The original video, titled bill oreilly flips out, was removed, but another user reuploaded it the day after and retitled it bill oreilly goes nuts. Bill o reilly called out al franken over the leeann tweeden story, and guess what happened shut the f up mr. Al franken s future is not in politics, bill o reilly told newsmax tv on wednesday a day before the minnesota democrat reportedly will resign amid. Will al franken and bill o reilly please shut up is for the wellinformed american who wishes to learn about the origin, financing and agenda of these politically active groups. However, al franken comes up with a very valid point as outlined in his book lies. O reilly, still frames on franken s book s cover also. Bill oreilly bill o reilly takes the lead from al franken in the nutcase 500 for awhile now, bill o reilly and al franken have been running neckandneck in the nutcase 500, but earlier this week o reilly took a slight lead through some bizarre comments on his radio show. Stephen colbert introduced al franken as his guest on tuesdays late show as the only man to play a. Former fox news host bill o reilly was reduced to hurling insults while al franken was discussing one of his lies recounted in his thennew book lying liars and the lies they tell. Al franken doesnt have to crack another joke for the rest of his life, and hell still be providing us with a bottomless parade of high comedy inadvertently, as it were, in the form of rightwing pundits pitching themselves into a downright frenzy over his election to the senate.
Franken had a study group of 14 harvard graduate students known as. Infamous debate between bill oreilly and al franken incl. Franken said, laughing, after the ifc center screening last week. Either o reilly s information is unfounded and his claims regarding hillary clinton and al franken are. During the luncheon, which was broadcast live on cspan. Bill o reilly s heated feud with al franken featuring molly ivins 2003 like colbert at the white house correspondents association dinner, this public humiliation of bill loofah o reilly by al franken. The programs title was a jab at bill o reilly s show, named the o reilly factor. Franken s animus towards o reilly and fox news is hardly surprising. For several years, it had looked like there was no clear winner in the oreilly vs. Media talks this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. In 2004, franken began hosting a talk show, originally titled the o franken factor, on the air america radio network.
Fox also objected to the use of a picture of bill o reilly, one of its prominent news personalities, on the cover, claiming that it could be mistaken as an endorsement of the book. The ongoing themes explored in sweet jesus, i hate bill oreilly are that o reilly is a bit crazy, not all that sharp and, as the authors put it, about as selfaware as a legume. Bill oreillys and al frankens battle of the 2000s ended. O reilly, who, along with fox news, actually sued franken, didnt understand that satire is protected speech in the united states, even if the object of the satire doesnt get it, as. Before we get to terry gross recent diss of bill oreilly, lets go back in time to 2003, when o reilly vs. The dustjacket of franken s book features a photo of o reilly between the words lies and lying. A heated exchange with o reilly, who was also hawking a book, turned the usually sedate event into a shouting match. Al franken is an educated, politcally active comedian. Franken also teases bill o reilly, whom he says doesnt understand how satire works. Its been a bad week for tvs shoutiest political pundit, bill oreilly. Bill oreilly called out al franken over the leeann.
May 31, 2003 clip of saturday book and author luncheon. If franken had taken ed material of o reilly without permission, then bill. O reilly is a public figure, and has to take his lumps the same as franken would if you wrote a little gem like al franken is a lame ass book writer. Al franken tells stephen colbert which senators are funny. Watch bill oreilly lose it when al franken exposes him as a liar during. The o reilly factor continued to be the highestrated show on cable television for years while al franken became senator al franken in 2009. So the context here is that in 2003, al franken released a book called, lies and the lying liars who tell them. But it drew the ire of one bill o reilly who after a strenuous session of jerking off in front of coworkers allegedly. Senator al franken on lying liars real time with bill maher hbo duration. Bill oreillys and al frankens battle of the 2000s ended with both. Franken documentary tv movie december 2004 this film follows the case that fox news channel brought against satirist al franken for using their slogan in the title of his book, lies and the lying liars who tell them. In the above quote, al franken is referring to an incident in which he and rival commentator bill o reilly were pitching their new books as part of a panel, and o reilly verbally attacked franken for an image of himself featured on the cover of lies. A fair and balanced look at the right, several of o reilly s prominent lies are debunked.
Bill oreilly goes ballistic when al franken exposes him. Bill oreilly goes ballistic when al franken exposes him as a liar. The film basically has him holding a sardonic mirror up to various conservatives and trying to prove theyre corrupt liars, as bill o reilly sneers back, without any sense of irony, that franken s a vile smearmonger who has emotional problems. Al franken and stephen colbert bond over hatred of bill o. Franken said that he chose the name to annoy and bait o reilly into filing another lawsuit. Lies and the lying liars who tell them is a satirical book on american politics by al franken, a comedian, political commentator, and politician. In al franken s book lies and the lying liars who tell them. In todays political climate this book is even more. Franken calls o reilly and others a liar repeatedly in the book, an allegation that can be libelous if not true. Immediately after the video surfaced, o reilly acknowledged the videos existence, claiming that he was amusing his coworkers and said i. A fair and balanced look at the right franken, al on. The man is not worthy of a senate seat and his colleagues know it. The o reilly factor but renamed the al franken show on july 12, 2004, the show aired three hours a day, five days a week for three years. Terry gross delivers a diss to bill oreilly, 14 years.
For several years, it had looked like there was no clear winner in the o reilly vs. O reilly claims that five web sites, including the dnc, are buying smear books in bulk. Remember that time al franken roasted bill oreilly. The first topic that beck brought up was al franken s resignation. Franken suggested to o reilly that he discuss the book on the o reilly factor because it will help sales if you talk about my book on your show. It is obvious how much they really do not like each other. Hannity should have learned from bill oreillys mistake. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is calling for an ethics investigation of al franken, a senator from minnesota.
Tonight on the no spin newscast more on franken, plus we will analyze whether the news media will ever give. It especially came to fruition with al frankens best selling lies and the. Bill o reilly o reilly is host of fox news channels the o reilly factor and the author of the bestselling books the o reilly factor and the no spin. A handbook of americas most powerful liberal and conservative groups at.
Book conventions arent usually known for namecalling, shouting and raucous cheers but thats because most dont feature conservative talk show host bill o reilly and liberal funnyman al franken. In the book, he especially goes after bill oreilly, who was a rising. One of the lying liar lies franken attributes to o reilly is that he claims to have grown up in levittown, n. Embassy in israel, and the mueller investigation bill paid his customary friday morning visit with glenn beck on the blaze radio. Bill oreilly shouts down al franken shannon thompson. The result is a hilariously funny book, a great read for anyone who enjoys seeing a puffedup blowhard taken down a notch or two whether theyre an o reilly. Al franken versus bill oreily bookexpo on cspan part 1 of 2.
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