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March 06, 2007

Whatever Happened To The Bill O'Reilly/Andrea Mackris Sex Scandal?

by Daryl D


In October of 2004, the words “loofa” and “falafel” were mainstreamed
into our sexual vocabulary.

To the shock of some, and to the entertainment of millions, religious
right wingnut Bill O'Reilly was accused of sexually harassing coworker
Andrea Mackris with explicit phone conversations that were allegedly
taped. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mackris

Besides the use of loofas and falafels as sex objects, Bill O’Reilly
had also revealed homoerotic desires to use vibrators on himself,
fantasies of explicit Caribbean vacations, and a desire for Ms.
Mackris to perform oral sex on him, but not finish.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013043mackris5.html

He also revealed some disturbing news about what Fox News was planning
to do to Al Franken.

To Bill O’Reilly’s enemies, this news was God sent.

The reason people were fascinated with this story is the same reason
they are fascinated with Rush Limbaugh’s drug use,
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/122839p-110349c.html Matt
Drudge’s allegedly gay affairs,
http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/04/07/edi04050.html and the
penisification of underage boys by anti-gay activist and idolized
Republican Mark Foley:
http://wonkette.com/politics/mark-foley/mark-foley-madness-204347.php

we love exposing hypocrites!

Bill O’Reilly has used his highly rated program, The O’Reilly Factor,
to criticize sexuality in the media.

His favorite targets have been rapper Ludacris, Janet Jackson, porn
stars, and all the other “immoral” Hollywood stars.

The only Hollywood star whom he constantly praises (or at least used
to praise) is Mel Gibson, the director of the anti-Semitic Passion of
the Christ.

The fact that Mel Gibson was going to turn Bill O’Reilly’s soft-porn
epic Those Who Trespass into a movie certainly helped.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/346ETUSKQLYAX

On October 28, 2004, O'Reilly and Mackris reached an out of court
settlement, and dropped all charges against each other.

It was widely rumored that O’Reilly paid Mackris close to ten million
dollars to “shut up” and destroy the tapes.

The fact that the story disappeared from the media soon afterwards
remains a mystery that people should question.

If the media was as liberal as conservatives claim it to be, this case
would not have disappeared so quickly.

Did O’Reilly pay media outlets to “shut up” just as he did with Andrea
Mackris?

Was the media too afraid to go after O’Reilly, who is given almost the
same status of Jesus Christ among right wing fundamentalists?

Did O’Reilly’s lawyers stop the media from doing any more damage?

The Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal lasted years after the
hearings, which backfired on conservatives.

Dan Rather is still dogged by his mistakes which happened two and a
half years ago.

Even though Michael Jackson was acquitted of child molestation
charges, the case still dogs him two years later.

It seems quite odd that Bill O’Reilly’s matters suddenly
“disappeared.”

The Bill O’Reilly/Andrea Mackris scandal not only begs for questions
about it’s “sudden” disappearance, but reveals, once again, how
hypocritical and morally corrupt the right wing religious fanatics in
this country are.

Bill O’Reilly’s audience not only aggressively defended him, but
maintained their viewership over the years.

Fellow right wing pundit Michelle Malkin, who freaks out at the
mention of the words “gay” or “sex,” didn’t issue any condemnation of
Bill O’Reilly’s immoral behavior.

Michael Savage, who was fired from MSNBC for wishing AIDS and death on
a homosexual caller, seemed rather silent about the situation.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1620

Rush Limbaugh, who ended up being exposed as an illegal drug user
after condemning illegal drug users, defended O’Reilly.

George W. Bush, ***** Cheney, Ann Coulter, Dr. Laura Schlesinger, and
other darlings of the right wing didn’t issue any condemnation either.
On October 21, 2004, the fiercely heterosexual Matt Drudge tried very
hard to smear Andrea Mackris.
http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/10/22/20041022_013802_foxff.htm

Even though Bill O’Reilly’s ratings are still high, his relevancy in
the political world is arguably fading.

He successfully served as the Joseph McCarthy of his time, as well as
George W. Bush’s media protector.

But even after he fades into history, the type of behavior he
exhibited towards Andrea Mackris will continue unless both political
parties condemn it.

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Harry