A Conversation With Bill O'Reilly

The Kid From Levittown-Turned-Fox News Host Tells His "Only In America" Story

(CBS)  Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor" is a very big factor in the world of cable TV. Early Show anchor Harry Smith has prepared this Sunday Profile:

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"Oh, none of this was your fault! Oh, no. People lost millions of dollars. It wasn't your fault. Come on, you coward! Say the truth!"

Bloviation … O'Reilly be thy name, as witnessed October 2, by guest Rep. Barney Frank.

"What do you mean 'coward'?" Frank asked.

"You're a coward," O'Reilly said. "You blame everybody else. You're a coward."

Bill O'Reilly is judge, jury and executioner on his Fox cable show. When reason fails ... rage wins:

"Number one, you hate your country. Number two, you're a loon!"

"Bill, here's the problem with going on your show: You start ranting. And the only way to respond is almost to look as boorish as you!" Frank said.

O'Reilly is right about everything … just ask him.

"The point I always try to make to people is, the people who hate me the most are the people who never watch my show," O'Reilly said to Smith. "They read the press. They listen to the far-left kooks or the far-right kooks, 'cause the far-right hates me. But they never sample. And once they do sample, they go, 'You know, this guy's no ideologue. He's holding them accountable.'"

"The O'Reilly Factor" and its "No-Spin Zone" has been at the top of the primetime cable news heap for the past eight years, with around four million loyal viewers a night.

Loyal because, he says, he's like them: A kid who was lucky to be born in America, a notion he explores in his latest book, "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" (Broadway Books).

"It's not particularly dramatic," Smith.

"No, no, it isn't; it's basically an American story," O'Reilly said. "But nowhere else on this planet could a wise guy from Levittown, with no uncle in the business, no social skills at all - I'm sure you'd agree - kiss nobody's butt ever, rise up and command the position that I command. That couldn't happen in Switzerland. It couldn't happen in Japan! It happens in America! And I'll tell you how ..."

Born in 1949, William James O'Reilly Jr. grew up in the New York City bedroom community of Levittown, an experience he says made him what he is today.

"As I read through this, you had a pretty comfortable life in Levittown," Smith said. "Dad had a job."

"I don't know if my life in Levittown was, now it is. We lived in a little box house with no air conditioning," he said. "I mean, it wasn't real comfortable in the middle of August when it was 112°. All right? And I was sweating. And I was eatin', you know, fish sticks and stuff. They weren't delicious, Harry. (laughs) So I don't, I'm not, you know …"

"I can't feel sorry for you!" Smith.

"I don't wanna ask you to," O'Reilly said. "But you gotta put it in perspective. Comfort really was like 16th on the priority list at the O'Reilly house."

"Sure. 'Food on that table' was number one."

"Yeah. Comfort? You know, my father would [say], you know, 'If it's hot, go outside!'" (laughs) You know?

"After World War II, the people in Brooklyn and the Bronx and some of the other boroughs moved en masse to Long Island because they built all these little houses for the GIs. My father was in that crew.

"So, you basically moved Brooklyn to Nassau County, Long Island. Well, it was a tough neighborhood. You know, you walk out, you had a fight. You had a fight. There were no play dates! (laugh) I wasn't wearing a little helmet on the bike. All right, there wasn't any, 'Mom! Mom!' It wasn't Beaver Cleaver. It was like, you know, you had to hold your own."

He survived, and after a brief career as a high school teacher, young Bill O'Reilly began a series of TV reporting jobs, including a stint at CBS in Miami.

In 1996, O'Reilly settled at the newly created Fox News, where he remains commentator-in-chief.

Every week, "O'Reilly Factor" staffers pitch segment ideas for his approval, like the library board in Helena, Mont., voting unanimously to keep the book "The Joy of Gay Sex" on the library shelves. ("It's not in the kids' section or anything, right?")

"What do you think happens if McCain gets elected president?" Smith asked.

"Not much — I think McCain is a traditional politician," O'Reilly said. "I think that he will keep the economy in a low tax grade. He'll be friendly to business because he wants business to expand, to employ more people. I think he'll be a tough guy overseas - not a crazy guy, but a tough guy. And I think he'll govern in a traditional manner. I'd go to the bank on that.

"If Obama's elected, I don't know what's gonna happen. His whole career has been left wing. Is he an ideologue? Is he gonna bring a far-left sensibility into the White House? My instinct says no, because he's cautious. When I interviewed him, I saw a very cautious guy. I didn't see some crazy bomb thrower. I can read people pretty well.

"So, I think he took the avenue to power that he had to take. I think he'll govern to the center like Clinton did. I think Clinton is his role model for governance. I think JFK is his role model for the campaign. And Obama has waged a brilliant campaign."

The most popular cable news host in the country has some very public enemies.

Take Keith Olbermann, who referred to O'Reilly as "Bill-O the Clown" on MSNBC's "Countdown," among other choice terms:

"The Fox News host presents himself as an independent. You know they could have also gone with 'Official Loofah Inspector,' or a 'Neilson Ratings Conspiracy Theorist,' or a 'Bold Fresh Piece of Expletive.'"

"What do you think of Keith Olbermann?" Smith asked.

"You know, I ignore all of those gutter snipes because they're just in it to hurt people," he said, "whether it's some guy on MSNBC or talk radio or wherever. Why would I engage that?"

"I think it bugs you a little bit," Smith said.

"Naah, the meanness of the discourse, in general, bothers me," O'reilly said. "Okay, now some people say, 'Well, you were mean to Barney Frank and you were mean to this one or that one.' Sometimes I go overboard, okay? But that's not my theme."

David Letterman bantered with O'Reilly on the subject: "Now, I joke about walking around and people say 'There he is ...get him!' But in your case it's true, isn't it?"

Letterman may have been only half-joking: O'Reilly says his views have made him a target.

"My life is dangerous now," he said. "You know, I have bodyguards and security. I can't go many places. I can't be in certain crowd situations. When I do a book signing, I gotta have a phalanx of state troopers there because there are crazy people. And then there're the Web sites and all of that, which are just totally out of control.

"They encourage these nuts. You know, I was thinking about John Lennon, you know, and John Lennon was tryin' to be a nice guy, signing the guy's thing and [Chapman] pops him. So, that is the worst part of the whole 'Factor' experience. The best part is I get to look out for the folks. And the folks know it. They know it. I've been doing this for more than 12 years.

"If you're a phony, they know."

In O'Reilly's case, you could take the boy out of Levittown, but you'd better not - no, you dare not even try to take the Levittown out of the boy.

"Do you know why you're so successful?" Smith asked.

"Yeah, I know, 'cause I'm one of the folks, that's why, and because I look out for them and they know that," O'Reilly said. "We had six million people watch us last night. And they know that now in the media there's somebody on their side, sincerely on their side, not some phony. So, why wouldn't you watch the guy like that?"

[mgpm-2009]

I can''t stand this man. Even if I were a right winger he would still drive me up a tree. He is arrogant in the extreme and acts like his little Fox show can solve problems for people. Bill, you have a huge delusion of grandeur problem.

[u-r-right]

I love to hate this guy. I watch him just so I can witness a train wreck. That ego is the biggest I have ever seen. He wins his arguments by interuping or disconnecting those who disagree with him. Just a pompus, delusional ******.

[brundage3]

If you want to see a news industry guy who was "on your side"and a "regular guy" then CBS had many. The best of them, they ALL would say themselves, was Edward R Murrow.

Look at one of his "See It Now" programs. Or listen to "I Can Hear It Now" or one of his WWII broadcasts from London.

He was a master of knowing how unimportant the reporter really is compared to the story.

[norepubs]

He''s a sociopath.
Otherwise,he wouldn''t be able to sleep at night for selling his country down the river.....

[hypnotoad72]

Will McCain reverse the tax break given to companies THAT offshore? (or so I keep hearing in the media)

[blackyowe]

Way back in the old pre cable days I really liked Bill O'' Rielly on nside Edition. When he was about entertainment not politics and hate. It makes me sad. I still remember really enjoying his smiles. What happened Bill you went over to the dark side? Why are you so bitter and angry anyway? I am fairly conservative myself but can''t get on board the hate train that has been steaming across American for the last 10 years.

[idnnsg]

Bills ratings are actually going DOWN right now, and he is mad as h3ll about it! He''s trying to get the FEC or somebody in the government to "investigate" why his Neilson ratings are going down. He claims it''s all a "liberal media conspiracy against him". What a loon!

[marrabella]

Well, well, well, I never thought I''d say this (as a lifelong Dem) but I found at this election, I had to watch Fox News to find out the whole story. The Liberal Media has totally lost me with their bias, unethical reporting.
Obama is so wrong for our country. To watch ABC NBC MSNBC, and all the other dishonest media ilk... I say- Just Say NO to Obama and ban left wing media.

[nskduke2]

The media is very liberal.The problem is people listen to what they say and fail to expand the knowledge that they hear.Only then will the American people know what is right and what is wrong.It is important that people expand there knowledge and take the information that they hear to the next level.

[jake_blues1]

I just want to know how much Bill paid to settle the sexual harassment lawsuit against him by his co-worker.Isn''t he married with kids?Something about him and the co-worker and *** toys or something or other.He sits on his primadonna throne accusing everyone else of being dirty or disingeniuous while he is no better.When his Fox News Crews come around like paparrazzi for that gotcha moment let''s see if they answer that one. How much did you pay your co-worker to drop the lawsuit Billy boy?

[corivegas]

Bill O''Reilly is the most disgusting, bold piece of *** on television. I''ve tried numerous times to watch his stupid show, but I have to switch the channel back to CNN because O''Reilly won''t even let his guests get a word in edgewise. I can''t understand how any smart person with sense would be a guest on his show and subject themselves to that idiot''s blowhard, pompous arrogance. O''Reilly is a bossy, overweening, vain, domineering, magisterial, disdainful, patronizing, pontificating, condescending, conceited, smug, snobby, boastful, impudent, bombastic, self-centered, uppity, swaggering, cocky, egocentric loudmouth with an ego that is hugely disproportionate to his intelligence.
Many thanks to Thesaurus.com for helping me drive home my point.

[len134]

I used to watch O''Reilly all the time. I got a kick out of watching him go ballistic on people. I figured I could laugh at Bill with everyone else. Problem is though, there are some people that do not see though his subliminal propaganda, his lack of response to criticism in more than rage, his anti-intellectual "pinhead" stance, and dangerous right wing leanings. It did finally get to the point I could no longer watch him, knowing the damage he was doing in influencing certain people. I started to get physically ill during his worse moments, so I stopped and no longer put myself through that stress.

[independanc1]

Hey Marrabella,
I do not agree with you. I started watching Fox too because of the election. I found it extremely bias and pro-republican. O%u2019Reilly included, Fox interviewers are very nice to guests who support McCain. Yet, they are rude and yell at guests who support Obama and they do not allow the viewer to hear them. My question, why do they interview them for if they force their thoughts and dominate the conversation? This is not journalism... This is a republican campaign gang within Fox%u2026 I read and watch 8-10 news media daily, and it is obvious that Fox is making up some of the news.

[walt1944-2009]

Rush Limbaugh, Bill O''Reilly, Micheal Savage, Shawn Hannity, Anne Coulter.

These excuses for people belonged back in the 1930''s working for Nazi Germany state radio. Jozef Goebbels, Hitler''s propoganda minister, would have been proud of them!!!

SIG HEIL, THE AIRWAVES SHOULD BE FREE; FOR NAZI CONSERVATIVES ONLY!!!, BUSH!!!
sig heil, YOU MEAN I CAN''T APPEAR ON SNL ANYMORE???, McBush!!!
sig heil, I STILL WANT A GUEST SHOT AT "30 ROCK"!!!, Palin!!!

[puppetry17]

Going ballistic on the guests on your show is just purely a ratings stunt. Hannity (whiat''s his second name again?), greta (what''s her second name again?) - all swoon and brown nose Palin like there is no tomorrow. Talk about double standards - FOX is a prime example - treating the Repugs and Palin with kids glove...That is why I dont watch Fox for real news. If I want a laugh and a snigger at idiotic journalism, I switch to FOX for a couple of minutes - great comic relief.

[ofbyfor3]

Bill O''Reilly calling someone else a ''gutter snipe''--now THAT''s funny.

Also, notice the fact that he had a BRIEF stint as a high-school teacher. Too many ''loofah'' conversations with the cheerleaders, Bill?

[godseyesore-2009]

Why would anyone think that meaningful discussion can occur with such an infantile personality that has to resort to verbal attempt to intimidate. He is nothing but a coward bully and it is only through having civil persons to attack that someone hasn''t cleaned his clock. He deserves it.

[miles1967-2009]

Bill-O the Clown is anything but fair and impartial. He is a right-wing propagandist like Hannity, Rove, and the rest of the intolerant, ignorant *ssholes at FoxNews. Just because you SAY you are "fair and balanced" and operating in a "no spin zone" does not make it true!

[pvperson]

Yeah, only in America could a deceitful no talent halfwit rise to national status and multi-million dollar salary by spreading lies and partisan distortions.

But then Rush Limbaugh based his career of the same lowlife tactics.

[junglejimy12]

Bill o''Reilly has been tough but also fair with both candidates. He isnt biased like MSNBC- Chrissy Matthews, Keith olbermann and Andrea Mitchell !!!! OReilly doesnt pamper the candidates and he asks tough questions. Keith Olbermann on the other hand is a raving lunatic...spewing venom at Mcain and Palin 24/7...That man seriosuly needs some psychiatric help- his veins pop out of his head everytime he talks about McCain - hes definately going to have a stroke one day soon !!! Gutter journalism !!!! The media will be responsbile when Obama loses and there are riots in this country. They have made him into a God and they ignored all the rest of us in the middle classes who never warmed to him at all. We dont trust him and many are voting AGAINST HIM which will benefit McCain !!!! We dont accept radicals like this or his vile associates either !!!

[ronaldh7]

What my cat leaves in her litter-box each day is worth more than anything that comes out of this sexual harrasser''s mouth. (Same for that doctor-shopping drug-addict Limbaugh.)

[bills416]

No one loves O''Reilly more than O''Reilly. He is the typical bully. When you can''t reason, you start yelling and name calling. He likes to intimidate...he needs the feeling of power...typical of Fox News. He can dish it out but he can''t take it. Did you even notice how bullies are such thin skinned people themselves? A little like Don Imus.

[ronaldh7]

What my cat leaves in her litter-box each day is worth more than anything that comes out of this sexual harrasser''s mouth. (Same for that doctor-shopping drug-addict Limbaugh.)

[hitoyou1]

Bill O''Reilly needs to shut up and go away. He is a no good SOB and he has no sents. He is a dumb A&& and he is wort-less. He is a wast of TV time.

[hitoyou1]

gctomajtom: it takes a small thing to keep a small person, as you must be, entertained, to you entertainedment must be looking at ones self.

[smurfcrusher]

"A Conversation With Bill O''Reilly"

wow, that WOULD be news. Usually O'' Reilly is just a bully.

Unfortunately for him, bullying dissenters is not the same as winning a discussion based on it''s merit.

I saw his "defense" against accusations of hypocrisy for not criticizing Bristol Palin for her unwed pregnancy anywhere near as aggressively as Jaime Lynn Spears. It was bizarre, he was basically saying Bristol was supervised as she was...impregnated. Not so credible. It''s on YouTube and highly entertaining to watch Bill spin like a dust devil.

here''s a write-up for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/cynthia-tucker-vs-bill-or_b_124032.html

[smurfcrusher]

the video is here - watch Bill ''O doing spin like the Lord of the Dance !

http://crooksandliars.com/node/22730

[smurfcrusher]

closing the loop - the "ambush" by Bill''s minions... rather entertaining that it backfired!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3937893

[cartrader]

Why would you give keys to the nation to a man who 1. has no practical experience 2.has a bad history of hanging with some really unsavory characters 3. has a really radical view on taking from the rich (and he decides who is "rich") and giving to people who already don''t pay any taxes! 4. wants to add 40 million people to the public health care system which will force service rationing (just look at Europe and Canada) 5. raised 650 million dollars of which 200 million is untraceable(?) Wake up America! 80% of black folks will vote for obama simply because he''s black (Powell) and that''s not racist but if white folks don''t vote for him because he''s black their called racists?
He preaches "change". The change we will see will be another deep depression caused by adding more taxes to the people who create jobs forcing them to take their business elsewhere. The same happened in 1932.
obama has done a great job of "branding" himself and most of the media except for Fox News has been in the tank for him. When 70%+ of the military is voting for McCain that tells you something about how they feel about his leadership qualities compared to obama. His 1 page resume is no contest to McCain''s lifetime of service to his country. Like Schwarzenegger said " McCain has spent more time as a POW that obmama has spent as a senator". Well said governor.

[jfrance5]

Billy O is ok. You just need to bring your A game if you are trying to use his program to shove something down peoples throats. I don''t blame him with Franks. Franks is a crook and highly responsible for helping to engineer the colapse of the lending industry with bully tactics and left loon policy. Giving everybody houses was insane. It''s a precursor to what is going to happen when the "one" tries to socialize the country. There will be a tax revolt if he tries to turn it into a welfare state. He is nothing but an entitlement junkie. It''s the shadow of Chicago politics.

[hober_mallow]

I recently moved to a small city that has exactly two (2) AM radion stations. One''s a all-sports station and the other is conservative talk radio.

So with few available alternatives, I listen off-and-on to the conservative station. Rush Limbaugh is a bit of a boor.

Bill O''Reilly turned out to be a lot better than I expected. He can conduct a balanced interview. He''s politics are a lot more populist than I would''ve imagined. He still makes me grit my teeth a lot, but all-in-all, he''s a good listen.

And Dr. Laura Shleschinger (sp?) is not so bad, either.

[babooph]

The way he acts ,he was likely picked on in Levittown-one of the kids who had to be put in the cub scouts for controlled companionship-calling Franks names was his only out -matching wits was a losing game for Bill.

[newslink]

Bill is a loud blowhard. He sreams at his guest, will not let them talk. Than he goes to break. Its the same thing. He only want to get his point across. Thats why Keith on MSNBC, has Greater Ratings than Bill. Bill is bias...

[lmartink]

An arrogant, angry jerk. Like the worst employee at work -- constantly ********, stirring the pot. "This is wrong. That is wrong. I''m the only one that''s right." And always, always destructive.

yeah, yeah, yeah..... A talking head on TV. A nattering nabob of negativism. Bill O''Reilly.

Got a lesson for you Bill -- people will only buy your line of Commie-like, Nazi-style hate propaganda for so long. You know, your ignorance shows every day. Get an education.

[jonathanw20]

O''Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity should go away along with Bush. They can take Keith Obermann too with them.

[lmartink]

And don''t forget Glenn Beck. He says he''s a thinker. The depths of his thought are so shallow, he'' like many convicts in prison.

Keep on thinkin'' Glenn. Sooner or later you will get at last one thing right.

[lmartink]

I don''t care for Olbermann either. The bottom line is we need to get away from those that would divide us, and together, move this country soundly forward into the 21st Century. We don''t have to love each other, but we have a lot in common.

But, then, that doesn''t create a 30 minute sound-bite based on negativity and divisiveness.

The talking heads on TV are entertainers, getting rich off of people who don''t know anything about government, history, and how nations decline and fall.

[syllabujones]

Even Bill O''Reilly hearts Obama.

[norepubs]

O''Reilly is nasty because when he was growing up in Levittown, the kids he hung with frequently played ''church on fire''
Bill was always the church........

[norepubs]

Hey d i p s h i t, put down the crack pipe.
The beginning of the end of fascism in the United States begins tuesday.

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BUT, in the mean time - HOO-HOO, NO WORK!!!!

Posted by Speakinup21

[smurfcrusher]

"wah, wah, wah - O''''Rielly is a bully - smurfcrusher

Yeah, yeah - well it beats being a liar like that Obama POS."

Posted by Speakinup21

This is about Bill O''Reilly, not Obama.

But since you brought it up, I noticed you didn''t mention "how" Obama supposedly lied. Accusations without evidence? Seems like something from the Billy O playbook.

I DID notice, however, that McCain has been lying about Obama''s tax plan. Obama didn''t change the plan - McCain is just lying about it. To summarize the plan: $250K: taxes won''t increase.
$200 K: you will get a tax break.

Simple.

Americans see McCain for what he is, and will vote accordingly. He and Moose Whisperer better start packing for home ''cause they aren''t going to the Oval Office.

[McHineguy]

Bill gets excited about a subject and he gets impolite. Som elike him, some dont. I like him because he does try to be factual, not just play to public emotions. Barney Frank should be ashamed and he owes America an apology. Bill was rude to Barney because Barney is rude to us. I agree with Bill.

[smurfcrusher]

"The irony of your show, and I don%u2019t thing you realize because you listen to yourself so much, is that your show is a constant spin."

Posted by SHURCH4TRUTH

He measures the spin only after turning off the lights.

It''s easy to claim there''s no spin when you refuse to observe the obvious.

I''d love to see a text chat debate similar to this forum, where each person gets a turn and the responses are limited to 1000 characters.

Bill''s would mostly be exclamation marks, I imagine.

[joe68sg1]

Bill O''Reilly = republiCON idiot

About as middle of the road as Rush DimWitBaugh

As of Wed, goodbye republiCONS
Don''t let the door hit you on the way out !!!

Power to the people, not corporations

[McHineguy]

Bill O''''Reilly = republiCON idiot

About as middle of the road as Rush DimWitBaugh

As of Wed, goodbye republiCONS
Don''''t let the door hit you on the way out !!!

Power to the people, not corporations


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Posted by joe68sg1 at 08:49 PM : Nov 02, 2008

We need both corporations and people.

Without corporations we are a backward country dependent on farming and Home made products. There are no cars, planes, clothes, etc. Corporations used to be the way we made things for ourselves, and we were proud.

Without people we are for naught, nothing matters. So, people first but corporations need to be healthy so we can be healthy.

Why does it have to be one or the other? Another war we dont need.

[zykracosmos]

I''m convinced.. that O''Reiley''s convinced.. that he''s "lookin'' out for the people." Sad. Can''t hate a guy like this. Can''t hate people who follow him. Just sad. I guess the Europeans are right, actually.. we aren''t all that bright as a group of people- we Americans. Look who we''re choosing as our leaders. Though we are still able to control the world''s economy, we''ve sure enough lost our leadership role in all other respects.. and that''s - ... sad.

[McHineguy]

I''''m convinced.. that O''''Reiley''''s convinced.. that he''''s "lookin'''' out for the people." Sad. Can''''t hate a guy like this. Can''''t hate people who follow him. Just sad. I guess the Europeans are right, actually.. we aren''''t all that bright as a group of people- we Americans. Look who we''''re choosing as our leaders. Though we are still able to control the world''''s economy, we''''ve sure enough lost our leadership role in all other respects.. and that''''s - ... sad.


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Posted by ZykraCosmos at 09:36 PM : Nov 02, 2008

Sadly, I agree with you far too much. We have lost our pride, our ingenuity, our ability to work together. Instead we sit on the left and right and throw stones. The politicians do it and so do we. The greatness we seek begins with working together, rebuilding our factories to compete with foreign workers, rebuilding our faith in one another. In the 70''s I marched to bring freedom to all Americans and today it has become a class war. Demands for tax breaks instead of demands for oportunities. fair distributions, not fair play. Its sad and I am seeing the fall of a great society.

[McHineguy]

... But since you brought it up, I noticed you didn''''t mention "how" Obama supposedly lied. Accusations without evidence? Seems like something from the Billy O playbook.

I DID notice, however, that McCain has been lying about Obama''''s tax plan. Obama didn''''t change the plan - McCain is just lying about it. To summarize the plan: $250K: taxes won''''t increase.
$200 K: you will get a tax break.

Simple.

...

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Posted by smurfcrusher at 08:39 PM : Nov 02, 2008

OK, here are a couple examples:

1. "Hes just a guy in my neighborhood" (of course there is that book review I wrote for him, and that meeting at his house when I announced my entry to politics)

2. "I challenge the other candidates to accept public financing and limit their campaign to public financing rules so we can have a fair and ethical election" (of course when I found out how many people would pay me to get them a tax break I decided to not do this but I didnt tell anyone right away)

3. "Rev Wright is the preacher at my church and I have never heard him say anything against our country" (of course he married me and Michelle and baptised our kids and I think that video they show on YouTube must have happened one time when I wasnt at church.

Come on people, he lies better than the rest but he is a liar and you know it.

Lets talk again when the tax plan cometh.

[hazelknows]

He bullies people in interviews, tells them what they really mean, and shuts the mike off or tells them to shut up when he does not want to hear their point of the discussion. He is a loyal-right winger, water carrier of the neocons and a rube. I can see how his show, The Factor, is regularly loosing in ratings to MSNBC%u2019s Countdown and Rachel Maddow show, he is lucky to be third, enjoy your new contract with Faux News la ooz rr.

[heuristic1]

A lot of good Americans would fail the Bill O''Reilly patriot test. O''Reilly''s "good American" falls along predictable religious, class, race and political ideologue lines. It is narrow and exclusive, a white, Christians only country club for people of a certain income who live in paranoid gaited communities. It is no wonder he arouses strong emotions, mostly negative.