O'REALLY WATCH: Kristof of 'NYT' Starts Pledge Drive to Back Bill O'Reilly

[warrens]

NEW YORK New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof resumed his exchange with TV/radio talkster Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday, asking readers to contribute to a fund to send O'Reilly to Darfur. Kristof said he would ante up the first $1000.

The "feud" began last December when O'Reilly denounced Kristof as a "left-wing ideologue." Kristof replied by calling him a "bully" and challenging O'Reilly to show truly "traditional values" by joining him on a visit to Darfur to assess the death and devastation there, thereby "using your talents for an important cause."

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Kristof in his Tuesday column reveals that a few days ago he got this answer to his earlier offer to take O'Reilly to Darfur: "I do three hours of daily news analysis on TV and radio. There's no way I can go to Africa." But Kristof observes that with a satellite phone, "you can do your show from anywhere."

Asking readers for help, Kristof asked that they send e-mails to [e-mail] -- and tell him how much they are willing to pay toward O'Reilly's expenses in Darfur.

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001958173

I just pledged $25. Let's see if the nutball really wants to do journalism or just screech like a monkey.

[marmar]

1. I'll contribute....

to the purchase of a one-way ticket!

:hi:

[GrumpyGreg]

2. Let the 2 of them duke it out themselves--I'd rather give $25.00

to my local food pantry than to financially support this type of nonsense.

[radio4progressives]

3. you people have got to be kidding. both Ruppert and O'Lilly are wealthy

individuals who can more than adequately support such a broadcast.

if you want to throw your money away, send to New Orleans. at least that's much more worthy cause.

[warrens]

4. The point is to embarass O'Reilly and eliminate his excuses

The guy is too busy to do a REAL story. He'd rather spend three hours a day defaming liberals. Kristol is calling his bluff and making him look like an idiot. And discrediting O'Reilly for a few bucks is more valuable, given his propaganda value, than sending a few bottles of water to New Orleans.

[zbdent]

5. WHAT? O'Reilly never takes time off?

"I do three hours of daily news analysis on TV and radio. There's no way I can go to Africa."