I’m over at the NCO Club this evening, having a beer, and watching “The Factor” on Fox News. This, in itself, is a daily occurrence. I started thinking about the six degrees of separation, and I was hoping that the Dopers would be able to help me in a personal mission. Someone, somewhere out there must know Bill O’Reilly, or at least knows someone who knows him. I know I can send him an e-mail through the Fox News website, but I would like someone who actually knows Mr. O’Reilly to ask a favor of him, on my behalf. “Mr. Bill O’Reilly, I invite you to come have a drink with me. I’m buying.”
This is more Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share than General Questions, so I’ll move this thread over to MPSIMS.
Now that this has been moved, I feel that I can say–
Mr. O’Reilly always makes more sense after a beer or two(or three, or four).
He’s the new Rush Limbaugh. Entertaining, snappy, clever, opinionated, and a real pain in the ass. About as “spin free” as a washing machine.
If he ever showed up at my bar I’d short-pour the bastard.
“No, Mr. O’Reilly, THIS is the no-spin zone!”
:rolleyes:
The Bill OReilly method:
- Bulldoze your guests with questions so it looks like they are wrong because they don’t have a chance to answer.
- Label everyone.
- When pressed for facts or a cite, change the subject.
- When someone calls you on a mistake, blame it on them.
- Always say “As always, we’ll let the people decide.” Because this removes your responsibility for anything you’ve just said.
- Make little sarcastic remarks and then interrupt yourself with a new question so that your guests can’t comment about your little remarks–this is called ‘master spinning’.
- Always act like you’re a martyr “for the little children” or “the poor victims” and no one will be able to touch you.
- Always spin what people say and do as if it is all about reacting to you, even if they say nothing or don’t even know you exist.
- Be smug, always smug.
- Always mention you were in a country that was at war during your ‘journalism’ days. Oh, and always say you’re a “commentator” now. That way you justify why you are so opinionated and you don’t have to deal with silly facts.
bea seems to have the formula down.
What’s the deal he was talking about Christmas being a secular holiday?