On Friday’s The O’Reilly Factor on FNC, during the regular "Dumbest Things of the Week" segment, host Bill O’Reilly and guest Greg Gutfeld of FNC’s Red Eye, possibly picking up on an item posted the day before on Newsbusters, highlighted ABC’s The View co-host Joy Behar’s recent defense of Tiger Woods as she opined that at least the golf star is not being a "hypocrite" like "one of these pro-marriage, right-wing kind of guys who is anti-gay."
After playing a clip from The View, Gutfeld responded: "I just can't believe she's still single. What a catch. ... This angers me, one, that she says that if you're a conservative you're anti-gay, which is bigotry, her own form of bigotry. Number two, she insults the left. She's saying that the left, because they have no standards, cannot be hypocrites. Therefore, they can get away with things."
Below is a transcript of the relevant portion of the segment from the Friday, December 4, The O’Reilly Factor on FNC:
Story Continues Below Ad ↓BILL O'REILLY: "Back of the Book" segment tonight, "The Dumbest Things of the Week," starring Fox News correspondent Courtney Friel, in for Juliet Huddy tonight, and Red Eye anchor Greg Gutfeld ... Now, you have selected, Gutfeld, Joy Behar. She's kind of an easy target. But she's talking about Tiger Woods on "The View." Roll the tape.
JOY BEHAR, THE VIEW: Let me say this about Tiger on his behalf. He has never held himself up as one of these pro-marriage, right-wing kind of guys who is anti-gay and-
ELISABETH HASSELBECK, THE VIEW: Where are you going?
BEHAR: In other words, this guy is not a hypocrite in his personal life.
HASSELBECK: Only right-wingers can be hypocrites? That's a lesson we're learning today? What are you talking about?
BEHAR: I'm talking about the Larry Craig syndrome, you know, where the guy's tapping in the bathroom. Meanwhile, he votes against gay legislation.
O'REILLY: All right. So that's a dumb one.
GUTFELD: Yeah. I just can't believe she's still single. What a catch. I'm telling you, everything she says-
O'REILLY: No, I think Behar got married.
GUTFELD: Really?
O'REILLY: I think she did.
GUTFELD: I feel sorry for that man. This angers me, one, that she says that if you're a conservative you're anti-gay, which is bigotry, her own form of bigotry. Number two, she insults the left. She's saying that the left, because they have no standards, cannot be hypocrites. Therefore, they can get away with things.
O'REILLY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) - say they have no standards?
GUTFELD: No, that’s exactly-
O'REILLY: Well, that's the line, though, if you're somebody who is opposing any kind of activity and then you get in trouble, you’re a hypocrite.
GUTFELD: Yeah, but that’s being human.
COURTNEY FRIEL: I'm sure Elin Woods is really happy to hear that Tiger is not a hypocrite. But what has political affiliation or supporting gay marriage have to do with cheating on your wife?
O'REILLY: Yeah.
FRIEL: It doesn't, nothing. They're not the same thing.
O'REILLY: That's an excellent point, Courtney. So that's why we selected it as dumb. It was dumb, and it has nothing to do – it's a non sequitur.
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Joy Behar totally has a point.
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:18 ET by shawn228Ted Haggard is a hypocrite because he was very much against gay relations and how to be true to your wife, Elliot Spitizer is a hypocrite because he was so hard on prostitutes "no pun intended" I am glad they got caught because of their hypocrisy
I could care less if Tiger Woods cheated on his wife because he did not chide others for doing the same thing he did.
Shawn, did you really say that?
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:09 ET by motherbeltI could care less if Tiger Woods cheated on his wife because he did not chide others for doing the same thing he did.
It's OK to cheat on your wife, as long as you don't rag on other people doing it?
So it's not the adultery, it's the hypocrisy that is the greater sin?
Wow. Just Wow.
I am glad they got caught because of their hypocrisy
Are you sorry Tiger got caught, because at least he's not a hypocrite?
Thats not what I am saying at all MB
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:12 ET by shawn228When people make a living or preaching moral values and throwing stones at others. but in turn do the same thing themselves, they should be subject to public scorn
I believe people should respect Tiger Woods privacy, he never told people to honor their vows, If he cheated on his wife that is his business. If someone tells me not to cheat on my wife and how sinful it is, then they do it themselves, then I make it my business to point it out.
Tiger Woods made a wedding
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 15:10 ET by midnight cowboyTiger Woods made a wedding VOW to his wife, and if done in a religious ceremony a vow to his God. Usually those vows are in the context, of love, honor, respect, till death of one. So in any type of context, Woods is a hypocrite. Don't get married if you can't keep your dipstick under your own hood.
I don't disagree with you midnight cowboy
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 15:20 ET by shawn228What he did to was wife was pretty bad and they will have an uphill battle to rescue their marriage. He made a living as probably the greatest golfer to ever live and a minority at that.
Unlike many celebrities, he does not make his politics known, and he does what he does best
People like Larry Craig are career politians. They are lawmakers and the laws the pass affect everyday Americans. Vote against homesexual rights, but at the same time get convicted of a lewd act with another male?
Sorry, but I believe it should be up for greater scrutiny.
let's revisit the actual quote
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 13:47 ET by Candance MooreHe has never held himself as one of these pro-marriage, right-wing, kind of guys who is anti-gay. In other words, the guy is not a hypocrite in his personal life.
Nowhere did Behar say "he never preached against adultery or prosecuted sex crimes." She specifically said that being ring wing automatically would have made him a hypocrit.
So apparently she believes that only right wingers encourage family values.
And incidentally, I would love for Behar to explain how "I don't care" = "Larry Craig is a hypocrit." Apparently she does care about Woods because it gives her an excuse to attack someone else.
Actually candance
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:07 ET by shawn228"In other words, this guy is not a hypocrite in his personal life."
"I'm talking about the Larry Craig syndrome, you know, where the guy's
tapping in the bathroom. Meanwhile, he votes against gay legislation. "
I totally agree with these two sentences. I never said Joy is not flaming lib and she likes to attack right wingers, I am saying that I agree with her POV on this one.
Shawn, Lets clear the air here: Is Larry Craig a homosexual?
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:23 ET by upcountrywaterClimategate music,h/t Rush
I don't know if he likes to drive stick or not UCW
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:36 ET by shawn228I do know that he admitted to and got convicted of soliciting a crude act with another male. He then tried to use his influence as a politician to get out of it.
If you admit to something like that and vote against homosexuality, that makes him a hypocrite.
shawn, OJ innocent too, kuz the court sez so..
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 15:25 ET by upcountrywaterHere's the deal: Senator Craig went into a men's room at the Twin
Cities airport. He entered a lavatory stall. He tapped his foot. He may
or may not have reached his hand down under the lavatory partition to
pick up a piece of paper or to make a signal.
That's it. That's the whole thing. There was no sex act of any kind.
So
the policeman who happened to be in the next stall walks Senator Craig
off, starts bullying him, accusing him of lying and, implicitly,
threatens to ruin Senator Craig's career.
Must be nice to live in a world where the court system and the police never ever do any thing wrong.
Climategate music,h/t Rush
Regardless UCW
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 15:32 ET by shawn228He first tried to get out of it by using withs credentials, then he ended up admitting it and was convicted of it.
Sorry UCW, you seem to be focused on just Larry Craig. How about Mark Foley, Elliot Spizter and Ted Haggard?. I don't care about anyone's political affiliation, I just hate hypocrisy and again my point is that anyone that makes a living about preaching moral values should be up for greater scorn.
edit,
I don't remember OJ admitting to the crime do you?
against what?
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 20:07 ET by CiampinoWhat do you mean by "vote against homosexuality" ?That's a broad brush.
Didn't he vote against same-sex marriage? Surely there may be some homosexuals who are against same-sex marriage for a variety of reasons? By your logic then a heterosexual person is automatically against gay marriage.
Ciampino
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 21:25 ET by shawn228I believe it was voting against a hate crime bill, I will look for it if you like. I could be wrong about it though. Look, again my point is not about Larry Craig, hypocrisy should be looked at with more scrutiny, thats all. I don't care if you are Larry Craig, Mark Sanford, or Barack Obama "yes I think he is a hypocrite too"
Did Joy actually say
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:39 ET by shawn228"I don't care"?
Tiger took the vows; violating them means he's a hypocrite
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 22:06 ET by nkviking75If Tiger didn't want to live within the constraints of marriage, he never should have gotten married. The fact that he did, not to mention the nice guy image he portrayed to the world, means that he is a hypocrite. He took the vows and he should have lived by them.
That being said, I hope he is able to turn his life and his marriage around.
“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" -- Bob Novak (1931-2009)
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Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:23 ET by TexndocIt's about time a prime time show like O'Reilly took this moron down a peg or two. I saw the original clip and when Elizabeth responded and Behar belched out "MAY I FINISH?" was a clue she knew she had placed her hoof in her mouth.
"Yes, I support Behar's
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:43 ET by bretzysdude"Yes, I support Behar's irrelevant, strawman argument! She provides no tangible information and I'm proud of her!" - shawn228
As usual, shawn, you don't get it. It has nothing to do with the argument in question.
Thats just dishonest bretzydude
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:49 ET by shawn228I never said what you said in the quotation marks.
"As usual, shawn, you don't get it. It has nothing to do with the argument in question."
Really, I thought this was regarding what Behar said about hypocrisy, how am I not on topic?
edit
Perhaps you can debate your point instead of giving fake quotes?
Good Lord, calm down!
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:52 ET by bretzysdudeGood Lord, calm down! This is your translation, and all of a sudden you cry out, "OMFG Libel! Libel! AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGH!!!" (Oh, and by the way, I KNOW you didn't say that either, so get over yourself.)
The point was, all she did was turn it into some sort of attack from her own prejudices, and nothing more than that. NOT on topic. And if the topic IS hypocrisy, Newsbusters could point out five other things that was hypocritical. Deny that, and you haven't been paying attention to the articles.
Geez bretzydude
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 11:06 ET by shawn228I'm saying its dishonest debating, when someone puts something in "quotation marks" when another poster never said them How does agreeing with someones opinion equal to I am proud of them?
Hey I know Joy is a ultra lib, I am saying I see her point about hypocrisy, thris thread is about Joy's hypocrisy comment isn't it?
"FNC’s Gutfeld & O’Reilly Slam Joy Behar for ‘Right-Wing Hypocrite’ Comment"
This is the headline of the thread bretzky, so I would assume her comment about hyprocrite comment as topic or are you saying the title of thread thread is irrelivant?
edit
"And if the topic IS hypocrisy, Newsbusters could point out five other things that was hypocritical."
Huh:? Why point out 5 things, when we are only talking about one comment?
I'm not defending bretsy
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:13 ET by motherbeltbut apparently you agree with her that hypocrisy is the greater sin.
(because her phrasing "at least he's not...." implies that would be worse)
Everyone should be allowed to do whatever they want, without criticism, as long as they allow others the same courtesy?
I know we don't usually agree, but frankly, that surprises me.
MB
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:14 ET by shawn228like I posted above, no I do not believe it is a greater sin, just should be me up to public scorn
shawn - was enjoying the discussion btwn. you, mb and
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:28 ET by BO STINKSbretzy until I read this sentence. WTH? What does that mean? Just curious.
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the Plain Meaning of Words!" ~Sam Adams
Sorry BO
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 13:43 ET by shawn228Was on my way to the gym and in a hurry and my grammar sucks to begin with. I meant to say that people that are hypocrites and make a living out of preaching fidelity should be up for greater scorn.
Oh! I get it. Thanks
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 14:39 ET by BO STINKSI agree there are hypocrites on all sides of the political spectrum. I do not agree that any of them make a living from preaching fidelity.
They make a living from trying to get us to fund their outrageous pet projects. I don't see where money is made from being anti-gay marriage.
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the Plain Meaning of Words!" ~Sam Adams
You know, I agree with you
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 13:13 ET by motherbeltYou know, I agree with you it is Woods' business and his wife's. Frankly, from the beginning I didn't see why everyone was so interested in what went on; even the police.
But it always seems to be liberals like Brainless Behar who have to use these instances to tar other people. It's the stupid moral equivalency that drives me nuts. Like you can't say Tiger was a heel for cheating without being challenged to defend every conservative who spoke for fidelity and then got caught cheating.
Cheating on one's spouse stinks. Period. It shouldn't even be a topic for comparison between those who advocate fidelity and those who don't. If she wanted to discuss the Woods situation, she should have kept it at that. But no, she had to get a dig in at "the other side."
MB
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 13:47 ET by shawn228I believe that what he did was let down and disapointed his wife and his sin was toward her and his family and he is paying the price for it.
Folks like Ted Haggard let down the people he preached to, because that was his whole schtick and deserved to be kicked out of his church and should be the target of public scorn.
shawn, I agree with you on
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:15 ET by motherbeltshawn, I agree with you on that too.
MY point is why does Behar the Bloviator even need to bring up anyone else? What does Tiger Woods have to do with Ted Haggard, or Larry Craig, or anyone else????
I don't know motherbelt
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 14:19 ET by shawn228....probably a chance to put down the GOP anytime she can get a chance. Perhaps I agree the comment was not necessary, but I agree with the context of the comment.
shawn
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 14:45 ET by MrShy....probably a chance to put down the GOP anytime she can get a chance.
Probably? Ya' think so?
:)
Just a hunch MrShy ;-)
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 17:34 ET by shawn228Just a hunch MrShy ;-)
I read the article
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:45 ET by richb313I read the article but I kept flashing to this thought in my head of Gutfeld and O'Reilly in a bar. Fill in the rest yourselves. I can't stop laughing.
This not long after CNN lets
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 10:57 ET by G. MayThis not long after CNN lets Lou Dobbs go so they can appear more neutral and impartial.
Why does she have a show of her own ??
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 11:58 ET by ShaLungDo people really want to hear what she has to say ?!??!?!?! Or is it more like a opinion freak show ? Besides this is the woman who called Ronald Reagan a mental midget.
I really think Joy has no
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:16 ET by motherbeltI really think Joy has no real thoughts of her own. I think most of what she says is something that she has read somewhere and is regurgitating.
mb I always have the
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 19:58 ET by Radical1979mb I always have the feeling she has statements written for her before she goes on air and is just waiting for the chance to jump in and say them.
she must pay the crew on hln extra every time they laugh at her jokes because they just aren't funny.
Nonsense
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 15:20 ET by slickwillie2001I don't recall a vote for or against homosexuality; I suspect that would be unconstitutional. It's also simply disingenuous to suggest or assume that if a person is homosexual, they must be therefore in favor of gay marriage, or gays in the military, or anything else the gay far left comes up with. In fact, Larry Craig may think homosexuality is wrong based on his own experiences and therefore opposed to the gay lobby.
This is like suggesting if one is an alcoholic, they must be in favor of everyone getting drunk.
Behar the Brainless Strikes Again
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 19:54 ET by DaMamaThis woman has no shame. She is so ridiculous. There is no wisdom behind anything she says. She just apes the liberal mindset without thought or care.
Behar is an embarrassment I will never understand why is is on The View or has a cable show of her own. And I will never understand why anyone would waste precious time in their lives to watch this woman.
Behar Who?
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 01:39 ET by Joe-OaktonCan anyone tell me why anyone cares what this old prune thinks? What's her claim to fame?
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