Clash of the Titans: Liddy Takes Aim at O'Reilly

Talon News ^ | 4/5/2004 | Jeff Gannon

[ConservativeMajority]

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Last week, radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy told Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire that he would like "a shot at Bill O'Reilly," after he was asked what conservative would he most like to take on during the 'rapid fire' segment of the show.

This came a day after Liddy appeared on Deborah Norville Tonight and said, "O'Reilly is an embarrassment to our side," answering questions regarding O'Reilly's style on radio and television.

Liddy's remarks were made during interviews with the veteran host alongside Al Franken, a host of the new liberal network, Air America. In a reference to a confrontation last year at a book fair between O'Reilly and Franken, he said, "O'Reilly is no good at radio and part of that reason is because his most nuanced response to a complex question is "SHUT UP."

During the live CNN broadcast, O'Reilly's television producer reportedly contacted Liddy's publicist and requested that he be on Friday's show to discuss his comments but only if he apologized.

Liddy responded, "Tell Bill to pound sand, I'm not apologizing for anything."

O'Reilly's producer subsequently withdrew the offer to appear, according to sources.

Liddy summed up the controversy saying, "Bill did what all bullies do, he ran when someone stood up to him. I found this to be true of bullies as a child and I found it to be true in prison."

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[ECM]

Can O'Reilly really be considered a true conservative?

[plain talk]

O'Reilly is not smart enough to deal with complex issues. In fact he often can't figure out the simple ones.

[Keith in Iowa]

G had better watch out...first rule of holes - if you're in one with the bosses at the syndicator, you'd better quit digging...

[ConservativeMajority]

Only if you accept the media definition of a conservative as anyone who doesn't spout DNC talking points.

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[LincolnLover]

Only allow Liddy to appear on the Factor if he apologized?

C'mon, Bill, show a little of that "toughness" you like to reference from time to time and roll out the red carpet for Liddy.

Apologize? Is he serious?

[Mark]

"O'Reilly is an embarrassment to our side,"

Where did he get that Bill was on our side? He thinks it's somehow a great virtue to sit UP on the fence to show he is abve all the other pundits. You know the old saying of what is found in the middle of the road.

[Bluntpoint]

A philanderer at odds with a blowhard.

How precious!

[jpl]

Can O'Reilly really be considered a true conservative?

He's only denied being a conservative about a hundred times. He's simply painted that way by the ultra far-left nutjobs.

[billorites]

I feel pretty Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and gay.

[dinok]

"Bill did what all bullies do, he ran when someone stood up to him."

How true.

Go Liddy!!!

[dinok]

"Bill did what all bullies do, he ran when someone stood up to him."

How true.

Go Liddy!!!

[Mark]

Forgot to add- I listen to him, sometimes screaming at him, other times agree with him.

[birbear]

"Clash of the Titans"?

Doesn't take much to be called a Titan nowadays does it? One has-been, one never-was.

Sheesh

[Steve_Seattle]

O'Reilly has never, to my knowledge, claimed to be a conservative. And he's probably right, since he seems to have a lot of enemies among conservatives. But his refusal to be a party-line liberal also makes THEM hate him. He is pompous and often fails to do his homework, but I appreciate his independence.

[dinok]

God Helps us all.

[cmsgop]

Can O'Reilly really be considered a true conservative?

Hell No, he is an independent, who told you he was Conservative?

[AzSteven]

Man, I could have gone all day without seeing that...