Bill O’Reilly On His Daily Show Appearance: Tried To ‘Talk Some Sense’ Into Jon Stewart

On The Factor Thursday evening, host Bill O’Reilly quoted a little ol’ website of which you may have heard: Mediaite. In a segment about what “2012 is all about,” O’Reilly referred back to his appearance on The Daily Show yesterday night, calling host Jon Stewart “the face of the progressive movement as stated today by the website Mediaite.”

In his Talking Points Commentary, O’Reilly underlined what he sees as the liberal talking point, quoting Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett’s assertion that “we have to give people a livelihood,” and that economic policy is intrinsically tied to ethical thought. O’Reilly (and others) believe that the problem with this mode of thinking — however sincere and good-natured it may be — is impossible, at least in a capitalist economy, because “capitalism cannot deliver successful economic outcomes for everybody.”

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This, then, is where Stewart comes into play. O’Reilly agreed with Mediaite’s take on the comedian and activist (It is fair, at this point, to refer to him as such… no?), calling him a great influence among liberals in the U.S. — a good reason to engage him in a discussion on the economy, jobs, and exorbitantly-priced baked goods. Which is just what O’Reilly did last night. And he insists he will not rest until he has convinced the left that “class warfare is damaging America.”

Watch the full segment, from Fox News: