Dear Fox News,
In light of Dr. George Tiller's assassination, I would urge the corporate board of your channel to take a glance at Bill O'Reilly's coverage of Dr. George Tiller in the years prior to his tragic death yesterday. His consistent repetitions of Tiller's nickname, given to him by the far-right wing of the pro-life movement("Tiller baby killer"), his lack of nuance in talking about late term abortions (a legal act regardless of how vehemently one might disagree with it), and his extreme attacks on the person of Dr. Tiller amounted to incitement to hatred. While of course Bill O'Reilly cannot be held to be directly responsible for the murder, he is certainly indirectly responsible in his incitement. Along with other sounding boards for the far right-wing pro-life movement, it was Mr. O'Reilly who led the campaign against Dr. Tiller, demonizing him to the extent that it made him seem less human, a ready image for potential terrorists to act on their long-harbored violent impulses.
Dr. Tiller is dead because he was doing his job, no matter how distasteful this job might seem to some of us (maybe even many of us). But Mr. O'Reilly's attacks on this man are always going to serve as fresh reminders of Fox News' own role in the tragic death of Dr. George Tiller. That is, unless the corporate decides to ask for Mr. O'Reilly's resignation effective immediately.
Until then, millions of Americans will be avoiding the Fox News channel as well as those bars that decide to have the channel on.
Sincerely,
A concerned American citizen
Monday, June 1, 2009
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Woah, I just finished sending an email to O'Reilly myself, with the URLs to a couple personal stories. I doubt he really has a concept of the procedure, of how infrequently but necessarily it is used. "Hi, I'm Bill O'Reilly. I've never been pregnant or had to face the choice of ending my unborn child's suffering (and the danger to my own health) sooner rather than waiting for it to come into the world, rack up huge expenses, and then die a painful death anyway. We should definitely make sure women, their families, and their doctors never get to make this choice on their own! Don't forget to purchase merchandise from my online with the mug of yours truly on it. Tha-tha-tha-that's ALL folks!"
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