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| 2005-11-12 |
| Supervisor Chris Daly is firing back at Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly for comments he made on his radio show Wednesday that encouraged al-Qaida to "blow up" Coit Tower. Well not really, but it sure sounds good. O'Reilly reacted to San Franciscans' approval of Proposition I, which discourages military recruiters on public high school and college campuses. Sounds fair to me: You don't wanna protect America, okay then, America won't protect you. He advised President George W. Bush to react by withdrawing any military protection for the city. "...If al-Qaida comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead," O'Reilly said. Rantburgers who work in the Coit Daly responded on the KRON 4 Morning News, "Coit Tower's a monument to San Francisco's firefighters. They put out the fires in San Francisco after the great quake. American heroes -- they were there on Sept. 11 and now you want al-Qaida to blow up Coit Tower? Give us a break. You are out of line." He's out of line? This from the city that believes it is above the state and federal constitutions? Lol. John Hanley, president of the San Francisco Firefighter's Union Local 798, was incensed. Incensed? You mean he was burned up? Lol. "Coit Tower is a monument to the bravery of the men and women of the San Francisco Fire Department," Hanley said. "When Bill O'Reilly makes an attack on Coit Tower, he's attacking us and our bravery." "We really love our overnighters at the station. We'll put out a Naked Firefighters Calendar next year." He added, "Mr. O'Reilly, maybe we should bring you into some of our burning buildings and see how brave you are." He didn't criticize the bravery of SF firefighters, he questioned your common sense and patriotism, moron. Proposition I got 60 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election. It does not ban recruiters, but it does urge schools to reject them. But don't they realize that will harm their self-esteem? Hypocrites! Next week, Daly will introduce a resolution before the Board of Supervisors asking that Fox News fire Bill O'Reilly. Lol. Good luck with that, puckerboy. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #11 I didn't want to go there, Bruce. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-11-12 19:55 |
| #10 There's a good reason the people in San Francisco don't have kids. Maybe more than one. |
| Posted by: Bruce 2005-11-12 19:49 |
| #9 SF is dying. Literally. I can't bring myself to even care about the dumb selfish SOBs. The have a total fertility rate less than Europe. Young people move there to party and enhance their careers. If they have kids, they move away. The ones who stay don't have kids. By 2050, California's population is predicted to hit 50 million from 34 m. The state demographers predict SF will lose population. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-11-12 19:38 |
| #8 So much misplaced emotion. This is a simple back in your face hypothetical in which he picked out a landmark just for effect. And people are going off like fireworks - as if it has or will happen. Silly. He gave the Marin Moonbats a taste of their own over the top idiocy and they've freaked out. Once again we see they can't take even a hint of what they dish out in their deranged and smug fantasy world. SF is utterly politically dysfunctional and socially insane. They have chosen to be insane. They have chosen to ignore laws and thumb their noses at the little people. They ask for derision and scorn in almost everything they do. Every local poll proves the point. Every sneering SF columnist bangs the LLL drums. Every attempt to usurp or flaunt the law demonstrates that they, as elitists and faux intellectuals, presume they know much better than the flyover bumpkins. They would consider anyone who reads and doesn't troll RB to be a mouth-breathing knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. It is likely they rank as a terror target - and they would probably represent an easy one, too - and thus deserve whatever they get. O'Reilly isn't some wild-eyed Al Qaeda jihadi - and he didn't say anything that they wouldn't think of if they decided to target the place. Living in the area is a choice. Hang onto the railing if you start feeling all dizzy and woozy. Firm up that grip. Laugh, it was ridicule and meant to be over the top. |
| Posted by: smegba 2005-11-12 13:23 |
| #7 The Central Coast was having some problems with this back in the late 90's. Asian gangs were starting to find these lucrative, until a few of them got blown away by the home owners. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-11-12 12:42 |
| #6 My prediction: SF will see an increase in home invasions by gang members. The press will do their best to try and ignore it. But it will get so bad that it will eventually come to light. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-11-12 12:40 |
| #5 SF just passed a handgun ban, so it's already open season - just go after the limo-elites.....they have the good stuff |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-12 11:37 |
| #4 SF is a beautiful city. I have family in the Bay area, including in previous years in the city, and loved it before it got so crowded and the moonbat population exploded. O'Rielly was stupid to pick out Coit Tower. Lots of non-moonbats love the place both for the view and for the memory of the heroism of those firement. My sig other had relatives in that devastating quake/fire whose lives were saved by them. Now, Berkely on the other hand .... |
| Posted by: too true 2005-11-12 10:41 |
| #3 Here is another quote from the Fire Chief: "Who is this guy, O'Reilly?" said Hanley, who identified himself as both a third-generation San Franciscan and military veteran. "I've got guys fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm a veteran myself. What's he talking about?" I live in the Bay Area. Not SF. The people of SF voted this way, not the region. However, O'Reilly's words are against the region. I would find it offensive, if I thought O'Reilly was worth his beans. But he has jumped the shark, and just needed to say something sensational so someone would pay attention to him. I am surprised that no one brought up his problems with employees and dildos. Coit tower is the definitive SF phallic symbol. Right up O'Rielly's alley, from the lawsuit. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-11-12 10:12 |
| #2 Ah, shucks. Just advertize that any container with a SanFran delivery address won't be inspected. Tell them, they're free like Vatican City. No taxes, no federal monies. Though unlike VC, any traffic in or out, will be monitored. Unlike VC, we have no 'accord', so those little things like water, power, food, gas, not to mention what the heck they're going to do with their waste has to be negotiated. Enjoy! |
| Posted by: Whoper Snereth5232 2005-11-12 09:19 |
| #1 IMO O'Reilly is over the top on this. What he should have said is: no federal funds for any of the schools, no federal funds for highways or roads, no federal funds for police or fire, no federal funds for airport, or anything. If the congress would move quickly on this, instead of just threatening to, SF would be changing course very quickly. Don't matter anyway, SF is lost. If you have been there recently you know what I mean. Sure wish none of my tax dollars would ever wind up there. |
| Posted by: Greash Unitle8995 2005-11-12 09:10 |