Steve Young

Lip Service Culture Warrior
Bill O'Reilly Sheds Traditionist&153; Garb When It Comes To Own Paycheck!
by Steve Young

Nov. 16, 2006 -- Hollywood (apj.us) -- Interesting!

Bill O'Reilly has no problem calling for a boycott of a country (France) or calling out states (Vermont) or clamoring for the firing of a TV anchor (MSNBC's Keith Olbermann).

But when it comes to the parent company of FOX News, the network where Bill's "Factor," resides, he claims no power.

On his radio show yesterday, Bill decried the FOX Network's interview with O.J. Simpson ("If I Did It, Here's How It Happened") where O "hypothetically describes" how the double murder would have come down -- IF he had committed them.

Shameful.

Besides the concept, how in the world will Simpson figure out how it happened? It just begs for a Fred Goldman interview directly after called, "If There Is A God, Here's How O.J. Simpson Would Die a Thousand Deaths," where he "hypothetically describes" how the Simpson jurors would have decided the case if they had half-a-brain

Did O'Reilly call for a boycott of FOX? Did he call for the firing of the FOX executives who made the deal with Simpson? Did he even call for someone from FOX to come in the studio so he could shout over them and kick them out? Nope. While he felt it unseemly, Bill said that he has no influence over the network to keep them from airing the show. He would take no action.

If it were Ludicrous using lyrics Bill felt obscene, or Jeremy Glick giving his point of view, or a store bearing a "Happy Holidays" sign, or a judge who made a decision Bill didn't agree with, who was behind airing the show, perhaps he would call the "folks™" to arms.

But when it comes to a television network that exists under the same corporate umbrella that hovers above his income, his bravado sinks into a gutless fetal position.

Some Culture Warrior.

Steve Young is a Senior Fellow at the Extreme Far Centrist Foundation' Political Husbandry Conservation Centre and Stereo Repair. In his spare time, he is also an author, comedy writer, columnist, LA talk show host and author of "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful."(What? You STILL haven't bought it? Then visit http://www.greatfailure.com/) and the new "15 Minutes". You can also check out the satirical side of Steve every Sunday in the LA Daily News.

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