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[3005 332]

Bill O'Reilly, the infamous clown who hosts the equally mediocre show, The O'Reilly (that manages to remain at the top of cable shows in terms of ratings). Incredibly conservative, O'Reilly enjoys criticizing everything, insisting his opinions on everyone, writing political books and commentaries, and inviting guests onto his show, only to yell and verbally spar with them. Please enjoy: 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5qU4qudJYk

Edited December 3, 2012 by iDylan

[BronyFTW 19]

Honestly, to me, this seems horribly biased.

 

As a self-described conservative who quite enjoys the Factor, I can see where others would not.

 

However, I don't start biased, politically slanted threads about Chris Matthews, so why are you?

 

If you really want to know how people feel about O'Reilly, try being a bit more even-handed.

[3005 332]

Honestly, to me, this seems horribly biased.

 

As a self-described conservative who quite enjoys the Factor, I can see where others would not.

 

However, I don't start biased, politically slanted threads about Chris Matthews, so why are you?

 

If you really want to know how people feel about O'Reilly, try being a bit more even-handed.

 

Well, honestly, can you find a video on YouTube of him where he's NOT yelling in his guests' faces? At least democratically-biased hosts are respectful about their opinions. 

[Loriem 639]

Why not keep this in the "Fox News" thread, rather than go and make an "Attack" thread, that is almost sure to start a flame war?

 

This will likely be locked...

[3005 332]

Why not keep this in the "Fox News" thread, rather than go and make an "Attack" thread, that is almost sure to start a flame war?

 

This will likely be locked...

 

Because Bill O'Reilly is part of The O'Reilly Factor, and not Fox News...? His show doesn't call itself a news show; it's purely a political talk show. Rather than nitpick, why can't you post your own opinion? 

[Loriem 639]

Because Bill O'Reilly is part of The O'Reilly Factor, and not Fox News...? His show doesn't call itself a news show; it's purely a political talk show. Rather than nitpick, why can't you post your own opinion? 

If I post my opinion it will come out in pure flames of rage... It REALLY will, being as I like his show... 

 

Must, resist, Flame, war, temptation...

[3005 332]

If I post my opinion it will come out in pure flames of rage... It REALLY will, being as I like his show... 

 

Must, resist, Flame, war, temptation...

 

You realize that people can maintain a civil discussion without it turning into a flame war, correct? I don't understand why everyone always believes two people with opposing opinions can't have a calm and orderly debate. 

[Evilshy 5,090]

Well, honestly, can you find a video on YouTube of him where he's NOT yelling in his guests' faces? At least democratically-biased hosts are respectful about their opinions. 

 

 

No, because nobody on YouTube wants to watch videos of O'Reilly not yelling at people. The internet is overwhelmingly liberal, and the O'Reilly Factor is the most popular show on FOX News, the most conservative mainstream news outlet.

 

Thus, any videos making O'Reilly look good are going to be few and far between, and are going to buried under countless videos making him look like an idiot.

Edited December 3, 2012 by Evilshy

[BronyFTW 19]

Because Bill O'Reilly is part of The O'Reilly Factor, and not Fox News...? His show doesn't call itself a news show; it's purely a political talk show. Rather than nitpick, why can't you post your own opinion? 

It seems to me like it is nitpicky of you to draw that line. The Factor is on Fox News. 

 

I really don't care however, so in the interest of conversation:

 

Apart from the yelling, what specifically do you take issue with? His views?

[3005 332]

It seems to me like it is nitpicky of you to draw that line. The Factor is on Fox News. 

 

I really don't care however, so in the interest of conversation:

 

Apart from the yelling, what specifically do you take issue with? His views?

 

Yes, particularly his homophobia and self-righteousness. He doesn't treat his guests well, he has an ego the size of an elephant, he often makes big deals over things that are (frankly) stupid, and on top of that, I do disagree with his overwhelmingly Republican views. 

[BronyFTW 19]

Yes, particularly his homophobia and self-righteousness. He doesn't treat his guests well, he has an ego the size of an elephant, he often makes big deals over things that are (frankly) stupid, and on top of that, I do disagree with his overwhelmingly Republican views. 

The "homophobia and self-righteousness" you speak of is spread throughout FOX News, why target O'Reilly specifically? 

 

What you consider "stupid", others consider important.

 

Admittedly, he does treat his guests rudely, but that doesn't mean you should dismiss the show as a whole off-hand.

[3005 332]

The "homophobia and self-righteousness" you speak of is spread throughout FOX News, why target O'Reilly specifically? 

 

What you consider "stupid", others consider important.

 

Admittedly, he does treat his guests rudely, but that doesn't mean you should dismiss the show as a whole off-hand.

 

O'Reilly takes it to an entirely different level; I think his anger contributes to that. He has a very short fuse. It's like whenever someone says something that differs from what he believes, he dismisses it and gets in their face screaming, "No, I'm right!" like a little toddler.

[Otter 1,942]

I must agree with BronyFTW here. Your original post is quite biased against Mr. Reilly. Now I'm not saying I particularly enjoy the man's work, he's a stark raving lunatic if you ask me, but you definitely could have presented the topic in a more unbiased fashion.

 

At least democratically-biased hosts are respectful about their opinions. 

 

 

Quite an enormous generalization there. That's like saying all Americans are fat and have an IQ below 5, or all Asians are hyper-intelligent super-beings. All people are different. Some conservatives are douchefaces, and some conservatives are the nicest people you'll ever meet. Same goes for democrats.

[Colt 555]

That dood is so funny here in Mexico with my pals he is always a gag to take out like a meme to quote at the middle of a crazy talk. WE'LL DO IT LIVE.

 

Some times its hilarious to see him on Fox.N. trying to run an interview and answer all the questions by himself. This guy just makes my day...

 

...It must suck to be around people that take him serious though 

[null1 606]

If there's a man that can get under Bill's skin, it's John Stossel. Especially in the video you are linked to after you click this link.

http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/container/420/421/?layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=BGMG63230BS8ND6X&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Ftv%2Fbill-oreilly-gets-heated-with-john-stossel-over-oil-speculation%2F#

Bill O'reilly is Bill O'reilly, so it should be safe to say that everyone should take what he says with a grain of salt, two grains if you really despise him. I did enjoy his video where he goes nuts back in the day.

Edited December 3, 2012 by DeltaTangent

[Batbrony 16,055]

I'll readily admit, I'm conservative, I don't think Bill O'Reilly's that great, but I have to ask... what is the purpose of this thread?  It's simply titled "Bill O'Reilly" and all that's written in the first post was a summary of what O'Reilly does and some posted vids from his show... so what's the point?  Are you trying to make a point, are you trying to rustle conservative bronies jimmies, are you actually trying to start a flame war?  I'm honestly confused here; I could do the same exact thing and make a thread exactly like this about Chris Matthews, but it wouldn't make anymore sense than this does.  If you don't like Bill O'Reilly, just say you don't like Bill O'Reilly; I mean if there's one thing to be said in his defense, it's that he's blatantly honest about his opinions and isn't apologetic about what he does and doesn't like.

[3005 332]

I must agree with BronyFTW here. Your original post is quite biased against Mr. Reilly. Now I'm not saying I particularly enjoy the man's work, he's a stark raving lunatic if you ask me, but you definitely could have presented the topic in a more unbiased fashion.

 

 

 

Quite an enormous generalization there. That's like saying all Americans are fat and have an IQ below 5, or all Asians are hyper-intelligent super-beings. All people are different. Some conservatives are douchefaces, and some conservatives are the nicest people you'll ever meet. Same goes for democrats.

 

I've never seen a liberal host that's as demented and in-your-face as he is. Sure, Democratic hosts slide little jabs, but O'Reilly is up and shouting at you that your opinions are wrong. I think liberal hosts are more open to Republican views, whereas people like O'Reilly see it as either black or white, no gray.

[DireDoe 48]

This guy is such a blowhard. He makes these ridiculous statements, and then either refuses to apologise when proven wrong, or double downs on them.

 

"The tide goes in, the tide goes out. You can't explain that." Yes, yes you can. It's called gravity.

 

"Christianity isn't a religion, it's a philosophy." His explanation on why the separation of church and state doesn't apply to Christianity.

 

Paraphrased here, "You were right and I was wrong, and that has been proven to me. However, I still believe that my point of view is better, so I'm not going to apologise like I told you I would. Haha, I win."

[Otter 1,942]

I've never seen a liberal host that's as demented and in-your-face as he is. Sure, Democratic hosts slide little jabs, but O'Reilly is up and shouting at you that your opinions are wrong. I think liberal hosts are more open to Republican views, whereas people like O'Reilly see it as either black or white, no gray.

The fact that O'Reilly is a psychotic madman has nothing to do with the fact that he's conservative. If he had decided to be a liberal instead of a conservative, he'd have been just as up-in-your-face as he is now. You seem to be basing your opinion on an entire political party by observing just one man. You seem to act as if all liberals are great men and women, worthy to be praised. Now, I will admit, I don't have much experience with newscasters. I don't watch the news, partly because I don't have a TV subscription, and partly because I just don't care enough to watch the news. However, I am fairly certain that there is a very diverse and mixed group of news anchors out there. There are psychotic conservatives, and there are down-to-earth, rational conservatives. There are great liberal newcasters, but there are also batshit insane ones. 

 

In short, you can't generalize an entire political party based solely on one man.

[3005 332]

The fact that O'Reilly is a psychotic madman has nothing to do with the fact that he's conservative. If he had decided to be a liberal instead of a conservative, he'd have been just as up-in-your-face as he is now. You seem to be basing your opinion on an entire political party by observing just one man. You seem to act as if all liberals are great men and women, worthy to be praised. Now, I will admit, I don't have much experience with newscasters. I don't watch the news, partly because I don't have a TV subscription, and partly because I just don't care enough to watch the news. However, I am fairly certain that there is a very diverse and mixed group of news anchors out there. There are psychotic conservatives, and there are down-to-earth, rational conservatives. There are great liberal newcasters, but there are also batshit insane ones. 

 

In short, you can't generalize an entire political party based solely on one man.

 

Being conservative or liberal isn't a political party, it's a mindset. :S However, you are correct in that that is probably just him and doesn't have anything to do with his political orientation.

[Otter 1,942]

Being conservative or liberal isn't a political party, it's a mindset. :S However, you are correct in that that is probably just him and doesn't have anything to do with his political orientation.

And here is why I love these forums. This is the only place I've ever seen on the internet where people like you and I, people in two different schools of thought, can reach a point where we both say, "Even though I may not agree with him, I still recognize that he has a valid point.", instead of yelling and screaming at each other like immature simpletons.

[3005 332]

And here is why I love these forums. This is the only place I've ever seen on the internet where people like you and I, people in two different schools of thought, can reach a point where we both say, "Even though I may not agree with him, I still recognize that he has a valid point.", instead of yelling and screaming at each other like immature simpletons.

 

Exactly! It irritates me when people refuse to share their opinions because they automatically assume it's going to result in a flame war. 

 

Here's proof that people are civil.

[AegisReflector 886]

I despise the man but only because he's just so harsh with his guests. But, then again, so are shock jocks like Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern. I just view him as another man who's just trying to create shock and disgust just so his show gets more ratings and he can make more moolah. In no way should he actually portray the mindset of the Republican Party. Let the actual politicians do that.

[NostalgicPony 310]

 

Bill O'Reilly has written some good books, I own one of them actually. I used to watch the Factor back then but then I realized that O'Reilly does not really understand free-markets or the historical context of American Conservatism and is one of those average mainstream pundits. Now, he has made some good points in the past and I will give him that, but I wouldn't take him very serious today.

 

 

[Loriem 639]

Well, in consideration, I like to watch his show sometimes, not always for his viewpoints, but to be entertained. 

 

The thing is, I don't agree with him on everything, but I like how he is capable of having good reasons for feeling how he does on certain things. 

 

The funny thing is I also like watching John Stewart on the daily show poke fun at him, and then tuning on the factor to watch Bill's reaction to that, kills some of my time.

 

I actually prefer him to most of the other talk show hosts on Fox as I think he actually brings up points I had not thought of yet, and tries to have people from two sides of one argument on for small debates on the issues.

 

If yah think i'm a loon for liking Bill O'Reilly, I don't care...

 

I must say though I side least with Democrats, BUT I REALLY don't like the Republican national committee, mainly because their campaign strategy against the Libertarian Party this year was suing their ballot access in many states. And even though they lost, it did cost the LP allot of court fees.