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

[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

[Bennyboy]

1. COUGH: Douchebag :COUGH:

Bill O does it again.

[rpannier]

2. Bill 'The Dill-do O' Reilly" nt

[DesertFlower]

3. he's an ass.

i remember years ago he was talking about robert redford. as he shook his finger he said "and he runs that sundance network". WTF? is robert redford a dangerous guy?

[Ramulux]

4. Just another example...

of right wing commentators being able to say whatever they want. Like Bill hasn't being bashing gays for years.

[yodermon]

5. wtf does that even *mean*, Bill-O???

It's not even a logical insult.

[truthisfreedom]

7. Sold a few burgers today, however. Any press is good press.

I'm sure McDonald's appreciates it.

[Tx4obama]

6. Here's a link to the French ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBuKuA9nHsw

[krabigirl]

8. He is so irrelevant, and it must bother him.

[alp227]

9. In other news, BP still can't fix the oil spill, and tomorrow's weather will be hot.

Fox News pundits are always going to say these ignorant, bigoted remarks. They can't get with the times!

[JVS]

10. Do they have a McLoofah, Bill?

[marshall]

11. I would have liked to know what other ads McDonald's did

It sounded like an interesting campaign--something like "all are welcome". They made several commercials that each featured different types of people who visit McDonalds.

But asking if they have an al Qaeda ad doesn't really show an understanding of the point. It would be more likely that they have a Muslim ad, or one featuring elderly people, farmers, college professors, or whatever other segment of society they might choose to show.