O’Reilly’s ego: McCain is behind because he’s not appearing on The Factor.
O’Reilly’s ego: McCain is behind because he’s not appearing on The Factor.
During the Talking Points Memo segment of his show last night, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly diagnosed “Why McCain continues to run behind Obama.” Noting the huge audience for Obama’s Wednesday night infomercial, O’Reilly said that McCain countered it by appearing on CNN’S Larry King Live: “Maybe 3 million people saw that.” O’Reilly then said that McCain should have appeared on his show instead:
O’REILLY: McCain was on Larry King. Maybe 3 million people saw that. McCain could have been on The Factor and 7 million people would have seen him. Also, millions more would have heard him on The Radio Factor, but the senator passed. And we don’t exactly know why.
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This isn’t the first time O’Reilly has inflated the influence of his show. In September, O’Reilly claimed that millions of Americans could have been protected from the financial crisis if only Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) had “come on “‘The Factor’” in order to “warn the folks about the economy.”
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O’Reilly’s schtick is getting old.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:03 pmWhat the hell is the Factor?
October 31st, 2008 at 5:03 pmJust promise to scrub him with a falafel — works every time.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:03 pmEven McCain thinks your toxic Bill .
October 31st, 2008 at 5:04 pmNo wonder Olbermann calls him “The Big Giant Head.”
October 31st, 2008 at 5:05 pmI think I’ve discovered new respect for John McCain .
October 31st, 2008 at 5:05 pmSo, 7 million would have seen him on ‘the factor’ and millions more would have heard him on ‘the radio factor’.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:07 pmAnd how exactly is that supposed to help ?
McCain could have been on The Factor and 7 million people would have seen him.
Yeah, that’s it, Bildo: McCain is trailing because not enough people have seen him on TV.
You should be a campaign strategist, Bildo.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:10 pmSure keep the base thinking that their voting for the right
October 31st, 2008 at 5:12 pmguy.
Ah, the Factor Ego…
October 31st, 2008 at 5:12 pmWhat’s next? McCain is losing/lost because he didn’t select O’Reilly as his VP nominee?
October 31st, 2008 at 5:17 pmEGOcentric to say the least.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:20 pmRats don’t jump ONTO sinking ships.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:21 pmIt should be the “Oh Really Factor”.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:23 pmMcCain on O’Really is preaching to the choir. Will not gain a single vote. Course, his message is so bad that appearing on CNN might lose him as many as it gains him.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:24 pm“O’Reilly’s ego: McCain is behind because he’s not appearing on The Factor”
lol The GOP koolaid has dried up. Falafel King and GOP will use every excuse in the book on why McCain is behind in the race. A reality check, BillO: The American people want change in this country and not another 4 years of the clown President’s policies under Gramps McSame.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:26 pmForgive me but chosing not to have tv, I must be mistaken. I was under the impression that Mr O’Reilly’s program was dedicated entirely to b itch ing about people wishing other people happy holidays. Is there more to it. Oh and how come he never seems all bunched up about the damn pagan fertility bunny?
October 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pmFor O’falafel everything and I mean EVERYTHING is all about him. Water is only wet so O’bullyboy can wash his sack.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm::O’Reilly then said that McCain should have appeared on his show instead::
Andrea, you should have shown up at my hotel room after you hung up on me!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:29 pmMy news ticker says McCain will be on SNL. Don’t know if that is such a good idea for him.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:30 pmAs Obama is ahead, can I surmise that Obama has been a guest on the factor multiple times ? :-)
October 31st, 2008 at 5:30 pmand I understand that O’Reilly is behind because he isn’t appearing on Countdown…go figger
October 31st, 2008 at 5:33 pmWhat’s really delusional about this is the notion that 7 million Fox viewers aren’t already voting for the GOP. He’s comparing the PropagandaNetwork to seven actual television networks, whose audience isn’t composed entirely of Right Wingers.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:33 pmMaple , pehaps it’s more the case that everytome Billo spews his lies about the democrats their numbers go up among independents .
October 31st, 2008 at 5:35 pmI can hear mothers telling their children – ‘Any American can be President as long as they go on the O’Reilly show.’!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:49 pmmaybe mcsame will
go on the factor monday
night. wouldn’t that be fun?
:)
happy halloween.
:)
October 31st, 2008 at 5:49 pm“We don’t exactly know why”?? How ’bout “Because O’reilly is even more of a pinhead than McSame”?
October 31st, 2008 at 5:57 pmReal pundits, on the other hand, have come to the conclusion that Flippy McSpin is losing because he’s intellectually stunted and morally bankrupt. Then there’s the little issue of accepting the worst running mate ever. And the slimy, amateurish, just plain awful campaign. And the repudiation of the failed GOP brand. And his erratic, at times nonsensical, behavior. And the…
I think we get the picture. He’s losing because he’s a pandering fool and all-around loser.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:57 pmAnd how could I forget the idiotic centering of his campaign on the lofty rhetoric of Samjoe the unplumber? That’s got to be one of the most bizarre moves in U.S. election history.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:59 pmIsn’t one of the symptoms of insanity a wildly exaggerated sense of one’s importance?
October 31st, 2008 at 6:08 pmHe should invite God to come on his show.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:12 pmThen he could rename it the Waiting for GooDough with Bill O’Bullshit.
Poor Billo. He’s a legend in his own mind.
Unfortunately…nowhere else.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:14 pmIsn’t this what Letterman said too? That McCain would lose because the road to the WH goes throw his show? Does anyone even watch that show?
October 31st, 2008 at 6:15 pmHeh…A Bold Fresh Pile of Bill’s Vanity.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:16 pm23 million minus 7 million = 16 million more people for Obama!!!
October 31st, 2008 at 6:20 pmWhy is Bildo feeding Ohbermann material?
October 31st, 2008 at 6:40 pmIt’s all about Bill.
It’s hard to believe that an ego his size is able to fit one human being.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:03 pmCould O’Reilly be more self-centered? More conceited? More delusional? He’s so full of himself he must be ready to explode.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:08 pmAnd when Obama is elected president Countdown with Keith Olbermann will demolish The Factor. The O’Reilly Factor will crash and burn. It will spiral down to Earth like a fighter plane in WWI. O’Reilly’s head will actually explode on air because he won’t be able handle the fact that people are tired of his bullshit and that of FOX News (noise). He is not mentally capable of accepting the reality that he is about to become a has-been.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:18 pmHey Billo….the red neck base is only so big. McCain has his base already. Unfortunately for McCain the rest of America is to educated to fall for your useless thoughts or ideas.
This election has accomplished two things….
The GOP has revealed it’s true self. The rest of America does not want to be associated with the GOP base..period!!!
America has realized, intelligence is very important in a leader. GW was the last stupid presiedent.
Three more nights of this nightmare… oh peace at last.
November 1st, 2008 at 11:34 amWho is this person and why are we talking about why he thinks he’s important?
I say McCain is losing because he’s never invited me over for tea. Can I have that reported as news now, pleez?
November 1st, 2008 at 2:49 pm“This isn’t the first time O’Reilly has inflated the influence of his show”
what ‘inflation’ are you talking about?
according to the actual ratings at tv newser, O’Reilly got nearly 7 million viewers on the Obama infomercial night (4.3 million @8pm + 2.4 million @11pm).
are you seriously complaining that O’Reilly rounded up from 6.8 million to 7 million? O’Reilly actually inflated King’s numbers from 2.3 million to 3 million
O’Reilly simply wondered why McCain didn’t show up on his show during the general election campaign (i think he showed up mid summer 2008…)
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm