O'Reilly described the atmosphere in the restaurant as he would any fancy established place to eat. He added that there were no rude, loud, obnoxious people making any statements of, "Where is my mother f---ing ice tea." He was describing white Americans' stereotypical view of black Americans as not having any common sense or manners. Is what O’Reilly said racist?

   Well, not exactly. I’m not a fan of O’Reilly’s ignorant rants, but I will say what he said was not racist. However, the remark did sound ignorant and off-base. His intention was aimed at white Americans who still think that all black people are rappers, pimps, hoes, ballplayers, thugs, gang bangers and deadbeats. There are still simple-minded white people that think that every stereotype on television or radio describes the whole black race as ignorant baboons hanging from the tree, waiting for a banana.  Anyone with a set of eyes and a little intelligence would clearly see different.

   O’Reilly continued with his story about the Anita Baker concert.  Before the show, Anita Baker announced her concert was for her family and fans and her show would be free of rap music and negative junk. O'Reilly described the show as being one of the greatest shows ever and noted the performers were dressed in tuxedos.

   O’Reilly was brutally criticized about his commentary that black Americans are no different from white Americans. Juan Williams, a FOX News contributor who happens to be black, agrees with O’Reilly in his commentary on the Radio Factor.

   Williams was attacked on CNN by idiot commentator Boyce Watkins (a professor at Syracuse University) about the O’Reilly controversy. Watkins commented that Williams was a good happy Negro because he agreed with O’Reilly on the issue of race relations. I wonder if Syracuse University has conducted a review about his racist remarks.

   Watkins is not alone when it comes to putting down other black Americans if they do not agree with the majority of black American politics. This ideology is more racist than what people perceive O’Reilly’s comments as being.

   Sylvia’s Restaurant owner Kenneth Woods (grandson of famous soul-food restaurateur Sylvia Woods) seems unfazed with all the controversy. Woods says he’s not upset with O’Reilly and he welcomes O’Reilly back to the restaurant again. Woods mentioned he appreciated O’Reilly for the praise of great food and friendly environment. 

   Media Matters.org was the first Internet news organization to expose the radio factor talk. Media Matters has been known to monitor conservative media and talk radio as well as to create negatively biased opinions. While everyone is entitled to their opinions about race and how the races get along in this world, most of the far-left liberal media has once again scrutinized O’Reilly statements and turned them into negative racial tirades.

   I will admit that sometimes O’Reilly gets it wrong and does not correct himself the proper way as a professional journalist should. But I will say on the subject of race with O’Reilly’s commentary, he is correct. Times have changed, there is still some racism, but it’s nothing like the 50’s and 60’s. In America there are still white people and black people who believe the stereotypes shown in the media are accurate.

   Why are so many people in the media against change? Maybe it’s because they get paid to use fear and hate to boost ratings and keep viewers watching. O’Reilly also partakes in this tactic, and usually I would not listen to one minute of his nonsense, but O’Reilly touched on something that all of America needs to address.

   What’s the difference? You have ghetto black folks and you have ghetto white folks. You have rich black folks and you have white rich folks. We as races are in a bind as we speak and that bind is the War on Terror. Instead of dividing, we should be uniting together to end terror - global and domestic alike. 

   Bill O’Reilly is a passionate man that speaks out about the truth in American issues. I do believe that in some cases he speaks out where the sun doesn’t shine as well. But in most cases you have to take the good with the bad. O’Reilly has faults just like any ordinary human being, but O’Reilly brings the truth. Even though, sometimes, one may not want to admit that the issue needs bringing.

   Many commentators reserve judgment about truth in American culture because they may lose their fan base or their multi-million dollar salary; better yet, they may be labeled as racists. Well, sometimes you have to be labeled a negative name in order to get the truth. If that’s the case, so be it.