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O'Reilly vs. Stewart!!!

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I know this doesn't belong here, and that I'm breaking format, but I wanted as many people as possible to see this as quickly as possible.

Bill O'Reilly is going to interview John Stewart in about three minutes on Fox News.

Should be very entertaining.

P.S. - I'll take the points if need be.

:mrgreen:
 
they will get on fine.
 
I know this doesn't belong here, and that I'm breaking format, but I wanted as many people as possible to see this as quickly as possible.

Bill O'Reilly is going to interview John Stewart in about three minutes on Fox News.

Should be very entertaining.

P.S. - I'll take the points if need be.

:mrgreen:

It just finished. Great points from Stewart. I wish the conversation hadn't switched so quickly to Fox News as a conservative network. It's difficult for Bill O. to get honest about some aspects of Fox (Beck)--and the talk turned too quickly to semantics and debating what's comedy.
 
I know this doesn't belong here, and that I'm breaking format, but I wanted as many people as possible to see this as quickly as possible.

Bill O'Reilly is going to interview John Stewart in about three minutes on Fox News.

Should be very entertaining.

P.S. - I'll take the points if need be.

:mrgreen:

The last one was pretty entertaining. :mrgreen:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5pK7sK0i4A"]YouTube- Jon Stewart on The O'Reilly Factor[/ame]
 
"If you think Beck is a shill for the republican party, you're out of your mind!"

:rofl:lol::lol:

Over all though, a pretty decent interview. I agree that the focus should have been more on policy views like at the beginning than a squabble about FNC.
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDqBvnh-SBM"]YouTube- Part 1| FOX's Bill O'Reilly Interviews Jon Stewart - 02/03/10[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRImQg4_8tg"]YouTube- Part 2| FOX's Bill O'Reilly Interviews Jon Stewart - 02/03/10[/ame]
 
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"If you think Beck is a shill for the republican party, you're out of your mind!"

:rofl:lol::lol:

Over all though, a pretty decent interview. I agree that the focus should have been more on policy views like at the beginning than a squabble about FNC.

Why are you laughing? What makes you think Glenn Beck is a shill for the GOP?
 
Why are you laughing? What makes you think Glenn Beck is a shill for the GOP?

Let me choose my words more carefully. I don't think that he himself is choosing to be the voice of the GOP, but I do think that's how his audience views him. He has actually claimed not to be aligned with either party. I'd say he's more of a populist or libertarian, but above all is a cynic willing to spew whatever nonsense is necessary to boost ratings. These rants usually appeal to far right of center, thus my laughter.
 
PS, I don't support partisan hack money whores on either side of the aisle, and my post history should show that on a consistent basis.
 
This shows why O'Rielly really is an entertaining guy. he can be funny, he can keep you entertained. He worked well with Stewart. I think Stewart raised some good points here and I am curious at what was edited out in the couple spots with obvious editing(the interview was recorded earlier in the day). That is not a complaint, just a curiosity.
 
This shows why O'Rielly really is an entertaining guy. he can be funny, he can keep you entertained. He worked well with Stewart.

Yeah, it was a good back and forth. They both managed to stay civil with one another while obviously differing on opinions.
 
O'Reily is the most sane personae on Fox News.

Stewart kinda nailed him with that time allotted to news, and time allotted to opinion difference.
 
O'Reily is the most sane personae on Fox News.

Stewart kinda nailed him with that time allotted to news, and time allotted to opinion difference.

Yeah, Stewart made some good points.
 
Tonight's interview was pretty good. Looking forward to tomorrows. I kind of wish they did not talk about Fox as much as they did, but I thought Stewart's criticism of President Obama why he does not like to general criticize President Obama were pretty accurate.
 
Oh wow did Stewart get owned. It was so hysterical watching Stewart walk right into a trap claiming McCain wouldn't come on because he wasn't conservative enough but couldn't explain why Cheney refused to come on. Talk about Ownage.

Or the fact he didn't go after his liberal news sites for not covering Brown's speech AT ALL on election night but attacked fox for cutting off 12 minutes after an hour.

Stewart is a partisan hack for the liberals, FAR more liberal than Beck is republican and he proved it in spades tonight.
 
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Not a criticism, but an observation -

Does Stewart look kind of sickly? Just seems pale/gray.
 
Not a criticism, but an observation -

Does Stewart look kind of sickly? Just seems pale/gray.

It could just be the lighting, or maybe the stress is getting to him who knows. He did look kinda tired.
 
This shows why O'Rielly really is an entertaining guy. he can be funny, he can keep you entertained. He worked well with Stewart. I think Stewart raised some good points here and I am curious at what was edited out in the couple spots with obvious editing(the interview was recorded earlier in the day). That is not a complaint, just a curiosity.

What good points? Name a good point. One.

I know O'Reilly said he did too, but I thought Stewart was pretty lame... O'Reilly let him off the hook with his compliments.

He could have knocked him out, because it seemed like Liebowitz was stalling and deflecting. I guess it was more of a schmooze fest than a political debate.

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I kind of thought he looked a bit high, especially during the part when he was running his fingers over the table and Oreilly asked if he needed some crayons.

But still thought it was fairly decent back and forth. I am certainly biased, but I thought Oreilly really did much better then stewart.
 
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I think Stewart and O'Reilly could co-host an interesting show together, cause they seem to get along well enough even though they disagree on things.
 
Let me choose my words more carefully. I don't think that he himself is choosing to be the voice of the GOP, but I do think that's how his audience views him. He has actually claimed not to be aligned with either party. I'd say he's more of a populist or libertarian, but above all is a cynic willing to spew whatever nonsense is necessary to boost ratings. These rants usually appeal to far right of center, thus my laughter.

No, I can assure you that the GOP does not see him as their spokesperson since there has been nobody, and I mean nobody who has been tougher on the GOP than Glenn Beck who said not all that long ago that John McCain would have been worse for America in some respects than Barack Obama.

The difference between Beck and the critics on the left is that Beck criticizes them for real sins, and doesn't deal in partisan sound bites and key words.

If you guys actually listened to Beck once in awhile--listened for content I mean--instead of being spoonfed what you're supposed to think about him, you might possibly achieve a more accurate perspective.
 
No, I can assure you that the GOP does not see him as their spokesperson since there has been nobody, and I mean nobody who has been tougher on the GOP than Glenn Beck who said not all that long ago that John McCain would have been worse for America in some respects than Barack Obama.

Being tough on John McCain is not the same as being tough on the GOP and you know this. ;) . Specially not when you have everyday Republicans on this forum claiming that John McCain is a liberal or a RINO. These is the same Republicans who is trying to get "conservatives" elected in Arizona.

No. Your argument seriously lacks at best, knowledge of John McCain-GOP relations and at very worst would be dishonest.
 
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I think Stewart and O'Reilly could co-host an interesting show together, cause they seem to get along well enough even though they disagree on things.

Interesting idea, but it hasn't really worked all that well for a conservative and a liberal to cohost a program like that because it invariably dissolves into a schoolyard kind of did too - did not interchange on every subject. Novak and Kinsley on Crossfire on CNN a few years ago were probably the best I've seen, but even they couldn't draw ratings. And that was before Fox was competing with them. CNN tried several different combinations on the show but eventually discontinuted it.

Hannity & Colmes on Fox managed to get better ratings, but not at the levels they were shooting for. The fact is, constant left/right bickering-- did too/did not--my daddy is bigger than you daddy--etc.--simply becomes boring to both the left and the right.

Once Colmes left that show, Hannity shot right to the top of his time slot.

O'Reilly is the highest rated program on cable and has held that for a long time now. If he took on Stewart as a permanent fixture, I suspect his ratings would soon drop by half.
 
O'Reilly is the highest rated program on cable and has held that for a long time now. If he took on Stewart as a permanent fixture, I suspect his ratings would soon drop by half.

I think it would draw a lot of Stewart's liberal viewership to the show. Stewart is very popular, as you no doubt know. Even if it didn't end up working, I'd be interested to see what they would try. I think the hardest thing would be for O'Reilly to get used to Stewart's satirical comedic style.
 
Hope Steward calls O'Reilly on his stalking.. but guessing that will be edited out along with anything else damaging to Fox News and O'Reilly.
 
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