The Obama/O’Reilly Super Bowl Interview With No Questions Out Of Bounds

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by Matt Schneider | 5:25 pm, February 6th, 2011

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The much anticipated encounter between the leader of the free world, President Obama and the highest rated cable news host, Fox News Channel titan Bill O’Reilly took place and no subject was off limits. For the first half of the interview, the conversation between Obama and O’Reilly was slightly contentious on the topics of Egypt and healthcare reform, yet in the second half of the interview O’Reilly encouraged Obama to be introspective and analyze what was the worst part about being President and how the office has changed him personally.

Obama and O’Reilly seemed to enjoy themselves throughout the live discussion, even during moments of disagreement. Most surprising though was O’Reilly’s announcement that today’s fifteen minute interview is only the beginning, as O’Reilly announced that Obama agreed to answer additional questions that will be shown on tomorrow night’s The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. Given how loose and comfortable Obama looked here, even despite O’Reilly’s occasional interruption to keep the President’s answers more brief than usual, it seems likely that many viewers will eagerly anticipate the next part of this showdown.

Watch the clip from FOX below:

Full Transcript below (Via Fox News):

BILL O’REILLY, FOX NEWS HOST: Mr. President, thank you very much for

doing this. And I must thank you on behalf of the FOX News Channel for

helping out Greg Palkot and Mr. Wiig who got roughed up in Cairo. That

was you, it was Robert Gibbs, and the State Department, who really saved

them — and we all thank you very much.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Well, listen, those guys

showed enormous courage, as so many journalists do around the world.

And so, not only was it important for us to make sure they were safe for

them and their families, but to uphold the basic principle of free

speech and freedom of the press. That’s a universal value we cared

about. And I know FOX cares about. So, I’m just glad these guys are –

O’REILLY: Those guys could have died.

OBAMA: Absolutely.

O’REILLY: And I just want everybody to know that, you know, the State

Department really saved them.

All right. Mubarak, is he going to leave soon?

OBAMA: Well, he’s — only he knows what he’s going to do.

But here’s what we know: is that Egypt is not going to go back to what

it was. The Egyptian people want freedom. They want free and fair

elections. They want a representative government. They want a

responsive government.

And so, what we’ve said is: you have to start a transition now. Mubarak

has already decided he’s not running for re-election again. His term is

up this year. And what we’ve said is: let’s make sure that you get all

the groups together in Egypt, let Egyptian people make a determination

on what’s the process for an orderly transition, but one that is a

meaningful transition and that leads to a government that’s –

O’REILLY: So, you don’t know when he’s going to leave?

OBAMA: Well, you know, ultimately, the United States can’t absolute

dictate –

O’REILLY: You can’t force him to leave.

OBAMA: But what we can do, Bill, is we can say that, “The time is now

for you to start making a change in that country.”

O’REILLY: He’s already done that. But the longer he stays in, the more

people are going to die. And the other problem is, Mubarak knows a lot

of bad things about the United States. I’m sure you’re aware of that.

OBAMA: Well, let me say this: the United States and Egypt have been a

partner for a long time.

O’REILLY: Right. He’s done the bad things.

OBAMA: He’s been a good partner when it comes to the peace with Israel.

There have been counterterrorism efforts that he’s been very supported

of. But we’ve also said consistently said to him both publicly and

privately is that trying to suppress your own people is something that

is not sustainable. And part of the message that I think we’re seeing

all around the world is, when you resort to suppression, when you resort

to violence, that does not work.

O’REILLY: Yes, but it worked for 30 years. So, he had his run. But he

knows a lot of bad things about us, rendition and all of that. And I’m

sure you know that. So, I’m just worried that he might go off the

reservation.

The Muslim Brotherhood, a great concern to a lot of people. Are they a

threat to the USA?

OBAMA: I think that the Muslim Brotherhood is one faction in Egypt.

They don’t have majority support in Egypt. They are –

O’REILLY: Are they a threat?

OBAMA: But they are well-organized and there are strains of their

ideology that are anti-U.S. There’s no doubt about it. But here’s the

thing that we have to understand, there are a whole bunch of secular

folks in Egypt, there are a whole bunch of educators and civil society

in Egypt that wants to come to the fore as well. And it’s important for

us not the say that our only two options are either the Muslim

Brotherhood or a suppressed Egyptian people.

O’REILLY: But you don’t wan the Muslim Brotherhood…

OBAMA: What I want a representative government in Egypt. And I have

confidence that if Egypt moves in an orderly transition process, that we

will have a government in Egypt that we can work with together as a partner.

O’REILLY: I hope so. Those are tough boys, the Muslim Brotherhood. I

wouldn’t want them anywhere near that government. Federal judge in

Florida said, your health care law is unconstitutional. The Supreme

Court may follow on that, it’s going to be very close. Are you prepared

for that law to go down?

OBAMA: Well, I think the judge in Florida was wrong. Keep in mind that

we’ve had 12 judges said — that just threw this case out — the notion

that the health care law was unconstitutional.

O’REILLY: But it goes to the Supremes now.

OBAMA: Well, it first it goes to the appellate court — there’s

district court, then there are appeal courts, and then it goes to the

Supreme Court. But here’s the key point, Bill, and I said this in the

State of the Union, I don’t want to spend the next two years refighting

the battles of the last two years.

O’REILLY: Yeah, but you’re going have to.

OBAMA: Well, I don’t think that’s…

O’REILLY: The Supreme Court is going to hear this one way or the other.

OBAMA: What the American have said is we want cost controls in health

care, we want security in health care. What I’ve said to the

Republicans is if you have ideas in terms of improving the health care

system, if you have ideas that I can embrace on things like…

O’REILLY: They’re not going to bother with it, though. They’re going

wait until it goes to the court and hope it thrown out 5-4. My question

is are you prepared if it gets thrown out? What are you going to do?

OBAMA: Here’s what I’m not prepared to do, I’m not prepared to go back

to a day when the American people if you have got a pre-existing

condition, if you had a heart attack then you can’t get help.

O’REILLY: Here’s what the Wall Street Journal said, I want you to react

to this. Mr. Obama is a determined man of the left whose goal is to

redistribute much larger levels of income across society. He may give

tactical ground when he has to, as he did on taxes to avoid a middle

class tax increase, but he will resist to his last day any major

changes to Obamacare and the other load-bearing walls of the entitlement

state.

This is The Wall Street Journal you know painting you as pretty

left-wing guy. Are you going to go along?

OBAMA: Well, the Wall Street Journal probably would paint you as a

left-wing guy. I mean, if you’re talking about the Wall Street Journal

editorial page…

O’REILLY: I’ve got to tell you, that’s what this is.

OBAMA: You know, that’s like quoting the New York Times editorial…

O’REILLY: Do you deny the assessment? Do you deny that you are a man

who wants to redistribute wealth.

OBAMA: Absolutely.

O’REILLY: You deny that?

OBAMA: Absolutely. I didn’t raise taxes once, I lowered taxes over the

last two years.

O’REILLY: But the entitlements that you championed do redistribute

wealth in the sense that they provide insurance coverage for 40 million

people that don’t have it.

OBAMA: What is absolutely true is I think in this country, there’s no

reason why, if you get sick you should go bankrupt. The notion that

that’s a radical principle, I don’t think the majority of people would

agree with you.

O’REILLY: Then why do the majority people in the polls not support

Obamacare?

OBAMA: Actually, I think it’s pretty evenly divided.

O’REILLY: It’s close.

OBAMA: It’s evenly divided, Bill. And here’s what I think a lot of

people saw, over the last two years, at a time when people were

concerned about the economy and about jobs, what they saw was a lot of

arguing in congress, which is what they always see is a lot of arguing

in congress. And they don’t like the process and they felt that our

focus wasn’t on what they’re focused on, which is how to win the future,

how to make sure that jobs are right here in the United States of

America. How are we building a competitive society at a time when we’re

losing jobs.

O’REILLY: Yeah, some people see it that way, but other people see it’s

a huge government intrusion and you guy just want to take over,

basically, decision making for Americans. It’s an ideological argument.

OBAMA: But, Bill, I just want to be clear about this, because if you

look what we have done, what we said was, if you have health care that

you like, you keep it.

O’REILLY: I know all that. I listen to it every day.

OBAMA: I know. And I listen to you. And what I hear you saying, Bill,

for example, is that the notion that us saying to people that don’t have

health insurance, don’t make me pay for your health insurance, if you

get sick, you have a responsibility to make sure that you have got

coverage. There’s nothing socialist about that, that’s saying to

Americans, we’re going each of us be responsible for our own health

care. And that’s something that I think that the majority of Americans…

O’REILLY: OK, but you understand that a lot of Americans feel you’re a

big government liberal who wants to intrude on their personal freedom.

Now, they also say that you have been moving — now, that’s — come on,

you know that…

OBAMA: I think that a lot of folks who watch you don’t believe that.

O’REILLY: They think way worse than me.

OBAMA: And I give you credit, you’ve got a pretty big viewership, so

you can be persuasive.

O’REILLY: But the pundits now say you’re moving to the center to raise

your approval, is that true, are you moving to the center?

OBAMA: No.

O’REILLY: No? Because we were set up over there, and then they moved

you a little to the center.

OBAMA: (Laughs) Here’s what I think is true. Over the first two years

of my presidency, we had a complete disaster. Right? We had a complete

crisis. The financial markets were breaking down. We were slipping

into a Great Depression. And we had to take a bunch of extraordinary

steps in order to make sure that the economy was growing again, which it

is now, growing. Making sure that the private sector was creating jobs

again. It’s now doing that.

And now our focus is not on refighting the battle of the last two years…

O’REILLY: So you’re not moving to the center?

OBAMA: I haven’t — I didn’t move to…

O’REILLY: You haven’t moved anywhere? You’re the same guy?

OBAMA: I’m the same guy. My practical focus, my common-sense focus

right now is how to we out-innovate, out-educate, out-building,

out-compete the rest of the world? How do we create jobs here in the

United States of America? How do we make sure that businesses are

thriving? But how do we also — making sure that ordinary Americans can

live out the American dream?

O’REILLY: Listen, I hope you can do it.

OBAMA: Because right now, they don’t feel like they are.

O’REILLY: I hope you can do it.

OBAMA: I know you do.

O’REILLY: Americans need to be secure in their lives.

OK. Worst part of this job? What’s the worst, absolute worst part of

being president of the United States?

OBAMA: Worst part of the job is, first of all, I’ve got a jacket on on

Super Bowl Sunday.

O’REILLY: That’s true.

OBAMA: If I wasn’t president, that would not be happening.

O’REILLY: I have a tie. You don’t have a tie.

OBAMA: The biggest problem for me is being in the bubble. It’s very

hard to escape. You know, you can’t go to the corner…

O’REILLY: Everybody watching every move you make.

OBAMA: Every move you make. And you — over time, you know, what

happens is you feel like — that you’re not able to just have a

spontaneous conversation with folks.

O’REILLY: Yes.

OBAMA: And that’s a loss. That’s a big loss.

O’REILLY: What is it about the job that has surprised you the most?

That you weren’t prepared for coming in here?

OBAMA: You know, I think that the thing you understand intellectually,

but you don’t understand in your gut until you’re in the job, is that

every decision that comes to my desk is something that nobody else has

been able to solve. The easy stuff gets solved somewhere by somebody

else. By the time it gets to me, you don’t have easy answers. You

don’t have the best…

O’REILLY: So it’s like wave after wave of complicated problems and

there you are.

OBAMA: Complicated problems. Yes. And well, you have to make your

best judgment about this is probably our best approach for the American

people. But you know that you don’t have perfect information, and you

know that you’re not going to have a perfect solution.

O’REILLY: Give it your best shot.

Now, people who know you have told me that you’ve changed a little bit

since you’ve become president.

OBAMA: Well, I’m a lot grayer. That’s for sure.

O’REILLY: Every president does. But have you — do you think you have

changed as a person since you have become president?

OBAMA: I think if you asked Michelle, who knows me best, I think — or

my closest friends, I think they’d say I’m basically the same guy as

when I came in.

O’REILLY: Can I tell you what they say?

OBAMA: What do they say?

O’REILLY: You’re much more guarded.

OBAMA: Well, I think what is true is that, when you’re in this job,

everything you say could affect markets. It could affect…

O’REILLY: I know that. Even on a personal level. Some people who know

you say, you know, he’s not — he doesn’t have the — the — he’s not as

light as he used to be; he’s not as spontaneous.

OBAMA: Well, that — look…

O’REILLY: Preoccupied?

OBAMA: I would say — I would say that’s probably true. I mean, look,

there’s no doubt that the weight of the office has an impact.

But I will tell you that the longer I’m in this job, the more I enjoy

it. The more optimistic I am about the American people. The more

optimistic I am about this country. There’s something about this

position that gives you a pretty good vantage point of the country as a

whole. And for all the arguing that we get into and all the debates

between Democrats and Republicans…

O’REILLY: A tremendous country. Right? It is.

OBAMA: There’s just a sense — there’s a common sense and a decency to

the American people that makes me optimistic even on the worst of days.

O’REILLY: I asked this to President Bush when I talked to him a few

weeks ago. Does it disturb you that so many people hate you? No. I

mean, it’s a serious question.

OBAMA: You know, the truth is, that the people — and I’m sure previous

presidents would say the same thing, whether it was Bush or Clinton or

Reagan or anybody. The people who dislike you don’t know you.

O’REILLY: They hate you.

OBAMA: Even — the folks who hate you, they don’t know you.

O’REILLY: That’s true.

OBAMA: What they hate is whatever funhouse mirror image of you that’s

out there. And they don’t know you. And so, you don’t take it

personally.

O’REILLY: No. You don’t ever?

OBAMA: No. Because you know that if you just…

O’REILLY: Doesn’t it annoy you sometimes?

OBAMA: You know, look, I think that by the time you get here, you have

to have had a pretty thick skin. If you didn’t, then you probably

wouldn’t have gotten here.

O’REILLY: FOX Sports has the Super Bowl tonight. You know, they’re

charging an enormous amount of money for it. And they’re going to make

a fortune. They pay all my expenses here. Who’s going to win the game?

Come on! Come on, come on.

OBAMA: Bill, here’s the thing. Once my Bears lost, I don’t pick sides.

O’REILLY: So, you don’t care?

OBAMA: Well, I do care. I want — I want a great game. I want a great

game.

O’REILLY: You don’t care who wins?

OBAMA: But these are pretty evenly matched teams. You know, I think

that, you know, Green Bay is probably a little faster. Steelers got a

little more experience. I think the Steelers not having their starting

center is something they’ve got to be worried about.

O’REILLY: Now, will you actually watch the game?

OBAMA: Absolutely.

O’REILLY: Because I know there’s a party here. J. Lo is going to be

here, which is why I have to get out of here because I’ll frighten her

if she comes in.

OBAMA: You’re invited there.

O’REILLY: No, I know I’m not.

OBAMA: You have to take off the tie.

O’REILLY: I don’t want the ruin the party for you guys.

OBAMA: You know, barbecue –

(CROSSTALK)

O’REILLY: But are you going to watch the game? Are you going to –

OBAMA: Of course. I’ll watch the game.

O’REILLY: Are you going to sit and you’re going to watch?

OBAMA: I’m not going to –

O’REILLY: You know, like, football, you know, like, blitzes and

coverage and all that?

OBAMA: Oh, I know football, man.

O’REILLY: You do?

OBAMA: Absolutely.

O’REILLY: I know you’re a basketball guy.

OBAMA: I know football.

O’REILLY: Yes?

OBAMA: I know football and I will watch the game. What happens is I

schmooze with everybody when they come.

O’REILLY: Yes?

OBAMA: Give them a little bit of time. But once the game starts, they

can just sit and watch the game.

O’REILLY: And you’re out there?

OBAMA: Well, no, I’ll be sitting there with them, but I don’t want them

coming up chitting and chatting.

O’REILLY: All right.

OBAMA: We got to focus on football.

O’REILLY: Well, that’s our live part of this deal. And I have to say,

I enjoyed talking to you. I disagree with you sometimes. I hope you

think I’m fair to you, I try to be. But I wish you well in the next two

years.

OBAMA: Bill, it’s always a pleasure. I enjoyed it.

O’REILLY: It’s nice to see you.

OBAMA: Thank you so much.

O’REILLY: And we are going have more with the president, by the way, on

THE FACTOR starting on Monday, going to do a little bit more Q and A.

So, enjoy the game.

END

Bill O'Reilly, fox news, President Obama, Super Bowl

mcf1757

A complete waste, though President Obama was his usual steady, affable self!! Gotta love him!!
juan

Obama didn’t answer Bill’s question about the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD in Egypt!

VERY SCARY!!!!
Big Eddie

And they did it LIVE !
nice_thought

juan said:
Obama didn’t answer Bill’s question about the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD in Egypt!

VERY SCARY!!!!

Only in your head.
screwauger

nice_thought said:
Only in your head.

not voting one way or another but what gives you the stones to trust Obowmao. Seriously. I understand not accepting that some folks immediately convict the man but please provide some insight as to what gives you and your side the brass to support him blindly regarding the MB?
Who is Salacious Crumb

The additional stuff is not a surprise. Bill O called in to some Fox show yesterday saying there would be more with the president yesterday.

These guys oddly seem like old friends. Bill O should stay for the Super Bowl party. Maybe he would lighten up a bit.
jo hoochie

nice_thought said:
Only in your head.

Your head is what you could lose in the future.
Firstrate

I thought O’R bombed, I have always been indifferent about him anyway, but no fireworks of praise….
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

Bill should have asked him why Democrats fall all over themselves in support of Egyptian protestors calling for less Federal Control over their lives – but DESPISE the dreaded Tea Party.

- and not to reiterate the same disproven “Racist” SMEARS.
WCinWI

Firstrate said:
I thought O’R bombed, I have always been indifferent about him anyway, but no fireworks of praise….

There was tons of praise. I have no clue what you were watching.
WCinWI

NORBIT Jr. said:
Bill should have asked him why Democrats fall all over themselves in support of Egyptian protestors calling for less Federal Control over their lives – but DESPISE the dreaded Tea Party.

- and not to reiterate the same disproven “Racist” SMEARS.

Some of that I think will be covered on his O’Reilly show. :)
Who is Salacious Crumb

Firstrate said:
I thought O’R bombed, I have always been indifferent about him anyway, but no fireworks of praise….

Eh. It was the Super Bowl interview.
JoeRemi

O’Reilly: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.”

Obama skipped the implication and treated it as a “nobody can be fully prepared for the job of President ahead of time” question, but that’s not what Bill meant. It was a cheap shot.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

WCinWI said:
Some of that I think will be covered on his O’Reilly show. :)

I hope you’re right, but O’Reilly is getting to look more and more like the Democrats favorite doormat, John McCain.
lazzzlo

Sorry guys, let’s not go partisan for a second here.

I’ll give the Prez credit for “going into the enemy camp” and Bill for being polite.

The fact that the conversation continues is good.

Fox’s competition may be annoyed.

I think it is a god political move on the President’s part and Fox gets to laugh @ their competition.
WCinWI

I wonder how long Obama practiced his short answer responses.
Powerslave

mcf1757 said:
A complete waste

I agree. If this was the “most watched interview of all time” then it was also the biggest disappointment of all time. There wasn’t one new thing said.

mcf1757 said:
though President Obama was his usual steady, affable self!!

You say that as if you were afraid he wouldn’t be.

mcf1757 said:
Gotta love him!!

No, you don’t. He still reminds me of Bush lite.
WCinWI

NORBIT Jr. said:
I hope you’re right, but O’Reilly is getting to look more and more like the Democrats favorite doormat, John McCain.

I totally agree with that point. But we need moments like this where Ed & Rach get all flustered over the President going on the same network as Beck.
possibly

Bill Oreilly was incredibly weak, nervous–looking like a deer caught in headlights.

At least he gave Obama credit for saving Greg’s life.
lazzzlo

Ahem,

lazzzlo said:
I think it is a god political move on the President’s part and Fox gets to laugh @ their competition.

Where is that elusive “edit button”? I think it is a good political move on the President’s part and Fox gets to laugh @ their competition.
Mr B

I thought it was interesting to hear BO defend George Bush on making tough decisions based on the information they have to work with.

Then he defended people like Sarah Palin against those that hate her for the caricature they imagine her to be. The idea being that they don’t even know her. I totally agree with the President.

It was nice of the President to speak so candidly on Fox News.
lazzzlo

It’s the SuperBowl…it is a fluff interview.

Politically, it works for both sides and will probably make Big Ed go apoplectic…always a plus!
WCinWI

Mr B said:
I thought it was interesting to hear BO defend George Bush on making tough decisions based on the information they have to work with.

Then he defended people like Sarah Palin against those that hate her for the caricature they imagine her to be. The idea being that they don’t even know her. I totally agree with the President.

It was nice of the President to speak so candidly on Fox News.

Uhhhh Palin’s name wasn’t mentioned at all. And he spoke on the Fox network, not Fox News.
SilentSam

Talking politics during a super bowl pre-game show? Fcukin’ lame!
Garth

BillO is likely to show felafel and then go loofah. I wonder if Andrea Mackris will watch.
nice_thought

screwauger said:
not voting one way or another but what gives you the stones to trust Obowmao. Seriously. I understand not accepting that some folks immediately convict the man but please provide some insight as to what gives you and your side the brass to support him blindly regarding the MB?

I trust him solely because nutbags like you don’t. That’s enough enough reason for me.
Firstrate

WCinWI said:
There was tons of praise. I have no clue what you were watching.

your expectations must have been low…..
mcf1757

Not suprised at all!!! Your crazy if he reminds you of Bush lite!
nice_thought

jo hoochie said:
Your head is what you could lose in the future.

Ya, and you will stay immortal.
lazzzlo

SilentSam said:
Talking politics during a super bowl pre-game show? Fcukin’ lame!

Actually, I agree with your comment…but “Target audience”.
WCinWI

Firstrate said:
your expectations must have been low…..

Due to his performance thus far, he’s set the bar pretty low on expectations. Did you see that spin on the whole jobs vs. health care argument. Totally silly.
Who is Salacious Crumb

lazzzlo said:
It’s the SuperBowl…it is a fluff interview.

My thoughts exactly.

lazzzlo said:Politically, it works for both sides and will probably make Big Ed go apoplectic…always a plus!

Whomever Big Ed is, he needs to get over himself.
WCinWI

nice_thought said:
I trust him solely because nutbags like you don’t. That’s enough enough reason for me.

It’s because of folks like you, who disrespect the President, in which I welcome 2012.
lazzzlo

Who is Salacious Crumb said:
My thoughts exactly.

Whomever Big Ed is, he needs to get over himself.

MSNBC commentor.
nice_thought

WCinWI said:
It’s because of folks like you, who disrespect the President, in which I welcome 2012.

Make sense of what you write and I’ll respond, accordingly.
AngelPeters

Who is Salacious Crumb said:
Eh. It was the Super Bowl interview.

Yea, that was my thought. Unimpressed by either of them. Nothing to shout praises for either.
WCinWI

nice_thought said:
Make sense of what you write and I’ll respond, accordingly.

I prefer to talk to adults. You’re not in that category. See your previous comments.
lazzzlo

For what it is worth, I always respect the office of the President.

That being said…I try to respectfully comment on the person who occupies said position.
ChiliPeppersFan

JoeRemi said:
O’Reilly: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.”

Obama skipped the implication and treated it as a “nobody can be fully prepared for the job of President ahead of time” question, but that’s not what Bill meant. It was a cheap shot.

he did that a couple times. to paraphrase, “you know you’re a left-wing, spread the wealth kinda guy.”
and then to quote the editorial of the wall st. journal?
i can’t wait to see what he was too embarrassed to show the huge audience he had tonight.
jo hoochie

nice_thought said:
Ya, and you will stay immortal.

No, I will have to walk around with a burka on along with all my sister girls.
Who is Salacious Crumb

SilentSam said:
Talking politics during a super bowl pre-game show? Fcukin’ lame!

Yea, they did it last year too. I think its punishment for the obsessives that must watch all the pre-game Super Bowl coverage. It plays into the nationalism of the Super Bowl, and it is a good opportunity for a cigarette or restroom break if you are not into it.
JoeRemi

I don’t know why people get all atwitter about the interview being on Fox. It would have been on whatever network carried the game.
lazzzlo

Is the Prez looking for re-election? I think he is and this is his 1st foray into the public opinion “poll”.

It is a smart strategic move.
Who is Salacious Crumb

lazzzlo said:
MSNBC commentor.

Oh yea, I didn’t he was as popular as Bill O.
nice_thought

WCinWI said:
I prefer to talk to adults. You’re not in that category. See your previous comments.

Okay, your wish granted.
Who is Salacious Crumb

Who is Salacious Crumb said:
Oh yea, I didn’t he was as popular as Bill O.

I forgot the word “think.” Ha-ha, I guess I wasn’t thinking with all the Super Bowl coverage.
Garth

WCinWI said:
I prefer to talk to adults. You’re not in that category. See your previous comments.

No, your preference is clearly whack jobs.
Powerslave

nice_thought said:
I trust him solely because nutbags like you don’t. That’s enough enough reason for me.

Yu may or may not think he’s a nutbag, but that’s the dumbest reason I’ve ever heard for putting blind faith in an elected official.
nice_thought

jo hoochie said:
No, I will have to walk around with a burka on along with all my sister girls.

Hehe…. Now I just feel sorry for you.
Powerslave

I have to say FOX Sports did an awesome job with the reading of the Declaration of Independence. What an awesome presentation.
The Tea Weasel®

jo hoochie said:
No, I will have to walk around with a burka on along with all my sister girls.

For which we will all be grateful.
Who is Salacious Crumb

Oh crap, this is a political blog.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

WCinWI said:
I totally agree with that point. But we need moments like this where Ed & Rach get all flustered over the President going on the same network as Beck.

Watch carefully the next few months. CNN is attempting to become the pre-eminent voice for the Left, supplanting MSNBC.
You’ll know that war has been declared when the first Primetime host from MSNBC signs with CNN.
It will be interesting to see who it will be.
btw, has Olbermann been fired and humilitiated by CNN yet, might very well be him!

Also,
Given what’s going on in Egypt, when will CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, NPR, etc. be vindicating ‘W’ on the THE BUSH DOCTRINE?
jo hoochie

nice_thought said:
Hehe…. Now I just feel sorry for you.

Thanks and I hope you will wake up to see you were on the wrong side all along and help us sister girls out!
DaTruth

O’Reilly had to squeeze a lot of stuff into the time he was given. He normally would have asked a lot more policy-type questions, and then veered off into the less contentious stuff were it a longer interview.

And of course he respects Obama. It’s a huge GET for him, but O’Reilly will tell you that unless he totally despises someone because they’re someone who goes after him personally or is a criminal, he does respect those who actually will debate him.

Let me ask everyone: Could you ever, ever envision an interview by Keith Olbermann of George W Bush? Yeah, I know it would never happen. But play along — if it did, do you think there would be any respect shown to GWB by Olbermann? Of course not. Olbermann took personal shots at GWB. O’Reilly takes policy shots. There’s a huge difference. So, I’m not surprised in the least that Obama would sit down with him. Plus, Obama knows O’Reilly treated him well in his interview during the Democratic primaries.
nice_thought

Powerslave said:
Yu may or may not think he’s a nutbag, but that’s the dumbest reason I’ve ever heard for putting blind faith in an elected official.

When someone calls Obama, “Obamao,” I have a feeling that guy is just nuts. But hey, if you believe Obama is Mao, then you ant get mad when someone calls you nutbag.
lazzzlo

Who is Salacious Crumb said:
Oh crap, this is a political blog.

Yep!
The Tea Weasel®

Poor Fox News Addicts, O’Rly? went to the White House and they didn’t even get a T-shirt. All they got was a conversation between two adults…and then they criticize O’Rly and call him a Democratic doormat.
nice_thought

jo hoochie said:
Thanks and I hope you will wake up to see you were on the wrong side all along and help us sister girls out!

Just shut up man. Now you are annoying.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

The Tea Weasel® said:
Poor Fox News Addicts, O’Rly? went to the White House and they didn’t even get a T-shirt. All they got was a conversation between two adults…and then they criticize O’Rly and call him a Democratic doormat.

Weasel, it’s not this, in particular, that elicited the monicker.

btw, you’re going to have to reset your cable favorites…see post above!
lazzzlo

The Tea Weasel® said:
Poor Fox News Addicts, O’Rly? went to the White House and they didn’t even get a T-shirt. All they got was a conversation between two adults…and then they criticize O’Rly and call him a Democratic doormat.

Actually, I don’t see that. It seems like you are picking a fight. Most people seem to have commented on the substance or lack of the substance of the interview.
Who is Salacious Crumb

Yep, political. Okay cons and libs, you can’t really politically judge this type of interview. You need to tune into Bill O’s show tomorrow before you damn or praise the product. What was shown today is fluff for intellectuals among the masses watching the coverage. What you saw today was the vegetables they put on your plate aside from the meat and potatoes on Super Bowl Sunday.
jo hoochie

The Tea Weasel® said:
For which we will all be grateful.

Maybe…..Maybe not.
lazzzlo

Of course.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Michael-Vincent-Yuna/822703916 Robert Michael Vincent Yuna

Another story written by the FOX NEWS p.r. department, aka as Mediaite.
lazzzlo

The Super Bowl is the most watched television show in the world…I was yelled at before for not mentioning soccer so vuvuzellas to all!

Of course you can’t judge this type of an interview. But he had to do this interview…if not, he would have appeared too aloof.
jo hoochie

nice_thought said:
Just shut up man. Now you are annoying.

I didn’t think liberals could get annoyed.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

How are the other networks enjoying the over-the-top Patriotism in FOX’s pregame show?
LOL
puck30

lazzzlo said:
Most people seem to have commented on the substance or lack of the substance of the interview.

Bingo! What can you really do in 12, 13 minutes? Cover as much as you can. O’Reilly stuck to his game plan that he outlined in his weekly column.

The Tea Weasel® said:

Poor Fox News Addicts, O’Rly? went to the White House and they didn’t even get a T-shirt

Damn son, sounds more like sour grapes on your part that it was a good interview.
Who is Salacious Crumb

Robert Michael Vincent Yuna said:
Another story written by the FOX NEWS p.r. department, aka as Mediaite.

Site seems pretty liberal to me. Please give specifics; I ‘ll share programmatic findings . . .
lazzzlo

NORBIT Jr. said:
How are the other networks enjoying the over-the-top Patriotism in FOX’s pregame show?
LOL

I live in Daytona Beach. In 2 weeks I will hit NASCAR’s SuperBowl and not only do they fly their flags high they invoke God before every race.
Garth

NORBIT Jr. said:
How are the other networks enjoying the over-the-top Patriotism in FOX’s pregame show?
LOL

How could patriotism be “over the top?”
puck30

Robert Michael Vincent Yuna said:
Another story written by the FOX NEWS p.r. department, aka as Mediaite.

Your FDS acting up again?
lazzzlo

Garth said:
How could patriotism be “over the top?”

Very good lucid point.
nice_thought

jo hoochie said:
I didn’t think liberals could get annoyed.

Now u can think. Lol
Who is Salacious Crumb

Who is Salacious Crumb said:
Site seems pretty liberal to me. Please give specifics; I ‘ll share programmatic findings . . .

When and if I find them . . .
Pablo

lazzzlo said:
MSNBC commentor.

Budding arsonist.
lazzzlo

Pablo said:
Budding arsonist.

Lol, dude I have always enjoyed your comments but you are a Packers fan.

Sigh.
Pablo

The Tea Weasel® said:
Poor Fox News Addicts, O’Rly? went to the White House and they didn’t even get a T-shirt. All they got was a conversation between two adults…and then they criticize O’Rly and call him a Democratic doormat.

Uh, it was the Super Bowl Pre-game Show, genius. Not Fox News. Focus.
Glackin

O’Really? Since when is it acceptable to contradict, patronize and correct the POTUS? I thought we were watching a very polite Mr. Obama dealing with a self-aggrandizing blowhard who had touted, The GREATEST interview ever in a promo on his own show. Citing as a factual source the opinion page of a rag (which was a newspaper in an earlier life) owned by the man who signs his paychecks without mentioning that fact is disingenuous at best. O”Really is unfortunately never at his best.
Pablo

lazzzlo said:
Lol, dude I have always enjoyed your comments but you are a Packers fan.

Sigh.

Just for today, my friend. Oolong has the night off.

My hope is to see Brett Farvrvrvre erased from the Green Bay psyche.
tgk

nice_thought said:
I trust him solely because nutbags like you don’t. That’s enough enough reason for me.

What a telling statement that is. Very enlightening whether you meant it to be or not.
lazzzlo

Pablo said:
My hope is to see Brett Farvrvrvre erased from the Green Bay psyche.

I would hope that everyone feels that way…football will be so much the better.
Pablo

Garth said:
How could patriotism be “over the top?”

They actually read the Declaration of Independence! Everybody knows that dependence is in these days.
Gasket

Dammmnit. O’Reilly didn’t ask where his birth certificate was! Sleeping on the job O’Reilly!
jo hoochie

nice_thought said:
Now u can think. Lol

For myself. How about you? Maybe I should say “Liberals get annoyed” Really!! Is that Better?
screwauger

nice_thought said:
I trust him solely because nutbags like you don’t. That’s enough enough reason for me.

that says a lot but only about what an ass you are. Sip your kewl aid and save your opinions for the things you care to back up. Until then , crickets…
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

JoeRemi says:
O’Reilly: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.”

Obama skipped the implication and treated it as a “nobody can be fully prepared for the job of President ahead of time” question, but that’s not what Bill meant. It was a cheap shot.

The truth is often a cheap shot to libs.
lazzzlo

Gasket said:
Dammmnit. O’Reilly didn’t ask where his birth certificate was! Sleeping on the job O’Reilly!

Did you really think he was going to ask that question?

It’s a non-issue.

That’s weak; the only reason that question is kept alive is by a small portion of people that can’t justify certain facts without invoking a grand conspiracy and opposing “political operatives” that keep the rumor alive.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

I wasn’t able to watch the interview. How many times did Obama say, “let me be clear”?
http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

What was missing? There wasn’t a single mention of our men and women in uniform, serving their country right now. I thought perhaps when O’Reilly asked him what the toughest part of the job was, he might say it was talking with the families of the fallen. But, no, that wasn’t his answer. I guess I should expect nothing more from this man. At least President Bush responded that way when asked the same question in most of his interviews, if not all. What a shame.
augustine25

I knew Obama when he was a sophomore at Occidental College. He was definitely a Marxist-Leninist in the fall of 1980.
IMPEACHBLOBAMA

Barbie doll questions from O’Reilly while obama tries to act all reasonable. Newsflash:
REASONABLE men dont lunch w/BOMBERS [Bill Ayers], IDOLIZE BUTCHERS [Che] , sit in a RACIST AMERICA HATING CHURCH FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS [Rev. Jeremiah Wright] etc etc.

This Fourth-rate CON MAN CRIMINAL won’t EVER get my vote–he SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR HIS CRIMES ;)
Pablo

augustine25 said:
I knew Obama when he was a sophomore at Occidental College. He was definitely a Marxist-Leninist in the fall of 1980.

The apple doesn’t fall far from Uncle Frank.
Nacho

Glackin said:
O’Really? Since when is it acceptable to contradict, patronize and correct the POTUS? I thought we were watching a very polite Mr. Obama dealing with a self-aggrandizing blowhard who had touted, The GREATEST interview ever in a promo on his own show. Citing as a factual source the opinion page of a rag (which was a newspaper in an earlier life) owned by the man who signs his paychecks without mentioning that fact is disingenuous at best. O”Really is unfortunately never at his best.

I agree, it was far from a professional interview. O’Rielly was basically a jerk, but I guess that’s what his viewers come to expect and the Obama haters appreciate.
nice_thought

screwauger said:
that says a lot but only about what an ass you are. Sip your kewl aid and save your opinions for the things you care to back up. Until then , crickets…

All u said is true, and ya, like you said Obamao is ruining this country.
nice_thought

tgk said:
What a telling statement that is. Very enlightening whether you meant it to be or not.

Right? You must be genius.
lazzzlo

If he was such a jerk why is the interview being allowed to air on a second day?
rover37

Im SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of Obama saying you can keep your insurance if you like it.. That is a LIE !!! So many companys are going to dump insurance and take the fine by the govt because its cheaper…. then you will LOSE YOUR INSURANCE and more than likely have to buy into the garbage Govt run cr@p.
nice_thought

IMPEACHBLOBAMA said:
Barbie doll questions from O’Reilly while obama tries to act all reasonable. Newsflash:
REASONABLE men dont lunch w/BOMBERS [Bill Ayers], IDOLIZE BUTCHERS [Che] , sit in a RACIST AMERICA HATING CHURCH FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS [Rev. Jeremiah Wright] etc etc.

This Fourth-rate CON MAN CRIMINAL won’t EVER get my vote–he SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR HIS CRIMES ;)

Yup, everybody thinks like you. Even Sarah palin thinks like u.
Nacho

lazzzlo said:
If he was such a jerk why is the interview being allowed to air on a second day?

Why not? they were there together, the cameras were set, If President Obama had some extra time, why not?

Even though people like to say different, Obama is still a reasonable man. How petty and ridiculous would it be for him to say No just cuz O’Reilly is a jerk?
sarainitaly

o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything. obama just repeated the same old lines that we have heard over and over. i can’t believe he even threw in *win the future*. i wish he would just answer/talk, instead of throwing out lines from his speeches.

MsUnderestimated said:
I thought perhaps when O’Reilly asked him what the toughest part of the job was, he might say it was talking with the families of the fallen.

that would have been a much better answer than having to wear a jacket on superbowl sunday and *living in a bubble*. poor baby.

15 minutes just isn’t enough time.
Nacho

Haters gonna hate…
The_Reasonable_Lib

Nacho said:
Haters gonna hate…

I absolutely loved that appearance when President Obama payed homage to “dirt off your shoulders” he should do the same here.
ChiliPeppersFan

MsUnderestimated said:
What was missing? There wasn’t a single mention of our men and women in uniform, serving their country right now. I thought perhaps when O’Reilly asked him what the toughest part of the job was, he might say it was talking with the families of the fallen. But, no, that wasn’t his answer. I guess I should expect nothing more from this man. At least President Bush responded that way when asked the same question in most of his interviews, if not all. What a shame.

do you mean when the unindicted criminal lied and said he gave up golf because people were dying because of him?
Gasket

sarainitaly said:
o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything. obama just repeated the same old lines that we have heard over and over. i can’t believe he even threw in *win the future*. i wish he would just answer/talk, instead of throwing out lines from his speeches.

that would have been a much better answer than having to wear a jacket on superbowl sunday and *living in a bubble*. poor baby.

15 minutes just isn’t enough time.

You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.
lazzzlo

If there ever was a doubt…Fergie can sing better than Axl Rose!
Jackie_Treehorn

NORBIT Jr. said:
Bill should have asked him why Democrats fall all over themselves in support of Egyptian protestors calling for less Federal Control over their lives – but DESPISE the dreaded Tea Party.

- and not to reiterate the same disproven “Racist” SMEARS.

Because protesting against a man ruling with an iron fist is completely different than the idiocy and lies the Baggers rally against….
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything. obama just repeated the same old lines that we have heard over and over. i can’t believe he even threw in *win the future*. i wish he would just answer/talk, instead of throwing out lines from his speeches. that would have been a much better answer than having to wear a jacket on superbowl sunday and *living in a bubble*. poor baby. 15 minutes just isn’t enough time.

It seemed to be sufficient time to provide you with a number of shrill whines.
The Real Royal King

Gasket said:
sarainitaly said:
o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything. obama just repeated the same old lines that we have heard over and over. i can’t believe he even threw in *win the future*. i wish he would just answer/talk, instead of throwing out lines from his speeches.
that would have been a much better answer than having to wear a jacket on superbowl sunday and *living in a bubble*. poor baby.
15 minutes just isn’t enough time.
You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.

Spot on!

Bashing President Obama is her only reason to wake up in the morning, however.
Davo

ChiliPeppersFan said:
unindicted criminal

Be specific. According to the Constitution, we have an entire administration of those in Washington right now.
The Real Royal King

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window) said:
I wasn’t able to watch the interview. How many times did Obama say, “let me be clear”?

Yes, but it didn’t mean you couldn’t bleat, moan, kvetch and whine about it, did it Tormented Michelle-in-Utah?
lazzzlo

The Real Royal King said:
Spot on!

Bashing President Obama is her only reason to wake up in the morning, however.

You seem to thrive on bashing anyone who you don’t agree with.
The Real Royal King

nice_thought said:
IMPEACHBLOBAMA said:
Barbie doll questions from O’Reilly while obama tries to act all reasonable. Newsflash:
REASONABLE men dont lunch w/BOMBERS [Bill Ayers], IDOLIZE BUTCHERS [Che] , sit in a RACIST AMERICA HATING CHURCH FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS [Rev. Jeremiah Wright] etc etc.
This Fourth-rate CON MAN CRIMINAL won’t EVER get my vote–he SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR HIS CRIMES ;)
Yup, everybody thinks like you. Even Sarah palin thinks like u.

Did you see that W just cancelled a planned trip to Switzerland after being warned he’d likely be arrested for War Crimes?
lazzzlo

*whom*
sarainitaly

Gasket said:
You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.

he did, when he repeated the BS line that if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.
and when he repeated his new *yes we can*, “winning the future”.
lazzzlo

@RRKing…do you really want to see the office of the Presidency of our country held accountable to measures and standards that differ from our own?
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
Gasket said:
You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.
he did, when he repeated the BS line that if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.
and when he repeated his new *yes we can*, “winning the future”.

I have to admit, Tumbleweed, I’d have much preferred he be all negative, sour and pessimistic like you.
ChiliPeppersFan

Davo said:
Be specific. According to the Constitution, we have an entire administration of those in Washington right now.

Inhumane Treatment
Depriving Prisoners of Their Property
Cruel Treatment
Outrages upon Personal Dignity
Interrogation Beyond Name, Rank, and Serial Number
Coercive Techniques
Unpleasant Treatment
Torture
Failure to Prevent Torture
Complicity or Participation in Torture
Failure to Protect Prisoners from Intimidation
Inadequate Shelter
Close Confinement
Inadequate Heating
Inadequate Lighting
Prisoners Disallowed from Food Preparation
Solitary Confinement
Lack of Prison Canteens
Prisoners Not Allowed to Receive Funds to Purchase Personal Items
Unhygienic Housing
Unhealthful Incarceration
Denial of Medical Care
Failure to Rehabilitate Victims of Torture
Failure to Allow Prisoners to Complain About Captivity Conditions
Failure to Respond to Complaints of Prisoners Alleging Torture
Failure to Allow Prisoners to Elect Representatives
Repeated Punishment
Corporal Punishment
Confinement Without Daylight
Punishment Exceeding Thirty Days
Discipline Without Following Procedures
Secret Detainees
Failure to Advise Prisoners of Their Right to Counsel
Denial of Right to Counsel
Failure to Use a Competent Tribunal to Determine Whether to Detain Prisoners
Failure to Disseminate Geneva Convention Protections
Failure to Post the Geneva Conventions
Failure to Publicly State How Prisoners Are to Be Handled
Failure to Allow Visits Between Lawyers and Prisoners
Denial of the Right to Call Witnesses
Failure to Advise Prisoners of Geneva Convention Rights
Failure to Facilitate Selection by Prisoners of Their Attorneys
Failure to Allow the United Nations to Provide Attorneys for Prisoners
Failure to Provide Attorneys Free Access to Prisoners
Failure to Inform Prisoners Promptly of Charges Against Them
Secret Judicial Proceedings
Failure to Provide Appropriate Legal Advice to Military Commanders Regarding Prisoners
Failure of Commanding Officers to Ensure That Subordinates Understand Geneva Convention Obligations Regarding Prisoners
Failure of Commanding Officers to Prevent or Stop Subordinates from Mistreating Prisoners
Attempting to Justify Torture
Failure to Arrest & Prosecute Torturers
Failure to Compensate Victims of Torture
Refusal to Allow the Red Cross Access to Prisoners
Failure to Establish a Central Prisoner of War Agency
Failure to Request Assistance from a Humanitarian Organization
Prisoners Prevented from Contacting the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Society
Denial & Delay of Correspondence Between Prisoners & Their Families
Failure to Compensate Dependents of Fatal Victims of Torture
Extraordinary renditions
Issues of executive orders authorizing enforced disappearances
Failure to prosecute those responsible for enforced disappearances
Failure to disclose basic information bout victims of enforced disappearances to family and legal representatives
Failure to inform rendered persons of the reasons for their disappearance, investigation of their case, and plans for their future
Failure to provide reparation and compensation to victims of enforced disappearance
The Real Royal King

lazzzlo said:
@RRKing…do you really want to see the office of the Presidency of our country held accountable to measures and standards that differ from our own?

No, but I do want our President, whoever he, she or it may be, to be under the law. International War Crimes standards are clear, so there is no inherent lack of substantive due process, and I see no procedural inequity to hold the US President accountable to basic, recognized standards of human rights. If the deaths of hundreds of thousands Iraqi men, women and children do not rise to that standard, I don’t know what would.
sarainitaly

On topic, and relevant to the post:

sarainitaly said:
sarainitaly says:
February 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm (Quote)
6 4
o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything.

haters hatin’, irrelevant and off topic to boot:

Nacho said:
Haters gonna hate…

ChiliPeppersFan said:
do you mean when the unindicted criminal lied and said he gave up golf because people were dying because of him?

Gasket said:
You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.

Jackie_Treehorn said:
Because protesting against a man ruling with an iron fist is completely different than the idiocy and lies the Baggers rally against….

The Real Royal King said:
It seemed to be sufficient time to provide you with a number of shrill whines.

The Real Royal King said:
Spot on!

Bashing President Obama is her only reason to wake up in the morning, however.

The Real Royal King said:
Yes, but it didn’t mean you couldn’t bleat, moan, kvetch and whine about it, did it Tormented Michelle-in-Utah?

The Real Royal King said:
I have to admit, Tumbleweed, I’d have much preferred he be all negative, sour and pessimistic like you.
jo hoochie

I think its funny to know that Obama is playing up to FOX News!…. Wasn’t the first two years putting down Fox? Oh, let me guess he’s using Fox for plublicity for trying to get re-elected! Obama used Fox during the primary. I do like the fact that Obama called FOX’s guys in Egypt journalists. Doesn’t that make Fox a REAL news station now?? For all you liberals that says Fox isn’t, the Prez realizes Fox is the real deal!
lazzzlo

@RRKing…fair enough. That’s what I was looking for in an answer. This current presidency also has continued the past practices of the previous administration.
The_Reasonable_Lib

sarainitaly said:
On topic, and relevant to the post:

haters hatin’, irrelevant and off topic to boot:

gasket’s comment and king’s last one weren’t really off topic they were still discussing the post.
The_Reasonable_Lib

jo hoochie said:
I think its funny to know that Obama is playing up to FOX News!…. Wasn’t the first two years putting down Fox? Oh, let me guess he’s using Fox for plublicity for trying to get re-elected! Obama used Fox during the primary. I do like the fact that Obama called FOX’s guys in Egypt journalists. Doesn’t that make Fox a REAL news station now?? For all you liberals that says Fox isn’t, the Prez realizes Fox is the real deal!

The guys in Egypt and Glenn Beck are very different.
stephenpyle

I don’t know how there are 5 pages of arguments here. It was a pretty enjoyable interview.

No one watching the Super Bowl wants to hear O’Reilly and Obama go at it for fifteen minutes and they both knew that. O’Reilly realized he only had 15 minutes and did a good job keeping Obama’s answers somewhat short. I was impressed with both of their cordiality towards each other. I actually liked the more human interest questions O’Reilly asked and I thought and even as someone who doesn’t watch the Factor, I’d like to see the rest of the interview.
lazzzlo

We are a self-determining government. We evolve. We play by our rules.

Dangerous as it sounds we elect our leaders to shape our policies. And it isn’t always pretty. But we are the good guys and sometimes we have to put our feet down.
lazzzlo

stephenpyle said:
I don’t know how there are 5 pages of arguments here. It was a pretty enjoyable interview.

No one watching the Super Bowl wants to hear O’Reilly and Obama go at it for fifteen minutes and they both knew that. O’Reilly realized he only had 15 minutes and did a good job keeping Obama’s answers somewhat short. I was impressed with both of their cordiality towards each other. I actually liked the more human interest questions O’Reilly asked and I thought and even as someone who doesn’t watch the Factor, I’d like to see the rest of the interview.

lol, I like to bicker sometimes but that was a very succint comment.
The Real Royal King

lazzzlo said:
@RRKing…fair enough. That’s what I was looking for in an answer. This current presidency also has continued the past practices of the previous administration.

I’m afraid you’re correct.
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
On topic, and relevant to the post:
sarainitaly said:
sarainitaly says:
February 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm (Quote)
6 4
o’reilly seemed a little nervous. he did cut him off at times, but thank gawd, otherwise obama would just talk for 15 minutes, and never answer anything.
haters hatin’, irrelevant and off topic to boot:
Nacho said:
Haters gonna hate…
ChiliPeppersFan said:
do you mean when the unindicted criminal lied and said he gave up golf because people were dying because of him?
Gasket said:
You sound bitter Obama didn’t embarass himself.
Jackie_Treehorn said:
Because protesting against a man ruling with an iron fist is completely different than the idiocy and lies the Baggers rally against….
The Real Royal King said:
It seemed to be sufficient time to provide you with a number of shrill whines.
The Real Royal King said:
Spot on!
Bashing President Obama is her only reason to wake up in the morning, however.
The Real Royal King said:
Yes, but it didn’t mean you couldn’t bleat, moan, kvetch and whine about it, did it Tormented Michelle-in-Utah?
The Real Royal King said:
I have to admit, Tumbleweed, I’d have much preferred he be all negative, sour and pessimistic like you.

So, if I understand what you are saying, Tumbleweed, you hold yourself in the highest, unblemished esteem, and anyone who disagrees with you is pond scum. Nice work if you can get it. Too bad, you’re unemployed.
Jackie_Treehorn

sarainitaly said:

haters hatin’, irrelevant and off topic to boot:

I was replying to the idiocy posted by Norbit. Thanks for playing….
The Real Royal King

lazzzlo said:
We are a self-determining government. We evolve. We play by our rules. Dangerous as it sounds we elect our leaders to shape our policies. And it isn’t always pretty. But we are the good guys and sometimes we have to put our feet down.

If we look at the Palestinian elections, they seem to have been fair and democratic. We didn’t like the outcome, however. Do we really have the right to pass judgment? Particularly in light of the 2000 elections in the US when the popularly elected President did not assume office because of an arcane process?

If the Egyptian elections are free and democratic, are we going to be complaining?
lazzzlo

The Real Royal King said:
If we look at the Palestinian elections, they seem to have been fair and democratic. We didn’t like the outcome, however. Do we really have the right to pass judgment? Particularly in light of the 2000 elections in the US when the popularly elected President did not assume office because of an arcane process?

If the Egyptian elections are free and democratic, are we going to be complaining?

Fair questions…I will ignore the Florida reference…I live in that particular county (Volusia).

I hate to say this…but it is for “The greater good”. Someone somewhere will always lose with our foreign policy.

It would be perfect if we were an isolationist country; but we aren’t. Everyone will hate us and everyone will turn to us for help.

And sometimes you have to be strong and tell people around the world that we are active, aware and good.

Or…pick China.
The Real Royal King

lazzzlo said:
Fair questions…I will ignore the Florida reference…I live in that particular county (Volusia). I hate to say this…but it is for “The greater good”. Someone somewhere will always lose with our foreign policy. It would be perfect if we were an isolationist country; but we aren’t. Everyone will hate us and everyone will turn to us for help. And sometimes you have to be strong and tell people around the world that we are active, aware and good. Or…pick China.

That wasn’t so much a Florida reference. I’m not sure who won Florida, and I am not sure anyone else is. Florida aside, Gore received substantially more votes than W. Alas, that is our system, and so be it. I just think that mean we can’t be preachy about non-democratic processes elsewhere in the world.

I agree, too that a sensible foreign policy often seems to require we compromise our own firmly held values.
lazzzlo

The Real Royal King said:
I just think that mean we can’t be preachy about non-democratic processes elsewhere in the world.

And I think we can. And that is where we disagree. But we don’t riot, we support our base and our money.

I do truly believe we encourage democracy always but I’m not naive.
ChiliPeppersFan

jo hoochie said:
I think its funny to know that Obama is playing up to FOX News!…. Wasn’t the first two years putting down Fox? Oh, let me guess he’s using Fox for plublicity for trying to get re-elected! Obama used Fox during the primary. I do like the fact that Obama called FOX’s guys in Egypt journalists. Doesn’t that make Fox a REAL news station now?? For all you liberals that says Fox isn’t, the Prez realizes Fox is the real deal!

it’s not a matter of putting fox down or fox being real or not. it’s that fox is just an extension of the republican party.
lazzzlo

And you know I’m correct. Do you cater to the least or greater common denominater
in your professional life?
lazzzlo

@RRKing, if you seriously believe that George W Bush should be held accountable for war crimes…wouldn’t it make sense that we capture “other international criminals”?

Would Tony Blair and Silvio Berlesconi be charged?

What about every port of entry in all the major shipping lanes that had to accurately identify their manifest?

Would you let Geneva cover that?
jim bronson 990cc

NORBIT Jr. said:
Bill should have asked him why Democrats fall all over themselves in support of Egyptian protestors calling for less Federal Control over their lives – but DESPISE the dreaded Tea Party. – and not to reiterate the same disproven “Racist” SMEARS.

Moron, this was called out. Cal called the protestetors crazies,but would no apply the same label to the tea baggers. Hypocrisy, thy name is GOPER!
jo hoochie

ChiliPeppersFan said:
it’s not a matter of putting fox down or fox being real or not. it’s that fox is just an extension of the republican party.

I see Fox as fair and balanced. They have both sides on. So many of the liberals on here say Fox is not a news station and I just don’t see it that way at all and I do watch other stations, very little anymore. The other stations seem to be an extension of the democrat party and becoming more socialist. I never feel I get the whole truth watching them. You and others may think about Beck when Fox is mentioned and I do like Beck, Hannity but I’m talking about the real news from 8 in the morning until Beck comes on. Neil Cavuto is Great, and Bret Baier instead of Brian Willams or Katie. Watching Katie is like listening to no news. I’m shocked she is still on and they are paying her millions.
twin1616

Although O’ Reilly was less of a jerk than usual he was still a jerk.
Michael_T

jo hoochie said:
I think its funny to know that Obama is playing up to FOX News!….

So you are not aware that it has become a tradition for the POTUS to conduct a pre-game interview with the network broadcasting the interview?

C’mon. It was in all the papers.
Michael_T

” …broadcasting the interview?”

Of course I meant broadcasting the Super Bowl.
JoeRemi

Fox is covering O’Reilly’s ass. See my correct representation of a question here:

“What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.”

Now read the transcript. They changed ‘since’ to ‘that’, and dropped ‘it’ after ‘for’.

Now it reads: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”

They “fixed” a cheap shot. Nice.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

The Real Royal King said:
Do we really have the right to pass judgment?

We have the RIGHT to do anything we want. We are not citizens of the world, we are citizens of the United States. If a country votes in a government that wants to kill us or the Israli’s we can decide to declare that country null and void.
RRK you need to check back into to a mental hospital.
Gasket

sarainitaly said:
he did, when he repeated the BS line that if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.
and when he repeated his new *yes we can*, “winning the future”.

Nothing embarassing there. But again from the perspective of a wingnut, Obama saying that he was born in HI would be an “embarassing” admission. Want to see/read an embarassing avenue? Look at Sarah Palin’s criticism of Obama on Egypt. That rambling reminded me of the disastrous Katie Couric interview.
Gasket

gordonbloyershow said:
We have the RIGHT to do anything we want.

Actually, we don’t. Dumbass.
mcf1757

Rush Limbaugh Cannot Defend Ronald Reagan http://bit.ly/ghISbt
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

JoeRemi said:
Fox is covering O’Reilly’s ass. See my correct representation of a question here: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.” Now read the transcript. They changed ’since’ to ‘that’, and dropped ‘it’ after ‘for’. Now it reads: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.” They “fixed” a cheap shot. Nice.

You have a hearing problem. The interview will be replayed and you once again will be proven to be a liar.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Gasket said:
Actually, we don’t. Dumbass.

Who do you think is going to stop us, you, dumbass? Go back to your drugs.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

ChiliPeppersFan said:
do you mean when the unindicted criminal lied and said he gave up golf because people were dying because of him?

I don’t what you are taking that makes you stupid but it is working.
jo hoochie

Michael_T said:
So you are not aware that it has become a tradition for the POTUS to conduct a pre-game interview with the network broadcasting the interview? C’mon. It was in all the papers.

After all the harsh things said about Fox by Gibbs, Obama and many others I really was somewhat suprised Obama would give an interview with Bill but Obama is trying hard to look good these days. It’s not working, at least with me it isn’t.
Nacho

gordonbloyershow said:
You have a hearing problem. The interview will be replayed and you once again will be proven to be a liar.

Are they going to edit the interview when they replay it?

It’s not a tough case to crack, just go back and watch the clip and you can see he was correct and the Fox transcript miss quoted him. Are you fucking retarded or something?
Nacho

gordonbloyershow said:
You have a hearing problem. The interview will be replayed and you once again will be proven to be a liar.

Are they going to edit the interview when they replay it?

It’s not a tough case to crack, just go back and watch the clip and you can see he was correct and the Fox transcript miss quoted him. Are you fvcking retarded or something?
stoogedudes

Hey, Tatboy! Are you as happy as I am?? I think Pablo seems to be a cheesehead as well! A toast to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers!

We did it!! Green Bay went all the way!!

Sorry, Penguin, but I will say that Pittsburgh did put up a good game and I was nervous in the second half, but they still couldn’t reach the Cheese!

Ok, on topic now. I enjoyed the interview very much. You could tell there was mutual respect and I’m glad O’Reilly didn’t throw softballs. Some will disagree, but that’s America! I’ll forgive Obama for being a Bears fan, especially since my Packers won!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeph-Bennett/1400812406 Jeph Bennett

“I have a tie, you don’t have a tie”…. really? Can this jackass be any more of a petulant little child? REAL journalist ask questions, listen to answers , and then either move on or rebuke and wait for clarification. You don’t add your smirky little snide shot and then rush into the next question as if YOU are the person we’re waiting for answers from.
Billbo’s ratings are proof of one thing only: a VAST portion of our countrymen would rather lap up spoon-fed emotional propaganda than look behind the rhetoric to find out what’s actually going on.
Also, if you’ve ever wondered what kind of giant IDIOTS would doubt the world wasn’t flat or that laughed at doctors who first suggested bacteria could cause illness, just read any FOX “news” comment page…..hard to argue with evolution when slime like that has adapted to computers. ;)
lazzzlo

gordonbloyershow said:
We have the RIGHT to do anything we want. We are not citizens of the world, we are citizens of the United States.

Mr. Blowyer, I do not agree with you all the time,but I sorta do on this…”We have the RIGHT to do anything we want. We are not citizens of the world, we are citizens of the United States.”

I want us to be citizens of the world and we are obliged to protect our assets.

If Egypt goes down…we need the Suez Canal.
lazzzlo

Because really, in a geo-political sense, that is what it boils down to…who controls the shipping.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

For all of you Obamaphobes, take a breath. We just spent the day honoring the 100th birthday of our first divorced, drug smuggling, terrorist supplying thieving president who ran from battle in Lebanon and joined the only cavalry unit in the army in WWII. More members of his administration went to jail than any other, including Nixon. And you’re the fools who think he was a hero.
stephenpyle

gordonbloyershow said:
We have the RIGHT to do anything we want. We are not citizens of the world, we are citizens of the United States. .

Do you realize how ignorant and elitist that sounds? It’s that kind of attitude that offends other countries and gives them the wrong impression of who we are. Is it okay if someone in another part of the world says that about you?
clindhartsen

jo hoochie said:
After all the harsh things said about Fox by Gibbs, Obama and many others I really was somewhat suprised Obama would give an interview with Bill but Obama is trying hard to look good these days. It’s not working, at least with me it isn’t.

The ability to get some words out there on one of the most watched days in television is probably worth it for any president, even if the news organization tied to the event isn’t seen as the most fair by some eyes.

Overall, should be interesting to see what else appears on the Factor, but it was casual and good enough.
JoeRemi

gordonbloyershow said:
You have a hearing problem. The interview will be replayed and you once again will be proven to be a liar.

You’re about as dumb as a shoe. I don’t have to WAIT, it’s right up there ^. Go to the 9:35 mark and suck on it.
WCinWI

In other news, new post at the top about Huff Po & AOL.
Gasket

gordonbloyershow said:
Who do you think is going to stop us, you, dumbass? Go back to your drugs.

Is that the reason why we are stuck in quagmires in the middle east you senile & perverted curmudgeon?
Rusty Shackelford

Has Olbermann tweeted yet? Sgt.Schultz,Tingles and Maddow must be pissed off today.
WillP

That was a good interview. If only all of the other media commentators on Fox news were as civil and decent as O’Reilly.
bigguy1231

The interview preserved the status quo. Billy looked like the uneducated ignorant fool that he is and Obama looked like the smart guy in the room.
Grammie

Nacho said:
Haters gonna hate…

. And you are definitely one who would know from personal experience.

For proof I give you are comment about Gov Jan Brewer.
Grammie

JoeRemi said:
What is it

.
I went to the video and also looked at the transcript as BHO was speaking.

The transcript is word for word correct:

“O’REILLY: What is it about the job that has surprised you the most?

That you weren’t prepared for coming in here?”

with the exception that it sounded like one sentence as opposed to the transcript indicating two separate sentences.

Listen again.
JoeRemi

Dear, he clearly says “SINCE you weren’t prepared for IT coming in here”. It’s not debateable. Even if you could prove he said THAT instead of SINCE, he clearly says FOR IT at the end, which would make the sentence, “that you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. That’s a grammatical mess that only Sarah Palin would attempt. Listen again. I heard it right away the first time, was surprised by it, and replayed right away. The transcript is bull. I’m right.
Nacho

Grammie said:
. And you are definitely one who would know from personal experience.

For proof I give you are comment about Gov Jan Brewer.

That gets even more amusing every time you old hens try to throw that at me. That’s all that you have?
Add the fact that I took it back immediately after I said it proves that you actually have nothing.

I’m really not a hater with the exception of Hannity and Beck. Whenever I comment on those two viruses, you may write me off as a hater if you wish.
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
Fox is covering O’Reilly’s ass. See my correct representation of a question here:

“What is it about the job that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here.”

Now read the transcript. They changed ’since’ to ‘that’, and dropped ‘it’ after ‘for’.

Now it reads: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”

They “fixed” a cheap shot. Nice.

I think you created that cheap shot, or did you get it from Media Matters? You need to go listen to the interview at the 9:35 mark.

This is what Bill says: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”
sarainitaly

Gasket said:
Nothing embarassing there. But again from the perspective of a wingnut, Obama saying that he was born in HI would be an “embarassing” admission. Want to see/read an embarassing avenue? Look at Sarah Palin’s criticism of Obama on Egypt. That rambling reminded me of the disastrous Katie Couric interview.

When those can’t back up their arguments, they often resort to Sarah Palin and birther attacks….

From ABC News: “Two of the central promises of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law are unlikely to be fulfilled, Medicare’s independent economic expert told Congress on Wednesday. The landmark legislation probably won’t hold costs down, and it won’t let everybody keep their current health insurance if they like it, Chief Actuary Richard Foster told the House Budget Committee. His office is responsible for independent long-range cost estimates.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=12768675

Yet hours before he uttered that line, the Boston Globe reported that Harvard Pilgrim Health Care was canceling its Medicare Advantage coverage specifically because of new regulations imposed by Obama’s health care law.
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/09/30/no-you-cant-keep-your-health-c
skyfet

This interview is shameful, according to Murdoch who finds this kind of interview shameful.
Paladin

Good interview.
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
Dear, he clearly says “SINCE you weren’t prepared for IT coming in here”. It’s not debateable. Even if you could prove he said THAT instead of SINCE, he clearly says FOR IT at the end, which would make the sentence, “that you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. That’s a grammatical mess that only Sarah Palin would attempt. Listen again. I heard it right away the first time, was surprised by it, and replayed right away. The transcript is bull. I’m right.

i guess that explains a lot with you guys…. you hear things that just aren’t there.

This is what Bill says: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”
JoeRemi

sarainitaly said:
i guess that explains a lot with you guys…. you hear things that just aren’t there. This is what Bill says: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”

You are simply wrong. Play the clip 20 times. It comes up the same way every time.

I like Bill, and thought it was a decent interview. This part was cheesy, and I noticed it immediately..long before anybody had time to pretend it was any different. He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.
MiriMirage

PEOPLE LIKE ME: Selling their mental virginity to highest bidders.

http://www.californianoir.blogspot.com
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
You are simply wrong. Play the clip 20 times. It comes up the same way every time.

I like Bill, and thought it was a decent interview. This part was cheesy, and I noticed it immediately..long before anybody had time to pretend it was any different. He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.

nope, sorry. i have seen it three times on FOX, and listened to it about 10 times here. You are wrong. I don’t know what to tell ya…
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.

he didn’t, however, he should have. it’s true. he was inexperienced.
JoeRemi

Are you seriously telling me you don’t hear it? Explain the word ‘it’ after ‘for’ if the first word was ‘that’. The sentence would read “…thing that has surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. It’s convoluted and clumsy that way, and O’Reilly is not convoluted or clumsy. The sentence is “…thing that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. IT’S ON THE TAPE.
Davo

ChiliPeppersFan said:
Inhumane Treatment
Depriving Prisoners of Their Property
Cruel Treatment
Outrages upon Personal Dignity
Interrogation Beyond Name, Rank, and Serial Number
Coercive Techniques
Unpleasant Treatment
Torture
Blah……..
Blah………
And a bunch of other concocted whining from some anti-American Left-Nut blogsite.

Poor terrorists, huh Chili? But you forgot to list the atrocities on the “innocent” terrorists’ side of the equation……………..beheadings, etc. I guess you should warn your other friends and fellow allies that there’s a price to pay for attacking the US when we have a Commander-In-Chief rather than an “Apologist-In-Chief.”

Personally, I think the fact that they’re still around is proof that Bush was too easy on ‘em. Ever wonder why the Soviets never had much of a Muslim problem? A retired CIA agent told me some stories that would warm the cockles of your heart…………………they didn’t hesitate to show the Muslims what the price was for playing the game of terrorism. Short-term problem solved.

Sorry you picked the wrong side to support, Chili. Next time, find an anti-American ally that functions in the 21st century.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Derek-Elliot/1397506919 Derek Elliot

O’Reilly’s interview was nothing but a slow-pitched softball of the Larry King school with a little Oprah added. I thought O’Reilly would next ask Obama about the White House food. Here are a few questions that the folks really wanted asked.

Why are you kissing teacher union cheek to the detriment of millions of students who leave their public school experience as functional illiterates?

The global warming hoax threatens to impoverish the world by trillions of dollars yet you support policies and appoint people who would implement policies which scientists agree would lower the world temperature by less than one degree in a century. Why?

The recovery is anemic and the job market is stagnant. Businessmen are reluctant to hire because they fear an anti-business Obama administration is too willing to pluck them of any gains that they may realize. Those green jobs you promised will never materialize — only a less regulated, lower taxed business climate will increase employment. Are you aware that a conservative Republican Congress is your only hope for improving the climate for any job growth?

The price of energy has skyrocketed during your administration. Much of this increase is due to your policy of appeasing the greens who demand that domestic exploration and drilling be severely curtailed. Do you plan to continue these policies?
tgk

JoeRemi said:
You are simply wrong. Play the clip 20 times. It comes up the same way every time.

I like Bill, and thought it was a decent interview. This part was cheesy, and I noticed it immediately..long before anybody had time to pretend it was any different. He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.

Bill O’Reilly does not disguise his “cheap shots”. If he meant it that way, everyone would know it and you wouldn’t be debating it on here.
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
JoeRemi said:
He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.

he didn’t, however, he should have. it’s true. he was inexperienced.

Yet, he was elected, and here you are still BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, bleating, kvetching, moaning, whining, BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, day after day, night after night, world without end.
Hugo Daun

littleboybloyer said:
We are not citizens of the world…

Your hero thought differently…must have been the AD, huh?

“I speak today as both a citizen of the United States and of the world. … My people have sent me here today to speak for them as citizens of the world, which they truly are, for we Americans are drawn from every nationality represented in this chamber today.” ~ Ronald Reagan 6/17/82
Pablo

JoeRemi said:
He stuck the President with a cheap “inexperience” jab. Period.

Obama didn’t seem to take it that way. The Presidency is a job like no other and anyone who takes it finds themselves surprised by a lot of things. No one is “ready” on the day they take office. Every President will tell you that. It’s common knowledge and not the least bit surprising. So, asking what he’s experienced in the job that he didn’t expect is not out of line, and Obama handled the question very well.
Pablo

The Real Rabid Kook said:
Yet, he was elected, and here you are still BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, bleating, kvetching, moaning, whining, BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, day after day, night after night, world without end.

While you’re still doing exactly that about Reagan, Kook. Yer funny.
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
Are you seriously telling me you don’t hear it? Explain the word ‘it’ after ‘for’ if the first word was ‘that’. The sentence would read “…thing that has surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. It’s convoluted and clumsy that way, and O’Reilly is not convoluted or clumsy. The sentence is “…thing that surprised you the most, since you weren’t prepared for it coming in here”. IT’S ON THE TAPE.

100% telling you it is not in there. You must have a blip or something on your computer, or in your ears. It is NOT what you say it is.

Bill says: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”
IT’S ON THE TAPE.
Pablo

JoeRemi said:
Are you seriously telling me you don’t hear it? Explain the word ‘it’ after ‘for’ if the first word was ‘that’. The sentence would read “…

Nope. There’s no “it” in there. He doesn’t say it and it isn’t in the transcript. You’re imagining “it”.
sarainitaly

The Real Royal King said:
Yet, he was elected,

i am not denying he was elected. i said he was inexperienced. he was. ask any one. ask Bill, Hillary, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Dodd, Michelle Obama…. they all knew it.

and here you are still BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, bleating, kvetching, moaning, whining, BASHING, SLANDERING, SLURRING, day after day, night after night, world without end.

“LOOK AT ME! YOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO! PAY ATTENTION TO ME! I can use the same words over and over and over and over again in an attempt to get sara to notice me! I am obsessed with her! woooo! Yooo hoooooooooo PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!!!!!!!”
Pablo

bigguy1231 said:
The interview preserved the status quo. Billy looked like the uneducated ignorant fool that he is and Obama looked like the smart guy in the room.

O’Reilly is uneducated? You do realize that this was a conversation between two Harvard graduates, don’t you? Just a guy with three degrees interviewing a guy with two, right? Or perhaps the uneducated one here is you.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

More lies from Obama when he said he doesn’t believe in redistribution of wealth.

It’s a TRAGEDY THAT ‘REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH’ NOT PURSUED BY SUPREME COURT”

Barack Obama – 2001

Of course, that’s just one of many examples.
Pablo

sarainitaly said:
Bill says: “What is it about the job that surprised you the most, that you weren’t prepared for coming in here.”
IT’S ON THE TAPE.

And if that isn’t enough, you can read his lips. “It” ain’t in there.
LarryB

Was this a Bill O’Reilly interview or a Barbra Walters interview? I thought Bill did a decent job with his questions regarding Egypt, a good job grilling Obama on health care, but then he wasted our time with questions a child or Barbra Walters might have asked- what’s the toughest thing about being president, are you more guarded now, who’s going to win the Super Bowl, do you follow football?
Hello, Bill? We still have soldiers in harm’s way in Afghanistan! How about asking about that? How about some questions regarding big corporations refusing to hire even though their profits have rebounded, which is keeping unemployment high? You would have better served the public by grilling the president on his extension of the unpatriotic Patriot Act or why he is so determined to keep putting so many people in jail for possession of marijuana or why he preaches the virtues of transparency but does not think it applies to the Federal Reserve where it might be most deserved.
The sad part is many people probably prefer a Walters approach and those people are simply more interested in who the president thinks is going to win a football game than how many more brave Americans are going to die in the Middle East.
glenn113

Prez. as cool as a cucumber. O’Reilly embarrassed himself. Plain and simple.
Pablo

LarryB said:
I thought Bill did a decent job with his questions regarding Egypt, a good job grilling Obama on health care, but then he wasted our time with questions a child or Barbra Walters might have asked- what’s the toughest thing about being president, are you more guarded now, who’s going to win the Super Bowl, do you follow football?

The occasion for the interview was the Super Bowl broadcast. It’s an entertainment spectacle. It need not be all hard policy questions. Actually, I’m already tired of the Presidential SB interview “tradition”. But it is what it is.
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
i am not denying he was elected. i said he was inexperienced. he was. ask any one. ask Bill, Hillary, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Dodd, Michelle Obama…. they all knew it.

“LOOK AT ME! YOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO! PAY ATTENTION TO ME! I can use the same words over and over and over and over again in an attempt to get sara to notice me! I am obsessed with her! woooo! Yooo hoooooooooo PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!!!!!!!”

How terribly mature, Tumbleweed.
The Real Royal King

Pablo said:
While you’re still doing exactly that about Reagan, Kook. Yer funny.

It’s called historical analysis. Your Mr. Raygun doesn’t seem to be bearing the weight of historical analysis at all well.
The Real Royal King

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window) said:
More lies from Obama when he said he doesn’t believe in redistribution of wealth.

It’s a TRAGEDY THAT ‘REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH’ NOT PURSUED BY SUPREME COURT”

Barack Obama – 2001

Of course, that’s just one of many examples.

Poor Tormented Michelle-in-Utah can’t seem to come up with anymore substantive complaints about our President, so she’s digging into her old Kart o’ Krap.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

Royal Dimwit,
Why do libs feel the need to lie about what they believe in? Are you denying Obama is in favor of distribution of wealth? And if he is (which he’s proven by his OWN words), why not just be honest about it?
Calvin

OBAMA: (Laughs) Here’s what I think is true. Over the first two years of my presidency, we had a complete disaster. Right? We had a complete crisis. The financial markets were breaking down. We were slipping into a Great Depression. And we had to take a bunch of extraordinarysteps in order to make sure that the economy was growing again, which it is now, growing. Making sure that the private sector was creating jobs again. It’s now doing that.

I think what he’s saying here is that “we have stepped back from the brink”… again.
LarryB

Pablo said:
The occasion for the interview was the Super Bowl broadcast. It’s an entertainment spectacle. It need not be all hard policy questions. Actually, I’m already tired of the Presidential SB interview “tradition”. But it is what it is.

You are simply confirming my point. As I said, the sad part is many people probably prefer a Barbra Walters approach and those people are simply more interested in who the president thinks is going to win a football game than how many more brave Americans are going to die in the Middle East. Your “tradition” and “it is what it is” defense honestly sounds like a cop-out to me. Was O’Reilly forced to ask lame questions? He was given an opportunity to ask questions with substance, and he instead chose to lob softballs.
notsofast

Well, the interview was unremarkable and certainly broke no new ground;maybe some new wind, but no new ground except to provide us with a reminder of how utterly self-absorbed Barry is when he answered “what was the worst part of the job?” Man, did he blow that.
notsofast

mcf1757 said:
Gotta love him!!

Translation: “My nose is entirely up his arse!”
The Real Royal King

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window) said:
Are you denying Obama is in favor of distribution of wealth?

I should think our President is in favor of as wide a distribution of wealth as possible throughout our economy as possible. As are most Americans, except for those, like you, who seem to enjoy the hungry denied food, the naked denied clothes, the cold denied warmth, the ill denied health care.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

Royal Dimwit says:

As are most Americans, except for those, like you, who seem to enjoy the hungry denied food, the naked denied clothes, the cold denied warmth, the ill denied health care.

Conservatives are all for a safety net for those who CANNOT help themselves, but not for those who are too lazy to do so. You can continue to suggest I don’t care about people and want them to die, but that doesn’t make it true.
JoeRemi

Pablo said:
And if that isn’t enough, you can read his lips. “It” ain’t in there.

“It” is. The only conclusion I can draw is that you people are either deaf, or stupid. “It’s” on the tape, and the Prez blew it off well.
Alz

Obama is a terrible President. The elections cannot come soon enough.
Alz

The Real Royal King said:
I should think our President is in favor of as wide a distribution of wealth as possible throughout our economy as possible. As are most Americans, except for those, like you, who seem to enjoy the hungry denied food, the naked denied clothes, the cold denied warmth, the ill denied health care.

The problem is that wealth, once distributed, will be used up and gone.

Wealth is what allows people to grow. And the government, by denying the ability to gain wealth, dooms the country,
goldner34

Win the Future!!!
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

Royal Dimwit, he said this today, is that too far back to use against him also?

Obama: Corporate Profits “Have To Be Shared By American Workers”

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/02/07/obama_corporate_profits_have_to_be_shared_by_american_workers.html
http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Mangan/100000213524770 David Mangan

TRRK, do you ever reflect that all those red thumbs downs you collect for each of your posts might be because of how stupid your recent regurgitation of left-wing nonsense generally is, as reflected in your exhalation above of whining creepy cry-baby moronism.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

Yeah, Royal Dimwit, mind the thumbs!!
sarainitaly

JoeRemi said:
“It” is. The only conclusion I can draw is that you people are either deaf, or stupid. “It’s” on the tape, and the Prez blew it off well.

yea….so ALL of us are wrong, deaf and stupid, yet YOU, the lone *hearer* of the “since” and “it” are correct….
dude, it ain’t there. you are wrong. seek help.
sarainitaly

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window) said:
Yeah, Royal Dimwit, mind the thumbs!!

LOL!
joe7

Interview was kinda a disappointment imo. They talked about like three things. The President did his usual thing where he beats around answering something, and then give some philosophical talking point that sounds more appropriate for the campaign trail. Then O’Reilly stresses minute bs things that aren’t even important. They seemed to get along alright, so it was interesting to watch. It seems that they are airing more tonight so hopefully that will deliver on what this was lacking. Which is good since Bill was probably going replay this interview countless times regardless
writer

King, when touting your compassion, don’t forget to mention that ‘crackers’ aren’t included in that.
CAconservative

What I saw was two self absorbed men trying to out do one an other on topics that have been discussed to death without an insightful conclusion, try to appear far smarter than they actually are. Obimbo, with his usual empty political tap-dance, and O’Reilly asking questions he knows are not going to get truthfully answered. All in all, it was the usual dog&pony show.
JoeRemi

sarainitaly said:
yea….so ALL of us are wrong, deaf and stupid, yet YOU, the lone *hearer* of the “since” and “it” are correct….dude, it ain’t there. you are wrong. seek help.

It’s in English. Maybe if it was Italian, you’d understand it better. Btw..you’re hot.
Bad Wolf

What a waste of football coverage.

Take O’Reilly back to his stable.
Davo

The Real Royal King said:
As are most Americans, except for those, like you, who seem to enjoy the hungry denied food, the naked denied clothes, the cold denied warmth, the ill denied health care.

We do, we do………….. We like to sit around together and watch the hungry go naked. We LOVE to wax our mustaches and gloat while seeing cold people denied health care. We party around the clock at others’ misfortune.

But why do Liberals consistently only give a fraction as much to the needy as Conservatives? Hmmmm. Maybe Liberals just bare false witness because you need the needy to be NEEDY!
Alz

Davo said:
We do, we do………….. We like to sit around together and watch the hungry go naked. We LOVE to wax our mustaches and gloat while seeing cold people denied health care. We party around the clock at others’ misfortune.

But why do Liberals consistently only give a fraction as much to the needy as Conservatives? Hmmmm. Maybe Liberals just bare false witness because you need the needy to be NEEDY!

Look at what the Liberals have done to the inner cities and to the Indians: basically enslaved them with small continuous payments and teaching them that they are victims and they they need to focus on their resentments.
cwo4usnret

For those of you who don’t see any thing wrong on how Bill O’Reilly disrespected our president I am shock. I believe that the president was exceptionally gracious to allow Mr. O’Reilly to continuously interrupt him in the manner he did. We may not like or agree with president Obama but he represent our nation and that demands respect. Additionally, many of us were born under dictatorship and/or communist regime and we know what is like. I know how it feels to have a love one drag out of your house never to be seeing again. I know how it feels to stand in line for hours just to get a loaf of bread. I know what it’s to get a pass so you can travel from one city to another. Our liberty is not control by a single man and that include the president. I recommend to some of you to take a course on our constitution and wake up to the true beauty of this great nation and stop running scare.
gottosay

Funny O’reilly is not which is the reason why too many were not watching
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