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Hopefully In a chapter attempting to discredit Bill OReilly, Franken cites an interview that OReilly conducted with a young man named Jeremy Glick. Glick sadly lost his father in New York City in the events on September 11. After signing his name to a full-page anti-war ad published in the New York Times , he appeared as a guest on the OReilly Factor on February 4, 2003. The interview became the subject of a lot of discussion for quite a while in the media because things became quite heated between Glick and OReilly. In his book, on page 78, Franken writes that Glick explained himself modestly and eloquently. Apparently, presenting facts correctly takes a back seat as long as you sound good and your views are different than Bill OReillys. The interview began when OReilly said that he was surprised that Glick signed his name to an ad which, according to OReilly, equates the United States with terrorists.
Bush was head of the CIA for less than one year under President Ford starting on January 30, 1976. After Jimmy Carter was elected President, he resigned, exiting his position on January 20, 1977. Second, the democratic government to which Glick refers was the communist Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan PDPA, who seized control of the country after a coup in 1978. Nur Mohammed Taraki became its President, Prime Minister, and General Secretary. The new government then signed a friendship pact with the Soviet Union. The mujahadeen was committed to combating the new communist government and any Soviet intervention. If the United States began aiding the mujahadeen six months before the invasion, this is over two years after Bush left his CIA post .
Yes, he did, but only after the interview really took a sour angle when Glick went after OReilly personally. You evoke 9-11 to rationalize everything from domestic plunder to imperialist aggression worldwide. Anyone whos watched OReilly knows he is not the kind of guy to take an accusation like that lying down. Ive done more for the 9-11 families by their own admission Ive done more for them than you will ever hope to do. Following September 11, millions of Americans donated over a billion dollars to the Red Cross and the United Way. People believed that the money would go directly to the families devastated by the tragedies. Unfortunately, the charities had planned to put much of the money aside for their general funds and for programs like community outreach. But Bill OReilly, through his television program, successfully lobbied to redirect millions of dollars of that money straight to the families. Needless to say, after this point of the interview, the Ice Age had a better chance of making a comeback. A shouting match erupted when the two argued over the United States attack on Afghanistan to remove the Taliban. OReilly wanted to wind down the interview and began to make a statement, but Glick pushed to continue the debate. Glick would not be stopped, however, and OReilly finished the interview. Im not going to dress you down anymore, out of respect for your father.
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