the further this discussion goes, the more this is entering the realm of farce.
i love how people selectively pick passages or certain keywords from my posts to directly attack instead of addressing the whole argument. I never thought SZ was the place where people opted for the easy way out, but you guys let me down on this one.
droogist says I consider Bill O'Reilly my 'hero' yet missed the part where I said I don't agree with his views or the way he delivers his message. And the fact is, I DON'T. Bill O'Reilly is an asshole, I would not argue this. What I respect him for is the way he ploughs on in spite of the endless attacks he receives. If it were a democrat-slanted journalist doing this, you guys would all be praising him for his dedication to 'the good fight,' which is probably how most O'Reilly supporters (people who ACTUALLY agree with what he says) are thinking.
And look at what you guys write in relation to O'Reilly, the tone of judgment you carry. If you think about it, and ignore my presence for a second, just think about what you said about O'Reilly and the countless grievances he has done on the field of journalism. Yet the people keeping him in business, making room for him to do what he does day in day out while intensifying his brashness and arrogance are not the people who agree with or empathize with him. It's people like you. Think about it.
But i'm sure you guys will once again pick out selective parts of what I said above to attack and nitpick on rather than try to understand what I am saying regardless of your ideological beliefs. So much for intelligent and thoughtful debate...
i love how people selectively pick passages or certain keywords from my posts to directly attack instead of addressing the whole argument. I never thought SZ was the place where people opted for the easy way out, but you guys let me down on this one.
droogist says I consider Bill O'Reilly my 'hero' yet missed the part where I said I don't agree with his views or the way he delivers his message. And the fact is, I DON'T. Bill O'Reilly is an asshole, I would not argue this. What I respect him for is the way he ploughs on in spite of the endless attacks he receives. If it were a democrat-slanted journalist doing this, you guys would all be praising him for his dedication to 'the good fight,' which is probably how most O'Reilly supporters (people who ACTUALLY agree with what he says) are thinking.
And look at what you guys write in relation to O'Reilly, the tone of judgment you carry. If you think about it, and ignore my presence for a second, just think about what you said about O'Reilly and the countless grievances he has done on the field of journalism. Yet the people keeping him in business, making room for him to do what he does day in day out while intensifying his brashness and arrogance are not the people who agree with or empathize with him. It's people like you. Think about it.
But i'm sure you guys will once again pick out selective parts of what I said above to attack and nitpick on rather than try to understand what I am saying regardless of your ideological beliefs. So much for intelligent and thoughtful debate...
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