Post by Jaga on Apr 21, 2008 23:42:21 GMT -7
Top Ten Bill O'Reilly annoyances - and one reason to like him
10 He doesn't allow guests to finish their sentences
Hosts are courteous, Bill. Let guests finish a thought once in a while. (And, no, you don't interrupt only when they are long-winded or evasive.)
9 He asks questions that aren't questions.
Pushing your opinion for 50 seconds followed by "Am I right?" does not count as a question.
8 Few segments on foreign affairs, but plenty on "affairs" (such as Anna Nicole Smith, and Elliot Spitzer's sleeper). As on-air host, he says he hates sleaze; as executive producer, he orders it for ratings. Grow a pair, Bill, and restore Harris Faulkner's news breaks and cut fat, such as the pop quiz with FNC's Steve Doocy and Martha McCallum. It hurts to write that because I love sexy blondes with cute smiles (and Martha isn't bad either).
7 He imputes cowardice.
If you don't obey King William's command to appear on his show right now, he accuses you of "hiding under your desk." Bill, some may have other commitments. Some are afraid to play on your turf. Some may feel that since you rarely talk to the press, why should they talk to you? Wise up.
6 With a master's from Harvard, he leans on street slang, such as "wise up" and the use of "beef" to mean a legal claim or arrest.
They don't even talk that way in Levittown any more, Bill.
5 He's as thin-skinned as 2 percent milk.
Every criticism, valid or not, is taken as a vicious personal smear that leaves him alternately snarling or whining. Your ratings dwarf your print critics' combined circulation, Bill. Stop playing the defenseless victim.
4 "We don't speculate," he says, but routinely asks guests for predictions, which is speculating. Every talk show does it, it's OK. Stop saying you don't.
3 He grooms his eyebrows on-camera.
2 He criticizes others - NBC, The New York Times, the L.A. Times - for having political agendas. But when you enter the arena, Bill - like fighting for Megan's Law - you have an agenda, too. Admit it.
1 The "Factor" 's dazzling graphics draw attention away from his virile good looks. (This one included to assure future access.)
[For Fairness and Balance: The Top Reason to Like Bill O'Reilly: He's not that sanctimonious, insanely jealous, whackadoodle Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.] *
www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/stu_bykofsky/20080421_Stu_Bykofsky__Top_Ten_Bill_O_Reilly_annoyances_-_and_one_reason_to_like_him.html
10 He doesn't allow guests to finish their sentences
Hosts are courteous, Bill. Let guests finish a thought once in a while. (And, no, you don't interrupt only when they are long-winded or evasive.)
9 He asks questions that aren't questions.
Pushing your opinion for 50 seconds followed by "Am I right?" does not count as a question.
8 Few segments on foreign affairs, but plenty on "affairs" (such as Anna Nicole Smith, and Elliot Spitzer's sleeper). As on-air host, he says he hates sleaze; as executive producer, he orders it for ratings. Grow a pair, Bill, and restore Harris Faulkner's news breaks and cut fat, such as the pop quiz with FNC's Steve Doocy and Martha McCallum. It hurts to write that because I love sexy blondes with cute smiles (and Martha isn't bad either).
7 He imputes cowardice.
If you don't obey King William's command to appear on his show right now, he accuses you of "hiding under your desk." Bill, some may have other commitments. Some are afraid to play on your turf. Some may feel that since you rarely talk to the press, why should they talk to you? Wise up.
6 With a master's from Harvard, he leans on street slang, such as "wise up" and the use of "beef" to mean a legal claim or arrest.
They don't even talk that way in Levittown any more, Bill.
5 He's as thin-skinned as 2 percent milk.
Every criticism, valid or not, is taken as a vicious personal smear that leaves him alternately snarling or whining. Your ratings dwarf your print critics' combined circulation, Bill. Stop playing the defenseless victim.
4 "We don't speculate," he says, but routinely asks guests for predictions, which is speculating. Every talk show does it, it's OK. Stop saying you don't.
3 He grooms his eyebrows on-camera.
2 He criticizes others - NBC, The New York Times, the L.A. Times - for having political agendas. But when you enter the arena, Bill - like fighting for Megan's Law - you have an agenda, too. Admit it.
1 The "Factor" 's dazzling graphics draw attention away from his virile good looks. (This one included to assure future access.)
[For Fairness and Balance: The Top Reason to Like Bill O'Reilly: He's not that sanctimonious, insanely jealous, whackadoodle Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.] *
www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/stu_bykofsky/20080421_Stu_Bykofsky__Top_Ten_Bill_O_Reilly_annoyances_-_and_one_reason_to_like_him.html