the Fox News Channel host. Mr. O'Reilly, a vocal opponent of abortion, often called him "Tiller the baby killer" for performing late-term abortions and said repeatedly that he had "blood on his hands."
Within hours of the shooting that left Dr. Tiller dead on Sunday, Mr. O'Reilly found himself under attack from liberal journalists and bloggers who accused him of inciting violence.
Do you think that Mr. O'Reilly bears some of the responsibility for the murder of Dr. Tiller? Why or why not? Do you think that his comments qualify as "analysis," as "hate speech" or as something else? Does such rhetoric foster violence? Should media commentators like the popular Mr. O'Reilly try to balance responsibility and free speech?
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