O'Reilly Won't Back Down After Blasting S.F.

KCBS 5 San Francisco ^ | November 11, 2005

[Political Junkie Too]

Conservative Broadcaster Bill O’Reilly is making no apologies for his inflammatory comments about San Francisco.

"I'm from New York,” O’Reilly said on the radio Friday. “There are dozens of people in my neighborhood, on Long Island, who are dead because of 9/11, and you people are telling me you're not going to allow military recruiting out there. Hey, it's serious, and I think you guys need a wake-up call."

O’Reilly is upset about the city’s proposition discouraging public schools from allowing military recruiters on campus. On his national radio show Tuesday, he said San Francisco should not get a nickel of federal funds.

"And if al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it,” he said. “We're going to say, 'look every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower, go ahead.'"

On Friday, San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly told CBS 5 that he is taking action against O’Reilly by introducing a resolution demanding that Fox News executives fire the conservative host.

"I was outraged," Daly said. “To green light terrorist attacks and violence shows a lot of hate, not a lot of humanity. It's un-American."

Daly says that San Francisco firefighters are livid over O’Reilly’s remarks because Coit Tower was built as a monument to their profession.

"To choose that target, given the context of bravery of New firefighters on Sept. 11th, is doubly harsh message from Bill O’Reilly,” Daly said.

Mayor Gavin Newsom says the proposition does not mean that people in San Francisco are Anti-military. He says that people just have concerns about what he calls predatory recruiting.

[Political Junkie Too]

KPIX 5 in San Francisco just ran this story as their 11:00PM lead .

Coit Tower, a tribute to SF firefighters from the 1906 earthquake, is supposedly in the shape of a fire hose nozzle.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Sorry. I messed up the title. It should be: O'Reilly Won't Back Down After Blasting S.F.

Can you fix?

-PJ

[ncountylee]

Hey Supervisor Daly...if al Qaeda does come to SF is it OK for them to take dumps in the middle of Market Street?

[Keith in Iowa]

I think it would be sweet if the SECDEF up and closed every military recruiting station and installation in the greater San Francisco area immediately, and say he's doing so in light of their resolution. Pelosi would come out screaching...

[Stuart Scott]

I can't tell you how much I hate O'Reilly. I hope he gets fired, Hannity takes over his hour and they put in someone like Ann Coulter up against Colmes. Coulter and Colmes, I love it. :)

[Smarti Pants]

Conservative Broadcaster Bill O’Reilly
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WHAT?!?! O'Reilly admitted on air last year that he's a DEMOCRAT!

Where'd the author get the idea that he's "Conservative"??

[commonasdirt]

Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa! Good luck with that firing O'Reilly attempt Mr. Daly. It has about as much chance of succeeding as Frisco's gun ban has of curbing thug violence. But I am sure you will feel better for trying. Bwaaaahaaaaahaaaaa.

[Political Junkie Too]

Especially after they take everyone's handguns away on April 1.

-PJ

[magslinger]

Where'd the author get the idea that he's "Conservative"??

Compared to most Lame Stream Media types, BO'R is conservative.

[Political Junkie Too]

Man!!! I really screwed this up. The source is KPIX, not KCBS.

I have to slow down when I post late at night.

-PJ

[Michael.SF.]

Is it sweeps weak?

Like the old saying goes:

I don't care what they say, as long as they spell my name right.

[Smarti Pants]

Have to admit - he kept us all wondering there for a long time ... "is he, or isn't he"? Until he admitted it finally.

But yeah, you're right - to MSM, he is conservative I guess.

[RWCon]

Simpler solution: Fire Colmes and O'Reilly. Let Coulter
do the factor and Hannity operate by his lonesome.

[Nephi]

I believe that Bill O'Reilly is pro-life. He's also said that since hurricane Katrina, he's changed his mind on the second amendment - he's pro-gun. He also has integrity which liberals mistake for conservatism (c;

[MPJackal]

"Mayor Gavin Newsom says the proposition does not mean that people in San Francisco are Anti-military. He says that people just have concerns about what he calls predatory recruiting."

God I am sick of hearing this lie. I was a recruiter for 4 years and I would hardly call us predatory. We call kids and try to sell them an interview. At the interview we try to see if they would fit in the military (pre-qualify) and see if the military has a program that would benefit them. Then "they" decide if it something they are interested in. Usually we also talk to mom and dad about it(something schools don't often do). We have an all volunteer military. NO ONE has to talk to a recruiter if they don't want to. I'll bet if I went to the school and tried to educate (read recruit) the kids on being gay or lesbian the city and school board would be all for it.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, SF does know un-american!

[Kay]

I don't know about you in SF there but I have to say I like what B.O.R. said. What say you?

I think SF is totally stupid to take recruiters away. They are harmless -- sitting at their little tables. Good grief. Next SF will build a frog tunnel.

[dersepp]

Why not...most everyone else does!

[highlander_UW]

I can't tell you how much I hate O'Reilly. I hope he gets fired, Hannity takes over his hour and they put in someone like Ann Coulter up against Colmes. Coulter and Colmes, I love it. :)

I'd prefer Alan Keyes matched up with Colmes. Colmes would be responding to points Keyes would make as he just catches up two days later.