The San Diego Padres are Patriots

by jbox on Jun 13, 2008 9:21 AM PDT

Bill O'Reilly has a segment on his show every night called Pinheads and Patriots. Last night he complimented the San Diego Padres for their support of the military.

Pinheads & Patriots

Both the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres are providing free seats for our military people. Also, the Padres have a special camouflage uniform honoring our troops in the field.

For these gestures, the organizations in Boston and San Diego earn the patriot label.

As most of you know, every Sunday home game, the Padres host Marine Recruits from MCRD and wear Camouflage jerseys. They also do countless other events in support of all branches of the military. Before yesterday's game, which was the Army's birthday, ten young people joined the Army and took the oath on the field.

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Eff Bill O'Reilly

he’s an idiot blowhard. want proof? look at this…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jJVGTJrwQM

http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2007/07/video-no-spin-e.html

by TheRevRun on Jun 13, 2008 9:46 AM PDT 0 recs

Wait

I’m confused. How come we’re now patriots, when just last year we were subjecting children to the horrors of “Teh Gays!!!1”

Bill O’Reilly, still a pandering jackass.

And here was my first ever fanshot on GLB about this last year.

by Phantom on Jun 13, 2008 10:03 AM PDT 0 recs

Billy Almon: rejecting O'Reilly's endorsement of Padres patriotism

Categorically.

by Billy Almon on Jun 13, 2008 11:02 AM PDT 0 recs

ewww bill o'riley

just violated my baseball team by speaking their name

grosssss everyone in the padres orgnaization needs to take one of those clensing showers people have to take after they’ve come across dangerous chemicals

man i hate that guy

Trust me, death is the best argument for moisturizer.

by C8LIN B on Jun 13, 2008 11:18 AM PDT 0 recs

who cares about Bill O'Reilly

what next we are going to be analyzing Glenn Beck’s comments?

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Jun 13, 2008 11:24 AM PDT 0 recs

If he talks about the Padres

then yes.

by jbox on Jun 13, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

National coverage

is national coverage. Free publicity. We get excited when we’re on the four-letter for more than 30 seconds, what’s wrong with this?

And if it sells more $9 beers to people I don’t necessarily agree with in the voting booth, I’m for it.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 13, 2008 11:52 AM PDT 0 recs

UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

$9 beers, make me so angry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Jun 13, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

But isn't it comforting to know

that some O’Reilly-ites might now be more inclined to go shell it out.
Now that “the gays” aren’t running amok, what with all the military presence and all.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 13, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

$9 beer is so Euro

this is AMERICA!, where the suds run freely out of the back of giant SUV’s in the parking lots listening to John Cougar Melancamp.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Jun 13, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

THIS IS OUUUUUURRRRR COUNTRYYYYY

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 13, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Not when InBev buys Budweiser

Hopefully they will discontinue 3.2 beer. I can’t imagine that Euros make near beer.

Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher

by planetjeffy on Jun 13, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

w're gonna start seeing conservatives

at ball games where bill o’riley tshirts and i’m gonna spill my soda on them =D

Trust me, death is the best argument for moisturizer.

by C8LIN B on Jun 13, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up 0 recs

Weird

I woulda thought there’d be more O’Reilly supporters here.

by thenerdhater on Jun 13, 2008 1:11 PM PDT 0 recs

i support people punching him in the face

Trust me, death is the best argument for moisturizer.

by C8LIN B on Jun 13, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm not sure those people can use the internets.

Telephones though, they got those figured. Pick up phone, dial radiostation/tv show, wait, yell, hang up.

I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.

by Wonko on Jun 13, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up 0 recs

Also

adept at mass letter-writing campaigns.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jun 13, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

are there really

a lot of tv shows that still take phone calls?

Or are you just watching Larry King?

by thenerdhater on Jun 13, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

Doesn't O'Reilly take phone calls?

Whatever, “conservatives” like to talk on non-internet-based-mass-media outlets. That should cover any issues.

I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.

by Wonko on Jun 13, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Wronko

On all points

by thenerdhater on Jun 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up 1 recs

This just in....

R Kelly decided to wear a Padres jersey to the reading of his verdict.

by thenerdhater on Jun 13, 2008 1:55 PM PDT 0 recs

Innocent on all counts...obviously.

With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good!

by friarinchicago on Jun 13, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

It sucks that we're discussing O'Reilly

on the day that a pretty good guy, Tim Russert, passes away.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 13, 2008 2:39 PM PDT 1 recs

Bless him. He was pretty clever and knew what was going on.

With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good!

by friarinchicago on Jun 13, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

Who will take over the whiteboard on election night?

He was always so giddy on election nights

by thenerdhater on Jun 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

He was

I always appreciated his enthusiasm because it seemed genuine, when it seemed so manufactured for a lot of the other talking heads.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 13, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

And a big Bills fan.

That’s worth a ton.

by Jonny Dub on Jun 13, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

cue crickets

by sqrunt on Jun 13, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

Please don't ever put the Padres and Red Sox

in the same catagory.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you... I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life."

by sdsuaztec4 on Jun 13, 2008 4:00 PM PDT 1 recs

(rec'd)

Agree

by sqrunt on Jun 13, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

I LOVE O'REILLY

OK….not really. But when you get to be as rich as he his, I guess you opinion matters…or something.

But seriously, back to the original point of the thread, I think it’s cool what the Padres do for the troops. War or no war, it’s a classy move to let the soldiers have a day at the park before they go over to freaking Iraq. Baseball in Iraq?? Not so much. Good for the Pads for being a cut above.

Side note: Those camo jerseys (ugly as they are) seem to be winning. We should think about doing those some more. And it’s way more manly than using a pink bat when Mother’s Day is over. Admit it, a lot of guys stroked the ball real well around the league with those pink bats. They so wanted to use them again…but didn’t. And rightly so.

Still waiting for "Baseball Today" to give the Padres some love.

by momosanche on Jun 13, 2008 4:43 PM PDT 0 recs