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    Talking Roger Ebert bitchslaps Bill O'Reilly

    Wednesday, April 8, 2009 13:30 EDT
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    Fox News host Bill O'Reilly recently named the Chicago Sun-Times, a paper that actually used to print his syndicated column, to his "Hall of Shame," a list of media outlets that "have regularly helped distribute defamatory, false or non-newsworthy information supplied by far left websites" and O'Reilly "recommend[s] that you do not patronize or advertise with."

    Roger Ebert, himself a 40-year veteran of the Sun-Times, has penned a thank-you note to O'Reilly for the inclusion of the paper. Ebert sure has a funny -- literally and figuratively -- way of showing his appreciation, though:
    Thanks for including the Chicago Sun-Times on your exclusive list of newspapers on your "Hall of Shame." To be in an O'Reilly Hall of Fame would be a cruel blow to any newspaper. It would place us in the favor of a man who turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him. My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben.

    Yes, the Sun-Times is liberal, having recently endorsed our first Democrat for President since LBJ. We were founded by Marshall Field one week before Pearl Harbor to provide a liberal voice in Chicago to counter the Tribune, which opposed an American war against Hitler. I'm sure you would have sided with the Trib at the time.

    I understand you believe one of the Sun-Times misdemeanors was dropping your syndicated column. My editor informs me that "very few" readers complained about the disappearance of your column, adding, "many more complained about Nancy." I know I did. That was the famous Ernie Bushmiller comic strip in which Sluggo explained that "wow" was "mom" spelled upside-down.
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    Here's the full letter:
    Thoughts on Bill O'Reilly and Squeaky the Chicago Mouse

    By Roger Ebert /

    To: Bill O'Reilly
    From: Roger Ebert


    Dear Bill: Thanks for including the Chicago Sun-Times on your exclusive list of newspapers on your "Hall of Shame." To be in an O'Reilly Hall of Fame would be a cruel blow to any newspaper. It would place us in the favor of a man who turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him. My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben.

    Yes, the Sun-Times is liberal, having recently endorsed our first Democrat for President since LBJ. We were founded by Marshall Field one week before Pearl Harbor to provide a liberal voice in Chicago to counter the Tribune, which opposed an American war against Hitler. I'm sure you would have sided with the Trib at the time.

    I understand you believe one of the Sun-Times misdemeanors was dropping your syndicated column. My editor informs me that "very few" readers complained about the disappearance of your column, adding, "many more complained about Nancy." I know I did. That was the famous Ernie Bushmiller comic strip in which Sluggo explained that "wow" was "mom" spelled upside-down.

    Your column ran in our paper while it was owned by the right-wing polemicists Conrad Black (Baron Black of Coldharbour) and David Radler. We dropped it to save a little money after they looted the paper of millions. Now you call for an advertising boycott. It is unusual to observe a journalist cheering for a newspaper to fail. At present the Sun-Times has no bank debt, but labors under the weight of millions of dollars in tax penalties incurred by Lord Black, who is serving an eight-year stretch for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. We also had to pay for his legal expenses.

    There is a major difference between Conrad Black and you: Lord Black is a much better writer and thinker, and authored a respected biography about Roosevelt, who we were founded to defend. That newspapers continue to run your column is a mystery to me, since it is composed of knee-jerk frothings and ravings. If I were an editor searching for a conservative, I wouldn't choose a mad dog. My recommendation: The admirable Charles Krauthammer.

    Bill, I am concerned that you have been losing touch with reality recently. Did you really say you are more powerful than any politician?

    That reminds me of the famous story about Squeaky the Chicago Mouse. It seems that Squeaky was floating on his back along the Chicago River one day. Approaching the Michigan Avenue lift bridge, he called out: Raise the bridge! I have an erection!



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    Don't mess with Roger. Is that douche oreilly still claiming he's "fair and balanced" and not into political sides? He ain't fooling no one!

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    I love Ebert. Did he ever get his voice back?
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    Ouch! Roger scored big.

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    Go, Rog!

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    Now that is how you put someone in their place! Brava Roger!

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    No he still has no voice and may never recover it. I don't think he'll make it through this cancer either. they keep going back in and taking more bits and pieces. Great guy, I miss his show.
    If I can't be a good example, then let me be a horrible warning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by greysfang View Post
    I love Ebert. Did he ever get his voice back?
    Half of his neck is gone, including the lower jaw and I suspect his voice box,
    so I seriously doubt he will ever speak again.
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    He may not be able to speak but he still has a voice. Nice to see someone standing up to the resident bully at Faux News.
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    While Bill-O has his hate list, he makes Olbermann's Worst Person in the Woooorld almost every night. Hahahahaha.

    Charles Krauthammer is another nutjob.

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