From a post in the Blogs for John McCain Forum by BFJM member Amy:

Several weeks ago, I posted that I suspected Bill O'Reilly was in the tank for Obama. After his show last night and his plans to stomp all over McCain's acceptance speech Thursday with an "exclusive" interview with Obama, I'm now convinced. I sent him the following e-mail and plan on copying this e-mail on every blog and political page that will accept it. I am beyond disgusted with the media in general and am deeply, deeply disappointed in people I used to admire. Fox News has gone to the dark side (did any of you see even Shepard Smith, in the middle of a hurricane, delightedly crow about Bristol's pregnancy? I used to think HE was a nice young man.), so I'm not sure where the heck this news junkie is going to get her news (suggestions anyone?). It's an ugly world and it's getting uglier.

My letter to Bill O'Reilly:

Sir:

I’m one of the millions who watch your show nightly. Last night, I switched to C-Span and after your decision to join the Obama team in preempting John McCain’s acceptance speech on Thursday, I will no longer be an O’Reilly viewer.

Yesterday, I heard your advertisements for the September 2nd show wherein you promised a show dedicated to the degradation of Sarah Palin and her 17 year old daughter. Turning you off may be as quixotic as Don Quixote defending Dulcinea, but to quote your chosen candidate, “Enough!” Remember the vile video where a group of teenage girls beat the hell out of one girl? That sickened me as much as anything I’ve ever watched on TV, and your jumping into the feeding frenzy against this young woman and the Governor of Alaska affects me in the same visceral way.

I now see that you are planning to stomp all over John McCain’s night by showcasing Barrack Obama. Tell me. Did you ask John McCain for an exclusive interview on Obama’s big night? Either you didn’t give McCain the same forum or if you did, McCain demonstrated his own sense of fairness by refusing. I'd say your scheduling is the very definition of "spin". I would, of course, not expect Mr. Obama to show the same sort of grace McCain showed, but I expected better from you. I assume that is the reason Obama accepted your long-standing invitation for an interview on this night of all nights. Chris Mathews must be proud.

I didn’t always agree with you, but I respected you. Not any more. There is no decency in attacking a 17 year old girl for either ratings or politics; and there is no fairness in giving Obama a stage to attack McCain on the night of his accepting his party’s nomination. McCain gave up the first night of his convention to do the right thing, and you are going to do everything you can to insure that his message is not heard or seriously diluted on the last night of the convention.

Can we assume that your 13-part series on Barrack Obama’s background has been cancelled?

Very sincerely indeed,

Amy K***
St. Leonard, Maryland