Ruh-roh! Curtis Hubbard, of the Denver Post, just set himself up for an ambush from Bill O'Reilly's journalistic hit man, Jesse Watters. Not only was Hubbard unamused by O'Reilly's vicious attacks on Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, he called out O'Reilly in a very blunt editorial that described the vilification of Ferrandino as "bigoted" and "fact-challenged." Among other things.

As I wrote about O'Reilly's two recent attempts to assassinate Ferrandino's character, O'Reilly's enmity stems from the fact that Ferrandino killed the "Jessica's Law" bill, a pet O'Reilly cause that would enact a 25-year mandatory sentence for child molesters. O'Reilly is determined to have the law enacted in every state, whether they like it or not.The Post's Hubbard gave context to the issue in his editorial that "no spin zone" O'Reilly has yet to get around to:

Its death at the hands of the (Democratic) majority party was not surprising given the bill was not supported by police, prosecutors or defense attorneys. Add in the fact that previous votes on the issue have been used in political attack ads against Democrats and that the measure has only been introduced in the state when Republicans are in the minority, and you get a sense of the politics.

O'Reilly's unsubstantiated hypothesis was that the reason Ferrandino killed the bill was because he's openly gay and a "fervent gay marriage person." Hubbard wrote, "O'Reilly's fear-mongering should offend all Coloradans. He was saying 'gay,' but what he wanted his listeners to hear was 'pervert-pedophile.'" He described O'Reilly's behavior as "all that is wrong with cable punditry."

Hubbard went on to acknowledge that it's fair to question whether Colorado's sex offender laws are strict enough but, he added, "What's not fair — and, in fact, is deplorable — is dragging sexual orientation into the debate."

Well said, Mr. Hubbard. But since O'Reilly's feelings are always so tender when he's the one being criticized, you should fully expect a visit from O’Reilly Factor stalker ambusher producer Jesse Watters any minute. I hope you're prepared.

Correction: Mr. Hubbard was originally misidentified as "Chris Hubbard" instead of "Curtis Hubbard."





