Serving the reality-based community since 2002.
Notes and observations on
the press, politics, culture, technology, and more. To sign up for
e-mail delivery, click
here. To send
an e-mail to Dan Kennedy, click
here.
For bio, published work, and links to other blogs, visit
www.dankennedy.net.
Friday, October 15, 2004
FISH IN A BARREL. As these
quotes suggest, Bill O'Reilly is no hypocrite. The closest I could
come was his hilarious comment about "respect" for one's partner.
Even so, his past utterances on matters of the flesh look pretty damn
entertaining right now, don't they?
Monica Lewinsky is going
to be up there on the stand, if the trial happens, describing
salacious acts. That's going to be cleansing? I'm going to need a
shower after that.
- The O'Reilly Factor, 12/28/98
O'Reilly's prescriptions on sex
are thoroughly modern and in strong contradiction to his strict
Catholic upbringing. One of the book's surprises is the revelation
that he is definitely no social conservative, as most viewers of
his TV show might falsely conclude. Abstinence is "intrustive and
ridiculous ... Use protection. Make dead sure that no one else is
going to be hurt by this encounter. Respect your partner before
and after."
- Dale
Steinreich,
2/2/00
This is not about a bare breast.
If Janet Jackson wants to flash, she can come on over to my office
anytime. I'll leave the door unlocked for you, Janet. Partial
nudity's no big deal except when it is totally out of context and
youngsters are watching. Get it? That's sleazy.
- The
O'Reilly Factor,
2/3/04
The message here is that
American society really doesn't care how anyone behaves and that
some in corporate America will reward tawdry behavior all day
long. Believe me, this situation is not lost on children. They see
Monica scoring in the media, and they know exactly how the play
was made.
- O'Reilly's
syndicated column,
5/3/03
posted at 10:56 AM |
0 comments
|
link
0 Comments:
MEDIA LOG ARCHIVES
Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
