O Reilly Analysis
Topher Carroll The O’Reilly Factor May 29, 2012
The O’Reilly Factor has a reputation for exerting a very conservative overtone, naturally many question whether the typical “news standards” are being followed.
The show leads off with a segment on Planned Parenthood and the presidential election, an issue where Bill O’Reilly has already indicated his stance that he is “pro-life”. When it comes to such partisan dividing issues, O’Reilly asserts his stance, and then goes on to further undermine the liberal stance. The problem is that O’Reilly portrays a bipartisan attitude but acts loyal to his favored Republican side.
In this first segment, O’Reilly tells the story of how Planned Parenthoods are starting to promote abortions done depending …show more content…
There is no point in the show where you feel he is sending you mixed signals on his viewpoints on a certain topic.
“There is no question that Planned Parenthood is a pro-abortion outfit, which has been in trouble for years”, he goes on “Undercover videos have documented underage abortions, abortion advice associated with prostitution and now gender selection”. The problem is not that his words are unclear the problem is he pretends to be doing objective news with an all but obvious direction to it. Another important segment involves old Bill interviewing the potential VP Republican candidate Marco Rubio. O’Reilly almost immediately takes the form of somewhat of a big brother to Marco Rubio. There is a slide shown promoting the premiere of his new and upcoming book, “An American Son”, without even a mention of what the book is about. The clip ends in O’Reilly busting Rubio’s chops that if indeed he is offered the ticket as Mitt Romney’s running mate and the 2012 V.P., Rubio would feel a patriotic obligation to immediately take
The O’Reilly Factor has a reputation for exerting a very conservative overtone, naturally many question whether the typical “news standards” are being followed.
The show leads off with a segment on Planned Parenthood and the presidential election, an issue where Bill O’Reilly has already indicated his stance that he is “pro-life”. When it comes to such partisan dividing issues, O’Reilly asserts his stance, and then goes on to further undermine the liberal stance. The problem is that O’Reilly portrays a bipartisan attitude but acts loyal to his favored Republican side.
In this first segment, O’Reilly tells the story of how Planned Parenthoods are starting to promote abortions done depending …show more content…
There is no point in the show where you feel he is sending you mixed signals on his viewpoints on a certain topic.
“There is no question that Planned Parenthood is a pro-abortion outfit, which has been in trouble for years”, he goes on “Undercover videos have documented underage abortions, abortion advice associated with prostitution and now gender selection”. The problem is not that his words are unclear the problem is he pretends to be doing objective news with an all but obvious direction to it. Another important segment involves old Bill interviewing the potential VP Republican candidate Marco Rubio. O’Reilly almost immediately takes the form of somewhat of a big brother to Marco Rubio. There is a slide shown promoting the premiere of his new and upcoming book, “An American Son”, without even a mention of what the book is about. The clip ends in O’Reilly busting Rubio’s chops that if indeed he is offered the ticket as Mitt Romney’s running mate and the 2012 V.P., Rubio would feel a patriotic obligation to immediately take