By way of a follow-up on the Kos item... O'Reilly did a segment on the Kos/Dean non-issue tonight.
In and amongst ripping blogs for smearing people (him), O'Reilly screamed about the funding of Air America by "liberal nutjobs", casting it as if it were some sort of heinous ethical violation.
Three things here.
1. How the hell is this wrong? How is this unethical?
2. Isn't FNC funded by a right-wing nutjob?
3. In the same breath, O'Reilly pontificated with self-righteous indignation about how he has rules he has to follow*, and the bloggers have no rules; how he'd be thrown off the air for smearing people in the same way bloggers smear people (him); then proceeded to smear people like George Soros by calling them "nutjobs" and insinuating that Soros, Air America, and the radio network's investors are somehow engaged in ethical violations.
O'Reilly isn't to be taken seriously. Problem is, 2 million viewers take him seriously every damn night.
*O'Reilly's rules: 1) Lie at least once per segment; 2) Over-use the word "stuff" so as to sound "of the people"; and 3) Decry others for smearing, then smear away!