I am glad he is gone. It was strictly a business decision previously when FOX paid out big bucks to save the old lecher's career. He just made it to the point where the balance between expected future profits and the current payout amount didn't work in his favor.
As far as his remarks about those of us on FR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5TEvSNguQ
O’Reilly has always been an obnoxious jerk who pretends to be neutral, but has always had that sort of snarky media left wing bias just lurking under the surface.
O’Reilly Responds To Michelle Malkin And Freerepublic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fhJzjMw1Mo
Jim Rob calls O’Reilly an elite gasbag!