** Edit, Thanks to readers Emails I learn't that the footage O'Reilly used to illustrate Lesbian Gangs, was actually a youtube video of a random "Chick Fight" - The dialogue of the video indicates they are fighting over "A Man."
You know, there is a lot to fear in this world and I think we all can agree that the fear of underground lesbian gangs indoctrinating our children is not one of them. I am a straight man and this story blew my mind. I wonder what Gay people think of this, I checked out the Gay website afterellen.com and I quote...
I could analyze how ridiculous and unsubstantiated Wheeler's claims are, point out their similarity to the outrageous stories the Nazis made up about the Jews back in the day, or question how such clearly inflammatory and inaccurate assertions based on distorted information got past even Bill O'Reilly's fact-checkers, but other bloggers have already done so quite handily (see here, here, here, and here).Sometimes you have to wonder who these faces with names are that Fox News use as "experts" during programs like this. The blog "Unfit for Print" looked into Rod Wheeler for us.
after checking out this "detective's" website - Rod007.com, no joke - his, um, credibility as a crack investigator is a little dubious. Rod only claims to have served "several years" as a homicide investigator and fraud investigator. Not five or ten or twenty, but "several" years. One of his other claims to legitimacy as a crime expert is his experience working in "corporate security and safety management" at Boston Market (a McDonalds chain), which kinda sounds like "security guard." And his "what people are saying" page is mostly made up of praise from other Fox reporters.Well.. if you are still afraid of Lesbian gangs continue watching the O'Reilly factor. I am sure you will eventually get a follow up on this story and maybe we can learn how to properly defeat the lesbians before they get to your children.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 4)
1. I was kidnapped once by a gang of lesbians. They tied me up and forced me to watch Mulholland Drive over and over again. It was almost unbearable.
Joe Bob at 4:45PM on Jul 2nd 2007
2. OH NO BE AWARE OF THE EVIL LUSBIANS! This is news worthy because? I mean I have heard of woman gangbangers but common first we have "fear The illegal mexican gangs" now we have to fear lusbians? Lets be more paranoid of the short-haired ladies. And how the hell do little kids get recruited into a lusbian gang its so stupid, little kids aren't even aware of their sexual reference much less how do they know if they're lusbian at a young age?
seanpdizzle at 5:58PM on Jul 2nd 2007
3. Jeff, I want to sincerely thank you, a straight man, for standing up and saying NO to hate. As a gay person I have had the pleasure of meeting many hetersexual men and women who are secure in their sexuality and have no hesitation about speaking out loud and clear against a pattern of propaganda and hate that truly does copy the Nazis.
Like the Nazis, the Fundamentalist Republican right attempts to minimize the number of gays and lesbians in our society and paint them as a privileged class, in order to make people feel less guilty about discriminating and physically harming.
It goes downhill from there to ridiculous doctored "research" to stories like this. I truly appreciate your showcasing both the evil and idiocy of this Fox segment which is so typical of the anti-gay movement. Someday, when we all get along and accept each other for what we are, people like Bill O-Reilly will be looked at with ridicule.
Phil at 9:05PM on Jul 2nd 2007
4. Actually, besides the fear mongering, there is another layer to O'Reilly hyping this story that is equally sordid -- the subject is clearly intended to titilate the aging white hetero guys who comprise O'Reilly's audience. Like Fox's favorite sexual predator, they can simultaneously rage against this latest outrage while at the same time getting their rocks off. The line between Fox News and porn, always thin at best, vanishes completely with this item.
richter at 10:32PM on Jul 2nd 2007
5. lesbian gangs will barf if forced to have sex with o'reilly. however, they might enjoy beating him to death with a 2x4.
mr lee at 12:29AM on Jul 3rd 2007
6. What can you say about this buffoon? So sad. So very sad. Maybe someday he'll have a deathbed conversion to reality, in the manner of his soul mate and fellow hater Lee Atwater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater#Atwater_repents
Via at 1:47AM on Jul 3rd 2007
7. well, I've reached the very sad point where all I can do is laugh. Not only laugh at the fact that O'Reilly is the highest rated news show but laugh at American politics in general. In addition to O'Reilly's propaganda being viewed as real news by many Americans, we have an absolute idiot as President and a VP who would probably have made a good assistant to Hitler. Then I can laugh at Ann Coulter, who says some of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard and has people supporting her! Finally, I can laugh at the fact that over 30% of Americans still think that Saddam Hussein attacked us on 9-11! Am I the only one laughing at all this? Maybe its because these facts I've stated are so sad that I force myself to laugh in order to maintain my sanity?
Jon at 10:50AM on Jul 3rd 2007
8. I live in philadelphia and have never heard of dykes taking over. I like how he says "ethnic gangs" what a racist pig
balzout at 11:31AM on Jul 3rd 2007
9. wow. thats horrible. i have a family member that is a lesbian, and they are completely harmless people! i mean, why should we fear them? they are humans just like us!!!
miki at 12:12PM on Jul 3rd 2007
10. While claims about roving lesbian gangs certainly seem far-fetched, it is probable that at least some of the data is factual. The issue here is not whether or not homosexuals are aiming to take over the country through street violence, or if Bill O'Reilly is a hate-filled, deceitful bigot, but rather that our news system is so sensationalist that it would prominently feature a small, if not marginal, movement as an eminent threat to our nation's domestic security. It's a hot issue because homosexuality's role in our culture, a popular fear of/fascination with organized crime, and, of course, the indoctrination and recruitment of children into an ideology running contrary to that of conservative America's all contribute to an acute interest in an obscure, radical organization that will ultimately amount to nothing. Personally, I believe that the GTO/DTO probably does exist, but is this something to be afraid of? No. Is the homosexual community bent on violent overthrow of America/motivated towards wanton criminal action? No. Is Bill O'Reilly another sensationalist reporter capitalizing on outrage (justified or not)? Absolutely.
I am a conservative myself who is generally opposed to normalization of homosexuality into mainstream culture, but I bear no ill-will towards any individual who engages in the lifestyle and have several friends who are of that sexual orientation.
Also, if I make a small request to future posters, please do not use the "Nazi" parallel in describing your political/ideological opponents (despite Nazi Germany's anti-homosexual tendencies and widespread use of propoganda) if for no other reason than it is cliche, is not entirely accurate in describing motivations (monetary gain/conservative, retrospective ideals as opposed to adherence to a ethno-politically based doctrine supporting lethal elimination of "undesirable elements") or situations involved in this or most other modern movements, and (at the risk of being redundant) is used far too much by both the left and right wings.
P.S. I don't watch the O'Reilly Factor.
Will at 1:07PM on Jul 3rd 2007
11. It seems to me that all of you left wing cultural marxists have missed the boat again. Bill was just bringing this to the public eye. As soon as someone says something about gays you all get into a huff, however when a news network such as CNN or NBC says anything about catholics, republicans, conservatives, or heterosexuals, liberals play it off as free speech. Bill O'Reilly is one of the fairest news anchors today, compared to liberal favorite, Chris Matthews. Ann Coulter is allowed to speak her mind whenever she likes, because in this wonderful country we have free speech.
matt at 1:48PM on Jul 3rd 2007
12. Will, if you "bear no ill-will towards any individual who engages in the lifestyle", then why are you "generally opposed to normalization of homosexuality into mainstream culture"? It seems to me that if you don't want them accepted into mainstream culture, then you bear them some degree of ill will. Do you mean that a good homosexual is one who hides in the closet his whole life?
Joe Bob at 2:10PM on Jul 3rd 2007
13. It's not that he's saying all lesbians are in street gangs, he was talking about a particular story involving a street gang who identifies themselves as lesbians. Instead of getting mad at O'Reilly, why not be mad at the women committing the crimes?
Rich at 2:12PM on Jul 3rd 2007
14. To the writer of this article, and viewers who compare O'Reilly and or the Republicans to the Nazi Party,
Your arguments are twisted and bathed in intentional fallacy in order to paint a straw-man view of O'Reilly, and Republicans. Your propaganda will you get no where. Your lack of any logical reasoning completely discredits whatever it is you attempt to say in your ridiculous accusations.
O'Reilly presented a story; factual, indiscriminate, and based on legitimate evidence through police reports, video, and on the testimony of the detective he interviewed. Never once did he say anything discrediting, other than the criminal atrocities committed by those women which are in lesbian gangs. Not lesbians, not homosexuals.
Your arguments are based completely on fallacies, namely ad hominem abusive, or strawman and any reasonable person can see straight through your twisting of words and abusive accusations of Nazism, hatred, etc.
ash at 2:24PM on Jul 3rd 2007
15. The piece by O'Reilley is sensationalist garbage. A big portion of the video is of a girl fight without any indication of where it came from or who the individuals involved are. Of all the violence that occurs in a given day in America, what fraction do you think is perpetrated by lesbian gangs?
Joe Bob at 2:42PM on Jul 3rd 2007