O'Reilly's the Big Winner

Make no mistake about it: Barack Obama isn't the only one who hit the jackpot last night.

We're actually going to get serious on this one. FOX News Channel has got to be celebrating today. Bill O'Reilly can have a field day with the new Prez, and there may be no one else on that field to challenge him.

MSNBC's decision to cheer on Obama worked during the election. Keith Olbermann's ratings and demos are definitely up. But here's the dilemma: MSNBC has squarely taken sides and courted an audience that now expects good news about the Prez elect. That's somewhat true about CNN as well. But here's the problem with TV -- viewers get bored with cheerleaders, even if they agree with them.

So what's O'Reilly gonna do? He's already got a huge lead in the ratings. Will he go for the jugular? He actually took our call today and said, "We are going to be the watchdogs. We don't know what Obama is going to do. It's my job to explain every move he makes, but I'm not going to nitpick him."

Here's what's interesting -- O'Reilly doesn't really have to attack if MSNBC and CNN throw softballs. Being somewhat neutral could end up actually looking edgy, and viewers like edgy.

One final thing. O'Reilly actually told us he kinda blew it with Bush. He said he never looked at the way Bush was handling the economy until it was too late.



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31. Obama is a popinjay and his followers are pinheads!!

Posted at 5:36PM on Nov 5th 2008 by LH

32. For crying out loud. I want both sides of issues, and you get it more often on Fox with O'Reilly and H&C. I don't ever hear fair discussion on MSNBC at all. CNN is getting better because they have realized they are getting trounced in ratings, so they are pandering. Oh, and I have a brain, am an educated FEMALE and not a fanatical right wing zealot. I am very middle of the road. Please don't tell us we don't have a brain if we watch Bill - or at least do so by using proper grammar and capitalization.

Posted at 5:38PM on Nov 5th 2008 by You won an election and STILL aren't happy????

33. TMZ you're delusional if you think that MSNBC and CNN were unbaised and fair during the election or will remain afterwards.Sweet Jesus! Have your head in a whole much the last year?

Posted at 5:39PM on Nov 5th 2008 by Lindsey

34. I like O'Reilly. Fox is fair to both sides. MSNBC is strictly a channel run by psychotics, for psychotics. Olbermann is a man on the edge. Hate rules his pathetic life. Rachel Maddow is a female Olbermann, so no thanks. And I'm a democrat!

Posted at 5:39PM on Nov 5th 2008 by Happy Thanksgiving

35. Let get one thing perfectly clear. On the morning of January 21, 2009 there will be no blaming of anything including the below that happens on the Republicans.
1. The economy goes even further in the toilet.
2. Unemployment will skyrocket as small businesses will stop producing jobs.
3. One of the first orders of business will be to remove the secretive ballot from Union elections. The resulting intimidation of workers will greatly increase Unions but the end result will be less jobs and higher unemployment.
4. The environmental wackos will further drive the cost of natural gas and electricity to obscene levels.
5. The solutions to the gasoline issues will be thwarted by these same environmental wackos.
6. Duck because the attacks on America will return to this side of the Atlantic.
7. Illegal immigrants will continue to bankrupt the country.
8. Marxist Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Reverend Wright will spend more time in the Lincoln Bedroom that our normal allies such as England.

Posted at 6:00PM on Nov 5th 2008 by cowbulls

36. O"reilly has more viewers than msnbc & cnn put together. He has both sides on & ask tough questions. It would be nice if more reporters took a page from O'Reilly's book or went back to journalism school.

Posted at 6:01PM on Nov 5th 2008 by mickey lou

37. ATTENTION PLEASE. (Note: The Democrats forced the Mortgage Industry to accept DNC policies and through corrupt DNC government Fannie Mae , this lead to the breakdown in the markets , due to the USA Taxpayers being the co-signer on these corrupt loans , therefore, Many experts has stated that DEMOCRATS are GUILTY for the Financial CRISIS, the DNC even Blocked Reform in 2006).
THE MAJOR FACTOR for this Election LOSS (admitted by both parties) for the Republicans was the Financial Crisis, even though it was NOT the Gop’s Fault. A Major Player for the Market Turmoil in the last weeks leading up to this election was Democrat Chuck Schumer’s friend Henry Paulson 700 B Bail Out Plan (So Called,by many, the 700B Bail Out the Currupt DNC Plan). This 700 Billion Bail Out Plan did NOT have to be introduced in the weeks before this election . IN Fact many experts Dispute whether we needed this Democrat Sponsered Bill , At All. It is ,also, worthy to Note that Democrat Chuch Schumer caused the IndyBank to fail by causing a run on that bank (Also weeks before this election).

Posted at 6:04PM on Nov 5th 2008 by The Financial Crisis Caused Election Loss for Republicans , even though it was the Democrats who started the Financial Crisis

38. I VOTED 4 MCCAIN ALTHOUGH I FIND MYSELF TRULY HAPPY FOR OBAMA! JUST A QUESTION? WHY IS EVERYONE SO HAPPY A MAN, OUR NEW PRESIDENT WHO IS HALF AFRICAN -AMERICAN AND HALF-CAUCASIAN, ONLY THOUGHT OF AS AFRICAN ANERICAN? NO RACIAL OR HARSHNESS MEANT HERE JUSTA QUESTION?

Posted at 10:07PM on Nov 5th 2008 by SOMELIKEITHOT

39. O"Reilly is going to do what EVERY FOX NEWS SHOW DOES,,,BE FAIR AND BALANCED!!! No one on FOX ever wiped Obama's ass and as a result their hands are nice and clean!!! .....unlike EVERY OTHER NETWORK OUT THERE!!!

Posted at 6:17PM on Nov 5th 2008 by noitall

40. I like Bill's show. I agree that Obama isn't going to be able to do most if not all of what he promised. He raised over $700 million compared to John McCain 's 70 million because he broke his promise about campaign federal aide. He bought the election. People actually voted for him not because they trusted him, but because he was different. Go figure since he is a typcial politcian. Promising everything and not being able to follow thru.

Posted at 8:29PM on Nov 5th 2008 by Chris

41. Fox news prides themselves on being fair and balanced, and they are!! The only news network around that I watch. Keith Olberman is a douchebag!! So, is "silver spoon in his mouth" Anderson Cooper. I wish you people would stop hating on Bill O'reilly, he's the only person who gives accurate news for both sides. I'm proud to say that I'm 24 year s old and Bill O'reilly is my hero.

Reply if you like, but keep it pithy.

Posted at 9:29AM on Nov 6th 2008 by Kate in MD

42. Does anyone watch MSNBC or CNN anymore? What jokes. The MSM lost all remaining credibility in this sham of an election. Journalism is supposed to be neutral.

O'Reilly has been soft on Obama. Don't expect much entertainment from him.

Obama has been coddled and nuzzled along from the primaries to election night. The media held his hand every step of the way.

Obama wasn't elected. Obama was "selected." Yet another "selected President." This was the biggest battle of brainwashing ever in the history of this country.

Balanced thought in this country hasn't existed for some time. It's just one wild pendulum swing to the other. Nobody learns any lessons. The few who do speak up and ask for accountability are hammered down, like Lieberman.

The lunatics are running the asylum. Lunatic Oprah who says her boy's "selection" is the most important day ever on planet earth. Really, Oprah, really? She's mental. How about when the Jews were liberated from the Nazi concentration camps? How about when women won the hard fought battle to vote (decades after black men, btw.) How about when deadly infectious diseases were eradicated? No, Oprah is so egomaniacal that the world's most important day was when her political candidate was selected.

And what is up with black people thinking they have a monopoly on suffering and discrimination? Why is their pain so much greater and more important than others? How about the fact that slavery still exists in this country? The sex slave trade is thriving. Black woman turned their backs on sexist issues because they are obsessed with race. Sexism is a far greater obstacle to black women than race, including sexism from black men!

How about the horrible irony that black people who cry and moan about discrimination turned around on their night of "selection" and voted for Prop 8 which discriminates against gays? Gay people supported Obama, and black people kicked them in the face by voting for Prop 8.

Posted at 6:36PM on Nov 5th 2008 by mess

43. O'Reilly lacks couth, diplomacy, manners or civility. I generally find him offensive from the get go. Who learns anything that matters when they're busy being combative and confrontational? No one of any serious ilk pays any attention to him or his interviews. He seems to come out with a stacked deck agenda before he even asks any questions, and when his victims try to answer, O'Reilly does not listen well. The shows I've witnessed have smacked of reality rollerball entertainment factor rather than intelligent discovery.

Posted at 7:08PM on Nov 5th 2008 by SoFarAnyway

44. THANK YOU, Beetlejuice, for the UNDERSTATEMENT of the DECADE!!!

Posted at 7:14PM on Nov 5th 2008 by melissa b

45. FACT: More democrats watch O'Reilly and FOX news than republicans.



FACT: The O'Reilly Factor DESTROYS Olbermann and Mr. Maddow's viewers COMBINED.


FACT: Chris Mathews, Keith Olbermann and Mr. Maddow's ratings will PLUMET and most likely get cancelled. And I can't wait to see it! WHOOOOO HOOOOOO!


The ONLY person on MSNBC that is fair & balanced is Joe. I LOVE watching Morning Joe and never miss an episode.

I will support President Obama and will also be there when he fails. And when he fails, I will be watching the only news station that has the balls to cover it, FOX.




ATTENTION FOX NEWS: You need to start up an evening news on local TV. Burry NBC, CBS and ABC further in the ratings than they are already headed. BURRY THEM! And I would reccommend Megyn Kelly!!!!! She's aggresive, VERY smart and SUPER HOTT!




Posted at 7:42PM on Nov 5th 2008 by Joe

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