# Is Bill O'Reilly's career finished? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878 "2017-04-20T21:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/1 "2017-04-20T21:56:30Z")
Bill had a lot of very loyal fans. Probably not here, šŸ˜ƒ but in other segments of the population. Will another Network want him? Setting aside the current controversy, is he too conservative for any of the other Networks? Could he get a SiriusXM deal like Howard Stern? I know Bill doesnā€™t need the money. Is he ready to ride off into the sunset? 25 million severance pay. [https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amp/bill-o-reilly-severance-fox-news-host-expected-get-25-n748916](https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amp/bill-o-reilly-severance-fox-news-host-expected-get-25-n748916) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/2 "2017-04-20T22:05:50Z")
I think he could definitely move elsewhere, but that elsewhere wouldnā€™t pay the big bucks he would demandā€“so he will retire. Note he is 67 years old. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/3 "2017-04-20T22:12:01Z")
Isnā€™t he also a writer? If so, any idea how much his book sales might drop? This is mostly a TV issue. Do his readers even know heā€™s the same guy as that talking head on Fox? His name isnā€™t too distinctive. I remember being surprised a few years ago when audio book clips of him reading erotic scenes from one of his novels went viral. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/4 "2017-04-20T22:30:22Z")
Bill wrote historical books. Donā€™t see any erotica in this list. šŸ˜‰ [https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is\_s\_ss\_i\_0\_13?k=bill+oā€™reilly+books&sprefix=Bill+Oā€™Reilly](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_13?k=bill+o%27reilly+books&sprefix=Bill+O%27Reilly) ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/5 "2017-04-20T23:07:59Z")
Itā€™s funny - Fox News is usually where wingnuts \*end up \*after failing elsewhere. Heā€™s got no plausible career arc now. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/6 "2017-04-20T23:16:07Z")
I could be wrong, but itā€™s possible to make a comeback. Imus did it (once). The righties are pretty forgiving of their own and many of them donā€™t even view sexual harassment as a problem. More of a perk. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/7 "2017-04-20T23:18:27Z")
Wait, you mean that there is absolutely no conservative college out there wiling to pad its faculty staff with a new Dean of Political Hacksā€¦? We keep getting tons of right-wing idiots saying they come from Rutgers University. Maybe he could transition from Marist Pole to Eagleton Pole? Heā€™d probably insist that his office be on the Douglass Campus thoughā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/8 "2017-04-20T23:19:14Z")
My guess - and itā€™s only that - is that heā€™ll become a free-lance pundit. Writing syndicated columns, appearing on talk shows, and putting out the occasional book. Like Gingrich, Coulter, Beck, etc. I will miss his show. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/9 "2017-04-20T23:26:59Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Bill wrote historical books. Donā€™t see any erotica in this list. šŸ˜‰ > [Amazon.com : bill o'reilly books](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_13?k=bill+o%27reilly+books&sprefix=Bill+O%27Reilly) youre in for a treat! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3SBWdeh6CA&t=147) mc ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/10 "2017-04-20T23:35:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I could be wrong, but itā€™s possible to make a comeback. Imus did it (once). The righties are pretty forgiving of their own and many of them donā€™t even view sexual harassment as a problem. More of a perk. Sexual harassment hasnā€™t seemed to hurt Bill Clintonā€™s ā€œcareerā€. The lefties are pretty forgiving of their own and many of them even view it as a problem. More of a perk. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/11 "2017-04-20T23:35:25Z")
He has too big an ego to care about how much it pays. There is room on satellite radio for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/12 "2017-04-20T23:55:27Z")
I have a feeling heā€™ll stick to writing. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/13 "2017-04-21T00:19:16Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > Sexual harassment hasnā€™t seemed to hurt Bill Clintonā€™s ā€œcareerā€. The lefties are pretty forgiving of their own and many of them even view it as a problem. More of a perk. There is no evidence Bill Clinton harassed any women. His sexual activities were entirely consensual. While he misread what he thought were sexual signals of one or more women he did not harass them when they made it clear they werenā€™t interested. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/14 "2017-04-21T01:28:09Z")
He wonā€™t ever be as big as he was, but I have no doubt heā€™ll land on his feet and get a lucrative gig somewhere. His ratings and book sales show there are still plenty of people who like him. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/15 "2017-04-21T01:38:05Z")
For fuckā€™s sake. Look at his age. Look at that $25 million payout. ANother JOB, being an asshole in the US? If I were in his shoes, I would never leave Italy. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/16 "2017-04-21T04:38:43Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > There is no evidence Bill Clinton harassed any women. His sexual activities were entirely consensual. While he misread what he thought were sexual signals of one or more women he did not harass them when they made it clear they werenā€™t interested. I suspect Paula Jones, who sued Clinton for sexual harrasment, might disagree. Remember that case? The one where Bill Clinton was held in contempt of court for his ā€˜willful failureā€™ to testify truthfully? Which led to Bill Clinton losing his law license? Ya know, it is possible that both the Bills treat women like shit. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/17 "2017-04-21T05:30:58Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > Ya know, it is possible that both the Bills treat women like shit. Cosbyā€™s still in the lead. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/18 "2017-04-21T05:35:07Z")
As for Oā€™Reilly, I donā€™t see how heā€™s going to get back on the air. No network is going to want to take on the bad publicity and potential legal liability that would come from hiring a guy with his record. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/19 "2017-04-21T06:52:22Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > For fuckā€™s sake. Look at his age. Look at that $25 million payout. ANother JOB, being an asshole in the US? > > If I were in his shoes, I would never leave Italy. Same here. If I made $25 million from anything at any point, Iā€™d probably pack it in. Unless there was zero stress involved and I really, really loved doing it. Even so, at a certain age Iā€™d ride off into the sunset. Iā€™m ambitious, but I have zero need for recognition or attention. I have to imagine that most people whoā€™ve been on TV consistently for the past 30 years have an ego that craves attention and fears being forgotten. He probably has a hard time even going on vacation. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878/20 "2017-04-21T10:17:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Cosbyā€™s still in the lead. This is both tragic and hilarious. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878.md?page=2)