O’Reilly Gets His. Finally.
To those of us who have followed him for years, it was no surprise when Bill O’Reilly got the boot from Fox Noise yesterday as a growing stream of victims accusing him of sexual harassment overwhelmed the network. After virtually all of its female anchors left, Roger Ailes was fired, and Fox’s payouts reached $13 million to Billo’s victims, the network finally took the step it should have taken years ago, but only after over 50 sponsors had pulled out.
Trevor Noah of the Daily Show described the whole sordid affair best. Here ya’ go:
Operative phrase, if true, “only after over 50 sponsors had pulled out.” I understand sponsors left BillO’s show. Exact number I have only read here.
Not that BillO engaged in potentially criminal behavior for years, but he no longer attracted sponsor money, he lost sponsor money for Fox. Not just Fox, but All Capitalism absent ethics and morals is indescribably evil.
1The truly sick thing about this is not that O’Reilly is a piece of filth.
The truly sick thing is that both Fox News and their sponsors knew O’Reilly is a piece of dirt and continued to support him as long as it didn’t cost them money.
2Bill O’Reilly was absolutely responsible for the “angry Trump voters”. He fed them the spew that THEY were the innocent victims and women and the minorities were pushing them out.
3They loved seeing him verbally abuse anybody who disagreed with him: vicarious victory. And so now we have the Freedumb Cockups, white nationalists and Klanners running the government. Thanks, O’Reilly, for doing our country irreparable harm.
Had heard that he is divorced. Now more than ever is the time for the ex Mrs. O’Reilly to write that damn tell all book. And if BillO is actually smart, he will stay out of the country.
Trevor’s take-down was the take-down of take-downs!!!
4For all his years at Fox Bill has emerged pretty well off. His net worth is probably north of 100 mil. Wingnut welfare pays pretty well.
So he doesn’t get to be the center of attention anymore. He probably cares about that but I don’t. His replacement will be just as vile and just as well paid.
5Wish I got a multi multi million dollar settlement when I lost my job loading/unloading grocery trucks. I hadn’t even once been charged with saying a bad word to any women.
6The more Repubs talk about values, the more everything is really about short-term profits.
7Bilgo is such a cowering sniveling wimp. Once Lisa Bloom aimed her talents in his direction, the mouth that once roared became a skedaddling mouse.
Message to Faux Snooze: do not pay that corpulent clown one penny to depart. The Murdoch heirs claim to want to repair the cesspool. They should start with handing any $millions they have to the women who were failed by them and not one cent to Bilgo.
8BTW, ICYMI…
For those not acquainted with attorney Lisa Bloom (and @Jane & PKM), Lisa Bloom is Gloria Allred’s baby girl. Allred’s withering courtroom DNA very successfully passed from mother to daughter, in this case.
9BTW, ICYMI…
For those not acquainted with attorney Lisa Bloom (thanks Jane & PKM), Lisa Bloom is Gloria Allred’s baby girl. Allred’s withering courtroom DNA very successfully passed from mother to daughter, in this case.
10Billo got the boot alright and a sweet check for $25 million. Rupert Murdock is obviously suffering from dementia. Perhaps the boys will turn things around and make Fox real again. Ok we can dream.
11Yeah, and I hate that c***sucker too.
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