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#19 Bill O'Reilly

The O'Reilly Factor

Bill O'Reilly has been host of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor since 1996. More information


Since laying claim long ago to the top-rated news program on cable television, O’Reilly has vigorously defended the crown, which has won him a reputation as a pugilist of the right. Although he champions conservative values—he is particularly vocal in his opposition to abortion—O’Reilly has taken some surprising positions. For example, he supports gun control, federal environmental regulations, and civil unions for gay couples.

O’Reilly previously worked as a correspondent for ABC’s and CBS’s news organizations; at CBS, he covered the wars in El Salvador and the Falkland Islands in the 1980s. He relishes a good fight and has had public feuds with everyone from George Soros to Al Franken to Seymour Hersh. On the air, he can be a bully, sometimes talking over his guests and on more than one occasion having their microphones unplugged. Liberals love to demonize him, but they’re always on the lookout for an O’Reilly of the left.

Bill O'Reilly on All Topics

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February 23, 2010
Health Care Reform

Higher Taxes Are Coming

"Talking Points" believes we are taxed to the max right now. Just look at every single bill you get. There's a tax included. And those taxes are going up. And nobody's going to tell you that. Obama care is perhaps the biggest entitlement expenditure in American history. It will bring relief to Americans who don't have health insurance, but it will also punish working Americans who are barely getting by right now.
February 22, 2010
The President

Thunder on the Right

So the question becomes is the president a Socialist? Remember, the definition of Socialism is that the government controls private property and commerce. Does Mr. Obama want to seize your house? I say no.
February 18, 2010
Budget Fight 2010

Governor Arnold and President Obama

Tax hikes have to be postponed. I can foresee a 2 percent national sales tax somewhere down the road, but not now. Today, it's spending cuts on everything that must be implemented. That means crazy left politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid out of here. Have to go. And this lunacy about the federal government running the economy has to disappear.
February 18, 2010
Republicans

Too Much Obama Bashing

If CPAC makes a weekend out of bashing Obama, it will bemaking a big mistake. In order to regain power in America, conservatives must come up with solutions to complicated problems. And that's what they should be doing at the Washington convention.
February 17, 2010
Tea Parties

The Tea Party and Extremism

So many Americans simply oppose those things. And you're not an extremist if you do so. You're a concerned citizen. But if you threaten violence, if you traffic in racism, if you call the president a Communist, those are extremist positions. In the end, the Tea Party will rise and fall on well thought-out policy and being able to persuade their fellow citizens they have solutions to complicated problems.
February 15, 2010
National Security

Battle of the Vice Presidents

We are in a war, as I said. We are in a war with the jihadists. The Obama administration doesn't say that with the exception of the State of the Union. But it's true. And I believe truth is a powerful weapon in defeating the Islamic killers, who are trying to destroy us.
February 11, 2010
Democrats

Socialism on the Rise?

America was founded on hard work, personal responsibility, and honest achievement. The Feds are there to protect us from outside danger and to make sure the system does not embrace corruption. Socialism has no place in the USA , period.
February 10, 2010
National Security

Al Qaeda is Scary

When terrorists target or kill civilians, that's a violation of the law of war. I mean, a six-year old gets this. So why are we messing around with Mirandizing the underwear bomber?
February 9, 2010
The President

Angry Americans

President Obama inherited many problems. It'll take time to sort them out. However, the president has not shown great leadership ability thus far. Most polls say most Americans have little confidence in him. So going forward, the president must impose financial discipline, or the Democrats will lose everything. That is priority number one. If Mr. Obama continues to run up debt, his administration will fail.
February 8, 2010
Tea Parties

Media Battles Over Tea Party

You can disagree with the Tea Party all day long, but the spirit of honest citizen involvement in government is noble. Is it not?
February 4, 2010
Media

Rebutting Jon Stewart

So I understand, I understand the shock and awe that some liberals feel about FOX News. I feel their pain. We are different. But that doesn't mean the network is in business to shill for anybody. It just means that finally conservatives get a break on the tube. And if you object to that, you're not fair and balanced.
February 3, 2010
Media

Republicans Stupid and Evil?

It's never easy to demonize anyone in America to slander and libel them all day long. There's no question the president has been treated unfairly in some precincts, but the garbage flows both ways. And Mr. Obama should point that out.
January 29, 2010
Media

Obama, Haiti, and "Bold Fresh Tour"

If the president and I have one big area of disagreement, it is big government. I believe it cannot solve your problems. He believes it can level the playing field, at least somewhat. That hasn't happened in Chicago's Southside, has it?
January 28, 2010
State Of The Union

Breaking Down SOTU

That was a long deal last night, was it not? But I have to say the president delivered his speech very well. He seemed relaxed and in charge.
January 26, 2010
The President

Obama Moves Right

Talking Points rejects all Kool-Aid drinking and wants what's best for the country. If the President gets away from his liberal tendencies, it can only make America stronger.