Feud (with Olbermann) Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

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Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 19, 2008; Page A01


Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

On the surface, O'Reilly's charges revolve around GE's history of doing business with Iran. But the attacks grow out of an increasingly bitter feud between O'Reilly and the company's high-profile subsidiary, NBC, one that has triggered back-channel discussions involving News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, NBC chief executive Jeff Zucker and General Electric's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt.

Ailes called Zucker on his cellphone last summer, clearly agitated over a slam against him by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. According to sources familiar with the conversation, Ailes warned that if Olbermann didn't stop such attacks against Fox, he would unleash O'Reilly against NBC and would use the New York Post as well.

Both Fox and the Post are owned by Murdoch, who complained about Olbermann's conduct in separate calls to Zucker and Immelt.

The high-level appeals failed, and O'Reilly has escalated his criticism of GE in recent weeks, declaring, "If my child were killed in Iraq, I would blame the likes of Jeffrey Immelt."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/18/AR2008051802313.html

[Bluzmann57]

1. Gee. Mr. Perfect, O'Reilly doesn't like to be criticized?

Who knew? O'Reilly, just shut the fuck up and take it like a man. If he can dish it out, he sure better be able to take it as well. He's just a whiny a-hole who needs to be brought down a peg or two.

[warrior1]

2. he's got a screw loose

the world doesn't revolve around him. What a maroon.

[fasttense]

3. Seems republicans and their tools can sure dish out the insults

but can't take them. What a bunch of whinny babies these silly neocons turn out to be.

[babylonsister]

4. I can just see KO laughing his heiney off at this. I imagine he'll be

bringing it up tonight.