God bless Phil Donahue! My respect for the man has quintupled after seeing him shout down Bill O’Reilly on O’Reilly’s own show with nearly every single thing I could personally think of to tell to that neocon twit. Here’s a few random samplings of my favorite moments, but don’t miss the transcript and the video.
DONAHUE: You can’t hurt her [Cindy Sheehan]. She’s already taken the biggest punch in the nose that a woman can take.
O’REILLY: How?!
DONAHUE: She lost a son.
O’REILLY: Oh. OK.
Heh. And here’s another great part of the exchange:
DONAHUE (calmly): I’m not Jeremy Glick, Billy.
O’REILLY: That’s right!!
DONAHUE: You can’t intimidate me!!
O’REILLY: You’re a little bit more intelligent that he is!!
DONAHUE: I’m not somebody you can come and just spew all your …
O’REILLY: Don’t tell me I wouldn’t send my kids.
DONAHUE: Loud doesn’t mean right!
Someone needed to tell that blowhard that in particular, considering the number of times he just flat out shouts down people who disagree with him! Another good moment:
DONAHUE: This war is not fair to the American troops. This war is unconstitutional. This war turned its back on the people who framed the most fabulous document in the history of civilization. I speak of the United States Constitution.
O’REILLY: Why isn’t the Democratic party speaking that way?
DONAHUE: I’m sorry that it isn’t.
And, to wrap things up, a wonderful moment of irony:
O’REILLY: You buy into left-wing propaganda, and you’re a mouthpiece for it.
*snicker* Really, Bill? I’m surprised you’ve got the cojones to try to accuse someone of being a mouthpiece for propaganda …
