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1. Tiger

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   ahh, that was pretty fun! I hadn’t watched any of this previously so it was good to see it all in one place. I wish Jon had provided more examples of Obama’s accomplishment and failures. I’m not saying I could, but I’m not following him at a professional level either.
   I was sorry to hear that O’Reilly doesn’t like Colbert!
   the Tony Dow comment at the very end made me laugh! I used to watch Leave it to Beaver on TV Land SO MUCH! then again I used to watch The Factor on Fox News a lot too…not my choice, obviously, because I can’t stand cable news these days.

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   • luvtcr

     

     said on 6th February: Reply

     I wonder about that Colbert comment since it was thrown in at the end and he didn’t elaborate. I wonder if by slighting Stephen he thought he could get one more dig in at Jon?! Either way, I was surprised to hear it. To quote Jerry’s mom on “Seinfeld” – *How could anybody not like him!?* :)

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     • colbaby

       

       said on 6th February:

       I’m pretty sure he was just being sarcastic. He seems to genuinely like both Jon and Stephen.

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     • Tiger

       

       said on 6th February:

       really? you are probably right about that. I sometimes miss things like that, because you do get some people who really don’t like Colbert, so I’m never sure.

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     • ColbertGirl27

       

       said on 7th February:

       Yeah, I think he was being sarcastic. Stephen once said that O’Reilly said to him that he liked him. I think O’Reilly personally likes him, but Stephen just steals his thunder professionally as far as showmanship goes:)

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2. colbaby

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   I can only aspire to be as articulate and quick witted as Jon. He never fails to impress.

   I don’t think anybody “won” here. It was just a conversation, not so much a debate. Nothing to win really.

   Thanks so much for posting the entire interview. There were a lot of gems here that didn’t get aired. Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s that the rest of Fox has fallen even further into the depths of insanity, but I don’t find O’Reilly nearly as repulsive as I used to.

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3. sssteeeve

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   This has rekindled my love of Jon Stewart. Seriously, just fantasic.

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4. mrtigger001

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   The unedited interview was so much more satisfying than the edited. My favorite part was when they started talking about Barack Obama and socialism:

   O’Reilly: In a socialist country, the government pays for all of these entitlements
   Stewart: Who pays for Medicare?
   O’Reilly: The government pays for it.
   Stewart: Who pays for Medicaid?
   O’Reilly: The government pays for it.
   Stewart: Who pays for Social Security? So we’re socialists.
   O’Reilly: But now we’re on Medicare and Medicaid with steroids. Like the new health care bill. That’s steroids.
   Stewart: Once again, this is like the old joke. ‘Would you sleep with me for 10 dollars?’ ‘No.’ ‘Would you sleep with me for a million?’ ‘Okay.’ ‘So now we know what you are. We’re just negotiating price.’

   I’m always amazed how quickly Jon can come up with a joke to fit the occasion that illustrates his point perfectly.

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5. forsakinghalfloves

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   I love how you can hear the camera crew laughing at Jon’s quips. You know they know that he’s right.

   And the showing of the unedited clip compared to what was shown on the Factor is a beautiful example of how they define what is supposed to be “fair and balanced”.

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   • Lilimich

     

     said on 6th February: Reply

     I agree — I loved how O’Reilly says at the end “You’re out of touch with the folks,” and yet, you can hear his whole crew laugh hysterically throughout his interview. Um, not so much, Bill.

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6. Argon

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   Just because McCain and Cheney wouldn’t go on his show is not proof that Fox doesn’t cater to the GOP since there are other reason why they didn’t want to go his show.

   Also Jon would give Bill more respect as an equal that Stephen wouldn’t since Stephen can always out ego and out pompous him that’s why he doesn’t like Stephen because Stephen wouldn’t take Bill seriously or even Bush at the WHCD

   I did like Jon’s take about Global Warming and they should’ve gone into more the difference between what the problem is serious but what they have proposed as solutions have been silly.

   I agree with him that pumping toxins into the air, water and land for decades would have an effect but proposing “cap and trade” or “carbon credits” isn’t an efficient solution since they a lot like “indulgences” for sins the Christians used.

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7. Lilimich

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   Ya know why O’Reilly claims to not like Stephen? Because O’Reilly has absolutely no ability to laugh at himself. Period.

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   • bubbesattva

     

     said on 7th February: Reply

     Amen, my Twitter sista! ;)

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8. Lilopro

   

   said on 6th February: Reply

   I agree with Lilimich. I think it’s harder for O’Reilly to handle Stephen because it’s more personal. O’Reilly can handle discussing politics with Stewart. Stephen, however, represents basically the dismantling of O’Reilly’s status quo. O’Reilly honestly believes that he’s DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT (PLEASE LET MY EXISTENCE MATTER!) and Stephen completely (if you’ll excuse the expression) takes the piss out of O’Reilly’s game.

   That’s part of the reason why I like the whole feeding baby food to the Grammy thing. Not only is it ridiculous but it also takes the Grammy people down a few notches. I love Stephen going after anyone who takes themselves too seriously.

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   • wren

     

     said on 6th February: Reply

     Absolutely!!

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   • lockhart43

     

     said on 7th February: Reply

     “Stephen, however, represents basically the dismantling of O’Reilly’s status quo.”

     I agree! Actually, I agree with this whole post. :)

     I loved when Stephen started feeding baby food to his Grammy, too. It was so absurd, which totally fits the show. Seeing Stephen take “Stephen’s” ego and love of awards or praise to the farthest possible end of the spectrum was pure joy.

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9. R

   

   said on 7th February: Reply

   i hate how oreilly was condascending towards jon most of the time… I dont know, that man is sleazy…

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   • ColbertGirl27

     

     said on 7th February: Reply

     I think that’s part of his schtick, but it’s nauseating. How can you garner anyone’s respect by calling someone a pinhead?

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     • R

       

       said on 7th February:

       yeah. i guess. his shtick is revolting. he’s bombastic, arrogant, and did not know how to respond to any of jon’s points of inaccuracy or hypocricy. “oh, i don’t think that’s true… we did cover it…” yeah, right oreilly. oh, and whats the deal with trashing jon’s audience over and over again? it was so unfunny. alas, mr. oreilly, keep your day job if you must. leave the comedy for jon.

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10. bubbesattva

    

    said on 7th February: Reply

    Yeah, Jon’s out of touch w/ the folks. He’s on the same network as Larry the Cable Guy. I’m sure Jon’s NEVER seen his act *sarcasm*

    Excuse Jon for giving his people more credit when it comes to cultural references. We should only deal in insipid, absolute lowest common denominator Leno-style mockery…. for Bill O’s audience’s sake.

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11. jbird

    

    said on 9th February: Reply

    Fascinating interview, and I’m understanding a lot more of the political way of the USA.

    I think O’Reilly was saying he didn’t like “Stephen Colbert” and Jon took it that he meant Stephen Colbert, the man.

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