Bill O’Reilly: Sarah Palin’s Numbers Are Dropping Because She Won’t ‘Engage,’ Answer Questions

While many people got caught up in the silliness of Bill O’Reilly taking on Rebecca Black last night, his quick swipe on a slightly more difficult target seemed to slip through the cracks. During his segment with Bernie Goldberg, O’Reilly discussed Chris Wallace’s complaint that Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates‘ seeming avoidance of Fox News Sunday. O’Reilly said that the Obama Administration’s reluctance to defend their positions in potentially hostile environments showed a lack of confidence and bad leadership. First, though, he compared it to the actions of none other than Sarah Palin.

Here was the comparison he made:

“The same thing’s happening with Sarah Palin. Her favorability amongst Republicans and Independents has dropped four points in a month. And the reason I think it’s dropping is because she’s not engaging. Y’know, when I had her on this program, I asked her some specific questions, she didn’t want to answer them, she wanted to give a speech.”

It will be interesting to see O’Reilly and Palin’s next interaction now.

Check out the clip from Fox News below:

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