Bill O'Reilly: Kids Have Rights, Too

His New Book Addresses Them, And He Addresses The News With Hannah Storm

(CBS)  Bill O'Reilly has spun his "no spin" outlook into an empire that includes the top-rated "O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News Channel, a daily radio talk show, and a series of best-selling books.

His latest, "Kids Are Americans, Too," debuted at No. 8 on The New York Times best-seller list.

The conservative commentator spoke about the book, and some affairs of the day, with The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm Wednesday.

O'Reilly's first book for kids, "The O'Reilly Factor for Kids," was the bestselling non-fiction title for kids in 2005.

This one is a blunt look at what he says are the challenges kids face as they examine their rights as young Americans. It covers issues from religion in the classroom and dress codes at school to freedom of speech and kids' right to privacy.

O'Reilly says he hopes the book helps to empower kids across America.

He says "good kids" are being scorned these days in school, and they need to know their rights as compared to those of other kids, and adults, in the classroom, and elsewhere.

O'Reilly also urges kids and parents to discuss issues before they grow into major disagreements. That, he says, is why he wrote this book: to help further dialogue, once kids become aware of their rights.

And he says it's meant for parents' and grandparents' eyes, as well.

"I am so angry about how children are being treated in America today," O'Reilly told Storm. "Here's the latest. If you're a kid from a religious, conservative, traditional home, you go to school, you're called a geek, a moron, a nerd. The pendulum shifts. It used to be the stoners were mocked. Now, it's the straight kids are mocked. It's just a matter of our society.

"The cool kids now are the kids who are 'bad.' We see it every day, we report it every day. But kids, no matter who it is, shouldn't have to take that stuff. If you go to school, and you're 14 or 15 years old, and somebody's calling you a nerd because you go to church, that's wrong.

"So, I wrote this book for parents to put in the hand of their child and say, 'Look, you're an American. You have rights. Somebody can't browbeat you, just like somebody can't lay hands on you. Know what your rights are, and what they aren't, because they're different from the rights of Hannah Storm and Bill O'Reilly. That's what's in the book. That's what we all should be teaching our children."

O'Reilly also had some choice comments about Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his discussion with Storm.

To read an excerpt of "Kids Are Americans, Too," click here.

[jmenes]

Hannah Storm was nothing but a prop for Bill O''Reilly in her interview with him. While O''Reilly was complaining about the treatment that "christian" children receive at school why didn''t Ms. Stormm ask about about children who are atheists who attend public schools in the bible belt. She let O''Reilly get away with his regular rant about a war on christanity.

[jmenes]

Hannah Storm was nothing but a prop for Bill O''Reilly in her interview with him. While O''Reilly was complaining about the treatment that "christian" children receive at school why didn''t Ms. Stormm ask about about children who are atheists who attend public schools in the bible belt. She let O''Reilly get away with his regular rant about a war on christianity.

[jmenes]

Hannah Storm was nothing but a prop for Bill O''Reilly in her interview with him. While O''Reilly was complaining about the treatment that "christian" children receive at school why didn''t Ms. Stormm ask about about children who are atheists who attend public schools in the bible belt. She let O''Reilly get away with his regular rant about a war on christianity.

[jjnels]

The Early Show anchors are nothing but launching platforms for many of these media guests, including O''Reilly and Lou Dobbs and the rest. Not sure if it''s because they are in the same business, don''t want to risk them not coming on the show anymore, or are just plain unwilling to press them on things. It makes for boring viewing either way.

[ivanova87]

Please CBS...I enjoy the show every morning but I don''t want to be yelled at by someone as so irritating as Bill O''Reilly. I didn''t even hear about his book as I changed the channel to NBC to get away from him. And poor Hannah, she totally lost control of the whole situation almost immediately. Please don''t ruin my morning again with some guy shouting at me.

[briannorwood]

Bill O''Reilly is nothing more than a pompous baffoon. What say you?

[lfitts1]

Bill O''Reilly is a self aggrandizing wind bag, who shoves others misstatements up their nose, but when found to be out and out lying says--"oh well". He is the worst that America has to offer and he belongs on the Nazi party station--Fox

PS the only way to hurt the Fox stations is by NOT watching them!!!!

[jmenes]

Hannah Storm was nothing but a prop for Bill O''Reilly in her interview with him. While O''Reilly was complaining about the treatment that "christian" children receive at school why didn''t Ms. Stormm ask about about children who are atheists who attend public schools in the bible belt. She let O''Reilly get away with his regular rant about a war on christianity.

[think7gen]

Don''t watch Bill O''Reilly or the shows that provide his platform. Change the channel. Bill O''Reilly is a lying showman. Bill O''Reilly is not news. He dupes CBS news into helping his self-promoting side show.

When I heard Bill O''Reilly was up next, I turned off CBS news for the day.

Dan from Wisconsin

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is pleased that one of his spokesmen, Bill O''Reilly, is trying to "reach" the children of the USSA with HIS views on things and what their rights as kids are (RICH kids, that is!). It is hard to believe that O''Reilly could, beyond all his screaming and shouting, teach anyone anything except to obtain a better appreciation of peace and quiet.

There are many, however, who see O''Reilly''s slant towards kids as an attempt by the Fascist right-wing Republicans to "indoctrinate" the youth of the USSA in thinking along neocon lines. Attempts were made a few years ago along that path with religious right-wingers who ran the "Jesus camp" and were teaching children that they were "soldiers for Christ" and using the fail-safe methods used by the Nazis in teaching the "religion" of Fascism to the Hitler Youth.

As it is, there is a renewed fear among evil Liberals that other neocon "talkies" such as Rush Limbaugh, Micheal Savage, and (God forbid) Anne Coulter might follow O''Reilly into this "new territory" to influence the young. After all, wasn''t it Hitler who stated that the minds of the young BELONG TO THE STATE!

ADOLPH HITLER WOULD BE PROUD!!!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is pleased that one of his spokesmen, Bill O''Reilly, is trying to "reach" the children of the USSA with HIS views on things and what their rights as kids are (RICH kids, that is!). It is hard to believe that O''Reilly could, beyond all his screaming and shouting, teach anyone anything except to obtain a better appreciation of peace and quiet.

There are many, however, who see O''Reilly''s slant towards kids as an attempt by the Fascist right-wing Republicans to "indoctrinate" the youth of the USSA in thinking along neocon lines. Attempts were made a few years ago along that path with religious right-wingers who ran the "Jesus camp" and were teaching children that they were "soldiers for Christ" and using the fail-safe methods used by the Nazis in teaching the "religion" of Fascism to the Hitler Youth.

As it is, there is a renewed fear among evil Liberals that other neocon "talkies" such as Rush Limbaugh, Micheal Savage, and (God forbid) Anne Coulter might follow O''Reilly into this "new territory" to influence the young. After all, wasn''t it Hitler who stated that the minds of the young BELONG TO THE STATE!

ADOLPH HITLER WOULD BE PROUD!!!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!

[newz4i]

This guy is writing books for kids???

The New York Post said he paid multimillions of dollars to settle allegations of an October 13, 2004, sexual harassment lawsuit.

[mbcsmith]

LOL.. The LIBS just don''t get it.

[godseyesore-2009]

Talk about lack of rights...just look at what current administration has and is doing. Are you repugnicans all totally blind and senseless?
Obviously ''mbcsmith'' is.

[chalres-2009]

I you sheep who follow this perv. Read this, and be proud...
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013043mackris1.html

[magicwand56]

As a conservative, I can''t help but chuckle at the comments I read regarding Bill O''Reilly''s appearance on The Early Show.The idiots who write this stuff, these are the people who are always lecturing conservatives about hate speech??
Yeah right.

[hermit22]

good for o''reilly!