VIDEO PROPAGANDA MASHUP: Does Bill O’Reilly Name-Call Every 6.8 Seconds?

Guest Blogged by Alan Breslauer

Bill O’Reilly responded to a recent Indiana University Study comparing the Fox “News” mouthpiece unfavorably to the notorious propagandist of the 1930s, Father Charles Coughlin, with even more propaganda. While O’Reilly spent the bulk of his time defending himself by attacking Media Matters and George Soros, he does question and mock the most publicized part of the research that evidences O’Reilly using a derogatory name to describe his opponents every 6.8 seconds during the Factor’s “Talking Points Memo” segments. This mashup shows O’Reilly’s response to the study and then looks back at the six previous “Talking Points” to see whether O’Reilly or the Indiana University researchers are to be believed.

Finally, for those wondering what George Soros and Media Matters have to do with whether or not Bill O’Reilly is a propagandist, I will try to explain. For starters, George Soros – he who gives away billions of dollars trying to spread good governance, democracy, human rights and independent media around the world while combatting corruption and rights abuses – is the face of evil. As O’Reilly stated in last night’s broadcast to former General Wesley Clark whose PAC received $75,000 from Soros, “There isn’t a more radical person in the country than [Soros]”. O’Reilly then asked Clark if he would also accept David Duke’s money.

Because Soros is evil, everything he touches also becomes evil or illegitimate, according to O’Reilly. This includes press releases alerting readers to university studies put out by the non-profit website Media Matters which receives money from various organizations to whom Soros’ foundation gives money. Thus, he controls them all. But it gets worse for the report’s authors as George Soros has also given $5 million to Indiana University. Can there be any question that the Indiana U study was payack for a damning segment that O’Reilly did on Soros the previous week? Not in O’Reilly’s World. Add it all up and it is quite obvious that O’Reilly is not a name-caller. Capiche?

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Soros has never funded Media Matters and the $5 million gift from Soros to Indiana University established an endowment for the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan. And Bill O’Reilly is a loon.

9 Responses

  4. There’s plenty of reason to decry the shambling abomination that is Bill-O; he is, as is noted and documented, a mouthpiece, a shill, a propagandist.

    However, the bit about ‘name-calling’ every 6.8 seconds? An interesting stat, but c’mon. I put up a Fat Man Ranting podcast about this, complete with an explicit demonstration of creative name-calling.

    I’d rather focus on his paranoia, his extended psychotic break from reality, and his disservice to the nation via his incessant spewing of propaganda.

  5. Aren’t you a little over the top there? Oh and by the way I did notice that you are BEGGING for money! What a hypocrite!

  6. O’Reilly allows a certain segment of the population to just turn off their minds and accept his B.S. It is easier that way.

  7. Nick – well said. Unfortunately, O’Reilly along with the rest of the MSM concentrated primarliy on the name calling aspect of the study. It is also the easiest to evidence. Personally, I’m with you in finding “his extended psychotic break from reality” far more interesting.

    James Madison – it would help if you identified what is “over the top”. Also, why would “begging” for money be hypocritical? Also note that I have nothing to do with running the site just as Brad had nothing to do with the mashup. That said, I encourage you to contribute to BradBlog to help Brad continue doing the essential work he does on behalf of all of us on the democracy front.

  8. Didn’t Mr. Madison get into an unnecessary war and get his house burned down for invading another country and razing their Parlament buildings?

  9. Soros wants to buy a Presidential election?! That is terrible! If the liberal candidates can’t learn to steal Presidential elections like the Republicans, I say, why waste any more money on them? I mean, honestly!