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To: i-node who wrote (473051)	4/18/2009 1:56:26 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575517

"It doesn't matter whether someone "figures it out". If they say they're hallucinating, the interrogation is over." You know this, how? "Just as today, if the word lawyer is mentioned in the interrogation of a criminal suspect, the interview is over. No detective can continue questioning after the suspect has even MENTIONED the word." Of course not. The fact that the circumstances are totally different would make a difference to someone who thought clearly. Which, apparently, isn't you.

To: i-node who wrote (473051)	4/18/2009 6:19:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575517

SEE GRANDEUR, DELUSIONS OF.... On the front page of the Fox Nation, readers are greeted with a headline that reads, "Spain Caves After O'Reilly Boycott Threat." Seriously. Spanish prosecutors were considering charges against six Bush administration officials -- Alberto Gonzales, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, William J. Haynes II, David Addington, and Doug Feith -- for their role in the torture of five Spanish citizens held at Guantanamo Bay. This week, Spain's attorney general backed away from this, arguing that such charges would be more appropriate in the United States. Fox News believes Spain "caved" because of Bill O'Reilly. Indeed, last night, O'Reilly made a similar boast on the air. "Now, I don't know whether 'The Factor' was a factor in this decision, but I am taking full credit for it.... Because Spain, according to The Economist magazine, is pushing 19 percent unemployment. We were going to boycott Spain. That means millions of Americans would have at least been exposed to the idea. And they folded pretty darn fast. We started this last week. Today, 'No mas.' ... We're taking full credit for that, ladies and gentlemen, whether deserved or not." Perhaps no phrase better captures O'Reilly's worldview than those four words: "whether deserved or not." What's more, Satyam Khanna reminds us that O'Reilly routinely takes credit for all kinds of developments, "whether deserved or not," including the Fox News host having affected John McCain's poll numbers, saving Christmas, bringing down major newspapers, and lowering gas prices. No wonder O'Reilly thinks he's more powerful than any politician.