An Open Letter From Star Jones
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We hate agreeing with her, but….
She brings up some very good points!
Star Jones writes:
"I'm sick to death of people like Fox News host, Bill O'Reilly, and his ilk thinking that he can use a racial slur against a black woman who could be the next First Lady of the United States, give a half-assed apology and not be taken to task and called on his crap.
This week O'Reilly gave the following response to a caller on his radio show who was making unsubstantiated negative charges against presidential candidate Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama:
'And I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels — that is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever — then that's legit. We'll track it down.'
What the hell? If it's 'legit,' you're going to 'track it down?' And then what do you plan to do?
How dare this white man with a microphone and the trust of the public think that in 2008, he can still put the words 'lynch and party' together in the same sentence with reference to a black woman; in this case, Michelle Obama? I don't care how you 'spin it' in the 'no spin zone,' that statement in and of itself is racist, unacceptable and inappropriate on every level.
O'Reilly claims his comments were taken out of context. Please don't insult my intelligence while you're insulting me. I've read the comments and heard them delivered in O'Reilly's own voice; and there is no right context that exists. So, his insincere apology and "out-of-context" excuse is not going to cut it with me.
And just so we're clear, this has nothing to do with the 2008 presidential election, me being a Democrat, him claiming to be Independent while talking Republican, the liberal media or a conservative point of view. To the contrary, this is about crossing a line in the sand that needs to be drawn based on history, dignity, taste and truth.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of Star's letter.
Bill, I'm not sure of where you come from, but let me tell you what the phrase 'lynching party' conjures up to me, a black woman born in North Carolina . Those words depict the image of a group of white men who are angry with the state of the own lives getting together, drinking more than they need to drink, lamenting how some black person has moved forward (usually ahead of them in stature or dignity), and had the audacity to think that they are equal. These same men for years, instead of looking at what changes, should and could make in their own lives that might remove that bitterness born of perceived privilege, these white men take all of that resentment and anger and decide to get together and drag the closest black person near them to their death by hanging them from a tree — usually after violent beating, torturing and violating their human dignity. Check your history books, because you don't need a masters or a law degree from Harvard to know that is what constitutes a 'lynching party.'
Imagine, Michelle and Barack Obama having the audacity to think that they have the right to the American dream, hopes, and ideals. O'Reilly must think to himself: how dare they have the arrogance to think they can stand in a front of this nation, challenge the status quo and express the frustration of millions? When this happens, the first thing that comes to mind for O'Reilly and people like him is: 'it's time for a party.'
Not so fast…don't order the rope just yet.
Would O'Reilly ever in a million years use this phrase with reference to Elizabeth Edwards, Cindy McCain or Judi Nathan? I mean, in all of the statements and criticisms that were made about Judi Nathan, the one-time mistress turned missus, of former presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, I never heard any talk of forming a lynch party because of something she said or did.
So why is it that when you're referring to someone who's African-American you must dig to a historical place of pain, agony and death to symbolize your feelings? Lynching is not a joke to off-handedly throw around and it is not a metaphor that has a place in political commentary; provocative or otherwise. I admit that I come from a place of personal outrage here having buried my 90 year-old grandfather last year. This proud, amazing African-American man raised his family and lived through the time when he had to use separate water fountains, ride in the back of a bus, take his wife on a date to the 'colored section' of a movie theater, and avert his eyes when a white woman walked down the street for fear of what a white man and his cronies might do if they felt the urge to 'party'; don't tell me that the phrase you chose, Mr. O'Reilly, was taken out of context.
To add insult to injury, O'Reilly tried to 'clarify' his statements, by using the excuse that his comments were reminiscent of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' use of the term 'high-tech lynching' during his confirmation hearing. I reject that analogy. You see Justice Thomas did mean to bring up the image of lynching in its racist context. He was saying that politics and the media were using a new technology to do to him what had been done to black men for many years — hang him. Regardless of if you agreed with Justice Thomas' premise or not, if in fact — Bill O'Reilly was referencing it — the context becomes even clearer.
What annoys me more than anything is that I get the feeling that one of the reasons Bill O'Reilly made this statement, thinking he could get away with it in the first place, and then followed it up with a lame apology in a half-hearted attempt to smooth any ruffled feathers, is because he doesn't think that black women will come out and go after him when he goes after us. Well, he's dead wrong. Be clear Bill O'Reilly: there will be no lynch party for that black woman. And this black woman assures you that if you come for her, you come for all of us." — Star Jones Reynolds
[Image via Getty.]
being a black woman i agree with starr on this one (very rare i know). what i also want to know is why any self-proclaimed american political pundit would use the word after all the issues over the past year alone that have been in the spotlight involving lynching, ropes, nooses, etc.? if it was a mistaken then he is a total idiot and should have smelled the shit he was about to step in before he did it. jackass.
Star Jones is a ~~~ DUMBASS~~~ and I am so sick and tired of black people thinking they are better than everyone because they have some twisted ideas that the country is still out to get them…… I am very over it! Stop using the past to make it seem like your behaviour is ok. O'Rilly was responding to the fact that Michelle is a possible RACIST you tard…..
I am noticing that the black people are more racist than the white in this country…………..
Very sad
Star Jones is a ~~~ DUMBASS~~~ and I am so sick and tired of black people thinking they are better than everyone because they have some twisted ideas that the country is still out to get them…… I am very over it! Stop using the past to make it seem like your behaviour is ok. O'Rilly was responding to the fact that Michelle is a possible RACIST you tard………
I am noticing that the black people are more racist than the white in this country…………..
Very sad
Star Jones is a ~~~ DUMBASS~~~ and I am so sick and tired of black people thinking they are better than everyone because they have some twisted ideas that the country is still out to get them…… I am very over it! Stop using the past to make it seem like your behaviour is ok. O'Rilly was responding to the fact that Michelle is a possible RACIST you tard………
I am noticing that the black people are more racist than the white in this country…………..
Very sad
Re: eff you –
#112: nicely said. not that you can ever say that anymore without being turned into the PC police.
Star Jones needs to go have a sandwich. O'Rielly was TAKING UP FOR Mrs Obama. He DEFENDED HER.
Friggin liberals are so goddam stoopid.
I don't take that as a racial slur. Whites were lynched in the past as well. It's an expression. Not a slur.
Does this dumb bitch or anyone else really think that Bill actually wants to hang Michelle Obama? It's just a phrase people! What the hell is everyone so worried about? Stop making it a racial issue. And why doesn't anyone call Star Jones on using her race to get her job at the View? She was obviously picked from a pool of ladies who were all black because the producers needed a diverse group of idiots.
I think it's pathetic how careful we have to be around Blacks. Everything a white person says is "racist" it's absolutely pathetic.
And Perez, shame on you. You say that we need to stop Censorship and here you are supporting it.
Re: Rich – you're an idiot. i bet you're gonna hate it when Barack wins the presidency. U SUCK!!
Just like Hillary saying "Barack has never done the heavy spade work that I have done" in a speech several weeks ago. No one in the media thought that was a racial slur.
BTW, O'Reilly rocks!
BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO GET OVER THEMSELVES. NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE CAUSING THEIR RACE TO BE SEGGREGATED BY RESPODING IGNORANTLY TO SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER. THROUGOUT HISTORY BLACK PEOPLE WERE LYNCHED AND PEOPLE PARTIED. WHAT DO BILL'S COMMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH RACISM? NOWHERE DOES HE SAY THIS WAS A POSITIVE THING THAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY. WE KNOW THEY WERE TREATED UNFAIRLY 50 YEARS AGO… SHALL WE MOVE ON? PLEASE? OR DO BLACK PEOPLE WANT THIS TO BE THEIR LEGACY/CRUTCH.
Star Jones is an idiot!!! Get over it! I'm tired of people taking comments like this and making them into something they are not! Go find something else, that REALLY is an issue, to bitch about!!
star jones is full of shit and needs to get over herself and a past that does not belong to her, unless she really is 100 years old with lots of plastic. Granted, perezhilton.com and gang may not like O'Reilly so some will agree with her just to agree.
taken out of context… he was just saying he wasn't going to attack her… its not illegal to use the word "lynch" in a sentence.
O'Reilly is the only person that the liberals are terrified of, and for good reasonl
Star Jones = Fuckin slut whore
this IS a flawed nation. Bullies trying to get us to eat crap, and say we like it. It's clear from his statements that this Bill O'rielly guy does not love America, or want it to be the best it can be, he is an American hating bully.
Go America!!!!!!!
IF HE HAD SAID WITCH HUNT WOULD HILLARY HAVE BEEN INSULTED?
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride, you call us racists.
I am proud.
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists????
BRILLIANT!!!! SHE IS 150% RIGHT. DUDE LOST HIS MIND BY MAKING SUCH AN IGNORANT STATEMENT. THE UNFORTUNATE PART ABOUT THIS IS IF ITS NOT BILL OREILLY, IT WILL BE SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS JUST AS IGNORANT WITH AS BIG A MICROPHONE. THIS PROVES TO ME THAT RACISM IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL AND HAS DONE NOTHING BUT TAKE A NAP FOR MINUTE.
Re: here we go – I so agree with you. I'm so tired of all that crap too. People get over it.
What a pathetic attempt to get some attention. Don't you have something else to worry about, like, maybe, finding a job? Get over yourself.
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride, you call us racists.
I am proud.
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists???
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride, you call us racists.
I am proud.
But you call me a racist…..
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride, you call us racists.
I am proud.
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride, you call us racists.
I am proud…..
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
I absolutely despise Star Jones - but she is right.
What a pathetic attempt to drum up attention. Doesn't she have something more important to be doing, like finding a job? the rather dim Star Jones should get over herself.
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance'
OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber
of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American
pageant, but any colour can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students
scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges
in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT
would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were
marching for your race and rights. If we marched for
our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brow n, yellow and orange, and
you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce
our white pride…. you call us racists.
I am proud….
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?????
I'm no Republican by any means, however, I think he wasn't intentionally being derogatory by saying lynching party. I think that term could similarily be used if he were talking about Hillary and her "secret" tax returns.
All this is neither here nor there, if Star Jones really wants to get all riled up about something, look to the way BLACK MEN REPRESENT YOU IN THEIR MUSIC AND VIDEOS. Get off your high horse lady.
why is it gays and blacks can say anything they damn well want, no matter how racist, but if a white says any tiny thing, he's the DEVIL
Re: lolo – Um, Thomas Brantley, for one smartass. Why don't you at least know your sh!t before saying something stupid??
Look up americanlynching.com
In fact, go to a library, you might actually learn something.
Oh get over it. It's a metaphor that's used all the time. Let's drop all the hypersensitive race BS already.
star is fat again and out of work she should write a letter about that
The true problem is that there was a time in this country that if these remarks were made by a Black woman they would in fact be lynched. IMr. O'Reilly is a very educated and well informed person. I am sure that he did understand the ramifications of this comment. He is not a comedian or talk show host looking to entertain. He is a political analyst and we expect more.
Oh please, a "racial slur against black women"? Really? I'm so tired of blacks using the race card all the time. O'Reilly DID NOT offended Michele or any black women. He was refering that we must not use "lynching" to critize Michelle. It was all the contrary…Besides Star Jones is a proven liar, so who gives a shit what she writes.
She is just mad because she has no talent and her show got canceled.
Star jones can suck a dick! Fuckin bobble-head doll look-a-like! i don't see her all up in arms when something is said about white people. Stupid money grubbing whore! Just to get attention, wasn't her tv show cancelled???LOL
You go, Star! O'Reilly is like the Jerry Springer of news…that's the only reason people watch his show.
I agree with her 100%
He's an asshole. He has no problem disrespecting Black women. But why should we be surprised? Bush calls Condelessa Rice, "Condi." WTF??? That woman has more PH.Ds and letters behind her name than I can count, and he calls her "Condi"? What the hell? Then again, she doesn't seem to say anything…doesn't seem to demand the respect that she deserves. Oh, well…
Uhm, yeah…O'Reilly. Scumbag!
"This white man"
Leave it to Star Jones to play the race card. Honey, you're out of work. Did the white devil cause that too, or was it because you aren't talented enough to carry a show yourself? Fuck off!
Re: I Love Star since she was Humbled – You fool. Most states have law on the book against lynching. And contrary to what your racist pea brain thinks it means, it's defined as removing someone from lawful custody.
that fake ass bicth needs to get a life,she want a little wine with that cheese!!!!
fuck…. I hope we NEVER have a black woman as first lady!!
They should go back to Africa
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!! I am soooo sick of having to watch every damn thing that comes out of your mouth. I see nothing wrong with what he said. If it was said to a white person, no one would have batted an eye. Get over yourselves!
you fucking go girl
Oh God, get over it! He wasn't talking shit about her, he didn't call her a name. Fucksake, you can't say a damn word to a black person without them having a shit fit over it, and yet they wanna refer to us as "a white man with a microphone," or a "Cracker," or whatever else they can come up with. I do NOT believe Bill O'Reilly is racist, and if I were him I wouldn't of apologized for the shit! He may be a "white man with a microphone," but Star Jones is a "fat black bitch who took the lazy way to weight loss and then lied about it!"
Well, I'm sick and tired of every ethnic person taking offense at bullshit like this. Rather than put O'Reilly down for his inadvertant collective of words, wouldn't your concerns be better directed at defending Michelle Obama? Folks are too damned "sensitive". Besides, Bill O'Reilly is far less bigoted that most folks, including blacks.
Go Star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, now if Star would apologize for that obscene interview she did with Lemrick Nelson, Jr. all would be cool in the world.
While I think that Michelle Obama's statement was a little bit over the top for someone who is trying to become the next first lady, what Bill O'Reilly said is absolutely disgusting. It may just be a word to some of you people, but the meaning of that word is exactly what Star Jones said. It's like talking about sending Jews to a concentration camp. I hope he gets suspended for what he said. If Imus did, why wouldn't he?
Oh yes…just like how picnic is derived from a racial slur right? (it's from the french word pique)
People need to stop playing fucking semantics.
FYI: In 900 A.D. AFRICAN KINGS WERE SOLD WHITE PEOPLE FROM THE VIKINGS.
SLAVE comes from the word SLAVIC b/c so many of them were sold to african kings.
oh yeah, and african kings sold their own people to the americas!
OH YEAH AND THE MAYANS AND AZTECS WERE OBLITERATED BY THE SPANIARDS.
You stupid fucks cause controversy over shit as if you were the ONLY ones in history to go through this, yet you don't even know your own history.
ENOUGH WITH THE SEMANTICS IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!!
I LOVE BILL O'REILLY! HE RULES! black people can say all kind of racist remarks yet something that gets taken out of context and they are called a racist. THAT is racist if you ask me!!
give me a fucking break. you are lashing out at him b/c he used the word lynch?! in NO WAY did he use it to be racist. im sure he would have said the same thing if he was talking about a white woman.
sometimes i think black people are the racist ones when they look for shit like that to complain about. you are giving youself a bad name and incouraging racism. get over youself STAR JONES.
Damn…I thought she was gone for good when her show hit the shits.
Maybe Star should check her own racist comment. Reilly's comment has nothing to do with the fact that he is a white man. If is Star Jone's intent is to say Reilly made racist comments because he is a white man, then Star is herself stereotyping and labeling based on gender and race. If Reilly is a biggot, it is because of his person, and not because he is a white man. White men continue to do good deeds, and help people of all races, religions, etc. It's time for American's to put a stop to minorities labeling people that are biggots and attaching a white man connotation to it. Not all white men are biggots much like not all African Americans aren't crack heads. Get a clue Star Jones !!
This is also about Star Jones attempting to put herself back in the media spotlight (or any spotlight that dares to shine on her) after her failed tv show went buh-bye.
o'reilly did nothing wrong…michelle said this is the first time she has ever been proud of her country and there for is saying that she was not proud of JFK when he was president…need i remind you that some of JFK's family was endorsing obama…also is she saying she wasnt proud of the way america came together after 9/11…this is an extremely insulting comment from michelle…also, why didnt Star Jones post Michelle's comment…?
You go girl!
Re: oktoonvme –
Spoken like a true racist black person!!!
Why do black people complain about EVERYTHING?????
You GO, girlfriend!!!! Tell that sleazy, shit-throwin', bag 'o bones O'Reilly to cram it up his lily-white ass!!! (And by the way, MY ass is as lily-white as O'Reilly's!)
Oh, and tell O'Reilly to take Limbaugh and Coulter with him on his trip to HELLL!!!
Get over yourself! When black people in America stop slurring and slandering each other, then you can get on your high horse about what anyone else says. And while lynching has some particularly horrible connotations with racism in America, it is a term in the dictionary that can be applied to to anyone. I have used people say they'd like to lynch other white people - for the act - not the race. It isn't nice - but I wish some black Americans like Star Jones, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would quit trying to turn every single negative comment about someone who is black into a racist comment. They wouldn't have bat an eye if the comments had been made about a whtie person.
hey getoverit, why don't we just enslave u and treat u like shit and then tell u to get the fuck over it
hollar racism cuz its the only way the black bitch can get attention. Black people cause such an issue that white people dont. Lets starts a white history month , fuck the blacks! Im so tired of hearing them and shit dont they get enuff holidays and bullshit that whites dont get. DAAAAAAAMN
Re: sam – I never defined Lynching, I clearly stated,
"the verb, Lynch, is clearly associated with the flogging, torturing and murdering of blacks during the "good old days"
Well, no shit it is illegal, Sherlock. I don't get your point. You obviously didn't learn to read in school, as you were too busy bullying others, so let me break it down for your overfed, lethargic puke brain.
By using the term, it sends a conscious message, subliminally as well as clearly to "go after her" and YES, as a matter of fact, if he said this 50 years ago, I am sure all your family members would have registered his message green light to hang her from a noose. Considering your sponge brain lineage, your uncles probably hung many innocents, whether they be black, gay or a woman who is not afraid to speak her mind(didn't you used to call us witches?)
You may not agree with me, but I am nobody's fool- AND I ain't your bitch, so don't blame YOUR shit on me.
I so agree with her, people like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh need to be taken off the air. Its one thing to be conservative, but going on with hate speech is totally wrong. O'Reilly should have been fired when he had that sexual harassment suit filed against him, why does no one remember that? I sure as hell do!!!!
The fact REMAINS that you DO NOT talk about "lynching" when referring to a black person, not ever. It is never OK. What would happen if a sportscaster used that word? He would be fired. It's never ever OK to use that word. I can't stand Star Jones but she is absolutely correct and OReilly is a complete fraud.
Black people and their constant "racism" mantra make me freaking tired. Shut UP and get a life!!! Boo hoo! Somebody hurt your feelings. You CHOOSE to take everything the way that you do. If white people took to the airwaves every time one of you insulted us, there'd be no time for any other thing to be aired on television. GET OVER IT and STOP LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY AND EXCUSES FOR YOUR OWN FAILURES!
By the way, I'm not one of those lame a**es who comes back to check and see if my comment gets a response, etc. so send up all of the uneducated FU's you please. I won't be checking back to read them. I said what I meant and I meant what I said. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's not true. Every word I just typed is 100% TRUE. Any white person who posseses an ounce of honesty and integrity will whole-heartedly agree with me.
O'Reilly is one of the biggest, low-life dirt bags who ever existed. His mother should have aborted him.
nigga please
I have heard the term "lynch mob" used in so many contexts that to pin it down as a racist sentiment seems contrived. the beauty about this country is that we have a way of taking what is offensive and overusing it to create a common turn of phrase that doesn't hold that stigmatization. i have heard the phrase used when referring to white people that were being unfairly criticized.
i think we should hate bill oreilley for his faux independence when he, just as most media outlets now do, spins his own brand of political preference. now that's something i can sign on to - i'll lead the lynch mob.
lynch that dumb n—-r up, you stupid reverse racist n—–rs, black on white is the new racism, perez is a fag as well,
why is it only a big deal when a black person is called a name? I am a white person who has been discriminated for being white. I dont get a history month. Sticks and stones. Instead of bitching tell the world no matter what color you are to be proud of who you are.
Re: white and taking responsibility for myself – "By the way, I'm not one of those lame a**es who comes back to check and see if my comment gets a response, etc. so send up all of the uneducated FU's you please. I won't be checking back to read them."
That is why people make comments on a blog, so that others will read them and then they can have what is called a discussion, or a conversation. If you are only talking and never listening then I feel sorry for you. Typical white person who never listens, just rambles on and on, interrupting, monopolizing the conversation with another "I can top that" story.
You are a self-righteous bore and very immature. Either that or a coward, you must resemble a giant piece of chicken shit. You are afraid to listen because then would have to be emotionally healthy enough to handle a dissenting opinion.
Why don't you both get some more liposuction….Michelle Obama is a racist, anti-american loudmouth. When they lose, they should move to Sierra Leone or somewhere that she likes. Other than the USA.
C'mon, Perez. I admire you, and if it weren't for a link on this site I wouldn't have gotten off my arse and donated to the Clinton campaign–more than once. Your site has kept pace with your own growing fame in terms of social responsibility, without losing its edge. So let's not forget that Star Jones's rant is 100% UNAMERICAN. People in this country have a right to say what they want, and that includes Bill O'Reilly. What's up with "How dare he" mention lynching and Michelle O in the same sentence? How dare he? Because he has freedom of speech, that's how. The same freedom that has given you a right to employ photographs of celebrities with your as PROTECTED free speech due to your additions to them. Star Jones is a nasty bitch, two peas in a pod with Michelle Obama, who is on record as hating America. She's not making any good points AT ALL.
She had her stomach stapled. Perhaps now she can fix the chip on her shoulder. I am not white, but I sure notice that white folks have to be extra sensitive to everyone else. Some of the most racist people I know in this country are so called minorities.
Oh puh-lease, I am SO SICK of people like her screaming racism at every turn. It's f**king ridiculous, no one can say anything any more. Star Jones, GET OVER IT!!!!
This is so blown out of proportion. The reality is most people don't think this way. Star Jones looks at this and thinks oh racial slur. The reality is that he was using the English language. The words are used by many and they have in no way shape or form meant that the person using them was using them for a racial statement. The fact is we have freedom of speech in this country unless of course it offends someone. When it does then we have to aplogize. Get real. People should really look at some of the things Star Jones has said in the past. She herself is a true racist. It is ok to make comments and refer to white people or other races in a way that is not well nice but if it refers to her or another black person she is all hell bent on making that person apologize. Trust me I have heard her do it more then once she is also not the only African American who feels that way. We are not all racist. He used no inappropriate words or language and never called her anything leave it at that.
Bill O'Reilly is fucking disgusting and regardless of the fact I can't stand Star Jones, she is EXACTLY right. it is NOT ok to talk like that. When the sports anchor jokingly used the word in reference to Tiger Woods she was suspended and what? bc O'Reilly is a man? a piece of shit? a republican moron backed by an even more moronic republican network its ok? this is bull shit
seriously perez, get over yourself. just because you're a raging liberal does not mean that everything that comes out of your mouth is correct. bill o'reilly actually speaks what is on the mind of half of the US population. for a site that makes fun of just about everyone, you should be ashamed that your biased opinion has actually allowed you to listen to STAR JONES of all people. pathetic.
Re: You are a RACIST – Blacks weren't that oppressed- only southern slaves. Blacks lived all over the north and west as free people. Slaves were SOLD into slavery, in many instances by their OWN tribes. They were owned as slaves ALL over the world long before America was colonized. There are still slaves- mostly women, being held in other countries. Blacks have had well over a hundred and fifty years to pull out of it- but instead of getting better, succesful blacks MOVE out of their neighborhoods and do not go back to form the mom and pop businesses that got most ethnic groups out of poverty by the second generation. Blacks discriminate AGAINST other blacks! And they WALLOW in blame. You STFU with all your prententious crap. YOU learn some history. Stop blaming white men- who founded this country, wrote almost every piece of important literature known, made virtually every scientific discovery and medical advancement. Concentrate on making blacks BETTER and work with what they DO have to help them achieve. Blaming the greatest philosophers, scientists and inventors for the condition of today's blacks is ridiculous. Education starts with PARENTS. Not everyone has the same IQ-no matter their race. But you can help someone achieve. WHAT DO YOU DO to help someone? Whine on perezhilton.com????
Unlike many of you commenting on this story I actually have something to say. Bill O'Reilly is a complete and utter moran who's had his show for far too long. I understand where he was coming from by trying to make a point where Mrs. Obama is concerned(wether it's valid or not) but once again has us focused on his ignorant, mean spirited, hateful comments, not the original issue at hand. This isn't the first time this water faucet of a mouth has had to "clarify" comments made. To add insult to injury he has "apologized" in the most lamist and unthoughtful way. "Taken out of context." I'm so tired of that phrase. So that's all it takes? Say what you want and all you have to do is say "I'm sorry what I said was taken out of context….blah, blah, blah." That's it. Well I'm glad I know what to do when I say something that not only should never be uttered out loud but only has a place when referencing the past. There was another comment made by a recent Oscar winner referencing the Twin Towers and how it was an "inside job" but apologized saying it was "taken out of context. So is this the new rehab or deviated septum? DO NOT try to insult my intelligence with your half hearted excuse that my 4yr. old son could of came up with. No matter how you spin this Mr. O'Reilly (I use that term loosely) you are a dirt bag with a narrow window of intelligence. Congratulations, you have managed to stay under the radar for as long as you have but your time is almost up!
Re: Andrew Pandap – If you are sitting on your "arse" you are not an American.
It's called FREEDOM OF SPEECH you CUNT!! Media is SO biased and full of shit that if they were to call all of them on everything there would be no one left.
She also has the right to express herself.
And I have the right to tell her to go fistfuck herself up the ass.
It's called FREEDOM OF SPEECH you CUNT!! Media is SO biased and full of shit that if they were to call all of them on everything there would be no one left.
She also has the right to express herself.
And I have the right to tell her to go fistfuck herself up the ass.
Re: A slippery slope – He calls her Condi because that is her nickname and he is friends with her and has known her for years. What is wrong with THAT?? And she only has one PhD- but she is very, very driven and very, very smart and should be have been president this time around but maybe as VP now, it will open that up for her in 4 years.
that lady gives me goose bumps!!
Star Jones just needs to shut the fuck up. All this bitch wants is publicity. Her crap ass show failed and now the only way she can get attention is to write her stupid letters.
This FAT BLACK BITCH needs to shove more food down her throw until her stapled stomach explodes!…if that Terrorist who wants to run for Presidant has his monkey wife running her mouth about how this country sucks, then WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE HERE FOR?? WHY THE FUCK IS SHE "SUPPORTING" HER MAN TO RUN?? …fuck all these stupid monkeys! NO ONE in this life time will ever see a black run this country PERIOD! WHY??? because they need to learn more about being a smart group rather than running their mouth about Pro Black and this and that. Fuck your pride. When you run for office, you become the biggest uncle tom there is. STAR JONES..EAT SHIT BITCH!
Oh, Lucy #95, the voice of reason from a person who doesn't have to live in America and withstand the political correctness that has our society on their knees. Words. They are words. I personally can't stand Bill O'Reilly, but come on. I just wish that minorities (of all hues), would stop waiting like vultures to jump all over someone if they say a word or make a remark that they take issue with. I'm hispanic and I think its getting ridiculous. This just gave Star Jones something to gripe about to get publicity anyways. When will it end? Why is it the minorities are the only ones with free speach in this country anymore? Huh?
there is absolutly no way that this was taken out of context. why do they allow people like this to continue in their jobs when they are so rude to a certian race? how can they keep their jobs?
I USED TO LIKE STAR AND I STOOD UP FOR HER WHEN NO ONE ELSE DID .. BUT NO MORE. MICHELLE OBAMA HATES WHITES AND FROM SCHOOL IN HER WRITTEN WORD TILL LAST WEEK IN HER OWN WORDS ON FILM, SHE WAS PROUD OF AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER ADULT LIFE. Michelle is bright .. she knew what she said and meant and so do we. Michelle knows she and her husband go to a white hating phoney tax exempt church that gives Farakan awards calling him the best .. as does their pastor. IF OBAMA LOSES THE ELECTION WHICH HE SHOULD .. HE IS NO COLIN POWELL .. THANK HIS WIFE
GO Star Jones. Bill O'Reilly is a racist, fame whoring idiot!
Re: kdog – You're the idiot. She was right!
He said he did NOT want to go on t lynching party! People like to get angry over nothing!
Re: A slippery slope –
are you fucking kidding me? he's not the first to call her Condi you moron.
starr jones is a fucking idiot.
i agree with comment #201..
how come whites are the only ones that are racist.
starr jones and any blacks that feel that way need to get a fucking clue