Did Greg Gutfeld Ace His O’Reilly Factor Anchoring Task? (Ted Baxter retiring?)

Mediaite ^ | December 28, 2011 | James Crugnale

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Red Eye at 3AM beats the prime time CNN and MSNBC line up. Im not kidding.

Gut's success is because he's honest, call's them as he sees them.....and hates PC bullsh*t.

and he's utterly fearless.

I Tivo Redeye daily.

[MinuteGal]

"....the O'Reilly ethos of personal responsibility...."

BOR has this ethos for everyone but himself. His ethos is that of personal irresponsibility.

He is a weasel and waffler without the abiding ingrained precepts found in those who support the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Rule of Law.

To cut to the chase, here's example of his unprincipled schtick...."Is Obama bent on destroying this country?....well, some of his policies are somewhat destructive in some folks views in some stratums of society in some areas of the country, BUT................................................................................no, I don't think he's purposefully bent on destroying this country, and he probably is actually a pretty nice guy and a good American".

Or:

"Is Obama a socialist or a marxist?.....no, I wouldn't say that. He's far left, that's for sure. HOWEVER.............................................................................................................................I don't think he's a socialist or marxist, he probably is actually a pretty nice guy and a good American. By the way, go to 'BORshill.com' which is not the same as 'BORfencestraddler.com' for my latest line of merchandise, tickets for my concerts with Miller, and a price list for my latest books....plus we have an new front door mat with 'Juan Williams Sleeps Here' on it......."

BOR's "ethos of personal responsibility" was also evident in his quick and low-key payoff to the suing woman who said he had regular phone sex with her.

He also never bothered to research what FR really is before he publicly attacked this web site with lies and unfounded allegations. But, then, as a populist, statist bloviator, he instinctively hates true conservatives. He's always using the leftist tool of moral-equivalency in placing conservatives on the "far right fringe" on the same level with the radicals on the "far left fringe" of the political spectrum. He does this all the time.

I wish Greg Gutfeld would have been free to really satirize O'Reilly while subbing for him, but, of course, he couldn't. I bet it would have been devastatingly hilarious to see the pompous ass harpooned as only the puckish Gutfeld could do.

Leni

[seekthetruth]

You hit nail on the head again! :)

[seenenuf]

OTOH, poor O'R can't suddenly become self-aware. He's riding on old ratings - a half dead horse. When is his contract UP?
Roger Ailes has got a tired tiger by the tail.
O'R’s viewers are no longer TeaParty types, but the OWSers,
who think O'R is enlightened.
Message to Roger: the TeaPartiers buy more ‘soap’, and there are more of us.

[ozzymandus]

O’Reilly actually wished Gutfeld a “Happy Hanukka”, to which Gutfeld replied, “I’M Catholic! I was an altar boy!”

O’Reilly, instead of apologizing, tried to make a joke and changed the subject. What a maroon.

[ozzymandus]

So you won’t watch FOX because they won’t boost your chosen candidate? That’s a bit short sighted, IMHO. If you want to talk about mean-spirited attacks on Republicans, check MSNBC for a couple of minutes. I just watch that channel when I want to get mad.

[InterceptPoint]

So you won’t watch FOX because they won’t boost your chosen candidate?
++++++++++++++
Nope. That’s not it. Neutrality would be just fine.

What I object to is the hatchet job they did and I presume are still doing on Newt. For the last couple of weeks when I was still watching Fox every show had a bash Newt segment. They brought out their big guns, Dr. K, Brit Hume, Bret Baier, Fred Barnes, Ann Coulter and many others I’m sure to wield the hatchet. It was MSNBC on steroids and it just burned me out with Fox.

[x]

Love Gutfeld, but he really doesn't have the mass appeal.

It's the same with other late night comedians who move up to earlier slots: either they make their act blander to please that mass audience and lose the "attitude" one liked about them to begin with, or they keep their edge and don't make headway with the mass public.