Discussion: O'Reilly Announces 'Vacation' Amidst Sponsor Backlash

[quax]

“Sexual-assault allegations come in, sponsors go out. You can’t explain that.”

I am sure it has something to do with the full moon and how it afflicts the human psyche.

[jurisgal]

@jurisgal The TVs apparently stay on FNC all day and all night.

To this point, we here at at leftie TPM are treated to recycled Fox News regularly. A shrink might call that enabling behavior.

Nah, not enabling at all. I am glad the TMP staff, wonkette staff, etc. watch and report for those who visit their sites. I can’t , don’t , won’t watch but like to know what is going on.

[clare]

"His vacay-shun announcement comes as about 60 companies said they won’t advertise on his show."

[sysprog]

I doubt it will happen…and even so, MSNBC would probably pick him up…they are going for all the rejects.

[pbolo]

Don’t worry about Bill o. he will land a job with either CNN or MSNBC

[jurisgal]

So Bill-0 eneded his shtick today with a contest asking folks to guess where he was going.

I’ve a few suggestions but the mods probably won’t like them.

[overreach_this]

He will never be paid to utter a single word on MSNBC.

[clunkertruck]

Ya know…

Ol’ Rupert’s gonna be 86 this year…

Maybe he’s on to something —

[overreach_this]

Yeah thank you for playing! Unfortunately snark alone is not enough on this site.

[sf_brian]

If he’s going hiking on the Appalachian trail, he’s doing it all wrong.

[nymund]

In translation: O’Reilly has finally become more trouble than he’s worth. We’re obviously looking at an economic tipping point here rather than a moral/ethical epiphany but I’ll take it gladly all the same.

[robcat2075]

Like the local drive-in theater is “Closed for Winter”

[mantan]

Bill-O looked as bloated and freaked as Putie…

[hamlet1984]

These advertisers lost their souls years ago, so their show of concern means nothing.

[gr]

It’s morbid curiosity. That’s all.

[gr]

My first job out of the Army had a number of conservative Catholic males like O"Reilly.
They were all creeps regarding women.

[edhedh]

well, at least he’ll be having fun.

[mrf]

Oh come on. He’s just spending more time with his loofa and falafel.

[birdford]

The first time I ever heard of this joker was when he did his interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross and had his famous tantrum and walk out. I remember thinking how phony his outrage sounded. He is the epitome of white privilege, and he deserves every bit of humiliation and disgrace that can possibly befall him. He is a dinosaur and his generation has got to become extinct before the country can move on.

[lochsabill]

his generation has got to become extinct before the country can move on.

Fuck that shit considering I’m of the same generation. Billo is hardly typical of the baby boomers and is a unique class of scum sucking pig.