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It’s obvious that GE has a lot riding on this administration and what they stand to gain. From trains (new routes from Calif to Nevada), light bulbs (enviroment), jet engines, wind turbines, health care equipment, the list is endless and the Obama admin agenda is right where they want it. Their use of MSNBC and NBC with the exception of CNBC is so over the top (LEFT)it’s hard to understand why someone at GE Universal hasn’t pulled the plug on the group made up of "The Nastys" OLBERMAN, MATTHEWS, L. O’DONNELL, MADDOW and SCHULTZ is amazing. I keep up with them on Newsbusters and Newster. They are in the tank and GE’s willing to leave them there. I use to watch all of NBC programs. I wouldn’t watch any of them now because of their motives which may include what O’Reilly alluded to. If he’s wrong sue, but there is no rivalry. FOX wins hands down. This is until GE and Obama come up with some way to get rid of FOX….GOD FORBID

I am generally in O’Reilly’s camp on all issues and I am certainly no fan of GE. In this case however, I feel Bill took a cheap shot at GE.

Fox News did not accuse GE of anything. They simply reported that GE as well as many other companies makes this device. Fox is not damaging GE’s reputation GE is doing that just fine on their known. When MSNBC slants the truth or tells flat out lies many don’t question them because they have the support of the far left who don’t care about truth or the Constitution. I agree with James. I can’t wait for the next election. One difference is I did not vote for Obama. Oh, for you far left it had nothing to do with the color of his skin. Just look who he surrounds himself with and it tells the story. For all the people who are "sorry" they voted for him I say you are as much to blame for the mess as he is. As for Jeff Immelt, he is a joke and in bed with Obama. It all makes we sick. But at least I have a clear conscience that I tried to prevent this man, who is leading the greatest country in the world into Socialism or worse, from becoming our president.

I appauld GE for actually allowing some of these comments on their website. If only MSNBC could be just as "fair and balanced" as the GE website, MSNBC’s ratings would increase. Olbermann can only promote negativity with his "Worst Person in the World" mentality. At least Bill O has both "Pinheads" AND "Patriots" in balanced fashion.

Keep up the great work Fox News & Bill O’Reilly! Business should not be mixed with government. GE deserves whatever backlash it receives as a result of this. Thank you Fox News for being right in delivering the truth to the American people!

GE should sue Bill O’Reill; he is a bold faced liar that will keep lying until he is stopped. He has a long history of sexually harassing his employees and reporting lies as factual news stories.

Mr. O’Reiley and Fox News is the only media company that can be trusted. CBS, NBC etc…. are totally biased and cannot be trusted to report fair, balanced and honestly. GE should be ashamed of themselves, especially the CEO. They are so honest they just settled to pay a $50 million fine???

Michael Mariakis
Bucks County, PA

Fox News and MSNBC are in a heated rivalry? Somehow, I can’t see that, especially since more people watch FNC’s daytime programs than MSNBC’s prime time shows!

If you are so sure that Bill O’Reilly was fabricating the story about GE’s sending weapons to our enemies, then sue him and FNC. I tend to believe Mr. O’Reilly, especially in light of GE’s lack of litigation. If Mr. O’Reilly were indeed doing nothing but making stories up, then your legal department would be all over him. Since, however, you have opened a simple web page and not sent legal after him, there must be some truth to the story.

Nice try GE. And thanks for the PCBs in the Hudson that are being dredged today.

It is an obvious fact to thinking Americans that Jeffrey IMMELT and the Obama administration are in each others pockets. Immelt would never sue FOX News or others because he does NOT want to enhance the spotlight already focused on his back room dealings and association with the OBAMA administration. In the meantime, IMMELT will continue to gain power and wealth through this unsavory aliance which includes exclusive new energy deals and the like… GE’s name will continue to be muddied as long as Immelt heads the helm.

First off, I want anyone who reads this to know that I am not a Democrat or a Republican I am a Libertarian. Secondly, I would like to know how much money GE and GE’s CEO contributed to Obama’s campaign. I would also like to know how this affects the script that MSNBC uses every day. I have watch Fox and MSNBC, Fox asks tough questions of both sides, and MSNBC will not. As far as Bill O’Rilley is concerned, I think he had every right to bring up the questions he brought up. The safety of our troops is important and if there is a remote possibility of a company providing our enemies with any help this company should be questioned. Why doesn’t GE simply prove them wrong instead of saying they are innocent.

The only reason GE will not sue Fox News and O’Reilly for slander and making false statements is because maybe what O’Reilly is saying is true????????? Time will tell.

MSNBC, in particular, Kieth Olbermann in a childish attempt to boost his ratings, constantly attacks Bill O’reilly and the Fox News channel. I believe it was Kieth Olbermann that made the claim in Playboy magazine that Fox News was worse than Al Queda. He accused Bill O’reilly of inciting violence and encouraging the murder of Dr. Tiller. These are only a few of the many outrageous and utterly false claims made by MSNBC and it’s very poorly informed and politically biased team of "journalists." How can GE defend itself from claims such as this made by Bill O’reilly when they are using shareholders money to do exactly the same thing? How can GE justify countering an "attack" like this from a journalist who beats Keith Olbermann in the ratings by nearly 3 to 4 times every night? If GE was run by smart individuals who cared about making money for their shareholders, it would find people who could actually compete with Fox News and Bill O’reilly, instead of immature (remember the teabagging remarks), un-intelligent people like Kieth Olbermann who are clearly poltically biased liberals propping up the Obama administration. He claims moderation in the political spectrum, but he is clearly a liberal, and lying to his small group of viewers every night at 8pm. Fire Keith Olbermann and find someone to compete with Bill O’reilly. If GE had the integrity to hire someone who isn’t a far left liberal who relies on liberal blogs to do his show, you may actually beat O’reilly in the ratings and hit him where it hurts. However, you can’t do that, because your motive is clear, and exactly what Bill O’reilly reports each night.

heard about this post from a friend, but am still in the process of reading the comments. am always looking for inaccuracies from o’reilly/FOX news. can someone tell me where GE’s response is…i realize title is "GE responds to Fox News’s smears," but i don’t actually see a response. instead, the post reads like a complaint for defamation ("knowingly and without foundation damaged the reputation of GE…"). the first comment ("Tort law was invented for this purpose") underscores this.

i have no idea whether there is a basis for legal action, but that is my point. post the basis/rationale for the attack…the evidence that it is unfounded, etc. while i agree that fox news often mischaracterizes the views of msnbc personalities, based on ratings i have seen, blaming rivalry seems a little far fetched. further, i wasn’t aware that ge was anything other than the parent corp. of nbc…e.g., can’t imagine ge exerting control over nbc news and can’t imagine comments by or from nbc being attributed to ge.

when i came here, i expected to read a response that specified GE’s past business dealings, or lack therof, with Maxtream or Corezing. that is, a response based on actual, verifiable facts. instead, there is this silly post that criticizes the lack of evidence without any evidence. at the very least, chose the titles more carefully…for example, "fox news smears again," or something to that effect. don’t title it as a response, since it is not. also, don’t include a transcript that doesn’t jive with the post.

these things are embarrassing for everyone.

The real smear has nothing to do with FOX News or Bill O’Reilly. The real smeal has EVERYTHING to do with the crummy leadership and falsehoods put forth by Mr. Inmelt. Mr. Inmelt ONLY cares about himself…he cares nothing about the people that look to him for direction or the individuals that have invested in his Company. Mr. Inmelt, you are crooked, you just paid a huge fine for cooking the books. Our FAMILY and friends refuse to buy any products produced by GE until Mr. Inmelt leaves. Thank goodness for FOX News…at least one organization knows how to tell the truth. GE…Mr. Inmelt…you story is filled with untruths. In case nobody has asked…."I invite you to leave GE, Mr. Inmelt…do so for the well-being of your employees and what was once a GREAT company.

Mr. Immelt..
When FOX and/or Bill O’Reilly voice an opinion about another competitor, it’s all fair in love and war between the networks. Perhaps GE’s Oberman and Mathews PREEMPTED THE CONVERSATION what comes around goes around.

What disturbs me as an investor, GE and MSNBC placed themselves in an unattainable situation; Immelt must realize politics in is in constituent (fluid) flow. What’s in today is out the next and the way this president and congress are maneuvering the Nation into the void created when China and Russia vacated socialism is not wearing well with the constituents (voters) .

Immelt would best serve investors by refocusing MSNBC into the middle and move away from the Polosi’s of the world. America is facing the beginnings of a revolt against the way politics is conducted, while GE is moving themselves into a political abyss that MAY (will) back fire when America gets back to being America the old fashion way.

To conclude, even as a BIG GE investor I find it unbearable watching MSNBC voicing the same old, same old leftist point of view.

Bill is right.

GE better hope that there is no link to the technology used to attack US troops. At this point, I believe Fox news before GE and its corporate subsideraries.

If you can’t confirm a story you should not report it. Is that not journalism 101?? Is that not what Mr. AKA Bill O’reilly screams every night that people are doing against Sarah Palin with the divorce story etc.? I feel that I’m in the bizarro world where facts don’t matter anymore and hypocrites who continously tell one side of the story rule the day. Only in America could a so called "traditionalist" who had to pay millions to cover up his sexual harrassment of a producer have so many blind followers. What a sad day for America.

I love how O’Reilly’s audience (AKA the lowest common denominator) has flooded this comments page with mind-numbing talking points. To come on here and actually state that an American company is killing American soldiers is absurd. Allow me to introduce common sense into your lives for a brief moment (don’t worry, I’m certain it will soon return to the ignorance-is-bliss coma): Do you really think that O’Reilly has such an extensive and talented investigative journalist squad that they magically uncover these supposed "ongoing investigations" and other GE improprieties before, say, EVERY CREDIBLE NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY? Please. The only prescription for Fox News advocates is a year’s subscription to a newspaper and a thorough head examination. You’re being duped by a self-promoting (exemplified by shameless plugs for his books and charitable donations) hypocrite (sexual harassment "settlement"… thanks for the holier-than-thou books though, Bill). GE isn’t perfect, Newscorp isn’t perfect. Neither are any of us as individuals. That’s the way world is. Next point: the argument that Fox News is a superior network because it has higher ratings than CNN and MSNBC signifies terminal idiocy. Hate to say it, Fox’s audience is made up of lazy, uneducated Americans (roughly 50% of the population, unfortunately) who are unable to to register an independent thought, instead glibly believing every word that comes out of the mouth of people who look and sound just like them… like the intellectually-devoid Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. Instead of contempt, I feel sorry for these people and their children. The other half of Fox News viewers are people who tune in merely to watch the train-wreck circus. Look in the mirror, Fox News viewers, and ask yourselves "Am I actually an informed citizen? Or do I blindly read/listen to outlets that support my current views and biases?" We all have our own set of predispositions, but before you come on here and repeat Bill’s talking points memo, have some personal pride and do some independent research. No one will take you seriously otherwise.

By the way I’m a reporter now. My sources can neither confirm or deny that Bill O’relly is a hypocrite, sexual harrasser and deviant. However, I want to be clear I’m not accusing anyone of anything. Where is my Pulitzer???? Maybe since I’m not part of the media elite I won’t get it. Or is it because I’m known for having loose facts and telling one side of the story??

If GE weren’t corrupt in so many ways, no one would even begin to believe such an awful accusation.
However ……… since they are so corrupt, "ye reap whay ye sow".

I agree 100% with GE on this matter. It seems to
me that it is a personal problem that O’Reilly has
with GE, he always seems to attack them without any
provocation on their part
I would not blame GE for suing Fox News and O’Reilly
for defamation of character.
I know people who work for GE and are are decent
hard working people who have a family to support
and people like him are making it harder than it
should be.
He needs to back off and leave GE alone they have
been an American company for many years and have
provided jobs for many.

I’m extremely sorry that GE has fallen on hard times, but it seems to be the fault of the people who are running the company and not the fault of Bill O’Reilly or Fox News. I teach public speaking at a community college and used to consider myself a "Democrat with recessive Republican genes." I became a Republican to support John McCain in the Iowa Caucuses last year. In class, I am always encouraging my students to look at all sides of an issue before making up their minds, but it is getting harder and harder to find "news" organizations that will explain all sides of an issue. This saddens me. Where are the great news organizations of the past? ABC, CBS and NBC used to have great news anchors who could give us the news without slanting it. What happened to journalism? It seems that FOX is the only news organization that even attempts to be unbiased, although occasionally CNN does a nice job. Although FOX is often more to the right of center, it is obvious the American people are watching FOX and O’Reilly more and more because they know they will not be spoon-fed leftist propaganda. It is also likely that the guest speakers on both sides will generally be well-informed on the issues. The viewers can decide for themselves. They will see and hear all sides of an issue. MSNBC is good for a laugh, or if you are a serious viewer, finding out what the far-left wants us to believe. Keith Olbermann just rants and raves against FOX and Bill without knowing, or giving the facts. Let’s start producing real journalists again. I urge young journalists to search for all sides of a story and report it without prejudice. FOX, keep on doing what you are doing. The American public deserves to hear all sides of every issue.

so why doesn’t ge sue fox for slander. HAHAHAHA it will never happen cause everything bill said was true

I sold every bit of my stock in GE. Imel (sp) who owns GE reportedly admitted that in the past they, indeed, provided materials to that Country. Those of you who hate Fox News and Bill O’Reilly, need to take another look at it. If it weren’t for this news org., we would hear nothing. The Liberal stations, NBC, CBS, MSNBc, etc. are hard left winged liberals and wouldn’t know the facts if they were slapped in the face. No, I can’t prove they did, or didn’t, but I know that if there is any truth to it t all, Mr. O, would not have brought it up. As a member of a family news organization, Fox is right on. Be thankful.