Bill O’Reilly favors suspending Second Amendment after hurricanes
posted at 5:40 pm on February 19, 2010 by MadisonConservative
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I’ve never liked Bill O’Reilly. Sure, he’s a moderate, but that bothered me far less than his demeanor. He’s belligerent, rude, arrogant, condescending, and self-absorbed. I just never liked him as a person. Politics-wise, he’s been a populist…sort of. One minute he’s in favor of banning SUVs, the next he’s battling with Geraldo over the borders. Well, this time he planted his flag on the left side of the border:
The video Rhodes is referring to is this one:
You support this, O’Reilly?
The words I’d like to use to describe this punk would probably not impress Salem too much. Just use your imagination.
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I can’t stand that blowhard, to the point I won’t even watch the clip. We were among the first to get back in the city. My husband had an advanced entry permit because of his job. If we had not been armed, we’d have had no protection at all. At that point the whole metro area was pretty well emptied out, with no emergency services of any kind. But friends of ours who stayed during the storm had their guns confiscated. Another was challenged and he lied about the handgun that was in his car; that was the only way he kept it as he drove out of town. New Orleans was finally forced under court order to give some of the guns back, and they had made sure to ruin them before they did. Jerks.
Laura on February 19, 2010 at 6:26 PM
I do not like Oreilly either. he seems to think that his opinion is fact.
astonerii on February 19, 2010 at 6:32 PM
If you have a point of view on the subject, share it. I don’t particularly care who you like or don’t like. I think that BO is 100% wrong on this issue and I told him so. The words you used to write this article probably won’t impress Salem much either.
azkenreid on February 19, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Of course he does. His job is to look out for “The Folks.”
F*cking Pinhead!
Gang-of-One on February 19, 2010 at 8:09 PM
O’Reilly = Pinhead
Madison=Not
Just to clarify.
Gang-of-One on February 19, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Gee, I think I’ve done so.
MadisonConservative on February 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM
I’d hide my weapons rather than turn them over after a disaster. When you need protection the most government wants to leave you defenseless. Thanks but no thanks.
chemman on February 19, 2010 at 8:50 PM
Its amazing just how fragile our rights are.
GT on February 19, 2010 at 8:56 PM
O’really, O’Reilly?
As any experienced techie knows, you always want a backup system in case the primary one goes down. In the case of law enforcement, armed citizens are the ‘backup’ when the appointed local LEO’s are unavailable.
At the very least they can help keep the ghetto-dwelling roaches from running completely amok in times of disorder.
Dark-Star on February 19, 2010 at 9:59 PM
They searched house to house and in some cases kicked down doors and dragged people out bodily. Some of that was actually on ABC (video).
Laura on February 19, 2010 at 10:27 PM
But, Bill went to Harvard. That always makes someone smarter than the average bear, right?
Kissmygrits on February 19, 2010 at 10:37 PM
I actually feared that would kick off a shooting revolution.
If the defenders had had time to organize and plan, we might have even seen Afghan-style partisan resistance in an American homeland city, just without the suicide bombs.
We really dodged a bullet this go-around.
Dark-Star on February 19, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Can I just say how much I love it when the HA authors come back to WTFCHOP! the commenters? I really do.
Did AnninCA ever get banned or can we have Ed and AP dropping the Hanzel and Gretel style troll crumbs on the ground for her?
RachDubya on February 19, 2010 at 10:39 PM
If you can suspend one of our rights in an emergency, why not all of them? Should you be allowed free speech? How about habeus corpus? O’Reilly really is a pinhead.
NNtrancer on February 19, 2010 at 11:28 PM
That is the greatest gift that blowhard could have given me. Five hours of my life back every week. I am done with that pinhead jerk. I love when he gets pwned by Cavuto.
margategop517 on February 20, 2010 at 12:29 AM
I was commenting out loud what an ignorant ass OR was during his interview. He made it a point to portray the Oath Keepers as “right wing extremists.” Why? So he can show how fair and balanced he is. To show how moderate and common sense he is.
I learned long ago OR is a narcissistic pr*ck who watches out ONLY for BOR.
Love how he didn’t know or ignored the ruling that the gun grabs were unconstitutional.
Hard Right on February 20, 2010 at 1:04 AM
Let’s just be clear, It’s the government that gets to decide that an emergency or a Serious crisis necessitates the suspension of our basic right of self defense.
It Just also happens to be the government that is empowered by that decision.
Anyone see a Slight conflict of interest there?
Chip on February 20, 2010 at 1:12 AM
Madison Conservative,
I belive this story is critically important MC, because of where Bill O’Reilly stands on this issue. Like it or not O’Reilly does command a great audience of Americans who may have nodded their heads in approval, not even realizing the situation so well described in your second video. O’Reilly’s position on this MUST BE RETRACTED and he should feel the full weight of every citizen, (including the NRA), who understands there is no grey area here. The violations that took place during Katrina should be a wake-up call to every law abiding citizen who understands and praises the thousands who died before us in countless wars to PROTECT AND PRESERVE our constitutional rights.
With all that’s going on this week with Hot Air, (Ed and Allahpundit’s “advancement”), the CPAC convention, Ed’s award—all great achievements—it is my opinion that the “stand” O’Reilly took on this issue is far more important; that O’Reilly’s position MUST NOT become a consensus that could break down this AMERICAN society in a blink of an eye.
I highly suggest this post be promoted to the front page of Hot Air because of the potential ramifications that could occur if “we” the people let this slide.
(this AGW global warming insanity is a perfect example of how quickly common sense can get away from the populace by accepting a consensus based on false material evidence/testimonials. If we let O’Reilly’s “consensus” go unchallenged, it could become one of the most regrettable and horrendous mistakes in our lifetime.)
Rovin on February 20, 2010 at 9:23 AM
While I agree, (in part), with your “point of opinion” MC could have impressed in the story, I would submit that it is the story that MC presented that is critically more important than the opinion of MC’s, yours, or mine—or whether it impresses the folks at Salem. With all due respect, if you think you could have written the story better, by all means, start your own blog, (if you don’t have one already), write the story, and link it back here, so we can all observe your “skills” and provide inconsequential criticism.
Rovin on February 20, 2010 at 9:57 AM
So chuckles the pin head thinks it’s a good Idea to take away your GOD GIVEN RIGHTS.
ROFLMAO
donabernathy on February 20, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Invective is unbecomming of a Hot Air Blogger. Tje absence of invective is why we visit the site.
percysunshine on February 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM
If I remember the segment correctly, his argument wasn’t for or against the confiscation, but that there would be chaos if individual citizens disobeyed the governments orders. He was saying that it should be left up to the courts to decide what’s lawful and what’s not. Both sides have valid points.
Narutoboy on February 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Oh, please.
Taking guns away in a hurricane is the exact equivalent of the U.S. Navy boarding tankers off Somalia and taking all guns away from the crew.
Pirates win.
Having hauled supplies in hurricanes, and knowing reality (protecting those supplies with firearams at the ready), this idiocy isn’t worth a second comment.
cane_loader on February 20, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Bill is a dick!
Lisa on February 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Disgraceful. And living in flood/tornado/earthquake country: noted and logged.
Marie Galatis had it exactly right, and I’m glad they didn’t manage to bully her too. You rock, little Annie Oakley.
Tanya on February 20, 2010 at 4:11 PM
I, too, have freed up five hours a week to take care of other items like cleaning and oiling my pistols an rifles. Imagine how many TV sets will still work if I turn BOR off.
larvcom on February 21, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Citizens have no responsibility to follow unconstitutional orders.
MadisonConservative on February 21, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Do not forget the flip side, where NOLA police opened fire and killed people shortly after Katrina.
I am a Katrina survivor. I assure you I was armed everywhere I went in MS. We had National Guard all over the place and I was never once asked if I was armed.
True, but the two gentlemen in the boat had no choice. The white lady had no choice. Better to have survived the encounter and to get this message out. Every American should know about this travesty. Where is the ACLU, hell where is the NRA on exposing this crap and holding the government accountable?
Thanks MC and yes, this deserves main page exposure.
GnuBreed on February 21, 2010 at 1:05 PM
BOR says “that’s a pretty extreme position”. The 2nd Amendment was designed to protect us in extreme circumstances. ‘State of Emergency’ huh? In a situation like Katrina, who is going to come to your defense? It is my God-given right to defend myself. The frikkin police sure will not.
Again, O’Reilly is an ass. He knows dick about the plight of ‘the folks’.
LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot on February 21, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Oh, I’m not suggesting abandoning common sense when you have armored thugs pointing weapons at your face. I’m just saying that orders to confiscate firearms should be foiled if possible. The chief of New Orleans committed a crime when he issued that order. He should be charged.
MadisonConservative on February 21, 2010 at 3:54 PM
There was a lawsuit, filed by the NRA I believe. It’s been settled. Guns were returned.
Obviously, the NRA didn’t go far enough.
Free Constitution on February 21, 2010 at 7:39 PM
O’Rielly is a New Yorker first. He sees nothing wrong with disarming citizens because New Yorkers have been disarmed for decades.
Emergencies do not remove your need for the Second Amendment instead they magnify the need for self defense and self preservation. NOPD disgaced themselves by disregarding both the Second and Forth Amendments. Don’t kid yourself this can happen in your town as well
The NRA has filed several lawsuits against the City of New Orleans regarding the illegal confiscation of lawfully owned firearms and no not all of the guns have been returned. Many were also poorly stored and allowed to rust into unusable condition.
jpmn on February 21, 2010 at 9:23 PM
If anyone takes issue with my writing style, please feel free to email me at madisonconservativehotair@gmail.com with your concerns. I’d prefer the comments here stick to the topic at hand.
MadisonConservative on February 21, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Wow, I have been trying to e-mail the blowhard all day and it keeps coming back saying his mailbox is full. Must be all of us right wing extremist crashing his e-mail to demand he learn The Constitution if he is really looking out for us “folks”.
margategop517 on February 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Haha. Come on. What Madcon was doing was describing behavior. I think it does have some merit, but regardless, it was far from deserving of the fuss that’s been made over it.
Frankly, people who advocate the wholesale and arbitrary taking away of rights as if those people aren’t responsible are usually deserving of the sharpest criticism. This is elitist think at its worst.
Free Constitution on February 22, 2010 at 1:00 AM
MadCon… have there been any punitive measures taken against the police for violating these citizen’s civil rights? Is Jindal pursueing it?
lionheart on February 22, 2010 at 9:43 AM