[tuna_battle_slight_return]

Not a chance. O'Reilly appears to be satisfied with Bush.

[MatthewViti]

Yes, all that matter is allegiance to Bush. /sarcasm

[faithincowboys]

Bill just said that Al Gore would have reacted to 9-11 the same way as Dubya has-- tonight the guy is making my point!

[MHT]

No way. He basically endorsed Bush over Gore in 2000 and has been kind to Bush on some issues and hard on him on others. I think that O'Reilly is an independent (probably brought up Democrat but through life experience and education has learned how the economy and real world really work) with conservative personal values (Catholic who married and had kids relatively late).

All in all, O'Reilly is pretty fair and balanced, with a tilt to the right.

[MadIvan]

Based on my reading of Mr. O'Reilly, he'll endorse no one. I doubt any of the candidates are doing things entirely in a manner of which he approves.

Regards, Ivan

[Constitution Day]

O'Reilly is a populist and a showman.
He'll wait to see which way the wind is blowing before he endorses anyone (IMO).

CD

[Wphile]

O'Reilly for Kerry? Wouldn't surprise me a bit. He has always spoken quite well of Kerry, saying he isn't as liberal as most people think, that he knows him from when he lived in Mass, etc.

Could O'Reilly support Kerry? Yep, and it would be totally hypocritical of him as he claims to want the no spin zone. Kerry is the epitome of spin but for some reason, O'Reilly often turns a blind eye to it.

[Brilliant]

O'Reilly has always said he had no allegience to either side. This is not news.

[arielb]

i'd be surprised if he endorsed anyone. that would pretty much destroy his claim that he is independent

[jagrmeister]

O'Reilly is a populist, first and foremost. He is an independent thinker and rather bright (degrees from Boston University and Harvard University). He confounds critics with his divergent viewpoints (ie: tough on crime but opposes death penalty). I find he is at his worst when he is bullying his guests, but at his best with a equivocating bureaucrat (ie: United Nations type) or politician- forcing them to either answer the question or look ridiculous. I highly doubt he will endorse Kerry. But I don't see him being an unquestioning lackey for Bush either.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I'd like him to side with the President, but in the end, I couldn't care less who O'Reilly endorses. His opinion won't affect mine. Now, if he goes off the deep end, I'll find something else on my sat dish to watch. But I don't think he'll do that.

Bill Kristol lauded McLame in the primaries, but I still read The Weekly Standard.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

I started listening to O'Reilly when he used to have Col Hunt on and enjoyed the show. I have continued to listen to him and can stay tuned for about 50% of the time.O'Reilly takes a position ,but, does not always argue with facts or logic. Two weeks ago,he said that Rick Santorum had said that " gays should be treated like criminals and they should be prosecuted." O'Reilly made it sound like a direct quote,which was unfair and misleading.Now his crusade is WMD. The fact that they have not "turned up" means that Bush has a credibility problem and that SF/Intel have misled the Administration. O'Reilly wants heads to roll and said he will give the Administration until the end of the month to find them. That's when I turn him off.

[yooper]

The bottom line on O'Reilly: he is not for or against any party. He flames democrats and Pubbies on an even keel, and he won't tolerate ANYONE who starts to sling the bullshit on his show. I acknowlege that and accept it.

If the US press emulated Bill's example we would be a whole lot better off.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Today Tail gunner Joe's records were made public.

Now I wonder, if all were made public? NOT!!

RFK was a top hit man lawyer on Joe's staff. Joe once remarked that RFK was ruthless in persecuting those accused of being commies.

[microgood]

I agree with your position. I've always thought of O'Reilly as a populist, not a conservative. He takes the position he thinks most of his audience support or what he thinks will be provocative. That is why he is always all over the map.

[RandallFlagg]

“I thought Jumpin' Jim Jeffords was a moderate, an independent. What's he doing giving the Democrat response as an independent? This just proves that there are no such things as independents.” --Rush Limbaugh

[capt. norm]

To maintain his popularity B.O. has to say whatever he needs to say to maintain ratings.

It's a "bottom line" thing.

[metalboy]

Here`s a page where you can take a poll on this. It lets you create your own poll that people will answer for nothing

Make a poll

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

No!! although bill is not what I would consider an hard core conservative overall I think he leans that way. One thing he hates though is Higher taxes and thats what he would get with any dem out there today

[Missouri]

Because in a segment tonight regarding an all-white private prom in Georgia, he blamed Republican Governor Sonny Perdue-- who had not a thing to do with it.

Last week, didn't Bill make a comment about some black kids stealing hub caps out in the parking lot? He seems a bit two-faced to me. I used to be a big fan but as of late, I've had second thoughts.

I also heard the comments he made accusing Matt Drudge of being on crack cocaine and wanting him killed (I know he was joking but I think it was out of line).

As far as Achcroft goes, well I just wish we had him back here in Mo. as Governor or A.G.