Silly O’Reilly
Published by Jeff, August 29th, 2003 in The mediaComplaining about MTV’s “decadence,” O’Reilly gives us some Madonna lyrics:
MADONNA, SINGER: I guess, die another day / I guess, die another day / I guess, die another day / I guess, die another day / I guess I’ll die another day / Another day / I guess I’ll die another day / Another day / I guess I’ll die another day / Another day / I guess I’ll die another day / Sigmund Freud
Umm, wasn’t that the, uh, name of a movie? Are we really complaining about saying the name of a movie? Is he going to rail on the movie? Doubt it.
STERNHEIMER: Well, I think it is important to look at context here, and let me add that particularly for African-American girls, teen pregnancy rates have steadily declined. So that’s something that we really need to keep in mind.
O’REILLY: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. They’re at 80 percent between…
STERNHEIMER: They have been declining.
O’REILLY: Wait. Look, you can decline from anything, but black girls between 15 and 24 who give birth — 80 percent of them are out of wedlock. So, if you’re going to make that case, you’re going to be laughed off the dais.
It’s MTV’s fault! The rates are declining, as MTV has become more a part of kid’s lives, but it’s still MTV’s fault! Sheesh, I could say MTV is making it better, and be more on base than O’Reilly.

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