Simply A Masterpiece

One of my all time favorites.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Despite the fact that he's rude and obnoxious, he has the best cable news/ commentary show on television.....and knows it. Nobody is even close to him, frankly, and the ratings verify that. Why is the O'Reilly Factor so successful? Several reasons.He's intense, somewhat unpredictable, usually has a good mix of culture and politics as the night's subjects, puts up with none of the usual "spin" you hear on other programs, keeps things rolling with a number of segments and, if something works he stays with it. Although favoring Conservative views over Liberal, he will go either way on certain issues, as "60 Minutes" pointed out earlier in 2007 on its program. He won't allow boring guests, often cutting them off if they begin to "bloviate." His biggest fault, to me, is his constant interrupting. Sometimes I get impatient with that and turn the program, simply for that reason. Yet, if he isn't hosting the show, I usually am not interested. Nobody runs this program better than O'Reilly Everyone else seems dull compared to him. What I appreciate is his attention to the culture and how entertaining he makes the program.Like a number of other talk show hosts, including sports guys, if you refuse to come on his show, he really tees off on you, considering you a coward for not confronting him. His favorite guests, other than guys who make him laugh like Dennis Miller, are pretty women. Most of the women who are regular contributors to the show have one thing in common: they all have beauty and brains. Examples include Laurie Dhue, Megyn Kelly, Lis Wiehl, Mary Katharine Hamm and Michelle Malkin (formerly a guest host). They all contribute, literally, to the look of this show each week. You don't see many, if any, plain or ugly women on this show. I doubt that is an accident. I am not complaining. As a guy, it's tough to me to ignore Kelly or Dhue, in particular.O'Reilly also balances the "heavy" material with the light, having weekly fun segments of pop quiz contests and having a former TV icon as a guest each week - people many of us grew up watching - discussing their old shows.O'Reilly can absolutely infuriate you, but he's fearless, outspoken, and more open to both sides than his critics will leave to you believe. This is one of the very few people who state he doesn't belong to any particular political party, and I believe him.

I noticed that Keith Olbermann got an 8.9% rating and O'Reilly got 2%.O'Reilly doesn't lie through his teeth like Olbermann and he is doing some good for kids out there with pushing Jessica's Law, is Olbermann doing anything good for our country? No, but he sure is good at bashing our country. You all must be so proud of Olbermann's accomplishments (none)! So this group of "voters" are ridiculous! Remember, O'Reilly is the #1 Cable News show in America! He didn't get there for not being #1. Stop thinking its OK to go around bashing your country! You fools! Your obviously not very bright, huh? This is the best country in the world and obviously you have had everything handed to you, that you don't even realize how lucky you are to live here! Why don't you move out of this country, honestly, we don't need you complaining all the time. Bunch of whiners. Spoiled brats, you don't even know how good you have it here so leave, or are you to scared you may not have it so good out there?

Bill O'Reilly is an acquired taste. His audiences probably have a lot of gray hair if you ask me. But then again, he can be fun to watch and he is definitely fun to spoof on Mad TV and Saturday Night Live. O'Reilly's audiences are probably Republican, blue and white collar, conservative etc. His appeal is that he does tell it like it is even if it offends us liberals and everybody else who doesn't agree with his views and stance on major issues. Then again, he is practicing Catholic. Although, he doesn't practice the Catholic teachings about forgiveness and compassion as much as he should. He should work on it with his show. I don't think the beloved Pope John Paul II would have watched and given his approval to this show because O'Reilly's just angry at the way that the world has changed from his childhood. Of course, it can't be helped. O'Reilly's demeanor is the reason that most people would watch the show in the first place. He does get angry and does argue with his guests. He pulls no punches and doesn't admit when he's wrong so if you agree with him most of the time, you should watch the show and if not watch something else.

The Fox News Channel made a wise choice in 1996 when they hired Mr. O'Reilly for his own news program. Bill O'Reilly had been a veteran news reporter for over twenty years and even had hosted the syndicated "Inside Edition", so he had paid his way so to speak. Well to be honest I'm glad I watch this program, because Bill is true to the point, and honest his program is highly entertaining. O'Reilly covers topics and issues that other news people on CBS, NBC, and ABC will not even mention like the current problems the United States has with illegal immigration about what to do or not to do he even has the guts to ask the politicians the tough questions. Bill covers the culture wars going on, he even fights hard for the rights of victims like the sexually abused, by profiling the cases to get the people's attention, by starting awareness to pressure politicians to pass laws in states for protection to take the power away from soft judges. The most updated news and interviews of information on terrorism, politics, and everything is always covered on "The O'Reilly Factor". I like the way that Bill stands up against bad and immoral organizations like the ACLU, plus Bill will speak his mind to politicians and even against the liberal powers of Hollywood. Oh many people say Bill is a hero for the right-wing and Republican party, I disagree he's fair and balanced just like the rest of Fox News, because I've seen him challenge views of republicans and conservatives just as well. Liberals just don't like Bill because of the truths he reports about the way many not all of them are trying to change the culture of America and make it so untraditional. O'Reilly even stood up for traditional values like Christmas!! way to go Bill. Even I will say Bill can explode sometimes the way he told a young man to shut up on air, just because the boy disagreed with his views about the causes and need for the Iraq war, when the boy had lost a father on 911. I guess everyone blows up like that, but Bill is just so passionate. I like the way O'Reilly exposes the liars, cheats, cons, and charlatans he's doing such a great job even the little people can relate to him for taking on the big guy. To me he may lean right or republican but so what he still gives everyone the same balance except for the one time I mentioned above, I think he's straight down the middle. Watch this program when you can you will feel entertained and informed when you leave the no-spin zone! Just to mention also please check out this book he wrote "Who's Looking Out For You" a great piece of work, you will enjoy reading it you'll probably be like me and read it about five times, it's a must read and just remember that family is the most important thing in your life.