O'Reilly and me

On Thursday, 25 January 2007, I shot Bill O'Reilly the following email:

Be honest. Your guest tonight was trying to make a point about Pelosi's "Catholicism" and you wouldn't let her finish. Why not? There are two types of judgment: That of the heart, and that of the action. What's wrong with judging Pelosi's actions? She objectively strays from Catholic teaching, yet she calls herself a Catholic. Your guests are not supposed to call her out on that? Come on, stop pandering. Political correctness is not becoming on you.

I was thinking at the time, I wonder how many emails I'd have to send to O'Reilly before he reads one of mine on the air? The answer is one. He read my note like this:

Bill, Chrisine O'Donnell was trying to make a point about Nancy Pelosi's Catholicism and you wouldn't let her finish."

Bill then said, "Correct, madame. I like Ms. O'Donnell, but when she said Ms. Pelosi doesn't follow any of the christian moral principles, I shut her down. The Deity makes those judgments, not sinners, like we all are."

Later in the letter-reading segment, he read this, written by Suzanne Graham in Chevy Chase, MD:

Nancy Pelosi seems to think she can call herself a Roman Catholic, but follow her own rules. Can't do it.

He responded with: "I understand your opinion, Ms. Graham, and you are entitled to it, but if you take it any further and condemn the woman, you intruding on the Deity's territory."

O'Reilly's an educated guy, but the obvious sure does pass him by.