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Bill O'Reilly draws calls for apology after he mocks 'gay friendly' McDonald's ad on his Fox show

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Edited on Thu Jun-03-10 11:23 PM by Ed Barrow

Source: New York Daily News

Gay groups tossed Fox's Bill O'Reilly into the deep fryer Thursday for mocking a gay-friendly McDonald's airing in France - and burning up the web.

The ad features a teen chatting his boyfriend on the phone while his dad is at the Mickey D's food counter. He hurriedly hangs up and smiles wryly when his dad sits down and tells him he can have any girl he wants.

"Do they have an Al-Qaeda ad?" O'Reilly asked Wednesday night on his Fox show.

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"Bill O'Reilly should be ashamed for equating a family with a gay son to terrorists," said the Human Rights Campaign's Michael Cole.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/06/03/2010-06-03_bill_oreilly_draws_calls_for_apology_after_he_mocks_gay_friendly_mcdonalds_ad_on.html

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