Bill O’Reilly Responds To Rush Limbaugh’s Parody With Grace

Speaking of conservative in-fighting: tonight Bill O’Reilly responded to the gauntlet thrown by Rush Limbaugh on the conservative pundit’s radio show Friday, in which Limbaugh did an impression of The Factor host, saying “We need to give socialism a fair shake…we here at The Factor are going to give socialism, even communism a fair shake!” Harsh words, Rush. See Limbaugh’s parody and O’Reilly’s surprising response is below.
Limbaugh’s original comments:
O’Reilly’s response
O’Reilly comes off as more good-natured about this ribbing than we may have expected, showing that yes, fear of wealth redistribution is a major concern within the Republican Party, but that he personally does not think President Obama is a socialist (though he may hold socialist tenants!). In the end though, O’Reilly takes the high road, leaving it up to his viewers to decide whether the government’s hand in property taxes and health care is veering dangerously far away from democracy. But he warns, “these issues are complicated, and calling President Obama a Socialist is oversimplifying.” Just more evidence of late that O’Reilly’s grand gestures towards the savage and dramatic — which made him such a ratings booster — have been handed over to Glenn Beck on Fox, and the Factor’s new role is that of moderator, not instigator.
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