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Bill O’Reilly Weighs In On Anderson Cooper/Ed Schultz Feud: ‘If You Give Gutter Snipes Publicity, They Win’

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The cable news primetime triumvirate has now completely weighed in on Ed Schultz‘s position in GQ‘s “Least Influential People Alive of 2011” list. Bill O’Reilly started off his “Reality Check” segment tonight with the news of Schultz blaming Anderson Cooper for the article, ending with a bit of open-ended advice: “if you give gutter snipes publicity, they win.”

RELATED: Anderson Cooper Takes Ed Schultz To The Woodshed For His GQ Conspiracy

O’Reilly began the segment by noting that both CNN and MSNBC were “way behind FNC,” and that while MSNBC has attacked opponents in “vile, unprofessional ways,” CNN “usually stays above the fray.” Explaining the situation– that Schultz “apparently believes that CNN’s Anderson Cooper is behind a column in GQ magazine that mocks Schultz”– O’Reilly corrected Schultz’s claim that he crushes Cooper in the ratings, and played Cooper’s response.

RELATED: Ed Schultz On Being Named One Of The ‘Least Influential People Alive’: ‘Kiss My Ass, GQ’

He then gave his two cents, not taking any sides, but offering his experience: “I learned the hard way with Al Franken that if you give gutter snipes publicity, they win.”

The segment via Fox News below:

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Williams/100000431800956 Mark Williams

    Ah so you’re conceding  Senator Al Franken won? That’s good Bill. He’s a Senator Dontcha know?
    I guess he did beat your non stop round the clock campaign to demonize him!!!!

    LOL

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Williams/100000431800956 Mark Williams

    And the Gloves Donahue Family has a long history of living in the gutter and going on snipe hunts.

  • Anonymous

    Hahahahahaha! This kids, is what happens when rocks are thrown in glass houses.

  • Anonymous

    Glad to see you kept it classy BillO and didn’t stoop to roll in the filth that Schultz spews every night.

    That’s why you are #1

  • Anonymous

    Come on Bill. You are a guttersnipe too at times. 

  • AMP2020

    I like BillO.

    However, Fox, as a whole network, comes across as the most insecure cable network in television history.

    It would be interesting to know the history but when has a network been so obsessed with stating it’s ratings and that of others?

    As I said, I like Bill. But there’s sooooooo many interesting topics his show could cover in the amount of time he spends sounding like an insecure kid boasting “I’m more popular than you!!”

  • Anonymous

    The reason FNC wins is because it has a plethora of hot babes. More so than the other networks by a long shot.

  • Moderate

    Back in the early days, if CNN or MSNBC beat Fox News in the ratings, they would run full page ads stating so. Haven’t seen those ads in many years.

  • AMP2020

    No, I’m talking about something completely different.

    You’re talking about industry stuff. That’s been standard for ages in television, music and film.

    I’m talking about consistently making it part of your show/narrative. If you watch Fox a lot (I do) you should know exactly what I’m talking about.

    It’s too much. As a viewer it makes me think they’re just trying to manipulate people. If you’re confident about what you’re saying you shouldn’t have to CONSTANTLY talk about your popularity. It’s tacky.

  • Moderate

    He is still best known for this.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvgMIerTXl4

  • http://twitter.com/Seanmj63376 Sean Johnson

    Al Fraken didn’t win, he found “votes” in the trunk of a car. I would much rather be sitting where Bill O is sitting than where Al is sitting (not for long by the way).

  • Anonymous

    I hope you are being sarcastic since Bill O is about as classless as they come, with the exception of his even dimmer fans,
    He uses his show to attack his personal enemies

  • Anonymous

    ‘If You Give Gutter Snipes Publicity, They Win’
    That is how Bill got to be #1, so he should know.

  • Anonymous

    At least he is intentionally funny, unlike a pompous bully like Billdo

  • Anonymous

    Popularity != quality
    Jerking off barely literate backwards people the best is no sign of wisdom, honesty or intellect

  • http://twitter.com/Seanmj63376 Sean Johnson

    Bill O got to be number 1 by letting more interesting people speak while he shut up. Maybe you should try it.

  • Anonymous

    A man who was instrumental in getting many states to adopt Jessica’s Law will always be #1 in my book.

    By the way, watch Ed Schultz one night (if you can stomach him for an hour) and see how he spends his entire show attacking, attacking, attacking with no substance whatsoever. He’s a big union shill and nothing more.
    I’d call him a pig but that would be an insult to pigs.

  • Anonymous

    no one is more gutter commentaries  than Bill OReilly, he thinks is a great debater but what he is rude and disrespectful, that is why we no longer listen to his terrible sided opinion, he is got no character.

  • http://twitter.com/#!/sueNaustin sueNaustin

    You seem ” butt hurt ” .   : (

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Oddly enough, in the trunk of a REPUBLICAN election judge. Wonder what they might have been doing there?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Interesting analysis of Ailes’ lurch to the middle. All very intentional, apparently. Some concern about the dwindling rightist base and the perception that FOX “News” panders to it. A new FOX “News” is a most welcome development.

  • Anonymous

    Knowing how unstable little morris is, I’d say O’Reilly’s role in passing Jessica’s Law is the main reason morrisminor hates him so much.

  • Anonymous

    That is a really crude ugly comment, but since you are crude and ugly yourself, that should be expected.

  • Anonymous

    If anyone would know about dwelling in the gutter it’s Bill’O the clown.

  • ATHF

    the royal gimp is back

  • ATHF

    hey royal gimp were you getting paid by some OWS non profit group lately that you haven’;t had time to post your crap here?

    why are marxism classes being taught to poor people of san diego?
    the event has already happened but still is doesn’t change the FACT that MARXISTS  are part of the OWS rallies across the country.
    http://activistsandiego.org/node/3231
    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205347
    yeah off it’s  topic and IDGAF!!! GIMP

  • Anonymous

    If you weren’t a right winger, I would comment on just how surprised I am at just how petty and irrelevant your comment is. For one, I don’t have a show, and I listen to even pathetically narrow minded and ignorant conformists who are too weak to discern between popularity vs quality. Or in other words, Bill O’Reilly got to be #1 by pandering to narrow minded anti-intellectual, backwards people the best.

    BTW, he doesn’t shut up very well, because like you, he has to always talk over people, especially  when he barely grasps the issue at hand. Bill O sucks and his popularity is proof of just how dumbed down the USA has become.

  • Anonymous

    Well he IS #1 so you are obviously the minority, in more ways than one I assume.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t know morrisminor from Adam’s house cat so I’ll just have to take your word for it.

  • Anonymous

    well kark I believe that you the mayority  are always wrong, my King Jesus was in the minority and He overcame all of you, good luck with your hate and lack of morals, that is what is destroying our nation, our values, respect form one to another, as when I was growing up many years ago, we respected each other, what is destroying my party, the Republicans that we knew 40 years ago, creating a self destructing monster that will finish us as a nation

  • Anonymous

    same way I feel about OReally, no morals only dirty attacks without thinking, makes sick to my stomach

  • Anonymous

    wow this is the best answer you have, # 1 among idiots

  • Anonymous

    It is not only off topic, but stupid, pathetic and just totally lame.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Randal/100000535186834 James Randal

    Says the guy who was accused of sexual harassment. I really want to hear those phone messages.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Ah yes, The Hunting of the Snipe – it’s been around a long, long time:

    http://www.literature.org/authors/carroll-lewis/the-hunting-of-the-snark/

  • Anonymous

    Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour knows my heart is filled with love not hate.

    I think He would hardly call the destruction of His precious gifts moral.
    Yes, lack of values are destroying our country but it’s not the conservatives who are the only ones guilty, we all are. Abortion may be legal but I think it is evil,  free love, sex, drugs, traditional family values discarded and a Godless society will eventually bring us to our knees and we only have ourselves to blame for allowing such immorality to get a foothold..

    End of sermon.

  • Anonymous

    Leftist media hacks are going to live a completely miserable life this next year. Unable to defend their beloved OBAMO, they indeed ARE ‘gutter snipes.’ Some of them have decided to flee the business already…the ‘more limp’ of the ‘limp-wrists.’ But those that stick around until election night will (happily for us) self-immolate.

    It will be GREAT watching it happen!

  • Anonymous

    Wow. You called him names, you’ve converted me to your side. Idiot!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    He has more class, character, and guts than you can ever hope to have, not to mention success.

  • Anonymous

    That was a great segment by O’Reilly, but it does give Fat ED the potential
    for a two or three person viewer increase for the next two or three days, cause
    Horses Ass ED is absolutey going to shit his trousers ranting about O’Reilly, who BTW,
    is whipping his fat ass four to one in ratings each night, LMAO

  • Anonymous

    I suppose you can provide evidence.

  • Anonymous

    More accusations without evidence.

  • Anonymous

    yeah we see Jesus in your character and loving?  please do not be a pretender, you are under the law, we are under grace, so we may see you in heaven or not

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!! He doesn’t want you on his side… no one does!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    O.k. Bill-O!! You appeared to have no problem in the past calling out Rachel Maddow, but of course, you weren’t acting like a piece of gutter trash!! Lol!!

    Bill-O, you are the biggest piece of gutter trash in cable news, this is probably why your wife slept with another man and then left you!!

  • Anonymous

    Oh lee dog, your harsh words cut like a knife, Not, and you offer such amazing insight the Dems are lucky to have you working for them, keep up the good work.

  • Anonymous

    Gloves makes you angry.

  • Anonymous

    Anderson tore Ed a new one- I love it.

  • Anonymous

    Talk about a gutter snipe. You take the prize.

    You are quite the troll.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    The word is “prize” you f*cking idiot!!

  • Anonymous

    My bible does not allow me to judge the depth of your Christian beliefs, suffice it to say God knows those who are His.

  • Anonymous

    I can. 
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wp8-QS-x3I
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjko9Fx3P5U (One of many segments where he allows a guest’s ad hominem attacks on Pelosi) 
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E14ZPdkBtQ

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