‘The backlash was centered on O’Reilly’s DUI incident in Ontario last July that will be going to trial in London this summer. As the chapter chair, I was subjected to hundreds – yes, hundreds – of tweeted protests of this nomination, many filled with the requisite amount of eighth-grade profanity that’s such an ugly part of social media. It was telling that exactly one tweeter identified himself or had a bio that indicated he was from Buffalo and politely said he had a problem with the nomination. There was pretty much zero dissent on this issue from Sabres fans because they know what O’Reilly has meant to this organization this season, just like the media that regularly covers the team.’