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FOX "News" and its pundits regularly exempt themselves from "the media," in much the same fashion as right-wing talk show hosts do. Bill O'Reilly is perhaps the most hypocritical of the bunch, considering he adds "the No Spin Zone" to the already ridiculous "Fair and Balanced" motto. Is there any show on television with more spin than The O'Reilly Factor?
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O'Reilly: Attacks on him mean 'there is no longer an honest press in America'
Bill O'Reilly launched an aggressive counterattack on Wednesday against everyone who has accused him of racism in his expression of surprise that a Harlem restaurant was no different from any other restaurant in New York.
"Media Matters and the corrupt press on the run!" announced O'Reilly, claiming that "Media Matters distorted a positive discussion on race and accused me of racism!" [snip]
"The tragedy here is that there is no longer an honest press in America," concluded O'Reilly, suggesting again that attacks on him are seen as a sure-fire way to boost circulation. "With the exposure of MoveOn over the Petraeus incident and now the blatant dishonesty of Media Matters and their water-carriers, Americans should be very skeptical of the news media. No longer can it be trusted."
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