That said, he is sadly ignorant on the topic of macro-economics, and has this left-leaning suspicion of businesses wanting to "stick it" to the little guy.
And, he was unforgivably rude to John O'Neill and the courageous Swift Boat Vets.
As a person who reads and writes, I'm somewhat offended by BOR's condescending "word of the day" segment. (But that's a minor annoyance.)
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That said, he is sadly ignorant on the topic of macro-economics, and has this left-leaning suspicion of businesses wanting to "stick it" to the little guy.
And, he was unforgivably rude to John O'Neill and the courageous Swift Boat Vets.
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As a person who reads and writes, I'm somewhat offended by BOR's condescending "word of the day" segment. (But that's a minor annoyance.)
I agree with your comments about Bill O'Reilly.
I believe he really does admire and tries to help our military troops serving in the mid-east, often using his own money to do so. O'Reilly has consistently pointed out media bias and for that, he deserves some kudos. I concur with your observation that BIll O'Reilly is woefully ignorant about macro-economics and does seem to consider 'Big Oil' a villain. I'll add that, considering O'Reilly is a self-identified Catholic, his understanding of the basic tenets of Christianity is pathetic. O'Reilly infuriates me when he foolishly calls Jesus Christ a 'philosopher'.
O'Reilly tries too hard to be 'everyman', while mentioning his Harvard degree as often as he can find an excuse to do so. His political leanings seem to be somewhat to the right, but he proudly announces his 'belief' in 'global warming' (now called 'climate change'). He runs away from the 'conservative' label, probably so as not to alienate the independents in his audience. O'Reilly's ego is clearly gigantic, but he appears to realize this and often jokes about it, which tempers my natural revulsion for self-obsessed TV talkers.
I suspect that O'Reilly gives some conservatives a hard time because he wants to be seen as 'fair and balanced' and has mentioned - more than once - that he's a registered independent. I think he goes way too far when he gives demagogues such as Al Sharpton a forum. Worse yet, O'Reilly often agrees with their convoluted arguments.
I read plenty and write a little and I don't appreciate the condescension inherent in his 'Word Of The Day', either. It seems to be based on the concept that his audience needs help with their vocabulary. Many of the 'words of the day' are either arcane or antiquated and the rest are commonly used by anyone who is literate. O'Reilly doesn't appear to intend to be condescending. In my opinion, he should re-think the bit.
Bill O'Reilly is clearly a mixed bag for conservatives but he is with us more often than not so I can tolerate him and, to be frank, there are few alternatives on politically-oriented TV these days. O'Reilly's ratings are excellent, for whatever that is worth. He is justifiably proud of that fact and I can't fault him for that. TV is a tough business and he has a lot of competition, all leftist.
Well said. O'Reilly is the world's biggest ratings whore, which means he'll adopt the most braindead populist views on economics and business including his continuing absurd assertions that high gas prices are collusion by the oil companies. The guy will jump and populist bandwagon to appeal to simpletons and to keep his ratings up.
And that's what this Obama butt suckage is about--he's trying to land an interview. Again, it's all about the ratings! Truth and facts be damned!