Russell's Blog: Calling Out Bill O'Reilly

As Editor-In-Chief of Global Grind, I am calling out Bill O' Reilly. If you really want to speak to the hip-hop community, even with your consistent targeted comments that take issue with what some hip-hop artists and other cultural leaders have said about America and about the world in which we all live, then I invite Bill O' Reilly to write a blog directly to the hip-hop nation. I will post it on the front page of Global Grind.        For far too long Bill has used The O' Reilly Factor on Fox News to spew inaccurate statements and ideological taunts about hip-hop. Rather than speaking indirectly to us using the code of right wing rhetoric, I am giving Bill O' Reilly a straight-up opportunity to come out of the Spin Zone and speak to millions of hip-hop supporters and leaders about whatever he may feel is important.       We believe in dialogue, but it should be a real dialogue face to face, blog to blog.       Yesterday O' Reilly even attacked the NY Times, George Soros, ACLU and Move On.org claiming that there is a left wing attempt to take over America.  Well, in case Bill has not noticed, there is in fact a change going on in America. It is a positive change from the regression of the last eight years. The majority of Americans voted for change.       O' Reilly appears to want to hold on to the good old days of a past era. Hip-hop has helped immeasurably to bring about the current cultural and political transformation of America. Thanks to the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, the Hip-Hop Caucus, Rock the Vote and many other organizations, we had the largest youth voter turnout in American history on November 4, 2008.     President Barack Obama reflects the values and aspirations of the hip-hop generation.       It is time for Republicans, Democrats and Independents to all work together for the common good of all. In these hard economic times we do need an economic stimulus package to help the economy to recover.       It looks as if that some of the same bloggers and commentators that supported George Bush for eight years are now trying to block Obama from fulfilling the mandate of the democratic vote that our new President received. We refuse, therefore, to stand on the sidelines in silence.       Bill O' Reilly, you are at the top of our list. Blog now or stay in the Spin Zone. Don't worry about Rush Limbaugh because he is next on the Global Grind list.

-Russell Simmons