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Bill O’Reilly Gives Opinion About Iowa Caucus, Trump Debate and Herman Cain on Leno

Bill OReilly on Jay Leno

Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Friday, where the commentator discussed his opinion on the upcoming Iowa Caucus, a Rick Perry ad, and gave some interesting comments about former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

O’Reilly told Leno that Cain was never a serious candidate, pointing to Cain’s campaign staff structure in Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as his inability to effectively answer foreign policy questions during interviews. Additionally, O‘Reilly predicted that Cain’s endorsement will mean nothing.

While he is no longer a candidate, O’Reilly told Leno that Cain may pick up some votes next year on Dancing with the Stars:

Later on in the interview O’Reilly said that GOP presidential candidates skipping out on the Newsmax debate hosted by Donald Trump, were missing out on an opportunity to connect with voters who do not usually watch debates.

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  • Drakkhanlord
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:30pm

    Pos…Pompous Pos…

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    • ItsMsBtch2U
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:28am

      I guess everyone is forgetting he started his career on “A Current Affair”; he needs to go back there (or the Jersey Shore). I have ZERO respect for someone who sells out…he’ll say or do anything to make sure he gets invited to the inside the beltway parties….”no spin?” Looks like he’s the only one spinning here…on Obama’s crotch!!

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:29pm

    Used to watch OReilly every night, now, if I am surfing the channels and can’t find anything else, might tune into it. However, it has gotten tiring to watch his ego get out of hand all the time, his talking over guests and in general trying to impress us with his lack of wisdom. He and Doocy are twins separated at birth.

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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    • lylejk
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:54pm

      Agreed. He still can’t help but diss Mr. Cain too. I’ve been skipping is 7pm (Central) show watching the Judge’s show instead and then catching Bill, but I’m debating to even watch his show at 10pm. I tend to hold grudges. lol

      :)

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    • mils
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 11:18pm

      we seldom watch FOX anymore…Bor is starting to believe his own hot air..
      He seems to actually believe he’s a king maker.

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    • Kiba
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:34am

      It would be hard to not have a big ego when you have been on top for so long. He’s far from perfect but it beats the living daylights out of something like Lawrence Odonnell or anything else on that chanell, even that Maddow guy too.

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    • KenInIL
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 9:17am

      Every time he mentions Cain, he mentions DWTS. I think he wants a shot at DWTS. Cain may have been rusty on some of the foreign involvements, especially when he allowed himself to be interviewed having 4 hours sleep – stupid move. But at least he knows there are 50 US states, Hawaii is not part of Asia, and on and on (you’ve all seen the film clips) unlike BHO.

      Also from the attempt to interview O’Rielly on his walk to the WH – you can see he uses cheap umbrellas – quality umbrellas don’t fall apart the first time they are flipped inside out in the wind. O’Rielly probably buys his suits off the rack at Walmart too! I wish the women/men in his closet would start coming out – he has to big of an ego to stay around.

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:20pm

      Watch BillO say its a good thing to deny people their Constitutional Right to defend themselves in a time a crisis; Watch BillO say that keeping ones oath to the constitution isn’t worth the time it takes to say it and that people that want to hold on to that oath are kooks … if it doesn’t make you want to taste bile …
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isd0FlGb_LY

      Watch BillO defend his anti-constitutional stance … what a POS

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICoiFBWGX4M&feature=related

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    • gordonknapp
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 2:09pm

      Well said, well said, well said!

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  • southernORcobra
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:25pm

    That wind back can stick it where the sun don’t shine

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    • wwwjr
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 11:42pm

      Brilliant misspoken comment. Learn the phrase.

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  • ObamaH8SAmerica
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:20pm

    The occupy people were spirited? THEN the anarchists got in? Hey Bill take off your blinders, they started it! I like Bill a lot. But he always try to give people the benefit of the doubt when those same people always end up proving everyone’s point. And he knows that too. I think he does it for ratings. I think he does it so he can get his invitations to the white house…

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  • APPAULED
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 10:13pm

    Democrats have been saying for some time that the Fox Evening Edition is not news but an entertainment type of news with only opinions being told but no facts. I didnt believe it but caught Rupert Murdoch on The Kaleb Report the other night 1am and he actually said that it was the truth when questioned. He said that they reporters should not be cinsidered journalists but “Commentators” and for the best part they are aonly giving their own opinions “not facts”. When questioned if this was the right thing to do he said “The American people want Entertainment”, “If they know that it is only the commentators opinion, then I think it is fine, we have to give the American Public what they want and they want entertainment”. I was very surprised and wont watch Fox News Evening Addition anymore. I want facts not opinions of commentators. Shame on Rupert Murdock for allowing this to happen and for allowing the Commentators to present their opinions as fact. Now I have to eat crow with my Democrat friends. Im not real happy about that. It was on OPB/PBS “Kaleb Report” I think it was either Dev 5th or 7th. Were any of you aware of this?

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    • FugMan
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:00am

      You sir are obviously a plant. You are not even American. (I can tell by your spelling and the way you try to carefully phrase your words.) So you lead us to believe that MSNBC hosts arent giving us their opinions? If you want strictly news reports and no opinions watch Brett Baer.

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    • Fly on the Wall
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 1:50am

      FUGMAN…Then I’ll say it, too. It’s been obvious for a long time that most of what FOX doles out is opinion. Sometimes it‘s the host’s opinion but many times they get memos to push a point of view or rephrase wording in a calculated and devious way to sway people. Yes, there are a couple that attempt to give some more factual information (Shep comes to mind) but most are just regurgitating the political lines fed them. I especially love their “fair and balanced” baloney. Makes me laugh every time I hear it. And when Bill O. claims there is no room on his show for lies or swaying of the facts, it’s almost too much to bear! He’s only second to, and sometimes tied with Hannity. And to be given the honor by several studies to have the least informed and the most incorrectly informed viewers must warm their hearts. I think most people who watch FOX for their “news” have no idea that the majority of their programs are commentaries and not straight news. Yes, other networks have some of the same but FOX has the least number of semi-news programs.

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  • carbonyes
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 9:33pm

    O’Reilly is a pompous ass. Has been for some time. Portrays himself as a know-it-all, and there are obviously many things he knows little about, or is definitely wrong headed in his thinking. His arrogance and haughtiness may well be part of what contributes to his downfall. his ratings have been at the top for a long time, but he could well be being prepared for a precipitous downfall much quicker than one of his nature and ilk could believe would happen.

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    • RiseLiberty
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 9:05am

      So carbon, what is it actually, you object to? O‘reilly’s stand on Israel? Or would it be his opinion on the massive failings of the current president? Or maybe his belief that the OWS crowd really has no direction? Or that the mainstream media could well be called Obama’s press corp? Or is it that this president believes in redistribution of wealth? Oh, I get it. It’s none of the above. It‘s Bill’s ego! That‘s what’s bothering you. Forget that everything he says obviously resounds with a vast majority of Americans (I.e. Highest poll numbers of any cable news show year after year), let’s just forget all that. It’s his ego. Well, you know what? Everyone has an ego. What, Jon Stewart is docile? You have to have an ego to do what they do. It’s really not about that is it? It’s about is the guy right on the isses of the day. And most Americans including myself, believe he is.

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 8:27pm

      Rise

      Do you agree with the following BILLO opinion:
      to hold on to that oath are kooks … if it doesn’t make you want to taste bile …
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isd0FlGb_LY

      And how about his follow up
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICoiFBWGX4M&feature=related

      BillO is no friend of Liberty

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    • JoeInAlbany
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 3:10pm

      “…Portrays himself as a know-it-all, and there are obviously many things he knows little about, or is definitely wrong headed in his thinking…”

      You mean as opposed to the average Blaze poster?

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  • Realist4U
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:57pm

    O’Reilly is corrupt to a point of no return. He should be ashamed of himself the way he‘s been trying to knock out Romney’s competition. I‘m not sure if it’s Romney he’s supporting or Obama. After all, he does love the WH Christmas parties.

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    • NobamaNetwork
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 8:11pm

      Where is the proof that O’Reilly is corrupt. Serve it up or retract.

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    • etoddt
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:52am

      Hey, you try doing what O’Reilly does day in and day and see if you come out any different. O‘Reilly’s the only guy out there challenging people – like his methods or not, he makes people reveal their true colors and that’s invaluable.

      Also, I think O’Reilly has been more generous towards Newt than Romney.. he’s fair-minded instead of an ideologue (so he’s not throwing Romney under a bus) but certainly not shilling for Romney.

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  • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:39pm

    You sheeple would raise your IQ to at least that of a water flea if you threw away your t.v.

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  • doglady
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:38pm

    I think Bill wants to keep his welcome at the White House. I was very disappointed in him in Leno’s show. What an arrogant, pompous ass.

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  • sscoo
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:23pm

    What an arrogant ass. Guess there goes the Fair and Balanced debate, think he is looking or a job at MSNBC

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  • S. Dakers
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:58pm

    Fair and Balanced seems to have gone out the window, Bill. Obviously, this interview was about all about you, no problem there, but even I as a fan found your self-gratification of your ego a bit over-the-top. Does the No Spin Zone only exist on your show? How would you read someone slamming Herman Cain, pretending to know the man’s mind?

    You exposed yourself; your “No-Spin” is a ruse. And I bought it. It really has been all about you. Thanks for setting me straight.

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    • Fly on the Wall
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 1:58am

      Glad you finally see Bill for who and what he is. He’s always felt above others, only there to exert his self-perceived importance and to sell his books and other paraphenalia. He uses the premise that a portion of the money goes to charities, but I believe it was found to be a very minimal amount…just as they discovered about Hannity. Bill has people on then revels in talking over them or telling them, “You‘re wrong and I’m right”. Bombastic and bullying Bill-O.

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  • Shane74
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:41pm

    So wait…the posters here are bitching that O’reilly wants a moderate, anybody who can “beat Obama”, while he’s clearly anti-Paul. Yet the choices that you people here are making, are the “moderate” sheeps in wolf’s clothing that you just want to vote for, to “beat Obama”.

    One of these days, most of you are going to figure out there’s a reason the conservative media is afraid of Ron Paul. And it‘s NOT what they’re telling you, with their fake “isolationist” and “anti-Israel” farces.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:02pm

      I watched Leno last night and I was very disappointed in Bill O’ .
      He made fun of “every Republican” candidate. Bill was not funny.
      But Jay was gleeful and Bill might have sold some books .. but he also sold another piece of his soul.
      I guess you do what you have to do.

      IMHO it was like watching the “unpopular kid” trying to fit in where clearly he was not welcome.
      I found Bill O’ to be very condescending and disappointing.

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    • drago
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:17pm

      So shane aka encinom, your saying paul is a conservative? I think not, paul is nothing more than a whack job loon…..

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:36pm

      @blago aka “obamabuttbuddy”
      You obviously lack braincells…maybe you’ve been sniffing to much glue, paint and crack…butt crack

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  • Cosmos102
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:35pm

    O’Reilly likes Moderates because he believes they will capture a wider circle of voters, and he wants Obama to lose. The fallacy of this kind of thinking is evident right here in this thread of comments. O‘Reilly says he doesn’t take sides. He’s not ideological about politics. Historically, what happens to people who chose to sit on the fence is that both sides end up distrusting you. Look at all the negative comments O’Reilly always garners when his name appears on this site. A lot of people here are very strongly Conservative so O’Reilly offends them. A lot of others are Left leaning and O’Reilly offends them too. So why do RINOs always want to trot out a Moderate Republican? What’s so good about a candidate who will sell out both sides? I think I know the answer and it doesn’t speak well for the Republicans in DC. Or…would a better name for them be Democrat lite?

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    • sgtstubbs
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:59pm

      In general the Fox seems to be endorsing Mitt R I could be wrong but did’nt Mitt lose by a small margin to a Democrat in Mass.

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:16pm

    I sure like Khaluia.

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    • JMorcan
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:30pm

      Politicians are in denial. They simply cannot resolve the jobs/economy crisis – due primarily to offshoring – while simultaneously coddling corporations. They can either save themselves and their corporate cronies for the short-term, or they can save the country. One or the other…

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  • hi
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:14pm

    Cain is awesome. I’m writing him in over voting for A rino. I rarely watch Pompous O’Reilly.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:03pm

      @HI, Cain was taken out by the establishment b/c they are afraid of him a non pol, real leader and promblem solver. o’reily is a pompuos j.

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    • Jezreel
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:15pm

      That is a very stupid thing to do. I hope that there are not more idiots who will do what you are going to do. True, Herman Cain was neat. I liked him, but, just because we can’t have our own way does not mean we have to hand our country over to Obama again on a platter for him to further destroy and bring an end to our freedoms. We will have to vote for the one that is nominated and go on from there. It will take years and years to get our country back in order. So, please don’t be stupid and write him in.

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    • Anne G
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 5:01am

      When you help elect Obama don’t you dare complain. YOu have hurt feelings? That’s more important than our country? Do not split the vote with your write-in. Even a rino is better than an out and out marxist, which Obama and his czars certainly are.

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  • ares338
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:11pm

    Never liked this guy. Way too obnoxious.

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    • ADNIL
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:38pm

      I used to really like Bill O and used to try to never miss a show. Then, in the last few months, he has been comming off as an arrogant azz-kisser. What happened? I don’t care to watch anymore.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:20pm

      @ADNIL

      When Beck left Fox something happened at Fox and more than what met the eye.

      Did Bill O’Reilly change, or did he just became more truthful about who he “really” was all along?

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:33pm

      @adnil…I dont know why it took you so long to see what we have known for years..maybe your meds dont work like they use to ?

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 9:55pm

      @adnil

      I thought it was just me but in the last few months don’t really care if I see the show.

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    • Fly on the Wall
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 2:05am

      LILYMCKIM…I think it’s more a matter of Glenn being so out there and crazy that Bill seemed to be almost normal to his viewers. I used to watch Glenn on CNN but couldn’t stand his dog and pony show once he went to FOX…he was out there to create controversy, sell books, gold and survival seeds. Anything for a buck. And Bill does the same, and has all along, but it paled by comparison to Glenn’s puppet show, kill the bunny, conspiracy theories. Now that Glenn hit the bricks (or was tossed to be more accurate), Bill’s true personality is more visible again. He hasn’t changed.

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  • heretic
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:04pm

    I came to Fox News through Red Eye which was blocked in the UK with a repeat of the Glenn Beck show (considered too rude for 8AM), which brought me to the Factor. Now Glenn is off Fox and the Five is usually mindless pap (the only highlight being Gregg) and The Factor has gone downhill I don’t bother much with Fox anymore unless there is nothing else worth watching (still can’t get Red Eye).
    Bill seems to be only interested in pushing his latest book(s) these days.

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    • phillipwgirard
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:12pm

      for the most part i agree with what you say, it‘s like fox news isn’t giving us much of a choice these days, as for the five, or red eye, it seems Greg is there new star, but i don’t want to see him every time i turn on fox, he’s on 2 shows and guest appears on others, i don’t dislike him, but basically he seems to be on too much, just different names on the shows, the five is just another red eye, really no difference, i like Bill, but he has changed. i used to like Joe Scarbrough, but he went to the darkside and seems much more hateful. Greta has changed also, it must be due to Rupert Murdoch being a member of the bilderbergers

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:26pm

      So what do you think of Hannity?

      I find him not to have changed.. I do find it odd that O’Reilly and Hannity never speak about one another? Never?

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  • wewantchillywilly
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:04pm

    bill o’reilly really enjoys his celebrity, doesn’t he?

    GBTV all the way.

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  • Look4DBigPicture
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:43pm

    Gee … with friends like Bill, who needs enemies. Bill’s remarks about Cain and Perry were tacky and disrespectful.

    Mr. O’Reilly, I’ve watched your program every night for 3 years, but you just lost a viewer. I was never able to watch The O’Reilly Factor and GBTV on the same night, so now I can relax and enjoy a full two-hours of Glenn. Adios Bill!

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  • garyM
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:37pm

    Does anyone really give O’Reilly any credit on his political analysis, after all he said Obama was not a bad guy! Someone that almost ruined a good nation that has stood for over 200 years, in just 3 short years has done grave damage to our nation trying to transform it into what he thinks it should be from a democrat and Kenyan homeboy standpoint…., to me is a bad guy!

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  • paulusmaximus
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:30pm

    It‘s Bill and it’s Leno, I don’t believe we saw a earth shattering revelation. That Leno was offended by Perry’s add is of little consequence to me and we all know Bills preference is for a moderate over a Conservative because he see it as a better scenario to win over Obama.

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    • garyM
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:18pm

      O’Reilly is for Romney all the way, the entire Fox team is too! Beck is for Romney too, yea I know he don’t say it but have you ever read any negatives stories on the Blaze about Romney as you have most of the other GOP candidates? Romney has baggage and lots of it. Obama wants to run against Romney to because he has already beat McCain who beat Romney in the 08 primary. Obama will drop all the Romeny baggage!!!!Also Nancy Pelosi said she would release back room some crap on Newt if he won the primary, you know they don’t want to run against Newt by her saying that. Beck says Newt is a progressive yet all the progressives are bad mouthing him. Newt help Ronald Reagan build the GOP up in the 80′s, progressive my butt!

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  • Ron Staiger
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:28pm

    Bill is off on this one. It would be a huge conflict of interest for a potential third party presidential candidate to host a debate. That is why it isn’t done. Karl Rove was correct and Bill O’Reilly is wrong- once again!

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  • bocajojo4
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:28pm

    who really cares what O’Reilly thinks?

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 7:42pm

      The uneducated morons here on the blaze that call themselves conservatives thats who..

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 2:13am

      yes, exactly the people that allow BIllO to think for them. Sadly I think the Republic is in grave danger becasue too many people let people like Billo think for them. At least Glenn tells people to research it themselves. BillO act like he is the new all seeing all knowing one that should NEVER be questioned.

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  • jericho5
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:25pm

    Leno appeals to the wrong minded people……..OReilly promotes himself and his sponsorsl….God will not be mocked….

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:15pm

    I‘m amazed at how O’Reilly can be brilliant one day, and a totally idiot the next. He was an idiot on Leno’s show.

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    • M13
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:26pm

      Why is Jay Leno interviewing Ted Baxter?

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    • TRONINTHEMORNING
      Posted on December 10, 2011 at 6:17pm

      I do love it when Rush calls Mr. Bill….Ted Baxter. It’s just perfect!

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