I’ve always considered O’Reilly to be a pompous ass. Before Fox he was on some of the TV Tabloid shows from time to time and was a “pin head” then and has only gotten worse. Rarely do I watch him and can only stand a few minutes when I do.
He was quite low key then, although delivering the news and offering up pompous opinions on most everything are really two different beasts.
FWIW...
He was actually tolerable back then, but time has a way of tarnishing even the glossiest chrome...
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