The Ticker: Looking back, Jonathan Chait realizes the 2004 Democratic primary field was pretty terrible

Most Clicked

1 Is Google TV the Wave of the Future? John Hudson, The Atlantic Wire
2 16,000 Words on Why Japan Sucks Heather Horn, The Atlantic Wire
3 Last Person on Earth--What Would You Do? John Hudson, The Atlantic Wire
4 Anger Erupts Over Cancelled Prom Jake Simpson, The Atlantic Wire
5 What Karl Rove's Memoir Reveals About Bush Era Max Fisher, The Atlantic Wire

previous next

Bill O'Reilly Credit: Getty Images

#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

Displaying 61-75 of 199

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.
August 20, 2009
Health Care Reform

Obama Goes Preacher Mode on Health Care

[Health care reform] can be done in a smart way, with strict federal oversight on insurance companies, more competition, and tax breaks for folks and employers who buy health insurance.
August 19, 2009
Health Care Reform

Rep. Frank on Offensive Over Health Care

Democrats well understand the president can't afford to be embarrassed on the issue. That would taint his entire presidency.
August 18, 2009
The President

Obama Under Siege From Far-Left Radicals

The United States, ladies and gentlemen is a center-right country with a strong tradition of self reliance. Mr. Obama would be wise to consider that.
August 17, 2009
Health Care Reform

More Chaos Over Obamacare

The rap on Obama from the jump was that he had little policy experience. Are we not seeing that now?