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No remorse from the O'Reilly camp, silence construed as approval or, at best, a raging case of apathy towards the murder of Dr. Tiller.

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The video shows clips over the past few years of O'Reilly condemning the doctor and calling for action. Comparing the doctor to Hitler, Stalin, Mao and asking what would you do if you had the chance to kill one of them?

Scott Roeder (accused murderer) left a cryptic note on Operation Rescue's (pro-life group) message board. Operation Rescue has used O'Reilly's rants as rallying cries.

Have we devolved to the point where it's OK for self-important blowhards to call for the murder of a human they do not agree with? Do TV personalities feel their exulted position allows them to say anything they want with absolute immunity?

I think its safe to say we all have issues we feel strongly about, but don't call for the death of people we disagree with. I would measure my words even more carefully if I were on TV, reaching millions and one might be disturbed.

People such as Roeder are not willing to consider they may be wrong or at least listen to the other side. They will not rest until the other side is destroyed or they get their way.

One way for them to win is terrorism, the other side capitulates because they can't stand the threat of, or actual, violence. This does not make Roeder's side right, it makes them terrorists unwilling to bend.

Self-righteous, unwavering in their righteous beliefs, willing to kill in the name of life. The last statement makes them dangerously delusional.

Bill O'Reilly's actions and inactions render him deplorable in my eyes. His arrogance and shoulder shrug to murder angers me.

This is when I tend to recede into silence and try to justify what is unjustifiable. Try to find a place to file this away in a remote corner of my brain and tell myself we have a chance to emerge as a better species.

Overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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