It's so odd to hear anyone going on about this guy. I absolutely refuse to read watch or listen to him.
He's a self-admitted jive merchant in the "Infotainment Business". He does'nt care for or believe in anything except ratings...Period.
Plus, he's got mean little beady eyes. He really is not a nice man. ( He actually could be John McCains dead brother.)
Besides the fact he's a rude boor, I find the constant self promotion offensive. He hucks his latest book, his premium website, his Factor Gear, his radio program, etc. It's a solid hour of O'Reilly selling himself. I know some of his profits go to charity, but he even has to toot his own horn about his charitable contributions. It's tacky. This goes on all over Fox and in my opinion it's tasteless and unprofessional.
Your post got me thinking again of these people. BO seems to have the same people on all the time - Sharpton, Geraldo, Newt come to mind though I have not seen Dick Morris on there for awhile. Before Tony Snow became the new press secretary, he was on there all the time also. Now, you will not see a guy like Wesley Clark on there but Col. Hunt is on there all the time. He'll talk to Colmes but never mentions Hannity. Hannity will have Col. North on but I have never seen Ollie on BO's show. The G Man can't stand him and vice versa but the G Man thinks the world of Rush. Every now and then, BO will take a shot at Rush but to my knowledge, Rush doesn't even acknowledge the existance of BO - which must piss him off! Every now and then, BO will have Laura Ingraham or Ann Coulter on but I get the feeling they are toying with him. My favorite moment is when Ann verbally b-slapped on his own program. Man, did he get upset. Back to my point - are most of these talk show hosts jealous and envious of each other? I listen to Hannity and Mark Levin. I get the impression I could get along with someone like Levin but could not stand to be around Hannity. Yesterday, when interviewing Mary Cheney, I thought he was low class joking in her face about her father shooting someone and then asking her questions about her sexuality. Yet, he does wonderful things for the troops and helps them out. He and Col. North -whom I would like to have backing me up anytime - seem to get along great. I guess it is just different personalities.