I give O'Reilly credit for at least having people on his show from the opposing side and then debating/arguing with them.
You can't say that about Olbermann. He's never had anyone on his show ever who isn't already a total left-wing liberal.
Because the format of Olbermann's show isn't that he's typically debating an issue. His show consists primarily of countering spin and covering misinformation.
I doubt having Janeane Garofalo on to talk about how conservatives are less intelligent than liberals counts as covering misinformation.
I give O'Reilly credit for at least having people on his show from the opposing side and then debating/arguing with them.
i wouldn't really say he debates them. he more talks louder than them the instant they say something he doesn't agree with. he also is good at talking over them as the interview segment ends to make sure he gets the last word in.
That is the play book for all GOPers ask you questions based on false narratives, loud talk you when you don't respond with the cookie cutter response they've tried to angle you into then (here's the best part) they rant about the point of view they wanted you state before asking you another question based on a false narrative.
Ya know, I seem to have lost my election results notes...how many votes did R. Paul end up getting?
For some reason I cant remember how many million he got...or that Fox News Corp had their own Presidential debate.
When was that?:dunno:
Was Obama interviewed, let's say, the way Katie Couric interviewed Palin?
Sad world we live in when a beauty queen in a beauty contest (Miss California) gets harder questions than a Democrat presidential candidate.
ha. obama never got a hard question that i remember
He got asked several tough questions in the O'Reilly interview.
Certainly a heck of lot tougher than, "what newspapers and magazines do you read regularly?" or "why do you consider your geographical proximity to Russia a part of your foreign policy experience?"
Palin didn't even know what the Bush Doctrine was, then compounded her woes with a completely transparent, agonizing attempt to bullshit her way past that.
Oh dear gawd, this topic will not begin, endure or end well at all. Everyone slowly step away from it and resume your lives.. we dont need 3 pages of flaming and a maleonetwo closing (ear)mark on it to see how badly this can go.
I mainly read the l.a herald tribune or the n.y times or even the guardian, much less filled with shit than some well known news channels.
Since Rush Limbaugh is on his way to taking control of the GOP--how will Fox News respond? Will they go even more into inducing "fear" into their news story coverage? Will they go even further into smearing Democrats since Limbaugh, presumably, would embrace that tactic?
My sense is that Fox News will turn even more sensationalistic, fear-mongering and baiting and less into actual factual news coverage.
Won't Limbaugh bring "shock radio values and quality" toward the mainstream GOP? Won't Fox embrace this?
The liberal media is too busy wanting to know if this asshole B.O. is enchanted?