I have an answer for that, but I don’t want the IRS to audit me anytime soon, so I’ll just keep it to myself.
Here’s some snippets from the partial manuscript published on FOXNews.com. The dialogue is between O’Reilly and his guest, Jeanne Wolf (entertainment reporter for FOX news):
WOLF: The late night audience is a very wide audience. Jay Leno isn’t just talking to kids. Look, let’s figure out, why do you watch late night TV? You watch it to relax.
O’REILLY: Yes. Maybe get…
WOLF: Maybe a preamble to a little love-in or maybe a preamble to going to sleep. I would not say watching FOX News is like having a nice warm glass of milk with some cookies, a preamble to a little lovin’, or a preamble to falling asleep.
O’REILLY: We’ve got a lot of loving going on, Jeanne! You’re misguided. We are the love machine here on “The Factor”.
Look, the reason I bring this up is because more and more of these late night programs are booking important people, and they’re talking about serious issues, and they’re all…
WOLF: And politicians are going on the late night shows because they know they are getting the audience in a way that the news isn’t.
O’REILLY: They’re all coming from — they’re all coming from the same place, and I would just like to see one that may be a little bit more moderate or traditional. Always a pleasure talking to you.
WOLF: You know what, conservatives just aren’t as funny.
O’REILLY: Well, the liberals are sure laughing at them. So there must be something going on.
WOLF: All right. Not as funny on purpose.
And, just for fun, can I take one quote out of context please?
“We are the love machine here on ‘The Factor’.” – Bill O’Reilly
*cue music* He’s just a love machine! And he won’t work for nobody but Fox! (yeah baby!)
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