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Bill O’Reilly Announces 90-Min. Debate With Jon Stewart: ‘The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium’

Sep. 17, 2012 11:25pm Eddie Scarry

Tonight on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly announced he will participate in a debate against Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart.

The debate is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., at George Washington University on Oct. 6.

O’Reilly said the debate will center three issues: the national debt, American relations in Muslim countries and gas prices. It will stream online.

The debate will be called “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium.” It will be formatted like a presidential debate, O’Reilly said, “without all the phoniness and pomposity.” There will be a Q&A with the live audience and those streaming it can submit their own questions as well.

Tickets for the live stream are available for pre-order at TheRumble2012.com for $4.95. O’Reilly said fifty-percent of the profits, “if there are any,” will go to “a bunch of very worthy charities.”

The New York Post‘s Cindy Adams wrote today that CNN anchor E.D. Hill will moderate.

O’Reilly and Stewart occasionally venture onto each others’ home turf. The last time the two met was in September last year, when O’Reilly appeared on Stewart’s comedy program “The Daily Show“ to promote his book “Killing Lincoln.”

Watch O’Reilly’s Talking Points Memo in which he announces the debate over on the Blaze Blog.

Below is the promo video for the debate:

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FeralHuman
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:48am
Bill O’Stupid and what’s his name.
I do not watch either person.

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- MittensKittens
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 10:53am
  oH BOY CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS…I can see it now, two talking heads that we don’t care what BS come out of either mouth…
  
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- zorro
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:40pm
  O’Reilly is hardly a person that defends conservatives and even if he would, Jon Stewart is a comedian. All he has to do is avoid answering the questions and say something witty to make his fans laugh and just like that, makes Bill look silly. If you’re a liberal, you’ll enjoy this. If you’re conservative, you’ll have a heartattack watching this. I pass.
  
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tuffterf
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:27am
You can’t tell me Glenn’s not chicken, Jon has invited him to the show, and even said he would go on Glenn’s show.

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- Wildblue3
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:47am
  Now that debate I would see.
  
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- GlintoftheScythe
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 11:37am
  Beck, I am a big fan, but to avoid Jon Stewart is cowardice.
  
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- Godfather.1
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 11:46am
  Of course Glenn is a chicken and a coward. He never talks to anyone with whom he disagrees. He only has guests that reinforce his crazy theories. His ego is too big to have anyone actually challenge him on his own show or anywhere else.
  
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- Durruti
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 11:55am
  This is the one thing that always confuses me to no end about people who watch Glenn Beck. Do they ever ask themselves why Glenn NEVER participates in debate with people who don’t agree with his stances. And if so it is incredibly and completely rare.
  
  Glenn, sometimes gets things right. But, the whole Occupy Wall Street narrative and his understanding of the domestic left is so off it is laughable. He would never have someone with this knowledge on his show because he would be confronted with actual facts. When he finds out that Soros actually doesn’t fund anything left of status quo organizations in any sort of large capacity he probably wouldn’t know what to do with his life. And his viewers would just be confused. Or with their hands over their ears yelling LALALALA
  
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- texrubarts
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:26pm
  Glenn Beck is NOT afraid of Jon. Glenn Beck does NOT waste his time and Glenn with Jon would like putting Condie Rice to debate Obama.
  
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- zorro
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:27pm
  You guys honestly think Jon would take a debate with Beck seriously?
  
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- Godfather.1
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:33pm
  @zorro
  
  Yes, Jon Stewart would take it seriously and wipe the floor with him. Have you ever heard Beck respond to a challenge? All he can do is make personal attacks before he blows a fuse.
  
  Jon Stewart actually deals in facts while Glenn simply deals in fear, conspiracy theories, and no facts.
  
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- Platonician
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:02pm
  Only a fool would waste time “debating”… a CLOWN like Stewart!
  
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Moozmom
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:15am
If you think, as I do, that all of television is a “show”, then you aren’t offended. In the 1930′s in the Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland movies, they were always getting together a “show” to entertain people. No different now in TV; it’s all a “show” and not much else. Even Glenn Beck is putting on a “show” for people, as much as I believe in the guy’s sincerity and goodness. It’s all a show, folks. And by the way, Glenn is right-America is being set up in the middle east, poked at, prodded and needs to be extremely careful. The secret is – we don’t have to do a thing other than bring our troops home, send no money to any country, and hunker down for a good pray.

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:50am
  I think ALL the churches in America should get together and pick a Sunday or Saturday and hold there services outside with loudspeakers. In the streets, if permitted or in their parking lots. Have everyone SHOUTING and petitioning God and make a new covenant with God that we will restore our Nation if He will intervene and soften the hard-hearted among us and serve Him and each other once more. We need to STOP this evil Federal government from installing itself as a “god” over us or our Nation will become fascist overnight soon and we will be gulag bound. Prayer and Real change is in order for each individual to re-secure our God Given Rights.
  
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Rum Tum Tugger
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:00am
Would rather listen to fingernails on a blackboard for hours than those two knuckleheads.

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- castuslonginus
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:47am
  I’m really hoping I don’t get to see it.
  
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- doomytram
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 6:39am
  Fox News…. a billion times better than CNN and a zillion times better than MSNBC. But still an off TV is several trillion times better than watching Bill O’Reilly sit down with Stewart or Geraldo or whomever.
  
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- karencole
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:29am
  Maybe this will prove once and for all that people were really filling seats to see; first Glenn….then Dennis.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:37am
  .
  O’Reilly does a lot of these “dog and pony” shows.
  He toured with Beck, then Miller, now Stewart.
  He takes a buck over credibility.
  
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- zman173rd
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:45am
  An ultra liberal, debating an Obama butt kisser. I don’t see where the “debate” is on this one.
  
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- DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:48am
  A complete waste of time.
  
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- johnjamison
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:37am
  I really can’t wait to not watch two leftist debate anything. Oh wait I’ll just go on with my life and not wait to not watch this garbage.
  
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Theology101
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:07am
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- justangry
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:52am
  Are ANY of you proud that your poster child of conservatism chose to debate a COMEDIAN? Seriously this is the guy that’s doing you thinking for you? The number one voice of conservatism 12 years running… Hey O”Reilly, how about debating someone from the REAL liberty movement in this country?
  
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- crusaderx9
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:03am
  If O’Reilly was charged with being a conservative – there wouldn’t be enough evidence to convict him.
  
  O’Reilly is not a conservative…
  
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- castuslonginus
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:53am
  Justangry,calm down now,if Bill O’ is a conservative,I just might be a chinese fighter pilot.He needs to stay in good stead with these liberals because they run hollywood ,and he wants his books made into movies.
  
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- scudster
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:13am
  Oreilly sucks!! and I didnt need obama to figure that out.
  
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helmuit_7
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:23am
…talk about late breaking. and I was looking to follow-up on two or three other ‘regulars’ comments. They have all gone to bed… as impatient as I am, will I do as I should, or just ahead and blunder all over myself? I want to say something about metal detectors at the doors, but as a few others have stated and chosen to “see it this way”, some of this is for charity. I’m suspicious of alot of charities and non profit organazations. The ones where you get some free tote or shirt etc can really not be all what they are supposed to be. Really they are selling someone elses business products, collecting the cash, spliting the money, and a whole lot less [money] than we think really gets to the true cause than would had we not recieved a free tote, t-shirt, hat etc… [I like like the stuff too but... really, how much??? (they paid for that) ... REALLY, THAT MUCH??]
Forgive me if I sound as though I do not believe in charity. I do most definitely, and I give more. Period. But 50% goes to charity, I am sure that is after “costs” of the event… Are there volunteers here? My local Fire Dept has an event, all the help is volunteer, and their is alot of help! And an ‘event’ means hosting headline music artist, not small time at all. Now how much does it cost to book the auditorium? Parking?
Ours is done in a field, if it rains you break out some plastic and rough it, they even let you bring in raincoats and umbrellas!
Parking is alongside the road, or you can pay to

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- helmuit_7
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:43am
  … pay too, if ya want to park in a lot, that’s charity to the people that own the lots, I guess…
  God bless.
  
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TIME_THE_AVENGER
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:06am
P.T. Barnum’s ‘equation’ has increased exponentially with the passing of time, I see.

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Buddynoel
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:56am
Moderator = Ted Nugent

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- helmuit_7
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:46am
  okay! I’ll pay to see that!
  
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DangerDawg
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:29am
I keep waiting for Bill to change the name of his show to; “The Billy O Variety show”. Talk about Lame stream..

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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:04am
  No kidding and what an ego. He’s acting as if the weight of the conservative world rests on his shoulders in this ‘debate’. He’ll fill the building up though, P.T. Barnum would be proud.
  
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FieldJudge
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:21am
Come’on Blazers!, Fellow conservatives… hey lighten up! Relax. We think it’s great to see these two men rumble in A/C and debate in a fun way. Let’s let these two guys show how they can discuss the topics in a way many of Stewart’s viewers are used to receiving their fill of “news” and they how Bill can throw his own humor right back at Stewart. Watch Bill O’Reilly as our after work ambassador reaching out those who think they know everything and hate him.

If Glenn Beck can host his “Unelectable Tour” this coming Thursday, why then dagnabbit, his good, close friend Bill O’reilly can take a day and have his form of fun.

Fun… It’s what your significant others keep trying to have you do once in awhile. Give it a try : )

Peace

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- helmuit_7
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:51am
  But let’sv put em out in the field and let em sweat, or shiver a little if its too late or early in the year! Hey wait, if Obama gets re-monarched, will we or they even be allowed to hold the event???
  God bless
  
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v15
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:55am
I don’t think it’s a good idea to be throwing rocks at cats.

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crusaderx9
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:51am
The Factor has gone “mainstream media” blending pointless moderate commentary with late night entertainment format – Fox will continue to slip into the CNN, BSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS incestuous liberal info-tainment abyss…

The United States and the World are on fire as everything globally is now up for grabs – yet this is the kind of crap that gets sh1t down the throat of Americans.

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- maxarma1
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:01am
  No he pushes his wrote for him books down everyones throats and factor gear… Bill has hit the rock bottom and crossed into Libturd land and as all other S**t floats!
  
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- midwesthippie
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:08am
  …the only entertainment value will be watching stewart make o’reilly look like a GOP establishment goon while stewart can talk freely about issues without having to answer to “higher” political powers…
  
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- Chuck7884
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:36am
  Actually it is called good business and called free enterprise at it’s best you know make money..
  
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oicu814me2
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:41am
At the end they will hold hands and sing a song together.

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neverending
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:39am
Lost so much respect for O’Reilly a long time ago and all of Fox news for that matter. Getting way too liberal for my family.

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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:51am
  What is your alternative? Where do you go? Thank God for The Blaze but not enough people know about it.
  
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- maxarma1
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:57am
  agreed!
  
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- Chet Hempstead
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 5:59am
  Fox was never a conservative news outlet in an ideological sense in the same way that MSNBC is a liberal outlet. The purpose of Fox is to help Republicans win elections. They will always be exactly as conservative or as moderate as they think will most aid in fulfilling that agenda.
  
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sunnyblack
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:34am
I can’t imagine two more useless and clueless hucksters having a spat with each other. Blowhards, the both of them.

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- scootervanneuter
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:25am
  Perfectly put.
  
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- resme
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 3:04am
  Couldn’t agree more, lol.
  
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drs1969
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:33am
No way. O’Reilly is a Harvard fraud and Jon Stuart Liebowicz is a New York City Propagandist. I flipped the channel immediatey tonite when I saw those con-artists together.

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Teufel Hunden
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:33am
BFD. O’Reilly thinks AK47′s and M16′s are heavy weapons and should be banned. He’s a fool!

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Spyderco
Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:21am
I have tons of respect for Mr. O, but this “debate” is as useless as j-pegs to Helen Keller. Stewart is to deep in the tank and Bill being independent will not sway or benefit anyone.

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- Palter
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:28am
  what i want to see is a debate of beck vs. stewart. that would be fun to watch! but i guess beck is too chicken out to debate stewart.
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:34am
  I doubt Beck is chicken but rather he would see that no good would come from it.
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:51am
  and Bill being independent …LOL!
  
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- Palter
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 1:26am
  Stewart has a relatively liberal, independent, young audiences, while Beck’s are more conservative, older generation. I think it would be fun to watch the discussion to bridge those 2. There’s always something good come up from discussion (note: positive thinking) in any case it would be entertaining. Ideology and opinions are debatable. Beck is either chicken or think he’s egomaniacly divine that his words are coming from god and not debatable.
  
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- helmuit_7
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:57am
  I don’t think Glenn Beck is chicken or thinking divinity in any way. I think Glenn is not as foolish as O’ Reilly ‘can’ be. As far as Glenn’s ego goes, the man asks more than he he tells, at the very least 5 times over, and it is probably more like 9 times as a rule in general…
  God bless
  
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- Palter
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 1:27am
  Helmuit, let me use Glenn style of “asking” to make my point:
  Sometimes people think they have their facts and theories right, but an honest person will keep an open mind and have their facts and opinions checked. How do they do that? (question1). One way is to have a dialog with others who have the opposite opinions from you. Don’t you want to hear other opinions? (question2) or you just happy to hear your own voice echoing in your “panic room”? (question 3). Wouldn’t world became a boring place to have just your opinions and other sheeply nodding in agreement? (question 4). Don’t ya think? (question5)
  
  god bless.
  
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Wango
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:59pm
Adios, O’Reilly.

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korbin
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:43pm
Bill is a washed up Bloviating, narcissist who I will never respect. He blatantly lied during a rant on the Aurora shooting spatting out lie after lie NO spin my ahass. He lied so many times on that segment I almost became sick, saying the shooter had 60,000 rounds, you can buy an automatic weapon at will especially at any gun show. He is an elite ignoramus who has been slowly setting up his retirement by doing the view, late night etc. He is a waste of space and I wouldn’t watch the anti gun anti Constitutional idiot if you paid me. he is a blatant spinner who has the ego of Obama.

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- RLTW
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:54pm
  Korbin hit every applicable point, I would only add that JW Booth attend to keep Bill from lying.
  
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- oicu814me2
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:39am
  I saw that. I thought his head was going to spin arouind.
  
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riseandshine
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:39pm
I can’t wait to miss that.

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- korbin
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:45pm
  By the way, he acts like he was the forerunner on the muslim brotherhood ha, Beck is over a year ahead of him on every issue, I think he watches beck and then waits a year and claims the ideas are his.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:49pm
  I’m going to wait till it comes out in paperback.
  
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- Theology101
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:59pm
  …. And if you want to see where Glen gets his information, look at INFOWARS.com and PRISONPLANET.com . Glen copies his stuff. See the news a week to a year before glen has it.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:19am
  Theology101
  You should up your meds, Alex Jones is a walking conspiracy theory. Info is out there, how it gets plucked and placed in your lap shouldn’t matter, who gets credit is only important to a weak character.
  
  Tell Alex that’s from a black helicopter guy.
  
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- Theology101
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:17am
  The point isn’t who gets credit, The point is that people want to get the NEWs when it’s current. Thats why it’s called NEWs not OLDs. If you are okay with getting your news late and second then just stick with glen and get it late. Also, where do you get off acting like pointing out conspiracies is a problem? Glen does it all the time and you obviously like him? Never mind, just go back to sleep.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 9:00am
  theo
  
  You make the mistake in assuming I rely on GB for my news, as to AJ he’s mostly theory, and conjecture and as a former black helicopter guy I’ve been a target of his and I can assure you that myself and my brothers aren’t UN boogey men.
  
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:39pm
Oh joy. Two schmucks, schmucking it up. O’Reilly is a sell-out, and Stewart is a committed propagandist hack.

Two pinheads who both think they are patriots.

Don’t defend O’Reilly to me. He lost all credibility 4 years ago when he jumped the shark for Obama.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 10:39am
  Bill ” I want to be fair to the President” O’Reilly. I wish I had a buck for every time he has said that.
  
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- booger71
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:17pm
  O’reilly had the luck of the Irish when Fox swept those sexual harassment charges swept under the rug
  
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- Damocles
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 2:20pm
  Right on Wool-free! O’Reilly is anti-2nd amendment, and thinks it is okay for the government to disarm you in a time of crisis. Stewart is an un-funny comedian. These 2 belong together – somewhere else.
  
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woodyee
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:38pm
Oh yeah, yawnnn, it might be………something………..I’d…..watchchchchchchZZzzzzzzzzzzz………zzzzz

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grayling646
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:37pm
I hope they have fun. I’ll just put another 5 in he plate Sunday.

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ModerationIsBest
Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:31pm
The pundits for each station remind me of WWE wrestlers.

On stage they act like they dislike each other and disagree on everything, once the lights go off they go out to dinner and laugh at how much money they made.

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- DarkJello
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:41pm
  50% of profits to charity. O’Reilly constantly gives lots of money to charity, fyi.
  
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- bonniejean53
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:42pm
  Sounds like a great time for everyone! People are entertained, there is a lot of opportunity to laugh at each other and ourselves, I would gladly pay for the show and hope Bill and Jon do well financially. Could you entertain that many people, who would be glad they spent their money to see you?
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:49pm
  @BONNIEJEAN53
  
  Did I mention anything about me?
  
  I merely commented that I see these guys argue back and forth when they actually like each other.
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:26am
  My wife and I argue back and forth and we sometimes like each other. What do you mean about the WWE? Are you saying its fake? Oh no!
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:27am
  I would pay to see Gonzo and Wango debate! Wango had better bring backup.
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 12:32am
  I would pay to see Gonzo and Wnago debate! Wango had better bring backup!
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:02am
  He never leaves his mother’s basement, I’ve tried.
  
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- 65Mustang
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 9:28am
  Spyderco: I’ll put my money on Gonzo in a debate with Wango.
  
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- Wango
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 11:08am
  Oh, goodie! Terrific, I’ll start. There’s a double standard in the right wing media. True or false?
  
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- Wango
  Posted on September 18, 2012 at 8:15pm
  Gee, guys, wha happen? You’re acting like Sean Hannity after pledging to be waterboarded for charity. “Who? What? Me?”
  
  Tell you what, I promise not to berate you mercilessly about your embarrassing lapse of manhood. Consider it a gift.
  
  Congratulations, you’re officially part of the 47% who now survive life on The Blaze purely on the largess of my forgiving nature.
  
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