stick it the NAACP for claiming elements within the Tea Party are racist (which is true, hello Mark Willams). It's NOT true that Shirley Sherrod is racist however. They maligned her, as did O'Reilly, Hannity et al. They have been revealed for the GOP action committee they really are.