Mike Caccioppoli is running for congress in Arizona CD-1 as a Democrat. Yesterday, he called for the immediate firing and arrest of Bill O'Reilly for O'Reilly's dangerous remarks made with regards to San Fransisco. Caccioppoli is correct, O'Reilly's comments are as dangerous as shouting fire in a crowded movie theatre. Caccioppoli's press release is below the fold:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2005
CONTACT: Matt Sciascia
media@mikecforcongress.com
CACCIOPPOLI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE FIRING AND ARREST OF BILL O'REILLY
Talk Radio Host Recently Invited al-Qaeda to Attack an American City
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidate Mike Caccioppoli today called for the immediate firing and arrest of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly, talking about San Francisco, said on the November 8th broadcast of his nationally-syndicated radio show that "if al-Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead."
Caccioppoli reacts to O'Reilly, saying, "Bill O'Reilly went too far when he called for the destruction of the Coit Tower in San Francisco. What he did was incite and promote a terrorist attack on American soil, which is a crime that needs to be punished. If something bad happens to San Francisco, Bill O'Reilly needs to be held personally accountable. It is this kind of 'hate' talk, like we hear from Osama bin Laden and Bill O'Reilly, that is creating more and more terrorism. O'Reilly needs to be fired by Fox immediately and arrested at once. This is not free speech, but rather a direct threat to a great American city and a threat that endangers the welfare of its citizens."
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