Lowe's Pulls Advertising from the O'Reilly Factor After Bill O'Reilly Effectively Said that Shawn Hornbeck Enjoyed Being Raped
The Question at Hand: Why Did Lowe's Wait so Long to Make This Decision?
By Timothy Sexton, published Feb 06, 2007
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Although much mystery surrounds the central question of why Shawn Hornbeck didn't attempt to escape from the clutches of his kidnapper Devlin, it is vital to keep one thing in mind when reading what Bill O'Reilly actually said that was so offensive to viewers-and when Fox News readers offend Fox viewers, boy, are you really offensive. Here is what O'Reilly said: "The situation here, for this kid, looks to me to be a lot more fun than what he had under his 'old' parents. He didn't have to go to school, he could run around and do whatever he wanted." That one thing you must keep in mind? Mike Devlin was recently charged with forcible sodomy of Shawn Hornbeck.
Admittedly, O'Reilly's statements were made several weeks ago before Devlin was officially charged. This is just further evidence that the folks at Fox News have a preference for making assumptions based on thinking clouded by unsound ideology rather than digging for facts. As has been said before about many others, Fox News has never been one to let facts get in the way of a good spin. And Bill O'Reilly probably couldn't locate facts in a dictionary.
Lowe's Pulls Advertising from the O'Reilly Factor After Bill O'Reilly Effectively Said that Shawn Hornbeck Enjoyed Being Raped
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Takeaways
- Lowe's removed their ads from The O'Reilly Factor after viewer complaints.
- Bill O'Reilly made the comment that young kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck enjoyed his ordeal.
- Despite this, it still took Lowe's quite a while to become offended themselves.
Did You Know?
Mike Devlin, the man who offered this "enjoyable" escape from the horror of having to abide by parental rules, was recently charged with forcible sodomy.
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