O'Reilly's actions are nothing more than terrorism.

One of these days one of O'Reilly's stalkers is going to run into somebody with a gun and have his world altered forever. If O'Reilly was a man he would do his own stalking.

The worst part about O'Reilly is that he is nothing more than entertainment. He has no real value other than farcical poltical babble. The real problem is with the people that buy into his BS. He was on Inside Edtiion, a pure tabloid tv show, prior to becoming a political voice in this country. Doesn't that strike anyone as kind of odd?

This is all simply untrue. I don't send people to "my enemies' houses" to stalk and harass them. I demand a retraction. If you don't comply, perhaps somebody will be paying you a little visit.

It's an ambush tactic that can be easily parried, however. As someone has pointed out, the victim need only speak of the utilility of falfaels in courtship, and continually mention the name of the woman who busted O'Reilly for sexual harrassment.

And that'll be that.

The bottom line is that stalking is illegal and is a criminal offense. Someone who has been victimized needs to press charges. Amanda needs to contact the DA's office that serves Winchester, VA. Complaints about this behavior obviously aren't enough to stop O'Reilly. It's time the law did.

It's an ambush tactic that can be easily parried, however. As someone has pointed out, the victim need only speak of the utilility of falfaels in courtship, and continually mention the name of the woman who busted O'Reilly for sexual harrassment.

As long as these were the only things the victim said (and repeated over and over), so that there could be nothing else excerpted...well, it's pretty amusing to think about.

So, to prove that he's sympathetic to rape victims, O'Lielly sends some goons to stalk and harrass a woman? The Daily Show piece writes itself.
From what I recall, you don't even have to touch someone in order to commit an assault, as long as the other person is placed in reasonable fear that they might be harmed. I would press charges and sue, included the person who ordered the stalking--brainless bully and coward Bill O.

There are people out there that will take care of situations like this. They're very efficient, very discreet and for a few thousand dollars will arrange for the person of your choosing to be limited to a wheelchair for weeks, months or years, your choice$$$. Why someone hasn't employed such persons in response to O'Reilly's antics puzzles me. If O'Reilly insists on being a sadistic bully someone may as well provide him schooling in the correct way to go about it.

Wow. That is just incredibly inappropriate.

Though I believe he just wouldn't know the significance of his actions, I think O'Reilly should send his faithful minions out in either Brownshirts or Blackshirts so we can see them for what they are! -Kevo

Ron---aim for the camera. Clowns like Jesse Watters are a dime a dozen---but the camera is worth a small fortune. Watters, like Bill-O, is nothing without the video....

Thank you for publicizing this. In a just world, O'Reilly would be a strip-club bouncer.

O'Reilly must be good friends of Dick Cheney and followed Cheney's advice

Your political correctness amazes me. You opine about some hag who cannot take it when Billo fights back against her unjust attacks.

At the same time, you will not take a stand on employment discrimination. I have a younger friend who was turned down for employment as a botonist at the National Arboretum, despite being very highly qualified.

-He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Botony from Liberty University.
-He has a Master of Science degree in Creation Science from B.Y.U.
-He has a PhD from Oral Roberts University with his doctoral thesis on "Debunking the Religious Dogma of Evolution"

Take a stand on a real issue. Be right. Stop supporting those who would attack legitimate American spokesmen like Bill O'Reilly.

In a just world, O'Reilly would be a strip-club bouncer.

In a just world, O'Reilly would have his ass kicked by a strip club bouncer.

Regularly.

can we have him 'done away with' yet?

He has a PhD from Oral Roberts University with his doctoral thesis on "Debunking the Religious Dogma of Evolution"

I know it's only Monday, but this is the funniest thing I've read all week. :)

RepublicanPOV:

Looks like with your friend's "qualifications" he got turned down for all the right reasons.

Thanks DH - not often my sense of humor gets appreciated.

aka SadOldVet
aks AngryOldVet

I love me some Republican POV. Keep it coming.

Remember, don't feed the troll.

Substantive debate, please.

It seems like journalists have a responsibility to contact people through normal channels before engaging in ambush tactics.

@RepublicanPointOfView

Most excellent spoofing! When people cannot tell the difference between the caricature and the real thing, you've done a good job. Please keep up the good work.

Carl: By what possible standard is O'Reilly a "journalist"?

O'Reilly would LOVE to be able to have people grovel at his feet, just like Rush has Republicans kiss his ass each time they say something he doesn't like.

O'Reilly doesn't have the 'cloud' yet, so he's starting with harrassment of people unknown to the majority of Americans. He's just hoping that with the publicity he'll be able to graduate to having State legislators grovel at his feet, before giving Rush a run for his money.

60 Minutes and Dan Rather did the same thing back in the day.

Steve,
Let us know when the camera kooks arrive at your door.

Remember, don't feed the troll.
Substantive debate, please.
Posted by: Terraformer

Might we instead enter into a substantive debate regarding the nuances of stalking the trolls?

60 Minutes and Dan Rather did the same thing back in the day.

Um, no they didn't.

I mean, it is possible to be so simpleminded that you can't tell the difference, but still. No, they didn't.

"A few weeks ago, the Alexa Foundation, a group committed to supporting rape survivors, invited Fox News' Bill O'Reilly to speak at a fundraiser..."

I must be missing something; why would the Alexa Foundation do that?

It isn't clear whether O'Reilly is a thug or only pretends to be one for entertainment value. Probably the former since he comes from the Pat Buchanan school of persuasion - beat 'em up until they say uncle or are unconscious.

Journalism has nothing to do with O'Reilly or Fox. Perhaps in a more rational world, Fox would have to keep a disclaimer at the bottom of the screen saying, "This program is strictly for entertainment value, and should not be confused with reality or taken for the truth. Any similarity to actual events is purely coincidental and unintentional."

RUPERT MURDOCH is the one paying for the stalking. O'Reilly is the equivalent of middle management.

MURDOCH and his sons own the company THEY are ultimately the ones paying for the stalkers.

Murdoch and sons are the ones that are paying right wing extremists to spew hate 24/7.

Murdoch and sons are the ones that are paying the insane right wing extremist Glenn Beck and the proto-fascist thug Sean Hannity and predator Bill O'Reilly and stalker Watters.

Murdoch is using those stalkers to make those stalked fearful.

Murdoch and sons are inextricably linked to the right wing extremism that has done more damage to the US than all the terrorists combined.

Murdoch's media corp was crucial in lying US into the Iraq war. Murdoch's use of fear was crucial in inciting the right wing extremists acceptance of torture as commonplace (see: "24").

Murdoch and his sons are literally pushing fear for political purposes 24/7, on television, on the radio, and even in their print publications.

Fear for political purposes IS TERRORISM and Murdoch and his sons have been using fear for political purposes for years.

Take that next logical step and say it out loud:
RUPERT MURDOCH IS USING TERRORISM.

RUPERT MURDOCH IS A TERRORIST.

It isn't clear whether O'Reilly is a thug or only pretends to be one for entertainment value.

To quote My Favorite Year, "no one's that good an actor". He may not have a coherent set of principles, or any principles at all (which he's more than amply demonstrated), but there's no doubt that he has an ego like a supermassive black hole.

I mean, seriously, what was Terkel guilty of? Disagreeing with Bill O'Reilly. This is why this sort of thing has no bearing whatsoever to actual investigative journalism in the "60 Minutes" mold. Exactly what is the newsworthiness and/or underlying criminality involved with saying something that O'Reilly doesn't like? Nevermind that it was 100% accurate, and was his own words in the first place.

The man is the scum of the earth, plain and simple.

As mentioned previously, there is an easy way to shut these tools down. Terkel should just have said, "I can see why Andrea Makris was unresponsive to Bill O'Reilly's attentions. You guys are a bit on the oppressive, obsessive side." Also, maybe follow up with, "I know a great falafel place near hear. Want to go talk about sexual harassment over some falafel?" Finally, maybe ask if they think being forced to sleep with your boss in order to get a promotion or even just to keep your job is a form of rape.

I find O'Reilly's actions literally identical to those from the Nazi Sturmabteilung. That's literally Storm Division, also known as the "Brownshirts." They were organized by the party specifically to identify and intimidate all who dared to oppose the Nazi party.

And yes, Godwin's Law is long dead with the rise of the American conservative movement as a losing minority in an economy they have already destroyed. They have no other tactics available other than propaganda paid for by corporate interests and intimidation of their opponents. And when that fails, they will become even more extreme. They have no alternatives other than that progression of behaviors.

I think Bill O'Reilly is a piece of falafel gone bad, and would dearly love to see his show canceled. I would also suggest (and perhaps she did this) that Terkel videotape the stalker and get a complaint on record with the police. Then if she can't get Jon Stewart or someone to run it on a network or cable show, put it on YouTube herself. Maybe do that anyway. I also agree to keep repeating Falafel's words over and over again in any forum possible.

However.

"There are people out there that will take care of situations like this. They're very efficient, very discreet and for a few thousand dollars will arrange for the person of your choosing to be limited to a wheelchair for weeks, months or years, your choice$$$. Why someone hasn't employed such persons in response to O'Reilly's antics puzzles me. If O'Reilly insists on being a sadistic bully someone may as well provide him schooling in the correct way to go about it."

Steve Duncan, I assume that you were kidding. But this kind of thing gets picked up by the rightwing blogosphere and bounced through the echo chamber and used to demonstrate conclusively that we liberals, through Obama, are really out to put all the righties in some sort of socialist gulag. So, a little more circumspection, or clearer identification that you don't mean it, OK?

Who plays with a vibrator while on the phone?
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
A fake populist on the Talking Points Zone--
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
A loud splotchy bully who hollers "Shut up!"
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
He drinks Karl Rove's semen right out of a cup--
Spongebill Loofah-hands!

CHORUS:
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
Spongebill Loofah-hands!
SPONGEBILL!
LOOFAH-HANDS!

That's why there are guard dogs, and I suppose that is why the Fox team stalked for two hours so they could be sure she didn't have one.