Bill O'Reilly is the man
 

I was just wondering how many other greek people felt the same way that I do.

I'm not a fan but I'm not a fan of anyone who goes on TV just to hear themself talk. I prefer newspapers and journals any day.

A lot of noise, but nothing to say. Like Al Franken and Ann Coulter.

I thank O'Reilly for saying what needs to be said in today's media. I don't know why you people think he has nothing to say, you must not be listening. NO ONE is safe from O'Reilly, and I like that. What this world needs is a little more responsibility. I like how he keeps people on their toes. America thanks you Bill.

like i said in the previous thread - very intelligent guy, it doesn't come out well on the show.

I think he has his good moments, but mainly says stuff to improve his ratings and sell his book.

I really dislike all of the new breed of talk show hosts who won't let their guests finish a thought with interrupting.

It's rude.

apparently some people must like him (highest rated cable news show on TV).

A lot of people also like the backstreet boys. Doesn't mean they are any good. Just flashy and, I guess, good looking. He is a smart guy, but his show make him look like a loud mouth pundit who never give his opponent a chance for rebuttal. I also tend to see his guest that isn't the same combative style that he is. I would love to see him go against the same kind of debator he is, like Al Sharpton.

I used to respect O'Reilly even though I disagreed with him most of the time; he at least back up his arguments with sound evidence so I could see his side but respectfully disagree. However he seems to have taken a bad turn, in my opinion. He looks like an idiot who just likes to hunt "liberals". Maybe it was that fight on C-SPAN with Al Franken that did it to him, but not I can't even respect Bill O'Reilly anymore- he sold out and went commercial.

Re: Bill O'Reilly is the man
 

Amen I am actually reading his newest book "Who's Looking Out for You?" right now. :)

You are right Franken has nothing to say...however Ann Coulter does. You may not agree with her politics but she is intelligent and devoted to her cause.

eh...she said that if you're not a conservative and you're against the war in Iraq you're guilty of treason(on Hardball last year when her book came out)...she strikes me as very passionate and articulate, but I'm not sure about intelligent

pundits
 

AnnCoulter may be intellegent and articulate, but she's also smug and condescending.
O'Reilly? I only very occassionally agree with him. He's careful to interview folks incapable of matching his debating skills.

Re: pundits
 

True in many cases. And if a person is a good match, they all simply try to shout him/her down. That's what I object to more than anything else.

barguy I kind of agree with you on Coulter. If she just wasn't so hateful (LACK OF BETTER WORD), I could get behind her. She, IMO, is right about so many things, but her delivery is like acid it makes me want to turn her off.

She's not only hateful, she's also a bigot.

I love the O'Reilly Factor. I don't get to watch it every night but I when I am home I definitely make it a point to watch. One of my favorite interviews was when he had Pete Rose on a little while back. O'Reilly is such a good interviewer, he doesn't back down from anyone and I like that.

BAFROMKC,

You are correct sir. I think O'Reilly is a great journalist. If he were to debate Al Sharpton, I would watch. Sharpton doesn't have anything to say. O'Reilly would tear him apart. Even Bill Maher made Sharpton look like a moron.

I just wanted to add that he had Joe Liebermann on the other night, and he was really very respectful. I like O'Rielly, and I am seeing that he really has no agenda, and says what he believes. One of the only straight shooters out there...

O'Reilly is entertaining, but I prefer Hannity and Colmes if I'm watching Fox.

i just finished reading his book "Who's Looking Out For You?" I found it rather enlightening as well as "independent." I dont think he attacked one side more than another.

I'm now interested in reading "The O'Reilly Factor" and "The No-Spin Zone"

Further more I agree near 100% with almost all of his Talking Points memos.

The man is most interesting...

"WASHINGTON (Feb. 10) - Conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

The anchor of his own show on Fox News said he was sorry he gave the U.S. government the benefit of the doubt that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's weapons program poised an imminent threat, the main reason cited for going to war.



AP
Bill O'Reilly at a Fox News Channel studio in New York.

"I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all and I think all Americans should be concerned about this," O'Reilly said in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America."

"What do you want me to do, go over and kiss the camera?" asked O'Reilly, who had promised rival ABC last year he would publicly apologize if weapons were not found.

O'Reilly said he was "much more skeptical about the Bush administration now" since former weapons inspector David Kay said he did not think Saddam had any weapons of mass destruction.

While critical of President Bush, O'Reilly said he did not think the president intentionally lied. Rather, O'Reilly blamed CIA Director George Tenet, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton.

"I don't know why Tenet still has his job."

He added: "I think every American should be very concerned for themselves that our intelligence is not as good as it should be."


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O'Reilly anticipated the presidential election would be a close race, adding he thought Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts would be a formidable opponent against Bush.

"It will be a very close race. The nation is divided," he said."

I am scared to DEATH of Kerry. He is very, very, VERY liberal.

You have heard the Kerry's have changed the pronunciation of his wife's name so it will sound more Spanish/Mexican...which is now noted to be the most coveted group of voters.

Lot's of little ditties out there about him. Just WAIT till the Republicans unleash their war chest. First out may be his affiliation with Hanoi Jane.

I could have voted for Joe, but NEVER Kerry.

Back on topic-So glad Bill didn't welch on his word.

I feel that he has a good deal of common sense, and he doesn't care what people think about the truth. He just tells it like it is, period. No, he doesn't cover things up, and doesn't place the news into a nice little easy to swallow pill for us, he shows us what it is really like, I appreciate that.

The Radio Factor
 

Yesterday, Bill said something that got me to wonder...

That President Bush is biding his time, win 4 more years in the White House and have a Scorched Earth Policy in Iraq... That was Bill prediction and it will be confirmed with his interview with the President...

I am amazed how much I agree with Bill. I do think Bush, if he gets 4 more years in office will lay it out on Iraq...

What's your take?

Re: The Radio Factor
 

I disagree. Within conservatives and the Republican party, a war is raging between the old-line conservatives and neo-conservatives. Neo-conservatives want Iraq remade. We understand the heavy sacrifice and think that it would be a beautiful country to show off to the rest of the world if all the problems are fixed. Conservatives, which are dominating the Republican party and Bush, are pushing for a rapid exit within a year. I think they will get what they want.

-Rudey

I caught the end of his show the other night, and the entire segment was spent plugging his books, shows, columns, etc.

Is that the way it usually is? Boy, talk about cashing in on an ideology.

That whole segment was a program length commercial.

Yeah. I mean the guy states the obvious.

I don't think he's really anything like Rush.

-Rudey

I like him. I like that fact that he tears into people when they give bullshit answers or have beliefs with no factual basis.

He's not as good as he used to be. Watch the Michael Moore interview if you disagree. Like DA said, I think the focus of his show has moved form arguing issues to promoting his books.

I think he still has the mojo, it is just that too many people try to make him look bad b/c he exposes issues that they would like to see covered up. I like O'Reilly because he doesn't pad either political party. He is truely looking out for the average American. He asks tough questions of every visitor. His argument with Moore was so heavily fought with ad hominem that O'Reilly really could not argue back with him. It was a disgrace on the part of Moore.

He's good, like Michael Moore, for entertainment value.

Re: Re: The Radio Factor
 

That is exactly how I interpreted what Bill said on the Radio...

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Outside of that, I have seen Bill apologize to his guests when their facts are straight in accordance with proven ideology.

But if his guests spout off at the mouth and rattle off irrational bullisht, then Bill will debase them--usually with facts...

Bill does have a higher degree in Policy Making, in addition to his degrees in journalism--like a Master's of Public Relations or Political Science? I dunno. And he has attended and taught at several Ivy League universities. So, he really ain't no dummy...

So, I think his guests need to know that when they come on the Factor, they have to have their chit skrait and use pithy sound bites to look reasonable...

The same with Sean Hannity...

But that's my take after watching 5 years of both shows on the Fox News Channel.

Only a disgrace for moore? Not O' Reilly?

Re: Bill O'Reilly is the man
 

Phuck Bill O'yeah right :rolleyes:

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Comedy Central Refutes O'Reilly's Claim
 

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer

NEW YORK - The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly kept referring to "The Daily Show" audience as "stoned slackers." So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?

Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor," according to Nielsen Media Research.

O'Reilly's teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month.

"You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly said. "You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote."

Comedy Central executives realized, and O'Reilly acknowledged, that he was poking fun. But they said they didn't want a misconception to persist.

"If the head of General Motors was watching O'Reilly's show, that could be very important to us," said Doug Herzog, Comedy Central president.

"If you listen to O'Reilly, you get the sense that it was crazy longhairs behind the show," he said. "And it's not. It's great, smart television that attracts a well-compensated audience, most of whom are voting age."

Relax, said Fox News Channel spokesman Rob Zimmerman.

"Comedy Central must have lost their sense of humor," Zimmerman said. "Without Jon Stewart, Comedy Central would turn into the Great American Country Channel."

Comedy Central also touted a recent study by the University of Pennsylvania's National Annenberg Election Survey, which said young viewers of "The Daily Show" were more likely to answer questions about politics correctly than those who don't.

Comedy Central had no statistics on how many people watch "The Daily Show" stoned.

Although seemingly taken aback by repeated "stoned slackers" references while talking with O'Reilly, Stewart was ready with a joke.

"This election is going to rely on the undecided," he said. "And who is more undecided than stoned slackers? Ice cream or pretzels? Ice cream or pretzels? What's it going to be?

Whether it's the slacker or no-slacker zone, O'Reilly is entering it Oct. 7, when he's scheduled to appear on "The Daily Show."

So if Stewart's audience is comprised of stoned slackers, how would Herzog describe O'Reilly's audience?

"I'm not getting into that game," he said.


Article here

It was a disgrace on the part of both men during that interview. They looked like a bunch of children arguing back and fourth on the playground during recess. To think otherwise would demonstrate exactly how one-sided you might think (already demonstrated maybe).

I'm not a fan of any of these O'Reilly, Franken, Moore or Coulter types. No matter how intelligent any of them might be it is lost in the way they present most of their views.

Bill O'Riley can suck on an elephant's nut sack. I'M THE JON STEWART OF THIS THREAD

They can all just interrupt people, pontificate, attack -- and laugh at us all the way to the bank.