Posted on 04/05/2004 4:08:00 PM PDT by 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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