Tag Archives: Bill O’Reilly

The New York Times reports: For nearly two decades, Bill O’Reilly has been Fox News’s top asset, building the No. 1 program in cable news for a network that has pulled in billions of dollars in revenues for its parent company, 21st Century Fox. Behind the scenes, the company has repeatedly stood by Mr. O’Reilly as he faced a series …

The Huffington Post reports: Fox News host Bill O’Reilly apologized Tuesday night for making a racist, sexist crack about Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) earlier in the day. But while apologizing, the “O’Reilly Factor” host snickered. O’Reilly said Waters is “totally sincere in her belief system” and “should not be marginalized by political opponents.” He said: “I made that mistake this …

Media Matters has the transcript of Bill O’Reilly’s racist assholery on Fox & Friends this morning: BILL O’REILLY: I didn’t hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said. I was looking at the James Brown wig. If we have a picture of James, it’s the same wig. STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It’s the same one. BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): And he’s not …

Reuters reports: The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were “unacceptable” comments one of the channel’s presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Fox News host Bill O’Reilly described Putin as “a killer” in the interview with Trump as he tried to press …

The New York Daily News reports: After getting hit with a slew of sexual harassment claims last year, Fox News quietly settled for hundreds of thousands of dollars after a host accused Bill O’Reilly of frequently making inappropriate phone calls and once trying to forcefully kiss her, a recent report claims. Juliet Huddy, who used to be a regular on …

Mic.com reports: Fox News host Bill O’Reilly went on a white supremacism-laden rant Tuesday night, saying that the effort to abolish the Electoral College is an attempt by “the left” to take away power from the “white establishment.” O’Reilly went on to denounce Democrats for being “reliant on the minority vote and female voters” in their electoral coalition. “The left …

Politico reports: Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric about the general election being rigged, saying in an interview on “The O’Reilly Factor” on Tuesday that he is concerned people are going to “vote 10 times” without voter ID. “You don’t have to have voter ID to now go in and vote, and it’s a little bit scary, and I’ve heard …

The Hill reports: Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s fact-check of first lady Michelle Obama’s comments about waking up “every morning in a house that was built by slaves” has sparked major controversy. On his program, “The O’Reilly Factor,” Tuesday night, the top-rated cable news host said working conditions were relatively favorable for slaves who helped build the White House more …

Two days ago George Will wrote a Washington Post column attacking Bill O’Reilly’s book Killing Reagan in which he denounces O’Reilly’s “slander” for claiming that the assassination attempt on Reagan triggered a mental decline so severe that his advisors considered using the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Last night the fellow Fox News personalities tangled on-air about the …

Last night Fox commentator Greg Gutfeld declared that President Obama is too stupid and anti-science to realize that global warming will only help make more people want to move to underpopulated Alaska, which Gutfeld helpfully points out is an actual state. His fellow crackpot panelist then managed to throw in a Brokeback Mountain joke because the president is totally gay, …

According to Bill O’Reilly, the continuing decline in the percentage of self-identified Christians will bring about the collapse of the United States. Plus something something fall of Rome.

Via Mediaite: During his show, O’Reilly only briefly mentioned Palin in passing, along with Trump, saying she’ll have a very uphill climb in putting together the kind of serious national organization the other candidates have. Palin appeared on Fox just hours later, chatting with Sean Hannity about her 2016 ambitions. She spoke of conservative unity and admitted the right hasn’t …

The week’s worst in conservative media.

Noah Rothman reports at Mediaite: On Monday, Bill O’Reilly played portions of his interview with Obama that were not broadcast on Sunday which revealed details of the president’s thinking on the Keystone XL Pipeline, the cultural issues facing African-American families, and how Fox News covers the White House. O’Reilly asked Obama about the large number of children being born to …

Featuring a singing Newt Gingrich and Bill O’Reilly.  The “steak, vodka, and caviar” chorus is pretty catchy.