O'Reilly: If Bush reads my book, progressives might have some new problems

[Human Torch]

Most Ridiculous Item of the Day

The Washington Post/CNN media guy Howard Kurtz keeps a close eye on this broadcast and he noticed this during my interview with President Bush:

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HOWARD KURTZ, HOST, CNN'S "RELIABLE SOURCES": Love him or hate him, Bill O'Reilly is a talented broadcaster. But have you noticed his knack for making everything about him? Here is he with the president of the United States, and the FOX News commentator turns the conversation to —- well, just watch:

O'REILLY: When people criticize me — I think I'm the most criticized person in the country. You're first by large margin, but I'm second.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Yes.

O'REILLY: I get really furious, especially if it's dishonest. There's also something else in play here, Mr. President. The secular-progressives — I just wrote a book called "Culture Warrior". And we sent you a free copy, by the way.

BUSH: That's good.

O'REILLY: The secular...

BUSH: Might entice me to actually read it.

KURTZ: Using a presidential interview for a book plug? Now that's chutzpa.

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Yes. Well, maybe it's chutzpa. But it will be worth it if the president actually reads the book. Then the secular-progressives, which Mr. Kurtz so subtly promotes, might have some new problems. Of course, it would not be ridiculous.

I'm not going to win an interview like that with this guy. I mean, he's going to find something not to like in 40 minutes.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,224340,00.html

[Monkeyman]

1. Only thing the book good for line the bottem of bird cage

[rodeodance]

5. feed those birds lots of beans!

[Kber]

2. Talk about delusional personality disorder.

[rodeodance]

3. "secular-progressives,"---so so so many lables!

[filer]

8. "secular-progressive"...

That pretty well describes me. Is it supposed to be insulting? Heck, I'm a "liberal" too!

[valerief]

4. Two villages. Two village idiots. It takes two villages. nt

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Bill's only brilliance is the gold and precious metals he sells during

the only comprehensive part of his show ,the commercials.

[datadiva]

7. That would mean he would have to be able to read! eom

[Human Torch]

12. He said he read three Shakespeares!

"I was in Crawford and I said I was looking for a book to read and Laura said you oughtta try Camus, I also read three Shakespeare's."

[orpupilofnature57]

13. And thats just the way he said it ," I read three Shakespeare's " you mean

three Plays idiot, their not paintings.

[beaconess]

9. LOL! Nothing like using the limited time you have in interviewing

the President to talk about yourself.

I'm no fan of Bush's but if I had a chance to interview him, I certainly wouldn't waste the little time we had talking about me and my problems.

Jeez.

[LisaM]

10. "If Bush reads my book" - didn't realize O'Reilly had mastered irony

but apparently he has.

[ktowntennesseedem]

11. If B*sh reads O'Lielly's book, that will make two he's read.

Bill's encyclopedia of horse manure, and of course "My Pet Goat."

[Ishoutandscream2]

14. "Secular progressive." Yet another name, but I'm in!

I'll gladly wear your label, Mr. Falafel. May be negative to you, but I kind of dig it!

Christ, Bill, does everything really have to be about you?! Your mother probably spoiled you to no end, making you think you were some kind of prince or something.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. I'm out of toilet paper. Can I get a copy of your book, Bill?

[Ninja Jordan]

16. Now it's the Jews (nm)

[ContraCommando]

17. Mad Bill: the culture warrior

New O’Reilly Book: Osama Bin Laden Supports American Progressives

Who do you think Osama Bin Laden supports in the American culture war: the traditionalists or the secular-progressives?
"…Think about what I am about to put forth: From his hideout somewhere in the Mulism world, Osama bin Laden and his coheorts have got to be cheering on the S-P movement…"
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/22/oreilly-book

And as a reminder that this guy is insane:

O'Reilly to San Francisco: "If Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. ... You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead"

(snip)

http://mediamatters.org/items/200511100008