Rhetorica: Press-Politics Journal

April 15, 2003

No-quip zone…

At a charity fundraiser on Saturday night, while waiting for the Best Men, a group of inner-city youth, to take the stage and sing, emcee Bill O’Reilly said:

Does anyone know where the Best Men are? I hope they’re not in the parking lot stealing our hubcaps.

Ask yourself what makes this possible. O’Reilly’s subsequent spin:

This is ridiculous and foolish. No good deed goes unpunished. If you guys want to snipe at me, then snipe at me. This thing raised a lot of money for a good charity. Everybody was happy. I don’t want to comment on anything else.

MediaMinded hopes this crack costs him, but I doubt it will.

4 Responses

  1. Rebecca 

    Sorry, but I can’t get any more exercised about O’Reilly’s comments any more than I can get exercised about Garafalo’s comments - they are all entertainers. You know it’s true.

  2. acline 

    Yes, I’m with you on the entertainer part. I find this quip particularly interesting (only incidently because it’s O’Reilly). More later…

  3. jerry harris of naples, fl 

    ……the word “anus” comes to mind. o’reilly is an equal opportunity bigot…………..he hates everyone!!!

  4. Irwin F. Fletcher 

    O’Rightwing is just another self righteous, condescending, arrogant prick. Lump him in with Linbaugh, Boertz, Hannity etc.. They cater to the mindless masses… Idiots!

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