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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:13 AM Jun 2015

Bill O'Reilly cries over White House rainbow lights display, says it was insulting and in your face

Bad week for the bigots

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Bill O’Reilly was really disturbed by the White House setting up rainbow lights to celebrate gay marriage, calling it an “in your face” gesture to traditional Americans. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize gay marriage nationwide on Friday, the White House shone the lights and tweeted that “America should be very proud.”

O’Reilly remarked tonight that he was “a bit surprised to see the White House doing a victory lap using actual White House property.” Juan Williams didn’t think it was a big deal, while Mary Katharine Ham said it’s, at worst, “a little bit of a football spike.”

But O’Reilly was still very troubled. He said it was “in your face to traditional Americans” and said flat-out “it was wrong and insulting to light up the White House like that.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/oreilly-white-house-rainbow-lights-wrong-and-insulting-slap-in-the-face/

The poor dear....

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Bill O'Reilly cries over White House rainbow lights display, says it was insulting and in your face (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 OP
tough luck Bill. There are more of us then you irisblue Jun 2015 #1
Aaaannnnd THAT'S why they get away with calling it political persecution, Volaris Jun 2015 #42
So he was deemed irrelevant and out-dated on his own show? arcane1 Jun 2015 #2
Geez, all the faces of my "facebook friends" are awash in rainbow displays, too... MADem Jun 2015 #3
My FB friends too. Now let's imagine Obama did this on, say, an aircraft carrier underpants Jun 2015 #36
oh, blow it out your ass, bill spanone Jun 2015 #4
You should falafel for saying that pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #26
Bill thinks he's a winner but, really, he's a loofah underpants Jun 2015 #37
Yes, it is in your face bluestateguy Jun 2015 #5
Bill: Run for president, win, and then you can light up the White House any way you want gratuitous Jun 2015 #6
... Jamaal510 Jun 2015 #7
BWAAAAAAHAAAAHAAAHAA Skittles Jun 2015 #23
it looked amazing. nt DesertFlower Jun 2015 #8
Those were Christmas lights Bill. Obama heard there was a war against Christmas B Calm Jun 2015 #9
But he thought Dubya's flight suit stunt was the stuff dreams were made of Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 #10
I'll let Cartman speak for me, Bill. Liberal Veteran Jun 2015 #11
A rough week indeed. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #12
Great cartoon! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #28
Proof positive that the White House did something right! delrem Jun 2015 #13
More fucking loser verbage.. I love it! bigot tears good for America! Cha Jun 2015 #14
IN your face, loser.. Cha Jun 2015 #15
I tweeted that picture to him Kalidurga Jun 2015 #20
:D Cha Jun 2015 #24
Report on Billo's "Tradition" marriage.. what you'd expect.. Cha Jun 2015 #30
If your face resembles an ass rufus dog Jun 2015 #16
Bill Bigot never met a group of people, besides dry as toast white older men anchored deep in racism Rex Jun 2015 #17
But, he's such a paragon of virture with his "traditional" marriage! Cha Jun 2015 #31
Can't explain it, white separates into a rainbow and goes back white... Thor_MN Jun 2015 #18
"traditional Americans?" geek tragedy Jun 2015 #19
I like rainbows they are pretty. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #21
if it was IN YOUR FACE Skittles Jun 2015 #22
Bill who????? chknltl Jun 2015 #25
Poor Billy, Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #27
"Bill O'Reilly's Divorce Is So Ugly, God Got Involved" Such a paragon of virtue for "Traditional", Cha Jun 2015 #29
Meanness is a character trait in O'Lielly riversedge Jun 2015 #40
Ever seen him when he was Young Bill Blowhard on Inside Edition? Rex Jun 2015 #45
The New Testament has a lot to say about divorce oberliner Jun 2015 #50
Bill only feels threatened because he's an asshole.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #32
Hush Bill, would you be ok if they were Christmas lights..same colors too. SummerSnow Jun 2015 #33
..... merrily Jun 2015 #34
It's called a "victory" lap brer cat Jun 2015 #35
Bill can go fuck himself. (nt) Inkfreak Jun 2015 #38
Suck on it you cry baby! riversedge Jun 2015 #39
Suck it up, Billo. City Lights Jun 2015 #41
Well, he IS an expert on "insulting" and "in your face" hobbit709 Jun 2015 #43
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Initech Jun 2015 #44
traditional Americans = bigoted people filled with hate? Johonny Jun 2015 #46
That's How I Would Describe O'Reilly ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #47
What does the Bible say about divorce? oberliner Jun 2015 #48
It's amazing how many people freaked out over this bigwillq Jun 2015 #49
I'll wager this HassleCat Jun 2015 #51

Volaris

(10,272 posts)
42. Aaaannnnd THAT'S why they get away with calling it political persecution,
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 09:03 AM
Jun 2015

Not because it actually IS, but because LOOKS that way to all their uneducated, idiot fox-watchers.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
3. Geez, all the faces of my "facebook friends" are awash in rainbow displays, too...
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:16 AM
Jun 2015

So...what EVS, there, Billyboy!!!

underpants

(182,830 posts)
36. My FB friends too. Now let's imagine Obama did this on, say, an aircraft carrier
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 06:58 AM
Jun 2015

Would BillO cry losers tears OR thump his chest over the MANLINESS of that "victory lap" .... when there was nor would be a victory?

Yes my FB went rainbow like crazy. Some people even surprised me, in a god way.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
5. Yes, it is in your face
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:20 AM
Jun 2015

That's the general idea.



The Hatch Act, by the way, is a fucking stupid law that should be repealed.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Bill: Run for president, win, and then you can light up the White House any way you want
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:23 AM
Jun 2015

It could happen. 330 million random lightning strikes and . . . No, even then Billo wouldn't win the presidency.

Your impotent rage amuses me, Mr. O'Reilly. I laugh at your discomfort.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
9. Those were Christmas lights Bill. Obama heard there was a war against Christmas
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:44 AM
Jun 2015

and he just wanted everybody to see he supports your cause.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
10. But he thought Dubya's flight suit stunt was the stuff dreams were made of
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:46 AM
Jun 2015

never mind how insulting it was to the folks in this country who tried to stop us from going into the Iraq disaster.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
13. Proof positive that the White House did something right!
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:53 AM
Jun 2015

The bigots are still out there, that's for sure - but it's so very good that they're finally being called on it.

For myself, I disagree with Juan Williams and I think it was a very big deal, an outstanding display of solidarity, and I congratulate Pres. Obama and his administration for doing the whole world a solid by expressing their support for equal rights.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
20. I tweeted that picture to him
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 02:35 AM
Jun 2015

He probably will never see it, but I still feel happy knowing it's on his twitter feed.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
17. Bill Bigot never met a group of people, besides dry as toast white older men anchored deep in racism
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 01:15 AM
Jun 2015

he could not hate on and despise. Double bonus Billy points for hating on two things he hates at the same time! If he leans anymore to the right he will fall out of the chair.

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
21. I like rainbows they are pretty.
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 02:37 AM
Jun 2015

That should be appreciated even if you don't like the reason it's done. As for me, I love that it's in your face to a lot of people and it makes them angry that people have gotten something they deserved to have a long time ago. F'em because they did enough to make me miserable for no freakin reason other than they don't like the way I look.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
29. "Bill O'Reilly's Divorce Is So Ugly, God Got Involved" Such a paragon of virtue for "Traditional",
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 03:05 AM
Jun 2015

family values, and the "sanctity of marriage" bullshite.


"Bill O'Reilly wants his ex-wife to go to Hell. Literally. As we previously reported, the Fox News falafelist became separated from his former wife Maureen McPhilmy at some point in 2011, and later went on an apparently corrupt crusade to destroy the career of the Nassau County Police detective she was dating. We have now confirmed that O'Reilly and McPhilmy have been formally divorced, that she has since married the detective, and that O'Reilly is in the midst of a scorched-earth custody battle—dubbed, appropriately enough, Anonymous v. Anonymous—over the ex-couple's two children. It involves a surreptitious attempt by O'Reilly to undermine his custody arrangement by hiring, as a member of his household staff, the woman he and his ex had agreed on as a neutral arbiter of their disputes. It also involves O'Reilly's attempts to annul his marriage and have McPhilmy potentially booted from the Catholic Church."

http://gawker.com/5990571/bill-oreillys-divorce-is-so-ugly-god-got-involved

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
45. Ever seen him when he was Young Bill Blowhard on Inside Edition?
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 11:43 AM
Jun 2015

He is a tyrant I bet to work with, I cannot believe such a scummy person like O' Liey has the guts to pretend to know anything about being moral.

I really do hate him along with Hannity and Rush and Beck. Such assholes that knownly keep dullards scared of the boogieman.


Asshole without lines gets all mad and throws a tantrum.
 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
32. Bill only feels threatened because he's an asshole....
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 03:24 AM
Jun 2015

It would be a lot less painful for him if he could relax,...you know,...loosen up.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
33. Hush Bill, would you be ok if they were Christmas lights..same colors too.
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 03:27 AM
Jun 2015

Maybe they were promoting Skittles...taste the rainbow.lol

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
47. That's How I Would Describe O'Reilly
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 11:52 AM
Jun 2015

Insulting and in your face. Of course, in his case, it's insulting to one's intelligence.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
49. It's amazing how many people freaked out over this
Tue Jun 30, 2015, 11:59 AM
Jun 2015

Over the rainbow flags, over profile pics on facebook. Very telling of the bigotry that still exists.

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