Bill O'Reilly disrespects the President of the United States
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Prior to the Superbowl, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly staged an interview with President Obama that is attracting increasing comment for its tone rather than its content.
It wasn't the lively exchange of political views that distinguished the exchange.
The fact is that O'Reilly rudely interrupted the President no less than 48 times (in the process introducing himself into the national conversation) and setting a new benchmark for coarse incivility and disrespect toward the Commander in Chief.
How does this unchecked belligerence look to the nation and the world? Remember President Obama was elected by the American people by historic margins. O'Reilly, who claims he is a patriot, should have contemplated the implications of that before launching his ignorant salvos.
To see the President spoken to in such a relentlessly condescending manner by O'Reilly, when Obama has made every effort to change the political tone and reach across the aisle in Washington, was nauseating.
Who does Bill O'Reilly think he is?
It wasn't the lively exchange of political views that distinguished the exchange.
The fact is that O'Reilly rudely interrupted the President no less than 48 times (in the process introducing himself into the national conversation) and setting a new benchmark for coarse incivility and disrespect toward the Commander in Chief.
How does this unchecked belligerence look to the nation and the world? Remember President Obama was elected by the American people by historic margins. O'Reilly, who claims he is a patriot, should have contemplated the implications of that before launching his ignorant salvos.
To see the President spoken to in such a relentlessly condescending manner by O'Reilly, when Obama has made every effort to change the political tone and reach across the aisle in Washington, was nauseating.
Who does Bill O'Reilly think he is?
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maloney | Feb 09, 2011, 06:08 PM EST
Cahir,,you've done a fine job of repeating MSNBC's take on the interview. What would you be writing had O'Reilly called obama on the several lies obama told during the interview? The Potus like all politicians are elected to serve the people not dictate to them or call a portion of legal citizens enemies. This goes for Dems & Repubs alike. If Bill had kissed his arse you would be saying he didn't do it good enough.
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pacifist | Feb 09, 2011, 03:25 PM EST
It was hard to judge since the bell indicating and interjection/interruption/ by Bill O'Reilly doesn't allow people to clearly hear what is going on. Was this just a segment from a longer interview or was it meant to be a brief one? If it was the latter the Bill O'Reilly was entitled to put as many questions as he wanted, but clearly President Obama should have been given time to reply - but quickly. Overall I think President Obama displayed a remarkable degree of calm when under the presssure of so many quickfire question and an admirable level of courtesy toward Bill O'Reilly. But, Bushotheill, three or four years ago a journalist from Irish TV interniewed the last President Bush and put to him tough question on the invasion of Iraq, but it taken none to kindly by the Bush administration that he would be asked pertinent questions in relation to the decision to invade Iraq. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!
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Woodkern | Feb 09, 2011, 11:04 AM EST
No President of the United States should allow his Office to be associated with Fox News. The very idea of Lawngulanduhz explaining to the rest of the counntry how the rest of the world works! Ludicrous!
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John G. Hogan | Feb 09, 2011, 10:49 AM EST
0 disrespects the Office of the Presidency by not producing his BC to prove he is eligible. O'Reilly doesn't interrupt guests unless they are not being truthful or are veering off on a memorized speech.
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olovely | Feb 09, 2011, 10:43 AM EST
O'Reilly has the right to ask any question he likes. He does not have the right to sit there like a self-satisfied Oompa Loompa and be rude, interrupt, sneer or belittle the Commander in Chief of the United States. Bushothehill needs to learn that common respect is due to the office of Democratic presidents as well as Republican ones.
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Bushothehill | Feb 09, 2011, 10:10 AM EST
Are you fr real O'Doherty? Don'tyou get it? O'Reilly is a top notch political commentator and moderator. Obama, if permitted would have taken up the alloted time to answer one question if O'R had permitted him to bloviate. The ever present crutch tele-prompter was absent, therefore Obama had to be steered to respond to the questions. Even Obama felt he was treated fairly by Fox. Go back to drinking your cool-aid, O'Doherty!
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