Homeless Vets Prepare to Block Bill O'Reilly's Shot

Posted by Jason Linkins, Huffington Post at 10:00 AM on January 31, 2008.

They will come carrying a petition signed by 17,000 people demanding an apology from O'Reilly for his ignorance and abuse.

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Wednesday afternoon, John Edwards suspended his candidacy for President, vowing to "never forget" the poverty-stricken Americans he so passionately stood up for, and beseeching the remaining candidates - indeed, all Americans - to continue the work that he termed "the cause of [his] life." This afternoon in New York City, some of that work will resolutely continue, as a group of homeless veterans - one of the segments of the population of forgotten Americans that Edwards spoke of so often on the stump - will swarm FOX News Channel's Studios to bring their fight to Bill O'Reilly, the millionaire celebrity host of The O'Reilly Factor.

O'Reilly, who regularly defamed Edwards as a phony, has a lot to answer for. In attacks on the former North Carolina Senator, O'Reilly has repeatedly belittled his compassion, issued inflammatory statements and mocking attacks, and denied both the "existence and significance" of homeless veterans. As recently as January 16, O'Reilly took to the airwaves to rain ridicule upon Edwards, saying, "Well, we're still looking for all the veterans sleeping under the bridges,...so if you find anybody, let us know." As we reported two days later, Robert Greenwald and his crew at Brave New Films did exactly that.

Now, a group from Fitzgerald House, an "organization representing homeless veterans," plans to bring their fight for recognition to Fox's doorstep. They plan on visiting the Fox News Channel Studios today at 3:00 pm, and will come carrying a petition signed by 17,000 people demanding an apology from O'Reilly for his ignorance and abuse. In a press release, Brave New Films and Fitzgerald House say thay "have found that it is very easy to locate homeless veterans and are willing to help O'Reilly find them if his desire to help homeless vets is sincere."

Of course, the last time we checked in on O'Reilly, he was in New Hampshire, bullying Obama aides, and snarling about how "nobody blocks a [camera] shot" on the "Factor." Well, we'll see about that.

Tagged as: homeless veterans, veterans, o'reilly, fox news, obama, edwards

Jason Linkins is an associate editor at the Huffington Post, based in Washington, DC.

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Faux News [Report this comment] Posted by: Dankhank on Jan 31, 2008 10:59 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Had DirecTV for years and used to watch the evening gargoyles much as you would gaze at a train wreck. Moved to Dish and have not upgraded enough to get Faux News, depriving them of any money from me. Anything done or said that illuminates the hate of this man is OK with me. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] the weasel called O'Reilly [Report this comment] Posted by: scootenat65 on Jan 31, 2008 12:58 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] O'Reilly's claims are nothing new from him, Fox, or the other class baiters who have been flooding our airwaves for far to long. But it may just point out his lack of support for our troops and his hypocritical rhetoric about who are the real patriots. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] when it happens... [Report this comment] Posted by: elt on Jan 31, 2008 1:35 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] people like him, to paraphrase the late Douglas Adams, will be "first against the wall when the revolution comes". And good riddance. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] cowardly orally [Report this comment] Posted by: cwilsondrum on Jan 31, 2008 3:26 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] can't wait to see what happens if orally tries to get in the face of some homeless vets. hope they eat him alive,just like in the movie "emerald forest" [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] BOR [Report this comment] Posted by: Turiye on Jan 31, 2008 9:02 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] On the way to Olbermann last night, I hear BOR say "Oh, Edwards, the UNDER THE BRIDGE GUYS?" WTF, he spits in our faces over and over.... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] He always was and will always be [Report this comment] Posted by: Abe on Feb 1, 2008 9:00 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] an asshole! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] O'Reilly has always been [Report this comment] Posted by: bettyn on Feb 1, 2008 9:11 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] a serial liar and ststirrer. He should be kicked off TV. Am amazed he hasn't been sued by someone for defamation of character long before now. I see plenty of homeless vets under bridges all the time. I guess in Mr. O'Reilly's neighborhood they aren't allowed to hang around. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] WE NEED TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT NOT ONLY WILL WE NEVER WATCH FOX [Report this comment] Posted by: Raymond Emerson on Feb 2, 2008 12:00 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] news but that we will make a sincere effort to boycott all of its advertisers. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Thank you, Bill O'Reilly [Report this comment] Posted by: ms_happy on Feb 6, 2008 6:08 PM Current rating: Not yet rated** [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Thank you, Bill, for bringing the world's attention on this irksome issue. We Americans really needed to find out that there are indeed American homeless veterans who sleep under bridges and whom society shuns for being worthless, lazy bums when the truth is, these are people who served their country at the whim of the Commander in Chief, and some of them lost limbs and hope for the "American Dream." Some of them are National Guardspeople, who should never have been shipped away from these borders. Some are families who sleep in their cars because they cannot afford rent. So thanks again, Bill, we Americans really need to learn what each of us can do to truly SUPPORT OUR VETERANS. I have been involved in helping homeless veterans over the last several months, and after being with these heroes who sleep in the rain, in the gritty shadows of the city, it breaks my heart. Someone like you, Bill, could really do a lot to help our homeless veterans. There are at least 200,000 on our streets, and that is a very conservative number. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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