Bill O'Reilly on The Daily Show - POLL

Just a reminder to all the "stoned slackers" out there that tonight's Daily Show features Bill O'Reilly, out of the Spin Zone straight to hostile territory.

Will he apologize for the stoned slacker remark?  Will he keep spewing his venom?  Will he actually tone it down and appear somewhat affable?  We shall find out soon.  What are your thoughts?

•  Also

  "O'Reilly Hopes for Interview With Kerry"

  And Kerry is open to it.  Your thoughts?

  http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041007/ap_en_tv/tv_kerry_o_reilly_2

  by Muboshgu on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:03:03 PM PDT

  •  I think he should

    Kerry can handle O'Reilly readily and anyway O'Reilly isn't likely to shout at Kerry and call him a pinhead. And he's right that it would reach a substantial audience that includes a number of undecideds and soft Bush supporters as well as some centrist Dems.

    by Elizabeth D on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:17:01 PM PDT

    •  But he will edit to his advantage

      and using just the right bits and clips you can make anyone look like an idiot.

      by PitterPatter on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:31:50 PM PDT

      •  I think Kerry should do it

        Kerry is smart enough to handle himself. It would give him a chance to counter this right wing spin, and it would give him street cred for many of these Fox viewers who may want to jump ship.

        I've always thought Bill Clinton should go on that show too, just to get O'Reilly to quit whining.  The Big Dog and Big John could handle O'Reilly just fine.

        by existenz on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:37:22 PM PDT

  •  Bad idea. OReilly's audience is 99.9% GOP

    hacks, which is another way of saying that he has nothing to gain wasting his time with Billy boy. Kerry should however have sent one of his surrogates (maybe Dean) to be on Stern, whose audience is huge and potentially trending Dem.

    by spot on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:20:35 PM PDT

    •  his audience

      is not that solidly GOP. Yes, MOSTLY GOP, but certainly not entirely. A fair number of moderates and persuadables watch him.

      by Elizabeth D on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:26:06 PM PDT

      •  Count me as skeptical of the wisdom of this idea.

        In the end it wouldn't matter much either way, but O'Reilly's viewership isn't particularly large. Kerry would score more doing Oprah or something.

        by spot on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:58:01 PM PDT

    •  Exactly

      O'Reilly is such an egomaniac.  There are tons of other media outlets for Kerry or his surrogates to go to.  I wouldn't give him an ounce of exposure.  I love it that O'Reilly is upset that Kerry went on Daily Show before the all spin zone.

       

      by Dr Van Nostrand on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:32:00 PM PDT

  •  Utterly pointless

    What could be gained by it? O'Reilly's viewers will never vote for Kerry, and O'Reilly would never let Kerry make his case anyway. I suppose Kerry could get into a fight with O'Reilly, but would that really help anything?

    by KCinDC on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:26:11 PM PDT

  •  Would

    only give Fox the credibility they do not deserve yet crave so badly.

    by max powers on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:53:53 PM PDT

•  They are hammering Bush and Cheney

  Clip of Bush's speech: "I didn't pick Dick Cheney for his hair-do." (pause for laughter) "I picked him for his judgment and his experience."

  John Stewart: "Sadly, his judgment and experience are identical to his hair."

  Good stuff so far.

  by JetJaguar on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:06:47 PM PDT

  •  please more

    what else happened?

    by Marlboro Lite on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:15:54 PM PDT

    •  pretty please

      for those without cable??? -cry- I miss TDS.

      I hope they'll post this on their website--surely they will!

      by Elizabeth D on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:18:21 PM PDT

      •  Jon Fix

        He showed highlights from Bush's "major policy speech" yesterday, quick to point out that Bush scammed the press into giving him a free hour.

        Showed a clip with Bush explaining that Kerry will tax the rich, and then the rich will hore lawyers that will screw the little guy.

        Jon: "So, since the rich are smart and get out of taxes, your solution is to overtax the hard-working little guy who is too stupid to get out of it?  vote for me, seeya later?"

        Now O'Reilly's being an ass, basically.

        by SleepyG on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:22:31 PM PDT

        •  Also, My favorite quote of the night

          Jon was talking about the new Iraq report re: no WMD, and Cheney saying it justifies the invasion.

          Jon: "Some people look at a glass and say it's half full, other look at it and say it's ... a, uh, dragon."

          Later, in the interview with Billy Boy, they joked about the stoned slackers thing, Jon jokingly asked for an apology, Bill replied that he "was stoned when he said it."

          by SleepyG on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:30:26 PM PDT

    •  O'Reilly's interview (so far)

      Shilling for Bush, really happy that he got his tax cut.

      Threw in a couple of jabs at Kerry, fell pretty flat with the audience.

      Saying he asked Bush "tough questions." Talked about Bush being a true believer, just like any Democrat who would never say that taxing people is a bad thing.

      There have been a few softballs that Stewart could have smacked down, but for some reason he's holding back.

      Oh, this is good. Bush is isolated because "people are trying to kill him." Now he did say one true thing--that Bush doesn't care about outsourcing.

      Ah, a "shut up" reference at the end. How cute.

      You know he's going to go back to his own show and bitch about Stewart for weeks, though.

      by JetJaguar on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:26:32 PM PDT

•  Oreilly

  He is really trying to charm Stewarts audience

  by Mosby on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:20:04 PM PDT

•  This stoned slacker

  is watching the sleaze ooze off the pompous ass. Now he is shilling for the evil empire.
  

  by TexasLiberal on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:23:06 PM PDT

•  um?

  O'Lielly - "They isolate themselves (Bush administration) because people are trying to kill them."

  by Muboshgu on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:25:17 PM PDT

  •  Err...

    So, he can't do press conferences because he is worried Helen Thomas is going to kill him? Is that why?

    And he makes people sign loyalty oaths because potential assassins are smart enough to sneak guns past the Secret Service but not smart enough to pretend to be a Bush loyalist?

    That line is idiotic.

    by existenz on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:40:51 PM PDT

    •  It's idiotic...

      But look at the source. :)

      by JetJaguar on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:47:16 PM PDT

•  My fantasy

  To watch Al Franken whack him upside the head with "Lies and the Lying liars who tell them A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right"

  by TexasLiberal on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:26:20 PM PDT

•  Got to admit O'Reilly did well

  Well I watch him and I have to say he was on good behavoir tonight. Very charming. Not pro-dem but, not anti-dem either. Smart move on his part.

  by Mosby on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:27:31 PM PDT

•  Jon Stewart

  I really have to give him credit for tolerating a person like Bill O'Reilly, both on the Factor and TDS.  He is a stronger man than I; I would've gotten into a fight with him, I bet.

  by Muboshgu on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:30:51 PM PDT

•  Now that it's over...

  You can switch over to Turner Classic Movies and watch the end of "Dr. Strangelove."

  Hosted by John Edwards, even!

  by JetJaguar on Thu Oct 07, 2004 at 08:31:32 PM PDT