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Bill O'Reilly: Kennedy speaks — and the Catholic Church is silent On Jan. 8, 1962, President John F. Kennedy wrote a letter expressing condolences on the death of James Cardinal Gibbons. Kennedy, who rarely discussed his Catholicism, did so while describing the Cardinal: "He nobly expresses the essential traditions of my church in the United States ... the deep sympathy for the plight of the working man and of minorities, the steady concern for the betterment of society and mankind." Thus, it was somewhat startling to see JFK's daughter, Caroline, invoke her father's name and describe herself as a "Catholic...

On Jan. 8, 1962, President John F. Kennedy wrote a letter celebrating the work of James Cardinal Gibbons, who died in 1921. Kennedy, who rarely discussed his Catholicism, did so while describing the Cardinal: "He nobly expresses the essential traditions of my church in the United States ... the deep sympathy for the plight of the working man and of minorities, the steady concern for the betterment of society and mankind." Thus, it was somewhat startling to see JFK's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, invoke her father's name and describe herself as a "Catholic woman" while espousing a passionate defense of abortion...

Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1962, America was a far different place from what it is today. President John Kennedy was presiding over Camelot, and despite fouling up the invasion of Cuba, his approval rating hovered at around 80 percent. Unemployment was 5.2 percent with the average family income at $6,000 a year. Most Americans did not have much money but made do. Millions bought Elvis Presley's record "Return to Sender" and went to see "Lawrence of Arabia" in movie theaters. At home, "Wagon Train" was the top TV show. Years later, the film "American Graffiti" featured the...

I have watched Fox News since 1998 and have seen alot of ups and downs with Bill O'Reilly, but tonight's talking points memo of "The Factor" were so full of falsehoods and misconceptions that I need the banglist gang to write in to this pinhead. O'Reilly's talking points was on the 2nd Amendment, Guns, and Murder. He generally made some good points on the purpose of the 2nd Amendment and the fact that gun control doesn't work. However he went WAY off the reservation and bought into the liberal journalist LIES of the misconceptions between legal, semi-automatic firearms, and their...

It's rare that I can stomach this blowhard for an hour straight but is it me or does it seem like this leprecaun has lived in every city, county, state in this country? Seriously, everytime there's an issue at hand that involves any particular state and it's city, O'Reilly has either visited that city/state and/or he's lived there. Tonight, while talking about the tragedy in Aurora, CO., O'Reilly claimed he lived there for 2 years. What sane human being moves around as much as O'Reilly claims?

So the plan was this: Take seven urchins, ages 3 to 17, on an old-fashioned vacation without high-tech gizmos. A noble intent, correct? Well, you know what they say about good intentions. The road to hell is paved with them. Back in the pre-tech era, family vacations usually involved fresh air. But now, many American kids don't want to go outside unless there is someone handing out money. Many modern children stay indoors so they can feed their machine addictions. Why bother risking the elements when any kind of visual you want is a click away? The ferry ride to...

You don't see much of President Carter these days. At 86, he keeps a rather low profile. But he does believe Barack Obama will win re-election next year, even though he seems to understand that Mr. Obama is in deep trouble. In fact, Carter believes the president is facing the same dilemma he did: JIMMY CARTER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Sen. Ted Kennedy had decided to run against me, and some of the more liberal Democrats didn't want to see me have successes. So I experienced a little bit of what President Obama experiences every day; that is...

Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Lincoln’ Book Banned From Ford’s Theatre Because Of ‘Mistakes’ By Steven Levingston November 12 Of all the places you’d expect to find Bill O’Reilly’s new history “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever,” Ford’s Theatre — the site of the dreadful act — should rank right at the top. But you’d do better to search for the bestseller on Amazon because it has been banned from the theater’s store. The crime? O’Reilly and his co-author Martin Dugard have displayed a serial disregard for historical fact. For a purported history of the assassination — an “unsanitized and...

Rupert Murdoch is working hard to contain the fallout from the hacking scandal that has engulfed his U.K. newspapers. His nightmare scenario right now would be the coming to light of anything to suggest that the bad behavior that was so (allegedly) commonplace at the News of the World also happened with any frequency in the U.S. That means not just interception of voicemails but also use of shady private investigators and improper relationships with, or payments to, law enforcement officials. How unfortunate for Bill O’Reilly, then, that new accusations against him involve exactly those things. According to Gawker, the...

So I just walk in from my dental appt., turn on the tv to FOX News, and say to myself, I bet the blowhard is still talking about his interview with B S (Barry Soetero). Lo and behold, he was still harping on it with Goldberg. I swear, the ego of this guy is astounding.

It's day 3 and the blowhard O'Reilly is still talking about his softball interview with Barry O. Anyway, in his segment with Laura Ingraham tonight, O'Reilly made mention that there were "right wing" extremists talk show radio host that basically disagreed with his interview with Barry O. Laura then asked the blowhard windbag who he was referring to and he wouldn't say as in his mind, it would legitamize them. "Hey Bill, you accuse someone of being a right wing extremist, name them so they can defend themselves against your accusation!" My question to you: Who was blowhard referring to?...

In a follow-up to a live interview between President Barack Obama and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly that aired Sunday before the Super Bowl, Mr. Obama and O'Reilly spoke about the deficit, Afghanistan and Iran, among other things. The taped interview aired Monday during O'Reilly's show "The O'Reilly Factor." Perhaps the most interesting part of the interview occurred when O'Reilly asked Mr. Obama to give his opinion of Fox News. Mr. Obama said the most important thing O'Reilly and his colleagues could do was give viewers the facts. "Just the facts without the spin, I think, is something that would...

At the end of his program, where he reads selections from viewer emails, O'Reilly read one saying: "I bet a friend $100 that you would not ask Obama about the birth certificate--and you didn't." O'Reilly then leaned toward the camera and sarcastically ridiculed the comment, and with a smirk, said: "You mean you actually found some guy that took you up on a bet for $100 that I'd ask about the "NUTTY BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUE?? Well, THAT'S a person I'd like to meet!" Implying of course, the guy is one in a million, a loon, clueless, etc. Honestly, with O'Reilly...

Just heard Martha "balloon head" McCallum interviewing Bill O'Really on his "earth shattering" Zero love fest. Billie said that people on Blogs are mentally ill. He also said that he told Zero that Beck and Hannity may think he is a bad President, but there were plenty at FOX that support him. Martha had just finished a hit on Sarah. So she was ready for the attacks on the conservatives. The only observation that O'Really conceded was that Zero is self-absorbed and that he will not move from his own reality. (narcissist never do) Martha tried to agree with O'Really...

The guy is high as a kite! If you have HD, look at his eyes!

As NewsBusters previously reported, Sam Donaldson on Sunday's "This Week" actually thanked the anti-American television network Al Jazeera for what they do in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Fox News's Bill O'Reilly invited Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley on his program to discuss the matter, and by the end of the segment, O'Reilly was practically screaming at Sean Hannity's former partner.

By Al Kamen The pro football playoffs begin this weekend, but Fox Sports is already making sure there'll be solid television ratings no matter what teams makes it to the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. That's because conservative Fox News talk show host Bill O'Reilly will be interviewing President Obama during the pre-game show, the White House confirmed yesterday. When it broadcast the games in Obama's first two years in office, NBC had hosts Matt Lauer (2009) and Katie Couric (2010) do the pre-game chats. O'Reilly , who interviewed Obama during the 2009 presidential campaign believes he gave Obama the...

Tis the season to be jolly, but you can forget about that in political circles. The current angst about the economy and taxes is so intense that even Santa's reindeers are spooked. Speaking the other day on a cable news program, liberal Congressman Jim McDermott put it this way: "This is Christmastime. We talk about Good Samaritans, the poor, the little baby Jesus in the cradle and all this stuff. And then we say to the unemployed we won't give you a check to feed your family. That's simply wrong." As I wrote in this space a couple of weeks...

America is a fascinating country. If you don't believe me, consider this: In the space of just ten years, we have elected two men to the presidency who could not be more opposite. That fact was clarified for me last week when I spent some time with George W. Bush. After disappearing for almost two years, President Bush is back in the public arena with a book about his decision-making during the eight years he spent in the Oval Office. But the former president is not interested in commenting on Barack Obama, nor does he want to reinvolve himself in...

I hope you all are watching BOR (hard as this often is). He gave 4 reasons what's happened to Juan Williams will be good for him. Then, BOR said he has Williams' back. Williams then got a look in his eye and said he'd not realized but that BOR "is a stand up guy."