“Apparently sparked by the PlayStation 3 launch, conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly took off after video game culture and digital technology generally in yesterday’s Radio Factor,” GamePolitics reports. “The controversial talk show host, who advertises his program as a ‘no spin zone’ offered the following spin on Apple’s iPod:”
I don’t own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod… If this is your primary focus in life – the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America… did you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States because, believe me, the jihadists? They’re not playing the video games. They’re killing real people over there.
Full article here.
BillOReilly.com allows users to click an Apple iPod for information about how to become a “Premium Member” to enjoy audio podcasts, backstage video podcasts, and photos of Bill O’Reilly on your iPod. Also included are links and instructions for adding O’Reilly’s podcasts to Apple’s iTunes. More info: http://www.billoreilly.com/membership
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Glad he will “never wear an iPod”. I never wear mine, either.
“If this is your primary focus in life – the machines…”
I also avoid the radio. It is a strange “machine”. Like a TV. Fucking machines.
“… did you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them?”
Man, they are like those scientists. All technical stuff and, like, other stuff. We really need to keep these computers and those geeks out of the NSA. What are they gonna do next – train soldiers in video game simulations?
“Basically what you have is a large portion of the population, mostly younger people under the age of 45, who don’t deal with reality – ever.”
They must be training to be Bill O’Reilly clones.
Hmmmm…I seriously think that one day the armed services are going to monitor these online games and recruit their best gunners this way and maybe even use something like BattleMech’s in war while you are at a base control center controlling these machines via sattelite link. I dont think Bill is even tech savvy. Not even close. I thought I read somewhere the Army was already doing something similar like that already. Maybe someone knows more about this more than I do. I dont play games like I used to.
Big Mac, you saw the Bill on David Letterman? You seriously think David Letterman has a clue about anything? I don’t agree with Bill O., but Letterman is like he is on crack. He should stick to jokes and entertainment. He is way out of his league with Politics, as O’Reilly is talking about Tech.
Really, what’s the difference between O’Reilly and Limbaugh?
That is MDN‘s take?
He managed to get off pretty lightly …
I didn’t follow the link but could someone clarify this for me? He states that people shouldn’t be becoming so obsessed with machines then states that jihadists aren’t playing video games. So are we supposed to aspire to being jihadists? I agree that technology can be taken too far but at the same time, if utilised properly it can free up time for other things. Of course, what those other things are and how valuable they are is down to the individual.
OReilly is a dipsh1t and hypocrite of mammoth proportions
People need to realize that his brand of extremism is a device to perfom one function. To get one group or another into a huge lather over particular topics so he can sell his coffee mugs, books and other crap to the people that he mongers fear into.
Thats it. He’s a shameless opportunist who I doubt even believes half the crap thats spewing from that hole in his face.
Hey g-man, doesn’t the Army already make a video game that you can download for free to see how cool it is to be in the military? Wouldn’t be far off to have those games report back to home about who has the best scores & most kills. Scary!
I don’t even think that liking or disliking o’reilly is a liberal/conservative thing. I think that disliking him is a great uniting factor for americans and people all over the world – the guy’s a nutjob.
What a clueless tool….
O’Reilly is such a pompous bastard.
Stephen Colbert has him NAILED!
http://colbertnation.com/
No wonder that his wife uses a vibrator!
Yeah, MDN really pussed out in their take on O’Reilly’s comments. Was that some sort of homage to the quality reporting at Fox News? Weak.
Why does Faux News keep his show on?
I actually don’t mind him as much as that pussy Sean Hannity, but he seems to be losing his grip.
I DO notice however, that even HE doesn’t like Mann Coulter, so, ergot, he can’t be all THAT stupid.
That’s one of the standard measures of intelligence.
If you don’t realize that Mann is a psychotic clown, then YOU YOURSELF are stupid.
MDN: Isn’t this headline, “No Scroll Zone: Bill O’Reilly slams Apple iPod,” a bit of a stretch?
I’m not an O’Reilly fan by any means but did anyone posting here actually read the quote?
“If this is your primary focus in life – the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America”
Isn’t his point that if you are completely immersed in gaming, the Mac and/or the IPod and unaware of world news and events, that’s a bad thing? Key words…PRIMARY FOCUS? If Bill Clinton said this, would you all be this fired up?
Like I said… The ‘tards are out in force today. ROTFLMAO!
Here’s a real news story for MDn to reprint:
Bill O’Reilly is a blowhard douchebag.
WTF do iPods and jihadists have anything to do with one another? Here’s a sign of a loonie statement… replace the absurd statement Bill says with pretty much any other randomly absurd statement. If it dounds the same or less crazy, then the statement is loonie. For instance, replace “playing video games” in his statement with something weird like “masturbating to Dancing wit the Stars”. Here’s how that sounds: “I really fear for the United States because, believe me, the jihadists? They’re not masturbating to Dancing with the Stars. They’re killing real people over there.” Yep. Sounds equally as loonie as Bill’s statement. Ergo, Bill is a nutjob.
It’s very simple, O’Reilly is a Fuck Tard.
Come on, if you were at Best Buy, and you were looking at MP3 players, and Bill O’Reilly walked up to you and told you his opinion on your purchase, would you think he was anything but a complete and utter buffoon?
“But they’re killing people in Iraq!” Uh… what?
Gosh, I wish he’s been there to talk me out of all those NOMEANSNO CDs, too. Fuckkin’ Canadians.
For some reason, people listen to guys like Bill and Rush on TV when they would NEVER EVER even ASSOCIATE with them in real life. Jeebus, when was the last time Bill O’Reilly went to rock concert? How is this even connected to the reality that the rest of us live in? He probably thinks of the Beatles as worthless scummy hippies.
O’Reilly can keep talking, and everything that comes out of his mouth will make him sound dumber and dumber. So he should go ahead! Maybe someday he’ll be the techno wiz that the good Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens is.
I would not let my grandfather touch my computer. Or my frikkin’ iPod for that matter. Why oh why do we continue to give SO much credence to the opinions of moldy old white guys???
-c
MW: ‘took’ (my job and shoved it)
“Yeah, MDN really pussed out in their take on O’Reilly’s comments.”
I don’t think so. This and that which followed the Nielsen iPod video article are two of the best MDN takes I’ve seen of recent. Instead of going off on some tyrannical diatribe, MDN killed O’Reilly in two sentences. Bravo.
As for O’Reilly’s statement, I’d like to hear what Air America has t—oh wait, nevermind.
RMN
O’Reilly hit the nail on the head. He obviously bothers the hell out of the libtards as the above posts prove. Way to go O’Reilly for hitting a nerve with these freaks.
pissy one, always wrong, gstank, jimbo von pussy, et all,
you are the f*cktards. get a clue scum of the earth.
The whole PS3 thing is really a lot of people trying to double or triple their money. These things could be selling for $2000 by the middle of December. BOOM! Christmas gifts are covered and a little money left over.
The thing with this country is Rush and O’reilly. Spouting their hatred and negativism to the minions of “ditto heads”.
Too funny. He really shouldn’t bit the hand that feeds him.
Right on jscan. You hit it. The libs will just use any excuse they can to get their panties in a bunch. Doesn’t matter if it makes sense or not.