[Recovering_Democrat]

After watching O'Reilly's ignorant claptrap populist anti-capitalist oil-company bashing rhetoric--AND after watching him not let the opposition (Ben Stein and to a lesser degree Wayne Rogers) get a word in edgewise, I am CONVINCED this guy needs a simple lesson in Economics from Dr. Sowell.

[Minus_The_Bear]

You make the assumption he can read.

[birbear]

agreed

[MCCRon58]

Bill O'Reilly is much to intelligent, well read, and erudite to ever stoop so low as read and understandable economics book. Why then, he might have to recant 90% of his diatribes these last 2 months.

[Always Right]

You tax the oil companies more and then expect lower gas prices. What is wrong with that reasoning......

[SE Mom]

Bill...just..doesn't get it. Apparently his populist thinking outweighs his capitalist tendencies.

[fat city]

I knew O'Reilly was really a Kucinich man at heart- this proves it.

[Michael Goldsberry]

O'Reilly

Who?

[Dog Gone]

Bill O'Reilly is an idiot. He forms firm opinions without bothering to check his assumptions.

How is that different from any goober from some hillbilly hollow?

[billhilly]

He is the Tyrrel Owens of broadcasting. FOX should bench his arrogant ass.

[LibWhacker]

He's a terrible embarrassment. Makes 'ya cringe. I mean, sheesh... If you know NOTHING about a subject, and you've got a couple of experts on who are talking about elementary principles, then SHUT YOUR STUPID MOUTH AND LISTEN!

Can't stand fools like O'Reilly. And they're everywhere.

It's not such a disgrace that a person doesn't know about a particular subject, but it's a disgrace and embarrassment if he isn't willing to listen to people who do.

[Mike Darancette]

Bill's populist economics crap is wearing thin. The market is the market. With supply restricted we are subject to price spikes at the mere whim of the market.

O'reilly shows gasoline sales figures for two months and assumes that sales-demand, that is only the case when supply is allowed to increase to meet the demand.

It should be noted that the oil companies, to my knowledge, have not gone to the Federal Government for a handout to repair damaged rigs and refineries. \

[NormsRevenge]

Someone PLEASE buy Bill O'Reilly This Book a muzzle!! There. :-)

[Yo-Yo]

When Ben Stein and Wayne Rogers agree on anything, you KNOW that O'Reilly is wrong.

[Stellar Dendrite]

i dont watch o'reilly but i can imagine his ignorance on this issue. actually i got pissed off today because i heard hannity they are going to start congressional hearings on these "profits"? 9% for oil companies is a "profit"? now some republicans are telling these companies to give their "profits" to help pay the heating bills for the poor? even MO gov. matt blunt!

what is this, the U.S.S.A.?

[dgallo51]

What's everyone's obsession with Big Oil anyway? Hell, if it's Windfall Profits you're' hankering for, I did some ciphering on my own.
Let's see if I can break this down so even Bill can follow…
I can buy a 20 oz. squeeze bottle of HEINZ catsup for $2.95, kay?
Now then, follow me closely on this one…
there are 128 oz to a U.S. gallon, 'kay?
$2.95 ÷ 20 oz= .1475/oz, 'kay?
.1475 x 128= $18.88/gal

You just know it costs a lot less to make a gallon of catsup than it does to steal mineral rights, drill, ship, refine and then distribute gasoline right? IF Big Catsup isn't in a windfall profit sweet-spot folks, I'll eat my wieners without catsup for the rest of my life! Why not a WINDFALL PROFIT TAX on Big Catsup? Hell…just wait til I get to ciphering on the profit on Sauerkraut (Kimchi)!

[Choose Ye This Day]

I can't wait until Ben Stein writes a column that politely, subtly rips O'Reilly to shreds, and dismantles his Nickelodeon-wishful-thinking-populist economics.