February 19th, 2010

Bill O’Reilly Advocates Gun Confiscation in Interview with Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes

Last night Feb 18th, Stewart Rhodes appeared on Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly’s show, The Factor, in response to the previous night’s appearance of the SPLC’s Mark Potok who once again attempted to smear Oath Keepers. Both videos are below

Mark Potok on Bill O’Reilly -- Wed. February 17th

Stewart Rhodes on Bill O’Reilly -- February 18th

factor After the show with Stewart, The internet lit up with articles and comments all over the place discussing Bill O’Reilly’s comments supporting gun confiscation during Hurricane Katrina as well as the Oath Keepers organization in general. One of the most active discussions was over at Sean Hannity’s message board.

http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=1839931

We also came across the Gateway Pundits which in a short article titled, Bill O’Reilly Supports Gun Confiscation During Weather Emergencies, the author made a great statement saying, “Last I checked, the Second Amendment doesn’t mention anything about severe storms.” included in the article was a statement made from Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit adding:

That’s funny. O’Reilly calls the opposing position “extreme,” but such gun confiscation is illegal under federal statute, and as a matter of constitutional law; in fact, the city of New Orleans lost a lawsuit over gun confiscation during Katrina. But then, O’Reilly’s no libertarian, to put things mildly. And he’s consistently weak on the law, also to put things mildly. Still, he should have been better briefed for this show, as he came across looking like a fool, and making his “extreme” guest look sober and well-informed by comparison.

In addition David Codrea over at the Gun Rights Examiner wrote a great article on the show and commented on Bill O’Reilly’s statements. Check it out here.

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st Says:
February 19th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Did we not have concentration camps during WW2 for Japanese Americans?
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AWG Says:
February 19th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
FYI

You might be interested to know that the left-wing loon group at the Southern Poverty Law Center is linking the IRS attacker Andrew Stack to Tea Party “Patriots” and right-wing group the genius Potok said on their blog …

“This attack comes amid the absolutely explosive growth of the right-wing militias and the larger antigovernment ‘Patriot’ movement, which includes thousands of so-called tax protesters who believe the federal income tax is illegal” said Mark Potok, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project. “There is a populist rage out there about what is seen as the coddling of rapacious elites, like the mortgage bankers who kept receiving multimillion dollar bonuses, even as working Americans seem to keep losing more and more.”

http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/02/18/irs-long-a-target-of-antigovernment-extremists/
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xd40 Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 4:52 am
mark potok is a scumbag and bill o’reilly is a loudmouth NWO SHILL!
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Dennis LaGrua Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 6:54 am
I must repectfully disgree with Mr.O’Reillys position and the position of the far left wing extremist Mark Potok. In “times of emergency” like the Los Angeles Riots, yes things were out of control but the police could not control the situation. This makes it all the more important for the law abiding citizen to have the means of self defense. Peaceable armed law abiding Americans are on the side of law enforcement not against it.
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Ted Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Just reviewed the Constitution after O’Reilly’s program. I cannot find any wording that would infringe upon our rights as defined in the Bill of Rights, other than in the case of Invasion or Rebellion. There is nothing in the Constitution that allows the State to infringe upon the 2nd Amendment. If I am mistaken, please identify this.

Also, the issue that should have been identified was Obama’s executive order allowing Interpol to operate in the United States with impunity and no accountability. This is a treasonous act.
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Craig Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 8:15 am
This type of media coverage is only exposing them more and more for their corruption. We are fast approaching time my friends to show the true spirit of the Oath Keepers as guardians of the Republic. We must remember each other as things start to fall. The market I am sure we all realize is on the verge of total collapse and we will be called to honor our pledges to defend the people! Do not forget we represent all who wish to be truly free!
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Chuck Matson Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Great job Stewart. I like Bill O., but on some issues, he is definitely, not looking out for you.
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Chuck Rupert Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Thank you, Mr. Rhodes, for your latest parachute jump into the rough terrain of the O’Rielly Factor. Not always a nice place to land, but you did well. You pointed out to me, and others, how shallow Bill can be when considering Freedom. He may lose a long-time supporter unless he make a hearty retraction. Even so, I will always see him through a skeptical eye from now on. Again, thank you, sir.
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Dr. T. Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Dear Sirs;
I am extremely upset @ the interview (beat down)of Mr.Rhodes. I like O’Reilly but not always because he seems to lean left more and more.

Mr. Potok, we all know where he comes from.

Here are some historical facts that most people seem to forget>
We all know about the atrocities of Hitlers Germany (they owned no guns also.

All of the dictators of the world have never let the people own guns (wonder why).

Katrina as hammered on by O.Rielly the reason for the police home invasions were to control violence ( I remember big screen TV’s walking out of stores when they had no power nor a home to take them to.

The reason for the order to confiscate was a weather event which always ends in looting and violence against the law abiding citizens.

Today under our administration, they want to take control of all forms of information sources: TV, Radio

O’Bama wants and is working behind the scenes to implement these changes so that in case of “National Emergency” or “Computer Hackings” that he can shut down Certain sections, web sites for as long as he (they) want. Folks, please READ BETWEEN THE LINES!

Remember the LosAngeles riots that resulted from the beating of Mr. King> Remember the rioters pulling that innocent trucker from his cab and beating him almost to death with a concrete block on his head> maybe if he could have carried a gun things might have turned out different(yeah, he would have been put in prison for defending his own life because some state atty., would has stated that he wasn’t in danger of physical harm.

I am against violence of ANY kind i still believe in the right do defend oneself and family.Rember-Australia confiscated guns some years ago so it CAN happen here.

If Mr. O’Rielly wants to give up his rights and liberties to any politician or is expecting any justice from any judge or court system, he is either niave or uniformed! He reports on this stuff of justice and the courts nearly every day if not week. Enough for one rant. I Love my country and the freedoms that are possible today by the blood given by millions. Hell they teach less history and patriotim more than ever and less about the founding fathers.

Remember, this can be taken away by the stroke of a pen for any reason and this in not a party vs. party debate. Remember Germany and Marx, Mao, Stalin, and Lenin< and the middle East. All it takes is one generation.

One question for all of us to dwell on: Why does the present want a youth corp. of 200,000 people to train in public service and be armed as well or better than our military is? Think about this, long and hard!

Sincerely,

Dr. T
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anonymous Says:
February 20th, 2010 at 11:06 am
People need to write to Bill O’Reilly and tell him how they feel about states applying Gestapo type tactics to disarm the law abiding citizen.
This is a terrible and unconstitutional intrusion into the lives of the innocent..
Bill should be reminded that the NRA won a lawsuit that proved the state was WRONG.
He’s at orielly@foxnews.com

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Founder Stewart Rhodes

He is a former firearms instructor and former member of Rep. Ron Paul’s DC staff.

Stewart previously wrote the monthly Enemy at the Gates column for S.W.A.T. Magazine

Stewart graduated from Yale Law School in 2004, where his paper “Solving the Puzzle of Enemy Combatant Status” won Yale’s Miller prize for best paper on the Bill of Rights. He assisted teaching U.S. military history at Yale, was a Yale Research Scholar, and is writing a book on the dangers of applying the laws of war to the American people.