O'Reilly Attacks "The Bourne Ultimatum", Calls It "Un-American"

Posted by Paddy at 11:00 AM on August 13, 2007.

Paddy: When bashing Democrats doesn't work out Bill O'Reilly turns to fictional characters.

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This post, written by Paddy, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter.com

You've got to give it to Billo, when bashing Democrats and their venues doesn't work out (how's that spank mark healing from your tete a tete with Senator Dodd?), he takes it right to the heart of Un-American Values..... fictional characters in movies.

'Bourne' flick is ultimately un-American

... I knew this movie was trouble when I read the reviews. Almost all the critics liked it. The only way American movie critics would like a violent car-chase film like this was if it bashed the USA, which, of course, it does.

The CIA guys are bad, bad, bad. And just to make sure Indonesian and Pakistani audiences get the picture, the CIA chief issues his evil orders with the American flag clearly seen on his desk. No language barrier here, no sir. The U.S. intelligence agencies are fiendish enterprises that want to hurt Damon and actually force Stiles to cut her own hair. How could they?

Oh, wait. Whew, he's not that crazy!! He bases some of his criticism of the movie on...... things the actors in the movie said when they weren't acting. That's MUCH better.

Actually, neither Damon nor Stiles has to do much acting. Damon does work for the far-left MoveOn organization and is on record as requesting that the Bush daughters serve in Iraq. The actor also told the Idaho Statesman that the CIA's use of water boarding is an erosion of our American values.

Guess what? There's a water-boarding scene in the flick. What a coincidence!

Stiles is also down with the far left. On a cable program she explained why she missed a MoveOn event by saying: "I was afraid that Bill O'Reilly would come with a shotgun at my front door and shoot me for being unpatriotic."

Look it up if you don't believe me.

I can honestly say this is the first column by the Loofah master himself that I have ever read, and for a very good reason. It rambles, makes no coherent sense and has no other purpose than to bash people.

He really doesn't give a hoot what you end up thinking about the movie, just that it was direct by, written by and acted by "Un-American People"

Tagged as: o'reilly, conservatives, damon, bourne ultimatum

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Falafel king!!! [Report this comment] Posted by: hurricane hugo on Aug 13, 2007 11:05 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Hahahahahahahahahahahaha...what a loser. plur [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » I don't blame him... Posted by: LazyEight And of course... [Report this comment] Posted by: JoshuaLudd on Aug 13, 2007 11:55 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] There is zero discussion of the evils the CIA and the US government in general have been involved with worldwide for decades. No.. its easier to defend the myth of American altruism by attacking fictional movies. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Those Hollywood Elites... [Report this comment] Posted by: ianfan on Aug 13, 2007 12:12 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] "Now, all of this is harmless nonsense to those of us who understand ... (b)ut to impressionable audiences..." Isn't it great we have Bill out there to protect us? I mean, because we're so stupid and can't think critically like those who "understand". And it's a good thing that we have a Hollywood Elite out there to protect us from all those evil Hollywood Elites. FOX studios isn't located in Arkansas... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » I thought Fox Studio was on Mars or Posted by: Ellie1 O'Reilly's got some firing to do [Report this comment] Posted by: eddie torres on Aug 13, 2007 1:38 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Rogue unaccountable NSC killing machine wreaks havoc on his CIA fatcat bureaucratic tormentors? Bill, that's a GOP wet dream. O'Reilly's pollsters really fumbled this content choice - they probably got bogged down surveying an AARP retirement gulag in San Diego: "I just think Matt Damon is gay... the directors are gay... the critics are gay... they're all gay... where's my toast?..." Can't wait for sweeps: O'Reilly demonstrates how the use of water boarding is a promotion of American values. Right up there with diabetes and blitzkrieg. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] the current talking point: bashing America [Report this comment] Posted by: Ghoulman on Aug 13, 2007 1:53 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ... the GOP/neocon "talking point" these days is to point out any criticism of policy or even this movies rather commonly plotted thriller (which was written a decade a go) as "America bashing... which is "popular". You know, they want to paint the fact that although MOST Americans are critical of their nations policies... it's just a popular thing to do. Yuh huh. Sure Bill. You watch... he'll use the phrase "it's popular to bash America now" for at least two weeks. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: the current talking point: bashing America Posted by: Nedtheredhead » Ludlam is American. Other like writers of same era (Higgins, Forsyth, MacLean,Dieghton) are British. Posted by: albrechtkrausse Who cares... [Report this comment] Posted by: justaguy on Aug 13, 2007 2:24 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ....what Bill O or any other wingnut shock jock thinks about anything? Is this (distraction) where the dissident press is going? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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