Stephanie Miller read my DU post on air this morning :0)

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24. I think Olbermann used to read this forum. I posted something here once that ended up on his show.

(I used to be Kerry-is-my-prez but changed my name for obvious reasons.)

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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-02-07 12:28 AM
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O'Reilly speaking at a benefit for The Natl Center for Missing & Exploited Children

in my town - Naples Florida. Someone wrote a letter to the editor about how crazy this is.

First, they have Mark Foley as an ombudsman - NOW Bill O'Reilly is involved with them. When are they going to learn? They really need to look into this group. AND to top it all off - Foley is from this area so you'd think they'd be very carful in selecting people who are involved with their group.

Maybe they think they are supposed to actually exploit and abuse the children instead of fighting against it.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/31/letters_edit...

‘Escape was easy’?

Editor, Daily News:

Brent Batten’s Sunday column quoted Bill O’Reilly’s remarks on national TV about the recently rescued 14-year-old Shawn Hornbeck in Missouri.

Batten’s article is quoted here: “In a Jan. 17 commentary, O’Reilly intimated that Hornbeck was complicit in his own captivity by not taking one of the many chances he had to escape. ‘It is hard for me to believe that a normal kid would stay in a horrible environment when escape was easy, especially if the child had confidence in his parents,’ O’Reilly said.”

These comments by O’Reilly are not only totally insensitive, but show a complete lack of understanding about the dynamics of the relationships between child victims and their kidnappers.

And this is the man who has been invited to speak at a charity dinner here in Naples on March 9 for the benefit of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children?


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John Walsh to replace Bill O'Reilly as keynote speaker at NCMEC event
Reported by Chrish - February 9, 2007 -


From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website, Collier County Florida:

Statement
Collier County, Florida Branch

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

February 9, 2007
In response to the numerous e-mails and inquiries we have received, we are providing the following update regarding the Collier County, Florida branch fundraising dinner scheduled for March 9, 2007 in Naples, Florida. Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor, will not be a speaker at the dinner. The dinner will be held as scheduled. John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted, will be the keynote speaker.

We would like to thank everyone for their comments and e-mails.