Bill o reilly called out al franken over the leeann tweeden story, and guess what happened shut the f up mr. Bill oreilly bill o reilly takes the lead from al franken in the nutcase 500 for awhile now, bill o reilly and al franken have been running neckandneck in the nutcase 500, but earlier this week o reilly took a slight lead through some bizarre comments on his radio show. Franken said that he chose the name to annoy and bait o reilly into filing another lawsuit. Terry gross delivers a diss to bill oreilly, 14 years. If franken had taken ed material of o reilly without permission, then bill.
Will al franken and bill o reilly please shut up is for the wellinformed american who wishes to learn about the origin, financing and agenda of these politically active groups. Tonight on the no spin newscast more on franken, plus we will analyze whether the news media will ever give. It especially came to fruition with al frankens best selling lies and the. The film basically has him holding a sardonic mirror up to various conservatives and trying to prove theyre corrupt liars, as bill o reilly sneers back, without any sense of irony, that franken s a vile smearmonger who has emotional problems. The ongoing themes explored in sweet jesus, i hate bill oreilly are that o reilly is a bit crazy, not all that sharp and, as the authors put it, about as selfaware as a legume.
Either o reilly s information is unfounded and his claims regarding hillary clinton and al franken are. A fair and balanced look at the right, several of o reilly s prominent lies are debunked. Franken suggested to o reilly that he discuss the book on the o reilly factor because it will help sales if you talk about my book on your show. O reilly is a public figure, and has to take his lumps the same as franken would if you wrote a little gem like al franken is a lame ass book writer. Bill oreillys and al frankens battle of the 2000s ended. The programs title was a jab at bill o reilly s show, named the o reilly factor. Al franken tells stephen colbert which senators are funny. O reilly responded by pressuring fox news to sue franken and franken s publisher not over the book s repeated assertion that o reilly had repeatedly lied, but over the book s title. Bill oreilly shouts down al franken shannon thompson. During the luncheon, which was broadcast live on cspan. He has verbally attacked fox news reporters in the past. Franken s animus towards o reilly and fox news is hardly surprising. Bill o reilly s heated feud with al franken featuring molly ivins 2003 like colbert at the white house correspondents association dinner, this public humiliation of bill loofah o reilly by al franken. For several years, it had looked like there was no clear winner in the o reilly vs.
Infamous debate between bill oreilly and al franken incl. Franken documentary tv movie december 2004 this film follows the case that fox news channel brought against satirist al franken for using their slogan in the title of his book, lies and the lying liars who tell them. Franken said, laughing, after the ifc center screening last week. Stephen colbert introduced al franken as his guest on tuesdays late show as the only man to play a. Before we get to terry gross recent diss of bill oreilly, lets go back in time to 2003, when o reilly vs. It is obvious how much they really do not like each other. In 2004, franken began hosting a talk show, originally titled the o franken factor, on the air america radio network. Franken also teases bill o reilly, whom he says doesnt understand how satire works. Watch bill oreilly lose it when al franken exposes him. The lawsuit was eventually dropped, and both the careers of bill o reilly and al franken continued to skyrocket. Book tv reairs a panel discussion from book expo that began the disagreement between al franken and bill oreilly about the use of the words.
Hannity should have learned from bill oreillys mistake. So the context here is that in 2003, al franken released a book called, lies and the lying liars who tell them. O reilly claims that five web sites, including the dnc, are buying smear books in bulk. But it drew the ire of one bill o reilly who after a strenuous session of jerking off in front of coworkers allegedly. Bill o reilly o reilly is host of fox news channels the o reilly factor and the author of the bestselling books the o reilly factor and the no spin.
A fair and balanced look at the right franken, al on. Bill oreilly called out al franken over the leeann. Watch bill oreilly lose it when al franken exposes him as a liar during. In todays political climate this book is even more. Al franken is an educated, politcally active comedian. The o reilly factor continued to be the highestrated show on cable television for years while al franken became senator al franken in 2009.
The o reilly factor but renamed the al franken show on july 12, 2004, the show aired three hours a day, five days a week for three years. A heated exchange with o reilly, who was also hawking a book, turned the usually sedate event into a shouting match. Al franken s future is not in politics, bill o reilly told newsmax tv on wednesday a day before the minnesota democrat reportedly will resign amid. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is calling for an ethics investigation of al franken, a senator from minnesota. One of the lying liar lies franken attributes to o reilly is that he claims to have grown up in levittown, n. Bill oreilly goes ballistic when al franken exposes him. Its been a bad week for tvs shoutiest political pundit, bill oreilly. Former fox news host bill o reilly was reduced to hurling insults while al franken was discussing one of his lies recounted in his thennew book lying liars and the lies they tell. Al franken doesnt have to crack another joke for the rest of his life, and hell still be providing us with a bottomless parade of high comedy inadvertently, as it were, in the form of rightwing pundits pitching themselves into a downright frenzy over his election to the senate. However, al franken comes up with a very valid point as outlined in his book lies.
In al franken s book lies and the lying liars who tell them. May 31, 2003 clip of saturday book and author luncheon. Remember that time al franken roasted bill oreilly. Franken calls o reilly and others a liar repeatedly in the book, an allegation that can be libelous if not true. It was a pretty average book highlighting how much of a propaganda machine fox news is and how incestuous conservative media was and quite frankly still is today.
The dustjacket of franken s book features a photo of o reilly between the words lies and lying. O reilly, still frames on franken s book s cover also. In the book, he especially goes after bill oreilly, who was a rising. Senator al franken on lying liars real time with bill maher hbo duration. For several years, it had looked like there was no clear winner in the oreilly vs. Make a one time contribution to raw story investigates, or click here to. O reilly, who, along with fox news, actually sued franken, didnt understand that satire is protected speech in the united states, even if the object of the satire doesnt get it, as. Al franken versus bill oreily bookexpo on cspan part 1 of 2. Bill o reilly told newsmax tv on wednesday that democratic sen. The man is not worthy of a senate seat and his colleagues know it. Book conventions arent usually known for namecalling, shouting and raucous cheers but thats because most dont feature conservative talk show host bill o reilly and liberal funnyman al franken. The original video, titled bill oreilly flips out, was removed, but another user reuploaded it the day after and retitled it bill oreilly goes nuts. The first topic that beck brought up was al franken s resignation. A handbook of americas most powerful liberal and conservative groups at.
Lies and the lying liars who tell them is a satirical book on american politics by al franken, a comedian, political commentator, and politician. Embassy in israel, and the mueller investigation bill paid his customary friday morning visit with glenn beck on the blaze radio. Media talks this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. Franken had a study group of 14 harvard graduate students known as. Bill oreilly goes ballistic when al franken exposes him as a liar. Immediately after the video surfaced, o reilly acknowledged the videos existence, claiming that he was amusing his coworkers and said i. Al franken and stephen colbert bond over hatred of bill o. The result is a hilariously funny book, a great read for anyone who enjoys seeing a puffedup blowhard taken down a notch or two whether theyre an o reilly. In the above quote, al franken is referring to an incident in which he and rival commentator bill o reilly were pitching their new books as part of a panel, and o reilly verbally attacked franken for an image of himself featured on the cover of lies. In courtroom, laughter at fox and a victory for al franken. Fox also objected to the use of a picture of bill o reilly, one of its prominent news personalities, on the cover, claiming that it could be mistaken as an endorsement of the book. Bill oreillys and al frankens battle of the 2000s ended with both.