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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.
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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.
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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September 22, 2009
War in Afghanistan
Is There a Crisis in Afghanistan
“If America does bail out, the terrorists win. It's just like it was in Iraq before the surge.”
September 21, 2009
ACORN Scandal
President Obama, the Sunday Morning Guy
“While it's true that ACORN is not Afghanistan or health care, it is a situation that should be investigated by the Justice Department. Mr. Obama should order that right now.”
September 18, 2009
Health Care Reform
Covering President Obama
“The public option now is done. It's -- we discussed
this. It's not going to happen. If the government can come up with a marketplace where a bunch of insurance companies come together to offer lower premiums, that's a good thing.”
September 17, 2009
ACORN Scandal
ACORN Scandal Rises to the White House
“When any group gets millions of taxpayers dollars, it has an obligation to hire honest folks and represent all the American people. ACORN did neither.”
September 16, 2009
ACORN Scandal
ACORN and Sen. Burris
“Senator Burris has an obligation to protect taxpayer money from corruption. But since he may have secured his Senate seat in a corrupt manner, maybe we're hoping for too much here.”
September 15, 2009
ACORN Scandal
The Collapse of ACORN
“ACORN is a tax exempt organization that should
immediately lose that status. And attorney general Holder should begin an intense investigation.”
September 14, 2009
Tea Parties
Assessing the Protesters
“President Obama believes a huge federal government can bring relief and prosperity to the American people. But many Americans do not believe that.”
September 11, 2009
Remembering 9/11
Remembering Sept. 11
“The USA continues to fight the good fight, but Islamic fascism is still very dangerous. Somebody tell the liberal community.”
September 10, 2009
Health Care Reform
Getting Specific on Obama-care
“The strength of Obama's vision is controlling costs ... the weakness in Obama care is the massive spending involved and the specter of rationing health care.”
September 9, 2009
Health Care Reform
Analyzing Obama's Health Care Speech
“Well, I hope [Obama] has a magic wand [to reduce waste and inefficiency in the health care industry]. And I'm not being sarcastic. But if it could have been done, it would have been done.”
September 8, 2009
Torture Debate
Putting American CIA Agents in Danger
“President Obama is now viewed by some as
sympathetic to the radical left. So to get rid of that perception, he should condemn the John Adams Project immediately.”
August 26, 2009
Ted Kennedy's Death
The Death of Senator Edward Kennedy
“So like him or not, [Ted Kennedy] was a patriot, a man who was well thought of by conservatives like Senator Orrin Hatch and even Laura Ingraham.”
August 25, 2009
The President
Leadership and President Obama
“President Obama's leadership is being tested in a major way and Americans know it.”
August 24, 2009
The President
President Obama on Vacation
“Yes, there are some who despise the president, but most of us want what is best for the country, and bankrupting it certainly does not fit that mindset.”