Stiiiiill going
I’ve been writing newspaper columns for 15 years, writing books since 2002, and blogging since 2004. I’ve lost track of how many times the nutroots have gleefully declared my demise.
Oh, how they wish, wish, wish it were so!
The latest moonbat tempest in a teapot concerns an e-mail response I sent to readers over the weekend who have been asking about my absence from the O’Reilly Factor. I had received several hundred messages and it was wrong to keep ignoring long-time fans wondering what happened. I took the time to personally respond to each inquiry. It is an awkward situation, but I answered straightforwardly:
Thanks so much for your kind words. Much appreciated. I made the decision to quit appearing on the O’Reilly show in response to the poor handling of the Geraldo Rivera matter (in case you hadn’t heard, he threatened to spit on me because of my views about illegal immigration and his staged “apology” on The Factor was a complete farce). I won’t go into details, but please know that your support means a lot to me. You can catch me on other Fox News shows and read my daily blog posts and weekly columns at MichelleMalkin.com.
I did not plan on blogging it and making a big to-do. It is what it is. But some blabbermouth apparently forwarded the e-mail to a cable TV gossip blog. The left-o-sphere picked it up from there (interesting how all of these same blogs ignored the spitting threat in the first place), now spreading wild rumors that I’ve been fired, concocting imaginary scenarios of tearful resignations, tinfoil-rattling in hopes that there’s some other conspiratorial reason behind my decision, falsely asserting that it was somehow related to my coverage of the S-CHIP debate, etc., etc., etc.
The funniest comment by far comes from far Left zealots who couldn’t possibly believe that I would walk away from more airtime since I am, of course, such a media whore.
Two words: Stop projecting.
Continue to knock yourselves out, loons! Always glad to provide therapeutic benefits. Indeed, for many, it’s just another golden opportunity to wish out loud for my death or rape. See, for example: Digg.
Maybe you will get your wish and I will get hit by a truck someday. Until then, I’ll keep writing. You keep hatin’.
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MM,
As always you are a class act.
I never really bothered to read all the crap that people call you cuz thats all it really is. So I decided to go through those digg comments and it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise but god, some of those people are awful.
Can’t say I’ll miss you on the Factor, frankly because I never watched the Factor.
But, I always read your blog.
This mean you’re going to take over O’Reilly’s radio show?
Sorry to hear you’re not going to be as visible,but I applaud your decision to leave the Factor.In my opinion the right decision for Fox(or Bill O)would have been to fire the Germ.You and K.P. had become the only reason to watch the Factor .Please keep us posted as to when you are going to be on air
Michelle:
Don’t quit doing what you do. Your background and mine could not be more different, but everything that you write or say is something that I wished that I had said. Don’t let the idiots get you down. There many of us out here in the real world that will support and defend you.
Keep up the good work!
d1
Not that I could EVER improve on what you write but I just felt like - well…
Never in a million years would I wish for the untimely demise of any political foe. The only goons who deserve an early date with destiny are the likes of Mullah Omar and bin Laden.
Until then, may God richly bless and prosper the efforts of our best friend on the blogosphere, Michelle Malkin!
/Applause
Now, if only MM would return the favor by reading my Columns.
/shameless plug
That’s in the eye of the beholder, isn’t it? Over the last week, I’ve been attacked by Krugman, Dionne, Behar, Luckovich, the entire left-o-sphere.
Hardly “less visible”…
Only better things can present themselves in the future when you move on. Change is good.
All the best & can’t wait to see what new things will unfold.
The comments made about you on the Diggs site shows you what too much smoking of that wacky backey does to a person.The loony tunes left has to use vile,foul language to get a point across every time.Since they are so much more intelligent than you or I on any subject it seems they could show it in their postings.I wont miss you on Fox because I have you on this site and your not limited for time or content.Your my favorite(ASIAN).
And still had time to do your nails. Thank GOD for the Republican debate!
If FOX was smart, they would can Bill
and Jerkaldo, and give you the show Michelle
I understand your decision, but I am nevertheless disappointed that you will no longer grace The O’Reilly Factor with your commentary. Both you and Mr. O’ are two of my favorite political pundits. I am confident that sooner or later one of the networks will realize the ratings potential in offering you a show of your own.
Michelle–touche.I think you know that I meant I’m going to miss seeing and listening to you.Now I have no reason to watch the Factor.As far as visibilty is concerned, you being attacked by nuts like Krugman is not what I want to see.
Thank You for letting us know what happened. I no longer have a reason to watch O’Reilly and I change the channel from Fox when Geraldo comes on any show and don’t go back for the rest of the day.
“…those digg comments and it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise but god, some of those people are awful.”
Yep, they are; and that is an ultimate understatement.
The scary thing is, the vote of each one of those disgusting, reprehensible…(through clenched keyboard) “citizens” counts just as much as does yours or mine.
Verrrry frightening and discouraging.
Ms. Maglalang, you just keep on keeping on, sister.
docflash is absolutely correct.
And for those of you who have not yet read “Unhinged,” you can click on the digg link. For the rest of us who have, don’t bother with digg on this. Imagine a collection of goons saying the worst you can imagine, and then make that three times more disgusting and vile, and there you have it.
Seriously, digg (at least as it stands now) is a waste of time, populated by a majority of leftist vermin. Don’t bother, unless you would actually enjoy reading comments from these degenerates.
Since you left O ‘Reilly, you’ve managed to piss off more moonbats than usual. You’ve made the right decision. I’ve stopped watching the Factor. They were holding you back anyway!!!!!!!!
Que pasa Michelle? lol
/s/
José
Michelle, you are sorely missed on the Factor. The segment with Kirsten is not the same at all, in fact your replacement stinks. She may be a nice person, but good grief, she admires Al Gore. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
While I understand and respect you for your decision not to appear on the Factor anymore, it saddens me. Geraldo’s non-apology showed him for the man of no class that he is. I look forward to seeing you on other FOX segments.
And Bill O’ should know what kind of disgusting things are said about you. To have someone who is a regular on his show (Gerald-who) adding to the hate, Bill should really have taken him to task. The “apology” was a set up and was oh, so lame.
For that, I give Bill O’ the pin head award.
I seconded that!
If Gerry Rivers had the guts he always says he has, he would have apologized to you in person. Otherwise, give us a break Gerry!
OOPS seconded = second
Digg and Reddit both have the most vile infestation of left wing neo nazi’s I have ever seen in my life (next to Kos of course).
It’s not social networking as much as they are like a Klan meeting, just a dysfunctional cluster of libtards enjoying group validation to bolster their low egos and intellect.
More conservatives need to go there and digg and vote our numbers up, that’ll really tick em off, to lose their exclusive mutual admiration societies.
Michelle
I have been reading your blog since you started your tenacity and straight shooting honesty is what got me hooked.
The nutroots look for any and I mean any piece to twist fit their (as they say) “narrative”. That’s what the left is about, they are a bunch of children trying to write a play and searching for pieces to fit their narrative. They don’t deal in reality, they need to build a pretend world (the netroots) because they can’t handle reality.
I would wager anything that 9 out of 10 of the nutroot loons unraveling over you are not even aware of your successful print career.
There just worried that you might get your own show and crush their feckless hero Olbermann every night instead of just Fridays!
I love watching the left unravel.
I believe he was upset by the factthat you won’t be on camera…
You’re easy on the eyes…
Give ‘em hell, Michelle…
I tried to write a letter to Fox management, but could only find email contacts for the various shows. I detest Geraldo although I kinda like O’r. Personally, I also tune out and go to another channel when Geraldo comes on. Any one know of a MANAGEMENT contact address?
I seconded that.
Sorry xplodeit, I just had to! LOL
Thanks sjw,not just easy on the eyes though.Michelle is usually the only person on t.v. who makes sense,and can make cogent argument on the issues.
The digg comments are digusting,but check out firedoglake–as I’ve said before,those people really are insane.
I deserve it.
Michelle,
I had not noticed that you were not on Oreilly any longer because I stopped watching before “the apology”. His show was slowly starting to piss me off ever since the Anna Nicole Smith story where Oreilly began to think the name of his show was “A Current Affair”
That’s when he officially jumped the shark.
Since I don’t get to see you much on TV anymore I will have to email you for a signed picture of yourself.
Thanks for all you do.
Time for your own show.
Stiiiiill going, heck yeah.
The classless left loves showing it’s arse.
Too bad, I’m sure this means the O’Reily viewers will get more body language segments.
And since the left/digg commenters can appareently never be wrong no matter what the facts are and have no qualms with making things up and stating them as fact, could you tell us how we can get that weekly $54,000 stipend from the Jewish lobby?
I’ll certainly miss seeing you on the Factor. It was seeing you there that brought you to my attention in the first place. However, I don’t blame you for taking the stance you did. I have seen many examples of rudeness by the moonbats that I believe I would have walked away from.
I’m also one who believes you should have your own show.
Totally their loss!!! Honestly tho’, it’ll be good to see you on something watchable if you decide to do more TV.
Dear Michelle,
I will miss your Factor segments very much. I understand your displeasure with the handling of the incident, although I thought Bill was sincerely evoking an apology from GR. I think Bill respects you greatly, but given that GR has his own Fox show it is plausible that Bill and/or Fox news did not handle the matter as aggressively as they could have.
I think you could have done much from that venue to get your much-needed message to the Factor audience, some/many of which may not yet use the new internet news media.
I will plug your web sites to all I know, of course, as always.
Believe me, that’s very tame compared to some places…
Frankly Michelle, you were the only reason I continued to watch
“The Culture Capitulator”
I thought the handling of your SPAT with the Racist Geraldo was terrible. I have fallen off the FOX wagon of late mostly because I think their abandoning of the Illegal fight recently has been a betrayal …as much as Bushs’ has been.Did you notice how they spent very little time on the lead up to the comprehensive bill? And O’Reilly seems to think the ONLY problem is ILLEGAL Criminaliens….I guess he doesn’t have to worry about someone taking his job or destroying his neighborhood…..Frankly he is too much of a fence sitter for me. His boasts of being objective when he is an analyst proves only one thing…he has no passion for the very culture he claims to defend.
At least they didn’t fling any peas.
Michelle, I’ve been a long time fan. I’ve only been back on the internet since April though. So I haven’t been able to follow the blogs that long. I noticed the O’Reilly abscences. You are sorely missed on that show. I kind of figured it had something to do with that “other” situation. But I didn’t want to bring it up.
I very much appreciate the opputunity to belong here and at hotair. I don’t comment a whole lot. But even when I
don’t, I’m still reading.
You’re a class act all the way. I couldn’t handle half of what you’ve put up with, with anywhere near the dignity. Thank you for all your hard work.
Just think what a state this country would be in if you weren’t here blogging?? Boggles the mind the level of lunacy out there…..Thanks for keeping us up to speed so we can keep an eye on
THE REALCHILDREN>…
aka (The Congress)
A lot of people believe that was because Rupert Murdoch was in somewhat shaky talks to buy the open border favoring Wall Street Journal, I actually think its a likely explanation.
This is true. I read all those comments o n the digg thing and it is just awful. I can’t believe people write that kind of stuff. I am glad that you are a strong woman. Otherwise there would be no way you could handle the abuse you get.
I really don’t understand all the hatred. They might disagree with you, and that’s fine. But those people are filled with hate. This is all so enlightening to me, but so sad too.
Let me know if there’s anything I can do, or you want me to do to help. That stuff they wrote about you is awful.
I agree- Your own show would be great.
You will be missed by ‘The Factor’ audience.
I support you 100% but also miss the class you brought to the Factor. I, too, have stopped watching it for some time since it was apparent you weren’t coming back. I would break my neck to get home when I knew you were on the show that night. Can you give us any kind of warning when you will be on other programs? God bless and keep you and your family.
As we have come to expect and respect … Michelle comes through with a principled stand and shows pure class in a tough situation.
The people we have elected should pay attention and learn from her.
She is truly the only classy person in Washington.
Michelle,
Godspeed.
I will miss you on the “Malkin Factor”.
While I wish you did not have to leave FOX, I can understand why you did.
I would not put up with such a hostile working environment as that, nor should you.
Thank you for everything you have done.
I look forward to your next appearance wherever that may be.
The feckless libtards, sitting in soiled diapers, can never hope to evolve beyond their petty antics. The fact that there aren’t any credible or entertaining left wingers is proof-one that the left are void of intellect and a sense of humor.
F15mech
you must have misread Michelle’s comments … she is only leaving the Factor … not the other FOX programs that whe appears on …
We’ve got your Six.
Soldier On, melady.
I for one applaud your decision regarding the Factor. All too often these days, it seems people are not willing to stand their ground for what they believe.
And what most of those in politics and the media do not understand is that there are some things in this world that are not subject to compromise: your integrity, your princlples, your family’s well being and the future of this country. It seems that some people view those items as merely something for sale to the highest bidder. And those are people who lack character.
Your character is above reproach and your integrity remains intact. And that is what credibility should be all about.
Kudos!
While I too will miss your segments on O’Reilly or even better when you substitute hosted in his place (those shows I never missed) your decision makes a lot of sense.
You are the first blog I check every morning Michelle, and Hot Air is not far behind.
Keep up the good work! Keep pointing out the slime of the left.
Thanks for the correction.
Deep down, I was hoping she would replace Olbermann.
The only Olbermann clip I support/link.
Keep up the good fight! You will always make any show better with your principaled stands against political correctness!
Thanks for all you do!
Integrity is a huge pet-peeve of mine, you have it or you don’t.
Michelle has it in everything she does.
integrity
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
I wondered where you were and then it did cross my mind that your absence from Fox may have been your choice. Then I realized that Hot Air’s vents will do until a network give you a show of your own.
Michelle is a Class Act and I am proud of her for taking a stand regarding Fox’s handling of the Rivera comments. When and
how are they going to make it right? Bad form!!!
I was wondering, so last Friday I wrote O’Reilly Factor Ombudswoman Laurie Dhue and asked whether you had been banned from the Factor.
I support your decision.
However, I wonder if AP and/or BP still watch KP on O’R?
You deserve your own program. You were a class act when you subbed for O’Reilly, whose own shtick has worn thin.
Michelle,
We hope we see you more on other Fox features; and that Fox sends Geraldo back to CNN.
USCitizen
Michelle,
1) I miss the “No Bullcrap Zone”
2) I now have absolutely no reason to watch Fox
3) I do have TiVo, so if you are on any program, I can watch the segment you’re on - if it’s noted here or on Hot Air. I love TiVo - I can zip past commercials and Geraldo and other repulsive stuff.
4) Digg is a sewer. When it started, it was a pretty good idea. Another promising idea co-opted by moonbats.
I don’t question your decisions about how to handle Rivera. But it sure is fun to imagine you the day after he said that confronting Rivera with the Hot Air cameras rolling, challenging him to repeat what he said and follow through, and calling him a coward (and worse) when he didn’t.
Huh. I just mentioned to my wife how a hated that dreadful Monica Crowley and couldn’t wait for you to come back. I guess we’re stuck with her.
Good on you sticking to your guns though, pride,dignity and self respect are being devalued in our society and it sets a great example, especially for young women, to see a strong woman take a stand that may in the short term hurt her (by limiting your exposure) but in the long term sends a message to misogynists like Geraldo that women won’t grin and bear their abuse. Bill didn’t stand up for you strongly enough, and I’m sure he’ll regret it.
I appreciate your hard work and factual written works, Michelle.
I’m looking forward to the day when you have your own show.
You keep writing; I’ll keep reading.
You quit; I’ll quit…….!
Keep fighting the good fight Michelle, it is the Factor’s loss!
His loss - anyway, it was time to end your guest appearances on HIS show and have BOR as a GUEST on YOUR show!!
I hear scrambling at CNN and MSNBC right now to see how they can position you in the same time slot to see if they can challenge the ratings.
You could make a great daily show using just two topics on which you are the media expert: illegal immigration and galloping sharia. 30 minutes a day on each would be just about right to educate the masses.
As long as you keep writing your column, writing books and blogging, we’ll keep reading them and promoting them.
I hope you are offered a more mainstream forum in the coming months. In lieu of that, your website (along with HotAir) is still a breath of fresh air.
MM,
You are the strongest and most resilient woman of my acquaintance. I have read samplings of the bile regularly directed your way, and the memory of it alone still makes me queasy.
You are a phenom, and a great blessing to us. Thanks for your ceaseless work.
God Bless you.
So I did miss something. Sorry to hear you won’t be doing the show, as you really seemed to be almost taking it over, which was great. Added even more to the show.
Now, I went over to the Digg site, as many of you did, and was just taken aback. I have seen so much of the hatred and racist, sexual comments before, but they really went above and beyond on this. What the Left has become is nothing short of criminal. To actively wish those things on a fellow human being, let alone someone who is an AMerican is beyond the pale and goes far beyond “Free Speech”. These are hate crimes pure and simple, and some are incitements towards violence.
This comment I think summed it all up:
Not only is this person denying Michelle’s right to speak, but is actually thinking and hoping that Conservatives will get thrown in prison, all the while decrying what Conservatives say, yet not once looking at what she was saying. Yes, I believe the comment was from a female.
This is what the Internet age has brought us. It has brought these hatefilled, horrid people a way to congregate and help each other. They have learned how to hate and then slap each other on the back and congratualate each other for what they feel is a job well done in the quest for…well I really don;t know what. My brain does not function in the same way. it is like trying to think like a criminal. Unless you are one, you have no idea how to do it.
So, all you Liberal trolls that comment here, congrats. you associate with some real winners of huiman beings. These are the ones who are “making a difference” in this country and the people they elect and vote for do NOTHING to stop this. They are your voice. You can deny being like them all you want, but the “guilt by association” hangs on you like a cheap suit, and your credibility is nil.
Michelle, so happy to hear you are in charge of your Fox appearances. Much of O’Reilly show has degraded to him patting himself on the back but his recent alliance with Geraldo, Jackson, and Shapton is testimony to his pandering for ratings not to mention him and ReGreta Van Cistern working on the resurrection of Anna Nicole Smith for ratings. Who watches such trash is beyond me but it works for O’Reilly (he thinks). Laura Ingraham hung a horse on O’ the other night regarding the authenticity of Gore winning the Peace Prize (as O’ so ably demonstrated how little he actually knows). The guy needs people like you and Laura to tell him what the hell is going on besides him in a hand basket. With his little skits he is down to nothing…e-mail Laurie Dhue about O’ then watch a segment when the both kiss his ass or lets rerun the talkies and see how they move, or lets have a nice dose of left wing in·tel·li·gent·si·a from Bill Maher (me no like Bill Maher long time). Michelle, you are far too talented not to not be held in the highest regard for those you so ably assist.
The NYC readers should protest at the FNC building. Dozens of “Free Michelle Malkin” signs and scores of protesters wearing groucho glasses with pink mustaches will make management rethink their handling of the situation very quickly. Bill O’ will be relegated to weekly appearances on “Mondays with Kirsten and some goofy Irish guy” segments if he’s lucky.
Seriously, it is quite a principled stand to walk away from occasional hosting duties for the network’s flagship program, and it should be commended. I suspect that values are a rare commodity in that industry and probably confused management. In an ideal world, your spot would be unfilled because a willing suitable replacement would not be found.
Thanks Michelle for the explanation and all, and I mean ALL you do! If not for you I would be so misinformed. I would be an ignorant liberal. Instead, I am an informed independent and because of your efforts having my traditional values enforced daily reading your blog.
It is sad to see Bill O’Reilly beoming more and more liberal like in his non-judgemental manners on people. He calls it fair I call it not holding to his principles and trying to be accepted by everyone popluar. Geraldo is a worm and belongs on MSNBC.
Hope to see you on Hannity or Fox and Friends more and more now.
Never fear we are with you all the way!
Hi Michelle
I am not impressed by the way you have been treated by that Gerald rivers fellow.
On the bright side i won’t have to stay up till 1am(uk time) to watch you on the o’reiley factor anymore:)
Keep up the great work you do, we really appreciate it.
Class act, M.
They should have fired the G-man when they had the chance.
That was perfect soap.
While I support your decision to leave the Factor, I have to admit that I wish you hadn’t as I and many others will miss you very, very much. You’re beautiful, articulate, intelligent, and a wonderful spokeswoman for all of us who believe that this country is being hijacked by the secular progressive movement. This country desperately needs your voice.
God bless and protect you and your family, Michelle.
MM, your presence on the show will be missed greatly. I only get the clips from the net, but always enjoyed the lively and informative repartee.
Bill would do better by trying to get back into your good graces.
The Factor segments with you and Kristin were the best part. Bill O is an idiot for not calling out Geraldo for his fake apology and I don’t blame you for standing on your priniples. I think BO realized the shows you hosted were much better than the shows he hosts and I bet he didn’t put up much of a fight to convince you to stay. Their loss, you are truly missed on that show, and I too turn off anything that has Geraldo on it, eventually they’ll wise up and he’ll get tossed.
Soap nailed it.
O’Reilly is a pinhead!
The only times I watched the Factor was when Bill was gone. Much appreciated when Michelle did the show as she let people present their side but then made them defend it with rational thought and reason. As far as I could tell, she did this equally to all sides of an argument. Thank you Michelle.
Michelle:
I for one am sorry you have decided to boycott the factor. O’Reilly’s handling of the Geraldo affair with you was disgusting, but remember that Geraldo, as despicable as he is, is one of Bill’s “GUYZ” — like Al Sharpton or Ellis Hennican. And as a fellow FOXie, Geraldo will get the O’Reilly kid gloves vs. you an independent pundit.
However, if you do decide to stay away from the Factor, then
YOU MUST, MUST, MUST
DO MORE VIDEO “RANTS” ON YOUR HOT AIR BLOG TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
Deal?
Michelle,
I agree with your decision and fully support your line of thought in not apearing on O’Reilly’s show any more.
I always turn off the TV when Geraldo’s face shows up. I will not give him a moment of my time. I will, however read your work every day.
Keep on marching. I’ll keep on reading.
Michelle:
Was glad to hear of your decision to “Spit Back” at the Factor.
Please let us know what other Fox shows you will be on (one day, hopefully, your own). Perhaps we can pull an O’Reilly on O’Reilly and boost the ratings of the other shows and watch the Factor become less of one!
Class thy name is Michelle!
Michelle Malkin! Bill, who?
I say we start a coffee fund to offset the loss of income from the Malkinless Factor.
I will kick in the $2.10 I have made so far from this site - thanks TrinityTim!
P.S. It is pin head - two words for two reasons:
1. I did not want to insult pinheads
2. Bill is in a class of his own on this one.
That being said, Michelle is in a class of her own as well. No, she is nothing like Coulter (although I love Ann too).
Ya’ know I was wondering where you were! But it never occurred to me you were fired. Your integrity goes before you Michelle. I knew you walked away from it. And with that in mind, I was so completely disappointed that O’Reilly stood by that emotional windbag rather than you.
Of course I was diasappointed when FNC stooped so low as to hire him in the first place. When I’d see him on O’Reilly, I figured Bill HAD to put him on to plug Geraldo’s show for FNC. But once I saw the lame Larry King style apology, O’Reilly lost all his credibility with me. I haven’t watched him since.
Geraldo is like a 7 year old who runs at the mouth, says anything that pops into his emotionally charged brain, and then when he gets in trouble for it, he lies and schmoozes to get out of a spanking.
FNC just hired him for war time sensational entertainment. Steve Harrigan was the REAL wartime journalist out there. And he wasn’t giving away our troops location. Funny, once the sensationalism of bombs flying died down, FNC didn’t quite know what to do with Mr. G. So they stuck him on late Saturday nights. Isn’t that for started journalists ~ not longtime, bigtime names???
They know the score. They have too. But I imagine they have a contract with him and they know if they break any part of it, he’ll go whining to some judge and make a media circus out of it.
Michelle, you so school him in everyway: in class, brains, self-control, analysis. FNC loses on this deal.
This won’t effect me too much because my wife never let me watch O’Reilly when you were on because she was jealous just because I think you’re hot.
Anyway, congrats for having enough self-respect to stand on principle. Keep up the good work!
Ahhh, so that explains it. I was guessing there was something going on. I actually haven’t watched an episode since you’ve stopped appearing…just not as interesting. Oh well, onward and upward!
Dear Michelle,
I’ve been a longtime reader of your blog, read Unhinged, loved it each time you hosted the Factor and believe that you should keep appearing on the Factor.
Ok. We don’t know all the circumstances, but if you let a jerkoff like Geraldo keep you off the Factor, he wins. His agenda wins.
Although articles, blogging and books are effective communication media, the Factor gave you an audience which you might not otherwise have.
Case in point: the only thing my wife hears about you is the standard MSM garbage. But one Friday evening she had the opportunity to watch you on the Factor and she is reconsidering many of her opinions on immigration, not to mention her opinion of you: MM is so much different than I had heard! (No kidding!)
MM you are a unique talent. But your uniqueness is dwarfed by the significance of your message. Illegal Immigration. Health Care. Supporting Our Troops. These are existential questions which our Nation.
The number of pundits who are able to effectively communicate what conservatives believe AND get people to listen to them is fewer than one might imagine.
An insincere apology and the threat of being sprayed by bodily fluids are a small price to pay to communicate the conservative message.
Please reconsider your appearing on the Factor.
She’s spoken for…
Michelle,
The wife and I will miss you on the factor, but seeing you on Fox News segments from time to time will still be entertaining. I am a long time fan of your columns, books, and blog. Thanks for all the research you provide with links to allow each of us to make up our minds armed with the facts of any issue.
Fox News and The Factor are quickly losing our household due to their downward Tabloid trend. Whorealdo is a spiteful attention monkey and will never be allowed on our television ever. I am with F15mech about your integrity to no longer work in a hostile environment in the same venue with a small minded spitting race baiter. For those of us who are serving or have served in the Military integrity is a very important core value. Without it you are nothing. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Here here Boomer.
or is it Hear hear? lol
Picture this, if you will:
If THIS had been the case, there would have been protests in front of Fox News Headquarters, round-the-clock talk show vigils and calls for Hannity’s head on a platter.
But …since Michelle is conservative and Geraldo is carrying the water for liberal causes such as illegal immigration, this was all just swept under the rug. Now the only story is how Michelle quit/was fired/ran away, etc… but never a supportive comment for a woman who was threatened by a vain a-hole like Geraldo. ( Maybe if he would have called her a ‘Nappy-Headed Ho’, someone would have rallied to her support….ehh…probably not ).
It is truly a shame, and Michelle, you deserve much better. You are much more focused on the truly important stories, rather than the ‘Anna Nicoles’, ‘Lindsay Lohans’ or ‘OJ Simpons’ ( let’s not forget Al Capone’s Vault ).
Kudos to you for standing on principle and not letting Fox, O’Reilly and Geraldo get the best of you on this.
You are a gem. Keep up the great work
I’ve been pretty much expecting this for a while, especially ag Gerry Rivers seems unable to control himself and FOX has kept giving him more and more air time. I think FOX, and Bill have the same problem that the Republicans had before the last election - they reached the top and started to believe that they could ignore the people who put them there in order to reach out to the people who hate and despise them.
With regards to reading the Digg stuff (and I am being polite by just describing it as “stuff”) I don’t need to - I’ve seen it all already aimed at Michelle before, and some of it aimed at me at various times.
I would support a show like “The Real Story with Michelle Malkin” but I doubt it will ever happen. The people who could make it happen don’t want the truth. They couldn’t handle the truth.
Oh, and by the way, where WAS Gloria Aldred, or whatever her name is, during all this? Isn’t she the ‘Women’s Champion’ for all causes where a woman has been threatened, harmed or wronged?
It is disappointing that O’Reilly would allow Geraldo to behave in the manner he did towards Michelle. Geraldo has the right to his view on ‘open borders’ from Mexico - - but he was openly hostile and offensive to those that believe Americans have the right to enforce their laws and actually determine who is allowed into the US and who is not. Geraldo, and unfortunately the majority of our politicians in DC have made it clear that ‘crime does pay’. What a message to give millions of ‘new citizens’ to the US.
It is not a right to come here, it is a privilege, just like it is in countries all over the world. Geraldo’s accusation of racism was offensive and per usual meant to discontinue the debate, not further it.
I am not sure how being Mexican makes you a different race, but then the definition of race and racism and victimhood is in perpetual transition.
I turn Fox off when Geraldo’s face appears.
Did you hear that Michelle is no longer able to appear on the O’Reilly Factor because she is underweight and too weak? If only we had some sort of state-sponsored health care, she would be getting the Twinkies that she so desperately needs!
Ms. Malkin,
Courage and poise in the face of specious, spewed ad hominem invective is a hallmark of your service to this country. Please, keep doing what you’re so talented at doing, there are others who will watch your back.
As for the failed (and still failing) Mr. Rivers, I haven’t believed a word he has spoken since his first broadcast. Why start now?
That has to be the moniker of the day!
Spiteful Attention Monkey = SAM
Sam Rivera, Rivera I am…
It’s called being principled, of course. But I know what you mean Michelle. They HATE the truth, so they hate you.
I’m sorry to see that you are the one who has had to leave the Factor over the spit spat. I don’t have cable, but I’ve enjoyed seeing the clips on HotAir. The fact that it had to be you to stand on principle and quit says volumes about Bill O’Reilly and Fox, too. They had a grand opportunity to say, “Hey, we’re different than the rest!” by formally reprimanding or firing Geraldo. By doing nothing, they have instead become a bit more like the rest. Your TV appearances will be missed, but it’s clear you’ve made the right call.
I’d love to see you get your own primetime show one of these days. Call it “HotAir on (the network bold enough to host it).” If MSNBS ever were to see the light regarding Keith Overbite, for instance, there’s a great spot, and their daily viewership total would triple. It’d be so worth watching that I might even have to get cable just for it.
As for the guy who wishes you’d be hit by a truck… Even in silence, you manage to bring out the absolute worst from the other side. That’s quite a gift. Why do they fear you so much? Hmmm… perhaps it’s because, deep down, they know they can’t disprove you. I wanted to say “they know you’re right,” but that gives them too much credit.
Keep up the good work. I’ll keep reading it.
Well said. After reading a good deal of the comments I don’t have anything to say. Geraldo is a putz and pandering fool; O’Reilly is not much better. I realize now that you were probably the only reason I watched the Factor — but enjoy your writing much more.
Well done Michelle….
Michelle, I admire your principles. Geraldo is a nitwit and O’Reilly is a stuffed shirt. Good riddance to both of them.
I thought you were made of stronger stuff and it just lets Mr. Rivera win with his name calling. Just remember the old phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.”
I hope you reconsider and we get to see you again on the show.
@ #108
Yo pressto. I, too, hopes that MM reconsiders appearing on the Factor, but I’m gonna say this once:
THERE AIN’T STRONGER STUFF than MM.
This woman has had her life and her family threatened for stating her positions.
If only a fraction of conservatives had the BALLS that she had, we wouldn’t be putting out fires which shouldn’t have started in the first place.
Ditto for pretty much what evryone else has said (don’t have time to read them all).
Just be sure and let us know shows and times that you will be on.
If FOX had any sense they’d put on a Malkin hour instead of that geraldo thing on Sunday nights.
I’m glad you’re leaving the show. I liked Bill for quite a while because he appeared to try and present the facts in a balanced manner. However, over time I saw that he really isn’t very fair and he is not very respectful. I have difficulty respecting a person who isn’t respectful of others.
I think it would do you well to appear on other shows with a much softer tone and greater respect for the other side.
Michelle,
I support your position 100%,even though I like to see more of you. In this crazy world, not too many people stand on moral ground and principle.
illegitimi non carborundum
;-))
I will only add what I’ve been saying for a while on this topic. Bill O’Rielly is becoming very annoying to me. He follows “approval numbers” very closely, and adjusts some of his positions to maintain his so-called “independant” image that is very calculated. He does lambaste the libs, but when he sees that he’s being perceived as “right wing”, he attacks something to prove he’s not with the right. Very McCain-esque of him. The BigOilConspiracy stories he does, insisting that Iraq is a “disaster”, and his continued support of Geraldo, no matter how offensive he gets, while bashing Ann Coulter at the same time.
If he can’t decide who’s more worthy of backing between Geraldo and Michelle, then I just cannot back him. Many of the other shows on FNC will benefit from Michelle’s participation. Now that the new Fox Business Network is up and running, there should be some open slots on FNC.
If Roger Ailes is paying attention, he will give Michelle her own show. It’s about time.
HotAir TV /w Michelle Malkin!
We demand satisfaction!
Michelle: I am with you 100%. The personality of, and represented by, Geraldo Rivera is so infuriating that I change the channel whenever he is on the O’Reilly Factor.
For what it is worth my evaluation of Geraldo is that his intellectual capacity, as displayed on television, is equal to the contents of Al Capone’s ’secret vault’ that Mr. Rivera so pompously opened on network television many years ago. His arguments are based in idealized emotions rather than facts or realism.
Well, knock me over with a straw! Now stay away from both those scumbags. Forever. Hope to see you on CNN Headline with your own show. Right after Glenn Beck.
Michelle, you’ve got some thick skin there, girl. Keep it up, we are all behind you 100%!
I am really disappointed in O’Reilly. He of all people should have been the first to hold Geraldo’s feet to the fire.
They made their decision, they can live with it. Their loss!
The O’rilly segments with you will not be missed much. I usually had to spend too much time trying to mentally filter out the rants as whoever else was on kept yakking over you in rude fashion. Hopefully future appearances on other shows will be better managed by the host. Better yet, you need your own show.
I will bet Ms Powers misses you.
I’d never consciously thought about it before, but since Michelle hasn’t been on the Facttor lately, I haven’t seen that particular program.
I only made a point of watching when it was “The Malkin Factor.”
Your choice is the Factor’s loss and ours. I’d hoped that Rivera’s apology on that progam, which I saw, would’ve been sufficient.
You’ll be missed.
Just do me a favor, Michelle, and try to give as much advance notice of when you’re going to be on other FNC program segments, hmm? You wouldn’t want to send a devoted fan into withdrawal rehab, would you…?
Michelle, I agree with many other’s here. I would love to see you with your own show on FOX.
I quit watching Bill O. a few months back during the Paris Hilton debacle. He kept saying ‘Why are people reporting on this!’, then he went right along and kept reporting it himself! That was enough for me.
However, I view your site everyday (when I’m at work I’ve always got a browser window open on it.)
My hubby said “I’m still sorry to see her leave the factor if only for our own selfish viewing purposes. Michelle was the most intelligent guest Bill had and we always looked forward to O’reilly’s vacations when she would guest host. I don’t think this hurts Michelle at all but it is a loss for factor viewers. I’m sure O’reilly will find she is irreplaceable.”
I concur.
Godspeed. Don’t stop blogging yet, we need you and your husband’s voice (Those in the middle will be crushed in the end…).
Besides, O’Reilly and Gerry Rivers were in your way anyways, and knew it.
Michelle,
Spud is making my head spin, I don’t know why Spud is so fixated on you…he really likes to cover any and all Malkin news if it were Fox News, he would be breaking in with an “Alert”
http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/10/15/malkin-talks-about-the-email/
I don’t know what to say. I was going to post, then wasn’t going to post, then I was again. Well, now I will.
While I’m sorry to see you go from your regular appearances on Fox, I suspected that your sudden absence had something to do with the handling (or should I say non-handling?) of the Geraldo crap. I didn’t e-mail to inquire, but I thought the reason would come out soon enough. Just in time too, because I keep checking back on Mondays to see if you’re there. If not, I go somewhere else because O’Reilly is getting to be too much to stomach for an entire hour. He seems to think very highly of himself these days. Even more so than before. Put Bill and Geraldo together and nausea sets in. Geraldo is such a hack, and I just don’t understand why he isn’t laughed out of newsrooms. Well, now I watch neither. The entertaining segments are becoming few and far between. I can’t even watch Hannity and Colmes anymore either. Hannity hasn’t changed his questions for guests in months. Alan? Well he personifies a constipated liberal, and I’d really like to knock that eyebrow right off his head.
I honestly think that due to the ever growing size of O’Reilly’s ego, when he was forced to deal with the Geraldo incident, he had to side with Geraldo because he is of absolutely no threat to Bill. Consequently, I would imagine episodes with Michelle as the guest host drew a larger share. I know I never missed them. Then there was clamoring for a show of her own on Fox. Bill couldn’t have any of that since he’d likely be reassigned eventually. So his siding with Geraldo and not demanding his ouster, or forcing a sincere apology in turn forced Michelle’s hand. I certainly wouldn’t have stayed, nor would I expect you to. Your own show at Fox may come out of this. Management is not stupid there, so I expect them to pursue you before someone else grabs you (and you know they will). Your voice is too important, especially at this time because you, and less than a handful of others are the only people with a platform who don’t put up with the BS, and challenge every bit of it.
We don’t have to worry about what will happen to you because you’ll be just fine. I’m sure there will be even more options than before. I will miss seeing your face almost daily, but I’ll also be looking forward to seeing you when you reappear even larger than before.
Good luck!
Geraldo is a PIG.
O’Reilly is a WUS.
Michelle, you are a DIAMOND!
Please, can you replace Olbermann on that dreadful football thing on NBC too?
Not being a Factor Fan… I can’t say as I will ‘miss you’. I don’t watch it anyway.
I can say that I think you will be better off walking away from it. You don’t need the stress or the BS. Jerry the mustached one is just a loser. If Fox had 2 cents of common sense they would dump him. And if they happened to give you your own show… weeeelllll
Keep up the great work here on the blog. And try to let the great hate wave just wash over and not get to you. Sometimes some mental distance is what you need. Kudos to you for calling it quits.
I liked it when you hosted The Factor Michelle, and your appearances there.
However, unrelated to the “spit” words, I have never been an admirer of Geraldo’s. I’ve never been able to figure out WHY Fox had him on the network.
You only have to be married 2 or 3 times before you lose credibility with me, Geraldo’s been married FIVE times! That is just UGH. Okay there are about 10 other reasons I find him slimy but that is too long to list.
So, I turn the station away from FOX when he comes on, I always have something else to do when his weekend shows are on and I can’t figure out why FOX keeps him!?
Geraldo should have been fired. The disappointment in Fox over this thing has lowered any respect I might have had for them. You are the only conservative my relatives agree is fair.
It’s sad that it came to this, but it’s understandable on your part. Obviously, Geraldo’s personal belongings should be placed in a cardboard box and placed at the curb, but that didn’t happen. You took the high road. I hope that perhaps you’ll get your own show, as you’ve proven you’ve got the grit and wits to succeed. I don’t watch television, so I wouldn’t have ever noticed, but I’m sure those who do are sad to see you go.
I’m sorry to see you gone from The Factor. I would have thought you would have stood your ground instead of just rolling over due to a threat of being spit upon as written in a print article (your always repeating much worse here). Being called vile would have bothered me much more than the spit threat but that’s just me. Neither would have caused me to take my toys and go home. What happened to the lion of a woman we always here about, the one who stands her ground, does not submit. Now we are left watching body language and trivia segments. Creepy. Be thankful they haven’t replaced you with Cindy Sheehan or even Sally Fields.
Ms. Malkin,
You have always conducted yourself with dignity, and I say this as somebody who disagrees with you on one of your main signature issues.
You sent me 2 emails, and they were very respectful in nature. Unless somebody hacks my computer, the content of those emails will stay and die with me.
I have even improved the quality of my blog by observing your blog in terms of comments.
I give commenters wide latitude, but do not allow profanity or personal attacks (unless the two people agree to duel, perhaps I am too lenient).
I guess what I am saying I have learned from you, and am glad your site exists.
Anyway, I honestly did not notice you had left O’Reilly, and hope that you and he patch things up, if patching is needed or required.
Good luck in your endeavors, and much success to you.
Respectfully,
eric
http://www.blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com
Michelle, I have great respect for you & can understand your not wanting to work in an environment in which you were clearly treated very badly. However, there’s another way to look at this. Geraldo’s behaving like even more of a jerk than usual (the spit comment & the non-apology) has accomplished the very thing he’d undoubtedly been wanting: it succeeded in getting you off The Factor.
Again, your decision is understandable, especially if there are extenuating circumstances.
Michelle, I thorougly enjoyed watching you on The Factor. Truth be told, those were pretty much the only nights I tuned in, after seeing mention of your appearance posted on the blog.
Any clear thinking person knows what Geraldo is, look at his shock show past and antics. You just keep up the common sense, conservative message and we will be there listening.
Now, as a side note, I wouldn’t mind seeing you get your own news show on Fox of the evening. Our household would definitely be tuning in for the broadcast. Best wishes!